Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 773 zPsi
Floyd ]             Fore Reserve: 0 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 40 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: delta  Aft Override: delta
Floyd ]          Oxygen burst initiated (Fore 0 Aft 0 Waste 100)
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a thruster override chart
Floyd |   a technical manual
Floyd |   a screwdriver
Floyd |   some work gloves (being worn)
Floyd |   a small black card
Floyd |   a piece of Oxium gum
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a whoosh as a burst of oxygen is funneled through nearby
Floyd | pipes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x black" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 772 zPsi
Floyd ]             Fore Reserve: 0 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 40 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: delta  Aft Override: delta
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Override cards look like thin circuitboards. They are individually
Floyd | programmed with different codes or algorithms. This one is black and
Floyd | has the word GAMMA printed on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Zanders!" The voice of the chief booms from the radio at the
Floyd | bottom of the jefferies tube and echoes up and down your conduit.
Floyd | "Did I not get my point across earlier? Your job is to route the
Floyd | oxygen to the forward section of the station. So we can survive.
Floyd | Capish? There should be some override cards lying around. If you're
Floyd | not sure what to do, just put them into the slots on the main console.
Floyd | Try to initiate a theta-override, which might can at least get us
Floyd | enough oxygen until the next supply vessel makes it. Captain
Floyd | out."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Draconis heads back home. 		
Binder says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 771 zPsi
Floyd ]             Fore Reserve: 0 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 40 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: delta  Aft Override: delta
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 2
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | That corridor leads to the opposite end of the station and into even
Floyd | more awkward tunnels. If you want to go there, you should at least
Floyd | wait until your business is done here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The din of metal scraping against metal echoes throughout the conduit.
Floyd | You think it may have originated from the south, but with the
Floyd | reverberation of these tunnels you can't be sure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x diagram" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 770 zPsi
Floyd ]             Fore Reserve: 0 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 40 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: delta  Aft Override: none
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 1
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DIAGRAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The paper shows a diagram:
Floyd |
Floyd | Oxygen Thruster Overrides
Floyd | fore/aft override     oxygen distribution
Floyd | theta/any                40/10    
Floyd | delta/gamma              50/25    
Floyd | gamma/delta              25/50    
Floyd | delta/delta              0/0      
Floyd | gamma/gamma              25/25    
Floyd | any/nil                  40/0     
Floyd |
Floyd | The aft override on the display console has changed from "delta" to
Floyd | "none".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "put black card in secondary slot" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 670 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 40 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 40 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: delta  Aft Override: none
Floyd ]          Oxygen burst initiated (Fore 40 Aft 0 Waste 60)
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BLACK CARD IN SECONDARY SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to insert the small black card into the slot, but something
Floyd | prevents it from snapping into place. You wonder if your timing is
Floyd | wrong, as the console indicates an oxygen transfer is about to take
Floyd | place. You remove the card.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a whoosh as a burst of oxygen is funneled through nearby
Floyd | pipes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "put black card in secondary slot" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 669 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 40 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 40 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: theta  Aft Override: delta
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BLACK CARD IN SECONDARY SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | The small black card fits snugly in the slot. You notice that the fore
Floyd | override on the display console has changed from "delta" to "theta".
Floyd |
Floyd | The aft override on the display console has changed from "none" to
Floyd | "delta".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x diagram" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 668 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 40 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 40 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: theta  Aft Override: delta
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DIAGRAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The paper shows a diagram:
Floyd |
Floyd | Oxygen Thruster Overrides
Floyd | fore/aft override     oxygen distribution
Floyd | theta/any                40/10    
Floyd | delta/gamma              50/25    
Floyd | gamma/delta              25/50    
Floyd | delta/delta              0/0      
Floyd | gamma/gamma              25/25    
Floyd | any/nil                  40/0     
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the metal clanking again, this time louder than before.
Floyd | You're sure now that it came from the southern tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "look south" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 667 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 40 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 40 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: theta  Aft Override: delta
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 1
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | The conduit continues south as far as you can see, which is not very
Floyd | far due to the flickering emergency lighting.
Floyd |
Floyd | The noise from the southern tunnel has ceased.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 567 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 80 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 50 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: theta  Aft Override: delta
Floyd ]          Oxygen burst initiated (Fore 40 Aft 10 Waste 50)
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a whoosh as a burst of oxygen is funneled through nearby
Floyd | pipes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You make your way down the southern conduit in search of the source of
Floyd | the noise. The emergency lighting flickers occasionally, and under the
Floyd | red glow you feel like a spider making your way down a strange red
Floyd | waterspout. Just before you are about to give up and head back to the
Floyd | main conduit, you catch a glimpse of movement down a side conduit.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey!" you shout.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large man wearing dark garb turns around. He seems unsteady on his
Floyd | feet, and as he stumbles towards you it is clear why. His face is
Floyd | scorched and peeling and one leg drags feebly on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | He mumbles something about not needing assistance, but you help him
Floyd | steady himself and walk him over to the main conduit against his
Floyd | protests. The man is in no position to resist.
Floyd |
Floyd | When you reach the main conduit he tries to say something more, but
Floyd | then he slouches feebly against the wall, exhausted.
Floyd |
Floyd | (press any key to continue)

		
Binder pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 566 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 80 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 50 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: theta  Aft Override: none
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 3
Floyd |
Floyd | Conduit
Floyd | You crouch uncomfortably in this circular access conduit, just one
Floyd | small segment among thousands that make up the skeleton of Aegis
Floyd | Mining Station. A jefferies tube at the end of the conduit leads down,
Floyd | allowing access to lower levels of the station. The conduit continues
Floyd | to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A port access panel is open. A display console is also here,
Floyd | reflecting various measurements. A power cable emerges from the bottom
Floyd | of the console and is attached to the exposed wire in the access
Floyd | panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | The injured man sits against the wall, barely aware of his
Floyd | surroundings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Between static bursts from your radio, the voice of the chief of
Floyd | operations echoes through your conduit. The anger in his voice seems
Floyd | to amplify with each rebounding sound wave until his voice reaches
Floyd | inside your head and stabs at your brain.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Consarnit - Corndog, I know you've got more oxygen flowing to
Floyd | fore than you did a minute ago but you ain't saving enough! More
Floyd | oxygen to the fore section, more to the fore!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The aft override on the display console has changed from "delta" to
Floyd | "none".
Floyd |
Floyd | The injured man stirs, then clutches his leg in pain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x diagram" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 565 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 80 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 50 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: theta  Aft Override: gamma
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DIAGRAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The paper shows a diagram:
Floyd |
Floyd | Oxygen Thruster Overrides
Floyd | fore/aft override     oxygen distribution
Floyd | theta/any                40/10    
Floyd | delta/gamma              50/25    
Floyd | gamma/delta              25/50    
Floyd | delta/delta              0/0      
Floyd | gamma/gamma              25/25    
Floyd | any/nil                  40/0     
Floyd |
Floyd | The aft override on the display console has changed from "none" to
Floyd | "gamma".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 564 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 80 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 50 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: theta  Aft Override: none
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 1
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | This man, somewhat bulky to be maneuvering in the crevices of the
Floyd | Aegis, looks as if he trying to keep his insides from falling out by
Floyd | the way he holds his arms across his chest. His kevlar vest seems to
Floyd | have protected at least some of his body from the blast, but his face
Floyd | and hands are pretty well burnt.
Floyd |
Floyd | The man seems to be drifting in and out of consciousness, whether from
Floyd | exhaustion or pain or something else you're not sure.
Floyd |
Floyd | The aft override on the display console has changed from "gamma" to
Floyd | "none".
Floyd |
Floyd | The injured man mumbles something under his breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get red card" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 464 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 120 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 50 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: theta  Aft Override: none
Floyd ]          Oxygen burst initiated (Fore 40 Aft 0 Waste 60)
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET RED CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to take small red card but it won't budge. You wonder if your
Floyd | timing is wrong, as the console indicates that an oxygen transfer is
Floyd | about to take place.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a whoosh as a burst of oxygen is funneled through nearby
Floyd | pipes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get red" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 463 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 120 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 50 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: gamma  Aft Override: delta
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET RED
Floyd |
Floyd | The small red card slides out easily from the slot. You notice that
Floyd | the fore override on the display console has changed from "theta" to
Floyd | "gamma".
Floyd |
Floyd | The aft override on the display console has changed from "none" to
Floyd | "delta".
Floyd |
Floyd | You are suddenly jolted from your position and are thrown upward,
Floyd | hitting the top of the conduit and then coming back down again. You
Floyd | don't hear an explosion, but instead the groaning of the station's
Floyd | metal framework as if about to break apart. The conduit is immersed in
Floyd | darkness for a long moment and then the emergency lighting comes back
Floyd | on, flickering unassuredly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What the hell was that?" screeches a panicked voice from the
Floyd | radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | You know exactly what that was: the station's stabilization control
Floyd | has lost power, with the result being a temporary malfunction in the
Floyd | gravity control system. Thankfully the backup systems came online.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Fixed itself just in time," you think to yourself just
Floyd | before another gravity shift nearly throws you down the jefferies tube
Floyd | for the second time in one day.
Floyd |
Floyd | You spot the injured man teetering over edge of the precipice and grab
Floyd | hold of his leg (thankfully the one that isn't broken). You are able
Floyd | to pull him away from the jefferies tube. He groans and seems to
Floyd | stifle a cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you watch the injured man whimper, you realize that your day could
Floyd | have been worse - so far, anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "put red card in left console slot" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 462 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 120 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 50 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: theta  Aft Override: delta
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 2
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RED CARD IN LEFT CONSOLE SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | The small red card fits snugly in the slot. You notice that the fore
Floyd | override on the display console has changed from "gamma" to "theta".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x diagram" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 461 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 120 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 50 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: theta  Aft Override: none
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 1
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DIAGRAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The paper shows a diagram:
Floyd |
Floyd | Oxygen Thruster Overrides
Floyd | fore/aft override     oxygen distribution
Floyd | theta/any                40/10    
Floyd | delta/gamma              50/25    
Floyd | gamma/delta              25/50    
Floyd | delta/delta              0/0      
Floyd | gamma/gamma              25/25    
Floyd | any/nil                  40/0     
Floyd |
Floyd | The aft override on the display console has changed from "delta" to
Floyd | "none".
Floyd |
Floyd | Your senses tell you something has changed. You ponder for a moment
Floyd | and realize what it is: The buzzing from your radio has died. Perhaps
Floyd | the gravity shift knocked it deep down one of the station's many
Floyd | crevasses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 361 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 160 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 50 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: theta  Aft Override: none
Floyd ]          Oxygen burst initiated (Fore 40 Aft 0 Waste 60)
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a whoosh as a burst of oxygen is funneled through nearby
Floyd | pipes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get red card" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 360 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 160 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 50 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: gamma  Aft Override: delta
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET RED CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The small red card slides out easily from the slot. You notice that
Floyd | the fore override on the display console has changed from "theta" to
Floyd | "gamma".
Floyd |
Floyd | The aft override on the display console has changed from "none" to
Floyd | "delta".
Floyd |
Floyd | The injured man sighs loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "put red card in primary console slot" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 359 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 160 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 50 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: theta  Aft Override: delta
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 2
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RED CARD IN PRIMARY CONSOLE SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | The small red card fits snugly in the slot. You notice that the fore
Floyd | override on the display console has changed from "gamma" to "theta".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 358 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 160 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 50 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: theta  Aft Override: delta
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 1
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 258 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 200 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 60 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: theta  Aft Override: delta
Floyd ]          Oxygen burst initiated (Fore 40 Aft 10 Waste 50)
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a whoosh as a burst of oxygen is funneled through nearby
Floyd | pipes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x diagram" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 257 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 200 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 60 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: theta  Aft Override: none
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DIAGRAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The paper shows a diagram:
Floyd |
Floyd | Oxygen Thruster Overrides
Floyd | fore/aft override     oxygen distribution
Floyd | theta/any                40/10    
Floyd | delta/gamma              50/25    
Floyd | gamma/delta              25/50    
Floyd | delta/delta              0/0      
Floyd | gamma/gamma              25/25    
Floyd | any/nil                  40/0     
Floyd |
Floyd | The aft override on the display console has changed from "delta" to
Floyd | "none".
Floyd |
Floyd | The injured man moans quietly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "get black card" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 256 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 200 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 60 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: delta  Aft Override: gamma
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 2
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BLACK CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The small black card slides out easily from the slot. You notice that
Floyd | the fore override on the display console has changed from "theta" to
Floyd | "delta".
Floyd |
Floyd | The aft override on the display console has changed from "none" to
Floyd | "gamma".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 255 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 200 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 60 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: delta  Aft Override: gamma
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 1
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The injured man mumbles something under his breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "listen to man" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 155 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 250 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 85 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: delta  Aft Override: gamma
Floyd ]          Oxygen burst initiated (Fore 50 Aft 25 Waste 25)
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The man mumbles something incoherant. He is not alert enough to carry
Floyd | on a conversation right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a whoosh as a burst of oxygen is funneled through nearby
Floyd | pipes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "search man" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 154 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 250 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 85 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: delta  Aft Override: none
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | As you bring your hands close to the man, he holds himself even
Floyd | tighter and gives you the look you might expect from a dying man who
Floyd | just wants to be left in peace.
Floyd |
Floyd | The aft override on the display console has changed from "gamma" to
Floyd | "none".
Floyd |
Floyd | The injured man moans quietly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 153 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 250 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 85 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: delta  Aft Override: delta
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 2
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The aft override on the display console has changed from "none" to
Floyd | "delta".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 152 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 250 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 85 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: delta  Aft Override: delta
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 1
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a small black card
Floyd |   a thruster override chart
Floyd |   a technical manual
Floyd |   a screwdriver
Floyd |   some work gloves (being worn)
Floyd |   a piece of Oxium gum
Floyd |
Floyd | The injured man mumbles something under his breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "put black card in secondary console slot" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 52 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 250 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 85 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: delta  Aft Override: delta
Floyd ]          Oxygen burst initiated (Fore 0 Aft 0 Waste 100)
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BLACK CARD IN SECONDARY CONSOLE SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to insert the small black card into the slot, but something
Floyd | prevents it from snapping into place. You wonder if your timing is
Floyd | wrong, as the console indicates an oxygen transfer is about to take
Floyd | place. You remove the card.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a whoosh as a burst of oxygen is funneled through nearby
Floyd | pipes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Assholes."
Binder says (to Floyd), "put black card in secondary console slot" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 51 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 250 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 85 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: theta  Aft Override: none
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BLACK CARD IN SECONDARY CONSOLE SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | The small black card fits snugly in the slot. You notice that the fore
Floyd | override on the display console has changed from "delta" to "theta".
Floyd |
Floyd | The aft override on the display console has changed from "delta" to
Floyd | "none".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "x diagram" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 50 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 250 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 85 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: theta  Aft Override: delta
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DIAGRAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The paper shows a diagram:
Floyd |
Floyd | Oxygen Thruster Overrides
Floyd | fore/aft override     oxygen distribution
Floyd | theta/any                40/10    
Floyd | delta/gamma              50/25    
Floyd | gamma/delta              25/50    
Floyd | delta/delta              0/0      
Floyd | gamma/gamma              25/25    
Floyd | any/nil                  40/0     
Floyd |
Floyd | The aft override on the display console has changed from "none" to
Floyd | "delta".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]                      Oxygen Storage: 49 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 250 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 85 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: theta  Aft Override: none
Floyd ]                       Oxygen transfer in: 1
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The aft override on the display console has changed from "delta" to
Floyd | "none".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]                       Oxygen Storage: 0 zPsi
Floyd ]            Fore Reserve: 269 zPsi  Aft Reserve: 85 zPsi
Floyd ]              Fore Override: n/a    Aft Override: n/a
Floyd ]                    Primary Reserve Tanks Empty
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a whoosh as a burst of oxygen is funneled through nearby
Floyd | pipes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of gas rushing through the transfer lines comes to a sudden
Floyd | stop and you hear only the hissing of the steampipe below you. In a
Floyd | moment, the hissing stops as well and you are left in silence. You
Floyd | look down the jefferies tube. There, just a few feet below and resting
Floyd | conveniently on a ledge, is your radio. It must have turned off
Floyd | accidentally when it was thrown around in the gravity shift. You reach
Floyd | down to pick up your radio and turn it back on.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...Chief, now that the oxygen has been re-routed I suggest
Floyd | sealing off the entire A-deck, including the conduit tunnels. We can't
Floyd | take any risks with the rebels."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Agreed. Zanders, get out of there and report to mechanics
Floyd | immediately."
Floyd |
Floyd | The way back to the fore section and mechanics is down the Jefferies
Floyd | tube, which is now clear. You look behind you - the southern tunnel
Floyd | leads to the aft section, and if you wished you could probably use
Floyd | your expertise to sneak into that section before the chief seals off
Floyd | the last remaining route there. Of course the Captain wouldn't be too
Floyd | happy about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I guess that's it then," the injured man sighs. "Time for you to go
Floyd | back to your side, and I'll just crawl down the hall back to the rest
Floyd | of us turncoats...I doubt we'll find another route across the station,
Floyd | so we'll be sealed off for good this time."
Floyd |
Floyd | You know for sure he'll never make it down the corridor before the
Floyd | entire deck is sealed off, and he'll likely be sucked out into space.
Floyd | On the other hand, he'll never make it all the way down the jefferies
Floyd | tube with that leg.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two choices surface in your mind. You can leave the injured man in the
Floyd | conduit and save yourself by going down or you can go
Floyd | south, helping him make it to the aft section of the ship. You're
Floyd | pretty sure you can make it down the tube in time, but you're not so
Floyd | sure about the southern tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder says (to Floyd), "south" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm not leaving you here," you tell the injured man. "Come on!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You help him up and the both of you stumble down the tunnel, escaping
Floyd | not a minute too soon. The A-deck hatches close behind you, completely
Floyd | sealing off the section conduits. There's no turning back now. You
Floyd | take a few more corridors, take your time helping the injured man down
Floyd | a jefferies tube (you hope you never see the inside of another
Floyd | jefferies tube again), and finally through a partially hidden
Floyd | hatchway. After hacking open a final set of pressure sealed doors, you
Floyd | reach the main aft corridor. Now it's time to find out what the rebels
Floyd | think of their new visitor...
Floyd |
Floyd | (press any key to continue)

		
Binder pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | Eleanor Proust, de facto leader of the miners, shakes your hand. "It
Floyd | was courageous of you to come here. You had no idea how we would react
Floyd | - and you don't know what your commanders will do once they find out
Floyd | you've defected to our side. Not that it matters - you saved enough
Floyd | oxygen for the fore section, but you forgot about us. So all the
Floyd | Captain has to do - all he will do, I guarantee you - is wait. But,
Floyd | what's done is done. Make your time with us good, won't you? While it
Floyd | lasts. I believe Andre wants to thank you as well. He's in the
Floyd | recovery room with his daughters. They're beautiful."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You made a noble choice, even if you lack a sense of
Floyd | self-preservation. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO?
Floyd | >

		Binder says, "Yay I found a noble bad ending."
		Olly says, "Heh."
		Binder says, "I guess I should have planned my exit strategy better."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Colonists by Andrew Fuller
As played on ifMUD on February 16, 2014

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 Colonists written by Andrew Fuller as part of a course assignment in 2013 (more info here). You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting IFDB.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing this game, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played this game, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.
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		Jacqueline asks, "So, anybody have anything in mind?"
		Jacqueline says, "So far I have found a few games I think we should avoid, one decently-rated porn game (which I'd rather not play) and one that we have not played and has gotten 8 reviews (2 2's, 2 3's, 2 4's, and 2 5's, which is kind of interesting)."
		Doug asks, "where's the list again?"
		Jacqueline says, "Of course, if you all want to play an adult game, we can. We've done it before, and I can get out the Adult Content warning and dust it off for the transcript if need be."
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Doug says, "thanks!"
		Doug says, "wow, small-caps, fancy"
		Doug asks, "huh, a Pacian game, Castle of the Red Prince, anyone played that?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes, we've played that."
katie-paquette has arrived. 		Doug asks, "what's on your short list, Jacq?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, the one I thought we might try if no one had anything was Castronegro Blues"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Doug says, "this sure is an overwhelmingly large list."
		Roger says, "Good enough for me"
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "Yeah, DW puts a lot of work into that."
		Doug says, "absolutely, but I meant that there are a lot of authors writing a lot of games."
		katie-paquette says (to jacqueline), "I'm here. for 54 more minutes for ClubFloyd"
		Roger says, "Rumours of the death of IF may be slightly premature"
		Doug asks, "can we play Twine games on Floyd? or would that miss out on the proper medium?"
		Roger says, "Randomly, 'Colonists' might be up my alley"
		katie-paquette says, "I thought I wouldn't be here but I can stay until 12:00 central standard time."
		Jacqueline says, "No, unfortunately, Twine games do not yet work with Floyd."
		Jacqueline says, "The only way we could do Twine games is if someone maticulously copied and pasted, and I've done that before, but it's sort of brutal."
		Doug says, "yeah, nope."
		Jacqueline asks, "Hm. Why don't we play Colonists next week?"
		Jacqueline says, "It'll be nice to have something lined up."
		Doug says, "no reviews yet, we can be the first!"
		Jacqueline says, "Or, hm. We could play castronegro next week and Colonists this week."
		Jacqueline exclaims (at Doug), "True!"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, let me upload Colonists."
		Jacqueline says, "I'll tell MTW we're playing his game next week, as he may want to join us."
		katie-paquette says, "I'm here."
		Doug says, "forgiveness rating: Nasty"
		Jacqueline says, "Hi, Katie."
		Doug asks, "you said save was fixed, right?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, vimes couldn't reproduce what happened last week."
		Roger says, "also Ungodly Hour is allegedly short, so"
		Jacqueline says, "So his suggestion was to save right when we load the game, then if that works, save as we go to ensure we have something that's not the absolute beginning to go back to."
		Doug says, "yep"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask colonists" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cryogenic Chamber                               1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Colonists
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Andrew Fuller
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 130911 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cryogenic Chamber
Floyd | You awaken inside your cryogenic chamber, cold and alone.  You can see
Floyd | through a foggy glass door facing north in the Cryogenic Chamber Room.
Floyd | The room outside is pitch black except for a blinking red dot across
Floyd | from your chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a glass door and a button here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cryogenic Chamber                               2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | As good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Your Cryogenic Chamber                               2
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, proceed."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cryogenic Chamber                               3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the glass door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cryogenic Chamber                               3
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x button" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cryogenic Chamber                               4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | It opens your chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | The button is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push it" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cryogenic Chamber                               5
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a pop as the glass door unlocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette says, "Finally someone noticed. I have 48 minutes left so We either need to start a game or something."
		Roger says, "mmm that's some good defaultery"
		Jacqueline says, "Katie, I did notice. I just don't acknowledge every person right when they walk in the room."
		Doug says, "in the future, buttons will be switched."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm glad you were able to make it, though 48 minutes probably isn't enough for a whole game."
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "haha"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x dot" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cryogenic Chamber                               5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cryogenic Chamber Room                               6
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the glass door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Cryogenic Chamber Room
Floyd | The Cryogenic Chamber room lights flicker on, seeming to stuggle with
Floyd | a faltering power supply.  The room is eerily lit by the dying lights.
Floyd | A broken up computer voice says "Good mor...ing pioneer 612... welcome
Floyd | to ... new colony planet.  Refreshers are .... the east....cryogenic
Floyd | illness sh.... pass shortly.  When y... are ready .... head... cargo
Floyd | bay....debriefing by... "
Floyd | The message cuts off.  You see a bathroom to the East and a door to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a glass door, other cryogenic chambers, your Cryogenic
Floyd | Berth (empty) and a blinking red light here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Cryogenic Chamber Room                               7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The blinking light appears to be on a control panel mounted to the
Floyd | wall.  The panel seems to monitor the cryogenic chambers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette says (to jacqueline), "Okay."
katie-paquette has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             8
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | A small compartment off of the Cryogenic Chamber.  There is a large
Floyd | showering area past a row of lockers on one side and wash basins with
Floyd | mirrors on the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a shower (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "shower" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             8
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "take a shower" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             9
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE A SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "lol"
		Allen says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "YAY"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x shower" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             10
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | They are dimly lit by a single row of halogen lights.  It appears that
Floyd | no one has ever utilized the showers.  You see two vents high up in
Floyd | the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             11
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a shower
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x vents" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             12
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are too high up to be reachable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "stand on shower" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             13
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only get into something free-standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x lockers" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             14
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LOCKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The lockers have been smashed open.  One has its door hanging on by a
Floyd | hinge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the lockers is an uniform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wear uniform" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             15
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR UNIFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the uniform)
Floyd | You put on the uniform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             16
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | As good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             16
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are none at all available!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We are as good-looking as ever in this uniform."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x uniform" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             17
Floyd |
Floyd | > X UNIFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | It is smeared with something you hope is dirt
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "eww"
		Jacqueline says, "Aie"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x dirt" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             17
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x smear" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             17
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SMEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Typing >X SMEAR was a bit off-putting."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x basins" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             18
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BASINS
Floyd |
Floyd | Water basins used to wash up with mirrors above them.  They are dry as
Floyd | a bone
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             19
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x mirrors" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             19
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MIRRORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cryogenic Chamber Room                               20
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cryogenic Chamber Room
Floyd | The Cryogenic Chamber room lights flicker on, seeming to stuggle with
Floyd | a faltering power supply.  The room is eerily lit by the dying lights.
Floyd | A broken up computer voice says "Good mor...ing pioneer 612... welcome
Floyd | to ... new colony planet.  Refreshers are .... the east....cryogenic
Floyd | illness sh.... pass shortly.  When y... are ready .... head... cargo
Floyd | bay....debriefing by... "
Floyd | The message cuts off.  You see a bathroom to the East and a door to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a glass door, other cryogenic chambers, your Cryogenic
Floyd | Berth (empty) and a blinking red light here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "X panel" 		

Floyd ]  Cryogenic Chamber Room                               20
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x other" 		

Floyd ]  Cryogenic Chamber Room                               21
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OTHER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the uniform)
Floyd | It is smeared with something you hope is dirt
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "boo"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x chambers" 		

Floyd ]  Cryogenic Chamber Room                               22
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHAMBERS
Floyd |
Floyd | All the other chambers have smashed windows and are broken.  Blood is
Floyd | smeared across a few of them. Yours appears to be the last one intact.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I got a feelin' this ain't dirt on our uniform."
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  South Corridor                                       23
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs East to West with the door to the Cryo Chamber to
Floyd | the South.  It is dimly lit and has discarded trash littering its
Floyd | corners.  Dust has settled on the walls and floor but it appears
Floyd | something has swept a path in the center by walking. A message is
Floyd | written on the North wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read message" 		

Floyd ]  South Corridor                                       24
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ MESSAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone has smeared a dark substance on the wall with thier hand.  It
Floyd | reads: "Avoid the Beast!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "let's take thier advice"
		Jacqueline says, "sounds good"
Roger says (to floyd), "take advice" 		

Floyd ]  South Corridor                                       24
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ADVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  South Corridor                                       25
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x trash" 		

Floyd ]  South Corridor                                       26
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | Broken equipment, discarded boxes, and torn uniforms.  Nothing useful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  SouthEast Corridor                                   27
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | SouthEast Corridor
Floyd | The corridor banks ninety degrees, causing it to run West to North.
Floyd | The lights are flickering and there is quite a large pile of refuse in
Floyd | the corner. There is a door on the south wall of the corridor with a
Floyd | plaque above it marked Engine Room 2.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "search refuse" 		

Floyd ]  SouthEast Corridor                                   28
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH REFUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x refuse" 		

Floyd ]  SouthEast Corridor                                   29
Floyd |
Floyd | > X REFUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a crumpled note sitting on top of the trash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read note" 		

Floyd ]  SouthEast Corridor                                   30
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (In hastily written scrawl)  Sometimes I just wait... and it goes the
Floyd | other way....
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  SouthEast Corridor                                   31
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Taleslinger arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Doug says, "I guess it went the other way."
		Roger says, "Remarkably unsuspenseful"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mechanical Corridor 2                                32
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mechanical Corridor 2
Floyd | Pipes, valves, and air ducts clutter the walls and ceiling of the
Floyd | corridor.  You can see the dull glow of a terminal through a layer of
Floyd | soot covering its screen.  To the south lies the Engine Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Active Terminal here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The echos of the Beast arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x echos" 		

Floyd ]  Mechanical Corridor 2                                32
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ECHOS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x beast" 		

Floyd ]  Clutches of the Beast                                33
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BEAST
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the shuffling of the beast nearby
Floyd |
Floyd | The beast has found you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clutches of the Beast
Floyd | A pale gaunt man in the shredded ruins of what must have once been the
Floyd | ship's uniform stands in front of you.  Choose your next move
Floyd | carefully...it may be your last. You can't run!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "er, maybe we should have saved"
		Doug says, "sorry"
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf13" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Clutches of the Beast                                33
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "run" 		

Floyd ]  Clutches of the Beast                                34
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUN
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to say which compass direction to go in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "what"
		Doug says, "it just said you can't run."
		Roger exclaims, "That's what I was expecting!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Clutches of the Beast                                35
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x beast" 		

Floyd ]  Clutches of the Beast                                36
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BEAST
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the shuffling of the beast nearby
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Taleslinger disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		Roger says, "Maybe if we wait it'll go away, as promised"
		Doug asks, "is there a Gong rule for club floyd?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Clutches of the Beast                                37
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Clutches of the Beast                                37
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** The Beast has toyed with you enough.  The Beast's eyes
Floyd | glaze over and he tilts his head to the side, as if listening to a
Floyd | voice.  "You're the monster! You're a demon!  The voice says to devour
Floyd | you!" The Beast growls.  He lunges at you, grabbing you with a
Floyd | strength not apparent to his starved frame.  Two mandible like
Floyd | projections emerge from the parasitic lump from behind the Beasts
Floyd | neck.  The last thing you see are the alien appendages swinging down
Floyd | towards your face.
Floyd | ##
Floyd | ##
Floyd |   You did not survive the ordeal... try again.... ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "Gong rule? I have NO IDEA WHAT YOU MEAN, because, um, only old people know what that means."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, I know exactly what you mean."
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Clutches of the Beast                                37
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Clutches of the Beast
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We could have a gong rule, if you would like us to move on I would be okay with that."
		Doug says, "not yet"
		Doug says, "well, the gong rule would be that anyone can bang the gong to quit"
		Taleslinger asks, "What's a gong rule, geezers?"
		jenrexrode says, "we call that ELMO at work. Enough, Let's Move On"
		Doug says, "from The Gong Show"
		Jacqueline says, "On the flip side, if we keep playing, I may be able to tweet more:"
		Jacqueline | [ LINK]
		Roger says, "Ha"
		Roger says, "I think there may be more unintentional humour yet, so"
		Roger says, "I can drive if no one else cares"
		Doug says, "go for it. sorry, got distracted"
Roger says (to floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Clutches of the Beast                                37
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** The Beast has toyed with you enough.  The Beast's eyes
Floyd | glaze over and he tilts his head to the side, as if listening to a
Floyd | voice.  "You're the monster! You're a demon!  The voice says to devour
Floyd | you!" The Beast growls.  He lunges at you, grabbing you with a
Floyd | strength not apparent to his starved frame.  Two mandible like
Floyd | projections emerge from the parasitic lump from behind the Beasts
Floyd | neck.  The last thing you see are the alien appendages swinging down
Floyd | towards your face.
Floyd | ##
Floyd | ##
Floyd |   You did not survive the ordeal... try again.... ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cryogenic Chamber                               1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Colonists
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Andrew Fuller
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 130911 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Cryogenic Chamber
Floyd | You awaken inside your cryogenic chamber, cold and alone.  You can see
Floyd | through a foggy glass door facing north in the Cryogenic Chamber Room.
Floyd | The room outside is pitch black except for a blinking red dot across
Floyd | from your chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a glass door and a button here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cryogenic Chamber                               2
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a pop as the glass door unlocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cryogenic Chamber                               3
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ]  Your Cryogenic Chamber                               4
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cryogenic Chamber Room                               5
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the glass door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Cryogenic Chamber Room
Floyd | The Cryogenic Chamber room lights flicker on, seeming to stuggle with
Floyd | a faltering power supply.  The room is eerily lit by the dying lights.
Floyd | A broken up computer voice says "Good mor...ing pioneer 612... welcome
Floyd | to ... new colony planet.  Refreshers are .... the east....cryogenic
Floyd | illness sh.... pass shortly.  When y... are ready .... head... cargo
Floyd | bay....debriefing by... "
Floyd | The message cuts off.  You see a bathroom to the East and a door to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a glass door, other cryogenic chambers, your Cryogenic
Floyd | Berth (empty) and a blinking red light here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  South Corridor                                       6
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs East to West with the door to the Cryo Chamber to
Floyd | the South.  It is dimly lit and has discarded trash littering its
Floyd | corners.  Dust has settled on the walls and floor but it appears
Floyd | something has swept a path in the center by walking. A message is
Floyd | written on the North wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "maybe save before going into the engine room"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Roger asks, "that was, what, east?"
		Doug says, "east and then south"
Roger says (to flo), "save" 		
Roger says (to floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Roger says (to floyd), "colo2" 		

Floyd ]  South Corridor                                       6
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  SouthEast Corridor                                   7
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | SouthEast Corridor
Floyd | The corridor banks ninety degrees, causing it to run West to North.
Floyd | The lights are flickering and there is quite a large pile of refuse in
Floyd | the corner. There is a door on the south wall of the corridor with a
Floyd | plaque above it marked Engine Room 2.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to flo), "n" 		Jacqueline says, "There is a game like this in the recent French comp, except, um, really good."
Roger says (to floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  East Corridor                                        8
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs North to South with a door on the western wall.  A
Floyd | plaque above the door says Kitchen.  Flickering overhead lights
Floyd | illuminate claw marks gouged into the eastern wall of the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "WEST" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              9
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEST
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen looks as if a tornado has blown through it.  All the
Floyd | cabinets have been opened, food stuffs have been consumed and the
Floyd | boxes torn to shreds and scattered through the room.  A refrigerator
Floyd | lays on its side in one corner.  The oven appears to be the only
Floyd | appliance that was too heavy to be moved.  On the wall across from the
Floyd | kitchenette area is a terminal.  Doors are on both the East and West
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an oven (closed), a refrigerator (closed), a cabinets
Floyd | (empty) and Active Terminal here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "And like this one, it's surprisingly sparse without a ton of interaction, yet it's also surprisingly immersive."
		Jacqueline says, "It's called Life on Mars? (including the question mark) and I really enjoyed it."
		Jacqueline says, "But I digress."
Roger says (to floyd), "open oven" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              10
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen asks, "they can only afford a single cabinets?"
Roger says (to floyd), "look in oven" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              11
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The oven is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Thanks, Author"
Roger says (to floyd), "open fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              12
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Two unblinking pairs of blood red eyes stare up at you.  It appears
Floyd | some sort of six legged rat creature has been making its home in the
Floyd | fridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline says, "It's not a beast, just a rat creature."
Allen says (to Floyd), "rat creature, hello" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              12
Floyd |
Floyd | > RAT CREATURE, HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't talk to the Six Legged Rat Creature.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "awesome"
		Roger says, "The beast is a pua in beast mode; truly the most terrible of all creatures"
Roger says (to floyd), "take rat" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              13
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The creature hisses at you and bolts from the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              12
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "hrm feed it something, maybe. I dunno."
		Jacqueline is eating breakfast. Not typing, but watching.
Roger says (to floyd), "close fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              13
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the refrigerator.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "You just stay in there little dude"
Roger says (to floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              14
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen looks as if a tornado has blown through it.  All the
Floyd | cabinets have been opened, food stuffs have been consumed and the
Floyd | boxes torn to shreds and scattered through the room.  A refrigerator
Floyd | lays on its side in one corner.  The oven appears to be the only
Floyd | appliance that was too heavy to be moved.  On the wall across from the
Floyd | kitchenette area is a terminal.  Doors are on both the East and West
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an oven (empty), a refrigerator (closed), a cabinets
Floyd | (empty) and Active Terminal here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x terminal" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              15
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TERMINAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The faintly lit screen glows an eeiry green.  The screen reads:
Floyd |  ---U.S.E.F. INTREPID TERMINAL LOG---
Floyd | Day 4:  This is Co-Pilot Marquet de Pistrix.  All the water in our
Floyd | tanks is gone... it must have depressurized while we were in space.  I
Floyd | have drank the few cannisters of water in the kitchen, but I will have
Floyd | to find some more soon.  I think I saw a swamp outside... maybe I can
Floyd | filter some of that water.  Thankfully there is still plenty of food
Floyd | in the kitchen.  I still have not been able to get enough power from
Floyd | the ship to send out a distress beacon to the other colonists or to
Floyd | wake up the crew.  I'll keep trying.
Floyd | Day 7:  It's been a week and this log is the only communication I
Floyd | have, even if it's fairly one sided.  Two of the three water filters
Floyd | on the ship were duds and the third seems to struggle with that swamp
Floyd | water. When we get out of this remind me to send a scathing letter
Floyd | back to the requisition officer in charge of this expedition.
Floyd | Day 8:  The third filter is caput.  I dont think it was doing much
Floyd | anyways.  I woke up today with a pounding headache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "That's some name."
		Roger says, "Oh, there's allegedly an outside. Hrm."
		Roger says, "I'm ready to move on, unless there's more fiddlin to do"
		Roger says, "afk baby 5 min; someone else take the conn"
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf14" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              15
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette says, "It's just me."
		Doug says, "wonder if Marquet is The Beast."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Corridor                                        16
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs North to South with a door on the western wall.  A
Floyd | plaque above the door says Kitchen.  Flickering overhead lights
Floyd | illuminate claw marks gouged into the eastern wall of the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Katie, it's you, me, and Doug."
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  NorthEast Corridor                                   17
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | NorthEast Corridor
Floyd | The corridor banks ninety degrees from South to West. Surprisingly the
Floyd | lights are maintaining their power levels.  Unfortunately they are
Floyd | providing good lighting for a rotting human carcass propped up in the
Floyd | corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Rotting Human Carcass here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of Doug), "Oh, like he was turned into the beast?"
		Doug says, "seemed to be some parasite on his neck"
		Roger says, "waterborne parasite"
		Jacqueline says, "This is *just* *like* the X-Files I watched the other night."
Doug says (to Floyd), "rotting human carcass, hello" 		

Floyd ]  NorthEast Corridor                                   17
Floyd |
Floyd | > ROTTING HUMAN CARCASS, HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't talk to Rotting Human Carcass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
katie-paquette arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Oh, yeah, true."
		jenrexrode asks, "and roger?"
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "Yay"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x carcass" 		

Floyd ]  NorthEast Corridor                                   18
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CARCASS
Floyd |
Floyd | It's been here a while.  Half of the body is missing.  The other half
Floyd | looks gnawed upon by something.... bigger than a rat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Yeah back now."
		Roger asks (of Jacq), "the Florida one?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  NorthEast Corridor                                   19
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | (Rotting Human Carcass)
Floyd | Why would you do that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "why indeed."
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  North Corridor                                       20
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North Corridor
Floyd | The corridor goes East to West.  The North side of the corridor is a
Floyd | stairway with stairs leading both up and down.  A plaque labels the
Floyd | stairs direction. A large painting of the three colony ships sent out
Floyd | is mounted on the southern bulkhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a painting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x painting" 		

Floyd ]  North Corridor                                       21
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | Three beautifully rendered colonist interstellar crafts are flying in
Floyd | formation through deep space.  A bronze engraved plate on the bottom
Floyd | reads "The Serenity, the Normandy, and the Intrepid: God Speed On Your
Floyd | Journey To Alpha Centauri Six."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "The ice core team in Alaska one."
		Roger says, "The stairs my destination"
		Roger says, "Oh"
		Doug says, "haha"
		Doug says, "battle beyond the stairs"
Doug says (to Floyd), "look behind painting" 		

Floyd ]  North Corridor                                       21
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read plaque" 		

Floyd ]  North Corridor                                       22
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | Ships Bridge: Up.     Cargo Hold:  Down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "goes on interstellar journey; can't remember to boil dodgy water"
		Doug asks, "so which one are we? the Intrepid?"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "We'll have to send a pointed memo to the training officers if we ever get home."
		Doug says, "oh, yeah, it was in the Co-Pilot's log"
		Doug asks, "so, up or down?"
jenrexrode says, "up" 		jenrexrode says, "oops"
		Doug says, "or should we complete the corridor square"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  NorthWest Corridor                                   23
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | NorthWest Corridor
Floyd | The corridor banks ninety degrees from South to East. An unhappy face
Floyd | has been drawn on the wall in a crusty reddish brown substance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x face" 		

Floyd ]  NorthWest Corridor                                   24
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FACE
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone has a sick sense of humor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x someone" 		

Floyd ]  NorthWest Corridor                                   24
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOMEONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
katie-paquette says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  NorthWest Corridor                                   25
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh man."
		Doug says, "probably ketchup."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  West Corridor                                        26
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs North to South.  The lights out in this corridor and
Floyd | shadows lie heavily in all the corners.  Light spills in from the
Floyd | adjoining corridors and play upon a shadowed door on the eastern wall
Floyd | and a ladder well on the western wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  West Corridor                                        26
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x shadowed door" 		

Floyd ]  West Corridor                                        26
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHADOWED DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, this game is called Colonists, but I would like to propose that we rename it Emoticons of Blood."
		katie-paquette exclaims, "oops!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              27
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen looks as if a tornado has blown through it.  All the
Floyd | cabinets have been opened, food stuffs have been consumed and the
Floyd | boxes torn to shreds and scattered through the room.  A refrigerator
Floyd | lays on its side in one corner.  The oven appears to be the only
Floyd | appliance that was too heavy to be moved.  On the wall across from the
Floyd | kitchenette area is a terminal.  Doors are on both the East and West
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an oven (empty), a refrigerator (closed), a cabinets
Floyd | (empty) and Active Terminal here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh, I see, the kitchen is the middle of the squarew"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  West Corridor                                        28
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs North to South.  The lights out in this corridor and
Floyd | shadows lie heavily in all the corners.  Light spills in from the
Floyd | adjoining corridors and play upon a shadowed door on the eastern wall
Floyd | and a ladder well on the western wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  SouthWest Corridor                                   29
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | SouthWest Corridor
Floyd | The corridor banks ninety degrees, causing it to run East to North.
Floyd | The lights are flickering and there is quite a large pile of garbage
Floyd | in the corner. There is a door on the south wall of the corridor with
Floyd | a plaque above it marked Engine Room 1.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "two engine rooms, fancy"
		Roger says, "That is not how banking works"
		Jacqueline says (to Katie), "We try to only move when everyone has agreed, so that if someone is about to examine something, they aren't suddenly in another room because someone else moved them. Otherwise, feel free to enter commands without asking first."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x garbage" 		

Floyd ]  SouthWest Corridor                                   30
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GARBAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Just a bunch of junk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh, sorry, I've been moving too fast"
		Jacqueline asks, "Is someone mapping?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf15" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  SouthWest Corridor                                   30
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I've been mapping in my head!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "As long as you've got a map!"
		katie-paquette asks, "hmm! Should we get the terminal?"
		Doug says, "it's a square, with a kitchen in the middle, two engine rooms to the south"
		Jacqueline nods.
		Doug says, "ladder to the west, stairs to the north"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure the terminal is something we can take."
		Jacqueline says, "Then again, we took a shower earlier."
		Jacqueline says, "Took it and put it into our inventory."
		Jacqueline asks, "So who knows?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  SouthWest Corridor                                   30
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are none at all available!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "but we restarted, eh?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, there you go."
		katie-paquette says, "okay."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mechanical Corridor 1                                31
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mechanical Corridor 1
Floyd | Tubes, levers, and fittings clutter the walls and ceiling of the
Floyd | corridor.  You can see the dull glow of a terminal through a layer of
Floyd | soot covering its screen.  To the south lies the Engine Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Inactive Terminal here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to jen), "Well, we died at one point."
		jenrexrode says, "so, inv"
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Mechanical Corridor 1                                32
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yeah, we didn't take the shower this time"
		Roger says, "mea culpa"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get terminal" 		

Floyd ]  Mechanical Corridor 1                                33
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET TERMINAL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Aw. You are carrying: no shower."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x terminal" 		

Floyd ]  Mechanical Corridor 1                                34
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TERMINAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottom of the terminal has been smashed in and its power source
Floyd | torn out.  Gore has been smeared all around the base of it.  The
Floyd | screen is black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Also I think we're still naked this time around"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tubes" 		

Floyd ]  Mechanical Corridor 1                                35
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TUBES
Floyd |
Floyd | They are tubes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
katie-paquette says (to Floyd), "inv" 		

Floyd ]  Mechanical Corridor 1                                36
Floyd |
Floyd | > INV
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ohhh, so that's what tubes look like!"
		jenrexrode says, "mmm, gore"
		Roger says, "Thanks, global warming"
		jenrexrode says, "heh"
Roger says (to floyd), "clean screen" 		

Floyd ]  Mechanical Corridor 1                                36
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x levers" 		

Floyd ]  Mechanical Corridor 1                                37
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEVERS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are air rusted tight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x fittings" 		

Floyd ]  Mechanical Corridor 1                                38
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FITTINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are fittings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Uh oh, it's air rust"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Mechanical Corridor 1                                39
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | (Inactive Terminal)
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I sense--or at least hope--that someone those descriptions as placeholders and then forgot to update them before release."
		Roger says, "Yeah it's all sort of lazy"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Engine Room 1                                        40
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Engine Room 1
Floyd | The Heinlein Quantum Drive that powers deep space colony ships fills
Floyd | the majority of the room.  It appears a fire broke out in here some
Floyd | time ago as the drive is powered down and scorch marks cover three
Floyd | quarters of the room.  You can feel a draft blowing from the far
Floyd | corner behind the burnt-out drive.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a burnt drive here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Then again I can hardly blame the author for abandoning this"
		Jacqueline says, "A draft."
		Jacqueline asks, "Maybe a draft from outside?"
		Doug asks, "he abandoned it?"
		Roger says, "One may hope"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Hm, dunno. There's promise in this game, certainly."
		Jacqueline says, "I just don't feel it was ready to be released."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x drive" 		

Floyd ]  Engine Room 1                                        41
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you inspect the Heinlein Drive you see a narrow path leading to a
Floyd | vent heading east. You may be able to squeeze in - but it's doubtful
Floyd | you could get back out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		Doug says, "oops"
		Doug says, "sorry"
		katie-paquette says, "Yuck! Glad I'm leaving at 12:00 my time."
		Doug asks, "should I enter the next cfNN or something else?"
		Jacqueline says, "It's funny... that game I was talking about ealier, Life on Mars?, is much smaller map-wise than this, with far fewer objects, but just because it was thoroughly coded with a lot more backstory it's a better game. Something smaller and more tightly-coded. There's a lesson in there, kids."
Doug says (to Floyd), "dougsave" 		

Floyd ]  Engine Room 1                                        41
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette says, "Are you all sure you can do this without me? I'm really going to miss you all terribly."
jpt arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Doug says (to katie-paquette), "it's ok, jpt is here now"
		Roger says, "We shall do our best"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Ventilation Duct                                     42
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ventilation Duct
Floyd | You can see a light to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Engine Room 1                                        43
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Engine Room 1
Floyd | The Heinlein Quantum Drive that powers deep space colony ships fills
Floyd | the majority of the room.  It appears a fire broke out in here some
Floyd | time ago as the drive is powered down and scorch marks cover three
Floyd | quarters of the room.  You can feel a draft blowing from the far
Floyd | corner behind the burnt-out drive.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a burnt drive here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "well so much for that warning."
		Roger says, "Heh"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Ventilation Duct                                     44
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ventilation Duct
Floyd | You can see a light to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             45
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | A small compartment off of the Cryogenic Chamber.  There is a large
Floyd | showering area past a row of lockers on one side and wash basins with
Floyd | mirrors on the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a shower (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "haha what"
		Doug says, "oh, those vents"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x vents" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             46
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are too high up to be reachable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cryogenic Chamber Room                               47
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cryogenic Chamber Room
Floyd | The Cryogenic Chamber room lights flicker on, seeming to stuggle with
Floyd | a faltering power supply.  The room is eerily lit by the dying lights.
Floyd | A broken up computer voice says "Good mor...ing pioneer 612... welcome
Floyd | to ... new colony planet.  Refreshers are .... the east....cryogenic
Floyd | illness sh.... pass shortly.  When y... are ready .... head... cargo
Floyd | bay....debriefing by... "
Floyd | The message cuts off.  You see a bathroom to the East and a door to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a glass door, other cryogenic chambers, your Cryogenic
Floyd | Berth (empty) and a blinking red light here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I guess the ventilation duct went up"
		Roger says, "In a good game, there might be a puzzle around leaving the shower running, flooding the engine room..."
		Roger says, "We haven't been to the bridge, have we"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Cryogenic Chamber Room                               48
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | The blinking light appears to be on a control panel mounted to the
Floyd | wall.  The panel seems to monitor the cryogenic chambers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm betting that if there's water that comes out of the shower, it'll be poison water that looks like urine, like in Sochi."
		katie-paquette says, "I already missed you all while I was leaving church an fell on the ice on the cobble stones at church."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x control panel" 		

Floyd ]  Cryogenic Chamber Room                               48
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CONTROL PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "But at least in Sochi the showers work, and there's surveillance footage to prove it."
jpt has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Jacqueline says (to katie), "I'm going to ask you on your channel about your fall."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             49
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | A small compartment off of the Cryogenic Chamber.  There is a large
Floyd | showering area past a row of lockers on one side and wash basins with
Floyd | mirrors on the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a shower (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x lockers" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             50
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LOCKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The lockers have been smashed open.  One has its door hanging on by a
Floyd | hinge.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the lockers is an uniform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wear uniform" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             51
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR UNIFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the uniform)
Floyd | You put on the uniform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette exclaims, "got to go. Bye. See you all next week!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take shower" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             52
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, couldn't resist."
		Jacqueline exclaims (at Katie), "Bye!"
		Doug says, "you beat me to it"
		Jacqueline shrugs.
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cryogenic Chamber Room                               53
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cryogenic Chamber Room
Floyd | The Cryogenic Chamber room lights flicker on, seeming to stuggle with
Floyd | a faltering power supply.  The room is eerily lit by the dying lights.
Floyd | A broken up computer voice says "Good mor...ing pioneer 612... welcome
Floyd | to ... new colony planet.  Refreshers are .... the east....cryogenic
Floyd | illness sh.... pass shortly.  When y... are ready .... head... cargo
Floyd | bay....debriefing by... "
Floyd | The message cuts off.  You see a bathroom to the East and a door to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a glass door, other cryogenic chambers, your Cryogenic
Floyd | Berth (empty) and a blinking red light here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  South Corridor                                       54
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs East to West with the door to the Cryo Chamber to
Floyd | the South.  It is dimly lit and has discarded trash littering its
Floyd | corners.  Dust has settled on the walls and floor but it appears
Floyd | something has swept a path in the center by walking. A message is
Floyd | written on the North wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "so, there's Engine Room 2 where the Beast was"
		Doug says, "and the stairs and the ladder"
		Doug asks, "any prefs?"
		Jacqueline says, "ladder"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  SouthWest Corridor                                   55
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | SouthWest Corridor
Floyd | The corridor banks ninety degrees, causing it to run East to North.
Floyd | The lights are flickering and there is quite a large pile of garbage
Floyd | in the corner. There is a door on the south wall of the corridor with
Floyd | a plaque above it marked Engine Room 1.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  West Corridor                                        56
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs North to South.  The lights out in this corridor and
Floyd | shadows lie heavily in all the corners.  Light spills in from the
Floyd | adjoining corridors and play upon a shadowed door on the eastern wall
Floyd | and a ladder well on the western wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  West Corridor                                        57
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x ladder" 		

Floyd ]  West Corridor                                        58
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | The ladder has rusted spots but seems sturdy enough.  Its too dark to
Floyd | see down but you can see a faint glow somewhere up above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Level 2                                              59
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Level 2
Floyd | The corridor on this level runs North to South but both directions
Floyd | have collapsed in.  The ladder well is on the western wall.  An active
Floyd | terminal is glowing on the eastern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Active Terminal here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "ooh"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Level 2                                              59
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are none at all available!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x terminal" 		

Floyd ]  Level 2                                              60
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TERMINAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The faintly lit screen glows an eeiry green.  The screen reads:
Floyd |  ---U.S.E.F. INTREPID TERMINAL LOG---
Floyd | Day 10:  This is Marquet de Pistrix.  All the food in the kitchen is
Floyd | gone, the other levels of the ship have collapsed so I can't get to
Floyd | the storage there.  Every day my head pounds like im standing next to
Floyd | a Heinlein drive with no sound barrier.  What little food was left in
Floyd | the kitchen was stolen by some small animal.  Something akin to a rat
Floyd | I think...maybe if I could catch it...
Floyd | Day 11:  I hear voices.  I think its the crew calling out from their
Floyd | cryo sleep....They wont stop screaming.  I know its my fault!  I know
Floyd | I crashed the ship!  Something on the back of my neck has started to
Floyd | grow....SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT
Floyd | UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!!!!!!!!! !!!! !!!!!!!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
katie-paquette goes home. 		Doug says, "yep"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Level 2                                              61
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Level 2                                              62
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  West Corridor                                        63
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs North to South.  The lights out in this corridor and
Floyd | shadows lie heavily in all the corners.  Light spills in from the
Floyd | adjoining corridors and play upon a shadowed door on the eastern wall
Floyd | and a ladder well on the western wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an echos of the Beast here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh crap, the echos"
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf16" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  West Corridor                                        63
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Great, now we're hearing echos."
Allen says (to Floyd), "get echos" 		

Floyd ]  West Corridor                                        63
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ECHOS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "we're seeing echos."
		Jacqueline says, "Echos... echos... echos."
		Roger says, "To be very generous, they could mean like a radar or sonar screen"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  SouthWest Corridor                                   64
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | SouthWest Corridor
Floyd | The corridor banks ninety degrees, causing it to run East to North.
Floyd | The lights are flickering and there is quite a large pile of garbage
Floyd | in the corner. There is a door on the south wall of the corridor with
Floyd | a plaque above it marked Engine Room 1.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Oh, true."
		Doug says, "hm, so maybe Engine Room 2 is safe now, if the beast moves"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  South Corridor                                       65
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs East to West with the door to the Cryo Chamber to
Floyd | the South.  It is dimly lit and has discarded trash littering its
Floyd | corners.  Dust has settled on the walls and floor but it appears
Floyd | something has swept a path in the center by walking. A message is
Floyd | written on the North wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  SouthEast Corridor                                   66
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | SouthEast Corridor
Floyd | The corridor banks ninety degrees, causing it to run West to North.
Floyd | The lights are flickering and there is quite a large pile of refuse in
Floyd | the corner. There is a door on the south wall of the corridor with a
Floyd | plaque above it marked Engine Room 2.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mechanical Corridor 2                                67
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mechanical Corridor 2
Floyd | Pipes, valves, and air ducts clutter the walls and ceiling of the
Floyd | corridor.  You can see the dull glow of a terminal through a layer of
Floyd | soot covering its screen.  To the south lies the Engine Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Active Terminal here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x pipes" 		

Floyd ]  Mechanical Corridor 2                                68
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PIPES
Floyd |
Floyd | They are pipes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yay"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x air ducts" 		

Floyd ]  Mechanical Corridor 2                                69
Floyd |
Floyd | > X AIR DUCTS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are air ducts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x valves" 		

Floyd ]  Mechanical Corridor 2                                70
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VALVES
Floyd |
Floyd | They are rusted tight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "but not air rusted."
		Roger says, "You know, DUCTS for the AIR, you clod"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, at least they are not valves."
		Jacqueline says, "At least there is some more info."
		Jacqueline says, "I just read that you can pour vinegar on rust to make it dissolve."
		Doug says, "back in the good old future days, when tubes were tubes and pipes were pipes"
		Jacqueline says, "So, um, go find some vinegar."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Engine Room 2                                        71
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Engine Room 2
Floyd | The Heinlein Quantum Drive that powers deep space colony ships fills
Floyd | the majority of the room.  It appears a fire broke out in here some
Floyd | time ago as the drive is powered down and scorch marks cover three
Floyd | quarters of the room.  You can feel a draft blowing from the far
Floyd | corner behind the burnt-out drive.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a broken drive here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Any acid, really"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x drive" 		

Floyd ]  Engine Room 2                                        72
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you inspect the Heinlein Drive you see a narrow path leading to a
Floyd | vent heading west. You may be able to squeeze in - but it's doubtful
Floyd | you could get back out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ramn arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Doug asks, "wanna guess where this vent goes?"
		Roger says, "Oven"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Ventilation Duct                                     73
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ventilation Duct
Floyd | You can see a light to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             74
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | A small compartment off of the Cryogenic Chamber.  There is a large
Floyd | showering area past a row of lockers on one side and wash basins with
Floyd | mirrors on the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hooray"
		Doug says, "so I guess the beast just moves randomly"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cryogenic Chamber Room                               75
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cryogenic Chamber Room
Floyd | The Cryogenic Chamber room lights flicker on, seeming to stuggle with
Floyd | a faltering power supply.  The room is eerily lit by the dying lights.
Floyd | A broken up computer voice says "Good mor...ing pioneer 612... welcome
Floyd | to ... new colony planet.  Refreshers are .... the east....cryogenic
Floyd | illness sh.... pass shortly.  When y... are ready .... head... cargo
Floyd | bay....debriefing by... "
Floyd | The message cuts off.  You see a bathroom to the East and a door to
Floyd | the North.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a glass door, other cryogenic chambers, your Cryogenic
Floyd | Berth (empty) and a blinking red light here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  South Corridor                                       76
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs East to West with the door to the Cryo Chamber to
Floyd | the South.  It is dimly lit and has discarded trash littering its
Floyd | corners.  Dust has settled on the walls and floor but it appears
Floyd | something has swept a path in the center by walking. A message is
Floyd | written on the North wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  SouthWest Corridor                                   77
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | SouthWest Corridor
Floyd | The corridor banks ninety degrees, causing it to run East to North.
Floyd | The lights are flickering and there is quite a large pile of garbage
Floyd | in the corner. There is a door on the south wall of the corridor with
Floyd | a plaque above it marked Engine Room 1.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an echos of the Beast here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  West Corridor                                        78
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs North to South.  The lights out in this corridor and
Floyd | shadows lie heavily in all the corners.  Light spills in from the
Floyd | adjoining corridors and play upon a shadowed door on the eastern wall
Floyd | and a ladder well on the western wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Ladder Well                                          79
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ladder Well
Floyd | Debris clutters the lower rungs. You cant go any further
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x debris" 		

Floyd ]  Ladder Well                                          79
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DEBRIS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  West Corridor                                        80
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs North to South.  The lights out in this corridor and
Floyd | shadows lie heavily in all the corners.  Light spills in from the
Floyd | adjoining corridors and play upon a shadowed door on the eastern wall
Floyd | and a ladder well on the western wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  NorthWest Corridor                                   81
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | NorthWest Corridor
Floyd | The corridor banks ninety degrees from South to East. An unhappy face
Floyd | has been drawn on the wall in a crusty reddish brown substance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  North Corridor                                       82
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North Corridor
Floyd | The corridor goes East to West.  The North side of the corridor is a
Floyd | stairway with stairs leading both up and down.  A plaque labels the
Floyd | stairs direction. A large painting of the three colony ships sent out
Floyd | is mounted on the southern bulkhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a painting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      83
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Conference Room
Floyd | You see a large round room with a long conference table surrounded by
Floyd | chairs.  A long cracked window runs along  the western wall.  A
Floyd | historic painting is mounted across the room from the window on the
Floyd | eastern wall.  North of the room is a door with a plaque labeled
Floyd | "Ship's Bridge"
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bridge door, a conference table, Chairs and a historic
Floyd | painting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      84
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You must supply a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      84
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIT ON CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x painting" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      85
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | The painting is a Japanese print of a large blue wave sweeping across
Floyd | the scene.  The wave is here much more than a mere oceanic
Floyd | circumstance. It's a monster, a giant leviathan threatening with its
Floyd | fangs the agile and audacious ships that cross, flexible, the Japanese
Floyd | seas. The terrible ocean's claw is so powerful that it seems to
Floyd | threaten to devour even the sacred Mount Fuji, presented at the
Floyd | background as another victim of the evil wave.
Floyd | The placard beneath it reads: KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI "The Wave", c.1830
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Hey, you leave Lieutenant Chairs alone"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      86
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The ship looks like it crash landed on a planet.  You can see thick
Floyd | foliage growing up around the ship.  Mountains run across the skyline,
Floyd | maybe you're in a valley?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "'It's a monster, a giant leviathan threatening with its fangs the agile and audacious ships that cross, flexible, the Japanese seas.' should be an @connect or a Spoiler Room quote or something."
		Roger says, "That was actually a nice way to mention the window in a subtle way."
		Doug says, "yeah, that's a... memorable sentence"
		Doug says, "my dad painted a set of wooden blinds to look like that painting, when I was a kid"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Sounds pretty outside. Let's go!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      87
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      88
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of Doug), "Did it include agile and audacious ships?"
		Doug says, "just one, I think"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "break window" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      89
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Your attempts are futile.  Even cracked it is meant to withstand the
Floyd | pressures of deep space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Well-anticipated, game."
		Roger says, "ie one whole atmosphere woo"
		Doug | [LINK]
		Doug says, "nope, 3 ships"
		Doug says, "the Serenity, the Normandy, and the Santa Maria"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Doug asks, "wait, there's pressures of deep space?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, the lack thereof."
Roger says (to floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      90
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A long conference table made of some shiny alloy.  Nothing is on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x nothing" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      90
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NOTHING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      91
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x chairs" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      92
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are chairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Binder arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Doug says, "yay"
		Jacqueline says, "I am starting to love those."
		Roger asks, "Don't you want to ask her about her chairs?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x plaque" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      93
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | It says "Ship's Bridge"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "The chairs my destination"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      94
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the bridge door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      95
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock it" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      95
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK IT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock the bridge door with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "shower" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      96
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "did we search the corpse for a key?"
		Doug says, "was just thinking that"
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  North Corridor                                       97
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North Corridor
Floyd | The corridor goes East to West.  The North side of the corridor is a
Floyd | stairway with stairs leading both up and down.  A plaque labels the
Floyd | stairs direction. A large painting of the three colony ships sent out
Floyd | is mounted on the southern bulkhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a painting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  NorthEast Corridor                                   98
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | NorthEast Corridor
Floyd | The corridor banks ninety degrees from South to West. Surprisingly the
Floyd | lights are maintaining their power levels.  Unfortunately they are
Floyd | providing good lighting for a rotting human carcass propped up in the
Floyd | corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Rotting Human Carcass here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The echos of the Beast arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "crap, the echos"
		Jacqueline asks, "Have we examined anything that's just had a 'you see nothing special' response (meaning 'They are chairs' was actually in the code), or did the author code 'They are [noun]'??"
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf17" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  NorthEast Corridor                                   98
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug | Floyd | You see nothing special about the bridge door.
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay."
		maga says, ""[It-they] [is-are] [noun]" seems a little beyond this game"
Doug says (to Floyd), "search corpse" 		

Floyd ]  NorthEast Corridor                                   98
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Somehow, that makes me sad."
Doug says (to Floyd), "search rotting" 		

Floyd ]  Clutches of the Beast                                99
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH ROTTING
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beast has found you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clutches of the Beast
Floyd | A pale gaunt man in the shredded ruins of what must have once been the
Floyd | ship's uniform stands in front of you.  Choose your next move
Floyd | carefully...it may be your last. You can't run!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  NorthEast Corridor                                   98
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | NorthEast Corridor
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "well, unless anyone has an idea where to look for the key, I think the only exit we haven't gone is down the stairs"
		Jacqueline says, "Say, 'Hello, Beast! Long time no see! Say, better to drink the beer than the water on this planet, eh?'"
		Roger says, "We also haven't messed around with ratboy too much"
		Jacqueline says, "Rat... boy? I thought it was just a six-legged rat."
		Roger says, "whatevs"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  North Corridor                                       99
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North Corridor
Floyd | The corridor goes East to West.  The North side of the corridor is a
Floyd | stairway with stairs leading both up and down.  A plaque labels the
Floyd | stairs direction. A large painting of the three colony ships sent out
Floyd | is mounted on the southern bulkhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a painting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            100
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cargo Bay
Floyd | The ships cargo bay is a wide open room capable of housing multiple
Floyd | pieces of heavy equipment necessary to colonize a planet.  It appears
Floyd | the bull dozer that was loaded inside broke its holding chains during
Floyd | the crash and split the double doors sealing the Northern wall from
Floyd | the loading dock.  The control panel for the cargo bay doors is off to
Floyd | the side of the dozer.  A broken fork lift is off to one side of the
Floyd | hold.  Debris and equipment is scattered across the hold. An active
Floyd | terminal sits next to the stairwell.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Cargo Hold Door, Active Terminal, a bull dozer, a broken
Floyd | fork lift and a control panel here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "woahho"
		Jacqueline says, "Sweet"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x terminal" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            101
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TERMINAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The faintly lit screen glows an eeiry green.  The screen reads:
Floyd |  ---U.S.E.F. INTREPID TERMINAL LOG---
Floyd | Day 22:  This is.. I'm not sure anymore.  The tumor on my neck has
Floyd | stopped throbbing but I can feel something squirming inside....growing
Floyd | I think.  The screams of the crew have stopped but...  the things I
Floyd | have done...  I wont go back to the bridge... The captain just stares
Floyd | at me... accuses me.... I hid my keycard above some room plaque...I
Floyd | dont remember which one... I dont want to...
Floyd | Day 25:  The screams were replaced... I am not Marquet anymore...I am
Floyd | powerful... but hungry... always hungry....the voice agrees with
Floyd | me.... keep feeding....
Floyd | Day 28:  I found a demon walking the corridors.  He wore a uniform I
Floyd | should remember, but my bodiless benefactor..the voice in my head told
Floyd | me what to do with this trespasser.  He hid for a while but I found
Floyd | him, typing on a terminal like I am.  Ha!  Demons can't spell!  I
Floyd | blacked out but when I came to he was disemboweled....like all demons
Floyd | should be.  I smashed his terminal in case he was trying to summon
Floyd | more devils.  The voice agrees...the voice agrees...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aha, above a plaque"
		Doug says, "I guess the "demon" is now the rotting carcass"
		Roger says, "I wasn't actually expecting this to be clued, so good work"
Doug says (to Floyd), "type on terminal" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            101
Floyd |
Floyd | > TYPE ON TERMINAL
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x control panel" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            102
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CONTROL PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The control panel for cargo bay doors has deep rents slashed across
Floyd | the top of it.  Crusted blood is smeared along its side.  This panel
Floyd | is inoperable, but it reminds you that there are auxillary controls
Floyd | for the door in the Ship's Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | The echos of the Beast arrives from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf18" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            102
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "mabe these saves aren't needed since we seem to be able to undo just fine"
		Doug says, "though I'm still wary of the Nasty forgiveness rating."
		Doug asks, "doesn't that mean we can get into a stuck position without knowing it?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hard to say."
		Doug says, "oh, that would be Cruel"
		Doug | Nasty - You can get stuck or die, but it's immediately obvious after the fact when you've done something irrevocable. (Again, though, you might not realize that an action made the game unwinnable - just that the action was irrevocable.)
		Jacqueline says, "And, belatedly, I gotta give the game credit for dishing out the backstory at a good pace and including a clue for something we otherwise wouldn't do but is rather appropriate to the story."
		Roger says, "Yeah I'm starting to warm to it a bit"
		Doug asks, "what does "auxillary controls for the door in the Ship's Bridge" mean? is the door in the bridge or the controls?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x dozer" 		

Floyd ]  Clutches of the Beast                                103
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOZER
Floyd |
Floyd | It is firmly wedged in the double doors.  You can see through the back
Floyd | and front windshield into the loading bay and on to the outside world.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beast has found you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clutches of the Beast
Floyd | A pale gaunt man in the shredded ruins of what must have once been the
Floyd | ship's uniform stands in front of you.  Choose your next move
Floyd | carefully...it may be your last. You can't run!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Anyway, shall we get to plaque searching? Err, or not."
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            102
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cargo Bay
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
Doug says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  North Corridor                                       103
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North Corridor
Floyd | The corridor goes East to West.  The North side of the corridor is a
Floyd | stairway with stairs leading both up and down.  A plaque labels the
Floyd | stairs direction. A large painting of the three colony ships sent out
Floyd | is mounted on the southern bulkhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a painting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Instabeast."
		Doug says, "well, we saw the echos"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x plaque" 		

Floyd ]  North Corridor                                       104
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | Ships Bridge: Up.     Cargo Hold:  Down.
Floyd |
Floyd | The echos of the Beast arrives from below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            105
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cargo Bay
Floyd | The ships cargo bay is a wide open room capable of housing multiple
Floyd | pieces of heavy equipment necessary to colonize a planet.  It appears
Floyd | the bull dozer that was loaded inside broke its holding chains during
Floyd | the crash and split the double doors sealing the Northern wall from
Floyd | the loading dock.  The control panel for the cargo bay doors is off to
Floyd | the side of the dozer.  A broken fork lift is off to one side of the
Floyd | hold.  Debris and equipment is scattered across the hold. An active
Floyd | terminal sits next to the stairwell.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Cargo Hold Door, Active Terminal, a bull dozer, a broken
Floyd | fork lift and a control panel here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "fork" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            105
Floyd |
Floyd | > FORK
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x fork" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            106
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FORK
Floyd |
Floyd | The pilot's seat is crushed by its protective frame and a metal bar is
Floyd | jammed into its controls.  The compartment in the rear looks
Floyd | undamaged.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            107
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x compartment" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            108
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COMPARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | The battery pack in its rear looks salvageable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get battery pack" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            109
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BATTERY PACK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get metal bar" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            109
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET METAL BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            109
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            110
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the Cargo Hold Door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            111
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "enter dozer" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            112
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER DOZER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sit on dozer" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            113
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIT ON DOZER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can sit down on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x windshield" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            114
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDSHIELD
Floyd |
Floyd | Steel mesh protects the windshield from anything that could break it
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x dozer" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            115
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOZER
Floyd |
Floyd | It is firmly wedged in the double doors.  You can see through the back
Floyd | and front windshield into the loading bay and on to the outside world.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "look through back windshielf" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            115
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH BACK WINDSHIELF
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "look through back windshield" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            115
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH BACK WINDSHIELD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I am having flashbacks to the awesome C64 Aliens game I used to have where Ripley ends up wearing a robot dozer thing."
		Roger says, "Yep, that's this game"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x equipment" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            116
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EQUIPMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | The Gas Tank looks salvageable.  If you could find a lighter you may
Floyd | be able to COMBINE it with the gas tank to jury rig something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "It's also a bit Babelesque"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get gas tank" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            117
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET GAS TANK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I know it happened in the movie, but I have a clearer memory of being pixelated C64 Ripley."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x debris" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            118
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DEBRIS
Floyd |
Floyd | Its in the way
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "They are debris."
		Jacqueline says, "Aw. That would have been awesome."
		Roger says, "It's in the way, in its way"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x control panel" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            119
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CONTROL PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The control panel for cargo bay doors has deep rents slashed across
Floyd | the top of it.  Crusted blood is smeared along its side.  This panel
Floyd | is inoperable, but it reminds you that there are auxillary controls
Floyd | for the door in the Ship's Bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Oh there we go"
		Doug asks, "eh?"
		Roger says, "aux door controls"
ramn exclaims, "Aha!" 		Doug says, "yeah, I saw that before but was confused"
		Doug says, "I guess we can go look up there again"
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  North Corridor                                       120
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North Corridor
Floyd | The corridor goes East to West.  The North side of the corridor is a
Floyd | stairway with stairs leading both up and down.  A plaque labels the
Floyd | stairs direction. A large painting of the three colony ships sent out
Floyd | is mounted on the southern bulkhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a painting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      121
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Conference Room
Floyd | You see a large round room with a long conference table surrounded by
Floyd | chairs.  A long cracked window runs along  the western wall.  A
Floyd | historic painting is mounted across the room from the window on the
Floyd | eastern wall.  North of the room is a door with a plaque labeled
Floyd | "Ship's Bridge"
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bridge door, a conference table, Chairs and a historic
Floyd | painting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x plaque" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      122
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | It says "Ship's Bridge"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "This game is /just/ fair enough to elicit some good will from me"
Doug says (to Floyd), "look above plaque" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      122
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK ABOVE PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "search plaque" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      123
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
Binder slams the cover on the piano and runs off stage. 		Doug says, "I'm guessing the "auxillary" controls are behing the locked bridge door"
		Jacqueline says, "Sounds likely."
		Jacqueline asks, "How many more plaques need searchin'?"
		Doug says, "I count three in scrollback."
		Roger says, "Only one way to find out"
		Roger asks, "Maybe we can vent over back to the bathroom?"
		Doug says, "kitchen and the two engine rooms"
		jenrexrode asks, "move/take?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  North Corridor                                       124
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North Corridor
Floyd | The corridor goes East to West.  The North side of the corridor is a
Floyd | stairway with stairs leading both up and down.  A plaque labels the
Floyd | stairs direction. A large painting of the three colony ships sent out
Floyd | is mounted on the southern bulkhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a painting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  NorthEast Corridor                                   125
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | NorthEast Corridor
Floyd | The corridor banks ninety degrees from South to West. Surprisingly the
Floyd | lights are maintaining their power levels.  Unfortunately they are
Floyd | providing good lighting for a rotting human carcass propped up in the
Floyd | corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Rotting Human Carcass here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  East Corridor                                        126
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs North to South with a door on the western wall.  A
Floyd | plaque above the door says Kitchen.  Flickering overhead lights
Floyd | illuminate claw marks gouged into the eastern wall of the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x plaque" 		

Floyd ]  East Corridor                                        127
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel a keycard resting on the top of the plaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "got it in 1!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get keycard" 		

Floyd ]  East Corridor                                        128
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "woot"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x claw" 		

Floyd ]  East Corridor                                        129
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLAW
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep gouges in the metal wall, whatever did this was strong.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "strong like comma-splice"
		Doug says, "I was thinking that, but it's plausibly not a comma-splice"
		Doug says, ""deep gouges in the metal wall" could be a dependent clause"
		Doug says, "a la "deep gouges being in the metal wall, ...""
		Roger says, "Yes, yes"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  NorthEast Corridor                                   130
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | NorthEast Corridor
Floyd | The corridor banks ninety degrees from South to West. Surprisingly the
Floyd | lights are maintaining their power levels.  Unfortunately they are
Floyd | providing good lighting for a rotting human carcass propped up in the
Floyd | corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Rotting Human Carcass here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "sorry :)"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  North Corridor                                       131
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North Corridor
Floyd | The corridor goes East to West.  The North side of the corridor is a
Floyd | stairway with stairs leading both up and down.  A plaque labels the
Floyd | stairs direction. A large painting of the three colony ships sent out
Floyd | is mounted on the southern bulkhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a painting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      132
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Conference Room
Floyd | You see a large round room with a long conference table surrounded by
Floyd | chairs.  A long cracked window runs along  the western wall.  A
Floyd | historic painting is mounted across the room from the window on the
Floyd | eastern wall.  North of the room is a door with a plaque labeled
Floyd | "Ship's Bridge"
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bridge door, a conference table, Chairs and a historic
Floyd | painting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Like deep gouges in the steel wall, these are the days of our lives"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      133
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Its the keycard to the ship's bridge
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline smiles.
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock door with keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      134
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the bridge door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "push save" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      134
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf19" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      134
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        135
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the bridge door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship's Bridge
Floyd | A large cockpit window is straight ahead from the door.  Two piloting
Floyd | couches are in front of a control board under the window.  On both the
Floyd | Eastern and Western Walls are cryochambers. Next to the door sits a
Floyd | glowing terminal.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bridge door, Piloting couches, a Western Cryochamber
Floyd | (empty) and Active Terminal here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I don't say this often, but this game could do with an explicit score mechanism."
		Jacqueline asks, "Just to let you know how close you are to the end?"
		Doug says, "piloting couches, swanky"
		jenrexrode asks, "did it save?"
		Jacqueline says (to jen), "yeah"
		Roger says, "I'm not entirely sure why. Just to complete the old-school vibe, maybe."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x terminal" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        136
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TERMINAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The faintly lit screen glows an eeiry green.  The screen reads:
Floyd |  ---U.S.E.F. INTREPID TERMINAL LOG---
Floyd | Day 17:  I couldnt take it anymore.  The crew...sleeping in their
Floyd | chambers wouldn't stop screaming in my head.  I killed them.  I killed
Floyd | all the ones who accused me with thier eyes, may god have mercy on my
Floyd | soul.  But I... I was so hungry... something is wrong with me... maybe
Floyd | it was the water, maybe... This bulge on my neck wont stop growing.
Floyd | It feels like it's shooting tendrils through my body... and the
Floyd | dreams!
Floyd | Day 20:  I'm in hell.  I crashed the ship and this is hell.  The
Floyd | nightmares that plague me last into my waking hours.  The Captain is
Floyd | my own personal tormentor...mocking me from his throne.  I'm locking
Floyd | the bridge...I dont want the Captain to follow me....
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x terminal" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        137
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TERMINAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The faintly lit screen glows an eeiry green.  The screen reads:
Floyd |  ---U.S.E.F. INTREPID TERMINAL LOG---
Floyd | Day 17:  I couldnt take it anymore.  The crew...sleeping in their
Floyd | chambers wouldn't stop screaming in my head.  I killed them.  I killed
Floyd | all the ones who accused me with thier eyes, may god have mercy on my
Floyd | soul.  But I... I was so hungry... something is wrong with me... maybe
Floyd | it was the water, maybe... This bulge on my neck wont stop growing.
Floyd | It feels like it's shooting tendrils through my body... and the
Floyd | dreams!
Floyd | Day 20:  I'm in hell.  I crashed the ship and this is hell.  The
Floyd | nightmares that plague me last into my waking hours.  The Captain is
Floyd | my own personal tormentor...mocking me from his throne.  I'm locking
Floyd | the bridge...I dont want the Captain to follow me....
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "d'oh sorry"
		Doug says, "no, by all means"
		Roger says, "The Beast mocked thier spelling relentlessly"
		Jacqueline says, "subtle"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x cryochamber" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        138
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRYOCHAMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Western Cryochamber)
Floyd | Above the chamber is labeled "Co-Pilot Pistrix, Marquet de".  It looks
Floyd | like the chamber survived the crash unscathed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "See a better game would have made this the first chronological entry"
		Doug asks, "where's the throne?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x couches" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        139
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COUCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossing seatbelts help to keep the pilot secure while the ship is in
Floyd | the free fall of space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        140
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the spiderweb of cracks you can see a boggy lake and field of
Floyd | tall grass.  Off to the west the field of grass is butted up against a
Floyd | thick forest.  Mountains run across the skyline, you must be in a
Floyd | valley.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "couch with seatbelts, nice"
		Jacqueline says, "Comfy"
		Jacqueline says, "So this game's got one thing on Star Trek: there are actually seatbelts."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x eastern" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        141
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EASTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | Above the chamber is labeled "Captain Rogers, Steven".  The chamber
Floyd | itself is a burnt out husk.  The scorched remains of a skeleton are
Floyd | still slumped inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "Captain America!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x skeleton" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        142
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SKELETON
Floyd |
Floyd | The blackened remains of Captain Rogers smell faintly like crispy
Floyd | chicken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "YAY"
		Roger says, "Haha, so it is"
olethros arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		olethros says, "seatbelts? I am now excited"
		Doug says, "mm, americhicken"
		Roger says, "This is a good reminder about consistent tone"
		Roger says, "Well I guess the finish line is in sight here"
		Doug says, "I wonder if Marquet used a lighter to burn the captain"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x control board" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        143
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CONTROL BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | There are so many screens, flipswitches, and dials here you wouldnt
Floyd | know where to start.  Half of the board is burned out anyways.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x flipswitches" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        144
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLIPSWITCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | There are so many screens, flipswitches, and dials here you wouldnt
Floyd | know where to start.  Half of the board is burned out anyways.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "maga is telling me I need to compile an IFDB list of games that have amusing squick gore, such as 'The blackened remains of Captain Rogers smell faintly like crispy chicken.'"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x screens" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        145
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCREENS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are so many screens, flipswitches, and dials here you wouldnt
Floyd | know where to start.  Half of the board is burned out anyways.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aw"
		Jacqueline says, "Because for some inexplicable reason I am deeply amused by such things."
Doug says (to Floyd), "search captain" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        146
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CAPTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x captain" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        147
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAPTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The blackened remains of Captain Rogers smell faintly like crispy
Floyd | chicken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        147
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are none at all available!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "eat captain" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        148
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT CAPTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the scorched skeleton)
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Aw"
		Roger says, "That's hardly potable."
Doug says (to Floyd), "drink captain" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        149
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRINK CAPTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing suitable to drink here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "That's what the Beast said."
		Doug asks, "sooo... what next?"
Roger says (to floyd), "x control" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        150
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CONTROL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are so many screens, flipswitches, and dials here you wouldnt
Floyd | know where to start.  Half of the board is burned out anyways.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        151
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the bridge door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "umm hrm"
Roger says (to floyd), "L" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        152
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship's Bridge
Floyd | A large cockpit window is straight ahead from the door.  Two piloting
Floyd | couches are in front of a control board under the window.  On both the
Floyd | Eastern and Western Walls are cryochambers. Next to the door sits a
Floyd | glowing terminal.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bridge door, Piloting couches, a Western Cryochamber
Floyd | (empty) and Active Terminal here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        153
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship's Bridge
Floyd | A large cockpit window is straight ahead from the door.  Two piloting
Floyd | couches are in front of a control board under the window.  On both the
Floyd | Eastern and Western Walls are cryochambers. Next to the door sits a
Floyd | glowing terminal.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bridge door, Piloting couches, a Western Cryochamber
Floyd | (empty) and Active Terminal here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Timing, sorry."
		Roger says, "s'alright"
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm, yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "I was kinda thinking we'd hit the end game in here."
Roger says (to floyd), "sit on couch" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        153
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIT ON COUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I think we have to find a lighter to combine with the gas tank"
Roger says (to floyd), "enter tube" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        153
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "and the auxiliary controls"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sit on couches" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        154
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIT ON COUCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can sit down on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It could be that Andrew Fuller is a nom de plume for Jean Paul Sartre, and really this game has no end that doesn't involve us becoming the Beast."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x seatbelts" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        155
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SEATBELTS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are seatbelts.  They go click
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "haha"
		Jacqueline says, "YAy"
		Roger says, "Haha dang"
		Jacqueline says, "er, yay."
		Roger says, "I don't know how to QUIT you"
Doug says (to Floyd), "click seatbelts" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        155
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLICK SEATBELTS
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I am starting to really enjoy this game, even though it needs some serious work."
		Roger says, "It sorta falls into that category of naive art"
		Roger asks, "Maybe I missed this, but what's this lighter everyone is talking about?"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x gas tank" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        156
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GAS TANK
Floyd |
Floyd | A cannister filled with a highly flammable substance
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "oho"
		Roger says, "Oh, that."
		Doug | Floyd | The Gas Tank looks salvageable. If you could find a lighter you may
		Doug | Floyd | be able to COMBINE it with the gas tank to jury rig something.
		Roger asks, "Maybe the oven?"
		Jacqueline says, "jury rig"
Roger says (to floyd), "x lighter" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        156
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take tank" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        157
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TANK
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "little sidechannel attack there"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, we do have it."
		Roger says, "That was from the dozer garage"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, let's take it to the oven and, um, blow ourselves up? Wait, this sounds like a bad idea."
		Roger says, "You're no fun"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, go for it, by all means."
		Roger says, "dude with brainmap, you're up"
		Jacqueline says, "This is why God endowed parsers with UNDO."
Duodave arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Doug says, "but it said there were "auxillary" controls in the bridge"
		Jacqueline says, "It did."
		Roger says, "they're all smushed"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh? That's no good."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x controls" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        157
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CONTROLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x control panel" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        157
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CONTROL PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the control board.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x control board" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        158
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CONTROL BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | There are so many screens, flipswitches, and dials here you wouldnt
Floyd | know where to start.  Half of the board is burned out anyways.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x dials" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        159
Floyd |

		Roger says, "Which to be fair is actually sort of an advanced thing to try"

Floyd | > X DIALS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are so many screens, flipswitches, and dials here you wouldnt
Floyd | know where to start.  Half of the board is burned out anyways.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We wouldn't know where to start with all the screens, flipswitches, and dials because we're only an astronaut."
		Doug says, "actually we're only a colonist."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. Hm, I guess that's true."
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        160
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "The new colony needs janitors too"
		Jacqueline says, "But you'd think the first colonists would have tech know-how."
		Duodave says, "maybe we're a cosmonaut colonist"
Doug says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        161
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Well, true."
		Jacqueline asks, "But don't the robots do that for us?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "break window" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        162
Floyd |

		Roger says, "Unfortunately reproduction might be a challenge"

Floyd | > BREAK WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        163
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x w" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        164
Floyd |
Floyd | > X W
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x western" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        165
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WESTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | Above the chamber is labeled "Co-Pilot Pistrix, Marquet de".  It looks
Floyd | like the chamber survived the crash unscathed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "search western" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        166
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH WESTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Western Cryochamber is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "ok, so, kitchen?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure. Let's blow some shit up."
		Jacqueline says, "Such as, say, ourselves."
		Doug | Pistrix in Latin means "sea monster," or "whale."
		Roger says, "Oh hunh"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      167
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Conference Room
Floyd | You see a large round room with a long conference table surrounded by
Floyd | chairs.  A long cracked window runs along  the western wall.  A
Floyd | historic painting is mounted across the room from the window on the
Floyd | eastern wall.  North of the room is a door with a plaque labeled
Floyd | "Ship's Bridge"
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bridge door, a conference table, Chairs and a historic
Floyd | painting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Also if that doesn't work we can jerk around the rat"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get chairs" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      168
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET CHAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are fastened to the floor
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get painting" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      169
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | It is securely fastened to the bulkhead
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "a histrionic painting"
Doug says (to Floyd), "look behind painting" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      169
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  North Corridor                                       170
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North Corridor
Floyd | The corridor goes East to West.  The North side of the corridor is a
Floyd | stairway with stairs leading both up and down.  A plaque labels the
Floyd | stairs direction. A large painting of the three colony ships sent out
Floyd | is mounted on the southern bulkhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a painting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  North Corridor                                       171
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  NorthWest Corridor                                   172
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | NorthWest Corridor
Floyd | The corridor banks ninety degrees from South to East. An unhappy face
Floyd | has been drawn on the wall in a crusty reddish brown substance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  West Corridor                                        173
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs North to South.  The lights out in this corridor and
Floyd | shadows lie heavily in all the corners.  Light spills in from the
Floyd | adjoining corridors and play upon a shadowed door on the eastern wall
Floyd | and a ladder well on the western wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              174
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen looks as if a tornado has blown through it.  All the
Floyd | cabinets have been opened, food stuffs have been consumed and the
Floyd | boxes torn to shreds and scattered through the room.  A refrigerator
Floyd | lays on its side in one corner.  The oven appears to be the only
Floyd | appliance that was too heavy to be moved.  On the wall across from the
Floyd | kitchenette area is a terminal.  Doors are on both the East and West
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an oven (empty), a refrigerator (closed), a cabinets
Floyd | (empty) and Active Terminal here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x oven" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              175
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a pilot light inside.
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "Good on ya for looking up Pistrix. That's one of those nice details that an author puts in even though most will miss it. Well done."
		Doug says, "ding!"
		Roger says, "woot"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get pilot" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              176
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET PILOT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline braces herself.
		Roger says, "Haha what"
Doug says (to Floyd), "combine it with gas" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              177
Floyd |
Floyd | > COMBINE IT WITH GAS
Floyd |
Floyd | You now have MacGuyver's Flamethrower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Wait, you can take a ..."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Roger exclaims, "The futre!"
		Doug says, "et voila."
		Jacqueline says, "I take back everything I've said about this game."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Torch the Beast!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "take back" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              177
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I say we try this on the rat first"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x rat" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              177
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              178
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the refrigerator, revealing a Six Legged Rat Creature.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We may only have one shot, but that is what undo is for, so."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x rat" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              179
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The creature hisses at you and bolts from the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              178
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oops sorry"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "torch rat" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              178
Floyd |
Floyd | > TORCH RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "combine flamethrower with rat" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              179
Floyd |
Floyd | > COMBINE FLAMETHROWER WITH RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the Six Legged Rat Creature)
Floyd | The creature hisses at you and bolts from the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              178
Floyd |

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              178
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "haha sorry"
		Jacqueline says, "Oops. You go."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              179
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | A horrid smell is wafting from inside.  It sounds as if something is
Floyd | moving inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the refrigerator is a Six Legged Rat Creature.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, ">SHOOT FLAMETHROWER AT RAT?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "shoot flamethrower at rat" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              179
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT FLAMETHROWER AT RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "shoot rat" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              179
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "flame rat" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              179
Floyd |
Floyd | > FLAME RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to flame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x flamethrower" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              180
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLAMETHROWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Dear MacGuyver, enclosed is a rubber band, a paper clip, and a
Floyd | drinking straw. Please save my dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I always want to use >USE, but of course few games use >USE"
Doug says (to Floyd), "use flamethrower" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              180
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE FLAMETHROWER
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "flame on" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              180
Floyd |
Floyd | > FLAME ON
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to flame.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "throw flame" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              180
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW FLAME
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "snrk. Great, but totally not at all helpful, description for the flamethrower."
Doug says (to Floyd), "light flame" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              180
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT FLAME
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "light flamethrower" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              181
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHT FLAMETHROWER
Floyd |
Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "kill rat" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              182
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, but it is.."
Doug says (to Floyd), "get rat" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              183
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET RAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The creature hisses at you and bolts from the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              182
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode exclaims, "burn, burn!"
		Roger says, "This may be underimplemented; I don't need to see it that badly"
		Doug says, "we also have this battery park."
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              183
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   MacGuyver's Flamethrower
Floyd |   a Keycard
Floyd |   a Battery Pack
Floyd |   a shower
Floyd |   an uniform (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "You mean, it may only work on the Beast, Roger?"
		Doug says, "an uniform! nice"
		Roger says, "And of course the shower. Yeah, J, that's what I was suspecting."
		Doug says, "an un-iform"
		Doug asks, "maybe we need to use the battery pack with the auxillary controls?"
		Roger asks, "Hrm so I guess we can't actually track down the beast per se. Any ideas as to where we want our final battle?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Corridor                                        184
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs North to South with a door on the western wall.  A
Floyd | plaque above the door says Kitchen.  Flickering overhead lights
Floyd | illuminate claw marks gouged into the eastern wall of the corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  NorthEast Corridor                                   185
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | NorthEast Corridor
Floyd | The corridor banks ninety degrees from South to West. Surprisingly the
Floyd | lights are maintaining their power levels.  Unfortunately they are
Floyd | providing good lighting for a rotting human carcass propped up in the
Floyd | corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Rotting Human Carcass here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  North Corridor                                       186
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North Corridor
Floyd | The corridor goes East to West.  The North side of the corridor is a
Floyd | stairway with stairs leading both up and down.  A plaque labels the
Floyd | stairs direction. A large painting of the three colony ships sent out
Floyd | is mounted on the southern bulkhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a painting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            187
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cargo Bay
Floyd | The ships cargo bay is a wide open room capable of housing multiple
Floyd | pieces of heavy equipment necessary to colonize a planet.  It appears
Floyd | the bull dozer that was loaded inside broke its holding chains during
Floyd | the crash and split the double doors sealing the Northern wall from
Floyd | the loading dock.  The control panel for the cargo bay doors is off to
Floyd | the side of the dozer.  A broken fork lift is off to one side of the
Floyd | hold.  Debris and equipment is scattered across the hold. An active
Floyd | terminal sits next to the stairwell.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Cargo Hold Door, Active Terminal, a bull dozer, a broken
Floyd | fork lift and a control panel here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "X equipment" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            188
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EQUIPMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Its in the way
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "clear debris" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            189
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAR DEBRIS
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "clear equipment" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            190
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAR EQUIPMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "He TRIED to KILL ME with a FORKLIFT </mst3k>"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x bull dozer" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            191
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BULL DOZER
Floyd |
Floyd | It is firmly wedged in the double doors.  You can see through the back
Floyd | and front windshield into the loading bay and on to the outside world.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x loading bay" 		

Floyd ]  Cargo Bay                                            191
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LOADING BAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  North Corridor                                       192
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North Corridor
Floyd | The corridor goes East to West.  The North side of the corridor is a
Floyd | stairway with stairs leading both up and down.  A plaque labels the
Floyd | stairs direction. A large painting of the three colony ships sent out
Floyd | is mounted on the southern bulkhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a painting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      193
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Conference Room
Floyd | You see a large round room with a long conference table surrounded by
Floyd | chairs.  A long cracked window runs along  the western wall.  A
Floyd | historic painting is mounted across the room from the window on the
Floyd | eastern wall.  North of the room is a door with a plaque labeled
Floyd | "Ship's Bridge"
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bridge door, a conference table, Chairs and a historic
Floyd | painting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        194
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ship's Bridge
Floyd | A large cockpit window is straight ahead from the door.  Two piloting
Floyd | couches are in front of a control board under the window.  On both the
Floyd | Eastern and Western Walls are cryochambers. Next to the door sits a
Floyd | glowing terminal.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bridge door, Piloting couches, a Western Cryochamber
Floyd | (empty) and Active Terminal here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "combine battery pack with control board" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        195
Floyd |
Floyd | > COMBINE BATTERY PACK WITH CONTROL BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the control board)
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "Are we wandering around for our bestie Beastie?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "fix control board" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        195
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIX CONTROL BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yeah"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get terminal" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        196
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET TERMINAL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "enter chamber" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        196
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CHAMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Heeeere Beastie, Beastie! Come say hello to our little friend."
Roger says (to floyd), "smell captain" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        197
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL CAPTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "push switch" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        197
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH SWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        198
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the bridge door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        199
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the bridge door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        199
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "lock door" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        199
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to lock the bridge door with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        200
Floyd |
Floyd | > KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You lock the bridge door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "well that's nice"
		Roger says, "Haha and counterproductive"
Doug says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        201
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock it" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        201
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK IT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock the bridge door with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "keycard" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        202
Floyd |
Floyd | > KEYCARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the bridge door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        203
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the bridge door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger says (to floyd), "x pilot" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        203
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PILOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Oh"
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        204
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   MacGuyver's Flamethrower
Floyd |   a Keycard
Floyd |   a Battery Pack
Floyd |   a shower
Floyd |   an uniform (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Builds interstellar starship, still needs pilot lights"
Doug says (to Floyd), "turn on shower" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        205
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the groaning of pipes, but no water emerges.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "so, I guess we wander to find the beast?"
		Roger says, "Or we could wait and wait and wait; whatevs"
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        206
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        207
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        207
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Ship's Bridge                                        207
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      208
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Conference Room
Floyd | You see a large round room with a long conference table surrounded by
Floyd | chairs.  A long cracked window runs along  the western wall.  A
Floyd | historic painting is mounted across the room from the window on the
Floyd | eastern wall.  North of the room is a door with a plaque labeled
Floyd | "Ship's Bridge"
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a bridge door, a conference table, Chairs and a historic
Floyd | painting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "search table" 		

Floyd ]  Conference Room                                      209
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the conference table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  North Corridor                                       210
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North Corridor
Floyd | The corridor goes East to West.  The North side of the corridor is a
Floyd | stairway with stairs leading both up and down.  A plaque labels the
Floyd | stairs direction. A large painting of the three colony ships sent out
Floyd | is mounted on the southern bulkhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a painting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  NorthWest Corridor                                   211
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | NorthWest Corridor
Floyd | The corridor banks ninety degrees from South to East. An unhappy face
Floyd | has been drawn on the wall in a crusty reddish brown substance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Do we have to wander, or could we just sit and z?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  West Corridor                                        212
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs North to South.  The lights out in this corridor and
Floyd | shadows lie heavily in all the corners.  Light spills in from the
Floyd | adjoining corridors and play upon a shadowed door on the eastern wall
Floyd | and a ladder well on the western wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an echos of the Beast here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The echos of the Beast goes down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "OOH!"
		Doug says, "heyo"
		Jacqueline says, "Forget what I said."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "D!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Ladder Well                                          213
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ladder Well
Floyd | Debris clutters the lower rungs. You cant go any further
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an echos of the Beast here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "attack beast with flamethrower" 		

Floyd ]  Ladder Well                                          213
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK BEAST WITH FLAMETHROWER
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to attack the echos of the
Floyd | Beast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "attack beast" 		

Floyd ]  Ladder Well                                          213
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK BEAST
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** The Beast goes up in flames, writihing around pitifully.
Floyd | You can see a parasitic lump attached to the back of its neck flailing
Floyd | out crab-like mandibles in agony.  After a painful amount of time, the
Floyd | Beast collapses into a pile of tarry goo.
Floyd | ##
Floyd | ##
Floyd | You are finally free of the terror of the beast and can leave the
Floyd | ship peacefully.  You should probably stay away from the water
Floyd | though... ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Umm hrm"
		Roger says, "Oh well then"
		Roger says, "Good jorb team"
		Jacqueline says, "Good jorb indeed."
		Doug asks, "that's it?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
		Doug asks, "how do we get out?"
		Roger says, "I disqualify myself from picking further games"
		Doug asks, "what was the battery pack for?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, no, that's not all, Doug."
		Jacqueline hands Doug a gold star.
		Roger says, "Although that was sort of alright"
		Doug asks, "does Audrey survive the bomb in the bank??"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. I definitely warmed up to it and felt it was a good session."
		Doug says, "it was charmingly amateurish"
		Roger says, "Like the late Captain America, the bones were strong and delicious; it just needed a bit more fleshing out."
		Jacqueline says, "There are many bits I enjoyed about the game."
		Jacqueline says, "We should all make a point of rating it on IFDB some time today."
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Ladder Well                                          213
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Ladder Well
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen to echos" 		

Floyd ]  Ladder Well                                          213
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN TO ECHOS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x echos" 		

Floyd ]  Ladder Well                                          213
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ECHOS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Ladder Well                                          214
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Ladder Well
Floyd | Debris clutters the lower rungs. You cant go any further
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an echos of the Beast here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The echos of the Beast goes up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "u" 		Jacqueline says, "Also, I will go run a couple of errands, then hopefully have time to post the transcript before I go to Lucian's for gaming this afternoon. Otherwise, I'll post the transcript tonight."

Floyd ]  West Corridor                                        215
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs North to South.  The lights out in this corridor and
Floyd | shadows lie heavily in all the corners.  Light spills in from the
Floyd | adjoining corridors and play upon a shadowed door on the eastern wall
Floyd | and a ladder well on the western wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an echos of the Beast here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x beast" 		

Floyd ]  West Corridor                                        216
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BEAST
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the shuffling of the beast nearby
Floyd |
Floyd | The echos of the Beast goes down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Ladder Well                                          217
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ladder Well
Floyd | Debris clutters the lower rungs. You cant go any further
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an echos of the Beast here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Ladder Well                                          218
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The echos of the Beast goes up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "apparently it's not interested in us."
		Roger says, "Maybe it can sense our flamethroweriness"
		Doug says, "I wonder if "choose you next move" really meant there was something to be done when you're in its clutches, if you don't have the flamethrower"
		Doug says, "*your"
Doug says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  West Corridor                                        219
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West Corridor
Floyd | The corridor runs North to South.  The lights out in this corridor and
Floyd | shadows lie heavily in all the corners.  Light spills in from the
Floyd | adjoining corridors and play upon a shadowed door on the eastern wall
Floyd | and a ladder well on the western wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an echos of the Beast here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "also this would have been a classic twist ending, something about hey is that a bump on your neck? Nahh..."
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  West Corridor                                        220
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The echos of the Beast goes east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              221
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The kitchen looks as if a tornado has blown through it.  All the
Floyd | cabinets have been opened, food stuffs have been consumed and the
Floyd | boxes torn to shreds and scattered through the room.  A refrigerator
Floyd | lays on its side in one corner.  The oven appears to be the only
Floyd | appliance that was too heavy to be moved.  On the wall across from the
Floyd | kitchenette area is a terminal.  Doors are on both the East and West
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an echos of the Beast, an oven (empty), a refrigerator (in
Floyd | which is a Six Legged Rat Creature), a cabinets (empty) and Active
Floyd | Terminal here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wave at beast" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              221
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAVE AT BEAST
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "Do we have the appetite for another, Club?"
		Jacqueline says, "I felt like that there was a move we could make when in its clutches, but perhaps not."
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "I have to go."
		Roger says, "awww nuts"
		Jacqueline says, "We are technically right at the ClubFloyd sweetspot of 2 hours."
		Jacqueline says, "But you two can play something else if you want."
		Doug says, "yeah I should probably do something"
		Jacqueline says, "I'll upload it before I go."
		Roger says, "Oh; I had gotten so used to marathon endeavours"
		Jacqueline says, "Or not."
		Doug says, "sorry"
		Jacqueline says, "Next week, Castronego"
		Roger says, "That's alright I could find something worthwhile to do"
		Jacqueline says, "er, Castronegro Blues."
		Roger says, "poke Gunther or something"
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks for the session guys. I'm glad we didn't gong this."
		Roger says, "And yeah, time well-spent"
		Jacqueline says, "Go rate it, peeps."
		Roger says, "Link us up, girlfriend"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Doug says, "I rated it, not sure I'm up for reviewing it"
		Roger says, "Gracias"
		Jacqueline says, "I think I may write something up later, if only to pull out a few examples of responses I adored."
		Doug says, "ooh, there's a picture of the ship"
		Jacqueline says, "If I can do so without spoilering too much."
		Doug says, "looks like a sneaker"
		Jacqueline says, "hee. It kinda does."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "oh oh oh... it's EPISODE 1!"
		Jacqueline says, "So hopefully this transcript will be helpful to the author and we will see Episode 2 eventually."
		Jacqueline says, "Seems like this is his only game. Really great."
		Roger says, "Reviewed."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Castronegro Blues by Marshal Tenner Winter
As played on ifMUD on February 23, 2014

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 Castronegro Blues written by Marshal Tenner Winter. Castronegro Blues was released in 2013. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting IFDB.

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

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 hollers, "At the top of the hour we'll be playing Castronegro Blues at ClubFloyd. Please join us!" 		
marshal_tenner_winter arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
DavidW arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
jenTrexrode arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Jacqueline says (to Katie), "Okay, now I see what you mean. jenrexrode is now jen t rex rode"
		Jacqueline says, "As in the dinosaur."
		* marshal_tenner_winter has joined the channel.
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "hello"
		Jacqueline says, "Hi, MTW."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "hey hey hey"
		Jacqueline says, "Unfortunately, Marshal, I can't be here after we get started today, as I have a work obligation."
		Jacqueline says, "And DavidW has already played it."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "omg"
		Jacqueline says, "But hopefully we'll get a good turn out."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "so far so good"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, it seems so."
		katie-paquette says (to marshall_winter), "hi."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "hello there"
Fang arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Fang asks, "is this game's name a Lupin reference?"
		* Jacqueline has added NotAPrune to the channel.
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "not sure what Lupin is- so no"
		jenTrexrode says, "it's either a flower or a wolf"
		Fang says, "a series of anime movies that I have not seen."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "ah no. I do like anime but not well versed in it"
		katie-paquette says (to marshall_tenor_winter), "My name is Katie Paquette and I am blind."
		Jacqueline says, "So, we'll get started here in a moment. During the game, please do not play with items in the Toyshop, and please keep all of your conversation on this channel. If you're new to channels, you can speak on the channel by typing #CLUBFLOYD HI, and then (once you've designated the channel that way) you can shorten the syntax by typing ;HELLO AGAIN."
		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "hello katie!"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "attention all, this game contains profanity"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "just saying"
lno arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Jacqueline says, "Generally, everyone can enter commands during play, but we have a house rule where people ask before changing locations in the game. Sometimes it will become obvious (during a particular puzzle requiring sequential steps, or when there's a timer involved) where only one person should enter commands. At that point, the group will appoint a 'driver' and everyone will use the channel to suggest what the driver should do."
		Jacqueline asks, "Veteran Floyders, am I forgetting anything?"
		lno asks, "the pizza and beer?"
		Jacqueline says, "It's BYOP&B, lno. We've been over this."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "i also apologize that undo is disabled, it's my third game and i didnt know any better. so be ready to save here and there."
		jenTrexrode says, "also BYOPB&J"
		Fang says, "type >push space for pushing space"
		Jacqueline says, "I would suggest we save right after starting the game, just to ensure save works. It's been a little finicky as of late, but should be working."
Roger arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline says, "Oh, one more thing."
		Fang says, "also no spoilers, if you have to say spoilerific things, go to #cfspoilers"
		DavidW) Jacqueline says (to DavidW), "no spoilers."
		Fang says, "timing"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "no spoilers, gotcha"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "ill just sit back and cringe"
		Draconis asks, "Are we starting now or in an hour?"
		DavidW says, "There is a #cfspoilers channel, though."
		Fang says, "pretty much imminently"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Well, yes, there's that."
		says, "To enter commands, you direct them to Floyd by prefacing your command with an f. Like: F LOOK. If you are pushing the space bar or saving the game, just >PUSH SPACE or >PUSH S"
		Jacqueline says, "er, >PUSH SAVE, as we have buttons for that here in the toyshop. In fact, if you haven't saved before at ClubFloyd, that's probably best left to a regular."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "oh ok"
		Fang says, "also we don't use hints unless everyone is okay with it"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "i promise to be quiet. i'm not the kind of guy who likes giving hints or spoilers anyhow"
		Fang says, "we just loudly curse the author instead"
		Jacqueline says, "Sounds good. Okay, I'll start the game now. Have fun, everyone. I have to go, but I'll see you all next week (and I'll be back later to get the transcript)."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask castronegro" 		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "bye Jacq!"

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You listen to the dame on the other end of the phone as she finishes
Floyd | her plight.  "My brother has gone missing.  I want you to find him."
Floyd | You promised yourself a vacation, but this broad sounds a bit dishy.
Floyd | Maybe one more case before your vacation won't be too much of a
Floyd | bother. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | Castronegro Blues
Floyd | Another Interactive Enigma by Marshal Tenner Winter
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 130314 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Office
Floyd | This is your office.  It's not that tidy, but it is
Floyd | presentable.  You have a desk, its accompanying chair, and a file
Floyd | cabinet.  A large window looks out onto the city.  Across the office
Floyd | from the window is your office door; to the south.  A second chair is
Floyd | set for clients on the other side of the desk.  The only luxury you've
Floyd | allowed yourself is an old phonograph that you've set up in the
Floyd | corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are an ashtray and a telephone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf20" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Looks good - have fun."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "cool"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x photograph" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PHOTOGRAPH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x phonograph" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PHONOGRAPH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an early Brunswick model.  You found it in the hallway when your
Floyd | office neighbor was moving into the building.  There's a record in it.
Floyd | It's the only one you have.
Floyd |
Floyd | The phonograph is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Fang says, "oops"
		DavidW says, "I've already played, so I'll just be watching in antici-"
Draconis says (to Floyd), "x record" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RECORD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello Sailor!" Sung by Ella Dietrich
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a knock on the door but the knocker doesn't wait for an
Floyd | answer.  The door opens and a beautiful woman walks in.  "Thank you
Floyd | for seeing me, detective."  You invite her to sit and she does.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "pation."
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about her" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT HER
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm not sure what "her" refers to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask woman about her" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT HER
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about her."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask woman about woman" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about woman."
Floyd |
Floyd | Claudine Lane begins telling you about her case.  "My brother, David,
Floyd | has gone missing in Silver City, New Mexico."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
lno has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		marshal_tenner_winter says, "lol, my convo work wasn't great either."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x woman" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | She is classy, blonde, and stacked like a brick shit-house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claudine continues, "David had been staying in Albuquerque for some
Floyd | time.  He planned to visit a small town called Castronegro to
Floyd | investigate some strange rumors he had gotten from local Apaches."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Draconis says (to Floyd), "ask woman about apaches" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT APACHES
Floyd |
Floyd | "David was in contact with the local Apaches in New Mexico.  He was a
Floyd | scholar of ancient lore and rituals.  It was rumors he got from them
Floyd | that lead him to try to get to Castronegro, but for what reason, I
Floyd | don't know."
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking out the window, Ms. Lane continues, "In his letters, he was
Floyd | excited about something he called reverse evolution and the
Floyd | occult."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
two-star arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
NotAPrune says (to Floyd), "ask woman abask woman l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABASK WOMAN L
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
NotAPrune goes home. 		Fang says, "I'm imagining those <em>s as denoting airquotes"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask woman about reverse evolution" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT REVERSE EVOLUTION
Floyd |
Floyd | "I have no idea what David meant by that phrase."
Floyd |
Floyd | Claudine goes on, "On the way to Castronegro, he planned to stay for a
Floyd | couple of weeks in Silver City, to see a friend of his named Adam
Floyd | Little."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "i think they were supposed to be italics"
		Busta says, "I think they stand for emphasis... timing"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, <em> is the same as <i>"
		Draconis says, "Floyd uses HTML tags to show styles, for the transcripts."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "o i c"
		Jacqueline says, "The html markup is for the final transcript."
		Jacqueline says, "Tiing."
		Jacqueline says, "er, Timing."
		DavidW says, "yeah, the pretty pretty transcripts."
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask woman about little" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT LITTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know him.  I just know he was a colleague of David's.
Floyd | Perhaps more can be found out about him in Silver City."
Floyd |
Floyd | Claudine Lane tells you, "I will pay your expenses to travel to New
Floyd | Mexico to find my brother.  You were referred to me by Mrs. Timmons.
Floyd | She said you brought her closure regarding her son, Brian."
Floyd |
Floyd | You agree, of course, and Claudine leaves some papers on your desk and
Floyd | walks out of your office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "she left so fast, it gave me whiplash"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Annoying for us to read here, and probably really annoying on a screen reader, but they look great on the website!"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x paper" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Draconis says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The ref to Brian Simmons is from the previous game, btw."
Draconis says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a private eye; a gumshoe, as they say, and you appear as such.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x revolver" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REVOLVER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a .45 revolver.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a private eye; a gumshoe, as they say, and you appear as such.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
katie-paquette says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I hope we find some eggs, because you just know they'll be hard-boiled."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "heh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Office
Floyd | This is your office.  It's not that tidy, but it is
Floyd | presentable.  You have a desk, its accompanying chair, and a file
Floyd | cabinet.  A large window looks out onto the city.  Across the office
Floyd | from the window is your office door; to the south.  A second chair is
Floyd | set for clients on the other side of the desk.  The only luxury you've
Floyd | allowed yourself is an old phonograph that you've set up in the
Floyd | corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are a train ticket, a Herald clipping, a Times clipping,
Floyd | an ashtray and a telephone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "close trenchcoat :)"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x ticket" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TICKET
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a round-trip train ticket to New Mexico.  Looks like you're
Floyd | going on a vacation after all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x herald" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HERALD
Floyd |
Floyd | Dead Cattle Puzzle Continues  In the most recent chapter of
Floyd | the continuing mystery of the New Mexican cattle killings, rancher
Floyd | Charles Dexter lost 92 cattle between the 8th and 19th of September
Floyd | here on his ranch by the isolated town of Castronegro.  This has been
Floyd | the largest single loss ever attributed to the unseen "Cattle
Floyd | Butchers".
Floyd |
Floyd | The cattle were found scattered across Mr. Dexter's ranch, all
Floyd | with their tongues bodily torn out and frequently other signs of
Floyd | violence.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mr. Dexter has been so affected by this grim occurrence that he
Floyd | has sold his ranch and moved to Europe.  Before leaving, he stated, "I
Floyd | have a mighty good notion as to who's been slaughtering my herd.  I am
Floyd | not a cowardly man, but I have no desire at all to mess with them.  I
Floyd | am leaving this place for good."  Mr. Dexter went on to say that his
Floyd | move had been planned for some months, but the recent catastrophe
Floyd | spurred him to move immediately.
Floyd |
Floyd | For the last two years, occasional mysterious cattle mutilations
Floyd | have been occurring on the local ranches, but generally no more than
Floyd | one or two cows have been killed in a month.  This newest occurrence
Floyd | seems to signal a possible upsurge in this strange chapter in the
Floyd | American Southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "that text dump landed on my foot! ouch!"
		Fang says, "call xcom."
		Draconis says, "Well, we certainly aren't a coward...but neither are we a cowherd."
		Draconis says, "Okay, that was awful."
		Draconis says, "Sorry."
		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "i liked it!"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x times" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TIMES
Floyd |
Floyd | Weird Disappearances Baffle Sheriff The police of southwest
Floyd | New Mexico have been mystified by a string of missing persons
Floyd | cases.
Floyd |
Floyd | On September 28, Joaquin Vilheila-Pereira, a native of the small
Floyd | town of Castronegro, was discovered to have left his room at the
Floyd | Armitage Hotel in Silver City, leaving all his possessions behind.
Floyd | The authorities suspect foul play, but have no suspects or clues.
Floyd |
Floyd | This would not be so surprising were it not for two previous
Floyd | disappearances.  On September 16th, Dr. William Godfrey, a noted
Floyd | Professor of Psychology at the University of New Mexico at
Floyd | Albuquerque, was reported missing while traveling from Silver City to
Floyd | Las Cruces.  On the 18th, a traveler from Boston, a Mr. David Lane,
Floyd | was found missing from his rented room in downtown Silver City.  Both
Floyd | of these disappearances are also unaccounted for, though the police
Floyd | suspect that there is some connection between them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks (of MTW), "How many times did you misspell Vilheila-Pereira when coding this?"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "oh, in case anyone doesn't know, this is based on a Chaosium Call of Cthulhu scenario called The Secret of Castronegro"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "davidw, probably a lot"
Fang says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | train ticket: You take the train ticket from the desk.
Floyd | Herald clipping: You take the Herald clipping from the desk.
Floyd | Times clipping: You take the Times clipping from the desk.
Floyd | ashtray: You take the ashtray from the desk.
Floyd | revolver: You take the revolver from the holster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x ashtray" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ASHTRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a glass ashtray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "search desk" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk is a telephone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "call xcom" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CALL XCOM
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Your Office                                          Boston 1924
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Office
Floyd | This is your office.  It's not that tidy, but it is
Floyd | presentable.  You have a desk, its accompanying chair, and a file
Floyd | cabinet.  A large window looks out onto the city.  Across the office
Floyd | from the window is your office door; to the south.  A second chair is
Floyd | set for clients on the other side of the desk.  The only luxury you've
Floyd | allowed yourself is an old phonograph that you've set up in the
Floyd | corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk is a telephone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "heh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you ready to leave?

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd | One unbelievably long train ride later. . .
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		Fang says, "er"
		DavidW says, "ah, they didn't trip the trap. Lucky them."
		Fang says, "assuming everyone is okay with this"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "lol they can look up the little things to do in your walkthru"
Fang pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                          Silver City
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | You're lucky to be visiting New Mexico in the winter to avoid the
Floyd | extremes of the season.  You stand in the town square of Silver City.
Floyd | To the north, you can make your way to the sheriff's office.  Hyde
Floyd | street is to the west; where sits the boarding house in which David
Floyd | Lane stayed.  The newspaper office, The Silver City Press, can be
Floyd | reached to the southeast.  The bus station is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You did everything you needed to do in the office."
		Busta says, "I'm good with going."
Draconis says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                          Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a revolver
Floyd |   an ashtray
Floyd |   a Times clipping
Floyd |   a Herald clipping
Floyd |   a train ticket
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Draconis asks, "Why did we take the ashtray?"
		Roger asks, "What, no liquor?"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "prohibition era unfortunately"
		DavidW says, "I can't give spoilers. Sorry."
		Fang asks (of Draconis), "don't you watch movies?"
		Fang says, "ashtrays are the best bashing weapon"
		Busta says, "Our protagonist doesn't like to ash everywhere."
		Draconis says, "But we don't seem to have any tobacco..."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "many times i've found myself just mindlessly carrying an ashtray around."
		DavidW asks, "In case a friend wants to bum an ashtray from you?"
		DavidW says, "anyway, detective is in Silver City. Feel free to investigate."
		Busta says, "I vote north, when we decide to move on. Since we aren't the sheriff, he's probably in on it."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "yes, i can't drive. i'm the author. nor should davidw as he wrote the walkthru"
		Draconis says, "I agree, go with North."
		katie-paquette says, "I'm okay with it."
Mostly_Useless arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sheriff's Office                                     Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Following some directions given to you by a townsperson, you make your
Floyd | way to the. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | Sheriff's Office
Floyd | This is a sheriff's office that almost harkens back to the style of
Floyd | the Old West.  Doors to offices are in each wall except the south wall
Floyd | which is the door back outside.  A counter sits facing the south door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the counter, a sour-faced seargent eyes you guardedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "Mostly_Useless is finally here. That must've been one hell of a potato"
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to seargent" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SEARGENT
Floyd |
Floyd | "You wanna talk to the sherf?"

		DavidW says, "Must've been an Ayshire Blue."
Draconis says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Sheriff's Office                                     Silver City
Floyd | "You wanna talk to the sherf?"
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | The seargent knocks on one of the office doors and the sheriff comes
Floyd | out.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sheriff eyes you up, clearly annoyed.  "What is it I can help you
Floyd | with?  I'm busier than a hooker on a cowboy's birthday."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I've been that busy."
		Draconis says, "Now that's a sentence I've never heard before."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "it was either that or "busier than a cat trying to bury a turd in a marble floor""
Fang says (to Floyd), "tell him about casual misogyny" 		

Floyd ]  Sheriff's Office                                     Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL HIM ABOUT CASUAL MISOGYNY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Interesting."
Floyd |
Floyd | You explain that you are investigating the disappearances, having been
Floyd | hired by David Lane's sister.  "Yeah, we do believe foul play was
Floyd | involved.", he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette says (to marshall_tennor), "When you're talking to someone the correct format is ;..who ever you ale talking to not ;Who ever you're talking to."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "oh okay"
Draconis says (to Floyd), "TELL HIM THAT I KILLED THEM ALL" 		

Floyd ]  Sheriff's Office                                     Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL HIM THAT I KILLED THEM ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode asks, "do we really need style police?"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "there's a story twist for ya"
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask sheriff about foul play" 		

Floyd ]  Sheriff's Office                                     Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SHERIFF ABOUT FOUL PLAY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Pay attention, boy, I'm talking to you."
Floyd |
Floyd | The sheriff continues, "We found tracks in the dust outside Lane's
Floyd | window at the boarding house.  This was after his disappearance
Floyd | a'course."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		* Mostly_Useless has joined the channel.
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Sheriff's Office                                     Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sheriff says "One pair of prints were shoes of the same size as
Floyd | Lane's; another pair were thick boots with a cross imprint on the
Floyd | heels; a third and final pair of prints were large bare footprints."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "hey M_U!"
Draconis says (to Floyd), "ask him about his own boots" 		

Floyd ]  Sheriff's Office                                     Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HIM ABOUT HIS OWN BOOTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Pay attention, boy, I'm talking to you."
Floyd |
Floyd | The sheriff paces around as he continues to tell you what the police
Floyd | know, "Neighbors of Lane reported seeing two strange characters
Floyd | loitering on Hyde street all day on September 17th.  Both had dark
Floyd | hair, bad teeth, sallow complexions, and were dressed in ill-fitting
Floyd | coarse clothing.  One wore a pair of heavy leather boots."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Draconis heads back home. 		Mostly_Useless asks, "Did I miss all the swearing?"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "not all of it"
		DavidW says, "I'm sure there's more to come."
Draconis arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Draconis heads back home. 		
Draconis arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Draconis heads back home. 		marshal_tenner_winter says, "oh inconstant guest"
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Sheriff's Office                                     Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask about the other missing persons, Dr. William Godfrey and
Floyd | Joaquin Vilheila-Pereira.  The sheriff consults some notes by the
Floyd | counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Sheriff's Office                                     Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | He tells you what the Silver City police know, "Dr. Godfrey traveled
Floyd | to Silver City three times during the two months before his
Floyd | disappearance, each time with a fortnight layover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Sheriff's Office                                     Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The last time he stopped over at a friend's house the night before he
Floyd | left, and his friends saw him to the station in the morning,
Floyd | confirming his departure."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Mostly_Useless exclaims, "It's Marshal's patented sleep-to-talk(TM) system!"
		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "hey, i wasn't great at convos yet! bear with it!"
		DavidW says, "This conversation isn't that long."
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Sheriff's Office                                     Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "However, he did not arrive in Albuquerque that night.  His landlady
Floyd | called the police two days later."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's just nine zeds total."
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Sheriff's Office                                     Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask about the final missing person, Joaquin Vilheila-Pereira.  The
Floyd | sheriff doesn't have much to say, "All of his belongings from the
Floyd | hotel he was stayin" at were taken by his family.  He was remembered
Floyd | as being a furtive young man with a pale complexion, bright green
Floyd | eyes, and black hair.  His things were picked up by his uncle, Philip
Floyd | Vilheila-Pareira, a tall man, mid 30s, green eyes and black hair."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I feel like I should be taking notes on the victims and suspects with these descriptions"
		katie-paquette says, "Sorry for the interruption but I think lunch is going to be in 17 minutes for me. I'll be back after lunch."
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Sheriff's Office                                     Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sheriff looks at you sternly, "Anything else?  No?  Good.", and
Floyd | with that, he walks back into his office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Busta), "I can summarize, if necessary."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "the sherriff, ladies and gentlemen"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "XYZZY award for most boringest sherriff scene"
		Mostly_Useless says, "I love that guy. He makes me feel welcome."
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Sheriff's Office                                     Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Sheriff's Office
Floyd | This is a sheriff's office that almost harkens back to the style of
Floyd | the Old West.  Doors to offices are in each wall except the south wall
Floyd | which is the door back outside.  A counter sits facing the south door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the counter, a sour-faced seargent eyes you guardedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I'm guessing there isn't much else to do here."
		Busta says, "Then again, I'm terrible at IF. If the game doesn't beg me to examine something, then I usually miss it."
		DavidW says, "I think you're done with the 'sherf'. Or he with us. Same thing, really."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "that was Joe Don Baker as The Sherf'"
		katie-paquette says, "Sorry I'm thinking 17 minutes at 12:00 it's 45 minutes till lunch. So I can stay."
		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "yay!"
		Mostly_Useless asks, "Are we allowed to 'w00t' here?"
		Busta asks, "Anyone opposed to heading out?"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "please do"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "both on the woot and heading south"
		Mostly_Useless exclaims, "then w00t!"
		Mostly_Useless says, "This game is heading south fast"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "lol"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "downhill is the fun part"
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                          Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | You're lucky to be visiting New Mexico in the winter to avoid the
Floyd | extremes of the season.  You stand in the town square of Silver City.
Floyd | To the north, you can make your way to the sheriff's office.  Hyde
Floyd | street is to the west; where sits the boarding house in which David
Floyd | Lane stayed.  The newspaper office, The Silver City Press, can be
Floyd | reached to the southeast.  The bus station is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hyde Street                                          Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hyde Street
Floyd | This is Hyde Street.  It's a pleasant neighborhood of homes along a
Floyd | dusty road.  Despite the dust and desert setting, the homes have
Floyd | sparse green lawns, cacti, and trees.  The road stretches east to
Floyd | west.  To the south is the boarding house from where David Lane
Floyd | disappeared.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "south?"
		katie-paquette asks, "What does w00t and woot mean?"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "sorry, katie, that's someone saying "woo hoo!""
		Mostly_Useless says, "it means yay, but more so"
		DavidW says, "Like hooray or yippee"
		Busta says, "According to wikipedia, it is a slang interjection used to express happiness or excitement, usually over the Internet."
		Mostly_Useless says, "But more internetty."
		katie-paquette says, "Okay."
		Busta says, "ok I'm going south"
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Porch
Floyd | This is a wide porch on a large boarding house.  The front door is to
Floyd | the south and Hyde Street is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x porch" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "taaa daaa!"
Busta says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the front door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry
Floyd | You are in the foyer of the boarding house.  A counter sits by one
Floyd | wall, behind which are small, open cubes in the wall for the tenants'
Floyd | mail.  The front door is to the north and stairs lead up to a landing.
Floyd | Along just about every square inch of wall are hundreds of small
Floyd | pictures of cats.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the counter is Mrs O'Grady, the Landlady.  "Can I help you,
Floyd | dear?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Mostly_Useless says, "Way to go, Marsh"
		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "thank you! thank yoU!"
		Busta exclaims, "!"
		Mostly_Useless exclaims, "Next up, jumping on the spot fruitlessly!"
		Mostly_Useless says, "You can redeem yourself with an individual description of each cat picture."
		Busta says, "It's like that commercial, where the lady makes a facebook wall out of a real wall."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "lol"
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to landlady" 		

Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LANDLADY
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe you should ask or tell about more specific topics.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, *now* the conversation system wants a topic."
		marshal_tenner_winter asks, "you like that?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask landlady about david lane" 		

Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LANDLADY ABOUT DAVID LANE
Floyd |
Floyd | "He was a vague young man," she says, "with blond hair and blue eyes.
Floyd | He disappeared on the 18th.  All of his possessions were left behind.
Floyd | Most were taken by the police, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "pay attention, boy"
		marshal_tenner_winter asks, "wait, ALL his possessions were left behind but MOST were taken by the police?"
		marshal_tenner_winter asks, "what was i smoking?"
		katie-paquette says (to marshall_tenner_winter), "Sorry I was writing in computer braille at first q if anyone didn't understand me, that's why."
		Busta says, "I get what you were trying to say"
		jenTrexrode asks, "I thought his family took them, or was that Joaquin?"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "that was Joaquin"
		DavidW says, "That was Joaquin, yeah."
Busta asks, "landlady about possessions" 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask landlady about possessions" 		

Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LANDLADY ABOUT POSSESSIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about possessions."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask landlady about joaquin" 		

Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LANDLADY ABOUT JOAQUIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about joaquin."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter asks, "dammit. try just heading up to the room?"
		Mostly_Useless says, "This landlady's a stinking liar."
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask landlady about cats" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LANDLADY ABOUT CATS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, do you like cats?"

		DavidW says, "I think the landlady means that David left all his stuff, and the police took most of that stuff. Except for the stuff the police didn't take."
		jenTrexrode says, "hee hee"
Busta says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | "Oh, do you like cats?"
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mm.", she says curtly and begins dusting her cat pictures.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "meow!"
		Mostly_Useless says, "Now she's gonna put a curse on you."
		Mostly_Useless says, "You'll turn into another cat picture..."
		DavidW says, "I so have the eHarmony video singing in my head."
Busta says (to Floyd), "knock cat pictures off wall rudely" 		

Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KNOCK CAT PICTURES OFF WALL RUDELY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "this scene is directly from my real life except the landlady was a cop and the cat pictures were small bags of heroin"
		jenTrexrode coughs
		marshal_tenner_winter asks, "was that outloud?"
		Mostly_Useless says, "Yeah, this work is largely autobiographical"
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry
Floyd | You are in the foyer of the boarding house.  A counter sits by one
Floyd | wall, behind which are small, open cubes in the wall for the tenants'
Floyd | mail.  The front door is to the north and stairs lead up to a landing.
Floyd | Along just about every square inch of wall are hundreds of small
Floyd | pictures of cats.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the counter is Mrs O'Grady, the Landlady.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Mostly_Useless says, "Especially all the waiting"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "that's my spring thing entry-- Waiting Room"
		Busta asks, "good to go upstairs?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Mrs O'Grady stops you.  "Sir, I can't allow you to go snooping around
Floyd | my boarding house!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "uh oh spaghettios!"
Busta says (to Floyd), "slap mrs o'grady silly" 		

Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLAP MRS O'GRADY SILLY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask landlady about upstairs" 		

Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LANDLADY ABOUT UPSTAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about upstairs."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask landlady about boarding house" 		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask landlady about room" 		

Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LANDLADY ABOUT BOARDING HOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about boarding house."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LANDLADY ABOUT ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about room."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask landlady about key" 		

Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LANDLADY ABOUT KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about key."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Mostly_Useless exclaims, "ask about cats again!"
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask landlady about cats" 		

Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LANDLADY ABOUT CATS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about cats."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter asks, "or cat pictures?"
		DavidW says, "ok, you guys are screwed."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "wait"
		Busta says, "ok now I know she's lying"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "do cat pictures"
		katie-paquette says, "I'm glad lunch is coming because I really don't want to talk about heroin."
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask landlady about cat pictures" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LANDLADY ABOUT CAT PICTURES
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, do you like cats?"

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | "Oh, do you like cats?"
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | Mrs O'Grady looks at you, clearly impressed.  "Well, if you need to
Floyd | conduct a bit of an investigation about that young man, then I suppose
Floyd | you can see the room he rented.  It's the first one up the stairs."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "whew. sorry katie, i was just joking"
		DavidW says, "whew"
		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "yay puzzle!"
		Busta says, "...."
		DavidW says, "I thought that first 'no' to cats blocked everything."
		DavidW says, "I didn't realize the pictures were a different topic."
		Busta asks, "perhaps we should save?"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "thank god some beta tester must've helped me so that it didnt"
		Mostly_Useless says, "It's like Zork but instead of echoes it's cats."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf21" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "nice"
		katie-paquette says, "okay."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "this is like a bad PBS sherlock holmes adaptation"
		Busta says, "thanks dw. This is my first floyd and I'm still getting used to it."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "Busta, thank you for driving"
		Busta says, "np"
Busta says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Landing                                              Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing
Floyd | This is the upstairs landing of the boarding house.  A couple of other
Floyd | doors line the hall but the one you came to investigate is to the
Floyd | west.  Stairs lead back down to the entry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I like it when the game tells me what door is important."
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  David's Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the bedroom door)
Floyd |
Floyd | David's Room
Floyd | This is a tidy bedroom that was rented by David Lane up until his
Floyd | mysterious disappearance.  The room consists of a neat bed, a desk, a
Floyd | chair, and a window.  The landlady says nothing of David's has been
Floyd | left but it's worth checking.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk is a paperback book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ]  David's Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The Man In The Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ]  David's Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The Man In The Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd ]  David's Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Something falls out of the book and lands on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the paperback book from the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  David's Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | David's Room
Floyd | This is a tidy bedroom that was rented by David Lane up until his
Floyd | mysterious disappearance.  The room consists of a neat bed, a desk, a
Floyd | chair, and a window.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a torn envelope here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take envelope" 		

Floyd ]  David's Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the train ticket into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You pick up the torn envelope from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "let me know if I'm going to fast, especially you guys on screenreaders"
		Mostly_Useless says, "I'd help out, but I've played before"
Busta says (to Floyd), "x envelope" 		

Floyd ]  David's Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The envelope is addressed to David Lane at his Hyde Street boarding
Floyd | house address.  The return address is to Father Alonso
Floyd | Vilheila-Pareira, Castronegro Chapel, Castronegro.  The letter itself
Floyd | is nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "yes, geoff is just here to riff"
Busta says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  David's Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  David's Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | Mrs O'Grady spared every expense when she went shopping for this
Floyd | no-frills thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "mrs o'grady sucks"
Busta says (to Floyd), "open desk" 		

Floyd ]  David's Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter asks, "see?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  David's Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Mostly_Useless says, "She's my favourite character."
		DavidW asks, "So far, you mean?"
		Busta asks, "ok, ready to head out. Anyone object?"
		katie-paquette says (to marshall_tenner_Winter), "I'm sorry I usually get freaked out over jokes."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "that's okay. I have a strange sense of humor."
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Landing                                              Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing
Floyd | This is the upstairs landing of the boarding house.  A couple of other
Floyd | doors line the hall but the one you came to investigate is to the
Floyd | west.  Stairs lead back down to the entry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry
Floyd | You are in the foyer of the boarding house.  A counter sits by one
Floyd | wall, behind which are small, open cubes in the wall for the tenants'
Floyd | mail.  The front door is to the north and stairs lead up to a landing.
Floyd | Along just about every square inch of wall are hundreds of small
Floyd | pictures of cats.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the counter is Mrs O'Grady, the Landlady.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "landlady, goodbye" 		

Floyd ]  Entry                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LANDLADY, GOODBYE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "rude"
		Busta says, "rude"
		Busta says, "timing"
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Porch
Floyd | This is a wide porch on a large boarding house.  The front door is to
Floyd | the south and Hyde Street is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Hyde Street                                          Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hyde Street
Floyd | This is Hyde Street.  It's a pleasant neighborhood of homes along a
Floyd | dusty road.  Despite the dust and desert setting, the homes have
Floyd | sparse green lawns, cacti, and trees.  The road stretches east to
Floyd | west.  To the south is the boarding house from where David Lane
Floyd | disappeared.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Hyde Street                                          Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The envelope is addressed to David Lane at his Hyde Street boarding
Floyd | house address.  The return address is to Father Alonso
Floyd | Vilheila-Pareira, Castronegro Chapel, Castronegro.  The letter itself
Floyd | is nowhere to be found.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "so we're in Silver City still. Not yet in Castronegro"
		Mostly_Useless says (to DavidW), "I was just being snarky to Marshal. She is pretty awesome, though."
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hyde Street                                          Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need to go any further down Hyde Street.  The Town Square is
Floyd | to the east and the boarding house from which David Lane disappeared
Floyd | is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "ha ok"
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                          Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | You're lucky to be visiting New Mexico in the winter to avoid the
Floyd | extremes of the season.  You stand in the town square of Silver City.
Floyd | To the north, you can make your way to the sheriff's office.  Hyde
Floyd | street is to the west; where sits the boarding house in which David
Floyd | Lane stayed.  The newspaper office, The Silver City Press, can be
Floyd | reached to the southeast.  The bus station is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Silver City Press                                    Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | Thinking you can dig up some information on the happenings around
Floyd | here, you make your way to the. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | Silver City Press
Floyd | This old building houses the only newspaper in Silver City; The Silver
Floyd | City Press.  The room was designed with activity in mind however, the
Floyd | place is nearly deserted.  Half a dozen desks are placed around the
Floyd | room.  Telephones, typewriters, a coffee percolator, and a fan are the
Floyd | trappings of this bastion of free speech.  The door to the outside is
Floyd | to the northwest and in the corner, you can see a staircase leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's very warm in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette says (to busta), "I think you missed something."
		Busta asks, "what did I miss?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Archives                                             Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Archives
Floyd | This basement room is bare.  Odd.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an army trunk (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "must be everyone's day off"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "my answer to the vacancy of this place is that they're out to lunch"
		katie-paquette says (to busta), "You missed that the door we're supposed to investigate is to the west."
		Busta says, "The Silver City Press, Silver City's _other_ newspaper"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "katie, i think we're on the right path actually"
		DavidW says (to katie), "We did that door already. That was the hotel we visited."
Busta says (to Floyd), "x trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Archives                                             Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an old, battered army trunk.  You wonder if it's been through The
Floyd | War.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "open trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Archives                                             Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "World War 2 was THE great war for my money. but this takes place in 1924."
		Mostly_Useless says, "Puzzle #2"
		DavidW says, "Unlike the building's front door."
		Mostly_Useless says, "They keep all the REAL news in this trunk."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "lol"
Busta says (to Floyd), "look under trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Archives                                             Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Archives                                             Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Archives
Floyd | This basement room is bare.  Odd.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an army trunk (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "forgot to name exit. only exit is up."
Busta says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Silver City Press                                    Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Silver City Press
Floyd | This old building houses the only newspaper in Silver City; The Silver
Floyd | City Press.  The room was designed with activity in mind however, the
Floyd | place is nearly deserted.  Half a dozen desks are placed around the
Floyd | room.  Telephones, typewriters, a coffee percolator, and a fan are the
Floyd | trappings of this bastion of free speech.  The door to the outside is
Floyd | to the northwest and in the corner, you can see a staircase leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's very warm in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Mostly_Useless says, "The only way is up, baby."
Busta says (to Floyd), "x fan" 		

Floyd ]  Silver City Press                                    Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FAN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an electric Emerson with brass blades.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fan is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's very warm in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "switch fan on" 		

Floyd ]  Silver City Press                                    Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH FAN ON
Floyd |
Floyd | The breeze from the fan moves some papers around on a desk.  The
Floyd | papers fall revealing a key.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fan in the corner noisily chops some air into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter asks, "XYZZY award for best puzzle anyone?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Silver City Press                                    Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the Herald clipping into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You take the archive key from the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fan in the corner noisily chops some air into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "yay"
		Busta says, "XYZZY for best hinted puzzle, for sure"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "lol"
Busta says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Archives                                             Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Archives
Floyd | This basement room is bare.  Odd.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an army trunk (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "A Child's Introduction To Cthulhu"
Busta says (to Floyd), "open trunk with key" 		

Floyd ]  Archives                                             Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TRUNK WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the army trunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "open trunk" 		

Floyd ]  Archives                                             Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the army trunk, revealing a scrapbook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take scrapbook" 		

Floyd ]  Archives                                             Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SCRAPBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a bus horn in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the Times clipping into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You take the scrapbook from the army trunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Mostly_Useless says, "Not even being sarcastic, that's totally my preferred level of puzzle complexity. Anything else gives me a headache."
		Busta says, "I'm with useless"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "You open the trunk revealing a text dump"
Busta says (to Floyd), "read scrapbook" 		

Floyd ]  Archives                                             Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SCRAPBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | There are several articles bundled in the scrapbook, all dealing with
Floyd | the town of Castronegro and all dating back over thirty years.  The
Floyd | articles report the mysterious disappearance of infants from the
Floyd | Castronegro area.  At first, these disappearances were attributed to
Floyd | the still-unpacified Apaches nearby, but gradually the vanishings were
Floyd | just left as a mystery.  One other article tells the story of the
Floyd | disappearance of a Castronegro man visiting Albuquerque in 1892; a
Floyd | case similar to that of Joaquin Vileila-Pareia.  The other articles
Floyd | are dated 1890, 1898, 1902, and 1918.  In the 1898 article, a
Floyd | Castronegro man named Bernardo Diaz is named as a prime suspect, but
Floyd | there is no information as to whether or not he was ever arrested.
Floyd |
Floyd | The final article seems to be just general information about
Floyd | Castronegro.  It reads as follows:
Floyd |
Floyd | Castronegro is a small New Mexican town, located about 40 miles
Floyd | north of Silver City.  It was founded in 1680 by a wealthy Spanish
Floyd | nobleman named Bernardo de Diaz.  He led his family and another
Floyd | family, the Vilheila-Pareiras, there from Spain.  The town's original
Floyd | name was Agua Blanca, changed later to Castronegro early in the 18th
Floyd | centry, for an unknown reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | In 1728, during the Inquisition's suppression of Madrid
Floyd | Freemasonry, many Spanish refugees fled to Castronegro.
Floyd |
Floyd | Castronegro is much as it was when first founded over 200 years
Floyd | ago.  It has a population of about 600, and the town's only tie with
Floyd | the outisde world is the weekly bus from Silver City, as phone lines
Floyd | have not yet been installed.  It is a scenic example of Spanish
Floyd | America.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, this scrapbook probably has the biggest text dump in the game."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "i promise that's the last text dump (i think)"
		katie-paquette says (to busta), "I don't know where We are so Okay I'll trust you."
		Busta says, "oh baby. I like my textdumps long and all at once."
		Busta exclaims, "thanks katie!"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "sundays are great for text dumps"
		Mostly_Useless says, "ew"
		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "everyone read in the story flavor!!!"
		Busta asks, "ok I'm done. Ready to go to the bus station?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Silver City Press                                    Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Silver City Press
Floyd | This old building houses the only newspaper in Silver City; The Silver
Floyd | City Press.  The room was designed with activity in mind however, the
Floyd | place is nearly deserted.  Half a dozen desks are placed around the
Floyd | room.  Telephones, typewriters, a coffee percolator, and a fan are the
Floyd | trappings of this bastion of free speech.  The door to the outside is
Floyd | to the northwest and in the corner, you can see a staircase leading
Floyd | down.
Floyd |
Floyd | A fan in the corner noisily chops some air into the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		* katie-paquette has left the channel.
		Mostly_Useless says, "Leave it on, we don't pay the bill"
		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "take that, silver city press!"
Busta says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square                                          Silver City
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square
Floyd | You're lucky to be visiting New Mexico in the winter to avoid the
Floyd | extremes of the season.  You stand in the town square of Silver City.
Floyd | To the north, you can make your way to the sheriff's office.  Hyde
Floyd | street is to the west; where sits the boarding house in which David
Floyd | Lane stayed.  The newspaper office, The Silver City Press, can be
Floyd | reached to the southeast.  The bus station is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
katie-paquette goes home. 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd | One long, uncomfortable bus ride later. . .

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "one long uncomfortable IF later"
Busta says (to Floyd), "push space" 		Busta asks, "what's the command again?"
		Mostly_Useless says, "push the big green space button, I think"
		marshal_tenner_winter asks, "is it "press"?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "press space" 		Busta says, "puzzle #3"
		DavidW says, "no, the button is in the toyshop, not a floyd command"
Busta pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Bus Stop                                             Castronegro
Floyd | One long, uncomfortable bus ride later. . .
Floyd | Bus Stop
Floyd | As the bus driver drops you off at the edge of this sleepy town, he
Floyd | points to the north to a largish building built upon a foothill about
Floyd | a half mile from town.  He tells you it is Casa de Diaz and inside is
Floyd | the reason this town has so few visitors.  The man who lives there is
Floyd | Bernardo Diaz VI, a direct descendant of Bernardo de Diaz who founded
Floyd | the original town.  He tells you that Bernardo doesn't care for
Floyd | strangers and then the bus driver drives off.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the only bus stop in town and it sits at the town's edge.  To
Floyd | the west, the road leads out of town and to the east is the rest of
Floyd | Castronegro.  To the south is the Herrera Hotel; its sign dangling
Floyd | lazily from the door like a warm dog's gonad.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vulture circles lazily far overhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Mostly_Useless says, "Floyd responds with cold indifference."
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Bus Stop                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | I beg your pardon?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "sorry, I was taking a bathroom break."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "how dare you"
		Mostly_Useless exclaims, "Forfeit!"
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the hotel door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby
Floyd | The Herrera Hotel is the only place to stay in Castronegro.  It is an
Floyd | old adobe building, at least a hundred years old, with two stories.
Floyd | This is the lobby where the front desk greets the guest.  A lounge is
Floyd | to the east and stairs lead upward to the rooms.  A door is set into
Floyd | the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Organizing some paperwork (in a futile attempt at professionalism) is
Floyd | the hotel's owner, Juan Herrera.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Claire Prebo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Juan dusts around the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire looks around nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "man, i do NOT remember coding this game"
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask juan about room" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK JUAN ABOUT ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about room."
Floyd |
Floyd | Juan checks his fly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire wonders aloud if she remembered to buy tampons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask juan about cats" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK JUAN ABOUT CATS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about cats."
Floyd |
Floyd | Juan checks the lock on the west door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire looks at you but then quickly looks away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Mostly_Useless says, "I love how we just somehow know everyone's names."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "we're psychic....and the implementor was lazy"
		DavidW says, "It's an IF skill that PCs have."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "or they have name tags"
Busta asks, "juan about castronegro" 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask juan about castronegro" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK JUAN ABOUT CASTRONEGRO
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about castronegro."
Floyd |
Floyd | Juan checks the lock on the west door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire takes an eclaire from her purse, takes a bite, and replaces it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The names float over their heads with the green crystals."
		Busta says, "I don't think I'm going to get much out of these two"
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to juan" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JUAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You casually make conversation in order to ask if, as the hotel
Floyd | manager, he's heard of David Lane or even the other two missing
Floyd | persons; Dr. Godfrey and Joaquin Vilheila-Pareira.
Floyd |
Floyd | He tells you he's not heard of David or Dr. Godfrey but he knows that
Floyd | the third missing man, Joaquin, has an uncle who runs a tobacco shop
Floyd | here in Castronegro.  You remember the sheriff in Silver City telling
Floyd | you that Joaquin's uncle was the one who claimed Joaquin's
Floyd | possessions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Juan checks the lock on the west door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire smells her finger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "ah there you go!"
		Mostly_Useless says, "Is the claire / eclaire thing a joke? I always meant to ask."
		marshal_tenner_winter asks, "eclaire?"
		Busta says, "ew claire"
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to claire" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CLAIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | "This town's an armpit."
Floyd |
Floyd | Juan checks his fly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire rummages around in her purse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Mostly_Useless says, "Scroll up a bit"
		DavidW says (to Mostly), "I think MTW was insensate when he coded this bit. He doesn't remember now."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "oh...let me think"
HanonO arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		marshal_tenner_winter says, "yeah, i don't think i associated the name with the food. just the gag of her eating something stupid and putting it back in her purse."
		Mostly_Useless says, "I don't blame him for forgetting writing it, but he could at least read the damn thing now."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "lol sorry, i missed that line"
Busta says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have any rooms to investigate here.  None of the three
Floyd | missing individuals were known to have stayed here.  However, being
Floyd | the only hotel in Castronegro, maybe there is still information to be
Floyd | found here. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | Juan checks his fly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire looks at you but then quickly looks away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Mostly_Useless says, "[/snark]"
		Busta says, "I think Claire likes me"
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the private door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Juan checks his fly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire rummages around in her purse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Mostly_Useless exclaims, "kiss her then! Don't enter the friend zone!!"
		Busta says, "and Juan checks his fly a lot"
Busta says (to Floyd), "kiss claire" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS CLAIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | Keep your mind on the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | Juan checks his fly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire takes an eclaire from her purse, takes a bite, and replaces it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "hey, i think we need to type Help, About, and Credits too, it might give us hints, i honestly forget"
		Mostly_Useless says, "Aww, too late."
Busta says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "ok, not about"
		Busta says, "lol"
Busta says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | Thank you for playing Castronegro Blues.  This game is based
Floyd | on the scenario The Secret of Castronegro by Sandy Petersen
Floyd | and Mark Pettigrew for the Call of Cthulhu(tm) RPG by Chaosium Inc.
Floyd | The cover photograph is by Drew Medina.  My playtesters were Syman
Floyd | Weed & Geoff "mostly useless" Moore, but any mistakes or issues you
Floyd | encounter are, of course, solely the fault of all the pot I smoked
Floyd | while implementing this game.  Also, please type "help" for more
Floyd | information!  Have fun!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
HanonO has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "I suppose this town has a rash of fly rustlers, and Juan worries someone will steal his."
		Mostly_Useless says, "It could have been the greatest love story ever told."
		Busta says, "oh useless you playtested"
		Busta says, "so I can partially blame you for this too :)"
Busta says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | Thank you for playing Castronegro Blues.  There are a small
Floyd | handul of new actions available in this game.  To shoot a person (or
Floyd | horrid nethercreature, for example), simply type "shoot {thing}", but
Floyd | be sure you have your revolver handy!  You can also "break
Floyd | {something}" which attempts to break something with your bare hands.
Floyd | You can also try "break {something} with {something else}", if you
Floyd | think you need to do so.  You're a detective so be sure to "talk to
Floyd | {person}" whenever you want information.  As a secondary tactic, you
Floyd | can "ask {person} about {something}", but "talk to" is most important
Floyd | in this game.  Finally, you may want to "show {something} to
Floyd | {someone}" if you think it will get you what you need.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also type "credits" for more information!  Have fun!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "it's not his fault, but i DO blame him"
		Mostly_Useless says, "I never gave consent for my name to be used in this. Mrshal will be hearing from my lawyers forthwith."
		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "and you'll be hearing from my solicitor!"
Busta says (to Floyd), "show envelope to juan" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW ENVELOPE TO JUAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Fantastic."
Floyd |
Floyd | Juan checks his fly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire Prebo goes north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Mostly_Useless exclaims, "Look behind you! A three headed monkey!"
Mostly_Useless hides 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Bus Stop                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bus Stop
Floyd | This is the only bus stop in town and it sits at the town's edge.  To
Floyd | the west, the road leads out of town and to the east is the rest of
Floyd | Castronegro.  To the south is the Herrera Hotel; its sign dangling
Floyd | lazily from the door like a warm dog's gonad.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Claire Prebo and a sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tumbleweed tumbles by.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire smells her finger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ]  Bus Stop                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the sign)
Floyd | Bus Stop
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear your name whispered somewhere near you but it
Floyd | might've just been the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire Prebo goes south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A bus stop can be seen
Floyd | to the west, in front of the Herrera Hotel.  One of the roads that
Floyd | lead out of town is to the southeast.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the east, and the sidewalk continues to the north past a nondescript
Floyd | building.  A park can be reached to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear footsteps behind you, but when you turn to look, you see no
Floyd | one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
HanonO arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library Courtyard                                    Castronegro
Floyd | >

		Mostly_Useless says, "Your solicitor will be hearing from my therapist."

Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Courtyard
Floyd | This is a dusty stone courtyard to the library of Castronegro.  A sad
Floyd | excuse for a park is to the north and the street corner is to the
Floyd | west.  The library's door is to the southeast.  You can cross the
Floyd | street to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  The Library                                          Building
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the new door)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Library
Floyd | The Castronegro Library is one of the few wooden buildings in town.
Floyd | It is fairly modern and was built no more than twenty years ago as a
Floyd | result of funds from a grant from Andrew Carnegie.  Bookshelves, of
Floyd | course, dominate the space.  The exit to the outside is to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking after the library is the strange old librarian, Efraim Diaz.
Floyd |
Floyd | Efraim reads from a dirty magazine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode asks, "really?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to efraim" 		

Floyd ]  The Library                                          Building
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO EFRAIM
Floyd |
Floyd | "What am I?  A reference desk?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Efraim loudly stamps some overdue books.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "does one usually talk to reference desks?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask efraim about castronegro" 		

Floyd ]  The Library                                          Building
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK EFRAIM ABOUT CASTRONEGRO
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about castronegro."
Floyd |
Floyd | Efraim mumbles something you can't make-out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x efraim" 		

Floyd ]  The Library                                          Building
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EFRAIM
Floyd |
Floyd | Efraim Diaz somewhat resembles an elderly Fatty Arbuckle.
Floyd |
Floyd | Efraim loudly stamps some overdue books.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO says, "He kind of is the reference desk if he's in a library..."
		DavidW says, "Reference desks can be really supportive."
		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "hi hanon!"
		HanonO says, "Heyyy"
		Mostly_Useless exclaims, "hey!"
		HanonO says, "I followed the signs that said free bagels."
		DavidW says, "I'm gonna take a short break to lie down; I was up all night again. But i'll be back soon enough."
		Mostly_Useless says, "Marshal's been turning signs again."
HanonO looks around for bagels. 		Busta says, "So I just had to look up what a reference desk was. Let's never speak of this again."
		Busta says, "bye David"
		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "peace DavidW!"
Busta says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Library Courtyard                                    Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Courtyard
Floyd | This is a dusty stone courtyard to the library of Castronegro.  A sad
Floyd | excuse for a park is to the north and the street corner is to the
Floyd | west.  The library's door is to the southeast.  You can cross the
Floyd | street to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls around the buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "wait"
		Mostly_Useless exclaims, "See you soon, DavidW!"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "ima be helpful"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "you missed something in the library AND the hotel, just saying"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "so the game don't take TOO long, lol"
		Busta says, "haha, I'm pretty sure I did, though I was thinking what I missed would become more obvious down the road"
		HanonO says, "Oh, you're playing a game."
HanonO continues to search for the bagel tray. 		marshal_tenner_winter says, "oh ok. i promised to be quiet with the hints ;)"
		Busta says, "I figured it'd be easier to look for something when I knew what I was looking for"
Busta says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Library Courtyard                                    Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a scrapbook
Floyd |   the archive key
Floyd |   a torn envelope
Floyd |   a paperback book
Floyd |   a revolver
Floyd |   an ashtray
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a Times clipping
Floyd |     a Herald clipping
Floyd |     a train ticket
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | Tumbleweed tumbles by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | This is a sorry excuse for a 'park'.  There are no trees save for some
Floyd | cacti and tumbleweed.  A bench sits near a dry fountain.  To the east
Floyd | is the entrance to the chapel and to the south is the courtyard to the
Floyd | town's library.  One of the roads that lead out of town is to the
Floyd | southeast and the park can be exited back into town to the west.  You
Floyd | can also cross the street to the northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vulture circles lazily far overhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the chapel door)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Chapel
Floyd | Inside the chapel, it is eerie and silent.  It seems that the locals
Floyd | do not frequent it much.  The door to the street outside is to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of this chamber is a rather horrible statue carved from
Floyd | basalt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reading in the back of the chapel is Father Alonso Vilheila-Pareira.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Ichabod Johnson here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso lights a cigarette.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ichabod Johnson goes west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO says, "boy MTW, you go with the atmospheric descriptions!! :)"
Busta says (to Floyd), "x statue" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STATUE
Floyd |
Floyd | It depicts a distorted human figure wrapped partly in a shroud with a
Floyd | sickle in the left hand.  The right hand points southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso puts his face close to the page he's reading as if his
Floyd | sight is very bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "man, hanon, you been bustin my chops all year!"
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to alonso" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO ALONSO
Floyd |
Floyd | You inquire about David Lane, having found the envelope in the
Floyd | boarding house.  The old priest tells you that David asked for certain
Floyd | information about the Castronegro area, which he was glad to collect
Floyd | from the library and mail to him in Silver City.  He tells you he
Floyd | knows nothing of the disappearances nor the cattle killings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso lights a cigarette.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Firion arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Firion asks, "What are we playing?" 		HanonO exclaims, "...I was complimenting your atmosphere descriptions!!"
		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "i know i know, but less is more!"
		Busta says, "castronegro"
		Firion asks, "What's being played?"
Gerynar arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Mostly_Useless says, "Well, you did win the xyzzy for most bustable chops."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "castronegro blues by me"
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso turns the page of the book he is reading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to alonso" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO ALONSO
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe you should ask or tell about more specific topics.
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso eyes you curiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO says, "And he is still owed a ritual nipple-twisting."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "you got what u can outta him"
		Busta says, "well, back to the library"
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | The Chapel
Floyd | Inside the chapel, it is eerie and silent.  It seems that the locals
Floyd | do not frequent it much.  The door to the street outside is to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of this chamber is a rather horrible statue carved from
Floyd | basalt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reading in the back of the chapel is Father Alonso Vilheila-Pareira.
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso lights a cigarette.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Mostly_Useless says, "I think we missed his birthday spanks."
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | This is a sorry excuse for a 'park'.  There are no trees save for some
Floyd | cacti and tumbleweed.  A bench sits near a dry fountain.  To the east
Floyd | is the entrance to the chapel and to the south is the courtyard to the
Floyd | town's library.  One of the roads that lead out of town is to the
Floyd | southeast and the park can be exited back into town to the west.  You
Floyd | can also cross the street to the northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eerie silence suddenly surrounds you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "ew"
Busta says (to Floyd), "se" 		HanonO says, "First, there will be a long and extensive trial..."

Floyd ]  Road to Gorge                                        Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to Gorge
Floyd | This is a road that turns from pavement to dirt as it winds from the
Floyd | northwest toward Castronegro to the east into a small canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls about and gets into your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | This is a sorry excuse for a 'park'.  There are no trees save for some
Floyd | cacti and tumbleweed.  A bench sits near a dry fountain.  To the east
Floyd | is the entrance to the chapel and to the south is the courtyard to the
Floyd | town's library.  One of the roads that lead out of town is to the
Floyd | southeast and the park can be exited back into town to the west.  You
Floyd | can also cross the street to the northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of a bus engine can be heard in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Library Courtyard                                    Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Courtyard
Floyd | This is a dusty stone courtyard to the library of Castronegro.  A sad
Floyd | excuse for a park is to the north and the street corner is to the
Floyd | west.  The library's door is to the southeast.  You can cross the
Floyd | street to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  The Library                                          Building
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Library
Floyd | The Castronegro Library is one of the few wooden buildings in town.
Floyd | It is fairly modern and was built no more than twenty years ago as a
Floyd | result of funds from a grant from Andrew Carnegie.  Bookshelves, of
Floyd | course, dominate the space.  The exit to the outside is to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking after the library is the strange old librarian, Efraim Diaz.
Floyd |
Floyd | Efraim eyes you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask efraim about alonso" 		

Floyd ]  The Library                                          Building
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK EFRAIM ABOUT ALONSO
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about alonso."
Floyd |
Floyd | Efraim eyes you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask efraim about david lane" 		

Floyd ]  The Library                                          Building
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK EFRAIM ABOUT DAVID LANE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about david lane."
Floyd |
Floyd | Efraim eyes you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "he dont know nuthin bout nuthin"
		Busta says, "apparantly"
Busta says (to Floyd), "x bookshelves" 		

Floyd ]  The Library                                          Building
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKSHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | There are books everywhere your eye lands.  To look up information,
Floyd | you can always search books.
Floyd |
Floyd | Efraim mumbles something you can't make-out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "search books" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | It is easy to find the same history of Castronegro that you found in
Floyd | the archive in Silver City, but in this library, you find a history
Floyd | from before the town was settled.
Floyd |
Floyd | Much is conjecture, and there are few real facts, but you read about a
Floyd | tribe of Native Americans evidently unrelated to the nearby Apaches,
Floyd | Comanches, Zuni, and Navajo, which dwelt in the area until a few
Floyd | decades before the Spanish arrival.
Floyd |
Floyd | This tribe raised at least one stone monolith and the names of their
Floyd | gods were retained for hundred of years by the nieghboring tribed as a
Floyd | curse.  These gods were called Niurab and Yohoso.
Floyd |
Floyd | Evidently, the tribe was wiped out by the Navajo around 1650.  The
Floyd | tribe left behind few relics, but a few of their stones can still be
Floyd | found in the rough hills around Castronegro.

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "oh i forgot, one more text dump"
HanonO gives up searching for bagels, and instead begins looking for a tray of complimentary chops. 		marshal_tenner_winter says, "might need a space press too"
		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "good spelling on "nieghboring" marshal!"
		Busta says, "and tribed"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "lol"
Busta pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | found in the rough hills around Castronegro.You also find a family
Floyd | lineage history of Castronegro.  The most interesting parts here are
Floyd | the family trees of the de Diaz and Vilheila-Pareira families, which
Floyd | can be traced back to the original settlement in 1680.
Floyd |
Floyd | Although other families have arrived since, it is evident that the
Floyd | Diaz and Vilheila-Pareira population makes up about one third of the
Floyd | town's inhabitants.

		
Busta pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | town's inhabitants.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then, you read something interesting.  It seems that every forty
Floyd | years, from 1730 on, a new Bernardo Diaz is listed as being born (e.g.
Floyd | Bernardo Diaz II was born in 1731, Bernardo III was born in 1769,
Floyd | Bernardo IV in 1812, Bernardo V in 1850, and the current Bernardo VI
Floyd | in 1891).
Floyd |
Floyd | About twenty years after each new Bernardo was born, his predecessor
Floyd | died.  The current Bernardo Diaz would be a little over thirty years
Floyd | old.  The former Bernardo Diaz died in 1910.

		
Busta pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  The Library                                          Building
Floyd | old.  The former Bernardo Diaz died in 1910.Finally, you find two
Floyd | gruesome reports.  One is a listing of missing infants reported over
Floyd | the last 100 years in Castronegro and nearby towns.  Containing much
Floyd | hearsay, it states that at least 200 infants are reported as
Floyd | disappearing.  This does not take into account any unreported
Floyd | children, as from Native families.
Floyd |
Floyd | The final report is on cattle deaths.  Cattle killings started within
Floyd | the last six years and have continued at the rate of  one or two cows
Floyd | per month for every large spread in southwest New Mexico, except for
Floyd | Charles Dexter; mentioned in the article Claudine Lane gave you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Efraim loudly stamps some overdue books.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "ok that HAD to be the last text dump. but again i cant be certain"
		Busta says, "I don't mind text dumps actually"
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  The Library                                          Building
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | The Library
Floyd | The Castronegro Library is one of the few wooden buildings in town.
Floyd | It is fairly modern and was built no more than twenty years ago as a
Floyd | result of funds from a grant from Andrew Carnegie.  Bookshelves, of
Floyd | course, dominate the space.  The exit to the outside is to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking after the library is the strange old librarian, Efraim Diaz.
Floyd |
Floyd | Efraim pretends to put a book back on a shelf but is clearly watching
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		* katie-paquette has joined the channel.
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "welcome back katie"
Busta says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Library Courtyard                                    Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Courtyard
Floyd | This is a dusty stone courtyard to the library of Castronegro.  A sad
Floyd | excuse for a park is to the north and the street corner is to the
Floyd | west.  The library's door is to the southeast.  You can cross the
Floyd | street to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Ichabod Johnson here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear your name whispered somewhere near you but it
Floyd | might've just been the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ichabod mumbles something about his prostate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to ichabod" 		

Floyd ]  Library Courtyard                                    Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO ICHABOD
Floyd |
Floyd | This old timer doesn't seem to know any of the names you throw at him
Floyd | (David Lane, Joaquin Vilheila-Periera, & Dr. William Godfrey) but
Floyd | having lived here all his life, he's the best source for directions.
Floyd | He tells you that the Diaz family vault and Casa de Diaz is north of
Floyd | town, old farms to the south, and a small canyon to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls around the buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ichabod twirls his mustache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I say to the Diaz's"
HanonO wanders off in search of the elusive complimentary bagel plate. 		
HanonO has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		marshal_tenner_winter says, "you're driving"
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A bus stop can be seen
Floyd | to the west, in front of the Herrera Hotel.  One of the roads that
Floyd | lead out of town is to the southeast.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the east, and the sidewalk continues to the north past a nondescript
Floyd | building.  A park can be reached to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches north to south.
Floyd | What passes as the town's park can be reached to the east.  A
Floyd | nondescript building with a nondescript door is to the west.  The
Floyd | Herrera Hotel can be seen to the south.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the southeast and you can cross the street to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Ichabod Johnson here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls around the buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ichabod twirls his mustache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "ok somehow I circled"
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Changeling                                       Speakeasy
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the nondescript door)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Changeling
Floyd | This is the town's speakeasy.  The casual atmosphere makes you wonder
Floyd | if any law enforcement has ever cared to swing into Castronegro.  A
Floyd | lazy overhead fan does nothing to stir the still air in here which
Floyd | smells of stale beer and body odor.  The door back to the street is
Floyd | east.  A radio sits in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tending bar is the owner, Gilberto Diaz.
Floyd |
Floyd | James Whitlock sits in the shadows, drunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crackling through static on the radio, you hear, "The Feds report that
Floyd | bootleggers in the U.S. have begun using Thompson sub-machine guns. .
Floyd | ."
Floyd |
Floyd | Gilberto wipes down the bar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to gilberto" 		

Floyd ]  The Changeling                                       Speakeasy
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GILBERTO
Floyd |
Floyd | "People around here don't really take kindly to strangers asking
Floyd | questions."
Floyd |
Floyd | Crackling through static on the radio, you hear, "A tornado in Lorain,
Floyd | Ohio has killed 78 people. . ."
Floyd |
Floyd | Gilberto pours another drink for James.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to james" 		

Floyd ]  The Changeling                                       Speakeasy
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JAMES
Floyd |
Floyd | You speak to the unkempt drunk and casually make your way to asking
Floyd | about the three missing men; David Lane, Dr. Godfrey, and Joaquin
Floyd | Vilheila-Pareira.  He starts talking but you can barely make out what
Floyd | he's on about.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Those disserpearences were sackerfices by th' old guys ferm
Floyd | Castronegro.  Tharz still lights and dancin' in th' hills.  If yuh go
Floyd | up thatz way on th' wrung nights, yuh can hear awful yellin' and
Floyd | screamin'.  And th' screamin' ain't jest kids havin' fun.  I seen 'em.
Floyd | And I seen whut comz with 'em, and whut comz with 'em out to
Floyd | Shephard's Barn.  I knew yuh don'y b'lieve me.  Yuh don't care.  Yuh
Floyd | don't know nuthin.  You climb up them foothills 'n th' Shephard Barn
Floyd | and see what yuh think then!  Take a gander. . .take a looong,
Floyd | steamy gander at the old Diaz vault!  Then yuh'll know it ain't
Floyd | jest the drink talkin' in me!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Crackling through static on the radio, you hear, "A Soviet-backed coup
Floyd | attempt has failed in Estonia. . ."
Floyd |
Floyd | Gilberto restocks some of the booze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "i apologize to any with screen readers for that last part. it was a man's drunken ramblings about the town"
		Busta says, "ermehgerd, disserpearences and sackerfices"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "i thought it was kinda a puzzle to have to sort it all out of what he's saying"
		Busta says, "it's a fun touch, I think"
		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "thanks!"
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  The Changeling                                       Speakeasy
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | The Changeling
Floyd | This is the town's speakeasy.  The casual atmosphere makes you wonder
Floyd | if any law enforcement has ever cared to swing into Castronegro.  A
Floyd | lazy overhead fan does nothing to stir the still air in here which
Floyd | smells of stale beer and body odor.  The door back to the street is
Floyd | east.  A radio sits in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tending bar is the owner, Gilberto Diaz.
Floyd |
Floyd | James Whitlock sits in the shadows, drunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crackling through static on the radio, you hear, "The Feds report that
Floyd | bootleggers in the U.S. have begun using Thompson sub-machine guns. .
Floyd | ."
Floyd |
Floyd | Gilberto restocks some of the booze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches north to south.
Floyd | What passes as the town's park can be reached to the east.  A
Floyd | nondescript building with a nondescript door is to the west.  The
Floyd | Herrera Hotel can be seen to the south.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the southeast and you can cross the street to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "ok"
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A black door leads into
Floyd | a building to the north and the sidewalk heads south and east.  A park
Floyd | can be reached to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls around the buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the black door)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Tomb
Floyd | This is a bizarre little occult shop cluttered with strange artifacts.
Floyd | Statues, utensils, books, and an assortment of other esoteric, occult
Floyd | offerings line many shelves and tables in this cramped space.  The
Floyd | door to the outside is to the south.  A small table sits next to the
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the small table are a Balinese statuette and a small sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | As if one with the other strange objects, the proprietor, Filipo Diaz,
Floyd | watches the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo eyes you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x statuette" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STATUETTE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a Balinese temple guardian demon.  You've no idea why you know
Floyd | that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo sweeps the floor with an old broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Mostly_Useless says, "Real life is trying to burn my house down, so I'll be dipping in and out."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "okay"
		Busta says, "The PC did his dissertation on Balinese temple guardian demons"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "must have"
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to filipo" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO FILIPO
Floyd |
Floyd | You casually speak to the furtive man but you can tell he is not
Floyd | forthcoming in a desire to give you any information regarding the
Floyd | missing individuals.  You suspect he is hiding something or in cahoots
Floyd | with someone he fears, perhaps.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo rearranges some geodes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Tomb: Proprietor Filipo Diaz
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo straightens some ancient Tarot cards on a shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "ahh he's a diaz. Cahoots, then."
		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "now youre gettin' it!"
		Busta says, "I'm a quick one"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "lol"
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A black door leads into
Floyd | a building to the north and the sidewalk heads south and east.  A park
Floyd | can be reached to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the muffled sounds of a radio playing from within one of the
Floyd | buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches east to west.
Floyd | What passes for a town park can be reached to the south.  You can also
Floyd | see the chapel in that direction.  One of the roads that lead out of
Floyd | town, into the hills, is to the north.  You can cross the street to
Floyd | the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vulture circles lazily far overhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Road to the Hills                                    North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to the Hills
Floyd | This is a dusty road that leads south to Castronegro and north into
Floyd | the hills.  The sun's heat causes you to sweat furiously here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Steep Hill
Floyd | The road through the hills meanders north to south here, but a steep
Floyd | hill exists to the northwest wherein a vault door hides a half-buried
Floyd | mausoleum.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the vault door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls about and gets into your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It is marble and carved in Spanish designs of centuries ago.  It is
Floyd | made in such a way that you might be able to break in.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "break door" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That would hurt your hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls about and gets into your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "break door with ashtray" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK DOOR WITH ASHTRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no way to break the vault door with the ashtray.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "don't make them like they used to"
Busta says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a scrapbook
Floyd |   the archive key
Floyd |   a torn envelope
Floyd |   a paperback book
Floyd |   a revolver
Floyd |   an ashtray
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a Times clipping
Floyd |     a Herald clipping
Floyd |     a train ticket
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | Vultures circle above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "surprised the GLASS ashtray survived"
Busta says (to Floyd), "shoot door" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Hills                                            North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Hills
Floyd | This road winds through the hills.  Thankfully, there is some shade
Floyd | among these badlands.  The path leads both northeast and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Garden de Diaz                                       North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden de Diaz
Floyd | This once was a garden, but now everything is dust and decay.  The
Floyd | flowerpots hold only dirt and dead vines cover almost everything.
Floyd | Casa De Diaz, the home of Bernardo Diaz VI, is to the north.  The
Floyd | front door; an iron grate.  The house is a stone horror but seems to
Floyd | once have been influenced greatly by Spanish architecture.  However,
Floyd | the place is in bad disrepair; as if it's been abandoned for some
Floyd | years or even decades.  The path through the hills and back to
Floyd | Castronegro lies to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Leaning against one of the flowerpots is a flashlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Garden de Diaz                                       North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the ashtray into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You pick up the flashlight from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls about and gets into your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Garden de Diaz                                       North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You have a hunch there's more to be investigated before questioning
Floyd | Bernardo Diaz VI.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vultures circle above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  The Hills                                            North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Hills
Floyd | This road winds through the hills.  Thankfully, there is some shade
Floyd | among these badlands.  The path leads both northeast and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Steep Hill
Floyd | The road through the hills meanders north to south here, but a steep
Floyd | hill exists to the northwest wherein a vault door hides a half-buried
Floyd | mausoleum.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange noises echo around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Road to the Hills                                    North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to the Hills
Floyd | This is a dusty road that leads south to Castronegro and north into
Floyd | the hills.  The sun's heat causes you to sweat furiously here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches east to west.
Floyd | What passes for a town park can be reached to the south.  You can also
Floyd | see the chapel in that direction.  One of the roads that lead out of
Floyd | town, into the hills, is to the north.  You can cross the street to
Floyd | the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner.  The sidewalk runs west and sharply
Floyd | southwest where it leads to a sorry excuse for a park.  The
Floyd | Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco shop is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls around the buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the wooden door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop
Floyd | This is a small store run by Philip Vilheila-Pereira, the uncle of
Floyd | Joaquin Vilheila-Pereira, one of the missing persons.  Barrels of
Floyd | tobacco are the only furnishings in this place.  The door to the
Floyd | street is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keeping watch over his store is Philip himself.  He eyes you
Floyd | cautiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Clarinda Fisch, Orion Skinner, Tate Walczak, Lambert
Floyd | Gunning, Liana Farnham and Grover Cotterell here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip mumbles something about not being able to find his pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert Gunning goes southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clarinda Fisch goes southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grover jingles change in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion and Tate discuss the weather.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate discusses the merits of owning a vacuum cleaner with Liana.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana adjusts her wig.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "omg"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "looks like all my NPCs wandered into this one location"
		Busta exclaims, "party at the tobacco shop!"
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to philip" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO PHILIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask about his nephew, Joaquin, and Philip eventually tells you
Floyd | that the youngster was a disgrace to his family and deserved whatever
Floyd | he got for running away.
Floyd |
Floyd | He then turns away, muttering something under his breath.  What he
Floyd | doesn't know is how sharp your hearing is and you are able to make out
Floyd | something about Joaquin not being good enough to be interred in the
Floyd | family vault.  This implies, of course, that Philip believes his
Floyd | nephew to be dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | If this is true, you hope it's not the same fate as David Lane; the
Floyd | man you were hired to find.
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip clears his throat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grover Cotterell goes southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion and Tate discuss the weather.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate discusses the merits of owning a vacuum cleaner with Liana.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana looks around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO asks, "Are there bagels in the tobacco shop?"
		Busta says, "looks like everyone ate them"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "hey i have to run for a minute- i will be back. here's the walkthru if u guys get stuck! [LINK]"
marshal_tenner_winter goes home. 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop
Floyd | This is a small store run by Philip Vilheila-Pereira, the uncle of
Floyd | Joaquin Vilheila-Pereira, one of the missing persons.  Barrels of
Floyd | tobacco are the only furnishings in this place.  The door to the
Floyd | street is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keeping watch over his store is Philip himself.  He eyes you
Floyd | cautiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Orion Skinner, Tate Walczak and Liana Farnham here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip sticks his head into a barrel and breathes deeply the tobacco
Floyd | fumes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion Skinner goes southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate discusses the merits of owning a vacuum cleaner with Liana.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana checks her watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		HanonO says, "Phooey."
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to orion" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO ORION
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to tate" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TATE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm as lost as you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip sticks his head into a barrel and breathes deeply the tobacco
Floyd | fumes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana Farnham goes southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate scratches his head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner.  The sidewalk runs west and sharply
Floyd | southwest where it leads to a sorry excuse for a park.  The
Floyd | Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco shop is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Liana Farnham, Orion Skinner and Lambert Gunning here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana Farnham goes southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert asks Orion for some change.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion loosens his belt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to lambert" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LAMBERT
Floyd |
Floyd | You stop to speak with this drifter and you nearly vomit from the
Floyd | fumes of alcohol reaking from him.  He's not a prolific source of
Floyd | information, but he does mention that strange dancing and rituals
Floyd | supposedly occur in the small canyon southeast of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eerie silence suddenly surrounds you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert asks Orion for some change.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion stoops to tie his shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to orion" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO ORION
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Diaz family not only keep their dead in their mausoleum, but also
Floyd | their secrets."
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear your name whispered somewhere near you but it
Floyd | might've just been the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion Skinner goes west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert shuffles listlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | This is a sorry excuse for a 'park'.  There are no trees save for some
Floyd | cacti and tumbleweed.  A bench sits near a dry fountain.  To the east
Floyd | is the entrance to the chapel and to the south is the courtyard to the
Floyd | town's library.  One of the roads that lead out of town is to the
Floyd | southeast and the park can be exited back into town to the west.  You
Floyd | can also cross the street to the northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Liana Farnham and Grover Cotterell here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grover straightens his tie.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana looks around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A bus stop can be seen
Floyd | to the west, in front of the Herrera Hotel.  One of the roads that
Floyd | lead out of town is to the southeast.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the east, and the sidewalk continues to the north past a nondescript
Floyd | building.  A park can be reached to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Ichabod Johnson here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vulture circles lazily far overhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ichabod whistles tunelessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bus Stop                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bus Stop
Floyd | This is the only bus stop in town and it sits at the town's edge.  To
Floyd | the west, the road leads out of town and to the east is the rest of
Floyd | Castronegro.  To the south is the Herrera Hotel; its sign dangling
Floyd | lazily from the door like a warm dog's gonad.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tumbleweed tumbles by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby
Floyd | The Herrera Hotel is the only place to stay in Castronegro.  It is an
Floyd | old adobe building, at least a hundred years old, with two stories.
Floyd | This is the lobby where the front desk greets the guest.  A lounge is
Floyd | to the east and stairs lead upward to the rooms.  A door is set into
Floyd | the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tidying the place, (in a futile attempt at atmosphere) is the hotel's
Floyd | owner, Juan Herrera.
Floyd |
Floyd | Juan checks the lock on the west door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lounge
Floyd | This is a crude lounge with cheap furniture.  Doorways lead west and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | A round table dominates this dining room.  It makes you depressed
Floyd | imagining being a guest at this hotel.  Doorways lead north and west.
Floyd | To the west, you can see the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This is a simple kitchen equipped with simple appliances and a
Floyd | preponderance of southwestern ingredients.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the kitchen is a small kitchen island; the only good
Floyd | spot in the place to prepare food.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the kitchen island are a cleaver and a jar of chili powder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x cleaver" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLEAVER
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks pretty damn sturdy and sharp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take cleaver" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CLEAVER
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the revolver into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You take the cleaver from the kitchen island.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x jar" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Navajo Joe's Hell Flavored Chili Powder!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take jar" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE JAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the paperback book into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You take the jar of chili powder from the kitchen island.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | A round table dominates this dining room.  It makes you depressed
Floyd | imagining being a guest at this hotel.  Doorways lead north and west.
Floyd | To the west, you can see the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lounge
Floyd | This is a crude lounge with cheap furniture.  Doorways lead west and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby
Floyd | The Herrera Hotel is the only place to stay in Castronegro.  It is an
Floyd | old adobe building, at least a hundred years old, with two stories.
Floyd | This is the lobby where the front desk greets the guest.  A lounge is
Floyd | to the east and stairs lead upward to the rooms.  A door is set into
Floyd | the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arranging dried flowers in a vase (in a futile attempt at cheer) is
Floyd | the hotel's owner, Juan Herrera.
Floyd |
Floyd | Juan dusts around the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Bus Stop                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bus Stop
Floyd | This is the only bus stop in town and it sits at the town's edge.  To
Floyd | the west, the road leads out of town and to the east is the rest of
Floyd | Castronegro.  To the south is the Herrera Hotel; its sign dangling
Floyd | lazily from the door like a warm dog's gonad.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vulture circles lazily far overhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A bus stop can be seen
Floyd | to the west, in front of the Herrera Hotel.  One of the roads that
Floyd | lead out of town is to the southeast.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the east, and the sidewalk continues to the north past a nondescript
Floyd | building.  A park can be reached to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tumbleweed tumbles by.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert Gunning arrives from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert wipes his nose on his shirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Road to the Old Farms                                Desert Farms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to the Old Farms
Floyd | This is a road that leads from Castronegro to the northwest and the
Floyd | desert farms to the south.  The landscape around you is bleak and the
Floyd | sun beats down on you oppressively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Old Farm                                             Desert Farms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Farm
Floyd | This is an abandoned desert farm.  The only structure left standing is
Floyd | an old shepherd's barn.  It stands decrepit to the southeast.  A rocky
Floyd | path leads to the east and the road back to Castronegro is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x barn" 		

Floyd ]  Old Farm                                             Desert Farms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BARN
Floyd |
Floyd | The shepherd's barn is so decrepit, you doubt it will last another
Floyd | winter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "enter barn" 		

Floyd ]  Old Farm                                             Desert Farms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BARN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Old Farm                                             Desert Farms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a padlock barring your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x padlock" 		

Floyd ]  Old Farm                                             Desert Farms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PADLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a really old, very complex-looking padlock.  Despite its age and
Floyd | its placement on such a decrepit building, it appears to have been
Floyd | used recently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "break padlock" 		

Floyd ]  Old Farm                                             Desert Farms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK PADLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | That would hurt your hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "break padlock with cleaver" 		

Floyd ]  Old Farm                                             Desert Farms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK PADLOCK WITH CLEAVER
Floyd |
Floyd | With a hearty thwack you chop the padlock from the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the old door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Barn
Floyd | The sunlight peeps through the slats in this rotting structure.  The
Floyd | dust is suspended in the still air.  Any stalls that were once here
Floyd | have been removed.  Old crates are piled in the corner.  The floor is
Floyd | matted with ancient straw.  The exit is the old door to the northwest.
Floyd | You think you can hear the strange melodies of a very faint flute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x crates" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRATES
Floyd |
Floyd | They are all open and battered.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "search creates" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CREATES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "search crates" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CRATES
Floyd |
Floyd | While there is nothing inside the broken crates, you find some things
Floyd | hidden behind them, as well as a trap door in the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "look behind crates" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND CRATES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Barn
Floyd | The sunlight peeps through the slats in this rotting structure.  The
Floyd | dust is suspended in the still air.  Any stalls that were once here
Floyd | have been removed.  Old crates are piled in the corner.  The floor is
Floyd | matted with ancient straw.  The exit is the old door to the northwest.
Floyd | You think you can hear the strange melodies of a very faint flute.  A
Floyd | trapdoor leads down.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a black robe and a sickle here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x robe" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | This robe says cultist more than it says Father's Day
Floyd | gift.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "lol"
Busta says (to Floyd), "take robe" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the torn envelope into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You pick up the black robe from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x sickle" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SICKLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a hand-held scythe, if you will, (or even if you won't).  It is
Floyd | stained with blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take sickle" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SICKLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the archive key into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You pick up the sickle from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the trap door or the old door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x trap door" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRAP DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the trap door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "open trap door" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TRAP DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the trap door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "look down" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute melody infects your brain like a tapeworm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You are too entranced by the lunatic flute music.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute melody infects your brain like a tapeworm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "switch on flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH ON FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the flashlight on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute melody infects your brain like a tapeworm.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pit
Floyd | This is a horrible, confined, and constricted cellar.  Your flashlight
Floyd | bounces around with a small jaundiced light.  Only rough walls
Floyd | surround you with no exits save for the rickety ladder from which you
Floyd | descended.  Some sort of altar sits in a crude alcove on the other
Floyd | side of this chamber, but you can't make it out unless you examine it
Floyd | further.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wait. . .there is something else.  Your mind protected you
Floyd | from seeing it, at first, but now, you are mentally defenseless for
Floyd | what you see.  Somewhere between a frog, a snake, and a squid is this
Floyd | Thing. . .this Servitor. . .the word insanely pops into your
Floyd | mind.  Its numerous tentacles squirm but two of them hold a strange
Floyd | flute to a wretched beak in its trunk.  This is the source of the
Floyd | music. . .this is the source of madness.  All you can think of to say
Floyd | to yourself is "This place is coconuts."
Floyd |
Floyd | On the altar is a silver chalice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "shoot servitor" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT SERVITOR
Floyd |
Floyd | With what?  You're not carrying your revolver.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute melody infects your brain like a tapeworm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take revolver" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE REVOLVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You are too entranced by the lunatic flute music.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute melody infects your brain like a tapeworm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a sickle
Floyd |   a black robe
Floyd |   a jar of chili powder
Floyd |   a cleaver
Floyd |   a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |   a scrapbook
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     the archive key
Floyd |     a torn envelope
Floyd |     a paperback book
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |     an ashtray
Floyd |     a Times clipping
Floyd |     a Herald clipping
Floyd |     a train ticket
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute melody infects your brain like a tapeworm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "wear robe" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the black robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute melody infects your brain like a tapeworm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "cover ears" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COVER EARS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You are too entranced by the lunatic flute music.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute melody infects your brain like a tapeworm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pit
Floyd | This is a horrible, confined, and constricted cellar.  Your flashlight
Floyd | bounces around with a small jaundiced light.  Only rough walls
Floyd | surround you with no exits save for the rickety ladder from which you
Floyd | descended.  Some sort of altar sits in a crude alcove on the other
Floyd | side of this chamber, but you can't make it out unless you examine it
Floyd | further.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wait. . .there is something else.  Your mind protected you
Floyd | from seeing it, at first, but now, you are mentally defenseless for
Floyd | what you see.  Somewhere between a frog, a snake, and a squid is this
Floyd | Thing. . .this Servitor. . .the word insanely pops into your
Floyd | mind.  Its numerous tentacles squirm but two of them hold a strange
Floyd | flute to a wretched beak in its trunk.  This is the source of the
Floyd | music. . .this is the source of madness.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the altar is a silver chalice.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute melody infects your brain like a tapeworm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take chalice" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CHALICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are too entranced by the lunatic flute music.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute melody infects your brain like a tapeworm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to servitor" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SERVITOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You doubt you speak its language.  Plus, you are too entranced by the
Floyd | insane flute melodies to speak.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute melody infects your brain like a tapeworm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "break flute" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | That would hurt your hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute melody infects your brain like a tapeworm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "break flute with cleaver" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK FLUTE WITH CLEAVER
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no way to break the flute with the cleaver.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute melody infects your brain like a tapeworm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take flute" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are too entranced by the lunatic flute music.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute melody infects your brain like a tapeworm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a sickle
Floyd |   a black robe (being worn)
Floyd |   a jar of chili powder
Floyd |   a cleaver
Floyd |   a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |   a scrapbook
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     the archive key
Floyd |     a torn envelope
Floyd |     a paperback book
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |     an ashtray
Floyd |     a Times clipping
Floyd |     a Herald clipping
Floyd |     a train ticket
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute melody infects your brain like a tapeworm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "put jar in trenchcoat" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT JAR IN TRENCHCOAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the jar of chili powder into the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute melody infects your brain like a tapeworm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take revolver from trenchcoat" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE REVOLVER FROM TRENCHCOAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You are too entranced by the lunatic flute music.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute melody infects your brain like a tapeworm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I'm worried I have to reload from awhile ago"
		Busta says, "for all you people reading the transcript I guess"
Busta says (to Floyd), "open jar" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN JAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The lid is screwed on too tight.
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute melody infects your brain like a tapeworm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		Busta says, "ok I referred to the walkthrough just in case I made it unwinnable. Not sure whether I'm breaking clubfloyd protocol... anyways, read what to do next"
Busta says (to Floyd), "throw jar at servitor" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW JAR AT SERVITOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the jar of chili powder)
Floyd | You chuck the jar as hard as you can at the horrible beast.  The glass
Floyd | of the jar explodes and it finally stops playing its demonic flute in
Floyd | order to begin a series of phlegmy sneezes.  Defeated, the creature
Floyd | and its flute evaporate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "lol"
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Pit
Floyd | This is a horrible, confined, and constricted cellar.  Your flashlight
Floyd | bounces around with a small jaundiced light.  Only rough walls
Floyd | surround you with no exits save for the rickety ladder from which you
Floyd | descended.  Some sort of altar sits in a crude alcove on the other
Floyd | side of this chamber, but you can't make it out unless you examine it
Floyd | further.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the altar is a silver chalice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x chalice" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHALICE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is certainly a treasure, if only it hadn't once been filled with
Floyd | blood.  The chalice is stained around the rim with bloody lip prints.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take chalice" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CHALICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the silver chalice from the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x altar" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The furnishing is an altar carved of thick wood.  Maybe once it was a
Floyd | shipboard end-table, but now, it's an altar to unspeakable gods.
Floyd | Surrounding this dark thing are hundreds of tiny bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x bones" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon closer examination, you see they are small human bones. .
Floyd | .children's bones. . .and a shiver runs down your spine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "creeptastic"
Busta says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Barn
Floyd | The sunlight peeps through the slats in this rotting structure.  The
Floyd | dust is suspended in the still air.  Any stalls that were once here
Floyd | have been removed.  Old crates are piled in the corner.  The floor is
Floyd | matted with ancient straw.  The exit is the old door to the northwest.
Floyd | A trapdoor leads down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger goes home. 		
Roger has disconnected. 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "remove robe" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the black robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Old Farm                                             Desert Farms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Farm
Floyd | This is an abandoned desert farm.  The only structure left standing is
Floyd | an old shepherd's barn.  It stands decrepit to the southeast.  A rocky
Floyd | path leads to the east and the road back to Castronegro is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a broken padlock here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Path                                           Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Path
Floyd | This path ascends to the west toward the old farms of the desert and
Floyd | it descends into the small canyon to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Old Farm                                             Desert Farms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Farm
Floyd | This is an abandoned desert farm.  The only structure left standing is
Floyd | an old shepherd's barn.  It stands decrepit to the southeast.  A rocky
Floyd | path leads to the east and the road back to Castronegro is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a broken padlock here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take padlock" 		

Floyd ]  Old Farm                                             Desert Farms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PADLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the scrapbook into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You pick up the broken padlock from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Path                                           Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Path
Floyd | This path ascends to the west toward the old farms of the desert and
Floyd | it descends into the small canyon to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange noises echo around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Hidden Crevice                                       Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hidden Crevice
Floyd | You are walking through a hidden crevice.  Passages lead north and
Floyd | southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vultures circle above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust-Choked Gorge
Floyd | This is a place of death.  No plant life can be seen and no animal
Floyd | life can be heard.  This small canyon seems to have been chopped into
Floyd | the desert by a great hand, yet you've never heard of it existing.
Floyd | The sand is more like dust.  Paths lead through the canyon west and
Floyd | south.  In the center of this area is a large obelisk; roughly ten
Floyd | feet tall and crudely carved all over.  It juts like an insulting
Floyd | finger toward the heavens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange noises echo around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | It is ominous and the carvings that cover it seem to squirm, but not
Floyd | really.  The sand around the obelisk has been disturbed much more than
Floyd | anywhere else in this canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Road to Gorge                                        Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to Gorge
Floyd | This is a road that turns from pavement to dirt as it winds from the
Floyd | northwest toward Castronegro to the east into a small canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | This is a sorry excuse for a 'park'.  There are no trees save for some
Floyd | cacti and tumbleweed.  A bench sits near a dry fountain.  To the east
Floyd | is the entrance to the chapel and to the south is the courtyard to the
Floyd | town's library.  One of the roads that lead out of town is to the
Floyd | southeast and the park can be exited back into town to the west.  You
Floyd | can also cross the street to the northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Grover Cotterell here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vulture circles lazily far overhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ichabod Johnson arrives from the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ichabod squints in the sunlight glaring from Grover's head.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grover mumbles something about being a banker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A black door leads into
Floyd | a building to the north and the sidewalk heads south and east.  A park
Floyd | can be reached to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls around the buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Tomb
Floyd | This is a bizarre little occult shop cluttered with strange artifacts.
Floyd | Statues, utensils, books, and an assortment of other esoteric, occult
Floyd | offerings line many shelves and tables in this cramped space.  The
Floyd | door to the outside is to the south.  A small table sits next to the
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the small table are a Balinese statuette and a small sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | As if one with the other strange objects, the proprietor, Filipo Diaz,
Floyd | watches the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Lambert Gunning, Orion Skinner and Claire Prebo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo rearranges some geodes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert asks Orion for some change.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion looks at you expectingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire smells her finger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "show robe to filipo" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW ROBE TO FILIPO
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's an interesting black robe."
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo eyes you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion Skinner goes south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert Gunning goes south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire wonders aloud if she remembered to buy tampons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "show sickle to filipo" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW SICKLE TO FILIPO
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah yes. . .an enchanted sickle.  I've seen them once or twice around
Floyd | these parts.", he gives a mischievous grin as he says this.  "They
Floyd | have interesting qualities.  They are used to chop paths through grain
Floyd | and wheat; perhaps this one will open a way for you sometime."
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo rearranges some geodes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire smells her finger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A black door leads into
Floyd | a building to the north and the sidewalk heads south and east.  A park
Floyd | can be reached to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lambert Gunning and Orion Skinner here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of a bus engine can be heard in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert Gunning goes east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion stoops to tie his shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches east to west.
Floyd | What passes for a town park can be reached to the south.  You can also
Floyd | see the chapel in that direction.  One of the roads that lead out of
Floyd | town, into the hills, is to the north.  You can cross the street to
Floyd | the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Lambert Gunning here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert looks around for a cigarette butt or a coin, perhaps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Road to the Hills                                    North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to the Hills
Floyd | This is a dusty road that leads south to Castronegro and north into
Floyd | the hills.  The sun's heat causes you to sweat furiously here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vultures circle above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Steep Hill
Floyd | The road through the hills meanders north to south here, but a steep
Floyd | hill exists to the northwest wherein a vault door hides a half-buried
Floyd | mausoleum.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "break door with sickle" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK DOOR WITH SICKLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The sickle easily breaks the vault door open.  It's as if it was made
Floyd | for the job.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Diaz Family Vault                                    Mausoleum
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the vault door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Diaz Family Vault
Floyd | This is a large chamber carved into the hill.  Plain sarcophagi hold
Floyd | 19 members of either the Diaz or the Vilheila-Pareira families.  One
Floyd | sarcophagus looks empty, however.  The exit is to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x sarcophagus" 		

Floyd ]  Diaz Family Vault                                    Mausoleum
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SARCOPHAGUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the empty sarcophagus or the closed sarcophagi?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "empty sarcophagus" 		

Floyd ]  Diaz Family Vault                                    Mausoleum
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EMPTY SARCOPHAGUS
Floyd |
Floyd | This sarcophagus has never been used.  It is engraved Bernardo de
Floyd | Diaz 1580 -  but there's no date of death.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find it interesting that there are no actual Bernardo de Diaz's
Floyd | buried here and the only mention of the name is on an empty
Floyd | sarcophagus with a birthdate 344 years ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x closed sarcophagus" 		

Floyd ]  Diaz Family Vault                                    Mausoleum
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLOSED SARCOPHAGUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Each of the 19 closed sarcophagi hold the mummified remains of either
Floyd | a Diaz famly member or a Vilheila-Pareira family member.  Their dates
Floyd | of births and deaths accompany their Spanish names.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "open closed sarcophagus" 		

Floyd ]  Diaz Family Vault                                    Mausoleum
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CLOSED SARCOPHAGUS
Floyd |
Floyd | You peek into a couple of the sarcophagi and find only mummified
Floyd | remains; nothing surprising, really.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Steep Hill
Floyd | The road through the hills meanders north to south here, but a steep
Floyd | hill exists to the northwest wherein a vault door hides a half-buried
Floyd | mausoleum.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Hills                                            North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Hills
Floyd | This road winds through the hills.  Thankfully, there is some shade
Floyd | among these badlands.  The path leads both northeast and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Garden de Diaz                                       North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden de Diaz
Floyd | This once was a garden, but now everything is dust and decay.  The
Floyd | flowerpots hold only dirt and dead vines cover almost everything.
Floyd | Casa De Diaz, the home of Bernardo Diaz VI, is to the north.  The
Floyd | front door; an iron grate.  The house is a stone horror but seems to
Floyd | once have been influenced greatly by Spanish architecture.  However,
Floyd | the place is in bad disrepair; as if it's been abandoned for some
Floyd | years or even decades.  The path through the hills and back to
Floyd | Castronegro lies to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange noises echo around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Firion exclaims, "Leave my mummy alone!"
		Busta says, "heh"
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Garden de Diaz                                       North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You have a hunch there's more to be investigated before questioning
Floyd | Bernardo Diaz VI.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vultures circle above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "hmmmm"
Busta says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  The Hills                                            North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Hills
Floyd | This road winds through the hills.  Thankfully, there is some shade
Floyd | among these badlands.  The path leads both northeast and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Steep Hill
Floyd | The road through the hills meanders north to south here, but a steep
Floyd | hill exists to the northwest wherein a vault door hides a half-buried
Floyd | mausoleum.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Road to the Hills                                    North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to the Hills
Floyd | This is a dusty road that leads south to Castronegro and north into
Floyd | the hills.  The sun's heat causes you to sweat furiously here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches east to west.
Floyd | What passes for a town park can be reached to the south.  You can also
Floyd | see the chapel in that direction.  One of the roads that lead out of
Floyd | town, into the hills, is to the north.  You can cross the street to
Floyd | the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tumbleweed tumbles by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner.  The sidewalk runs west and sharply
Floyd | southwest where it leads to a sorry excuse for a park.  The
Floyd | Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco shop is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop
Floyd | This is a small store run by Philip Vilheila-Pereira, the uncle of
Floyd | Joaquin Vilheila-Pereira, one of the missing persons.  Barrels of
Floyd | tobacco are the only furnishings in this place.  The door to the
Floyd | street is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keeping watch over his store is Philip himself.  He eyes you
Floyd | cautiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Lambert Gunning, Liana Farnham and Tate Walczak here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip sticks his head into a barrel and breathes deeply the tobacco
Floyd | fumes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert stares at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate discusses the merits of owning a vacuum cleaner with Liana.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana looks around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to philip" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO PHILIP
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe you should ask or tell about more specific topics.
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip mumbles something about not being able to find his pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert Gunning goes southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate discusses the merits of owning a vacuum cleaner with Liana.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana looks around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask philip about vault" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PHILIP ABOUT VAULT
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about vault."
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip clears his throat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana Farnham goes southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate looks to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask philip about servitor" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PHILIP ABOUT SERVITOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about servitor."
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip inspects his wares.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate looks to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask philip about diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PHILIP ABOUT DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about diaz."
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip inspects his wares.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate sighs heavily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner.  The sidewalk runs west and sharply
Floyd | southwest where it leads to a sorry excuse for a park.  The
Floyd | Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco shop is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Liana Farnham and Lambert Gunning here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vulture circles lazily far overhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion Skinner arrives from the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert asks Orion for some change.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion combs his hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana adjusts her wig.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to liana" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LIANA
Floyd |
Floyd | You speak to the woman about the missing men, particularly the one
Floyd | you've been hired to find (David Lane).  She doesn't know anything
Floyd | about the missing men, but she tells you that mysterious things have
Floyd | been known to happen in the old farms south of town.  "If you're
Floyd | looking for missing people, maybe you should look there."
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert asks Orion for some change.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion fumbles with tucking in his shirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana checks her make-up in a compact mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches east to west.
Floyd | What passes for a town park can be reached to the south.  You can also
Floyd | see the chapel in that direction.  One of the roads that lead out of
Floyd | town, into the hills, is to the north.  You can cross the street to
Floyd | the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of a motor can be heard far in the distance, behind the
Floyd | buildings somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A black door leads into
Floyd | a building to the north and the sidewalk heads south and east.  A park
Floyd | can be reached to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vulture circles lazily far overhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Tomb
Floyd | This is a bizarre little occult shop cluttered with strange artifacts.
Floyd | Statues, utensils, books, and an assortment of other esoteric, occult
Floyd | offerings line many shelves and tables in this cramped space.  The
Floyd | door to the outside is to the south.  A small table sits next to the
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the small table are a Balinese statuette and a small sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | As if one with the other strange objects, the proprietor, Filipo Diaz,
Floyd | watches the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Ichabod Johnson and Claire Prebo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo eyes you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ichabod coughs into his fist.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire wonders aloud if she remembered to buy tampons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to filipo" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO FILIPO
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe you should ask or tell about more specific topics.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo rearranges some geodes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ichabod scratches his mustache.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire wonders aloud if she remembered to buy tampons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask filipo about valut" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FILIPO ABOUT VALUT
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about valut."
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo sweeps the floor with an old broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire Prebo goes south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ichabod stares at you blankly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask filipo about vault" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FILIPO ABOUT VAULT
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about vault."
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo mumbles something about needing more mandrake for the boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ichabod coughs into his fist.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Firion says, "Claire needs to learn to keep her mouth shut."
		Busta says, "claire was never really comfortable in public"
		Busta asks, "have you played this firion?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A black door leads into
Floyd | a building to the north and the sidewalk heads south and east.  A park
Floyd | can be reached to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Claire Prebo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire rummages around in her purse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches north to south.
Floyd | What passes as the town's park can be reached to the east.  A
Floyd | nondescript building with a nondescript door is to the west.  The
Floyd | Herrera Hotel can be seen to the south.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the southeast and you can cross the street to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of a bus engine can be heard in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Changeling                                       Speakeasy
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Changeling
Floyd | This is the town's speakeasy.  The casual atmosphere makes you wonder
Floyd | if any law enforcement has ever cared to swing into Castronegro.  A
Floyd | lazy overhead fan does nothing to stir the still air in here which
Floyd | smells of stale beer and body odor.  The door back to the street is
Floyd | east.  A radio sits in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tending bar is the owner, Gilberto Diaz.
Floyd |
Floyd | James Whitlock sits in the shadows, drunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crackling through static on the radio, you hear, "A tornado in Lorain,
Floyd | Ohio has killed 78 people. . ."
Floyd |
Floyd | Gilberto wipes down the tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to gilberto" 		

Floyd ]  The Changeling                                       Speakeasy
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GILBERTO
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe you should ask or tell about more specific topics.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crackling through static on the radio, you hear, "German serial killer
Floyd | Fritz Haarmann has been sentenced to death. . ."
Floyd |
Floyd | Gilberto wipes down the bar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask gilberto about vault" 		

Floyd ]  The Changeling                                       Speakeasy
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GILBERTO ABOUT VAULT
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about vault."
Floyd |
Floyd | Crackling through static on the radio, you hear, "A Soviet-backed coup
Floyd | attempt has failed in Estonia. . ."
Floyd |
Floyd | Gilberto eyes you blankly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask gilberto about farms" 		

Floyd ]  The Changeling                                       Speakeasy
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GILBERTO ABOUT FARMS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about farms."
Floyd |
Floyd | Crackling through static on the radio, you hear, "Nellie Taylor Ross
Floyd | of Wyoming has been elected as the U.S.'s first woman governor. . ."
Floyd |
Floyd | Gilberto pours another drink for James.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "if you haven't, feel free to chime in, because I'm at a loss"
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches north to south.
Floyd | What passes as the town's park can be reached to the east.  A
Floyd | nondescript building with a nondescript door is to the west.  The
Floyd | Herrera Hotel can be seen to the south.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the southeast and you can cross the street to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Claire Prebo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire takes an eclaire from her purse, takes a bite, and replaces it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | This is a sorry excuse for a 'park'.  There are no trees save for some
Floyd | cacti and tumbleweed.  A bench sits near a dry fountain.  To the east
Floyd | is the entrance to the chapel and to the south is the courtyard to the
Floyd | town's library.  One of the roads that lead out of town is to the
Floyd | southeast and the park can be exited back into town to the west.  You
Floyd | can also cross the street to the northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of a bus engine can be heard in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Chapel
Floyd | Inside the chapel, it is eerie and silent.  It seems that the locals
Floyd | do not frequent it much.  The door to the street outside is to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of this chamber is a rather horrible statue carved from
Floyd | basalt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reading in the back of the chapel is Father Alonso Vilheila-Pareira.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Liana Farnham, Grover Cotterell and Clarinda Fisch
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso lights a cigarette.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grover jingles change in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana adjusts her wig.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clarinda looks to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to grove3r" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GROVE3R
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to grover" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GROVER
Floyd |
Floyd | This man doesn't have much to say save for a warning.  "Don't go
Floyd | around asking too many questions in Castronegro. . .fuckface."
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso chuckles softly to himself, evidently about something
Floyd | he's reading.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grover straightens his tie.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana adjusts her wig.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clarinda eyes you flirtatiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "well then"
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to clarinda" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CLARINDA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't you think it's strange for a small town like this to be able to
Floyd | support a specialty occult shop?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso turns the page of the book he is reading.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grover Cotterell goes west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clarinda Fisch goes west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana checks her make-up in a compact mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to alonso" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO ALONSO
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe you should ask or tell about more specific topics.
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso lights another candle and places it near him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana eyes you flirtatiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "show sickle to alonso" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW SICKLE TO ALONSO
Floyd |
Floyd | "That doesn't look like an ordinary sickle.  In fact, I've heard of
Floyd | enchanted sickles around these parts that can not only break bones,
Floyd | but even break open doors at times."
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso puts his face close to the page he's reading as if his
Floyd | sight is very bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana checks her make-up in a compact mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "show robe to alonso" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW ROBE TO ALONSO
Floyd |
Floyd | His face grows grim.  "You shouldn't be asking about such things.  Nor
Floyd | should you carry that or, Dios forbid, wear it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso puts his face close to the page he's reading as if his
Floyd | sight is very bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana checks her make-up in a compact mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | This is a sorry excuse for a 'park'.  There are no trees save for some
Floyd | cacti and tumbleweed.  A bench sits near a dry fountain.  To the east
Floyd | is the entrance to the chapel and to the south is the courtyard to the
Floyd | town's library.  One of the roads that lead out of town is to the
Floyd | southeast and the park can be exited back into town to the west.  You
Floyd | can also cross the street to the northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Grover Cotterell here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion Skinner arrives from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grover smells his hankerchief.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion stoops to tie his shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A black door leads into
Floyd | a building to the north and the sidewalk heads south and east.  A park
Floyd | can be reached to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Claire Prebo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tumbleweed tumbles by.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire Prebo goes southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Tomb
Floyd | This is a bizarre little occult shop cluttered with strange artifacts.
Floyd | Statues, utensils, books, and an assortment of other esoteric, occult
Floyd | offerings line many shelves and tables in this cramped space.  The
Floyd | door to the outside is to the south.  A small table sits next to the
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the small table are a Balinese statuette and a small sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | As if one with the other strange objects, the proprietor, Filipo Diaz,
Floyd | watches the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Ichabod Johnson here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo straightens some ancient Tarot cards on a shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ichabod whistles tunelessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "show chalice to filipo" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CHALICE TO  FILIPO
Floyd |
Floyd | "I wouldn't show that to anyone else around here. . .if you value your
Floyd | life."
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo sweeps the floor with an old broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ichabod twirls his mustache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "good thing I don't value my life"
Busta says (to Floyd), "now how does one save again..." 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NOW HOW DOES ONE SAVE AGAIN...
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a broken padlock
Floyd |   a silver chalice
Floyd |   a sickle
Floyd |   a black robe
Floyd |   a cleaver
Floyd |   a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a scrapbook
Floyd |     the archive key
Floyd |     a torn envelope
Floyd |     a paperback book
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |     an ashtray
Floyd |     a Times clipping
Floyd |     a Herald clipping
Floyd |     a train ticket
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo straightens some ancient Tarot cards on a shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ichabod whistles tunelessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "you want to drive jen?"
		jenTrexrode says, "ok"
		Busta says, "yaya"
		Busta says, "and by that I meant yay"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search books" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Clandestinely, you spy a folded paper among the trinkets.  When Filipo
Floyd | isn't looking, you are able to snatch it and pocket it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo mumbles something about needing more mandrake for the boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ichabod whistles tunelessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "yay"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x paper" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo~ I will be needing mandrake with my next shipment.
Floyd | ~B.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo sweeps the floor with an old broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ichabod Johnson goes south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I'd never have figured that out"
		jenTrexrode says, "we were able to search books in the library, so I thought "why not?""
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | The Tomb
Floyd | This is a bizarre little occult shop cluttered with strange artifacts.
Floyd | Statues, utensils, books, and an assortment of other esoteric, occult
Floyd | offerings line many shelves and tables in this cramped space.  The
Floyd | door to the outside is to the south.  A small table sits next to the
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the small table are a Balinese statuette and a small sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | As if one with the other strange objects, the proprietor, Filipo Diaz,
Floyd | watches the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo rearranges some geodes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "that's good thinking"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search shelves" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH SHELVES
Floyd |
Floyd | On the surface, nothing here seems to be of any use to you in solving
Floyd | this mystery, but maybe the shelves can be searched when Filipo isn't
Floyd | looking.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo mumbles something about needing more mandrake for the boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode asks, "hm how to distract him?"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask filipo about mandrake" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FILIPO ABOUT MANDRAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about mandrake."
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo eyes you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "do we need to?"
		jenTrexrode says, "there was that hint right there about searcing when filipo isn't looking..."
		Busta says, "it said we grabbed the note when he wasn't looking"
		jenTrexrode asks, "maybe that's the only thing here?"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I'd think so"

Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A black door leads into
Floyd | a building to the north and the sidewalk heads south and east.  A park
Floyd | can be reached to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Ichabod Johnson and Grover Cotterell here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls around the buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ichabod squints in the sunlight glaring from Grover's head.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grover mumbles something about being a banker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches north to south.
Floyd | What passes as the town's park can be reached to the east.  A
Floyd | nondescript building with a nondescript door is to the west.  The
Floyd | Herrera Hotel can be seen to the south.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the southeast and you can cross the street to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Claire Prebo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear your name whispered somewhere near you but it
Floyd | might've just been the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire rummages around in her purse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A bus stop can be seen
Floyd | to the west, in front of the Herrera Hotel.  One of the roads that
Floyd | lead out of town is to the southeast.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the east, and the sidewalk continues to the north past a nondescript
Floyd | building.  A park can be reached to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Road to the Old Farms                                Desert Farms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to the Old Farms
Floyd | This is a road that leads from Castronegro to the northwest and the
Floyd | desert farms to the south.  The landscape around you is bleak and the
Floyd | sun beats down on you oppressively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Old Farm                                             Desert Farms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Farm
Floyd | This is an abandoned desert farm.  The only structure left standing is
Floyd | an old shepherd's barn.  It stands decrepit to the southeast.  A rocky
Floyd | path leads to the east and the road back to Castronegro is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Barn
Floyd | The sunlight peeps through the slats in this rotting structure.  The
Floyd | dust is suspended in the still air.  Any stalls that were once here
Floyd | have been removed.  Old crates are piled in the corner.  The floor is
Floyd | matted with ancient straw.  The exit is the old door to the northwest.
Floyd | A trapdoor leads down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search crates" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CRATES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search straw" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH STRAW
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the trap door or the old door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "open trap door" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TRAP DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pit
Floyd | This is a horrible, confined, and constricted cellar.  Your flashlight
Floyd | bounces around with a small jaundiced light.  Only rough walls
Floyd | surround you with no exits save for the rickety ladder from which you
Floyd | descended.  Some sort of altar sits in a crude alcove on the other
Floyd | side of this chamber, but you can't make it out unless you examine it
Floyd | further.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "there was a creature in here that I killed"
		Busta says, "and I took the chalice"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s altar" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to s the vault door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x altar" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The furnishing is an altar carved of thick wood.  Maybe once it was a
Floyd | shipboard end-table, but now, it's an altar to unspeakable gods.
Floyd | Surrounding this dark thing are hundreds of tiny bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x bones" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon closer examination, you see they are small human bones. .
Floyd | .children's bones. . .and a shiver runs down your spine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "get bones" 		

Floyd ]  Pit                                                  Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | It's best to leave bad enough alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "heh"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Barn
Floyd | The sunlight peeps through the slats in this rotting structure.  The
Floyd | dust is suspended in the still air.  Any stalls that were once here
Floyd | have been removed.  Old crates are piled in the corner.  The floor is
Floyd | matted with ancient straw.  The exit is the old door to the northwest.
Floyd | A trapdoor leads down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x crates" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRATES
Floyd |
Floyd | They are all open and battered.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x straw" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STRAW
Floyd |
Floyd | The straw is matted mostly in a path between the exit and the crates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I took the sickle and the robe from behind the crates earlier"
		jenTrexrode says, "ah"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a mysterious letter
Floyd |   a broken padlock
Floyd |   a silver chalice
Floyd |   a sickle
Floyd |   a black robe
Floyd |   a cleaver
Floyd |   a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a scrapbook
Floyd |     the archive key
Floyd |     a torn envelope
Floyd |     a paperback book
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |     an ashtray
Floyd |     a Times clipping
Floyd |     a Herald clipping
Floyd |     a train ticket
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the scrapbook or the paperback book?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x paperback book" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAPERBACK BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The Man In The Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "open book" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the scrapbook or the paperback book?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "the torn envelope was inside the paperback book"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "open paperback book" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN PAPERBACK BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the cleaver into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "ah"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "read letter" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo~ I will be needing mandrake with my next shipment.
Floyd | ~B.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "oh yeah that letter."
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Shepherd's Barn                                      Decrepit
Floyd | Structu
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Shepherd's Barn
Floyd | The sunlight peeps through the slats in this rotting structure.  The
Floyd | dust is suspended in the still air.  Any stalls that were once here
Floyd | have been removed.  Old crates are piled in the corner.  The floor is
Floyd | matted with ancient straw.  The exit is the old door to the northwest.
Floyd | A trapdoor leads down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Old Farm                                             Desert Farms
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Old Farm
Floyd | This is an abandoned desert farm.  The only structure left standing is
Floyd | an old shepherd's barn.  It stands decrepit to the southeast.  A rocky
Floyd | path leads to the east and the road back to Castronegro is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "actually the letter you just read was what you picked up at the occult shop"
		jenTrexrode says, "yeah"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Rocky Path                                           Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocky Path
Floyd | This path ascends to the west toward the old farms of the desert and
Floyd | it descends into the small canyon to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange noises echo around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Hidden Crevice                                       Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hidden Crevice
Floyd | You are walking through a hidden crevice.  Passages lead north and
Floyd | southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vultures circle above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode asks, "am I going to die?"
dddddd goes home. 		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust-Choked Gorge
Floyd | This is a place of death.  No plant life can be seen and no animal
Floyd | life can be heard.  This small canyon seems to have been chopped into
Floyd | the desert by a great hand, yet you've never heard of it existing.
Floyd | The sand is more like dust.  Paths lead through the canyon west and
Floyd | south.  In the center of this area is a large obelisk; roughly ten
Floyd | feet tall and crudely carved all over.  It juts like an insulting
Floyd | finger toward the heavens.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | It is ominous and the carvings that cover it seem to squirm, but not
Floyd | really.  The sand around the obelisk has been disturbed much more than
Floyd | anywhere else in this canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange noises echo around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion Skinner arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion looks at you expectingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "talk to orion" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO ORION
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Diaz family not only keep their dead in their mausoleum, but also
Floyd | their secrets."
Floyd |
Floyd | Vultures circle above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion checks his watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x sand" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Around the obelisk, the sand is loose and covered with various
Floyd | footprints; one of which is a pair of bootprints with a cross imprint
Floyd | on the heels.  Pebbles and other debris are strewn around the obelisk.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion Skinner goes west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Road to Gorge                                        Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to Gorge
Floyd | This is a road that turns from pavement to dirt as it winds from the
Floyd | northwest toward Castronegro to the east into a small canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Orion Skinner here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion stoops to tie his shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "go back and check out the bootprints?"
		jenTrexrode asks, "had we seen that boot print earlier?"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust-Choked Gorge
Floyd | This is a place of death.  No plant life can be seen and no animal
Floyd | life can be heard.  This small canyon seems to have been chopped into
Floyd | the desert by a great hand, yet you've never heard of it existing.
Floyd | The sand is more like dust.  Paths lead through the canyon west and
Floyd | south.  In the center of this area is a large obelisk; roughly ten
Floyd | feet tall and crudely carved all over.  It juts like an insulting
Floyd | finger toward the heavens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls about and gets into your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dddddd arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x bootprint" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOTPRINT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x sand" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Around the obelisk, the sand is loose and covered with various
Floyd | footprints; one of which is a pair of bootprints with a cross imprint
Floyd | on the heels.  Pebbles and other debris are strewn around the obelisk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange noises echo around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x bootprints" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOTPRINTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "derp"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search sand" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Sifting around the sand, you find a broken pocket watch.  Maybe
Floyd | there's more to be found. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | Vultures circle above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion Skinner arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion stoops to tie his shoelace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "take watch" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion fumbles with tucking in his shirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a broken pocket watch
Floyd |   a mysterious letter
Floyd |   a broken padlock
Floyd |   a silver chalice
Floyd |   a sickle
Floyd |   a black robe
Floyd |   a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a cleaver
Floyd |     a scrapbook
Floyd |     the archive key
Floyd |     a torn envelope
Floyd |     a paperback book
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |     an ashtray
Floyd |     a Times clipping
Floyd |     a Herald clipping
Floyd |     a train ticket
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | Vultures circle above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion Skinner goes west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x watch" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a Hamilton series Art Deco 14 karat gold pocket watch.  It's no
Floyd | longer running and it's stuck on 4:20 am.  On the back, the letters
Floyd | D.L. are engraved.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I always forget search"
		Busta says, "oooh David Lane"
		jenTrexrode says, "420, must be a stoner"
		Busta says, "lol"
		Busta says, "character, author, or both"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Road to Gorge                                        Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to Gorge
Floyd | This is a road that turns from pavement to dirt as it winds from the
Floyd | northwest toward Castronegro to the east into a small canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls about and gets into your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | This is a sorry excuse for a 'park'.  There are no trees save for some
Floyd | cacti and tumbleweed.  A bench sits near a dry fountain.  To the east
Floyd | is the entrance to the chapel and to the south is the courtyard to the
Floyd | town's library.  One of the roads that lead out of town is to the
Floyd | southeast and the park can be exited back into town to the west.  You
Floyd | can also cross the street to the northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Orion Skinner here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the muffled sounds of a radio playing from within one of the
Floyd | buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion fumbles with tucking in his shirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "show watch to orion" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW WATCH TO ORION
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you for showing me your broken pocket watch."
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion Skinner goes northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "here's a map if you need it [LINK]"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x fountain" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | It may once have looked marvelous, but now, it's a sad reminder of a
Floyd | happier time.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear footsteps behind you, but when you turn to look, you see no
Floyd | one.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert Gunning arrives from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert sneezes obnoxiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x lambert" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LAMBERT
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert hasn't been anything to write home about since he left home.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert wipes his nose on his shirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search fountain" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls around the buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert stares at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Chapel
Floyd | Inside the chapel, it is eerie and silent.  It seems that the locals
Floyd | do not frequent it much.  The door to the street outside is to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of this chamber is a rather horrible statue carved from
Floyd | basalt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reading in the back of the chapel is Father Alonso Vilheila-Pareira.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Claire Prebo and Liana Farnham here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso lights a cigarette.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana Farnham goes west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire Prebo goes west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x statue" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath

		katie-paquette says (to busta), "no I don't need it. But thank you."

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STATUE
Floyd |
Floyd | It depicts a distorted human figure wrapped partly in a shroud with a
Floyd | sickle in the left hand.  The right hand points southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso turns the page of the book he is reading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "hm, so we can dress up like the statue if we want..."
		Busta asks, "is there something southeast?"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso puts his face close to the page he's reading as if his
Floyd | sight is very bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "look se" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso lights a cigarette.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "turn statue" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN STATUE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso lights a cigarette.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search statue" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH STATUE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso puts his face close to the page he's reading as if his
Floyd | sight is very bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "yeah, let's try dressing like it"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "wear robe" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the black robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso chuckles softly to himself, evidently about something
Floyd | he's reading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "hold sickle" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HOLD SICKLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso lights another candle and places it near him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "brandish sickle" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BRANDISH SICKLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a private eye; a gumshoe, as they say, and you appear as such.
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso chuckles softly to himself, evidently about something
Floyd | he's reading.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  The Chapel                                           Old Spanish
Floyd | Cath
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a broken pocket watch
Floyd |   a mysterious letter
Floyd |   a broken padlock
Floyd |   a silver chalice
Floyd |   a sickle
Floyd |   a black robe (being worn)
Floyd |   a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a cleaver
Floyd |     a scrapbook
Floyd |     the archive key
Floyd |     a torn envelope
Floyd |     a paperback book
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |     an ashtray
Floyd |     a Times clipping
Floyd |     a Herald clipping
Floyd |     a train ticket
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | Father Alonso puts his face close to the page he's reading as if his
Floyd | sight is very bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Library Courtyard                                    Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | This is a sorry excuse for a 'park'.  There are no trees save for some
Floyd | cacti and tumbleweed.  A bench sits near a dry fountain.  To the east
Floyd | is the entrance to the chapel and to the south is the courtyard to the
Floyd | town's library.  One of the roads that lead out of town is to the
Floyd | southeast and the park can be exited back into town to the west.  You
Floyd | can also cross the street to the northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear footsteps behind you, but when you turn to look, you see no
Floyd | one.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clarinda Fisch arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana adjusts her wig.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "well I'm stumped"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | This is a sorry excuse for a 'park'.  There are no trees save for some
Floyd | cacti and tumbleweed.  A bench sits near a dry fountain.  To the east
Floyd | is the entrance to the chapel and to the south is the courtyard to the
Floyd | town's library.  One of the roads that lead out of town is to the
Floyd | southeast and the park can be exited back into town to the west.  You
Floyd | can also cross the street to the northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Clarinda Fisch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clarinda sighs sweetly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches east to west.
Floyd | What passes for a town park can be reached to the south.  You can also
Floyd | see the chapel in that direction.  One of the roads that lead out of
Floyd | town, into the hills, is to the north.  You can cross the street to
Floyd | the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls around the buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Road to the Hills                                    North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to the Hills
Floyd | This is a dusty road that leads south to Castronegro and north into
Floyd | the hills.  The sun's heat causes you to sweat furiously here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls about and gets into your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Road to the Hills                                    North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches east to west.
Floyd | What passes for a town park can be reached to the south.  You can also
Floyd | see the chapel in that direction.  One of the roads that lead out of
Floyd | town, into the hills, is to the north.  You can cross the street to
Floyd | the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vulture circles lazily far overhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Road to the Hills                                    North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to the Hills
Floyd | This is a dusty road that leads south to Castronegro and north into
Floyd | the hills.  The sun's heat causes you to sweat furiously here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls about and gets into your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Steep Hill
Floyd | The road through the hills meanders north to south here, but a steep
Floyd | hill exists to the northwest wherein a vault door hides a half-buried
Floyd | mausoleum.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vultures circle above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Diaz Family Vault                                    Mausoleum
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Diaz Family Vault
Floyd | This is a large chamber carved into the hill.  Plain sarcophagi hold
Floyd | 19 members of either the Diaz or the Vilheila-Pareira families.  One
Floyd | sarcophagus looks empty, however.  The exit is to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode asks, "did we find anything here?"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search sarcophagus" 		

Floyd ]  Diaz Family Vault                                    Mausoleum
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH SARCOPHAGUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the empty sarcophagus or the closed sarcophagi?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search empty sarcophagus" 		

Floyd ]  Diaz Family Vault                                    Mausoleum
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH EMPTY SARCOPHAGUS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "open sarcophagus" 		

Floyd ]  Diaz Family Vault                                    Mausoleum
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN SARCOPHAGUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the empty sarcophagus or the closed sarcophagi?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "open closed sacophagi" 		

Floyd ]  Diaz Family Vault                                    Mausoleum
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CLOSED SACOPHAGI
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to open the closed sarcophagi.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "no, I didn't find anything more than you"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "open sarcophagi" 		

Floyd ]  Diaz Family Vault                                    Mausoleum
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN SARCOPHAGI
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the empty sarcophagus or the closed sarcophagi?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "closed" 		

Floyd ]  Diaz Family Vault                                    Mausoleum
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSED
Floyd |
Floyd | You peek into a couple of the sarcophagi and find only mummified
Floyd | remains; nothing surprising, really.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "move sarcophagus" 		

Floyd ]  Diaz Family Vault                                    Mausoleum
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE SARCOPHAGUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the empty sarcophagus or the closed sarcophagi?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "empty" 		

Floyd ]  Diaz Family Vault                                    Mausoleum
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EMPTY
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Steep Hill
Floyd | The road through the hills meanders north to south here, but a steep
Floyd | hill exists to the northwest wherein a vault door hides a half-buried
Floyd | mausoleum.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls about and gets into your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Road to the Hills                                    North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to the Hills
Floyd | This is a dusty road that leads south to Castronegro and north into
Floyd | the hills.  The sun's heat causes you to sweat furiously here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s.s.s" 		

Floyd ]  Library Courtyard                                    Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S.S.S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches east to west.
Floyd | What passes for a town park can be reached to the south.  You can also
Floyd | see the chapel in that direction.  One of the roads that lead out of
Floyd | town, into the hills, is to the north.  You can cross the street to
Floyd | the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | This is a sorry excuse for a 'park'.  There are no trees save for some
Floyd | cacti and tumbleweed.  A bench sits near a dry fountain.  To the east
Floyd | is the entrance to the chapel and to the south is the courtyard to the
Floyd | town's library.  One of the roads that lead out of town is to the
Floyd | southeast and the park can be exited back into town to the west.  You
Floyd | can also cross the street to the northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Clarinda Fisch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of a motor can be heard far in the distance, behind the
Floyd | buildings somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clarinda eyes you flirtatiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Courtyard
Floyd | This is a dusty stone courtyard to the library of Castronegro.  A sad
Floyd | excuse for a park is to the north and the street corner is to the
Floyd | west.  The library's door is to the southeast.  You can cross the
Floyd | street to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the muffled sounds of a radio playing from within one of the
Floyd | buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A bus stop can be seen
Floyd | to the west, in front of the Herrera Hotel.  One of the roads that
Floyd | lead out of town is to the southeast.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the east, and the sidewalk continues to the north past a nondescript
Floyd | building.  A park can be reached to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Liana Farnham here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear footsteps behind you, but when you turn to look, you see no
Floyd | one.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana adjusts her wig.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bus Stop                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bus Stop
Floyd | This is the only bus stop in town and it sits at the town's edge.  To
Floyd | the west, the road leads out of town and to the east is the rest of
Floyd | Castronegro.  To the south is the Herrera Hotel; its sign dangling
Floyd | lazily from the door like a warm dog's gonad.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the muffled sounds of a radio playing from within one of the
Floyd | buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby
Floyd | The Herrera Hotel is the only place to stay in Castronegro.  It is an
Floyd | old adobe building, at least a hundred years old, with two stories.
Floyd | This is the lobby where the front desk greets the guest.  A lounge is
Floyd | to the east and stairs lead upward to the rooms.  A door is set into
Floyd | the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Organizing some paperwork (in a futile attempt at professionalism) is
Floyd | the hotel's owner, Juan Herrera.
Floyd |
Floyd | Juan checks his fly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "show watch to juan" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW WATCH TO JUAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's an interesting broken pocket watch."
Floyd |
Floyd | Juan checks his fly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask juan about watch" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK JUAN ABOUT WATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about watch."
Floyd |
Floyd | Juan looks around the room at no one in particular.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lounge
Floyd | This is a crude lounge with cheap furniture.  Doorways lead west and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search furniture" 		

Floyd ]  Lounge                                               Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH FURNITURE
Floyd |
Floyd | You've no need to mess with the furniture right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | A round table dominates this dining room.  It makes you depressed
Floyd | imagining being a guest at this hotel.  Doorways lead north and west.
Floyd | To the west, you can see the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search table" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This is a simple kitchen equipped with simple appliances and a
Floyd | preponderance of southwestern ingredients.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the kitchen is a small kitchen island; the only good
Floyd | spot in the place to prepare food.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x island" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ISLAND
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a heavy wooden trolley with the wheels removed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x ingredients" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X INGREDIENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You've never really been into the southwestern flavor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search island" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH ISLAND
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the kitchen island.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "move island" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE ISLAND
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x appliances" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X APPLIANCES
Floyd |
Floyd | They are out-of-date even for this decade.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search appliances" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH APPLIANCES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a broken pocket watch
Floyd |   a mysterious letter
Floyd |   a broken padlock
Floyd |   a silver chalice
Floyd |   a sickle
Floyd |   a black robe (being worn)
Floyd |   a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a cleaver
Floyd |     a scrapbook
Floyd |     the archive key
Floyd |     a torn envelope
Floyd |     a paperback book
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |     an ashtray
Floyd |     a Times clipping
Floyd |     a Herald clipping
Floyd |     a train ticket
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "i found the cleaver here"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | cleaver: (putting the sickle into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You take the cleaver from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | scrapbook: (putting the silver chalice into the trenchcoat to make
Floyd | room)
Floyd | You take the scrapbook from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | archive key: (putting the broken padlock into the trenchcoat to make
Floyd | room)
Floyd | You take the archive key from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | torn envelope: (putting the mysterious letter into the trenchcoat to
Floyd | make room)
Floyd | You take the torn envelope from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | paperback book: (putting the broken pocket watch into the trenchcoat
Floyd | to make room)
Floyd | You take the paperback book from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | revolver: (putting the cleaver into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You take the revolver from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | ashtray: (putting the scrapbook into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You take the ashtray from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | Times clipping: (putting the archive key into the trenchcoat to make
Floyd | room)
Floyd | You take the Times clipping from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | Herald clipping: (putting the torn envelope into the trenchcoat to
Floyd | make room)
Floyd | You take the Herald clipping from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | train ticket: (putting the paperback book into the trenchcoat to make
Floyd | room)
Floyd | You take the train ticket from the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "which I used to break the padlock and get into the barn"
		Busta says, "the inventory shuffling in this game is awkward"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This is a simple kitchen equipped with simple appliances and a
Floyd | preponderance of southwestern ingredients.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the kitchen is a small kitchen island; the only good
Floyd | spot in the place to prepare food.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "take ingredients" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE INGREDIENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "ok"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Herrera Hotel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e.n.w.n.e" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E.N.W.N.E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | A round table dominates this dining room.  It makes you depressed
Floyd | imagining being a guest at this hotel.  Doorways lead north and west.
Floyd | To the west, you can see the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lounge
Floyd | This is a crude lounge with cheap furniture.  Doorways lead west and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby
Floyd | The Herrera Hotel is the only place to stay in Castronegro.  It is an
Floyd | old adobe building, at least a hundred years old, with two stories.
Floyd | This is the lobby where the front desk greets the guest.  A lounge is
Floyd | to the east and stairs lead upward to the rooms.  A door is set into
Floyd | the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arranging dried flowers in a vase (in a futile attempt at cheer) is
Floyd | the hotel's owner, Juan Herrera.
Floyd |
Floyd | Juan checks the lock on the west door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bus Stop
Floyd | This is the only bus stop in town and it sits at the town's edge.  To
Floyd | the west, the road leads out of town and to the east is the rest of
Floyd | Castronegro.  To the south is the Herrera Hotel; its sign dangling
Floyd | lazily from the door like a warm dog's gonad.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Grover Cotterell and a sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tumbleweed tumbles by.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grover jingles change in his pockets.
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A bus stop can be seen
Floyd | to the west, in front of the Herrera Hotel.  One of the roads that
Floyd | lead out of town is to the southeast.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the east, and the sidewalk continues to the north past a nondescript
Floyd | building.  A park can be reached to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Claire Prebo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert Gunning arrives from the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert stares at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire looks around nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches north to south.
Floyd | What passes as the town's park can be reached to the east.  A
Floyd | nondescript building with a nondescript door is to the west.  The
Floyd | Herrera Hotel can be seen to the south.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the southeast and you can cross the street to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Liana Farnham here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear your name whispered somewhere near you but it
Floyd | might've just been the wind.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana adjusts her wig.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Changeling                                       Speakeasy
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Changeling
Floyd | This is the town's speakeasy.  The casual atmosphere makes you wonder
Floyd | if any law enforcement has ever cared to swing into Castronegro.  A
Floyd | lazy overhead fan does nothing to stir the still air in here which
Floyd | smells of stale beer and body odor.  The door back to the street is
Floyd | east.  A radio sits in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tending bar is the owner, Gilberto Diaz.
Floyd |
Floyd | James Whitlock sits in the shadows, drunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crackling through static on the radio, you hear, "German serial killer
Floyd | Fritz Haarmann has been sentenced to death. . ."
Floyd |
Floyd | Gilberto wipes down the tables.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x radio" 		

Floyd ]  The Changeling                                       Speakeasy
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an Atwater Kent tube radio with external speaker.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crackling through static on the radio, you hear, "A tornado in Lorain,
Floyd | Ohio has killed 78 people. . ."
Floyd |
Floyd | Gilberto wipes down the bar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "turn off radio" 		

Floyd ]  The Changeling                                       Speakeasy
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | Gilberto shouts at you, "Hands off the radio, jackass!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Crackling through static on the radio, you hear, "The Feds report that
Floyd | bootleggers in the U.S. have begun using Thompson sub-machine guns. .
Floyd | ."
Floyd |
Floyd | Gilberto wipes down the bar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "move radio" 		

Floyd ]  The Changeling                                       Speakeasy
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crackling through static on the radio, you hear, "A tornado in Lorain,
Floyd | Ohio has killed 78 people. . ."
Floyd |
Floyd | Gilberto wipes down the bar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "someone's a bit grumpy today"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e.s.w" 		

Floyd ]  Bus Stop                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E.S.W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches north to south.
Floyd | What passes as the town's park can be reached to the east.  A
Floyd | nondescript building with a nondescript door is to the west.  The
Floyd | Herrera Hotel can be seen to the south.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the southeast and you can cross the street to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the muffled sounds of a radio playing from within one of the
Floyd | buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A bus stop can be seen
Floyd | to the west, in front of the Herrera Hotel.  One of the roads that
Floyd | lead out of town is to the southeast.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the east, and the sidewalk continues to the north past a nondescript
Floyd | building.  A park can be reached to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Liana Farnham and Lambert Gunning here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vulture circles lazily far overhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert Gunning goes north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana adjusts her wig.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bus Stop
Floyd | This is the only bus stop in town and it sits at the town's edge.  To
Floyd | the west, the road leads out of town and to the east is the rest of
Floyd | Castronegro.  To the south is the Herrera Hotel; its sign dangling
Floyd | lazily from the door like a warm dog's gonad.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sign here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bus Stop                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | That would take you too far out of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls around the buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode asks, "so we're stuck in this town?"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e.e.n.ne.ne" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E.E.N.NE.NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A bus stop can be seen
Floyd | to the west, in front of the Herrera Hotel.  One of the roads that
Floyd | lead out of town is to the southeast.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the east, and the sidewalk continues to the north past a nondescript
Floyd | building.  A park can be reached to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Liana Farnham here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eerie silence suddenly surrounds you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana checks her make-up in a compact mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Courtyard
Floyd | This is a dusty stone courtyard to the library of Castronegro.  A sad
Floyd | excuse for a park is to the north and the street corner is to the
Floyd | west.  The library's door is to the southeast.  You can cross the
Floyd | street to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Claire Prebo here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the muffled sounds of a radio playing from within one of the
Floyd | buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire Prebo goes northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | This is a sorry excuse for a 'park'.  There are no trees save for some
Floyd | cacti and tumbleweed.  A bench sits near a dry fountain.  To the east
Floyd | is the entrance to the chapel and to the south is the courtyard to the
Floyd | town's library.  One of the roads that lead out of town is to the
Floyd | southeast and the park can be exited back into town to the west.  You
Floyd | can also cross the street to the northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Liana Farnham and Lambert Gunning here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eerie silence suddenly surrounds you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lambert Gunning goes east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana Farnham goes northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner.  The sidewalk runs west and sharply
Floyd | southwest where it leads to a sorry excuse for a park.  The
Floyd | Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco shop is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop
Floyd | This is a small store run by Philip Vilheila-Pereira, the uncle of
Floyd | Joaquin Vilheila-Pereira, one of the missing persons.  Barrels of
Floyd | tobacco are the only furnishings in this place.  The door to the
Floyd | street is to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Keeping watch over his store is Philip himself.  He eyes you
Floyd | cautiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Orion Skinner and Tate Walczak here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip eyes you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orion Skinner goes southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate checks a map and looks around, confused.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x barrels" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BARRELS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are about a dozen barrels of pure tobacco here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip sticks his head into a barrel and breathes deeply the tobacco
Floyd | fumes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate scratches his head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search barrels" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BARRELS
Floyd |
Floyd | You make a motion as if examining the fine strains of tobacco, but you
Floyd | really take a good search around and inside the barrels as best you
Floyd | can.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sure enough, you find a crude wooden pipe which you deftly pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip inspects his wares.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate scratches his head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "yay"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a simple, functional pipe carved hastily from a small chunk of
Floyd | wood.  It appears to have been used at least a few times.  It smells
Floyd | of tobacco.
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip looks around his establishment, clearly pleased with himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate looks to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode asks, "so since I started driving we have obtained a pocket watch with DL on it, a pipe, and a note about a mandrake... how does that help?"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "show pipe to philip" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW PIPE TO PHILIP
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey!  That's the pipe I lost!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip mumbles something about not being able to find his pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate looks to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask philip about pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PHILIP ABOUT PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about pipe."
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip inspects his wares.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate looks at you, questioningly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode asks, "philip about tobacco" 		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask philip about tobacco" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PHILIP ABOUT TOBACCO
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about tobacco."
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip mumbles something about not being able to find his pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate looks at you, questioningly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "talk to tate" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TATE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm as lost as you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip mumbles something about not being able to find his pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate scratches his head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "i wonder if philip would like that pipe"
		Busta asks, "maybe give it to him?"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "give pipe to philip" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PIPE TO PHILIP
Floyd |
Floyd | He takes the pipe.  "Thank you for finding it.", he says, "Listen,
Floyd | here's a word of advice.  Avoid uncovering secrets in this town.
Floyd | It'll only get you into trouble.  Bernardo sees all.  You never know
Floyd | who's a spy for him. . ."
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip inspects his wares.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate checks a map and looks around, confused.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "well that was no help, lol"
jenTrexrode asks, "tate about map" 		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask tate about map" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TATE ABOUT MAP
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about map."
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip mumbles something about not being able to find his pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate Walczak goes southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask philip about bernardo" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PHILIP ABOUT BERNARDO
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about bernardo."
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip sticks his head into a barrel and breathes deeply the tobacco
Floyd | fumes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "searchh barrels" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCHH BARRELS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search barrels" 		

Floyd ]  Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco Shop                        General Store
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BARRELS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Philip inspects his wares.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "hope we didn't really need that pipe for anything..."
		jenTrexrode says, "luckily DW has already played and can't kill me for losing it."
		jenTrexrode asks, "this map says something about a jar of chili powder, did we find that?"
Emily arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "sw.w.n.n.n.nw" 		

Floyd ]  The Hills                                            North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW.W.N.N.N.NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner.  The sidewalk runs west and sharply
Floyd | southwest where it leads to a sorry excuse for a park.  The
Floyd | Vilheila-Pareira Tobacco shop is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Tate Walczak here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of a motor can be heard far in the distance, behind the
Floyd | buildings somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire Prebo arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tate sighs heavily.
Floyd |
Floyd | Claire smells her finger.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches east to west.
Floyd | What passes for a town park can be reached to the south.  You can also
Floyd | see the chapel in that direction.  One of the roads that lead out of
Floyd | town, into the hills, is to the north.  You can cross the street to
Floyd | the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the muffled sounds of a radio playing from within one of the
Floyd | buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to the Hills
Floyd | This is a dusty road that leads south to Castronegro and north into
Floyd | the hills.  The sun's heat causes you to sweat furiously here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vultures circle above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Steep Hill
Floyd | The road through the hills meanders north to south here, but a steep
Floyd | hill exists to the northwest wherein a vault door hides a half-buried
Floyd | mausoleum.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange noises echo around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Hills
Floyd | This road winds through the hills.  Thankfully, there is some shade
Floyd | among these badlands.  The path leads both northeast and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  The Hills                                            North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Garden de Diaz                                       North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden de Diaz
Floyd | This once was a garden, but now everything is dust and decay.  The
Floyd | flowerpots hold only dirt and dead vines cover almost everything.
Floyd | Casa De Diaz, the home of Bernardo Diaz VI, is to the north.  The
Floyd | front door; an iron grate.  The house is a stone horror but seems to
Floyd | once have been influenced greatly by Spanish architecture.  However,
Floyd | the place is in bad disrepair; as if it's been abandoned for some
Floyd | years or even decades.  The path through the hills and back to
Floyd | Castronegro lies to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search flowerpots" 		

Floyd ]  Garden de Diaz                                       North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH FLOWERPOTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange noises echo around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "move flowerpots" 		

Floyd ]  Garden de Diaz                                       North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE FLOWERPOTS
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vultures circle above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "move vines" 		

Floyd ]  Garden de Diaz                                       North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE VINES
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search vines" 		

Floyd ]  Garden de Diaz                                       North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH VINES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Garden de Diaz                                       North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You have a hunch there's more to be investigated before questioning
Floyd | Bernardo Diaz VI.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Garden de Diaz                                       North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden de Diaz
Floyd | This once was a garden, but now everything is dust and decay.  The
Floyd | flowerpots hold only dirt and dead vines cover almost everything.
Floyd | Casa De Diaz, the home of Bernardo Diaz VI, is to the north.  The
Floyd | front door; an iron grate.  The house is a stone horror but seems to
Floyd | once have been influenced greatly by Spanish architecture.  However,
Floyd | the place is in bad disrepair; as if it's been abandoned for some
Floyd | years or even decades.  The path through the hills and back to
Floyd | Castronegro lies to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "so okay, north is the place to go, but we don't have the "key" to get out of this town."
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  The Hills                                            North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Hills
Floyd | This road winds through the hills.  Thankfully, there is some shade
Floyd | among these badlands.  The path leads both northeast and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Steep Hill
Floyd | The road through the hills meanders north to south here, but a steep
Floyd | hill exists to the northwest wherein a vault door hides a half-buried
Floyd | mausoleum.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "sorry, I fell a bit behind"
		Busta says, "yeah, I used the jar of chili powder to defeath the creature in the pit"
		jenTrexrode says, "ok"
		Busta says, "I'm not sure what we're missing as part of the investigation"
		Busta says, "we haven't resolved the mandrake part of the letter you found"
		Busta says, "haven't figured out what to do with the chalice or robe, but I did use the sickle to break into the mauseleum"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x chalice" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHALICE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is certainly a treasure, if only it hadn't once been filled with
Floyd | blood.  The chalice is stained around the rim with bloody lip prints.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange noises echo around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "open watch" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN WATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "maybe we missed something else at the obelisk?"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Road to the Hills                                    North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to the Hills
Floyd | This is a dusty road that leads south to Castronegro and north into
Floyd | the hills.  The sun's heat causes you to sweat furiously here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Liana Farnham here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana breathes in deeply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches east to west.
Floyd | What passes for a town park can be reached to the south.  You can also
Floyd | see the chapel in that direction.  One of the roads that lead out of
Floyd | town, into the hills, is to the north.  You can cross the street to
Floyd | the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tumbleweed tumbles by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode asks, "did we find anything in the lobby?"
Firion goes home. 		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A black door leads into
Floyd | a building to the north and the sidewalk heads south and east.  A park
Floyd | can be reached to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vulture circles lazily far overhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Tomb
Floyd | This is a bizarre little occult shop cluttered with strange artifacts.
Floyd | Statues, utensils, books, and an assortment of other esoteric, occult
Floyd | offerings line many shelves and tables in this cramped space.  The
Floyd | door to the outside is to the south.  A small table sits next to the
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the small table are a Balinese statuette and a small sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | As if one with the other strange objects, the proprietor, Filipo Diaz,
Floyd | watches the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo dusts the Haitian voodoo dolls while whispering softly to them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x statuette" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STATUETTE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a Balinese temple guardian demon.  You've no idea why you know
Floyd | that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo straightens some ancient Tarot cards on a shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search statuette" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH STATUETTE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo dusts the Haitian voodoo dolls while whispering softly to them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "move statuette" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE STATUETTE
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo rearranges some geodes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Tomb: Proprietor Filipo Diaz
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo sweeps the floor with an old broom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
katie-paquette arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Busta says, "nothing in the lobby"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "move table" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo eyes you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "look inder table" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK INDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo straightens some ancient Tarot cards on a shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A black door leads into
Floyd | a building to the north and the sidewalk heads south and east.  A park
Floyd | can be reached to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the muffled sounds of a radio playing from within one of the
Floyd | buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches north to south.
Floyd | What passes as the town's park can be reached to the east.  A
Floyd | nondescript building with a nondescript door is to the west.  The
Floyd | Herrera Hotel can be seen to the south.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the southeast and you can cross the street to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "can we take the statuette?"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A bus stop can be seen
Floyd | to the west, in front of the Herrera Hotel.  One of the roads that
Floyd | lead out of town is to the southeast.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the east, and the sidewalk continues to the north past a nondescript
Floyd | building.  A park can be reached to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls around the buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n.n.n." 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N.N.N.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches north to south.
Floyd | What passes as the town's park can be reached to the east.  A
Floyd | nondescript building with a nondescript door is to the west.  The
Floyd | Herrera Hotel can be seen to the south.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the southeast and you can cross the street to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vulture circles lazily far overhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A black door leads into
Floyd | a building to the north and the sidewalk heads south and east.  A park
Floyd | can be reached to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eerie silence suddenly surrounds you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Tomb
Floyd | This is a bizarre little occult shop cluttered with strange artifacts.
Floyd | Statues, utensils, books, and an assortment of other esoteric, occult
Floyd | offerings line many shelves and tables in this cramped space.  The
Floyd | door to the outside is to the south.  A small table sits next to the
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the small table are a Balinese statuette and a small sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | As if one with the other strange objects, the proprietor, Filipo Diaz,
Floyd | watches the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo eyes you suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "take statuette" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STATUETTE
Floyd |
Floyd | Not a good idea with Filipo watching.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo mumbles something about needing more mandrake for the boss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette says, "Hi again. It's Katie."
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "read letter" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo~ I will be needing mandrake with my next shipment.
Floyd | ~B.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo straightens some ancient Tarot cards on a shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "so I guess b is bernardo"
		jenTrexrode says, "and mandrake is a root that looks like a person, I think"
		Busta says, "yup"
		Busta says, "my guess is bernardo is immortal"
		Busta says, "and requires potions consisting of small children to stay alive"
		jenTrexrode says, "yeah, maybe he grows his new body from a mandrake, then transfers his souil into it."
		Busta says, "small children, mandrakes, and other ingredients"
		Busta says, "and Dave Lane found out and got killed for it"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask filipo about boots" 		

Floyd ]  The Tomb                                             Occult Shop
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK FILIPO ABOUT BOOTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about boots."
Floyd |
Floyd | Filipo rearranges some geodes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "but I don't know how much we need to find in order to confront B about it"
		jenTrexrode asks, "what can with do with 4:20?"
		Busta says, "There's no other clocks that I've seen"
		katie-paquette says, "Hmm giodes"
		Busta says, "although 4 and 20 are both southeast directions"
		Busta says, "like the hand on the statue"
		jenTrexrode says, "and the statue .."
		Busta says, "maybe try going southeast from the obelisk"
		katie-paquette says (to busta), "whatever."
		jenTrexrode asks, "shouldn't the map have that, if it is so?"
		Busta says, "yeah, probably"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street Corner
Floyd | This is a dusty street corner in Castronegro.  A black door leads into
Floyd | a building to the north and the sidewalk heads south and east.  A park
Floyd | can be reached to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Street Corner                                        Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the muffled sounds of a radio playing from within one of the
Floyd | buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches north to south.
Floyd | What passes as the town's park can be reached to the east.  A
Floyd | nondescript building with a nondescript door is to the west.  The
Floyd | Herrera Hotel can be seen to the south.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the southeast and you can cross the street to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "if it was a spoiler-free map, then it wouldn't have the pit with the trap door"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Changeling                                       Speakeasy
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Changeling
Floyd | This is the town's speakeasy.  The casual atmosphere makes you wonder
Floyd | if any law enforcement has ever cared to swing into Castronegro.  A
Floyd | lazy overhead fan does nothing to stir the still air in here which
Floyd | smells of stale beer and body odor.  The door back to the street is
Floyd | east.  A radio sits in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tending bar is the owner, Gilberto Diaz.
Floyd |
Floyd | James Whitlock sits in the shadows, drunk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crackling through static on the radio, you hear, "Nellie Taylor Ross
Floyd | of Wyoming has been elected as the U.S.'s first woman governor. . ."
Floyd |
Floyd | Gilberto eyes you blankly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Sidewalk                                             Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches north to south.
Floyd | What passes as the town's park can be reached to the east.  A
Floyd | nondescript building with a nondescript door is to the west.  The
Floyd | Herrera Hotel can be seen to the south.  The library can be reached to
Floyd | the southeast and you can cross the street to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of a bus engine can be heard in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 Castronegro
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | This is a sorry excuse for a 'park'.  There are no trees save for some
Floyd | cacti and tumbleweed.  A bench sits near a dry fountain.  To the east
Floyd | is the entrance to the chapel and to the south is the courtyard to the
Floyd | town's library.  One of the roads that lead out of town is to the
Floyd | southeast and the park can be exited back into town to the west.  You
Floyd | can also cross the street to the northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eerie silence suddenly surrounds you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Road to Gorge                                        Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to Gorge
Floyd | This is a road that turns from pavement to dirt as it winds from the
Floyd | northwest toward Castronegro to the east into a small canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust-Choked Gorge
Floyd | This is a place of death.  No plant life can be seen and no animal
Floyd | life can be heard.  This small canyon seems to have been chopped into
Floyd | the desert by a great hand, yet you've never heard of it existing.
Floyd | The sand is more like dust.  Paths lead through the canyon west and
Floyd | south.  In the center of this area is a large obelisk; roughly ten
Floyd | feet tall and crudely carved all over.  It juts like an insulting
Floyd | finger toward the heavens.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Grover Cotterell here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grover straightens his tie.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "look se" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grover dabs his head with a hankerchief.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | It is ominous and the carvings that cover it seem to squirm, but not
Floyd | really.  The sand around the obelisk has been disturbed much more than
Floyd | anywhere else in this canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange noises echo around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grover Cotterell goes west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x carvings" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARVINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | It is ominous and the carvings that cover it seem to squirm, but not
Floyd | really.  The sand around the obelisk has been disturbed much more than
Floyd | anywhere else in this canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "turn obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grover Cotterell arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grover smells his hankerchief.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search obelisk" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x shadow" 		

Floyd | > SEARCH OBELISK
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange noises echo around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grover Cotterell goes west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHADOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "well I guess the obelisk isn't a sundial either"
Busta says (to Floyd), "x sand" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Around the obelisk, the sand is loose and covered with various
Floyd | footprints; one of which is a pair of bootprints with a cross imprint
Floyd | on the heels.  Pebbles and other debris are strewn around the obelisk.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x debris" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DEBRIS
Floyd |
Floyd | You also find a broken pair of spectacles with gold rims.  There still
Floyd | could be more. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | Vultures circle above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x spectacles" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPECTACLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You've no idea who owns these glasses, but you do remember being told
Floyd | Dr. William Godfrey wore glasses. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls about and gets into your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
two-star says (to floyd), "listen" 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x debris" 		

Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange noises echo around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Dust-Choked Gorge                                    Small Canyon
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DEBRIS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find no more objects, but you do suddenly notice that some of the
Floyd | tracks lead from the obelisk to the south.
Floyd | You feel you have enough information to now interrogate Bernardo Diaz
Floyd | VI.  You remember the bus driver telling you that his casa is to the
Floyd | north of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear talking but cannot make it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta exclaims, "yay!"
		jenTrexrode says, "yay"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "w.nw.n.n.n.ne" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W.NW.N.N.N.NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to Gorge
Floyd | This is a road that turns from pavement to dirt as it winds from the
Floyd | northwest toward Castronegro to the east into a small canyon.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Grover Cotterell here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls about and gets into your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grover Cotterell goes east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | This is a sorry excuse for a 'park'.  There are no trees save for some
Floyd | cacti and tumbleweed.  A bench sits near a dry fountain.  To the east
Floyd | is the entrance to the chapel and to the south is the courtyard to the
Floyd | town's library.  One of the roads that lead out of town is to the
Floyd | southeast and the park can be exited back into town to the west.  You
Floyd | can also cross the street to the northwest and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana Farnham arrives from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Liana checks her watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sidewalk
Floyd | This is a dusty sidewalk in Castronegro that stretches east to west.
Floyd | What passes for a town park can be reached to the south.  You can also
Floyd | see the chapel in that direction.  One of the roads that lead out of
Floyd | town, into the hills, is to the north.  You can cross the street to
Floyd | the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of a bus engine can be heard in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Road to the Hills
Floyd | This is a dusty road that leads south to Castronegro and north into
Floyd | the hills.  The sun's heat causes you to sweat furiously here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vultures circle above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Steep Hill
Floyd | The road through the hills meanders north to south here, but a steep
Floyd | hill exists to the northwest wherein a vault door hides a half-buried
Floyd | mausoleum.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange noises echo around you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vultures circle above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "you wouldn't by chance know how to save?"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		jenTrexrode says, "what number? I know we started at 20"
		Busta says, "I have no idea"
		Busta says, "I don't remember what DavidW put the last time"
		jenTrexrode asks, "any idea how many times we've saved?"
		Busta says, "twice maybe"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "cf23" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "23 it is"
		Busta says, "ok"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Steep Hill                                           North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Steep Hill
Floyd | The road through the hills meanders north to south here, but a steep
Floyd | hill exists to the northwest wherein a vault door hides a half-buried
Floyd | mausoleum.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dust swirls about and gets into your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Hills                                            North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Hills
Floyd | This road winds through the hills.  Thankfully, there is some shade
Floyd | among these badlands.  The path leads both northeast and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun beats down on you despite the season.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Garden de Diaz                                       North Hills
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden de Diaz
Floyd | This once was a garden, but now everything is dust and decay.  The
Floyd | flowerpots hold only dirt and dead vines cover almost everything.
Floyd | Casa De Diaz, the home of Bernardo Diaz VI, is to the north.  The
Floyd | front door; an iron grate.  The house is a stone horror but seems to
Floyd | once have been influenced greatly by Spanish architecture.  However,
Floyd | the place is in bad disrepair; as if it's been abandoned for some
Floyd | years or even decades.  The path through the hills and back to
Floyd | Castronegro lies to the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chill wind blows; the only sign of winter you've felt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance Hall                                        Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun sets as you enter Casa de Diaz.
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the iron door)
Floyd | Entrance Hall
Floyd | This is a central area connecting most of the ground floor rooms.  It
Floyd | is carpeted with a ratty, old rug; evidently of Oriental design.  The
Floyd | walls are decorated with portraits of various prominent Diaz and
Floyd | Vilheila-Pareira family members.  Doors lead north, south, east, and
Floyd | west, and the hall continues to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "yay"
		katie-paquette says, "I have saved on floyd but not in Clubfloyd so no."
katie-paquette has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Busta says, "any direction is fine with me"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "move rug" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance Hall                                        Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search rug" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance Hall                                        Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the old key!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "yay"
		Busta says, "oh wow. ok"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Hall                                      Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Downstairs Hall
Floyd | This is deep within the bowels of Casa de Diaz.  The hall stretches to
Floyd | the southeast.  Doors sit in the northeast, east, and south walls and
Floyd | a doorway leads open to the north.  A narrow staircase leads upwards.
Floyd | Everything is covered with a thick layer of dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "hm, we don't have a map anymore, and I haven't started one"
		Busta says, "oh man"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                                        Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | This is a dark, dusty hall upstairs in Casa de Diaz.  Doors lead west
Floyd | and south.  Rickety stairs lead back down to the first floor from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Emily goes home. 		
Emily has disconnected. 		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                                        Second Floor
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I'm ok with wandering then"

Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the bedroom door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Bedroom
Floyd | This is a blankly furnished room.  Only a single cot stands testament
Floyd | that this was once a guest bedroom.  The door is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search cot" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                                        Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH COT
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the cot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "look under cot" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                                        Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER COT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "move cot" 		

Floyd ]  Guest Bedroom                                        Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE COT
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                                        Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | This is a dark, dusty hall upstairs in Casa de Diaz.  Doors lead west
Floyd | and south.  Rickety stairs lead back down to the first floor from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                       Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the master bedroom door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | This may very well be the sleeping chamber of Bernardo Diaz VI; for
Floyd | you can't imagine who else would call this bedroom his.  A large,
Floyd | canopied bed dominates the room and a dresser is squeezed in as well.
Floyd | The door is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search dresser" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                       Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH DRESSER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see inside, since the dresser is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "open dresser" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                       Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DRESSER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the dresser, revealing a red robe, set of old clothes and a
Floyd | pair of boots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "oooh a red one"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "take robe" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                       Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the black robe)
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "much snazzier then our black one"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "take red robe" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                       Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RED ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the revolver into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search red robs" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                       Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH RED ROBS
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to search the red robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search red robe" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                       Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH RED ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                       Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | (the set of clothes)
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "take clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                       Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | (the set of clothes)
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
katie-paquette hollers, "Can someone please help ClubFloyd save? Everyone who is in the toyshop is new to ClubFloyd. I don't want to break it again!" 		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "take boots" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                       Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOOTS
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the ashtray into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "we saved, we don't need help"
		Busta says, "thanks katie, we figured it out"
Taleslinger arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x boots" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                       Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOTS
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
katie-paquette arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                       Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Master Bedroom
Floyd | This may very well be the sleeping chamber of Bernardo Diaz VI; for
Floyd | you can't imagine who else would call this bedroom his.  A large,
Floyd | canopied bed dominates the room and a dresser is squeezed in as well.
Floyd | The door is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                       Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a large bed complete with canopy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "open bed" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                       Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BED
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search bed" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                       Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Taleslinger asks, "is the save system still broken?"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Master Bedroom                                       Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "we figured it out, thanks tales"
		katie-paquette says, "ClubFloyd new members, this is Taleslinger."
		Busta says, "hi tales"
		Taleslinger says, "sure thing"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                                        Second Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | This is a dark, dusty hall upstairs in Casa de Diaz.  Doors lead west
Floyd | and south.  Rickety stairs lead back down to the first floor from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Taleslinger has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Hall                                      Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Downstairs Hall
Floyd | This is deep within the bowels of Casa de Diaz.  The hall stretches to
Floyd | the southeast.  Doors sit in the northeast, east, and south walls and
Floyd | a doorway leads open to the north.  A narrow staircase leads upwards.
Floyd | Everything is covered with a thick layer of dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Hall                                      Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening study door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette says, "I believe He knows how to save."
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Hall                                      Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock the kitchen door with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "we already saved, thanks"
		jenTrexrode says, "i thought it was a study, not a kitchen."
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "unlock door with old key" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Hall                                      Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH OLD KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "hmmm"
		Taleslinger says, "did you just push save? that's the usual mrthod"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | The dining table is a large wooden monstrosity and the tablecloth is
Floyd | purple velvet.  This room is, obviously, the dining room, however, it
Floyd | is also the only room on this floor that appears to recently have been
Floyd | used.  The tracks in the dust lead around the table and to the door in
Floyd | the east wall.  A doorway opens to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I just had to learn your naming conventions for savings"
		jenTrexrode says, "we pressed save, then it asked for a filename, so we picked cf23"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x tracks" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | One of them has a cross imprint in the heel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Taleslinger says, "yep, then you did it right"
		jenTrexrode says, "cross imprint, duhn, duhn, duhnnnnn"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It can easily seat twelve comfortably and any further amount
Floyd | uncomfortably.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "move tablecloth" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE TABLECLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "there was a cross imprint outside David Lane's hotel"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search tablecloth" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH TABLECLOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "and in the sand by the obelisk"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening kitchen door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "unlock door with old key" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH OLD KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Hall                                      Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Downstairs Hall
Floyd | This is deep within the bowels of Casa de Diaz.  The hall stretches to
Floyd | the southeast.  Doors sit in the northeast, east, and south walls and
Floyd | a doorway leads open to the north.  A narrow staircase leads upwards.
Floyd | Everything is covered with a thick layer of dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Hall                                      Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the kitchen door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette says, "Okay. I'll go back with Taleslinger and inky."
katie-paquette disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening den door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | This is a large, high-ceilinged room which may have once been
Floyd | well-funished but has now gone to pot.  On one wall is a portrait of
Floyd | Bernardo de Diaz.  There are doors to the north and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "I had found a key for a trunk earlier in the game. Could there be a disambiguation problem?"
		jenTrexrode asks, "well, the new key is called old key, isn't it?"
		Busta says, "oh, I didn't look"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an old key
Floyd |   the broken spectacles
Floyd |   a train ticket
Floyd |   a Herald clipping
Floyd |   a Times clipping
Floyd |   a black robe (being worn)
Floyd |   a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     an ashtray
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |     a paperback book
Floyd |     a torn envelope
Floyd |     the archive key
Floyd |     a scrapbook
Floyd |     a cleaver
Floyd |     a broken pocket watch
Floyd |     a mysterious letter
Floyd |     a broken padlock
Floyd |     a silver chalice
Floyd |     a sickle
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x portrait" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PORTRAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a portrait of Bernardo de Diaz. . .or is it one of his
Floyd | descendants; the Diaz's numbered two through six?  On his shoulder is
Floyd | a deformed rat or marmoset seemingly whispering in his ear.  The
Floyd | Bernardo Diaz in the painting wears a large ruby ring on his left hand
Floyd | which, even when your meager flashlight beam is turned away, seems to
Floyd | gleam or flash with a dim light of its own.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "ok right key"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "move portrait" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          Ground Floor
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd | > MOVE PORTRAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Living Room                                          Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "look behind portrait" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND PORTRAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search portrait" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH PORTRAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance Hall                                        Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the den door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance Hall
Floyd | This is a central area connecting most of the ground floor rooms.  It
Floyd | is carpeted with a ratty, old rug; evidently of Oriental design.  The
Floyd | walls are decorated with portraits of various prominent Diaz and
Floyd | Vilheila-Pareira family members.  Doors lead north, south, east, and
Floyd | west, and the hall continues to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the hall door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Room
Floyd | This small room is filled with old furniture and cobwebs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x furniture" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FURNITURE
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing interesting here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "move furniture" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE FURNITURE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search furniture" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH FURNITURE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x cobwebs" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COBWEBS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're just cobwebs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "move cobwebs" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Room                                         Ground Floor
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "lol"

Floyd | > MOVE COBWEBS
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance Hall                                        Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance Hall
Floyd | This is a central area connecting most of the ground floor rooms.  It
Floyd | is carpeted with a ratty, old rug; evidently of Oriental design.  The
Floyd | walls are decorated with portraits of various prominent Diaz and
Floyd | Vilheila-Pareira family members.  Doors lead north, south, east, and
Floyd | west, and the hall continues to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance Hall                                        Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the study door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "unlock study door with old key" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance Hall                                        Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK STUDY DOOR WITH OLD KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the study door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "yay"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Bernardo's Library                                   Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the study door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Bernardo's Library
Floyd | This is a spacious room with wood panelled walls and a rotting carpet.
Floyd | Each wall has bookshelves stuffed with ancient books.  Doors lead west
Floyd | and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta exclaims, "yay!"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search books" 		

Floyd ]  Bernardo's Library                                   Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Perusing at random, you see that none of the books are in English.
Floyd | Most are in Spanish, the rest in Latin or Greek.  The subject matter,
Floyd | despite the language barrier, appears disturbing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search carpet" 		

Floyd ]  Bernardo's Library                                   Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CARPET
Floyd |
Floyd | You find the skeleton key!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "heh"
		Busta says, "I was about to wonder if there was another key under the carpet"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bernardo's Library                                   Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening study door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance Hall                                        Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance Hall
Floyd | This is a central area connecting most of the ground floor rooms.  It
Floyd | is carpeted with a ratty, old rug; evidently of Oriental design.  The
Floyd | walls are decorated with portraits of various prominent Diaz and
Floyd | Vilheila-Pareira family members.  Doors lead north, south, east, and
Floyd | west, and the hall continues to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Entrance Hall                                        Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Hall                                      Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Downstairs Hall
Floyd | This is deep within the bowels of Casa de Diaz.  The hall stretches to
Floyd | the southeast.  Doors sit in the northeast, east, and south walls and
Floyd | a doorway leads open to the north.  A narrow staircase leads upwards.
Floyd | Everything is covered with a thick layer of dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Hall                                      Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the kitchen door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "open kitchen door with skeleton key" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Hall                                      Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN KITCHEN DOOR WITH SKELETON KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the kitchen door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the kitchen door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This kitchen is a husk of what it may once have been.  The cabinets
Floyd | are now just wooden ribcages as only the frames remain.  Everything
Floyd | here seems primitive; as if dating from the 18th century.  A
Floyd | wood-burning stove sits to one side and a sideboard sits across from
Floyd | it.  In the corner of this room, spiral stairs lead down into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "uh oh, down into the darkness"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "cf24" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | A relic from another time.  It is currently closed.  The thing looks
Floyd | clogged and disused.  Surely, if any wood were ever put in there and
Floyd | lit, the house would go up in flames.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "open stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the wood-burning stove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | A relic from another time.  It is currently open.  The thing looks
Floyd | clogged and disused.  Surely, if any wood were ever put in there and
Floyd | lit, the house would go up in flames.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The wood-burning stove is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search sideboard" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH SIDEBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the sideboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x sideboard" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIDEBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an antique, for sure, but would need a lot of work to make it
Floyd | look good once again.  As it is, it is caked in dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "open sideboard" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN SIDEBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "look under sideboard" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER SIDEBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "look behind sideboard" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND SIDEBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		two-star says, "A sideboard should be full of siderotil, surely."
		jenTrexrode says, "heh"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "look under stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x cabinets" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CABINETS
Floyd |
Floyd | Just a husk of what they once were.  Where the hell did the bottoms
Floyd | and doors go?  This place is Bananatown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search cabinets" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CABINETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "bananatown"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | You are in the archetypal creepy cellar.  Your flashlight does little
Floyd | to comfort you, as if the darkness were a thing fighting against you.
Floyd | Doors lead east and south and the cellar stretches further to the
Floyd | southeast, into pitch darkness.  Spiral stairs lead upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the laboratory door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta exclaims, "skeleton key to the rescue!"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "unlock laboratory door with skeleton key" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK LABORATORY DOOR WITH SKELETON KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "argh"
		Busta asks, "what?"
		jenTrexrode says, "i thought that was the point of a skeleton key"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Labyrinth Room                                       Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the sturdy door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Labyrinth Room
Floyd | This strange room looks like it was to be a sub-basement that never
Floyd | materialized.  Instead, a deep, wide, dark hole punctures the ground.
Floyd | The smell from the hole is indescribable and it sounds like a hundred
Floyd | crazy degenerates are wandering dark warrens within it.  The door back
Floyd | to the basement is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the dirt, near the hole to the warrens, is a new-looking key.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing sentry by this horrible portal is some sort of insane
Floyd | cannibal.  She eyes you hungrily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "yup"
		Busta exclaims, "cannibal!"
		Busta exclaims, "kill it with fire!"
		jenTrexrode says, "oh no, I'm not driving no labyrinth room."
		Busta says, "lol"
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to cannibal" 		

Floyd ]  Labyrinth Room                                       Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CANNIBAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe you should ask or tell about more specific topics.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "show chalice to cannibal" 		

Floyd ]  Labyrinth Room                                       Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CHALICE TO CANNIBAL
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the silver chalice)
Floyd | (putting the Times clipping into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask cannibal about bernardo" 		

Floyd ]  Labyrinth Room                                       Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CANNIBAL ABOUT BERNARDO
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about bernardo."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Labyrinth Room                                       Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the lab key)
Floyd | The insane cannibal woman seems to think you aren't a threat. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the Herald clipping into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You pick up the lab key from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "oh, cool"
		Busta says, "well that was easy"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The insane cannibal seems to think you aren't a threat. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | You are in the archetypal creepy cellar.  Your flashlight does little
Floyd | to comfort you, as if the darkness were a thing fighting against you.
Floyd | Doors lead east and south and the cellar stretches further to the
Floyd | southeast, into pitch darkness.  Spiral stairs lead upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "unlock laboratory door with new key" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK LABORATORY DOOR WITH NEW KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the laboratory door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the laboratory door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Lab
Floyd | This is, finally, the most used room in the house.  It's also the only
Floyd | one lit with electricity.  Bare bulbs hang above you, casting a glare
Floyd | on the surroundings.  An electric hum fills the air, causing you to
Floyd | taste copper.  Tables line the walls, upon which sit various
Floyd | contraptions for various dark and unkown purposes.  The only door is
Floyd | to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing among the other odd things is Bernardo Diaz VI.  Or is it the
Floyd | orignal Bernardo de Diaz?  He's not that tall but carries himself with
Floyd | a dark charisma.  His oversized ruby ring glints in the unnatural
Floyd | lighting of this room.  He wears clothes that are out-of-date by about
Floyd | 300 years.  "Hola.", he greets you warmly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, hola yourself, sharky.", you say to him.  "I just want
Floyd | to know what happened to David Lane."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "whee"
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bernardo looks at you quizically.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "talk to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe you should ask or tell about more specific topics.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't look at me quizically.", you tell him, "David Lane disappeared
Floyd | and I'm sure as shit your little cult has something to do with it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bernardo rolls his eyes and smiles, telling you all you need to know:
Floyd | David Lane is dead at the hands of the cult of Castronegro.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask diaz about david lane" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK DIAZ ABOUT DAVID LANE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about david lane."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "filthy liar"
jenTrexrode asks, "diaz about mandrake" 		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask diaz about mandrake" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK DIAZ ABOUT MANDRAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about mandrake."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask diaz about diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK DIAZ ABOUT DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about diaz."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask diaz about bones" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK DIAZ ABOUT BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about bones."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "show chalice to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CHALICE TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the silver chalice)
Floyd | (putting the train ticket into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | "Si, that is what we use to drink the blood of our
Floyd | sacrifices.  David Lane, the man for which you are looking, was
Floyd | especially delicious."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "heh, now what"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a silver chalice
Floyd |   a lab key
Floyd |   a skeleton key
Floyd |   an old key
Floyd |   the broken spectacles
Floyd |   a black robe (being worn)
Floyd |   a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a train ticket
Floyd |     a Herald clipping
Floyd |     a Times clipping
Floyd |     an ashtray
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |     a paperback book
Floyd |     a torn envelope
Floyd |     the archive key
Floyd |     a scrapbook
Floyd |     a cleaver
Floyd |     a broken pocket watch
Floyd |     a mysterious letter
Floyd |     a broken padlock
Floyd |     a sickle
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I don't know. He admitted it."
Busta says (to Floyd), "show robe to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW ROBE TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | "Interesting."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask diaz about letter" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK DIAZ ABOUT LETTER
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about letter."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "show letter to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW LETTER TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the mysterious letter)
Floyd | (putting the broken spectacles into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | "Fantastic."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "show herald clipping to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW HERALD CLIPPING TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the Herald clipping)
Floyd | (putting the old key into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | "That's an interesting Herald clipping."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "show wath to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW WATH TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "show watch to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW WATCH TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the broken pocket watch)
Floyd | (putting the skeleton key into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | "Fantastic."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "now he's just being condescending"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask diaz about watch" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK DIAZ ABOUT WATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about watch."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask diaz about 4:20" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK DIAZ ABOUT 4:20
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about 4:20."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "I bet you don't"
		Busta says, "haha"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "show cleaver to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CLEAVER TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the cleaver)
Floyd | (putting the lab key into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | "That's an interesting cleaver."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "Being in a basement lab in New Mexico has more of a Breaking Bad feel to it though"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "show sickle to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW SICKLE TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the sickle)
Floyd | (putting the silver chalice into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | "That's an interesting sickle."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lab
Floyd | This is, finally, the most used room in the house.  It's also the only
Floyd | one lit with electricity.  Bare bulbs hang above you, casting a glare
Floyd | on the surroundings.  An electric hum fills the air, causing you to
Floyd | taste copper.  Tables line the walls, upon which sit various
Floyd | contraptions for various dark and unkown purposes.  The only door is
Floyd | to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing among the other odd things is Bernardo Diaz VI.  Or is it the
Floyd | orignal Bernardo de Diaz?  He's not that tall but carries himself with
Floyd | a dark charisma.  His oversized ruby ring glints in the unnatural
Floyd | lighting of this room.  He wears clothes that are out-of-date by about
Floyd | 300 years.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x contraptions" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CONTRAPTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are various alchemical and electrical things on the tables, none
Floyd | of which you can figure out.  A quick search might yield more. .
Floyd | .might not.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "search contraptions" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CONTRAPTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing you spy of immediate use is a cigar lighter which you
Floyd | quickly pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x lighter" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It is nickel-plated and maybe was once fancy but now it is dull and
Floyd | weathered.  It would be amazing if it still worked.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cigar lighter is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "switch lighter on" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH LIGHTER ON
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the cigar lighter on.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "huh"
		Busta asks, "see?"
		jenTrexrode asks, "hey, we never picked up that red robe?"
		Busta says, "I figured we didn't need it"
Busta says (to Floyd), "show glasses to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW GLASSES TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the broken spectacles)
Floyd | (putting the mysterious letter into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "switch lighter off" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH LIGHTER OFF
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the cigar lighter off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "stumped again"
		jenTrexrode asks, "allegedly we have enough stuff to confront him, but what was the only reaction to the chalice?"
		Busta says, "I think you got another reaction from the watch"
		Busta says, "or something to trigger him talking about david lane"
Busta says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a cigar lighter
Floyd |   a sickle
Floyd |   a cleaver
Floyd |   a broken pocket watch
Floyd |   a Herald clipping
Floyd |   a black robe (being worn)
Floyd |   a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a mysterious letter
Floyd |     a silver chalice
Floyd |     a lab key
Floyd |     a skeleton key
Floyd |     an old key
Floyd |     the broken spectacles
Floyd |     a train ticket
Floyd |     a Times clipping
Floyd |     an ashtray
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |     a paperback book
Floyd |     a torn envelope
Floyd |     the archive key
Floyd |     a scrapbook
Floyd |     a broken padlock
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "show clipping to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CLIPPING TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Herald clipping to Bernardo de Diaz)
Floyd | "Thank you for showing me your Herald clipping."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "drop clipping" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP CLIPPING
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Herald clipping)
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "show glasses to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW GLASSES TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the broken spectacles)
Floyd | "Wow."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "show sickle to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW SICKLE TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's an interesting sickle."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "show watch to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW WATCH TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | "Interesting."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "bah"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask diaz about watch" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK DIAZ ABOUT WATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about watch."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "maybe there's more items to collect in the house?"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask diaz about spectacles" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK DIAZ ABOUT SPECTACLES
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about spectacles."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "show letter to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW LETTER TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the mysterious letter)
Floyd | (putting the broken pocket watch into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | "Thank you for showing me your mysterious letter."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode asks, "diaz about chalice" 		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask diaz about chalice" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK DIAZ ABOUT CHALICE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about chalice."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette asks, "When is ClubFloyd finally over?"
		jenTrexrode says, "when we get stuck or tired."
		Busta says, "or when we manage to finish the game"
		jenTrexrode says, "ideally"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "show chalice to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CHALICE TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the silver chalice)
Floyd | (putting the cleaver into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | "Si, that is what we use to drink the blood of our
Floyd | sacrifices.  David Lane, the man for which you are looking, was
Floyd | especially delicious."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta exclaims, "we are so close!"
Busta says (to Floyd), "x tables" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLES
Floyd |
Floyd | They are sturdy, metal tables; the only somewhat-modern furnishings in
Floyd | this abode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "show scrapbook to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW SCRAPBOOK TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the scrapbook)
Floyd | (putting the sickle into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | "Wow."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RING
Floyd |
Floyd | It is an over-sized ruby ring; gaudy but genuinely priceless by the
Floyd | look of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dddddd disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | He's not that tall but carries himself with a dark charisma.  His
Floyd | oversized ruby ring glints in the unnatural lighting of this room.  He
Floyd | wears clothes that are out-of-date by about 300 years.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "show lighter to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW LIGHTER TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's an interesting cigar lighter."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode exclaims, "bah, he doesn't care about this junk!"
		Busta says, "nope"
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | In order to really stop this cult, you realize this house needs to be
Floyd | burned to the ground!
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn to run like a little bitch, but Bernardo has other plans for
Floyd | you.  Your back being turned, you've no idea what the spell looked
Floyd | like that he cast upon you.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Busta exclaims, "eep!"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The use of UNDO is forbidden in this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "cf24" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "well here we go again"
		katie-paquette says, "okay I don't know how long Inky is going to um stay on IfMud and somehowI need to figure out the digital clock in Heist on my braillenote."
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This kitchen is a husk of what it may once have been.  The cabinets
Floyd | are now just wooden ribcages as only the frames remain.  Everything
Floyd | here seems primitive; as if dating from the 18th century.  A
Floyd | wood-burning stove sits to one side and a sideboard sits across from
Floyd | it.  In the corner of this room, spiral stairs lead down into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says (to katie), "that's too bad if clubfloyd goes on too long."
		Busta says, "we should be done shortly I think"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | You are in the archetypal creepy cellar.  Your flashlight does little
Floyd | to comfort you, as if the darkness were a thing fighting against you.
Floyd | Doors lead east and south and the cellar stretches further to the
Floyd | southeast, into pitch darkness.  Spiral stairs lead upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "we probably just have to kill Diaz"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the laboratory door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette says, "In order to do that, I'm probably going to have Inky driving Floyd while I do the Braillenote but first Floyd needs to be available."
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Labyrinth Room                                       Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the sturdy door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Labyrinth Room
Floyd | This strange room looks like it was to be a sub-basement that never
Floyd | materialized.  Instead, a deep, wide, dark hole punctures the ground.
Floyd | The smell from the hole is indescribable and it sounds like a hundred
Floyd | crazy degenerates are wandering dark warrens within it.  The door back
Floyd | to the basement is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the dirt, near the hole to the warrens, is a new-looking key.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing sentry by this horrible portal is some sort of insane
Floyd | cannibal.  She eyes you hungrily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "get key" 		

Floyd ]  Labyrinth Room                                       Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the lab key)
Floyd | The insane cannibal woman seems to think you aren't a threat. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the Times clipping into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The insane cannibal seems to think you aren't a threat. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | You are in the archetypal creepy cellar.  Your flashlight does little
Floyd | to comfort you, as if the darkness were a thing fighting against you.
Floyd | Doors lead east and south and the cellar stretches further to the
Floyd | southeast, into pitch darkness.  Spiral stairs lead upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "unlock lab with new key" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK LAB WITH NEW KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		Busta says, "I don't think we picked up the key"

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the laboratory door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "we were carrying too many things to pick it up"
		jenTrexrode says, "oj"
		jenTrexrode says, "oh"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Labyrinth Room                                       Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Labyrinth Room
Floyd | This strange room looks like it was to be a sub-basement that never
Floyd | materialized.  Instead, a deep, wide, dark hole punctures the ground.
Floyd | The smell from the hole is indescribable and it sounds like a hundred
Floyd | crazy degenerates are wandering dark warrens within it.  The door back
Floyd | to the basement is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the dirt, near the hole to the warrens, is a new-looking key.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing sentry by this horrible portal is some sort of insane
Floyd | cannibal.  She eyes you hungrily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The insane cannibal seems to think you aren't a threat. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | You are in the archetypal creepy cellar.  Your flashlight does little
Floyd | to comfort you, as if the darkness were a thing fighting against you.
Floyd | Doors lead east and south and the cellar stretches further to the
Floyd | southeast, into pitch darkness.  Spiral stairs lead upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "drop old key" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP OLD KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Labyrinth Room                                       Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Labyrinth Room
Floyd | This strange room looks like it was to be a sub-basement that never
Floyd | materialized.  Instead, a deep, wide, dark hole punctures the ground.
Floyd | The smell from the hole is indescribable and it sounds like a hundred
Floyd | crazy degenerates are wandering dark warrens within it.  The door back
Floyd | to the basement is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the dirt, near the hole to the warrens, is a new-looking key.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing sentry by this horrible portal is some sort of insane
Floyd | cannibal.  She eyes you hungrily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "get new key" 		

Floyd ]  Labyrinth Room                                       Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET NEW KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The insane cannibal woman seems to think you aren't a threat. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the lab key from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The insane cannibal seems to think you aren't a threat. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | You are in the archetypal creepy cellar.  Your flashlight does little
Floyd | to comfort you, as if the darkness were a thing fighting against you.
Floyd | Doors lead east and south and the cellar stretches further to the
Floyd | southeast, into pitch darkness.  Spiral stairs lead upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an old key here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "unlock laboratory door with new key" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK LABORATORY DOOR WITH NEW KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the laboratory door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "cf25" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the laboratory door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Lab
Floyd | This is, finally, the most used room in the house.  It's also the only
Floyd | one lit with electricity.  Bare bulbs hang above you, casting a glare
Floyd | on the surroundings.  An electric hum fills the air, causing you to
Floyd | taste copper.  Tables line the walls, upon which sit various
Floyd | contraptions for various dark and unkown purposes.  The only door is
Floyd | to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing among the other odd things is Bernardo Diaz VI.  Or is it the
Floyd | orignal Bernardo de Diaz?  He's not that tall but carries himself with
Floyd | a dark charisma.  His oversized ruby ring glints in the unnatural
Floyd | lighting of this room.  He wears clothes that are out-of-date by about
Floyd | 300 years.  "Hola.", he greets you warmly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, hola yourself, sharky.", you say to him.  "I just want
Floyd | to know what happened to David Lane."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "talk to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe you should ask or tell about more specific topics.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bernardo looks at you quizically.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "show chalice to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CHALICE TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the silver chalice)
Floyd | (putting the Herald clipping into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | "Si, that is what we use to drink the blood of our
Floyd | sacrifices.  David Lane, the man for which you are looking, was
Floyd | especially delicious."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't look at me quizically.", you tell him, "David Lane disappeared
Floyd | and I'm sure as shit your little cult has something to do with it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ask diaz about lane" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK DIAZ ABOUT LANE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about lane."
Floyd |
Floyd | Bernardo rolls his eyes and smiles, telling you all you need to know:
Floyd | David Lane is dead at the hands of the cult of Castronegro.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask diaz about cult" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK DIAZ ABOUT CULT
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about cult."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "shoot diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | With what, idiot?  You're not holding your revolver.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode asks, "I guess we need that lighter, then I dunno, use it on Diaz?"
		katie-paquette says, "I didn't mean to shove you all off Floyd but I'll wait until you're done."
		Busta says, "thanks katie"
Busta says (to Floyd), "search contraptions" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CONTRAPTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing you spy of immediate use is a cigar lighter which you
Floyd | quickly pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take revolver" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE REVOLVER
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the train ticket into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a cigar lighter
Floyd |   a silver chalice
Floyd |   a lab key
Floyd |   a skeleton key
Floyd |   the broken spectacles
Floyd |   a black robe (being worn)
Floyd |   a flashlight (providing light)
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a train ticket
Floyd |     a Herald clipping
Floyd |     a Times clipping
Floyd |     an ashtray
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |     a paperback book
Floyd |     a torn envelope
Floyd |     the archive key
Floyd |     a scrapbook
Floyd |     a cleaver
Floyd |     a broken pocket watch
Floyd |     a mysterious letter
Floyd |     a broken padlock
Floyd |     a sickle
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "drop skeleton key" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SKELETON KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take revolver" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE REVOLVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the revolver from the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "shoot diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | You fire several shots at the cult leader but the slugs bounce off his
Floyd | skin as if it were enchanted with magical armor.  Bernardo simply
Floyd | laughs at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "welp"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "use lighten on diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE LIGHTEN ON DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "use lighter on diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE LIGHTER ON DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "burn diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BURN DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "switch lighter on" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH LIGHTER ON
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the cigar lighter on.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "oh yeah"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "burn diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BURN DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "burn diaz with lighter" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BURN DIAZ WITH LIGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to burn Bernardo de Diaz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "attack diaz with sickle" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACK DIAZ WITH SICKLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the sickle)
Floyd | (putting the broken spectacles into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You move to attack the cult leader but he swiftly moves out of your
Floyd | way.  As you stumble forward from your clumsy lunge, he sinks a
Floyd | ceremonial dagger deep into your back.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "oops"
Busta says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "cf25" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the laboratory door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Lab
Floyd | This is, finally, the most used room in the house.  It's also the only
Floyd | one lit with electricity.  Bare bulbs hang above you, casting a glare
Floyd | on the surroundings.  An electric hum fills the air, causing you to
Floyd | taste copper.  Tables line the walls, upon which sit various
Floyd | contraptions for various dark and unkown purposes.  The only door is
Floyd | to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing among the other odd things is Bernardo Diaz VI.  Or is it the
Floyd | orignal Bernardo de Diaz?  He's not that tall but carries himself with
Floyd | a dark charisma.  His oversized ruby ring glints in the unnatural
Floyd | lighting of this room.  He wears clothes that are out-of-date by about
Floyd | 300 years.  "Hola.", he greets you warmly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, hola yourself, sharky.", you say to him.  "I just want
Floyd | to know what happened to David Lane."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "show chalice to diaz" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CHALICE TO DIAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the silver chalice)
Floyd | (putting the Herald clipping into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | "Si, that is what we use to drink the blood of our
Floyd | sacrifices.  David Lane, the man for which you are looking, was
Floyd | especially delicious."
Floyd |
Floyd | Bernardo looks at you quizically.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't look at me quizically.", you tell him, "David Lane disappeared
Floyd | and I'm sure as shit your little cult has something to do with it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bernardo rolls his eyes and smiles, telling you all you need to know:
Floyd | David Lane is dead at the hands of the cult of Castronegro.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "search contraptions" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CONTRAPTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing you spy of immediate use is a cigar lighter which you
Floyd | quickly pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lab
Floyd | This is, finally, the most used room in the house.  It's also the only
Floyd | one lit with electricity.  Bare bulbs hang above you, casting a glare
Floyd | on the surroundings.  An electric hum fills the air, causing you to
Floyd | taste copper.  Tables line the walls, upon which sit various
Floyd | contraptions for various dark and unkown purposes.  The only door is
Floyd | to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing among the other odd things is Bernardo Diaz VI.  Or is it the
Floyd | orignal Bernardo de Diaz?  He's not that tall but carries himself with
Floyd | a dark charisma.  His oversized ruby ring glints in the unnatural
Floyd | lighting of this room.  He wears clothes that are out-of-date by about
Floyd | 300 years.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x contraptions" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CONTRAPTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are various alchemical and electrical things on the tables, none
Floyd | of which you can figure out.  A quick search might yield more. .
Floyd | .might not.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "search contraptions" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CONTRAPTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't make heads or tails of this shit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "take ring" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RING
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to be a part of Bernardo de Diaz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x bulbs" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BULBS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are bare light bulbs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "break bulbs" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK BULBS
Floyd |
Floyd | That would hurt your hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "search tables" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH TABLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't make heads or tails of this shit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "break bulbs with sickle" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK BULBS WITH SICKLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no way to break the bulbs with the sickle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "look under tables" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
katie-paquette arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
katie-paquette says (to Floyd), "put all in coat" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ALL IN COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | cigar lighter: Done.
Floyd | silver chalice: Done.
Floyd | lab key: Done.
Floyd | skeleton key: Done.
Floyd | broken spectacles: Done.
Floyd | train ticket: Done.
Floyd | flashlight: Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "take off robe" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE OFF ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take off the black robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "oh, that helped with inventory management"
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lab
Floyd | This is, finally, the most used room in the house.  It's also the only
Floyd | one lit with electricity.  Bare bulbs hang above you, casting a glare
Floyd | on the surroundings.  An electric hum fills the air, causing you to
Floyd | taste copper.  Tables line the walls, upon which sit various
Floyd | contraptions for various dark and unkown purposes.  The only door is
Floyd | to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing among the other odd things is Bernardo Diaz VI.  Or is it the
Floyd | orignal Bernardo de Diaz?  He's not that tall but carries himself with
Floyd | a dark charisma.  His oversized ruby ring glints in the unnatural
Floyd | lighting of this room.  He wears clothes that are out-of-date by about
Floyd | 300 years.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "turn on lighter" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the cigar lighter on.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "burn robe with lighter" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BURN ROBE WITH LIGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to burn the black robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "burn robe" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BURN ROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "gotta burn something..."
		jenTrexrode says, "I wonder if there's anything else in this house we can burn"
Busta says (to Floyd), "shoot ring" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT RING
Floyd |
Floyd | With what, idiot?
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "before the save"
Busta says (to Floyd), "take revolver" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE REVOLVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the revolver from the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "shoot ring" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT RING
Floyd |
Floyd | "That is one ass-ugly ring.", you say, squeezing off your shot.  The
Floyd | ring explodes in a shower of arcane fire while the bulbs above you
Floyd | explode in a shower of sparks.  Bernardo de Diaz quickly rots as he
Floyd | falls to the ground with a wet thwump!
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "i mean before we enter this room."
		Busta says, "yup, that was it"
		jenTrexrode exclaims, "yay!"
		jenTrexrode asks, "so leave and torch the place?"
		Busta says, "yup"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | In order to really stop this cult, you realize this house needs to be
Floyd | burned to the ground!
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | You are in the archetypal creepy cellar.  Your flashlight does little
Floyd | to comfort you, as if the darkness were a thing fighting against you.
Floyd | Doors lead east and south and the cellar stretches further to the
Floyd | southeast, into pitch darkness.  Spiral stairs lead upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an old key here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode exclaims, "huh!"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This kitchen is a husk of what it may once have been.  The cabinets
Floyd | are now just wooden ribcages as only the frames remain.  Everything
Floyd | here seems primitive; as if dating from the 18th century.  A
Floyd | wood-burning stove sits to one side and a sideboard sits across from
Floyd | it.  In the corner of this room, spiral stairs lead down into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "what happened to the cannibal?"
		jenTrexrode says, "still in the hole"
		Busta says, "oh, we light the over"
		Busta says, "oven, too"
		jenTrexrode exclaims, "yeah!"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "light oven" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "err, stove"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "use lighter on stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE LIGHTER ON STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "maybe put the lighter inside?"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "light stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "hm maybe that tablecloth"
Busta says (to Floyd), "open stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the wood-burning stove.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "oh"
Busta says (to Floyd), "put lighter in stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT LIGHTER IN STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The cigar lighter would be useless there.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "light stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "grr"
Busta says (to Floyd), "x stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | A relic from another time.  It is currently open.  The thing looks
Floyd | clogged and disused.  Surely, if any wood were ever put in there and
Floyd | lit, the house would go up in flames.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "oh, we need to put wood in there"
		jenTrexrode says, "oh yeah"
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This kitchen is a husk of what it may once have been.  The cabinets
Floyd | are now just wooden ribcages as only the frames remain.  Everything
Floyd | here seems primitive; as if dating from the 18th century.  A
Floyd | wood-burning stove sits to one side and a sideboard sits across from
Floyd | it.  In the corner of this room, spiral stairs lead down into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "break cabinets with sickle" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK CABINETS WITH SICKLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no way to break the cabinets with the sickle.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "break cabinets" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK CABINETS
Floyd |
Floyd | That would hurt your hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "get cabinets" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CABINETS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "break cabinets with cleaver" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK CABINETS WITH CLEAVER
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no way to break the cabinets with the cleaver.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "x cabinets" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CABINETS
Floyd |
Floyd | Just a husk of what they once were.  Where the hell did the bottoms
Floyd | and doors go?  This place is Bananatown.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "this place IS Banantown."
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "get wood" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET WOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "get frames" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET FRAMES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "search cabinets" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CABINETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | flashlight: You take the flashlight from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | train ticket: You take the train ticket from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | broken spectacles: You take the broken spectacles from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | skeleton key: You take the skeleton key from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | lab key: (putting the black robe into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You take the lab key from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | silver chalice: (putting the revolver into the trenchcoat to make
Floyd | room)
Floyd | You take the silver chalice from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | cigar lighter: (putting the train ticket into the trenchcoat to make
Floyd | room)
Floyd | You take the cigar lighter from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | Herald clipping: (putting the broken spectacles into the trenchcoat to
Floyd | make room)
Floyd | You take the Herald clipping from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | Times clipping: (putting the skeleton key into the trenchcoat to make
Floyd | room)
Floyd | You take the Times clipping from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | ashtray: (putting the lab key into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You take the ashtray from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | paperback book: (putting the silver chalice into the trenchcoat to
Floyd | make room)
Floyd | You take the paperback book from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | torn envelope: (putting the cigar lighter into the trenchcoat to make
Floyd | room)
Floyd | You take the torn envelope from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | archive key: (putting the Herald clipping into the trenchcoat to make
Floyd | room)
Floyd | You take the archive key from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | scrapbook: (putting the Times clipping into the trenchcoat to make
Floyd | room)
Floyd | You take the scrapbook from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | cleaver: (putting the ashtray into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You take the cleaver from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | broken pocket watch: (putting the paperback book into the trenchcoat
Floyd | to make room)
Floyd | You take the broken pocket watch from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | mysterious letter: (putting the torn envelope into the trenchcoat to
Floyd | make room)
Floyd | You take the mysterious letter from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | broken padlock: (putting the archive key into the trenchcoat to make
Floyd | room)
Floyd | You take the broken padlock from the trenchcoat.
Floyd | sickle: (putting the scrapbook into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You take the sickle from the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "oh god I broke it"
Busta says (to Floyd), "put all in trenchcoat" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ALL IN TRENCHCOAT
Floyd |
Floyd | sickle: Done.
Floyd | broken padlock: Done.
Floyd | mysterious letter: Done.
Floyd | broken pocket watch: Done.
Floyd | cleaver: Done.
Floyd | flashlight: Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "put paperback book in stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PAPERBACK BOOK IN STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The paperback book would be useless there.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "clever"
		Busta says, "but unimplemented"
		jenTrexrode asks, "if the cabinets aren't the wood, what is? old furniture?"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This kitchen is a husk of what it may once have been.  The cabinets
Floyd | are now just wooden ribcages as only the frames remain.  Everything
Floyd | here seems primitive; as if dating from the 18th century.  A
Floyd | wood-burning stove sits to one side and a sideboard sits across from
Floyd | it.  In the corner of this room, spiral stairs lead down into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "break sideboard with clever" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK SIDEBOARD WITH CLEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "break sideboard" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK SIDEBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | That would hurt your hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "break sideboard with cleaver" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK SIDEBOARD WITH CLEAVER
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no way to break the sideboard with the cleaver.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "break sideboard with sickle" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK SIDEBOARD WITH SICKLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no way to break the sideboard with the sickle.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "put sideboard in stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SIDEBOARD IN STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The sideboard would be useless there.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
katie-paquette says (to Floyd), "get cannonball" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CANNONBALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "there was some old furniture in the storeroom"
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This kitchen is a husk of what it may once have been.  The cabinets
Floyd | are now just wooden ribcages as only the frames remain.  Everything
Floyd | here seems primitive; as if dating from the 18th century.  A
Floyd | wood-burning stove sits to one side and a sideboard sits across from
Floyd | it.  In the corner of this room, spiral stairs lead down into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "take flashlight" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FLASHLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the flashlight from the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening kitchen door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "did we find everything downstairs?"
		jenTrexrode says, "nope"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | You are in the archetypal creepy cellar.  Your flashlight does little
Floyd | to comfort you, as if the darkness were a thing fighting against you.
Floyd | Doors lead east and south and the cellar stretches further to the
Floyd | southeast, into pitch darkness.  Spiral stairs lead upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an old key here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Wood Room                                            Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wood Room
Floyd | This is the deeper recesses of the cellar of Casa de Diaz.  Maybe once
Floyd | it was used for storage, but now, only scraps of debris remain.  The
Floyd | rest of the basement is to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Collecting dust and rot in the corner is a dry log.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking like a zombie or some prehistoric madman, a degenerate
Floyd | imbecile drools as your flashlight bounces around him.  He is a living
Floyd | nightmare and he stares at you hungrily.  He bears the family traits
Floyd | of the Diaz and Vilheila-Pareira families; long black hair and green
Floyd | eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "yay log"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "get log" 		

Floyd ]  Wood Room                                            Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You make a move to take the dry log but the degenerate imbecile has
Floyd | other plans.  He lunges at you and, during the grapple, sinks his
Floyd | teeth into your face.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been eaten alive! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "haha"
		Busta exclaims, "!"
		jenTrexrode says, "heh oops"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		Busta says, "We've been eaten alive"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "cf25" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "how far back did we go?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the laboratory door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Lab
Floyd | This is, finally, the most used room in the house.  It's also the only
Floyd | one lit with electricity.  Bare bulbs hang above you, casting a glare
Floyd | on the surroundings.  An electric hum fills the air, causing you to
Floyd | taste copper.  Tables line the walls, upon which sit various
Floyd | contraptions for various dark and unkown purposes.  The only door is
Floyd | to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing among the other odd things is Bernardo Diaz VI.  Or is it the
Floyd | orignal Bernardo de Diaz?  He's not that tall but carries himself with
Floyd | a dark charisma.  His oversized ruby ring glints in the unnatural
Floyd | lighting of this room.  He wears clothes that are out-of-date by about
Floyd | 300 years.  "Hola.", he greets you warmly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, hola yourself, sharky.", you say to him.  "I just want
Floyd | to know what happened to David Lane."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "need to go thru diaz all over"
		Busta says, "ugh"
Busta says (to Floyd), "take revolver" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE REVOLVER
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the Herald clipping into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You take the revolver from the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bernardo looks at you quizically.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "then save, obv"
Busta says (to Floyd), "shoot ring" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT RING
Floyd |
Floyd | You should wait until you find out what happened to David Lane.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't look at me quizically.", you tell him, "David Lane disappeared
Floyd | and I'm sure as shit your little cult has something to do with it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "lol"
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bernardo rolls his eyes and smiles, telling you all you need to know:
Floyd | David Lane is dead at the hands of the cult of Castronegro.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "shoot ring" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT RING
Floyd |
Floyd | "That is one ass-ugly ring.", you say, squeezing off your shot.  The
Floyd | ring explodes in a shower of arcane fire while the bulbs above you
Floyd | explode in a shower of sparks.  Bernardo de Diaz quickly rots as he
Floyd | falls to the ground with a wet thwump!
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "good riddance"
Busta says (to Floyd), "search contraptions" 		

Floyd ]  Lab                                                  Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CONTRAPTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | The only thing you spy of immediate use is a cigar lighter which you
Floyd | quickly pocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | In order to really stop this cult, you realize this house needs to be
Floyd | burned to the ground!
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | You are in the archetypal creepy cellar.  Your flashlight does little
Floyd | to comfort you, as if the darkness were a thing fighting against you.
Floyd | Doors lead east and south and the cellar stretches further to the
Floyd | southeast, into pitch darkness.  Spiral stairs lead upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an old key here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "cf26" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
katie-paquette goes home. 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Wood Room                                            Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wood Room
Floyd | This is the deeper recesses of the cellar of Casa de Diaz.  Maybe once
Floyd | it was used for storage, but now, only scraps of debris remain.  The
Floyd | rest of the basement is to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Collecting dust and rot in the corner is a dry log.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking like a zombie or some prehistoric madman, a degenerate
Floyd | imbecile drools as your flashlight bounces around him.  He is a living
Floyd | nightmare and he stares at you hungrily.  He bears the family traits
Floyd | of the Diaz and Vilheila-Pareira families; long black hair and green
Floyd | eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "shoot zombie" 		

Floyd ]  Wood Room                                            Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tag, you're it.", you say, trying desperately to start a catch-phrase
Floyd | as you blow the degenerate lunatic's head off, "No tag-backs."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "haha, I'm really cool apparantly"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "attack zombie with sickle" 		

Floyd ]  Wood Room                                            Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACK ZOMBIE WITH SICKLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "sorry, killed it with the gun already"
		jenTrexrode asks, "oh, is he dead?"
		jenTrexrode says, "heh, I thoguht he needed more killin'"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "get log" 		

Floyd ]  Wood Room                                            Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LOG
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the train ticket into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "put all in trenchcoat" 		

Floyd ]  Wood Room                                            Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ALL IN TRENCHCOAT
Floyd |
Floyd | cigar lighter: Done.
Floyd | revolver: Done.
Floyd | lab key: Done.
Floyd | skeleton key: Done.
Floyd | broken spectacles: Done.
Floyd | flashlight: Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "get log" 		

Floyd ]  Wood Room                                            Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the dry log from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "yay"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Wood Room                                            Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Cellar                                               Basement
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cellar
Floyd | You are in the archetypal creepy cellar.  Your flashlight does little
Floyd | to comfort you, as if the darkness were a thing fighting against you.
Floyd | Doors lead east and south and the cellar stretches further to the
Floyd | southeast, into pitch darkness.  Spiral stairs lead upward.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an old key here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This kitchen is a husk of what it may once have been.  The cabinets
Floyd | are now just wooden ribcages as only the frames remain.  Everything
Floyd | here seems primitive; as if dating from the 18th century.  A
Floyd | wood-burning stove sits to one side and a sideboard sits across from
Floyd | it.  In the corner of this room, spiral stairs lead down into
Floyd | darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "put log in stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT LOG IN STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The wood-burning stove is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "open stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the wood-burning stove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "put log in stove" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT LOG IN STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the dry log into the wood-burning stove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "light log" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT LOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You need something with which to light it!.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "get lighter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LIGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the cigar lighter from the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "turn on lighter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Ground Floor
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the cigar lighter on.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "light log" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT LOG
Floyd |
Floyd | Using the cigar lighter, you burn the dry log in the wood-burning
Floyd | stove.  Smoke fills the room and the fire spreads quickly.  You run,
Floyd | as fast as you can, for the front door. . .

		
jenTrexrode pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "press space" 		
jenTrexrode pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Train Station                                        Epilogue
Floyd |
Floyd | Train Station
Floyd | You exit the train amid the throng of other passengers.  The station
Floyd | is filled with people and steam.  A train stands nearby from which
Floyd | passengers disembark.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amid the steam and people, a solitary figure stands alone; Claudine
Floyd | Lane, awaiting news about her brother, David.
Floyd |
Floyd | You approach Claudine and see sadness in her eyes as she sees David is
Floyd | not with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A meager flame emits from your cigar lighter but it's not enough by
Floyd | which to see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "turn off lighter" 		

Floyd ]  Train Station                                        Epilogue
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LIGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the cigar lighter off.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You don't have to tell me he's dead, detective.", she says.  "Well,
Floyd | you still deserve to know what happened.", you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Train Station                                        Epilogue
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm all ears, detective.", she says, girding herself for the news.
Floyd | You decide to jump right to it,
Floyd | >

		
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Train Station                                        Epilogue
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your brother was eaten by a cult of inbred cannibals lead by an
Floyd | immortal sorcerer.", you tell her.  She gives a small gasp and
Floyd | immediately goes pale.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "heh"
jenTrexrode says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Train Station                                        Epilogue
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well,", you say, "Keep your tits up, Claudine.  You can just mail me
Floyd | the check.", and you walk off; out of the train station and into the
Floyd | sunset.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		jenTrexrode says, "yay"
		Busta says, "yay for winning"
		Busta says, "not so hot on the ending dialogue, but meh"
Busta 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?" 		jenTrexrode says, "yeah, MTW said he was lousy with the dialog back then..."
jenTrexrode disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
Busta has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 			



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Valley of Steel by The Custodian
As played on ifMUD on March 2, 2014

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 Valley of Steel written by The Custodian. Valley of Steel was released in 2013. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting IFDB.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing these games, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played these games, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.
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Jacqueline hollers, "Hi! So, um, ClubFloyd has zero idea what it's playing, but it starts in one minute if you'd like to come join us!" 		
DavidW arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
djfletch arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Doug says, "there were lots of games discussed in #theoryclub yesterday that I haven't played."
		Jacqueline says, "I've been searching through Inform games on the Xyzzy eligibles list, but most are either stuff we've played, stuff NightFloyd has played, or stuff that gets less than three stars on IFDB"
		Gerynar is here as an observer because he has to soon step outside to clean the snow off the driveway
		Jacqueline says, "Still, most of those in this last category only have a couple of people who've rated them."
		Gerynar he is willing to pay a quarter to anyone who'd like to come and do it for him.
		Jacqueline asks (of Doug), "2013 games playable on Floyd?"
Busta arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline was 'enjoying' the great outdoors yesterday during the IF discussion.
		Johnny says (to Gerynar), "Hold on, let me hitch a ride to 1901."
		Doug says (to Jacqueline), "nope, older ones."
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, we could just abandon the 2013 Xyzzy thing, but that's what we generally do this time of year."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "test"
		Jacqueline says, "I've already put in my nominations, but figured I could still update them."
		Jacqueline exclaims (at mtw), "Success!"
		Doug asks, "are you including unrated games in the stuff with less than three stars?"
		Jacqueline asks, "No, have you hit one with no ratings?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm really open to anything."
		Doug says, "I haven't looked"
		Jacqueline says, "I just have to leave in about three hours."
		Doug says, "I was just thinking I'd rather play a game with no ratings than with low ratings."
		Jacqueline nods.
		Nitku says, "[LINK]"
		Nitku says, "or probably more relevant [LINK]"
		Nitku says, "Valley of Steel looks interesting"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, Burns Night Supper we're only supposed to play on Jan 25th."
		Jacqueline says (to Nitku), "Hm, yeah."
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "spiritual mulch"
		marshal_tenner_winter says, "wrong window"
		Jacqueline asks, "What do people think about Valley of Steel?"
		DavidW says, "I know nothing about it."
Jacqueline hollers, "Okay, we're playing Valley of Steel, a near-future sci-fi puzzle game by The Custodian which was released in 2013 and has not yet been rated on IFDB." 		
Nitku arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask valleyofsteel" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A rare moment of rest.  Your mission to steal specifications of the
Floyd | MitKlein Encapsulation - the ID transponder embedded in every
Floyd | citizen's head, even yours - was successful, and you transmitted your
Floyd | report to Central early this morning.   You expect a new assignment
Floyd | soon, even if it is only instructions to fall back into a cover
Floyd | identity, as you have been on the front lines of the underground
Floyd | struggle against Homeland Security nearly from the start.  Giving up
Floyd | your birth identity and life, moving instead into the flickery
Floyd | half-existence of an underground operative, you've sabotaged, stolen,
Floyd | publicized, verified and fought for years now.  Hopefully, this last
Floyd | mission means that a strategy to counter the government's ubiquitous
Floyd | tagging of citizens is being worked out at levels above your own head.
Floyd |
Floyd | For now, you have found yourself a small quiet park in a quiet corner
Floyd | of the City.
Floyd |
Floyd | Welcome to the future.  Every citizen has been scanned, chipped,
Floyd | folded, spindled and mutilated - and it's enough to make you scream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Valley of Steel
Floyd | A tale of the surveillance society by The Custodian of
Floyd | [LINK]
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 130528 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Park
Floyd | Primrose Street ends here in a small circular cul-de-sac.  You're in a
Floyd | small green park to the north of this, bounded on its three other
Floyd | sides by high fences.  A few trees rise over well-manicured grass.
Floyd | There is a curfew sign at the park's entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read notice" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd | A mounted sign which reads: PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE AREA.  ALL ACTIVITY
Floyd | MONITORED FOR HOMELAND SECURITY.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "FYI..."
		Jacqueline | Valley of Steel is a near-future sci-fi puzzle game inspired by the author's many happy days beating his head against Infocom's works. It is based on a piece of short fiction, which is available at the game website.
		DavidW says, "Happy citizens should smile."
		Jacqueline smiles.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're wearing basic clothing which is almost obsessively nondescript.
Floyd | You're average in nearly every physical respect - something which
Floyd | didn't win you many accolades growing up, but serves you well in your
Floyd | efforts to blend in with the conformist population through which you
Floyd | now move.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're wearing a backpack.
Floyd | You're carrying a multitool, a watch, and a phone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "love me a good multitool"
		Jacqueline says (to mtw), "Word."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x watch" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               1
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x multitool" 		

Floyd | > X WATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | A cheap digital, your watch reads 7:30 pm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "Gotta blend in with those conformists."

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Your pocket multitool.  Has various pliers and attachments and, in a
Floyd | pinch, can probably do 80 percent of what a full toolbox could.  One
Floyd | exception is that in order to remain legal, it doesn't have any
Floyd | cutting edges larger than your fingernail.  You are paranoid that one
Floyd | day you'll forget and try to get on an airplane with it and despite
Floyd | that fact that'll be the last you'll see of it, so you've etched a PO
Floyd | Box address and "BUSINESS REPLY MAIL" onto it.
Floyd |
Floyd | [The multitool is useful for prying or as a pliers.  To use it, try
Floyd | commands with the phrase WITH MULTITOOL - for example, OPEN <NOUN>
Floyd | WITH MULTITOOL or REMOVE <NOUN> WITH MULTITOOL.]
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Busta), "Yeah, I was thinking that myself."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | A black rip-stop backpack which you normally use for toting tools and
Floyd | books.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x phone" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | A standard candybar model with a nice screen.  Although you've
Floyd | disabled its voice calling functionality to make it less distracting,
Floyd | the lock screen is still active and tells you it is 7:31 pm.  The back
Floyd | is blank metal save for a tiny icon of a waterdrop with a slash across
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "get notice" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's firmly mounted in place, by law.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Valley of Steel
Floyd |
Floyd | In a pervasive surveillance society, you'll dare to strike a blow for
Floyd | anonymity - but to stay free, you will need to take down the watchers.
Floyd | The creep of surveillance and control has continued unabated.  Every
Floyd | citizen is required to have a chip implant which can definitively
Floyd | identify them to anyone with a scanner.  You've spent years working
Floyd | with the underground as a hacker for hire, helping research and
Floyd | develop countermeasures to government surveillance.  You've managed to
Floyd | steal information which will help the design of a cryptographic attack
Floyd | against the Mitsui-Klein Encapsulation that every citizen carries in
Floyd | their skull, which (if it works) will render the chip inoperative.
Floyd | Your own MitKlein signature was captured during your mission, however.
Floyd | Although you did your best to wipe all records of your MitKlein
Floyd | signature from all the databases you could find, if you let your chip
Floyd | be scanned by any system it is likely that Homeland Security will be
Floyd | after you immediately.  Short term, you'll have to get off the street
Floyd | before curfew and figure out how to move around undetected - long
Floyd | term, you will have to bring the fight to Homeland Security itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Valley of Steel" is an IF adaptation of a story posted on
Floyd | [LINK]  Both story and IF are authored by The
Floyd | Custodian of Everything2 using Inform 7.  For a list of contributors
Floyd | to the game, use the command CREDITS.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		marshal_tenner_winter says, "great now we're on cam trying to steal that sign"
Ellison arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | The real meat of the game's functionality was provided by a series of
Floyd | helpful folks on IRC and on IntFiction.org - GhettoAardvark, OldMiner,
Floyd | Clockmaker, raincomplex, zarf(Andrew Plotkin), maga, climbingstars,
Floyd | Felix Larsson, capmikee, ChrisC, mattw, Skinny Mike, tove, HanonO.
Floyd | Testing was provided by some of those.  Andrew Schultz has patiently
Floyd | and heroically labored to point out things I did wrong, even going
Floyd | back and retesting after I fixed them (and all to often, broke other
Floyd | stuff).  In addition uncledavid, Evelin en Biep Durieux, and Klaus
Floyd | Matteus provided invaluable testing.  They all have my humble thanks.
Floyd | All errors, of course, are my own.
Floyd |
Floyd | For information about the game's design and story, use the command
Floyd | ABOUT.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says (to marshal_tenner_winter), "nah, big brother already knew from the chip in our head"
		marshal_tenner_winter exclaims, "d'oh!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Nitku says, "I wonder how this seems to have slipped past everyone"
		Nitku says, "maybe the release wasn't advertised"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, um, something more to do here, or go south?"
		DavidW says, "South, unless there's a park bench or bin."
Nitku says (to Floyd), "remove sign with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE SIGN WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "so go south? Looks like the only exit"
		Nitku says, "sure"
katie-paquette has arrived. 		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Primrose & Cedar                                     4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Primrose & Cedar
Floyd | This staid neighborhood intersection of Primrose Lane and Cedar Street
Floyd | fronts the local Transit station, Green Residential.  The station
Floyd | entrance is to the west.  Primrose Lane continues to the south, and
Floyd | Cedar Street continues to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Residential Park, south, east, and west from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "When is curfew, by the way?"
		katie-paquette says, "Sorry I'm late."
Gerynar says "bloop" and shrinks down into a little dot, then winks out...just like those old-fashioned B&w televisions. 		
Gerynar has disconnected. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read notice" 		

Floyd ]  Primrose & Cedar                                     4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd | A mounted sign which reads: PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE AREA.  ALL ACTIVITY
Floyd | MONITORED FOR HOMELAND SECURITY.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Nitku asks, "Another surveillance notice? What is this, some kind of dystopian surveillance state?"
		DavidW says (to Nitku), "yes"
		DavidW asks, "I suppose south again?"
		Busta says, "oh, we read the notices, not the curfew sign. Wonder if it's important."
		DavidW says, "Time progresses in this game."
		Jacqueline says (to Nitku), "heehee"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we need to get inside before curfew"
		katie-paquette says, "hello It's Katie Paquette and I'm sorry I'm late."
Nitku says (to Floyd), "x spacescraper" 		

Floyd ]  Primrose & Cedar                                     4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPACESCRAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | Visible in the distance above the surrounding buildings, the Reserve
Floyd | Bank Spacescraper is home to more than just the regional Reserve Bank.
Floyd | It is a two-hundred-level building containing all manner of businesses
Floyd | and government offices, as well as a hotel and several floors of
Floyd | extremely high-priced residential apartments.  Centrally located
Floyd | Downtown, it boasts its own Transit station and a food court in its
Floyd | lower levels.  Conventions and events are often held in its soaring
Floyd | Atrium, an open space within the building core which rises over fifty
Floyd | floors entirely indoors.  It is several miles away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Katie), "No worries."
		Jacqueline says, "We are not far in. We are a person who has a surveillance chip in their head, and we are a hacker and we are trying to subvert the state. We have a multitool."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, and we need to get inside before curfew, but I'm not sure when that is yet."
		katie-paquette asks (of jacqueline), "What are we playing today?"
		Jacqueline says, "It is called Valley of Steel."
		DavidW says, "The building reminds me of Brave New World, although I haven't read that book in decades."
		Nitku says, "let's go back to check the curfew sign"
		DavidW asks, "You think it's the only one?"
		Nitku says, "perhaps not, but it would be useful to know how much time we have"
		Jacqueline says, "Can't hurt to look at the one we know about."
		DavidW says, "fine"
Nitku says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Park
Floyd | Primrose Street ends here in a small circular cul-de-sac.  You're in a
Floyd | small green park to the north of this, bounded on its three other
Floyd | sides by high fences.  A few trees rise over well-manicured grass.
Floyd | There is a curfew sign at the park's entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Primrose & Cedar from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a quiet tone from your phone and you feel a short vibration,
Floyd | indicating that an SMS message has arrived.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal sign on a metal pole, it reads "NOTE: PARK CLOSED DURING
Floyd | RESIDENTIAL AREA CURFEW - 8:00PM to 5:00 AM - NO LOITERING."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Nitku says, "ooh, sms"
		DavidW says, "It's your mum. Please come home. All is forgiven."
Nitku says (to Floyd), "read sms" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Message 1 reads: REPORT RECEIVED.  MISSION SUCCESSFUL.  ATTACK PROGRAM
Floyd | CREATED USING INFORMATION IN REPORT. 
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "read sms" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Message 2 reads: DANGER DANGER DANGER:  OPERATIVE COMPROMISED DURING
Floyd | OPERATION.  YOUR MITKLEIN CODE READ BY HOMELAND SECURITY.  YOUR ID
Floyd | RECORDS DELETED BUT MITKLEIN CODE ALONE ENOUGH TO ID YOU AS
Floyd | TARGET.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "8pm doesn't sound far off."
Nitku says (to Floyd), "read sms" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Message 3 reads: NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOLLOW: 
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Are we losing a minute with each move?"
		katie-paquette says, "Well I better get back to my other game."
		Nitku says, "I think there's a turn counter up there"
Nitku says (to Floyd), "x watch" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | A cheap digital, your watch reads 7:34 pm.
Floyd |
Floyd | The watch might be more useful if worn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "True, but is it a minute per churn of the counter?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, seems like it."
Nitku says (to Floyd), "wear watch" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:35 pm / Green Residential Park               6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR WATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Nitku says, "ooh"
		Jacqueline says, "Seems like having the time in the status bar rather than the number of turns... enh."
		Jacqueline shrugs.
		Nitku says, "it's there now"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, so it is."
		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
		DavidW says, "heh"
		katie-paquette says, "Got to be ready for Jenrexrode an inky."
Nitku says (to Floyd), "read sms" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:35 pm / Green Residential Park               6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Message 4 reads: - YOU MUST FIND A WAY TO DISABLE YOUR MITKLEIN USING
Floyd | ATTACK PROGRAM WHICH WILL BE DELIVERED
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
katie-paquette has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "read sms" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:35 pm / Green Residential Park               6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Message 5 reads: - YOU MUST NOT BE IN SURVEILLED AREA DURING CURFEW
Floyd | WITH ACTIVE MITKLEIN OR SECURITY SWEEPS WILL IDENTIFY YOU AS
Floyd | TARGET
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "read sms" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:35 pm / Green Residential Park               6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Message 6 reads: - YOU MUST NOT BE ID-SCANNED UNTIL MITKLEIN IS
Floyd | DISABLED
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "read sms" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:35 pm / Green Residential Park               6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Message 7 reads: - ONCE MITKLEIN IS DISABLED, RETRIEVE DROP MESSAGE
Floyd | FOR NEW INSTRUCTIONS.  CONTACT WILL LEAVE DROP MESSAGE NEAR FOUNTAIN
Floyd | IN GREEN COMMERCIAL.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "read sms" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:35 pm / Green Residential Park               6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Message 8 reads: - ATTACK PROGRAM AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD BY NETBOOTING
Floyd | ANY COMPUTER WITH YOUR PHONE IN PROXIMITY
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "read sms" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:35 pm / Green Residential Park               6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Message 9 reads: - THIS PHONE POSSIBLY COMPROMISED - IF IT ACQUIRES
Floyd | CELL SIGNAL IN ANOTHER AREA IT WILL BE LOCATABLE BY HOMELAND SECURITY
Floyd | - DISABLE ENTIRELY OR ABANDON BEFORE TRAVEL
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "read sms" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:35 pm / Green Residential Park               6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Message 10 reads: GOOD LUCK. MESSAGE ENDS.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Nitku says, "ok, so first find a computer"
		Busta says, "good luck is right"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, use the multitool on the phone?"
		DavidW says, "Not yet."
		Jacqueline asks, "Why not yet?"
Guest1 hollers, "Help me! I"m lost!" 		DavidW says, "Message 8"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, right."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:35 pm / Green Residential Park               6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Park
Floyd | Primrose Street ends here in a small circular cul-de-sac.  You're in a
Floyd | small green park to the north of this, bounded on its three other
Floyd | sides by high fences.  A few trees rise over well-manicured grass.
Floyd | There is a curfew sign at the park's entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Primrose & Cedar from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guest1 arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline says, "A bank seems like a not awesome place to go hack a computer."
Guest1 asks, "Hey guys! Am I at the Floyd club meeting?" 		Jacqueline says, "I will speak to the guest."
Allen arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Allen has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Nitku says, "Let's explore the map"
		Busta says, "I vote explore until you f... timing"
Nitku says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:36 pm / Primrose & Cedar                     7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Primrose & Cedar
Floyd | This staid neighborhood intersection of Primrose Lane and Cedar Street
Floyd | fronts the local Transit station, Green Residential.  The station
Floyd | entrance is to the west.  Primrose Lane continues to the south, and
Floyd | Cedar Street continues to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Residential Park, south, east, and west from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:37 pm / South Primrose Lane                  8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Primrose Lane
Floyd | Primrose Lane continues to the north.  To the south is a boarded-up
Floyd | empty house; sumac plants can be seen peeking over the top of the
Floyd | dilapidated fencing.  The fence has a plastic tarp strung behind it
Floyd | which prevents you from seeing much of the house.  To the west is a
Floyd | single-family home with a large warning sign and an enormous dog on
Floyd | the front lawn.  To the east is a three-family residence's front path.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Primrose & Cedar and east from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "Maybe save and see if there's a computer in the house?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tarp" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:37 pm / South Primrose Lane                  8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TARP
Floyd |
Floyd | A combination of cyclone fence and plastic sheeting, it blocks your
Floyd | view.  You can hear rustling from behind it, as of people moving
Floyd | around furtively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
marshal_tenner_winter goes home. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dog" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:37 pm / South Primrose Lane                  8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | This snoozing beast must mass thirty kilos or more.  Its ancestry
Floyd | appears to include Mastiff, Doberman Pinscher, Rottweiler and tribble.
Floyd | You have no desire to get anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku clears the save counter. 		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Time: 7:37 pm / South Primrose Lane                  8
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "lol tribble"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, we must be Klingon."
		DavidW says, "If it's part tribble, it could give birth to more dogs in seconds if fed."
		Jacqueline says, "New Goal: Keep the dog away from the grain shipment."
		Nitku says, "we could check the house to the east"
		Busta says, "go for it"
		Nitku says, "or see what's rustling behind the tarp"
Nitku says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:38 pm / Front Path                           9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Path
Floyd | This front path is paved with cracked flagstones.  Primrose Lane is to
Floyd | the west, a three-family building is to the east, and the building's
Floyd | side yard is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast, east through the House door (closed), and west
Floyd | to South Primrose Lane from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Nitku says, "I bet the door is locked"
Nitku says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:39 pm / Front Path                           10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the House door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "lol"
		Nitku says, "or not"
		Busta asks, "who needs to lock doors, with a public surveillance notice on your lawn?"
		Jacqueline says, "So, it's not locked, it just doesn't stay open for a full turn."
		Jacqueline says, "A compromise of sorts."
		Busta says, "you can probably just head east"
		Nitku asks, "go in through the door, or to the back yard?"
		* katie-paquette has left the channel.
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, it's probably another StarTrek reference - just walk into the door."
		Nitku says, "through the door then"
Nitku says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:40 pm / Front Lobby                          11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the House door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Lobby
Floyd | The slightly shabby front lobby of this multi-family building.  A door
Floyd | leads outside to the west, gated stairs leading up to the upper two
Floyd | floors are to the east, and an apartment door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small post-it note is stuck to the door of Apartment 1.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a newspaper and a pamphlet here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south through the Apartment door (closed) and west through
Floyd | the House door to Front Path from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "oh, it's an apartment building"
		DavidW says, "Three family building, it said."
Nitku says (to Floyd), "read note" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:40 pm / Front Lobby                          11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | A short scribble, which reads "The techs were by to turn off your
Floyd | water.  Have a nice vacation!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So apt 1 is probably unoccupied since he or she is on vacation?"
		Busta says, "I think the term 'House door' had me confused"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "That's what I'm a-thinkin'"
		Nitku says, "You shouldn't leave notes like that. Someone might see that the apartment is empty and go in to escape the curfew and perhaps loan their computer."
		DavidW says, "And eat their cheese."
		Busta says, "oh man I could go for some good cheese right now"
		DavidW says, "There could be cheese and pizza and bacon-wrapped bits of baked dough in there."
		Jacqueline says, "I just had cheesy grits and a biscuit."
		DavidW says, "We could also check if there's a Public Surveillance Notice in their bathroom."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Busta asks, "so inside?"
		DavidW says, "It's probably locked. All that cheese, suffering."
Nitku says (to Floyd), "read newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:40 pm / Front Lobby                          11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | Today's front-page headline is: Homeland Security convention to be
Floyd | held this week at the Reserve Bank Spacescraper.   "The best and
Floyd | the brightest of the various Homeland Security agencies will meet in
Floyd | the Reserve Bank Atrium this week to receive presentations on new
Floyd | security initiatives and to discuss the state of the art in security
Floyd | technology."
Floyd |
Floyd | The next headline reads: Soldiers begin to experience
Floyd | breakdowns.
Floyd | The story itself continues: "The parents of several deployed American
Floyd | military personnel have raised concerns that their children appear to
Floyd | be losing touch with reality.  Government refutes these claims with
Floyd | statistics showing that 97.2 percent of deployed American service
Floyd | personnel are safely medicated." At the bottom, a small postscript
Floyd | reads Would you like to know more?  [LINK]
Floyd |
Floyd | Reading the story about the Homeland Security convention, the thought
Floyd | of all those Homeland Security drones in one place makes you grind
Floyd | your teeth.  Then, however, a vision of all those heavily-secured
Floyd | workers with dead MitKlein bottles replaces it, and you have some
Floyd | difficulty wiping the resulting smile from your face.  If only...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Probably no way in except for the spare key that the neighbour has."
		Nitku says, "or through a window in the yard"
		Busta asks, "or multitool our way in?"
		DavidW says, "well, check the door first."
Nitku says (to Floyd), "read pamphlet" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:40 pm / Front Lobby                          11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ PAMPHLET
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems that the DHS believe the occupants of Apartment 1 are due to
Floyd | have a child any day now.  As such, the pamphlet is meant to inform
Floyd | them of their duty as a citizen to ensure their child has his or her
Floyd | Mitsui-Klein encapsulation properly implanted by their birth hospital.
Floyd | Along with two or three not-so-veiled hints as to the penalties for
Floyd | avoiding implantation, the pamplet also contains a very familiar
Floyd | boilerplate description of the MitKlein Bottle which you and all your
Floyd | fellow citizens carry within your skulls.  Inserted at birth, the
Floyd | MitKlein becomes embedded in the bone structure of the skull as the
Floyd | fontanelles close and harden.  It contains just enough electronics to
Floyd | act as a transponder which will identify its owner, securely, to any
Floyd | nearby chip scanner over a range of perhaps five meters or less.  The
Floyd | pamphlet cheerily explains that without such a chip, your child will
Floyd | be severely disadvantaged and unable to use basic modern services.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Why do people like to write games that we then play and then the transcripts end up on my website and then I get an FBI file? Why?"
		Busta says (to jacqueline), "Don't pretend you don't already have an FBI file"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I probably do. That's true."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Also, I'm seeing why this game has no reviews: people are afraid to leave them!"
Nitku says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:41 pm / Front Lobby                          12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Apartment door)
Floyd | The door is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline asks (of inky), "Where's your funk?"
		DavidW says, "He left it implanted in his other skull."
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
		inky says, "now in six funkless varieties"
		DavidW says, "Strawberry kiwi is my favourite."
Nitku says (to Floyd), "unlock door with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:41 pm / Front Lobby                          12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the Apartment door or the House door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "apartment" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:42 pm / Front Lobby                          13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APARTMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't unlock the Apartment door with that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pry door with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:42 pm / Front Lobby                          13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRY DOOR WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "try the window then?"
		DavidW says, "I wonder if this society even has ordinary keys if there's ID chips in everyone's heads."
		DavidW says, "If there is a window. It might be a holoscreen repro of a window."
		DavidW says, "Feel free to find a window. My bet is the neighbours have the key."
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:43 pm / Front Path                           14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the House door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Path
Floyd | This front path is paved with cracked flagstones.  Primrose Lane is to
Floyd | the west, a three-family building is to the east, and the building's
Floyd | side yard is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast, east through the House door to Front Lobby, and
Floyd | west to South Primrose Lane from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:44 pm / Side Yard                            15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Side Yard
Floyd | A narrow side yard with a high solid fence on the north side and a few
Floyd | straggly decorative plants.  The yard extends east behind the house
Floyd | and west to the front of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east and west to Front Path from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x plants" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:44 pm / Side Yard                            15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | A few straggly brown and green plants huddling near the base of the
Floyd | fence and the side of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "at least examining does not increase time"
Busta says (to Floyd), "x fence" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:44 pm / Side Yard                            15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | That won't help you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:45 pm / Back Yard                            16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Yard
Floyd | An enclosed back yard, this small square of grass is surrounded by a
Floyd | high fence and the east side of the attached home.  A narrow frosted
Floyd | window - likely a bathroom - is visible in the middle of the stretch
Floyd | of wall, and a larger clear window with curtains behind it is visible
Floyd | at the south end.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Side Yard from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Lucky us. Two windows."
Busta says (to Floyd), "x frosted window" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:45 pm / Back Yard                            16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FROSTED WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | A very narrow window of frosted glass, it appears to be painted shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "painted shut?"
		DavidW says, "The bane of all PCs."
Busta says (to Floyd), "open frosted window" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:46 pm / Back Yard                            17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN FROSTED WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | It's painted shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "lol"
Nitku says (to Floyd), "open frosted window with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:47 pm / Back Yard                            18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN FROSTED WINDOW WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's painted shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Besides, it's very narrow."
Busta says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:47 pm / Back Yard                            18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the bedroom window or the bathroom window?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We could only shove a cat or Oliver Twist inside."
Busta says (to Floyd), "bedroom" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:47 pm / Back Yard                            18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BEDROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | A large clear two-pane window, it is locked with a latch mechanism at
Floyd | the join of the two panes.  Having the latch on the outside probably
Floyd | violates some building code somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "x latch" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:47 pm / Back Yard                            18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a fairly standard window latch.  It prevents the two
Floyd | windowpanes from sliding past one another.  The locking tab is secured
Floyd | with a cotter pin which, for some reason, is on the outside of the
Floyd | window.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the latch is a cotter pin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
katie-paquette arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "get pin" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:47 pm / Back Yard                            18
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I love it when things happen for some reason"

Floyd | > GET PIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't get enough purchase with your fingers to pull the pin out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:47 pm / Back Yard                            18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open but empty)
Floyd |   a multitool
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |   a phone
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get pin with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:47 pm / Back Yard                            18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET PIN WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to get the cotter pin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry pin with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:47 pm / Back Yard                            18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRY PIN WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "remove pin with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:48 pm / Back Yard                            19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE PIN WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You deftly remove the cotter pin with the multitool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "yay"
		DavidW says, "grr GTV"
Busta says (to Floyd), "open bedroom window" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:49 pm / Back Yard                            20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BEDROOM WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide the bedroom window open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "open the window and GET THAT CHEESE"
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:49 pm / Back Yard                            20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "enter window" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:50 pm / Bedroom                              21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bedroom window)
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | This bedroom is rather plain.  Its owners must not spend much time in
Floyd | it while awake.  It contains a bed - currently unmade - and a bedside
Floyd | table with a lamp on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north, east to Back Yard, and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "No PSN?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:51 pm / Bedroom                              22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "search bed" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:52 pm / Bedroom                              23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BED
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "open table" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:53 pm / Bedroom                              24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bedside table)
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "make bed" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:54 pm / Bedroom                              25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MAKE BED
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no point.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta exclaims, "ha!"
inky says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:54 pm / Bedroom                              25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bedside table)
Floyd | A cheap but sturdy bedside table. There is a table lamp atop it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:54 pm / Bedroom                              25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | A generic compact fluorescent lamp, it is screwed to the table,
Floyd | presumably to prevent it falling over.
Floyd |
Floyd | The table lamp is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "unscrew lamp with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:54 pm / Bedroom                              25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNSCREW LAMP WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to unscrew the table lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "unscrew lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:55 pm / Bedroom                              26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNSCREW LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
katie-paquette says (to inky), "I think ClubFloyd is trying to have a session in here." 		DavidW says, "Leave Brittney Lamp Alone!"
Busta says (to Floyd), "switch on lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:56 pm / Bedroom                              27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the table lamp on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Green Residential curfew will begin in five minutes.  You'll need
Floyd | to be inside, in an area which isn't under public surveillance, to
Floyd | avoid being arrested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "close window" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:57 pm / Bedroom                              28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide the bedroom window closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		* katie-paquette has joined the channel.
Nitku says (to Floyd), "close curtains" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:57 pm / Bedroom                              28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Nitku says, "apparently the curtains were an optical illusion"
katie-paquette goes home. 		Busta asks, "north or east?"
		Busta says, "err, I mean north or west"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, we're safe in here, right?"
		* katie-paquette has left the channel.
		Busta says, "Yeah, I think we're safe until morning"
		DavidW says, "We're safe but stuck in the house, I think."
		DavidW says, "But I expect this sort of game requires multiple playthroughs."
		Jacqueline says, "I would think so, but it feels like (yeah, I realize I shouldn't type this) we're doing really well."
		DavidW says, "We seem to be slow in obtaining our cheese."
		Nitku says, "north is probably the bathroom"
		Busta says, "let's find out"
		DavidW says, "With the frosted window, yes"
Nitku says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:58 pm / Bathroom                             29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | This home only has the one bathroom, which means that the fact that
Floyd | it's not very clean is somewhat embarrassing.  Or at least, it would
Floyd | be if the owner had expected visitors. It contains a sink, mirror,
Floyd | toilet and shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Bedroom and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "(not where I would look for cheese)"
		Jacqueline smiles.
		DavidW says, "(and we know there's no water either)"
Nitku says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:58 pm / Bathroom                             29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | A very narrow window of frosted glass, it appears to be painted shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:58 pm / Bathroom                             29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | A mid-range but functional mirror mounted over the sink.  It has
Floyd | various illegible smudges around the edge which suggest that its owner
Floyd | uses it to write temporary notes to themself.  One corner has a small
Floyd | piece of graffiti done in black marker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
katie-paquette has arrived. 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x fraffiti" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:58 pm / Bathroom                             29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FRAFFITI
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x graffiti" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:58 pm / Bathroom                             29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRAFFITI
Floyd |
Floyd | This small graffito is scrawled text reading HISTORY IS A LIE!
Floyd |  Just below it is a URL: [LINK]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "With luck it's the combo to his liquor cabinet."
		Busta says, "oh dear"
		Nitku says, "Fraffitis, now available at Starbucks"
		Jacqueline asks, "Am I the only one ascared to click on these URLs?"
		DavidW asks, "What's the longevity of bit.ly URLs?"
		Busta says, "bit.ly are forever"
katie-paquette goes home. 		Jacqueline says, "My guess is they're good as long as bit.ly is online. It's just a database."
		DavidW asks, "They don't recycle them?"
		Busta says, "Nope, actually learned that the hard way"
		Nitku says, "No. That would be bad."
		DavidW says, "It's a link to a story on everything2.com called SPECWEAPS."
		Busta says, "DavidW is the brave one of the group."
		DavidW | This briefing assumes you have read Document WEAPS-D/Y-MISK-112 (Miskatonic University Journal of Natural Sciences, 4Q 1927: "Some thoughts on the potential of harnessing Shoggoth plasmids in a controlled system," Dyer, Danforth, et al).
		Jacqueline gives David a medal.
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure if it's relevant to this game or not."
Guest1 goes home. 		DavidW asks, "Anything else in here?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:59 pm / Bathroom                             30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:59 pm / Bathroom                             30
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in mirror" 		

Floyd | > X CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Time: 8:00 pm / Bathroom                             31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's hard to say if your reflection shows a true urban resistance
Floyd | fighter or just a very nondescript citizen.  You've changed your
Floyd | hairstyle so many times now, you don't know what you look
Floyd | like.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's 8:00 PM.  The curfew is now in effect for this neighborhood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dddddd disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x toilet" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:00 pm / Bathroom                             31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TOILET
Floyd |
Floyd | Clean and relatively upscale, you still don't want to use it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Resistance fighting: it's all about the hairstyle."
Doug says (to Floyd), "look at toilet in mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:00 pm / Bathroom                             31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT TOILET IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "this game is SO underimplemented."
Nitku says (to Floyd), "x smudges" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:00 pm / Bathroom                             31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SMUDGES
Floyd |
Floyd | The smudges appear to be the remnants of Magic Marker notes, each now
Floyd | rubbed out - unlike the graffiti in the lower corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "flush toilet" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:01 pm / Bathroom                             32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FLUSH TOILET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a brief gurgling sound.  If only your problems could be so
Floyd | easily disposed of.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read graffiti" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:01 pm / Bathroom                             32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ GRAFFITI
Floyd |
Floyd | This small graffito is scrawled text reading HISTORY IS A LIE!
Floyd |  Just below it is a URL: [LINK]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "looks like we do have water"
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		DavidW says, "Not anymore. You flushed away the water we had."
		Jacqueline says, "No, toilets make a gurgling sound when there's air in the pipes."
		Jacqueline says, "Timing"
Busta says (to Floyd), "turn on sink" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:02 pm / Bathroom                             33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | The apartment owners must have shut off their water while away;
Floyd | nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "these links seem to be short stories by the game's author on Everything2"
		Busta says, "oh, you're right"
		Busta asks, "ready to move on?"
		DavidW says, "uh-huh"
		Nitku says, "yes please"
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:03 pm / Bedroom                              34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | This bedroom is rather plain.  Its owners must not spend much time in
Floyd | it while awake.  It contains a bed - currently unmade - and a bedside
Floyd | table with a lamp on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Bathroom, east to Back Yard, and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:04 pm / Hall                                 35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall
Floyd | The central hallway of this modest home.  It's relatively clean and
Floyd | neat, as there is no furniture in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north, east to Bedroom, and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:05 pm / Entry                                36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry
Floyd | This is the small entryway to the ground-floor apartment. A pile of
Floyd | mail, most of it unread, nearly covers the side table just inside the
Floyd | apartment door.  The apartment hallway is to the south.  To the west
Floyd | is an office, and to the east is a bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a side table (on which is a car key) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north through the Apartment door (closed) to Front Lobby,
Floyd | south to Hall, east to Bathroom, and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "oops"
		Busta says, "oh wait, the entry, we're good"
		Jacqueline asks, "Surely there is undo if we screw up?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:04 pm / Hall                                 35
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Could there be a car in an attached garage? We might have mobility."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "N" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:05 pm / Entry                                36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry
Floyd | This is the small entryway to the ground-floor apartment. A pile of
Floyd | mail, most of it unread, nearly covers the side table just inside the
Floyd | apartment door.  The apartment hallway is to the south.  To the west
Floyd | is an office, and to the east is a bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a side table (on which is a car key) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north through the Apartment door (closed) to Front Lobby,
Floyd | south to Hall, east to Bathroom, and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:05 pm / Entry                                36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:05 pm / Entry                                36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | This "key" is really a small rubberized, sealed plastic transponder
Floyd | which automatically unlocks the car it is paired with when it is
Floyd | within range.  You have no idea where the appropriate car might be,
Floyd | however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read mail" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:05 pm / Entry                                36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ MAIL
Floyd |
Floyd | Pretty much what you'd expect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search mail" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:06 pm / Entry                                37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH MAIL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "x mail" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:06 pm / Entry                                37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAIL
Floyd |
Floyd | A stack of someone else's mail you've already thumbed through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So there's a second bathroom?"
		Nitku says, "the bathroom had two exits."
		DavidW says, "oh"
		DavidW asks, "So what's south?"
		Busta says, "a nondescript hallway"
		DavidW asks, "and west?"
		Nitku says, "The office we haven't visited yet."
		Busta says, "haven't been there yet, but seems like an office"
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:07 pm / Home Office                          38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Home Office
Floyd | This is obviously a home office, a room which in other homes might be
Floyd | a living room. It is not very tidy.  Random detritus covers most
Floyd | available surfaces except for a workbench.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a workbench (on which are a lockblade knife, a soldering
Floyd | iron, some solder, and a laptop) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south and east to Entry from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "No kitchen? No cheese? What sort of house is this?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "The house of tomorrow!"
		Busta exclaims, "laptop!"
Busta says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:07 pm / Home Office                          38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | lockblade knife: This knife is large enough to run afoul of local
Floyd | weapons laws.  It would be a bad idea to let it be seen where the
Floyd | police are watching.
Floyd | soldering iron: (putting the phone into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | solder: (putting the multitool into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | laptop: (putting the cotter pin into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "In a world we don't want to live in because there is no cheese! Oh, and implants and constant surveillance."
		Jacqueline says, "That, too."
		Busta says, "ugh, I dislike inventory juggling"
Busta says (to Floyd), "turn on laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:08 pm / Home Office                          39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "open laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:09 pm / Home Office                          40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:09 pm / Home Office                          40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | The laptop is a generic, slightly more fashionable than functional
Floyd | portable tablet computer. It is active, with the screen lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "read laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:09 pm / Home Office                          40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | The laptop is presently displaying a login screen.  There is a reboot
Floyd | button in the corner of the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "thoughts?"
		DavidW asks, "Possibly we need to know login password to login?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "type "password"" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:09 pm / Home Office                          40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TYPE "PASSWORD"
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "login to laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:09 pm / Home Office                          40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOGIN TO LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "click login" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:09 pm / Home Office                          40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLICK LOGIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x field" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:09 pm / Home Office                          40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FIELD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "login" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:09 pm / Home Office                          40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOGIN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "click reboot" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:10 pm / Home Office                          41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLICK REBOOT
Floyd |
Floyd | The screen flickers as the laptop reboots.  The laptop pauses as it
Floyd | finds the boot server that has been installed on your phone, and then
Floyd | there is a quick series of flashes before a screen full of text comes
Floyd | up!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "read screen" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:10 pm / Home Office                          41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The laptop is displaying a static screen, which instructs you to place
Floyd | a memory chip into its chipslot to download the attack program.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ok, don't know why that worked"
		Busta says, "let's just go with it"
		DavidW says, "oh. We need a chip now."
		Busta says, "I don't think we have one"
Busta says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:10 pm / Home Office                          41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a laptop
Floyd |   some solder
Floyd |   a soldering iron
Floyd |   a lockblade knife
Floyd |   a car key
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open)
Floyd |     a cotter pin
Floyd |     a multitool
Floyd |     a phone
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Perhaps there's a bag of chips with the salsa and cheese."
		Jacqueline asks, "Is there a chip in our phone?"
		Busta says, "I would think we still need our phone"
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "When was the last time you ate, friend?"
		DavidW says, "I'm always eating."
		DavidW says, "But never enough."
		Jacqueline says, "brb"
		Busta says, "sounds like me"
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:10 pm / Home Office                          41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Home Office
Floyd | This is obviously a home office, a room which in other homes might be
Floyd | a living room. It is not very tidy.  Random detritus covers most
Floyd | available surfaces except for a workbench.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a workbench here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south and east to Entry from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I had a tin of curry abalone-flavoured gluten, some seaweed crackers, some peanut crackers, and beef chips."
		Busta says, "I had some fried chicken wings and banana nut cereal :)"
		DavidW says, "I'll go open a tin of fruit cocktail, I guess."
Nitku says (to Floyd), "x phone" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:10 pm / Home Office                          41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | A standard candybar model with a nice screen.  Although you've
Floyd | disabled its voice calling functionality to make it less distracting,
Floyd | the lock screen is still active and tells you it is 8:10 pm.  The back
Floyd | is blank metal save for a tiny icon of a waterdrop with a slash across
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "water damage is not covered under warranty"
		Busta says, "some things will never change"
Nitku says (to Floyd), "open phone" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:11 pm / Home Office                          42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a sealed unit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x detritus" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:11 pm / Home Office                          42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DETRITUS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There could be a chip .. in the car key."
		Busta says, "I was thinking that, though the description didn't hint in that direction"
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:12 pm / Kitchen                              43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This kitchen is decorated in a style some four decades old, which is
Floyd | probably when it was last renovated.  It is fairly clean, likely
Floyd | reflecting the fact that the occupants don't cook for themselves much.
Floyd | The built-in sink takes up most of the available counter, with the
Floyd | microwave oven occupying almost all of the rest.  The refrigerator
Floyd | hulks along the opposite wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a thermos (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Home Office and east to Hall from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "open refrigerator" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:13 pm / Kitchen                              44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN REFRIGERATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the refrigerator.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's empty. The occupants must have emptied it before going on
Floyd | vacation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "case-sensitivity is good for programming languages, bad for most other things."
		DavidW asks, "Can we cut the car key tab open with the knife?"
		Busta says, "no cheese"
		Doug says, "ilac"
		DavidW asks, "Where's the Cheese?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "x thermos" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:13 pm / Kitchen                              44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X THERMOS
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the thermos.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "open thermos" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:14 pm / Kitchen                              45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN THERMOS
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the thermos.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open microwave" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:15 pm / Kitchen                              46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN MICROWAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the microwave oven)
Floyd | You open the oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take thermos" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:15 pm / Kitchen                              46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE THERMOS
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the car key into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Nitku says, "Don't make the fridge angry. You wouldn't like it when it's angry."
Doug says (to Floyd), "look in thermos" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:16 pm / Kitchen                              47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN THERMOS
Floyd |
Floyd | The thermos is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "what is our goal? to find a chip to put into the laptop?"
		Busta says, "yeah"
		Busta says, "ok, car key it is"
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:17 pm / Home Office                          48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Home Office
Floyd | This is obviously a home office, a room which in other homes might be
Floyd | a living room. It is not very tidy.  Random detritus covers most
Floyd | available surfaces except for a workbench.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a workbench here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to the Kitchen and east to Entry from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "cut key with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:18 pm / Home Office                          49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT KEY WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the lockblade knife into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the soldering iron into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully cut open the car key with your knife and peel back the
Floyd | rubber to reveal a broadcast chip and a transponder memory chip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "tada"
		Busta exclaims, "we have a winner!"
		Ellison says, "nice"
		DavidW says, "two chips"
Busta says (to Floyd), "take memory chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:18 pm / Home Office                          49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MEMORY CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the solder into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "w00t"
Busta says (to Floyd), "put memory chip in laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:19 pm / Home Office                          50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MEMORY CHIP IN LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | The Download light flashes red intermittently for a few seconds before
Floyd | returning to a regular blinking green.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "read screen" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:19 pm / Home Office                          50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The laptop is displaying a static screen, which instructs you to place
Floyd | a memory chip into its chipslot to download the attack program.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take memory chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:19 pm / Home Office                          50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MEMORY CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "what now?"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure."
		DavidW says, "I didn't take notes."
		Jacqueline asks, "Something to do with our phone, right?"
		DavidW says, "The phone was the key to get the attack program in the first place, but we need to attack the chip in our head."
		Jacqueline says, "It is in our sealed up fontanelle, though."
		Busta says, "The phone messages said to use the attack program to disable the chip in our head"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm not really into these sorts of games, but I have to give it props for using the word fontanelle."
		Jacqueline says, "Want the phone messages again? I have the transcript in front ofme."
		DavidW asks, "So, um, put the memory chip back into the car key, and point it at ourselves and hope the transponder chip transmits it?"
		Jacqueline says, "er, of me..."
		Busta says, "maybe we need to broadcast chip to send it there"
Busta says (to Floyd), "put memory chip in car key" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:20 pm / Home Office                          51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MEMORY CHIP IN CAR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the attack memory chip into the car key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "switch on car key" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:21 pm / Home Office                          52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH ON CAR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close car key" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:22 pm / Home Office                          53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE CAR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The plastic appears to be cut away. The damage looks permanent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "point car key at head" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:22 pm / Home Office                          53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POINT CAR KEY AT HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "squeeze key" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:23 pm / Home Office                          54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SQUEEZE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push key" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:24 pm / Home Office                          55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push transponder" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:24 pm / Home Office                          55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH TRANSPONDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push transmitter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:24 pm / Home Office                          55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH TRANSMITTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Time: 8:25 pm / Home Office                          56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | In the car key are an attack memory chip and a broadcast chip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x broadcast" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:25 pm / Home Office                          56
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x transponder chip" 		

Floyd | > X BROADCAST
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a broadcast chip - a small solid-state radio about the size of
Floyd | a coin.  These can be found in most portable electronics these days.
Floyd | Usually powered by small batteries in phones or car keys, these
Floyd | generally have a range of a few meters.  There are leads on the chip
Floyd | for connecting a data source and a power source.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Time: 8:25 pm / Home Office                          56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRANSPONDER CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Nitku says, "looks like we need to solder it"
		DavidW says, "oh. We have to solder."
		Busta says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "tmg"
		DavidW asks, "Power source, eh?"
Nitku says (to Floyd), "solder broadcast chip to transponder" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:25 pm / Home Office                          56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOLDER BROADCAST CHIP TO TRANSPONDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "solder broadcast chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:26 pm / Home Office                          57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOLDER BROADCAST CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to combine?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:26 pm / Home Office                          57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "solder broadcast chip and transponder" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:26 pm / Home Office                          57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOLDER BROADCAST CHIP AND TRANSPONDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "solder broadcast chip to memory chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:27 pm / Home Office                          58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOLDER BROADCAST CHIP TO MEMORY CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the broadcast chip)
Floyd | (first taking the attack memory chip)
Floyd | (putting the laptop into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | You don't have the proper tools.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take solder gun" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:27 pm / Home Office                          58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SOLDER GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to take the solder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take solder" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:27 pm / Home Office                          58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SOLDER
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the thermos into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:27 pm / Home Office                          58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some solder
Floyd |   an attack memory chip
Floyd |   a broadcast chip
Floyd |   a lockblade knife
Floyd |   a car key
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open)
Floyd |     a thermos (open but empty)
Floyd |     a laptop
Floyd |     a soldering iron
Floyd |     a cotter pin
Floyd |     a multitool
Floyd |     a phone
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "x iron" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:27 pm / Home Office                          58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IRON
Floyd |
Floyd | A portable soldering iron.  It uses a sealed battery rather than
Floyd | requiring a power connection.
Floyd |
Floyd | The soldering iron is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take soldering iron" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:27 pm / Home Office                          58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SOLDERING IRON
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the car key into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "switch iron on" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:28 pm / Home Office                          59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH IRON ON
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the soldering iron on.
Floyd | The tip heats up rapidly to a cherry-red heat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "solder broadcast chip to memory chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:29 pm / Home Office                          60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOLDER BROADCAST CHIP TO MEMORY CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You fashion the broadcast chip and the attack memory chip into a Klein
Floyd | Blaster!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta exclaims, "Klein Blaster!"
Busta says (to Floyd), "x klein blaster" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:29 pm / Home Office                          60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KLEIN BLASTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A combination of a Broadcast chip and a Memory chip which has been
Floyd | programmed with the attack payload.  It needs a power source to
Floyd | perform its task.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Nitku says, "new fragrance from Hugo Boss"
		Busta asks, "not Calvin Klein?"
		DavidW asks, "Any chance there's a power source in the soldering iron?"
		Nitku says, "there is"
		DavidW asks, "Or the laptop?"
		Busta says, "would be kind of hard to solder to the power source if we take it from the iron"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		DavidW says, "thanks"
		Busta exclaims (at jacqueline), "thank you!"
		Nitku says, "Ok, it's time for sauna and waffles"
		DavidW says, "I suppose we could smash the phone for its power source, maybe."
		Nitku says, "I'll have to finish this later on my own. Good game."
Busta says (to Floyd), "break phone" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:30 pm / Home Office                          61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "cut phone with knife"
Busta says (to Floyd), "cut phone with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:31 pm / Home Office                          62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT PHONE WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting that would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Nitku), "Enjoy your hot, steamy waffles."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:32 pm / Home Office                          63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Nitku says, "not at the same time"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
Busta says (to Floyd), "break laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:33 pm / Home Office                          64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "cut laptop with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:34 pm / Home Office                          65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT LAPTOP WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the lockblade knife into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the solder into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting that would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "(I figured, but it was funnier that way)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off iron" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:35 pm / Home Office                          66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF IRON
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the soldering iron off.
Floyd | The tip cools rapidly, fading to a silver-gray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open iron" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:36 pm / Home Office                          67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN IRON
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x iron" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:36 pm / Home Office                          67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IRON
Floyd |
Floyd | A portable soldering iron.  It uses a sealed battery rather than
Floyd | requiring a power connection.
Floyd |
Floyd | The soldering iron is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x battery" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:36 pm / Home Office                          67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BATTERY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut iron with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:37 pm / Home Office                          68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT IRON WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting that would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break iron" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:38 pm / Home Office                          69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK IRON
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:38 pm / Home Office                          69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a lockblade knife
Floyd |   a laptop
Floyd |   a phone
Floyd |   a Klein Blaster
Floyd |   a soldering iron
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open)
Floyd |     some solder
Floyd |     a car key
Floyd |     a thermos (open but empty)
Floyd |     a cotter pin
Floyd |     a multitool
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x watch" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:38 pm / Home Office                          69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | A cheap digital, your watch reads 8:38 pm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open watch" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:39 pm / Home Office                          70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN WATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "put klein blaster in key" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:40 pm / Home Office                          71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KLEIN BLASTER IN KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The slots in the car key are made for individual chips.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "sniff. You're gonna smash our watch?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:41 pm / Kitchen                              72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This kitchen is decorated in a style some four decades old, which is
Floyd | probably when it was last renovated.  It is fairly clean, likely
Floyd | reflecting the fact that the occupants don't cook for themselves much.
Floyd | The built-in sink takes up most of the available counter, with the
Floyd | microwave oven occupying almost all of the rest.  The refrigerator
Floyd | hulks along the opposite wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Home Office and east to Hall from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put klein blaster in laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:42 pm / Kitchen                              73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KLEIN BLASTER IN LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | That won't fit in the slot - it's the wrong shape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x slot" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:42 pm / Kitchen                              73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | The chipslot is used for external storage.  Right now, its status LED
Floyd | is blinking, indicating that it has been set to autosave data, but no
Floyd | Memory chip is in the slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There's probably batteries all over the place. There could be a dime-shaped battery in the floorboards."
Busta says (to Floyd), "x microwave" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:42 pm / Kitchen                              73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MICROWAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the microwave oven)
Floyd | A microwave oven of perhaps a cubic foot capacity with a transparent
Floyd | door.  It is a relatively smart oven, able to determine the proper
Floyd | setting for whatever is placed in it using a plethora of sensors.
Floyd | There is a single button (marked "COOK") on the front. A side panel
Floyd | sports a lurid warning.  The door is ajar.
Floyd |
Floyd | The microwave oven is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read warning" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:42 pm / Kitchen                              73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ WARNING
Floyd |
Floyd | The side panel is a small rounded rectangle of plastic with a narrow
Floyd | seam running around it.  A warning label on it reads NO USER
Floyd | SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.  There is an icon of a small stick figure
Floyd | opening the panel and being electrocuted, irradiated and (as far as
Floyd | you can tell) stung by bees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "lol"
		Doug says, "BEES"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unplug microwave" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:42 pm / Kitchen                              73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNPLUG MICROWAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I say we save and try to get inside"
		Doug asks, "I don't suppose anyone made a map?"
		DavidW says, "That panel is alluring."
		DavidW says, "save, sure"
Busta says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		DavidW says (to Doug), "sorry, I didn't"
Busta says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:42 pm / Kitchen                              73
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "anywhere we haven't explored yet?"
		Busta says, "not that we can get to at this hour"
		DavidW says, "Several places, but it's curfew time."
		Doug says, "yeah I meant in this house"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:42 pm / Kitchen                              73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The side panel is a small rounded rectangle of plastic with a narrow
Floyd | seam running around it.  A warning label on it reads NO USER
Floyd | SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.  There is an icon of a small stick figure
Floyd | opening the panel and being electrocuted, irradiated and (as far as
Floyd | you can tell) stung by bees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "no, we've seen the whole house I believe"
Doug says (to Floyd), "open panel" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:43 pm / Kitchen                              74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't get enough purchase with your fingers alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open panel with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:44 pm / Kitchen                              75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN PANEL WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You pry open the side panel with the pliers in your multitool,
Floyd | ignoring the sound of breaking plastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | Opening the side panel reveals the safety limiter!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x safety limiter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:44 pm / Kitchen                              75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SAFETY LIMITER
Floyd |
Floyd | A small circuit board consisting of two connected chips which plugs
Floyd | into the microwave oven side panel.  One chip looks a bit like a
Floyd | standard receive chip, and the other a standard memory chip - although
Floyd | these are custom versions and can't be used as such. Examining its
Floyd | connectors and their labels, you deduce that when installed, this
Floyd | board monitors the sensors and radio frequencies inside the microwave
Floyd | oven and prevents it from operating if things like electronics are
Floyd | inside, it's empty, or the door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x limiter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:44 pm / Kitchen                              75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIMITER
Floyd |
Floyd | A small circuit board consisting of two connected chips which plugs
Floyd | into the microwave oven side panel.  One chip looks a bit like a
Floyd | standard receive chip, and the other a standard memory chip - although
Floyd | these are custom versions and can't be used as such. Examining its
Floyd | connectors and their labels, you deduce that when installed, this
Floyd | board monitors the sensors and radio frequencies inside the microwave
Floyd | oven and prevents it from operating if things like electronics are
Floyd | inside, it's empty, or the door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "uh, the what?"
		Doug says, "it's got an exclamation point so it must be important!"
		Busta asks, "oh, a multiple solution?"
katie-paquette has arrived. 		Doug asks, "so are we supposed to cut it so that we can microwave some electronics?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "remove limiter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:45 pm / Kitchen                              76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE LIMITER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the safety limiter)
Floyd | (putting the soldering iron into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | You're not wearing that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So ... if we remove the limiter, we could fry our phone in the oven?"
		* katie-paquette has joined the channel.
Busta says (to Floyd), "take limiter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:45 pm / Kitchen                              76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LIMITER
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "good old REMOVE."
		Busta says, "heh"
		Doug says, "Inform always thinks we want to strip"
Busta says (to Floyd), "put klein blaster in microwave" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:46 pm / Kitchen                              77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KLEIN BLASTER IN MICROWAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the microwave oven)
Floyd | You put the Klein Blaster into the oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "no no no"
		Busta asks, "no?"
		DavidW asks, "You'll destroy it, won't you?"
		DavidW says, "We want to connect the blaster to a battery."
		Busta says, "that's far less exciting... but sensible"
		DavidW says, "Unless you think it can absorb microwaves as a power source."
		Busta says, "maybe it'll do the job before it fries itself"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x memory chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:46 pm / Kitchen                              77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MEMORY CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Very risky, but you saved, right?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:46 pm / Kitchen                              77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "yeah, just before opening the microwave panel"
		DavidW says, "I think frying the phone is more sensible."
Busta says (to Floyd), "close microwave" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:47 pm / Kitchen                              78
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE MICROWAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the microwave oven)
Floyd | You close the oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "open microwave" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:48 pm / Kitchen                              79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN MICROWAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the microwave oven)
Floyd | You open the oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take klein blaster" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:48 pm / Kitchen                              79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KLEIN BLASTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "what would frying the phone do? melt it so we can extract the battery?"
td>		DavidW says, "maybe, but we need to disable it anyway. Or abandon it."
		Doug says, "oh good point"
Busta says (to Floyd), "turn on soldering iron" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:49 pm / Kitchen                              80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON SOLDERING IRON
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the soldering iron on.
Floyd | The tip heats up rapidly to a cherry-red heat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "solder klein blaster to microwave" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:50 pm / Kitchen                              81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOLDER KLEIN BLASTER TO MICROWAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the microwave oven)
Floyd | (first taking the microwave oven)
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put phone in oven" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:51 pm / Kitchen                              82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PHONE IN OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the phone into the oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "start oven" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:51 pm / Kitchen                              82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > START OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:52 pm / Kitchen                              83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "switch oven" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:53 pm / Kitchen                              84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | A light comes on in the microwave and it begins to hum.
Floyd | Almost immediately, sparks begin to dance wildly around the rim of the
Floyd | phone! After a few seconds more, the screen goes dead black with a
Floyd | very final ZZT noise.
Floyd | A few moments later there is a loud BING! and the microwave
Floyd | stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "nice"
Doug says (to Floyd), "open oven" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:54 pm / Kitchen                              85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "wonder what would happen if we run the oven with the door open"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x phone" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:54 pm / Kitchen                              85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | A standard candybar model with a nice screen.  At least, the screen
Floyd | was nice; now it's stone dead.  The back is blank metal save for a
Floyd | tiny icon of a waterdrop with a slash across it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "we die, I suppose"
Doug says (to Floyd), "open phone" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:55 pm / Kitchen                              86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a sealed unit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, ">PUT HEAD IN OVEN"
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Time: 8:55 pm / Kitchen                              86
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "switch oven" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:56 pm / Kitchen                              87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel a strange warmth on your face as the microwave starts up.
Floyd | A light comes on in the microwave and it begins to hum.
Floyd | A few moments later there is a loud BING! and the microwave
Floyd | stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:56 pm / Kitchen                              87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're wearing basic clothing which is almost obsessively nondescript.
Floyd | You're average in nearly every physical respect - something which
Floyd | didn't win you many accolades growing up, but serves you well in your
Floyd | efforts to blend in with the conformist population through which you
Floyd | now move.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're wearing a backpack and a watch.
Floyd | You're carrying a Klein Blaster, a safety limiter, a lockblade knife,
Floyd | and a laptop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "huh, just a warmth"
		DavidW says, "Your hairstyle will be bald, y'know."
		Busta exclaims, "You now have a lovely tan!"
		Doug says, "I'm going to try that IRL! sounds fun!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x knife" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:56 pm / Kitchen                              87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a battered but extremely sharp folding lockblade knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The bees are real in RL."
Doug says (to Floyd), "get phone" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:56 pm / Kitchen                              87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "bees of warmth"
		Doug says, "so, phone disabled, check. still no power source."
katie-paquette says (to inky), "almost had it. Forgot to get the can while I was in the tubes." 		Busta says, "well I'm at a loss"
katie-paquette has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "I think we must've missed something in the apartment."
		DavidW says, "Everything else we needed was in here."
Roger arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:56 pm / Kitchen                              87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This kitchen is decorated in a style some four decades old, which is
Floyd | probably when it was last renovated.  It is fairly clean, likely
Floyd | reflecting the fact that the occupants don't cook for themselves much.
Floyd | The built-in sink takes up most of the available counter, with the
Floyd | microwave oven occupying almost all of the rest.  The refrigerator
Floyd | hulks along the opposite wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Home Office and east to Hall from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x refrigerator" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:56 pm / Kitchen                              87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REFRIGERATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Standard off-white home antiheating unit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Time: 8:57 pm / Kitchen                              88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the sink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x cabinets" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:57 pm / Kitchen                              88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CABINETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x sink" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:57 pm / Kitchen                              88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Looks like a completely normal sink.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:58 pm / Hall                                 89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall
Floyd | The central hallway of this modest home.  It's relatively clean and
Floyd | neat, as there is no furniture in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Entry, east to Bedroom, and west to the Kitchen
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:59 pm / Bedroom                              90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | This bedroom is rather plain.  Its owners must not spend much time in
Floyd | it while awake.  It contains a bed - currently unmade - and a bedside
Floyd | table with a lamp on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Bathroom, east to Back Yard, and west to Hall from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:59 pm / Bedroom                              90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | A generic compact fluorescent lamp, it is screwed to the table,
Floyd | presumably to prevent it falling over.  It is presently giving off a
Floyd | wan bluish light.
Floyd |
Floyd | The table lamp is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "unscrew lamp with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:59 pm / Bedroom                              90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNSCREW LAMP WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to unscrew the table lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "we're probably okay in the back yard after curfew, right?"
		DavidW says, "no, we aren't"
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if, assuming you wanted to, you couldn't just sleep in the bed until curfew is over."
Doug says (to Floyd), "unscrew lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:00 pm / Bedroom                              91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNSCREW LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "we can't go wherever there was a notice"
		Doug asks, "have we been to the back yard yet?"
		DavidW says, "yes. That's how we entered."
		Doug says, "ah, sorry, just saw that."
		Doug asks, "did we check out the mail in the Entry?"
		DavidW says, "We did."
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:01 pm / Hall                                 92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall
Floyd | The central hallway of this modest home.  It's relatively clean and
Floyd | neat, as there is no furniture in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Entry, east to Bedroom, and west to the Kitchen
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, it was generic."
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:02 pm / Entry                                93
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry
Floyd | This is the small entryway to the ground-floor apartment. A pile of
Floyd | mail, most of it unread, nearly covers the side table just inside the
Floyd | apartment door.  The apartment hallway is to the south.  To the west
Floyd | is an office, and to the east is a bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a side table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north through the Apartment door (closed) to Front Lobby,
Floyd | south to Hall, east to Bathroom, and west to Home Office from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "sorry"
		Jacqueline says, "No worries."
Busta says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:02 pm / Entry                                93
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the side table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:03 pm / Home Office                          94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Home Office
Floyd | This is obviously a home office, a room which in other homes might be
Floyd | a living room. It is not very tidy.  Random detritus covers most
Floyd | available surfaces except for a workbench.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a workbench here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to the Kitchen and east to Entry from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bench" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:03 pm / Home Office                          94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's actually a very nice piece of furniture; just the right height,
Floyd | easy to get your legs under.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x detritus" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:03 pm / Home Office                          94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DETRITUS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "open bench" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:04 pm / Home Office                          95
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "look under bench" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:05 pm / Home Office                          96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry phone with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:05 pm / Home Office                          96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRY PHONE WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:05 pm / Home Office                          96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Your pocket multitool.  Has various pliers and attachments and, in a
Floyd | pinch, can probably do 80 percent of what a full toolbox could.  One
Floyd | exception is that in order to remain legal, it doesn't have any
Floyd | cutting edges larger than your fingernail.  You are paranoid that one
Floyd | day you'll forget and try to get on an airplane with it and despite
Floyd | that fact that'll be the last you'll see of it, so you've etched a PO
Floyd | Box address and "BUSINESS REPLY MAIL" onto it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:06 pm / Home Office                          97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:06 pm / Home Office                          97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | Valley of Steel is an interactive fiction game.  If you're new to
Floyd | intfic, you might wish to read an introductory article or two on the
Floyd | subject, such as "How to Play a Text Adventure" by Steven Granade on
Floyd | the Brass Lantern website at
Floyd | [LINK]
Floyd | In general, try using simple one or two-word (or two-phrase, really)
Floyd | commands to interact with objects in the game.  Here are a few simple
Floyd | command shortcuts to get you started.
Floyd |
Floyd | L - Look. Looks around at the general area.
Floyd | X  - eXamine .  Describes a specific
Floyd | object in more detail.
Floyd | N/S/E/W - Move North, South, East or West, if possible.
Floyd | Interim directions also work, e.g. NE or SW.
Floyd | TAKE 
Floyd | WEAR 
Floyd | DROP 
Floyd | OPEN 
Floyd | PUT  IN  - attempts to insert the first
Floyd | object into the second (e.g. "PUT WALLET IN BAG".)
Floyd | Z - wait a turn.
Floyd | G - aGain: repeats the last command.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also SAVE and RESTORE the game, or get HINTS (if you're
Floyd | desperate!)
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think we're desperate yet."
		Doug says, "ok"
		Busta says, "I like that the author included them though"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:06 pm / Home Office                          97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | The laptop is a generic, slightly more fashionable than functional
Floyd | portable tablet computer. It is active, with the screen lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x screen" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:06 pm / Home Office                          97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The laptop is displaying a static screen, which instructs you to place
Floyd | a memory chip into its chipslot to download the attack program.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn over laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:06 pm / Home Office                          97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OVER LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x klein" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:06 pm / Home Office                          97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KLEIN
Floyd |
Floyd | A combination of a Broadcast chip and a Memory chip which has been
Floyd | programmed with the attack payload.  It needs a power source to
Floyd | perform its task.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "flip laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:06 pm / Home Office                          97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FLIP LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:07 pm / Home Office                          98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can close.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x limter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:07 pm / Home Office                          98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIMTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x limiter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:07 pm / Home Office                          98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIMITER
Floyd |
Floyd | A small circuit board consisting of two connected chips which plugs
Floyd | into the microwave oven side panel.  One chip looks a bit like a
Floyd | standard receive chip, and the other a standard memory chip - although
Floyd | these are custom versions and can't be used as such. Examining its
Floyd | connectors and their labels, you deduce that when installed, this
Floyd | board monitors the sensors and radio frequencies inside the microwave
Floyd | oven and prevents it from operating if things like electronics are
Floyd | inside, it's empty, or the door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "maybe it takes AC power? do we just need to plug it into the wall somewhere?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x socket" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:07 pm / Home Office                          98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SOCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I haven't seen an outlet"
Doug says (to Floyd), "look behind microwave" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:07 pm / Home Office                          98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND MICROWAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:08 pm / Kitchen                              99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This kitchen is decorated in a style some four decades old, which is
Floyd | probably when it was last renovated.  It is fairly clean, likely
Floyd | reflecting the fact that the occupants don't cook for themselves much.
Floyd | The built-in sink takes up most of the available counter, with the
Floyd | microwave oven occupying almost all of the rest.  The refrigerator
Floyd | hulks along the opposite wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Home Office and east to Hall from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oops wrong room"
Doug says (to Floyd), "look behind microwave" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:08 pm / Kitchen                              99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND MICROWAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x microwave" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:08 pm / Kitchen                              99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MICROWAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the microwave oven)
Floyd | A microwave oven of perhaps a cubic foot capacity with a transparent
Floyd | door.  It is a relatively smart oven, able to determine the proper
Floyd | setting for whatever is placed in it using a plethora of sensors.
Floyd | There is a single button (marked "COOK") on the front. A side panel
Floyd | sports a lurid warning.  The door is ajar.  The service panel is bent
Floyd | open on the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | The microwave oven is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The only real ref to a battery was inside the soldering iron."
		Busta says, "yeah"
		DavidW asks, "Zap the iron?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "save. f cf3" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE. F CF3
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:08 pm / Kitchen                              99
Floyd | > SAVE. F CF3Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "you can just "press save""
		Busta says, "oh"
Busta says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Time: 9:08 pm / Kitchen                              99
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "that's useful"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put iron in oven" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:09 pm / Kitchen                              100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT IRON IN OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's dangerous.  You might want to switch the soldering iron off
Floyd | first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn off iron" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:10 pm / Kitchen                              101
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF IRON
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the soldering iron off.
Floyd | The tip cools rapidly, fading to a silver-gray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yeah, I wish it actually told people that you're pressing the save button rather than just commanding Floyd directly"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put iron in oven" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:11 pm / Kitchen                              102
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT IRON IN OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the soldering iron into the oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close oven" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:12 pm / Kitchen                              103
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Time: 9:13 pm / Kitchen                              104
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | A light comes on in the microwave and it begins to hum.
Floyd | A few moments later there is a loud BING! and the microwave
Floyd | stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open oven" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:14 pm / Kitchen                              105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x iron" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:14 pm / Kitchen                              105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IRON
Floyd |
Floyd | A portable soldering iron.  It uses a sealed battery rather than
Floyd | requiring a power connection.
Floyd |
Floyd | The soldering iron is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "good as new!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x battery" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:14 pm / Kitchen                              105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BATTERY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open iron" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:15 pm / Kitchen                              106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN IRON
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Time: 9:16 pm / Kitchen                              107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON IRON
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the soldering iron on.
Floyd | The tip heats up rapidly to a cherry-red heat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn it off" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:17 pm / Kitchen                              108
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN IT OFF
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the soldering iron off.
Floyd | The tip cools rapidly, fading to a silver-gray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I'm gonna try the klein blaster for shiggles"
Busta says (to Floyd), "put klein blaster in microwave" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:18 pm / Kitchen                              109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KLEIN BLASTER IN MICROWAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the microwave oven)
Floyd | You put the Klein Blaster into the oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:19 pm / Kitchen                              110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "You didn't try earlier?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "switch microwave" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:20 pm / Kitchen                              111
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH MICROWAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the microwave oven)
Floyd | You stop before initiating the cook cycle to avoid destroying the
Floyd | Klein Blaster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "nope, but doesn't work anyway"
		DavidW says, "whew"
Busta says (to Floyd), "open microwave" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:21 pm / Kitchen                              112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN MICROWAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the microwave oven)
Floyd | You open the oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take klein blaster" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:21 pm / Kitchen                              112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KLEIN BLASTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x power source" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:21 pm / Kitchen                              112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POWER SOURCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So perhaps the game is polite."
Busta says (to Floyd), "put laptop in microwave" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:22 pm / Kitchen                              113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT LAPTOP IN MICROWAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the microwave oven)
Floyd | That won't fit in the oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x battery" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:22 pm / Kitchen                              113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BATTERY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I guess the microwave is really just for frying the phone"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:22 pm / Kitchen                              113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Standard off-white home antiheating unit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "look behind fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:22 pm / Kitchen                              113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "search fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:23 pm / Kitchen                              114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The refrigerator is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "But is frying the phone necessary?"
		Busta says, "getting rid of the phone is necessary, I think"
		Busta asks, "maybe we try sleeping in the bed until morning, and then explore more outside?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:23 pm / Kitchen                              114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Your pocket multitool.  Has various pliers and attachments and, in a
Floyd | pinch, can probably do 80 percent of what a full toolbox could.  One
Floyd | exception is that in order to remain legal, it doesn't have any
Floyd | cutting edges larger than your fingernail.  You are paranoid that one
Floyd | day you'll forget and try to get on an airplane with it and despite
Floyd | that fact that'll be the last you'll see of it, so you've etched a PO
Floyd | Box address and "BUSINESS REPLY MAIL" onto it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x attachments" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:23 pm / Kitchen                              114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ATTACHMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open laptop with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:24 pm / Kitchen                              115
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LAPTOP WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open iron with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:25 pm / Kitchen                              116
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN IRON WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open phone with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:26 pm / Kitchen                              117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN PHONE WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a sealed unit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "interesting that that has a different message."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x seal" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:26 pm / Kitchen                              117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SEAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "unseal phone" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:26 pm / Kitchen                              117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNSEAL PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x unit" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:26 pm / Kitchen                              117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X UNIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x pin" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:26 pm / Kitchen                              117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PIN
Floyd |
Floyd | A small steel pin made up of a length of wire doubled over on itself
Floyd | with a loop at one end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x power cord" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:26 pm / Kitchen                              117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POWER CORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:26 pm / Kitchen                              117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The side panel is a small rounded rectangle of plastic with a narrow
Floyd | seam running around it.  A warning label on it reads NO USER
Floyd | SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.  There is an icon of a small stick figure
Floyd | opening the panel and being electrocuted, irradiated and (as far as
Floyd | you can tell) stung by bees.  The panel has been pried open. The
Floyd | magnetron is just visible here, right next to some circuitry.  The
Floyd | panel has room for a small component inside it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take magnetron" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:26 pm / Kitchen                              117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MAGNETRON
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to be a part of the microwave oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x magnetron" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:26 pm / Kitchen                              117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAGNETRON
Floyd |
Floyd | The side panel is a small rounded rectangle of plastic with a narrow
Floyd | seam running around it.  A warning label on it reads NO USER
Floyd | SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.  There is an icon of a small stick figure
Floyd | opening the panel and being electrocuted, irradiated and (as far as
Floyd | you can tell) stung by bees.  The panel has been pried open. The
Floyd | magnetron is just visible here, right next to some circuitry.  The
Floyd | panel has room for a small component inside it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh!"
Busta says (to Floyd), "take panel" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:26 pm / Kitchen                              117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to be a part of the microwave oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x circuitry" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:26 pm / Kitchen                              117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CIRCUITRY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, guys, I gotta get ready for an appointment I have this afternoon. I'll be back later to deal with last week's and this week's transcripts."
		Busta exclaims (at jacqueline), "bye!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "open magnetron with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:27 pm / Kitchen                              118
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN MAGNETRON WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already been opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I guess it's just an alias for the panel"
Busta says (to Floyd), "turn on soldering iron" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:28 pm / Kitchen                              119
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON SOLDERING IRON
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the soldering iron on.
Floyd | The tip heats up rapidly to a cherry-red heat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "solder blaster to limiter?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "solder blaster to magnetron" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:29 pm / Kitchen                              120
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOLDER BLASTER TO MAGNETRON
Floyd |
Floyd | As you slide the component in, a small LED labelled "TRNSMT RDY"
Floyd | lights up on the main board!
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the Klein Blaster into the side panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the Klein Blaster)
Floyd | (first taking the side panel)
Floyd | That seems to be a part of the microwave oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x limiter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:29 pm / Kitchen                              120
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIMITER
Floyd |
Floyd | A small circuit board consisting of two connected chips which plugs
Floyd | into the microwave oven side panel.  One chip looks a bit like a
Floyd | standard receive chip, and the other a standard memory chip - although
Floyd | these are custom versions and can't be used as such. Examining its
Floyd | connectors and their labels, you deduce that when installed, this
Floyd | board monitors the sensors and radio frequencies inside the microwave
Floyd | oven and prevents it from operating if things like electronics are
Floyd | inside, it's empty, or the door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta exclaims, "doh!"
		Doug asks, "ohh, we just put the blaster in place of the limiter?"
		Busta says, "we did it accidentally"
		Doug says, "oh well"
		Doug says, "I wonder why it thought we needed to do that"
		DavidW asks, "So, blaster instead of limiter in oven -- then turn on the oven?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "switch oven" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:30 pm / Kitchen                              121
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel a strange warmth on your face as the microwave starts up.
Floyd | A light comes on in the microwave and it begins to hum.
Floyd | A few moments later there is a loud BING! and the microwave
Floyd | stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x blaster" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:30 pm / Kitchen                              121
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLASTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A combination of a Broadcast chip and a Memory chip which has been
Floyd | programmed with the attack payload.  It needs a power source to
Floyd | perform its task.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "switch blaster" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:31 pm / Kitchen                              122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH BLASTER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sorry, where is everything?" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:32 pm / Kitchen                              123
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SORRY, WHERE IS EVERYTHING?
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh, don't apologize.
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:32 pm / Kitchen                              123
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a Klein Blaster
Floyd |   a phone
Floyd |   a safety limiter
Floyd |   a lockblade knife
Floyd |   a laptop
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open)
Floyd |     some solder
Floyd |     a car key
Floyd |     a thermos (open but empty)
Floyd |     a cotter pin
Floyd |     a multitool
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "the blaster is in the panel"
		DavidW says, "The blaster isn't in the panel"
		Busta says, "oh wait"
		DavidW says, "You must've removed it as you inserted it."
Busta says (to Floyd), "put blaster in panel" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:33 pm / Kitchen                              124
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BLASTER IN PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | As you slide the component in, a small LED labelled "TRNSMT RDY"
Floyd | lights up on the main board!
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the Klein Blaster into the side panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close oven" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:34 pm / Kitchen                              125
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I see, we put it in and then immediately took it in order to solder it"
		Busta says, "haha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on oven" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:35 pm / Kitchen                              126
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The microwave comes on, its lights lit brightly, and begins to shake
Floyd | for a few seconds before the level of radio energy in the cook box,
Floyd | confined by the closed door, trips emergency circuits and it shuts off
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:36 pm / Kitchen                              127
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the oven.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open oven" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:37 pm / Kitchen                              128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "switch oven" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:38 pm / Kitchen                              129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | With the door open, the hacked microwave keeps increasing its power as
Floyd | energy is lost to the air.  You feel an incredible burst of noise
Floyd | behind your forehead!  Static, bits of music, and above all the shriek
Floyd | of data transfer!  Just before you feel you'll go mad from the noise,
Floyd | there is a stutter, and it stops.  Blessed silence falls inside your
Floyd | skull.  There is a smell of smoke as the microwave goes dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine the now-fried microwave, musing to yourself that if only
Floyd | there was a way to make a portable version of this hack, you might be
Floyd | able to fight your way clear of this whole mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "EMP gun."
		Doug says, "whoa"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x oven" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:38 pm / Kitchen                              129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | A microwave oven of perhaps a cubic foot capacity.  The side panel is
Floyd | melted shut, the interior is scorched, and the plastic around the
Floyd | edges slightly melted.  The door is ajar.  The oven contains a
Floyd | soldering iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | The microwave oven is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get iron" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:38 pm / Kitchen                              129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IRON
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "is the blaster still okay?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get blaster" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:38 pm / Kitchen                              129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BLASTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "nope"
		Doug says, "panel is melted shut. oops."
		DavidW says, "oh well"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:38 pm / Kitchen                              129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The side panel is a small rounded rectangle of plastic with a narrow
Floyd | seam running around it.  A warning label on it reads NO USER
Floyd | SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.  There is an icon of a small stick figure
Floyd | opening the panel and being electrocuted, irradiated and (as far as
Floyd | you can tell) stung by bees.  The side panel is scorched and the
Floyd | innards melted.  Apparently the magnetron overloaded something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "RIP Klein Blaster"
Busta says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "cf4" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Time: 9:38 pm / Kitchen                              129
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So, now we can ignore curfew in theory, yes?"
		Doug asks, "but I guess it disabled our MitKlein mission, so mission accomplished?"
		Busta says, "ok, phone message said after chip is disabled, retrieve drop message for new instructions"
		Doug says, "err, disabled our MitKlein"
		DavidW says, "We need to next get the drop message near fountain in Green Commercial."
		Doug asks, "can we go outside now that we're off the grid?"
		Busta says, "contact will leave drop message near fountain in green commercial"
djfletch has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:39 pm / Hall                                 130
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall
Floyd | The central hallway of this modest home.  It's relatively clean and
Floyd | neat, as there is no furniture in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Entry, east to Bedroom, and west to the Kitchen
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "do we think we can open the front door?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:39 pm / Hall                                 130
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:40 pm / Entry                                131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry
Floyd | This is the small entryway to the ground-floor apartment. A pile of
Floyd | mail, most of it unread, nearly covers the side table just inside the
Floyd | apartment door.  The apartment hallway is to the south.  To the west
Floyd | is an office, and to the east is a bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a side table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north through the Apartment door (closed) to Front Lobby,
Floyd | south to Hall, east to Bathroom, and west to Home Office from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The front door is locked. Dunno if it unlocks from the inside."
Busta says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:41 pm / Entry                                132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You undo the throw bolts.  Since you have no key, you leave the door
Floyd | unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the Apartment door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:41 pm / Front Lobby                          132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Lobby
Floyd | The slightly shabby front lobby of this multi-family building.  A door
Floyd | leads outside to the west, gated stairs leading up to the upper two
Floyd | floors are to the east, and an apartment door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small post-it note is stuck to the door of Apartment 1.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a newspaper and a pamphlet here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south through the Apartment door to Entry and west through
Floyd | the House door (closed) to Front Path from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Security surveillance spots you openly carrying a weapon.  Police rush
Floyd | in!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been arrested! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "haha"
		DavidW says, "ah, the knife"
		Doug says, "d'oh"
		Doug says, "needs to be in the backpack I guess"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:41 pm / Entry                                132
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Entry
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:41 pm / Entry                                132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a soldering iron
Floyd |   a phone
Floyd |   a safety limiter
Floyd |   a lockblade knife
Floyd |   a laptop
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open)
Floyd |     some solder
Floyd |     a car key
Floyd |     a thermos (open but empty)
Floyd |     a cotter pin
Floyd |     a multitool
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "fastest arrest ever"
Doug says (to Floyd), "put knife in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:42 pm / Entry                                133
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KNIFE IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the lockblade knife into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:43 pm / Front Lobby                          134
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Lobby
Floyd | The slightly shabby front lobby of this multi-family building.  A door
Floyd | leads outside to the west, gated stairs leading up to the upper two
Floyd | floors are to the east, and an apartment door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small post-it note is stuck to the door of Apartment 1.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a newspaper and a pamphlet here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south through the Apartment door to Entry and west through
Floyd | the House door (closed) to Front Path from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:44 pm / Front Path                           135
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the House door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Path
Floyd | This front path is paved with cracked flagstones.  Primrose Lane is to
Floyd | the west, a three-family building is to the east, and the building's
Floyd | side yard is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast to Side Yard, east through the House door to
Floyd | Front Lobby, and west to South Primrose Lane from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:45 pm / South Primrose Lane                  136
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Primrose Lane
Floyd | Primrose Lane continues to the north.  To the south is a boarded-up
Floyd | empty house; sumac plants can be seen peeking over the top of the
Floyd | dilapidated fencing.  The fence has a plastic tarp strung behind it
Floyd | which prevents you from seeing much of the house.  To the west is a
Floyd | single-family home with a large warning sign and an enormous dog on
Floyd | the front lawn.  To the east is a three-family residence's front path.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Primrose & Cedar and east to Front Path from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I wonder where Green Commercial is. Do we need to go via the station?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:46 pm / Primrose & Cedar                     137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Primrose & Cedar
Floyd | This staid neighborhood intersection of Primrose Lane and Cedar Street
Floyd | fronts the local Transit station, Green Residential.  The station
Floyd | entrance is to the west.  Primrose Lane continues to the south, and
Floyd | Cedar Street continues to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Residential Park, south to South Primrose
Floyd | Lane, east, and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:47 pm / East Cedar Street                    138
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Cedar Street
Floyd | Cedar Street comes to an end in a cul-de-sac here.  There are
Floyd | residential buildings to the north, east and south.  Typical for the
b>Floyd | area, they are three-family houses with common entrances.  Their lawns
Floyd | are neatly trimmed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go west to Primrose & Cedar from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:48 pm / Primrose & Cedar                     139
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Primrose & Cedar
Floyd | This staid neighborhood intersection of Primrose Lane and Cedar Street
Floyd | fronts the local Transit station, Green Residential.  The station
Floyd | entrance is to the west.  Primrose Lane continues to the south, and
Floyd | Cedar Street continues to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Residential Park, south to South Primrose
Floyd | Lane, east to East Cedar Street, and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says (to DavidW), "probably"
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:49 pm / Green Residential Station            140
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Station
Floyd | This is a utilitarian shelter intended mostly to keep the rain out of
Floyd | the Transit System.  A stairway leads down to the autodoor leading to
Floyd | the Transit platform and an exit leads east to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east to Primrose & Cedar and down through the Green
Floyd | Residential Station door (closed) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Down?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:50 pm / Green Residential Platform           141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Residential Station door)
Floyd | The Door Scanner scans your iris to determine your identity.  The
Floyd | Transit Security and Accounting Subroutine determines that you have a
Floyd | legitimate account with the Transit system, and the doors slide
Floyd | smoothly open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Platform
Floyd | Green Residential's platform serves mostly residential commuters.
Floyd | There is an exit at the center of the platform which leads east
Floyd | through a set of closed automatic doors to a stairway leading up to
Floyd | the main station, just next to a large plaque with the name of the
Floyd | station on it.  The platform abuts the Transit web to the west, now
Floyd | empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Green Residential Station door to Green
Floyd | Residential Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:50 pm / Green Residential Platform           141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "read map" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:50 pm / Green Residential Platform           141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ MAP
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal sign displaying a map of Green Line Transit:
Floyd |         -------------
Floyd |         |   Green   |
Floyd |         |  Service  |
Floyd |         -------------
Floyd |           /        ^
Floyd |          /          \
Floyd |         v            \
Floyd |  -----------    -------------
Floyd |  | Reserve |    |   Green   |
Floyd |  |  Bank   |    |Residential|
Floyd |  -----------    -------------
Floyd |        \              ^
Floyd |         \            /
Floyd |          v          /
Floyd |          ------------
Floyd |          |  Green   |
Floyd |          |Commercial|
Floyd |          ------------
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ooh, boxology!"
		Doug says, "guess we have to go the long way around"
		DavidW says, "It's one way only? That's weird."
		Busta exclaims, "The future!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:50 pm / Green Residential Platform           141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | A barrier fence with closed autodoors blocks your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x fence" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:50 pm / Green Residential Platform           141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x barrier" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:50 pm / Green Residential Platform           141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BARRIER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x transit web" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:50 pm / Green Residential Platform           141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRANSIT WEB
Floyd |
Floyd | Not really a web so much as a series of maglev rings linked by guides,
Floyd | the Transit Web is separated from the platform by a barrier fence with
Floyd | automatic doors, which line up with Transit Capsule doors when a
Floyd | Capsule is in the station.  The Web rings glow faintly with the
Floyd | Magfield.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "guess we have to wait for a Capsule?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x magfield" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:50 pm / Green Residential Platform           141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAGFIELD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I guess?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "call capsule" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:50 pm / Green Residential Platform           141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CALL CAPSULE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x rings" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:50 pm / Green Residential Platform           141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x plaque" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:50 pm / Green Residential Platform           141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | Metal, perhaps a meter by five meters, the plaque reads "Green
Floyd | Residential" in standard Transit Helvetica font.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove plaque with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 9:51 pm / Green Residential Platform           142
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE PLAQUE WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait for transit" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:09 pm / Green Residential Platform          160
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR TRANSIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a small mouse scurry along the Transit Web and vanish back
Floyd | into the tunnels.
Floyd |
Floyd | Warning lights along the platform edge begin to blink rapidly.  A
Floyd | light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep moan and gust of wind, an
Floyd | express Transit Capsule blasts through Green Residential and vanishes
Floyd | into the darkness once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | A commuter walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | A commuter walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | A light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of
Floyd | displaced air, the Transit Capsule slides smoothly into Green
Floyd | Residential Platform and comes to a stop, hovering in the Web.  The
Floyd | doors slide open and a few commuters enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "huh, it worked!"
		Busta says, "yay"
		Doug asks, "commuters at 10pm?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x commuter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:09 pm / Green Residential Platform          160
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COMMUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A elderly delivery worker eating a snack swerves past you and is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "everyone's been busy frying their chips with their microwaves"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x commuter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:09 pm / Green Residential Platform          160
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COMMUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A young delivery worker reading from a handheld walks swiftly past you
Floyd | and is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:10 pm / Transit Capsule                     161
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  Through the windows you can see the Green Residential
Floyd | Platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x strap" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:10 pm / Transit Capsule                     161
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:10 pm / Transit Capsule                     161
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:10 pm / Transit Capsule                     161
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "wait?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:11 pm / Transit Capsule                     162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:12 pm / Transit Capsule                     163
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:12 pm / Transit Capsule                     163
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a soldering iron
Floyd |   a phone
Floyd |   a safety limiter
Floyd |   a laptop
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open)
Floyd |     a lockblade knife
Floyd |     some solder
Floyd |     a car key
Floyd |     a thermos (open but empty)
Floyd |     a cotter pin
Floyd |     a multitool
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "wait for next station" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:12 pm / Transit Capsule                     163
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR NEXT STATION
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait for transit" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:13 pm / Transit Capsule                     164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR TRANSIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you really expect a Transit capsule to show up here?
Floyd |
Floyd | A shabbily-dressed man wanders up to you.  He appears to be about to
Floyd | ask you for something, but then he catches a look at your eyes and
Floyd | instead wanders away again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "The stations aren't announced?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x commuter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:13 pm / Transit Capsule                     164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COMMUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait for green service" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:13 pm / Transit Capsule                     164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR GREEN SERVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:13 pm / Transit Capsule                     164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  A deep hum resonates through your bones, indicating that the
Floyd | Vectorfield is active.  Outside the narrow windows, the tunnel is
Floyd | dark.  Occasional blurry streaks show lights flashing past the moving
Floyd | Capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ooh, the Vectorfield"
		DavidW asks, "How are these other people ignoring curfew?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "government workers, part of the system" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:13 pm / Transit Capsule                     164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GOVERNMENT WORKERS, PART OF THE SYSTEM
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "government workers, part of the system"
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:14 pm / Transit Capsule                     165
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Service Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:15 pm / Green Service Platform              166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Service Platform
Floyd | Green Service One's platform is underground.  It serves mostly city
Floyd | workers during the day.  There is an exit at the center of the
Floyd | platform which leads north through a set of closed automatic doors to
Floyd | a stairway leading up to the main station, just next to a large plaque
Floyd | with the name of the station on it.  The platform abuts the Transit
Floyd | web to the south, where a Transit capsule hovers impatiently in the
Floyd | web.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north through the Green Service Station door (closed) from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "press save" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:15 pm / Green Service Platform              166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "we need to stay on for green commercial"
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf5" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Time: 10:15 pm / Green Service Platform              166
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		DavidW says, "er, we want Green Commercial, not Green Service."
		Doug asks, "do we want to explore here? or just go all the way around?"
		Busta says, "i say go all the way around. we'll have to come back here anyway Im sure"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:15 pm / Green Service Platform              166
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Service Platform
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If you want to explore, I won't stop you."
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:15 pm / Green Service Platform              166
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Service Platform
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:15 pm / Green Service Platform              166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Service Platform
Floyd | Green Service One's platform is underground.  It serves mostly city
Floyd | workers during the day.  There is an exit at the center of the
Floyd | platform which leads north through a set of closed automatic doors to
Floyd | a stairway leading up to the main station, just next to a large plaque
Floyd | with the name of the station on it.  The platform abuts the Transit
Floyd | web to the south, where a Transit capsule hovers impatiently in the
Floyd | web.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north through the Green Service Station door (closed) from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Just, tick tick"
		Busta says, "the game does seem pretty good at putting everything you need in one place"
		Doug says, "hm, can't undo ourselves onto the transit"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:16 pm / Transit Capsule                     167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  Through the windows you can see the Green Service Platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:17 pm / Transit Capsule                     168
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If we're supposed to do something before 11:00 that we don't know about, we could be in trouble."
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:18 pm / Transit Capsule                     169
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:19 pm / Transit Capsule                     170
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait for green commercial" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:19 pm / Transit Capsule                     170
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR GREEN COMMERCIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait until green commercial" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:19 pm / Transit Capsule                     170
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT UNTIL GREEN COMMERCIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:20 pm / Transit Capsule                     171
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Reserve Bank Station and comes to a stop,
Floyd | hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters enter
Floyd | and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:21 pm / Transit Capsule                     172
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a small red light in the corner of your vision which vanishes
Floyd | as you turn to look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:21 pm / Transit Capsule                     172
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "random scenery messages?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:22 pm / Transit Capsule                     173
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:23 pm / Transit Capsule                     174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:24 pm / Transit Capsule                     175
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:25 pm / Transit Capsule                     176
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man nearby yawns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:26 pm / Transit Capsule                     177
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Commercial Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:27 pm / Green Commercial Platform           178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Platform
Floyd | Green Commercial One is one of the oldest stations on the Transit web.
Floyd | Although it has been refurbished several times, its age still manages
Floyd | to show through the layers of tile and paint.  The platform opens out
Floyd | at the middle to a lobby area which is dominated by a row of automated
Floyd | doors to the south, which lead to stairways up to the main station.
Floyd | The flow of commuters moves steadily through these doors.  The floor
Floyd | and walls are both extremely scuffed duramex nanotile, and the station
Floyd | name (Green Commercial One) is indicated on a large plaque set into
Floyd | the walls. The platform abuts the Transit web to the north, where a
Floyd | Transit capsule can be seen hovering.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south through the Green Commercial Station door (closed)
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:28 pm / Green Commercial Station            179
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Commercial Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Station
Floyd | Green Commercial One's Transit station usually does most of its
Floyd | business around the rush hours, as Green Residental commuters stop off
Floyd | to take care of errands.  The station is relatively small, but well
Floyd | kept up - the Green Commercial Business Improvement District
Floyd | organization sees to that.  Open doorways lead south to Green
Floyd | Commercial One proper, and a stairway leads down to the doors to the
Floyd | Transit platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south and down through the Green Commercial Station door to
Floyd | Green Commercial Platform from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a very quiet beep from somewhere you can't identify.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "duramex nanotile, fancy"
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:29 pm / Green Commercial Station            180
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen for beep" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:29 pm / Green Commercial Station            180
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN FOR BEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to listen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen to beep" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:29 pm / Green Commercial Station            180
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN TO BEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Sounds like something a transformer would be made of."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:30 pm / Green Commercial Plaza North        181
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North
Floyd | Green Commercial One is built around a plaza, and this is its northern
Floyd | end.  No vehicles are permitted within the public areas of Green
Floyd | Commercial One, so the entire area is pedestrian-only.  To the north
Floyd | are the doorways to the Green Commercial Station.  To the east is the
Floyd | NanoMart.  To the west is a storefront bank with an ATM.  The plaza
Floyd | continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Station, south, southeast,
Floyd | southwest, east, and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "so we want a fountain?"
		DavidW says, "yeah, or near one."
Doug says (to Floyd), "open trash" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:31 pm / Green Commercial Plaza North        182
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the trash can, revealing some rubbish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "search rubbish" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:32 pm / Green Commercial Plaza North        183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH RUBBISH
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x rubbish" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:32 pm / Green Commercial Plaza North        183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RUBBISH
Floyd |
Floyd | All you'd expect from a cheap public trash can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, ">SEARCH RUBBISH In the rubbish you see some garbage"
		Busta says, "that's where we are going to plant the dirty bomb we build in this section"
		Doug says, "yeah."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:33 pm / Green Commercial Plaza Center       184
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza Center
Floyd | This is the center of the Green Commercial Plaza.  There is a fountain
Floyd | here with a bench facing it.  The plaza continues to the north and
Floyd | south; to the east is a bar called (ironically, you hope) the
Floyd | Proletariat.  To the west is a Bistro Paris cafe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza North, northeast,
Floyd | northwest, south, southeast, east, and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:33 pm / Green Commercial Plaza Center       184
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "lame!"
		Busta says, "well here is the fountain"
Busta says (to Floyd), "x fountain" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:33 pm / Green Commercial Plaza Center       184
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | A fairly dull example of landscape features, no doubt because it was
Floyd | designed or selected by a business association.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hold on. So fountain, trash can, bench."
Doug says (to Floyd), "look in trash" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:34 pm / Green Commercial Plaza Center       185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the trash can, revealing a drop message and some rubbish.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the trash can are a drop message and some rubbish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get message" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:34 pm / Green Commercial Plaza Center       185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET MESSAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the drop message)
Floyd | You unfold the message as you take it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:34 pm / Green Commercial Plaza Center       185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | A small piece of flash paper  which contains the following message:
Floyd | "IF THIS MESSAGE RETRIEVED ATTACK PAYLOAD IS FUNCTIONAL.  YOUR MK
Floyd | RECORD NOW DISTRIBUTED TO ALL SECURITY ELEMENTS.  TO EFFECT ESCAPE AND
Floyd | COMPLETE MISSION, USE PAYLOAD TO DISRUPT ANY BLOCKING HOMELAND
Floyd | SECURITY PERSONNEL.  FOR LARGE CROWDS, A MINIMUM OF THREE SEQUENTIAL
Floyd | ATTACKS WILL BE REQUIRED TO DISRUPT ENOUGH OPERATIVES TO PERMIT
Floyd | ESCAPE.  DROP SHUTTLE WILL MAKE PICKUP ONCE YOU REACH THE RESERVE BANK
Floyd | SPACESCRAPER SEMIBALLISTIC ROOF PADS.  ACCESS TO PADS ONLY AVAILABLE
Floyd | VIA SPECIAL LIFT TUBE IN MAIN ATRIUM LEVEL."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "what's the payload?"
		DavidW says, "I don't know."
		Busta asks, "I think we need to make another Klein Blaster with the chips from the limiter?"
		Doug says, "oh, the klein-blaster had an attack payload"
		DavidW asks, "But the Blaster was lost in microwave meltdown, no?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "take memory chip from limiter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:34 pm / Green Commercial Plaza Center       185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MEMORY CHIP FROM LIMITER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:34 pm / Green Commercial Plaza Center       185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a drop message
Floyd |   a soldering iron
Floyd |   a phone
Floyd |   a safety limiter
Floyd |   a laptop
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open)
Floyd |     a lockblade knife
Floyd |     some solder
Floyd |     a car key
Floyd |     a thermos (open but empty)
Floyd |     a cotter pin
Floyd |     a multitool
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Unless the soldering iron could melt the melted panel."
Busta says (to Floyd), "x limiter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:34 pm / Green Commercial Plaza Center       185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIMITER
Floyd |
Floyd | A small circuit board consisting of two connected chips which plugs
Floyd | into the microwave oven side panel.  One chip looks a bit like a
Floyd | standard receive chip, and the other a standard memory chip - although
Floyd | these are custom versions and can't be used as such. Examining its
Floyd | connectors and their labels, you deduce that when installed, this
Floyd | board monitors the sensors and radio frequencies inside the microwave
Floyd | oven and prevents it from operating if things like electronics are
Floyd | inside, it's empty, or the door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open limiter with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:35 pm / Green Commercial Plaza Center       186
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN LIMITER WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "oh, never mind"
		DavidW asks, "What's a 'secuirty element'?"
		Busta says, "custom versions and can't be used as such"
		DavidW says, "er security"
		Busta says, "we'll need to find another set then"
		Busta asks, "explore?"
		Doug says, "sure"
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:36 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris       187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Bistro Paris
Floyd | This is a branch of the popular lunch and coffee shop Bistro Paris.
Floyd | There are a few tables near the front.  A restroom is to the west.  On
Floyd | the north wall, opposite the counter, is a collection of Paris-themed
Floyd | prints.  In the center is a large holoportrait of the chain's owner,
Floyd | Zuzu, and a sign claiming that the Bistro Paris has restaurants here,
Floyd | in the Reserve Bank Spacescraper, and in London.  A server behind the
Floyd | counter is waiting on several customers.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast to Green Commercial Plaza North, southeast, east
Floyd | to Green Commercial Plaza Center, and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floydb> ]  Time: 10:36 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris       187
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Emily arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x holoportrait" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:36 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris       187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOLOPORTRAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | This portrait is somewhat horribly overdone.  In it, Zuzu's face, in
Floyd | three-quarter profile, floats in front of what appears to be this very
Floyd | restaurant.  Her face is so large and detailed that you're sure they
Floyd | had to edit out her pores, although they probably left her bright
Floyd | green eye unretouched.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "this game is bigger than I was expecting."
		DavidW says, "yeah, I need a break, I think."
Busta says (to Floyd), "x trashcan" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:36 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris       187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRASHCAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x trash can" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:36 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris       187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRASH CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Painted industrial dark green, the Green Commercial Bistro Paris trash
Floyd | can awaits its daily diet of rubbish.  There is a solar panel on it;
Floyd | presumably it reports back to a central system when it is full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
katie-paquette has arrived. 		Doug asks, "a snack break, or a week break?"
		Busta asks, "if CF doesn't finish, does it pick up the following week, or start a new one?"
		DavidW says, "Just a break from playing for a bit."
		DavidW says (to Busta), "It varies."
		katie-paquette says, "I could use some time on Floyd."
		Busta says, "well it's up to you guys. I'm just procrastinating from laundry and grocery shopping"
		Doug says, "I'm fine reconvening later"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cfvalley" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:36 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris       187
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "how long of a break?"
		DavidW says, "I dunno. I just feel wiped."
		Doug says, "funny that the elapsed time in-game is about the same as the elapsed real time"
		Doug says, "little over 3 hours"
		DavidW says, "I'm usually around regardless, except when I sleep."
		Doug says, "I'm enjoying this game. It's a little unexciting so far, but I'm digging the theme"
		DavidW asks, "When's best for everyone? Tonight? Tomorrow? Next week?"
		Busta says, "hehe, I'm the opposite. The theme is a little grating, but it's written well and the puzzles make me want to solve more"
		Doug says, "I have no plans tonight"
		Busta says, "I have no plans tonight either"
		DavidW says, "okay, so tonight then."
		Busta says, "we are a bunch of happenin dudes"
		DavidW asks, "maybe 8 or 9 mudtime?"
		Doug says, "I had plans to meet up with a friend but she cancelled because she's a wimp about the cold. And it's not even below freezing today!"
		Busta asks, "what's mudtime in realtime?"
		DavidW says, "EST"
		Doug says, "and now me calling her a wimp will be recorded in the public transcript forever."
		Doug asks, "so 5-6 hours from now?"
		DavidW says, "That's what I'm suggesting, yes."
		Doug says, "sounds like a date"
		Busta says, "ok, I'll check in at 8, if I don't see anyone, will check in again at 9"
		


***** NEXT SESSION *****

		
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. I should maybe restart Perry for a clean session."
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "Good to go."
		jenrexrode says, "good idea"
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "Would you like me to nix this bit about you calling your friend a wimp from the transcript? Was going to cut off the transcript before then but then you saying, 'and now me calling her a wimp will be recorded in the public transcript forever' makes me think you'd rather have it left in."
		Doug says, "well, feel free to delete it if you feel it is off-topic"
		Doug says, "I was expecting it to be in by default which is why I made that comment but I don't care either way"
		Jacqueline says, "I do sometimes lightly edit if something has nothing to do with the game, but am happy to leave that in."
		jenrexrode says, "leaving it in clears up any confusion as to why Doug was suddenly available to play the 2nd session."
		jenrexrode says, "you know, when this is serialized later."
		McMartin says, "NEXT TIME, ON THE THRILLING ADVENTURES OF TEAM FLOYD"
Doug arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Busta arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Doug says, "hey ho" 		
Busta says, "yooo" 		Doug asks, "Should we wait for DavidW or just go for it?"
		DuoDave asks, "oh are we doing floyd?"
DuoDave arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Doug says, "we're continuing where we left off this afternoon, since it was a longish game"
		Busta says, "I don't know DavidW well enough"
		Busta says, "if he'd be cool with that, that is"
		jenrexrode says, "he was going to have a nap, so you must wake him"
		Doug says, "no hurry, I can wait"
		Doug asks, "so it's after 9pm now, and I guess DavidW is still asleep. Want to get started without him?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask valleyofsteel" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd |

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask valleyofsteel" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A rare moment of rest.  Your mission to steal specifications of the
Floyd | MitKlein Encapsulation - the ID transponder embedded in every
Floyd | citizen's head, even yours - was successful, and you transmitted your
Floyd | report to Central early this morning.   You expect a new assignment
Floyd | soon, even if it is only instructions to fall back into a cover
Floyd | identity, as you have been on the front lines of the underground
Floyd | struggle against Homeland Security nearly from the start.  Giving up
Floyd | your birth identity and life, moving instead into the flickery
Floyd | half-existence of an underground operative, you've sabotaged, stolen,
Floyd | publicized, verified and fought for years now.  Hopefully, this last
Floyd | mission means that a strategy to counter the government's ubiquitous
Floyd | tagging of citizens is being worked out at levels above your own head.
Floyd |
Floyd | For now, you have found yourself a small quiet park in a quiet corner
Floyd | of the City.
Floyd |
Floyd | Welcome to the future.  Every citizen has been scanned, chipped,
Floyd | folded, spindled and mutilated - and it's enough to make you scream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Valley of Steel
Floyd | A tale of the surveillance society by The Custodian of
Floyd | [LINK]
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 130528 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Park
Floyd | Primrose Street ends here in a small circular cul-de-sac.  You're in a
Floyd | small green park to the north of this, bounded on its three other
Floyd | sides by high fences.  A few trees rise over well-manicured grass.
Floyd | There is a curfew sign at the park's entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "load cfvalley" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOAD CFVALLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "restore cfvalley" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE CFVALLEY
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to restore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cfvalley" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:36 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris       187
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "here we go"
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:36 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris       187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Bistro Paris
Floyd | This is a branch of the popular lunch and coffee shop Bistro Paris.
Floyd | There are a few tables near the front.  A restroom is to the west.  On
Floyd | the north wall, opposite the counter, is a collection of Paris-themed
Floyd | prints.  In the center is a large holoportrait of the chain's owner,
Floyd | Zuzu, and a sign claiming that the Bistro Paris has restaurants here,
Floyd | in the Reserve Bank Spacescraper, and in London.  A server behind the
Floyd | counter is waiting on several customers.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast to Green Commercial Plaza North, southeast, east
Floyd | to Green Commercial Plaza Center, and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "My noob is shoing"
Olly arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Busta says, "showing, too"
		Doug asks, "so yeah, anyone want a summary of where we are?"
		Olly says, "Me."
Gerynar arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Doug asks (of Olly), "were you watching before? or should I start at the beginning?"
		Doug says, "hey Gerynar"
		Olly says, "Though I'm mostly here to test my TTS, so I may not participate much."
jenrexrode arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Olly says, "I don't even know what we are playing. A very brief summary will be fine."
		Doug says, "ok, in brief: we're playing Valley of Steel, a futuristic dystopian sf game"
		Busta says, "We are in an Orwellian future, and having just freed ourselves from the tracking trip in the brain, are now looking for other parts to create a weapon of some sort"
		Olly says, "Okee."
		Busta says, "sorry, should read tracking chip"
		Doug says, "everyone has a chip in their head so that the government can surveil everyone, but we managed to disable ours thanks to some instructions from a mysterious source"
Roger arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Olly says, "Good for us."
		Doug says, "we were told to come to the fountain in the Green Commercial district, where we got the message that we have to USE PAYLOAD TO DISRUPT ANY BLOCKING HOMELAND SECURITY PERSONNEL"
		Doug says, "and we have to get to the Spacescraper and get picked up by the dropship"
		Doug says, "but right now we're not sure how to get there, nor do we have an attack payload (the one we made before got fried when we used it to disable the chip in our head)"
		Doug says, "so I think for now we just need to explore some more"
		Busta says, "yup"
Busta says (to Floyd), "look in trash" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:37 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris       188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the trash can, revealing some rubbish.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the trash can is some rubbish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x server" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:37 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris       188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SERVER
Floyd |
Floyd | A slightly harrassed-looking food service worker, intent on trading
Floyd | meals for funds.  He is busy serving customers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:37 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris       188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a drop message
Floyd |   a soldering iron
Floyd |   a phone
Floyd |   a safety limiter
Floyd |   a laptop
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open)
Floyd |     a lockblade knife
Floyd |     some solder
Floyd |     a car key
Floyd |     a thermos (open but empty)
Floyd |     a cotter pin
Floyd |     a multitool
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "to the bathroom?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:38 pm / Bistro Paris Restroom               189
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bistro Paris Restroom
Floyd | This public restroom is squeakily clean, as befits Bistro Paris'
Floyd | image.  A stall offers minimum privacy, and a large mirror is affixed
Floyd | over the double sink.  Despite the best efforts of the staff, a bit of
Floyd | graffiti seems to have made it onto the mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east to Green Commercial Bistro Paris from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x graffiti" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:38 pm / Bistro Paris Restroom               189
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRAFFITI
Floyd |
Floyd | This small graffito is a stylized angel wearing a pair of
Floyd | mirrorshades. Just below it is a URL: [LINK]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "bahahaha"
		Doug says, "oh right, and also, the author has posted a bunch of his writing on Everything2.com"
		Roger says, "I guess a mirror is the place for that graffitito"
		Busta says, "he likes to promote his writing with bit.ly links scattered around"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:39 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris       190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Bistro Paris
Floyd | This is a branch of the popular lunch and coffee shop Bistro Paris.
Floyd | There are a few tables near the front.  A restroom is to the west.  On
Floyd | the north wall, opposite the counter, is a collection of Paris-themed
Floyd | prints.  In the center is a large holoportrait of the chain's owner,
Floyd | Zuzu, and a sign claiming that the Bistro Paris has restaurants here,
Floyd | in the Reserve Bank Spacescraper, and in London.  A server behind the
Floyd | counter is waiting on several customers.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast to Green Commercial Plaza North, southeast, east
Floyd | to Green Commercial Plaza Center, and west to Bistro Paris Restroom
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to server" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:39 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris       190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SERVER
Floyd |
Floyd | To start a conversation, try to ASK the server ABOUT something or TELL
Floyd | the server ABOUT something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask server about spacescraper" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:40 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris       191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SERVER ABOUT SPACESCRAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask server about zuzu" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:41 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris       192
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SERVER ABOUT ZUZU
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "shrug."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "search rubbish" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:42 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris       193
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH RUBBISH
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "southeast?"
		Busta says, "yeah"
Doug says (to Floyd), "Se" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:43 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South        194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | The southern end of the Green Commercial Plaza, which continues to the
Floyd | north.  To the east is Accessorize, a fashion store, and to the west
Floyd | is Garb-oh, a trendy clothing shop.  The south end of the mall is
Floyd | closed off by an elaborate landscaping installation of trees and
Floyd | shrubs, presumably to hide a relatively ugly building behind it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza Center, northeast,
Floyd | northwest to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east, and west through the
Floyd | Garb-oh door (closed) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:44 pm / Accessorize                         195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Accessorize
Floyd | This well-lit store purveys all manner of cosmetic aids and fashion
Floyd | accessories.  Everything from wrist bangles to skin creams to custom
Floyd | cosmetic contacts can be purchased here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Lens Crafter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northwest to Green Commercial Plaza Center and west to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x lens crafter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:44 pm / Accessorize                         195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LENS CRAFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A floor-standing device used to produce custom-made cosmetic contact
Floyd | lenses (although for an extra fee, they can be made to a
Floyd | prescription).  A A screen on the front presents a menu of options, or
Floyd | a Memory can be inserted into a slot with appropriate specifications.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Lens Crafter is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hmm."
		Busta says, "i bet we need to make one to fool an iris scanner"
		Doug says, "guess we.. yep."
DuoDave disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "switch lens" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:45 pm / Accessorize                         196
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Lens Crafter)
Floyd | The lens crafter machine's screen flashes red.  A message reads "NO
Floyd | VALID SOURCE DATA AVAILABLE."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:46 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South        197
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | The southern end of the Green Commercial Plaza, which continues to the
Floyd | north.  To the east is Accessorize, a fashion store, and to the west
Floyd | is Garb-oh, a trendy clothing shop.  The south end of the mall is
Floyd | closed off by an elaborate landscaping installation of trees and
Floyd | shrubs, presumably to hide a relatively ugly building behind it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza Center, northeast,
Floyd | northwest to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to Accessorize, and
Floyd | west through the Garb-oh door (closed) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:47 pm / Garb-oh                             198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Garb-oh door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Garb-oh
Floyd | Garb-oh! is a trendy clothing shop.  Images of the shop's icon Greta
Floyd | Garbo abound, each dressed in the clothing item offered on the rack
Floyd | below it.  Jackets, scarves, bandannas, trousers, shirts and more are
Floyd | on inviting display.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the racks are a blue jacket, a red jacket, a white shirt, a green
Floyd | shirt, a blue pair of pants, and a brown pair of pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sales counter runs along the north side of the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see the shopkeeper and the shopper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Garb-oh door to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A shopper wanders through the antitheft detectors and out of the shop,
Floyd | as another wanders in and begins browsing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "we have only one option... cut out a vict- er, volunteer's eye"
		Doug says, "heh, reminds me of the formal dress puzzle from Pinched"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x shopper" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:47 pm / Garb-oh                             198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHOPPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopper is a young woman wearing large headphones, loose clothes.
Floyd | She is bouncing her head in what is probably the rhythm of the song
Floyd | she is listening to, and seems to be paying very little attention to
Floyd | her surroundings.  Every once in a while she pulls an item from a rack
Floyd | and holds it up in front of a mirror before returning it to its place.
Floyd | She is wearing a large shoulder bag.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopper is empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I read that transcript. Was pretty funny even to just read."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x shopkeeper" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:47 pm / Garb-oh                             198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHOPKEEPER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the shopkeeper)
Floyd | The shopkeeper is a somewhat frumpy older lady.  You can't help but
Floyd | wonder if she has been deliberately selected for her appearance so as
Floyd | to present a contrast with the merchandise.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopkeeper is empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I'm guessing we'll need money before we can do much in these shops."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x blue jacket" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:47 pm / Garb-oh                             198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE JACKET
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark blue jacket, very bland cut, with black snap closures and side
Floyd | pockets.  You almost expect to see a name sewn on the front at the
Floyd | breast in gold thread.  It's probably a size too large for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an antitheft tag attached to the blue jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "or find a way to remove the antitheft tags"
		Doug says, "or...yeah"
		Doug says, "with the knife"
		Busta asks, "multitool?"
		Doug says, "dunno what we'd want though."
		Busta says, "I feel like the cops would show up the minute we take the knife out of the bag"
		Doug says, "the multitool can't cut things"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x green shirt" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:47 pm / Garb-oh                             198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GREEN SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | Hunter green, this pullover is probably the only thing Garb-oh sells
Floyd | that you'd be caught wearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an antitheft tag attached to the green shirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "and really, we don't know what we'd be needing clothes for yet"
		Doug asks, "yeah, not sure I feel like examining everything here. shall we keep wandering?"
		Busta says, "sure"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:48 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South        199
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Garb-oh door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | The southern end of the Green Commercial Plaza, which continues to the
Floyd | north.  To the east is Accessorize, a fashion store, and to the west
Floyd | is Garb-oh, a trendy clothing shop.  The south end of the mall is
Floyd | closed off by an elaborate landscaping installation of trees and
Floyd | shrubs, presumably to hide a relatively ugly building behind it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza Center, northeast,
Floyd | northwest to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to Accessorize, and
Floyd | west through the Garb-oh door to Garb-oh from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ferret arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x landscaping" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:48 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South        199
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LANDSCAPING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:48 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South        199
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | A small number of heavily landscaped trees and shrubs which hide the
Floyd | buildings to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:48 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South        199
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't find a path between the shrubs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "search shrubs" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:49 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South        200
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH SHRUBS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:50 pm / The Proletariat Bar                 201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Proletariat Bar
Floyd | The Proletariat is a local bar (not a pub).  It's just far enough
Floyd | above a "dive" to be allowed zoning here, but steadfastedly refuses to
Floyd | cater to upscale tastes.  You like it.  Restrooms are to the east; the
Floyd | bar runs along the north side with a stolid bartender behind it and a
Floyd | jukebox sits against the back wall.  A few hardy drinkers sit here,
Floyd | communing with their spirits.  In a nod to the place's name, a Public
Floyd | Surveillance Notice covered with stickers and graffiti tags has been
Floyd | framed above the bar.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Bartender and a man here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northwest to Green Commercial Plaza North, southwest to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South, east, and west to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | Center from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a very quiet beep from somewhere you can't identify.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "there's that beep again"
		Doug says, "maybe it's the score counter!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:50 pm / The Proletariat Bar                 201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | A medium-height man of middle age and dark but somewhat pasty-looking
Floyd | skin.  His hair, black and cut short, is just beginning to grey at the
Floyd | temples.  His hands are rough and callused.  He is wearing work shoes
Floyd | and dark blue trousers, slightly scuffed.  He is wearing a dark blue
Floyd | trade uniform jacket with a long narrow gash at the left shoulder and
Floyd | his name (Roberto Velez) on a tag clipped to the breast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x bartender" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:50 pm / The Proletariat Bar                 201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BARTENDER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Bartender)
Floyd | The bartender is busily polishing a glass. He is ignoring you
Floyd | entirely, but you don't feel insulted as he seems to be ignoring
Floyd | everyone in the bar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask roberto about spacescraper" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:51 pm / The Proletariat Bar                 202
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ROBERTO ABOUT SPACESCRAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | (Roberto Velez about that)
Floyd | Roberto looks at you curiously.  You have a sneaking suspicion his
Floyd | English is not very good.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a very quiet beep from somewhere you can't identify.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask roberto about beep" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:52 pm / The Proletariat Bar                 203
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ROBERTO ABOUT BEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | (Roberto Velez about that)
Floyd | Roberto looks at you curiously.  You have a sneaking suspicion his
Floyd | English is not very good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask roberto about english" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:53 pm / The Proletariat Bar                 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ROBERTO ABOUT ENGLISH
Floyd |
Floyd | (Roberto Velez about that)
Floyd | Roberto looks at you curiously.  You have a sneaking suspicion his
Floyd | English is not very good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ok, I get the hint."
		Busta says, "lol"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:53 pm / The Proletariat Bar                 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | The laptop is a generic, slightly more fashionable than functional
Floyd | portable tablet computer. It is active, with the screen lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:53 pm / The Proletariat Bar                 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | The laptop is displaying a static screen, which instructs you to place
Floyd | a memory chip into its chipslot to download the attack program.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:53 pm / The Proletariat Bar                 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "read graffiti" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:53 pm / The Proletariat Bar                 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ GRAFFITI
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x stickers" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:53 pm / The Proletariat Bar                 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STICKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x jukebox" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:53 pm / The Proletariat Bar                 204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JUKEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | A retro-themed music player with imitation vinyl records visible
Floyd | within its transparent cabinet, this jukebox actually operates via a
Floyd | network connection.   It doesn't require money, but then again the
Floyd | users can't really select music on it, either, so fair is fair.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jukebox is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "switch jukebox" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:54 pm / The Proletariat Bar                 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH JUKEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the Jukebox on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x jukebox" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:54 pm / The Proletariat Bar                 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JUKEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | A retro-themed music player with imitation vinyl records visible
Floyd | within its transparent cabinet, this jukebox actually operates via a
Floyd | network connection.   It doesn't require money, but then again the
Floyd | users can't really select music on it, either, so fair is fair. It is
Floyd | playing a subdued post-punk Musak adaptation of some anti-government
Floyd | tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Jukebox is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hooray"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x peanuts" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:54 pm / The Proletariat Bar                 205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEANUTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "what did we find?"
		Doug says, "oh, just some post-punk Muzak of an anti-government tune"
		Busta says, "oh, haha"
		Doug says, "perhaps I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watching Me"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:55 pm / Proletariat Restroom                206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Proletariat Restroom
Floyd | The one-holer restroom at the Proletariat is cleaner than you might
Floyd | think, although that may be due to the fact that it is midweek.  A
Floyd | scratched mirror over the sink has been covered with marker graffiti.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go west to The Proletariat Bar from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open can" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:56 pm / Proletariat Restroom                207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the trash can, revealing some rubbish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get rubbish" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:56 pm / Proletariat Restroom                207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET RUBBISH
Floyd |
Floyd | It's too disgusting to touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "close can" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:57 pm / Proletariat Restroom                208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the trash can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Ferret exclaims, "Gonna be some Post! Punk! Muzak! Drones in the skies!"
Busta says (to Floyd), "read notice" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:57 pm / Proletariat Restroom                208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I get the feeling there's a lot of objects here just because the author felt like they should be here"
Busta says (to Floyd), "x notice" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:57 pm / Proletariat Restroom                208
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | > X NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Time: 10:58 pm / The Proletariat Bar                 209
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Proletariat Bar
Floyd | The Proletariat is a local bar (not a pub).  It's just far enough
Floyd | above a "dive" to be allowed zoning here, but steadfastedly refuses to
Floyd | cater to upscale tastes.  You like it.  Restrooms are to the east; the
Floyd | bar runs along the north side with a stolid bartender behind it and a
Floyd | jukebox sits against the back wall.  A few hardy drinkers sit here,
Floyd | communing with their spirits.  In a nod to the place's name, a Public
Floyd | Surveillance Notice covered with stickers and graffiti tags has been
Floyd | framed above the bar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thin music can be heard.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Bartender and Roberto Velez here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northwest to Green Commercial Plaza North, southwest to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South, east to Proletariat Restroom, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Plaza Center from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x notice" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:58 pm / The Proletariat Bar                 209
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd | A mounted sign which reads: PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE AREA.  ALL ACTIVITY
Floyd | MONITORED FOR HOMELAND SECURITY.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x stickers" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:58 pm / The Proletariat Bar                 209
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STICKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "northwest?"
		Busta says, "I suppose"
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 10:59 pm / Green Commercial Plaza North        210
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North
Floyd | Green Commercial One is built around a plaza, and this is its northern
Floyd | end.  No vehicles are permitted within the public areas of Green
Floyd | Commercial One, so the entire area is pedestrian-only.  To the north
Floyd | are the doorways to the Green Commercial Station.  To the east is the
Floyd | NanoMart.  To the west is a storefront bank with an ATM.  The plaza
Floyd | continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Station, south to Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza Center, southeast to The Proletariat Bar, southwest
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east, and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:00 pm / Metro Savings                       211
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Metro Savings
Floyd | This is a completely nondescript bank storefront which exists solely
Floyd | to house an ATM.  It's so nondescript, in fact, that it took you some
Floyd | actual effort to determine which bank owns it, probably to ensure that
Floyd | they can charge you access fees no matter what.  To the east is Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an ATM here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go southeast to Green Commercial Plaza Center and east to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x atm" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:00 pm / Metro Savings                       211
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ATM
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a standard ATM, using palm prints and Mit-Klein authentication
Floyd | to permit customers to perform banking transactions. A palm reader
Floyd | juts out from the front of the console.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ATM is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "lol, this author hates everything"
Doug says (to Floyd), "switch atm" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:01 pm / Metro Savings                       212
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH ATM
Floyd |
Floyd | The palm reader appears to be broken; it does not respond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x palm" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:01 pm / Metro Savings                       212
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PALM
Floyd |
Floyd | (your palm)
Floyd | Standard garden-variety palm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "haha"
		Doug says, "from the palm garden"
		Busta says, "we are soooo average"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x palm reader" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:01 pm / Metro Savings                       212
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PALM READER
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a standard palm reader, which is used to verify the identity
Floyd | of the ATM customer.  A flat plate, slightly inset, it is placed at a
Floyd | convenient angle to allow the palm to lie against it.  This one,
Floyd | however, has a broad crack in it across which someone has written
Floyd | "KAPUT" in black marker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put palm in reader" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:02 pm / Metro Savings                       213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PALM IN READER
Floyd |
Floyd | (your palm in the palm reader)
Floyd | You can't put that in the palm reader!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put palm on reader" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:03 pm / Metro Savings                       214
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PALM ON READER
Floyd |
Floyd | (your palm on the palm reader)
Floyd | (first taking your palm)
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to be a part of yourself.
Floyd | You need to be holding your palm before you can put it on top of
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "it's kaput"
		Doug says, "haha"
Olly says (to Floyd), "hit atm" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:04 pm / Metro Savings                       215
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT ATM
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "search atm" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:05 pm / Metro Savings                       216
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH ATM
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Ferret sings I wanna hold your palm
Doug says (to Floyd), "get palm reader" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:05 pm / Metro Savings                       216
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET PALM READER
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to be a part of the ATM.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get atm" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:05 pm / Metro Savings                       216
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ATM
Floyd |
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ok then."
		Busta asks, "done here?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:06 pm / Green Commercial Plaza North        217
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North
Floyd | Green Commercial One is built around a plaza, and this is its northern
Floyd | end.  No vehicles are permitted within the public areas of Green
Floyd | Commercial One, so the entire area is pedestrian-only.  To the north
Floyd | are the doorways to the Green Commercial Station.  To the east is the
Floyd | NanoMart.  To the west is a storefront bank with an ATM.  The plaza
Floyd | continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Station, south to Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza Center, southeast to The Proletariat Bar, southwest
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east, and west to Metro Savings from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:07 pm / NanoMart                            218
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | NanoMart
Floyd | This brighly-lit shop is an altar to the notion of instant
Floyd | gratification.  Everything from cheap, hot coffee to ice cream and
Floyd | frozen lunches is available via an automated vending system, provided
Floyd | you don't mind your purchases being relentlessly catalogued by the
Floyd | NanoMart Corporation.  You stopped shopping here after they told you
Floyd | you couldn't buy a coffee without using biometric authentication.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go southwest to Green Commercial Plaza Center and west to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x ice cream" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:07 pm / NanoMart                            218
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ICE CREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yet another empty room, huh."
Doug says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:08 pm / Green Commercial Plaza Center       219
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza Center
Floyd | This is the center of the Green Commercial Plaza.  There is a fountain
Floyd | here with a bench facing it.  The plaza continues to the north and
Floyd | south; to the east is a bar called (ironically, you hope) the
Floyd | Proletariat.  To the west is a Bistro Paris cafe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza North, northeast to
Floyd | NanoMart, northwest to Metro Savings, south to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South, southeast to Accessorize, east to The Proletariat Bar, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "I think we've been everywhere around this plaza. Should we get back on the Transit Capsule?"
		Olly says, "Ok with me."
		Doug says, "afk for a minute, go ahead and drive"
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:09 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris       220
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Bistro Paris
Floyd | This is a branch of the popular lunch and coffee shop Bistro Paris.
Floyd | There are a few tables near the front.  A restroom is to the west.  On
Floyd | the north wall, opposite the counter, is a collection of Paris-themed
Floyd | prints.  In the center is a large holoportrait of the chain's owner,
Floyd | Zuzu, and a sign claiming that the Bistro Paris has restaurants here,
Floyd | in the Reserve Bank Spacescraper, and in London.  A server behind the
Floyd | counter is waiting on several customers.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast to Green Commercial Plaza North, southeast to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South, east to Green Commercial Plaza Center,
Floyd | and west to Bistro Paris Restroom from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:10 pm / Green Commercial Plaza Center       221
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza Center
Floyd | This is the center of the Green Commercial Plaza.  There is a fountain
Floyd | here with a bench facing it.  The plaza continues to the north and
Floyd | south; to the east is a bar called (ironically, you hope) the
Floyd | Proletariat.  To the west is a Bistro Paris cafe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza North, northeast to
Floyd | NanoMart, northwest to Metro Savings, south to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South, southeast to Accessorize, east to The Proletariat Bar, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I have to remember where the train station was"
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:11 pm / Green Commercial Plaza North        222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North
Floyd | Green Commercial One is built around a plaza, and this is its northern
Floyd | end.  No vehicles are permitted within the public areas of Green
Floyd | Commercial One, so the entire area is pedestrian-only.  To the north
Floyd | are the doorways to the Green Commercial Station.  To the east is the
Floyd | NanoMart.  To the west is a storefront bank with an ATM.  The plaza
Floyd | continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Station, south to Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza Center, southeast to The Proletariat Bar, southwest
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to NanoMart, and west to Metro
Floyd | Savings from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:12 pm / Green Commercial Station            223
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Station
Floyd | Green Commercial One's Transit station usually does most of its
Floyd | business around the rush hours, as Green Residental commuters stop off
Floyd | to take care of errands.  The station is relatively small, but well
Floyd | kept up - the Green Commercial Business Improvement District
Floyd | organization sees to that.  Open doorways lead south to Green
Floyd | Commercial One proper, and a stairway leads down to the doors to the
Floyd | Transit platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Green Commercial Plaza North and down through the
Floyd | Green Commercial Station door (closed) to Green Commercial Platform
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:13 pm / Green Commercial Platform           224
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Commercial Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Platform
Floyd | Green Commercial One is one of the oldest stations on the Transit web.
Floyd | Although it has been refurbished several times, its age still manages
Floyd | to show through the layers of tile and paint.  The platform opens out
Floyd | at the middle to a lobby area which is dominated by a row of automated
Floyd | doors to the south, which lead to stairways up to the main station.
Floyd | The flow of commuters moves steadily through these doors.  The floor
Floyd | and walls are both extremely scuffed duramex nanotile, and the station
Floyd | name (Green Commercial One) is indicated on a large plaque set into
Floyd | the walls. The platform abuts the Transit web to the north, now empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south through the Green Commercial Station door to Green
Floyd | Commercial Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "wait for capsule" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:15 pm / Green Commercial Platform           226
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR CAPSULE
Floyd |
Floyd | A light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of
Floyd | displaced air, the Transit Capsule slides smoothly into Green
Floyd | Commercial Platform and comes to a stop, hovering in the Web.  The
Floyd | doors slide open and a few commuters enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "enter capsule" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:16 pm / Transit Capsule                     227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER CAPSULE
Floyd |
Floyd | You move into the Transit Capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  Through the windows you can see the Green Commercial
Floyd | Platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:17 pm / Transit Capsule                     228
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:18 pm / Transit Capsule                     229
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:19 pm / Transit Capsule                     230
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You find yourself mesmerized by an advertisement for disposable
Floyd | cameras.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:20 pm / Transit Capsule                     231
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Residential Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:21 pm / Transit Capsule                     232
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:22 pm / Transit Capsule                     233
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:23 pm / Transit Capsule                     234
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:24 pm / Transit Capsule                     235
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:25 pm / Transit Capsule                     236
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:26 pm / Transit Capsule                     237
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Service Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:27 pm / Green Service Platform              238
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Service Platform
Floyd | Green Service One's platform is underground.  It serves mostly city
Floyd | workers during the day.  There is an exit at the center of the
Floyd | platform which leads north through a set of closed automatic doors to
Floyd | a stairway leading up to the main station, just next to a large plaque
Floyd | with the name of the station on it.  The platform abuts the Transit
Floyd | web to the south, where a Transit capsule hovers impatiently in the
Floyd | web.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north through the Green Service Station door (closed) from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:28 pm / Green Service Station               239
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Service Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Service Station
Floyd | Green Service is the local government services cluster.  The Transit
Floyd | station seems to reflect this, exhibiting a weary conformity -
Floyd | although you couldn't say exactly how.  A stairway leads down to the
Floyd | platform access doors, and a set of doorways lead north out onto
Floyd | Government Square.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north and down through the Green Service Station door to
Floyd | Green Service Platform from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x map" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:28 pm / Green Service Station               239
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "sorry, I moved"
		Doug says, "no prob"
		Busta says, "we're in service"
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:29 pm / Government Square South             240
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Government Square South
Floyd | This is the southern half of Government Square.  Several benches and
Floyd | landscape features are scattered throughout the area.  A roadway
Floyd | approaches from the west, loops north around the square and continues
Floyd | to the east.  Groundcars move back and forth along the road, mixed
Floyd | with official vehicles such as police cars, ambulances and the
Floyd | ubiquitous slightly shabby black flitters used by government agencies.
Floyd | The doors to Green Service Transit station are to the south.  Across
Floyd | the road to the east is Green Hospital's driveway.  The Hospital's
Floyd | main entrance is to the northeast.  The square continues to the north.
Floyd | To the northwest, across the road on the other side, is the front
Floyd | steps of the local police station.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north, northeast, northwest, south to Green Service
Floyd | Station, and east from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Time: 11:29 pm / Government Square South             240
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:30 pm / Hospital Driveway                   241
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Driveway
Floyd | The driveway and parking area for the Hospital ER, which lies directly
Floyd | to the east.  To the north is the main entrance to the Hospital
Floyd | building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | An ambulance, a bulky flittervan with emergency markings, is parked
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north, northwest, east through the ER door (closed), and
Floyd | west to Government Square South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x ambulance" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:30 pm / Hospital Driveway                   241
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AMBULANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | This aerovan is probably a Geely-Ford/Fujiwara product underneath, but
Floyd | has all manner of emergency lights and markings on it, including a
Floyd | large set of red crosses.  It has a double door in the back along with
Floyd | the two main cab entry doors.  It is dark and powered down but
Floyd | securely locked, and a slowly blinking light indicates that its
Floyd | locklarm is armed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ooh, locklarm."
		Doug says, "I don't know why I said ooh."
		Busta says, "heh"
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:31 pm / Triage                              242
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the ER door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Triage
Floyd | This is a triage area for the ER to the east.  To the north is the
Floyd | main Hospital lobby, and west lies the automatic doors out to the
Floyd | driveway.  Patients and staff are moving back and forth through the
Floyd | area.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north, east, and west through the ER door to Hospital
Floyd | Driveway from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "do you think we can just wander around the hospital"
		Doug says, "I guess"
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:32 pm / Emergency Room                      243
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Emergency Room
Floyd | This is a prep and emergency treatment area for the emergency ward to
Floyd | the east, which is locked.  Triage is to the west, and a door leads
Floyd | north.  The ER is presently unused, and lies empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tissue generator here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north and west to Triage from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x tissue generator" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:32 pm / Emergency Room                      243
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TISSUE GENERATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the tissue generator)
Floyd | This is a medium-sized appliance found in most modern hospitals.  It
Floyd | is used to provide artificial tissue for grafting into or onto
Floyd | injuries.  In order to prevent rejection, the tissue generator must be
Floyd | given a complete scan of the patient's tissue, from which it will (by
Floyd | default) produce an exact duplicate of the scanned sample.  It has a
Floyd | button marked ACTIVATE. There is a slot on the front of the machine
Floyd | labeled INSERT CRYOPACK FOR SAMPLE where, presumably, the generated
Floyd | tissue is delivered; there is a smaller opening labeled FEED and there
Floyd | is a slot labeled READ where a tissue sampler can be inserted.    The
Floyd | feed slot contains biogen feedstock.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tissue generator is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "maybe they're so dependent on everyone having a chip in their head that there's no actual security that would keep out someone with a disabled chip."
		Busta says, "maybe"
		Busta says, "ok, we don't have what we need for this yet"
		Olly asks, "Does the chip detect if you are thinking of doing something deviant?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:33 pm / Triage                              244
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Triage
Floyd | This is a triage area for the ER to the east.  To the north is the
Floyd | main Hospital lobby, and west lies the automatic doors out to the
Floyd | driveway.  Patients and staff are moving back and forth through the
Floyd | area.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north, east to the Emergency Room, and west through the ER
Floyd | door (closed) to Hospital Driveway from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yeah, guess we'll need to copy someone's palm"
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:34 pm / Hospital Lobby                      245
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lobby
Floyd | This is the main entrance to a busy regional hospital. Autodoors lie
Floyd | to the west.  Patients and staff rush back and forth, all too busy to
Floyd | pay you any attention.  To the south is an archway with a sign reading
Floyd | "TRIAGE"; to the east is the elevator core and to the north is the
Floyd | waiting lounge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north, south to Triage, east, and west through the Hospital
Floyd | door (closed) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:35 pm / Hospital Elevators                  246
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Elevators
Floyd | The main elevator bank for the hospital seems to require either an
Floyd | appropriate Mit-Klein scan or a hospital ID to swipe.  Patients and
Floyd | staff move through the area. The lobby is to the west.  The ER is
Floyd | through a door to the south, and a restroom is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to the Emergency Room, east, and west to Hospital
Floyd | Lobby from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says (to Olly), "probably? mainly it was preventing us from being outside after curfew"
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:36 pm / Hospital Restroom                   247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Restroom
Floyd | A clean restroom that smells strongly of disinfectant and hand
Floyd | sanitizer.  There is a single sink with a small mirror over it and a
Floyd | single stall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go west to Hospital Elevators from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "Ah. So it keeps you from going places you aren't supposed to be."
Busta says (to Floyd), "x graffiti" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:36 pm / Hospital Restroom                   247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRAFFITI
Floyd |
Floyd | This small graffito is a stylized angel wearing a pair of
Floyd | mirrorshades. Just below it is a URL: [LINK]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x trashcan" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:36 pm / Hospital Restroom                   247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRASHCAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x trash" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:36 pm / Hospital Restroom                   247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | Painted industrial dark green, the Hospital Restroom trash can awaits
Floyd | its daily diet of rubbish.  There is a solar panel on it; presumably
Floyd | it reports back to a central system when it is full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x solar panel" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:36 pm / Hospital Restroom                   247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SOLAR PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | A small (8x8cm) solar panel set into the lid, apparently powering
Floyd | something embedded beneath in the trash can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "a solar panel indoors?"
		Busta exclaims, "the future!"
		Olly says, "Solar calculators can run off electric lights."
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove panel with minitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:36 pm / Hospital Restroom                   247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE PANEL WITH MINITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove solar panel with minitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:36 pm / Hospital Restroom                   247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE SOLAR PANEL WITH MINITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove solar panel" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:37 pm / Hospital Restroom                   248
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE SOLAR PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the solar panel)
Floyd | That seems to be a part of the trash can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "Multitool"
		Doug says, "oops."
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove solar panel with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:38 pm / Hospital Restroom                   249
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE SOLAR PANEL WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "open trash" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:39 pm / Hospital Restroom                   250
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the trash can, revealing some rubbish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x can" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:39 pm / Hospital Restroom                   250
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Painted industrial dark green, the Hospital Restroom trash can awaits
Floyd | its daily diet of rubbish.  There is a solar panel on it; presumably
Floyd | it reports back to a central system when it is full.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the trash can is some rubbish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "cut panel with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:40 pm / Hospital Restroom                   251
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT PANEL WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to be a part of the trash can.
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the laptop into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting that would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:40 pm / Hospital Restroom                   251
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | A small (8x8cm) solar panel set into the lid, apparently powering
Floyd | something embedded beneath in the trash can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "oh, we just took the panel?"
		Busta says, "no, we took the knife from the bag"
		Doug says, "oh"
		Doug says, "hm, don't want to get caught with the knife again"
Busta says (to Floyd), "put knife in backpack" 		
Olly says (to Floyd), "look in can" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:41 pm / Hospital Restroom                   252
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KNIFE IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the lockblade knife into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Time: 11:42 pm / Hospital Restroom                   253
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | In the trash can is some rubbish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x lid" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:42 pm / Hospital Restroom                   253
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LID
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get can" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:42 pm / Hospital Restroom                   253
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "search rubbish" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:43 pm / Hospital Restroom                   254
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH RUBBISH
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I'm perplexed. maybe it will become clear late"
		Doug says, "later"
		Busta says, "I'm worried it's another guess the verb"
		Doug says, "it does seem like a suitable power source for our Klein Blaster maybe"
Olly says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:43 pm / Hospital Restroom                   254
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a drop message
Floyd |   a soldering iron
Floyd |   a phone
Floyd |   a safety limiter
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open)
Floyd |     a lockblade knife
Floyd |     a laptop
Floyd |     some solder
Floyd |     a car key
Floyd |     a thermos (open but empty)
Floyd |     a cotter pin
Floyd |     a multitool
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:44 pm / Hospital Elevators                  255
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Elevators
Floyd | The main elevator bank for the hospital seems to require either an
Floyd | appropriate Mit-Klein scan or a hospital ID to swipe.  Patients and
Floyd | staff move through the area. The lobby is to the west.  The ER is
Floyd | through a door to the south, and a restroom is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to the Emergency Room, east to Hospital Restroom, and
Floyd | west to Hospital Lobby from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:45 pm / Emergency Room                      256
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Emergency Room
Floyd | This is a prep and emergency treatment area for the emergency ward to
Floyd | the east, which is locked.  Triage is to the west, and a door leads
Floyd | north.  The ER is presently unused, and lies empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tissue generator here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Elevators and west to Triage from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:46 pm / Hospital Elevators                  257
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Elevators
Floyd | The main elevator bank for the hospital seems to require either an
Floyd | appropriate Mit-Klein scan or a hospital ID to swipe.  Patients and
Floyd | staff move through the area. The lobby is to the west.  The ER is
Floyd | through a door to the south, and a restroom is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to the Emergency Room, east to Hospital Restroom, and
Floyd | west to Hospital Lobby from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:47 pm / Hospital Lobby                      258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lobby
Floyd | This is the main entrance to a busy regional hospital. Autodoors lie
Floyd | to the west.  Patients and staff rush back and forth, all too busy to
Floyd | pay you any attention.  To the south is an archway with a sign reading
Floyd | "TRIAGE"; to the east is the elevator core and to the north is the
Floyd | waiting lounge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north, south to Triage, east to Hospital Elevators, and
Floyd | west through the Hospital door (closed) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "I guess we've done all this?"
		Busta says, "haven't gone north"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x patient" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:47 pm / Hospital Lobby                      258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PATIENT
Floyd |
Floyd | A worried delivery worker with a messenger bag runs past you and is
Floyd | gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:48 pm / Hospital Lounge                     259
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lounge
Floyd | This lounge is full of marginally-comfortable seating and antiquated
Floyd | magazines.  A door to the east reads "LAB" and the main lobby is to
Floyd | the south.  It is deserted; looking at the decor, you're pretty sure
Floyd | you know why.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Hospital Lobby and east from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x magazines" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:48 pm / Hospital Lounge                     259
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAGAZINES
Floyd |
Floyd | That won't help you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aw"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:49 pm / Hospital Lab                        260
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lab
Floyd | This is an all-purpose pathology laboratory receiving area.  The lab
Floyd | itself is behind a bulletproof glass wall to the east, and a small
Floyd | window allows samples or paperwork to be passed back and forth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a cryopack (closed) and a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go west to Hospital Lounge from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "haha, he's criticizing hospital decor now"
		Doug says, "ooh, cryopack"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:49 pm / Hospital Lab                        260
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | cryopack: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x crypoack" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:49 pm / Hospital Lab                        260
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRYPOACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "oops cryopack" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:49 pm / Hospital Lab                        260
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OOPS CRYOPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a roughly fist-sized container, white with red crosses and an
Floyd | instructions sticker with WARNING! printed at the top.  It feels
Floyd | slightly cold to the touch.  A green LED labelled "OPERATING" is lit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read sticker" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:49 pm / Hospital Lab                        260
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ STICKER
Floyd |
Floyd | WARNING: This is a single-use cryogenic transport pack.  Opening the
Floyd | cryopack will disrupt the superconductor charge and disable the
Floyd | cryopack until it is recharged for its next use.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "roughly fist-sized. Maybe it has a fist in it?"
		Busta says, "mayyyybe"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:49 pm / Hospital Lab                        260
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | That won't help you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "well, do we want to disable the cryopack?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x led" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:49 pm / Hospital Lab                        260
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Time: 11:49 pm / Hospital Lab                        260
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x green" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:49 pm / Hospital Lab                        260
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open cryopack" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:50 pm / Hospital Lab                        261
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CRYOPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the cryopack. A small cloud of chill and condensation escapes
Floyd | from the cryopack into the surrounding air.  The green LED on it goes
Floyd | out; a red one lights up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "look in cryopack" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:51 pm / Hospital Lab                        262
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN CRYOPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The cryopack is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aw."
		Busta says, "wah wah waaaah"
		Busta says, "I'm guessing there will be a way to charge it"
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:51 pm / Hospital Lab                        262
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lab
Floyd | This is an all-purpose pathology laboratory receiving area.  The lab
Floyd | itself is behind a bulletproof glass wall to the east, and a small
Floyd | window allows samples or paperwork to be passed back and forth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go west to Hospital Lounge from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh right, the tissue generator needs a cryopack to put the output into"
		Busta says, "now we need a sample"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x samples" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:51 pm / Hospital Lab                        262
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SAMPLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "probably in the lab itself"
Doug says (to Floyd), "open trash" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:52 pm / Hospital Lab                        263
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the trash can, revealing some rubbish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x can" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:52 pm / Hospital Lab                        263
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Painted industrial dark green, the Hospital Lab trash can awaits its
Floyd | daily diet of rubbish.  There is a solar panel on it; presumably it
Floyd | reports back to a central system when it is full.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the trash can is some rubbish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I guess they all have solar panels."
Olly says (to Floyd), "search rubbish" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:53 pm / Hospital Lab                        264
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH RUBBISH
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "at least in the hospital"
		Ferret says, "But there's always something of interest in rubbish..."
		Olly says, "This is IF."
jenrexrode disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		Olly says, "Limited detail is important."
		Doug says, "we found the drop message in a trash can with rubbish, but it was really obvious."
		Busta says, "in hospital rubbish, it's either really interesting, or reaaaally not"
		Doug says, "heh"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:53 pm / Hospital Lab                        264
Floyd | >
Floyd | span class="floydstyle input">> S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:54 pm / Hospital Lounge                     265
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lounge
Floyd | This lounge is full of marginally-comfortable seating and antiquated
Floyd | magazines.  A door to the east reads "LAB" and the main lobby is to
Floyd | the south.  It is deserted; looking at the decor, you're pretty sure
Floyd | you know why.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Hospital Lobby and east to the Hospital Lab from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:55 pm / Hospital Lobby                      266
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lobby
Floyd | This is the main entrance to a busy regional hospital. Autodoors lie
Floyd | to the west.  Patients and staff rush back and forth, all too busy to
Floyd | pay you any attention.  To the south is an archway with a sign reading
Floyd | "TRIAGE"; to the east is the elevator core and to the north is the
Floyd | waiting lounge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Lounge, south to Triage, east to Hospital
Floyd | Elevators, and west through the Hospital door (closed) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:56 pm / Hospital Elevators                  267
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Elevators
Floyd | The main elevator bank for the hospital seems to require either an
Floyd | appropriate Mit-Klein scan or a hospital ID to swipe.  Patients and
Floyd | staff move through the area. The lobby is to the west.  The ER is
Floyd | through a door to the south, and a restroom is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to the Emergency Room, east to Hospital Restroom, and
Floyd | west to Hospital Lobby from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x bank" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:56 pm / Hospital Elevators                  267
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BANK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x elevator" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:56 pm / Hospital Elevators                  267
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ELEVATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hm, there's not even any device where we could swipe an ID"
		Busta says, "maybe it's just flavor"
Lionheart arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:57 pm / Hospital Lobby                      268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lobby
Floyd | This is the main entrance to a busy regional hospital. Autodoors lie
Floyd | to the west.  Patients and staff rush back and forth, all too busy to
Floyd | pay you any attention.  To the south is an archway with a sign reading
Floyd | "TRIAGE"; to the east is the elevator core and to the north is the
Floyd | waiting lounge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Lounge, south to Triage, east to Hospital
Floyd | Elevators, and west through the Hospital door (closed) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:58 pm / Triage                              269
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Triage
Floyd | This is a triage area for the ER to the east.  To the north is the
Floyd | main Hospital lobby, and west lies the automatic doors out to the
Floyd | driveway.  Patients and staff are moving back and forth through the
Floyd | area.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Lobby, east to the Emergency Room, and
Floyd | west through the ER door (closed) to Hospital Driveway from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "and to explain why you can't just wander the rest of the hospital"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 11:59 pm / Emergency Room                      270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Emergency Room
Floyd | This is a prep and emergency treatment area for the emergency ward to
Floyd | the east, which is locked.  Triage is to the west, and a door leads
Floyd | north.  The ER is presently unused, and lies empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a tissue generator here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Elevators and west to Triage from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put cryopack into tissue generator" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:00 am / Emergency Room                      271
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CRYOPACK INTO TISSUE GENERATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the tissue generator)
Floyd | Which slot do you want to put the cryopack into - the sample slot, the
Floyd | feed slot or the read slot?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sample" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:00 am / Emergency Room                      271
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to sample?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sample slot" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:00 am / Emergency Room                      271
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMPLE SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the feed slot, the sample slot, the read slot, or
Floyd | the chipslot?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "oy"
Doug says (to Floyd), "put cryopack in sample slot" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:01 am / Emergency Room                      272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CRYOPACK IN SAMPLE SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the cryopack into the sample slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tissue" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:01 am / Emergency Room                      272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TISSUE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the tissue generator)
Floyd | This is a medium-sized appliance found in most modern hospitals.  It
Floyd | is used to provide artificial tissue for grafting into or onto
Floyd | injuries.  In order to prevent rejection, the tissue generator must be
Floyd | given a complete scan of the patient's tissue, from which it will (by
Floyd | default) produce an exact duplicate of the scanned sample.  It has a
Floyd | button marked ACTIVATE. There is a slot on the front of the machine
Floyd | labeled INSERT CRYOPACK FOR SAMPLE where, presumably, the generated
Floyd | tissue is delivered; there is a smaller opening labeled FEED and there
Floyd | is a slot labeled READ where a tissue sampler can be inserted.
Floyd | There is a cryopack in the sample slot.  The feed slot contains biogen
Floyd | feedstock.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tissue generator is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "push activate" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:01 am / Emergency Room                      272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH ACTIVATE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the tissue generator's activate button or the
Floyd | soldering iron's activate button?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put iron in backback" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:01 am / Emergency Room                      272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT IRON IN BACKBACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put soldering iron in backback" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:01 am / Emergency Room                      272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SOLDERING IRON IN BACKBACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put soldering iron in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:02 am / Emergency Room                      273
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SOLDERING IRON IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's dangerous.  You might want to switch the soldering iron off
Floyd | first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "haha it's been on this whole time"
Doug says (to Floyd), "switch iron. put it in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:04 am / Emergency Room                      275
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH IRON. PUT IT IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the soldering iron off.
Floyd | The tip cools rapidly, fading to a silver-gray.
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the soldering iron into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "push activate" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:04 am / Emergency Room                      275
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH ACTIVATE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the tissue generator's activate button or the
Floyd | soldering iron's activate button?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "doh."
		Busta says, "hahaha"
Doug says (to Floyd), "activate tissue" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:05 am / Emergency Room                      276
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ACTIVATE TISSUE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the tissue generator)
Floyd | The tissue generator blinks a red indicator which reads NOT READY:
Floyd | CHECK SLOTS and deactivates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "comedy of errors"
		Doug says, "ok, need a sampler"
		Busta says, "we need to provide a sample for it to copy, maybe"
		Ferret says, "For those playing along at home, soldering irons don't cool rapidly, and remain quite hot even when silver-grey."
		Doug says, "I hope we didn't need to keep the cryobank closed"
		Olly nods.
		Doug says, "cryopack. let's presume it's not that cruel"
		Busta says, "I don't think so. The game is fairly polite"
		Olly says, "Soldering irons are very useful for burning your hands."
		Doug asks, "shall we solder on?"
		Busta says, "this is also the future, so maybe insta-cool soldering irons"
		Busta says, "yeah, let's go"
		Doug asks, "yeah, why do we need to solder stuff when there's duramex nanotile?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:06 am / Triage                              277
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Triage
Floyd | This is a triage area for the ER to the east.  To the north is the
Floyd | main Hospital lobby, and west lies the automatic doors out to the
Floyd | driveway.  Patients and staff are moving back and forth through the
Floyd | area.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Lobby, east to the Emergency Room, and
Floyd | west through the ER door (closed) to Hospital Driveway from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:07 am / Hospital Driveway                   278
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the ER door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Driveway
Floyd | The driveway and parking area for the Hospital ER, which lies directly
Floyd | to the east.  To the north is the main entrance to the Hospital
Floyd | building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | An ambulance, a bulky flittervan with emergency markings, is parked
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north, northwest, east through the ER door to Triage, and
Floyd | west to Government Square South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:08 am / Hospital Entrance                   279
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Entrance
Floyd | This is the front entryway pavilion of the local hospital.  The
Floyd | automatic entryway doors are to the east, and the ER entrance and
Floyd | driveway is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Hospital Driveway, southwest to Government Square
Floyd | South, east through the Hospital door (closed) to Hospital Lobby, and
Floyd | west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I need more duramex nanotile in my life"
		Doug says, "just hope it's not locklarmed."
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:09 am / Government Square North             280
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Government Square North
Floyd | The north half of Government Square is surrounded on three sides by
Floyd | roadway.  Groundcars trundle back and forth, and the occasional
Floyd | flitter whines down to or screams up from flitter pads out of sight
Floyd | atop the surrounding buildings.  The hospital driveway is to the
Floyd | southeast, across the road; the hospital entrance to the east and the
Floyd | police station to the west.  To the north is the steps to the Civil
Floyd | Center, the local government office building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems a tourist has left behind a cheap disposable camera, which
Floyd | rests on the sidewalk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north, south to Government Square South, southeast to
Floyd | Hospital Driveway, east to Hospital Entrance, and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:09 am / Government Square North             280
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yoink!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:09 am / Government Square North             280
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | A cheap piece of integral electronics, made cheaper by the fact that
Floyd | any portable or phone has a perfectly good camera in it.  It has a
Floyd | built-in flash, and is typically linked to a cell phone or other
Floyd | handheld for displaying and storing photos.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "this must be a relic"
Busta says (to Floyd), "open camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:10 am / Government Square North             281
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have the strength in your fingers to open the lost camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "break camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:11 am / Government Square North             282
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Olly says (to Floyd), "open camera with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:12 am / Government Square North             283
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yeah, except for the flittervans and fontanelle-chips and nanotile, this could be very near future"

Floyd | > OPEN CAMERA WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You pry open the lost camera with the pliers in your multitool,
Floyd | ignoring the sound of breaking plastic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:12 am / Government Square North             283
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | A cheap piece of integral electronics, made cheaper by the fact that
Floyd | any portable or phone has a perfectly good camera in it.  It has a
Floyd | built-in flash, and is typically linked to a cell phone or other
Floyd | handheld for displaying and storing photos.  This camera has been
Floyd | cracked open, revealing its internal electronics.  A capacitor (for
Floyd | the flash unit) and battery are available, as are numerous circuit
Floyd | connection points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "we got our power source"
		Doug says, "cool"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x capacitor" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:12 am / Government Square North             283
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAPACITOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta exclaims, "this camera shall be the home of our latest Klein Blaster... pow! pow!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x battery" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:12 am / Government Square North             283
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BATTERY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly asks, "?"
		Doug says, "shrug."
		Busta says, "it's one unit, just go with it"
Olly says (to Floyd), "take all from camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:12 am / Government Square North             283
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL FROM CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yeah, you're probably right, we just need to put some chips into it"
Doug says (to Floyd), "switch camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:13 am / Government Square North             284
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:14 am / Police Station Steps                285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Police Station Steps
Floyd | These are the busy steps of the local police station.  To the east and
Floyd | southeast is Government Square, while the police station lies at the
Floyd | top to the west. Uniformed police and people in plain clothes are
Floyd | traversing the steps to exit and enter the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go southeast to Government Square South, east to Government
Floyd | Square North, and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x police" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:14 am / Police Station Steps                285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POLICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x uniformed" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:14 am / Police Station Steps                285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X UNIFORMED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:15 am / Front Desk                          286
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk
Floyd | This is the front desk of the police station. A harried sergeant is
Floyd | manning the desk, and are so busy they don't even have time to give
Floyd | you more than a brief scowl.  To the north is a security gate leading
Floyd | into the police station proper, and to the south is an open area with
Floyd | a sign reading "BOOKING."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Sergeant Ramirez here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south and east to Police Station Steps from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sergeant Ramirez scowls at his paperwork.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "plural sergeant"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask ramirez about spacescraper" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:16 am / Front Desk                          287
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK RAMIREZ ABOUT SPACESCRAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The sergeant snorts and ignores you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x ramirez" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:16 am / Front Desk                          287
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RAMIREZ
Floyd |
Floyd | Seated behind his desk, this grizzled uniformed policeman is clearly a
Floyd | veteran of many years" service.  He scowls at you, waiting for you to
Floyd | make his life more annoying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "at least he speaks English"
		Doug says, "or snorts English"
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:17 am / Booking                             288
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Booking
Floyd | This area is used for processing prisoners�er, excuse me, suspects,
Floyd | and as a waiting lounge.  There is a single hard bench, now empty, and
Floyd | a counter along the south wall with a stern poster on the wall above
Floyd | it.  One area has been kept clear and is a neutral pale blue,
Floyd | presumably to be used as a backdrop for photographing suspects.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an ID camera here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to the Front Desk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x poster" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:17 am / Booking                             288
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The poster has an almost laughably crude and kitschy burly policeman
Floyd | chasing a pair of hoodlums while blowing a whistle and brandishing a
Floyd | nightstick.  The hoodlums are leaving a trail of iconic Drug
Floyd | Paraphernalia.  A caption reads "If you see any DRUG ACTIVITY, report
Floyd | it AT ONCE to your FRIENDLY LOCAL POLICE."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x id camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:17 am / Booking                             288
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ID CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | A battered but serviceable device, this is a high resolution
Floyd | holocamera used by the police for recording suspects" identities.  It
Floyd | can either record to a local server if one is available, or to a
Floyd | standard Memory chip placed in its memory slot. It is securely
Floyd | attached to the countertop with a security chain to prevent anyone
Floyd | from walking off with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "open id camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:18 am / Booking                             289
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN ID CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | The ID camera is a sealed unit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x memory chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:18 am / Booking                             289
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MEMORY CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x security chain" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:18 am / Booking                             289
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SECURITY CHAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin chain, almost a cable.  It has been visibly repaired in the
Floyd | past.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "should we try to cut it?"
		Olly says, "The police might come."
		Doug says, "sure"
		Busta says, "while we're in a police station? nah"
Busta says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Time: 12:18 am / Booking                             289
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "cut security chain with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:18 am / Booking                             289
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT SECURITY CHAIN WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to be a part of the ID camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting that would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | Security surveillance spots you openly carrying a weapon.  Police rush
Floyd | in!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been arrested! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:18 am / Booking                             289
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Booking
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "break chain" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:19 am / Booking                             290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK CHAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x repair" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:19 am / Booking                             290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REPAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Olly says (to Floyd), "l repairs" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:19 am / Booking                             290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L REPAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "red herring I guess"
Olly says (to Floyd), "pull chain" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:20 am / Booking                             291
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL CHAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "cut chain with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:21 am / Booking                             292
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT CHAIN WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | The one thing this multitool doesn't have is a decent cutting edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x memory slot" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:21 am / Booking                             292
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MEMORY SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take memory chip from id camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:21 am / Booking                             292
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MEMORY CHIP FROM ID CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "A lot of these objects are not very interactive."
		Busta says, "nope"
		Busta says, "deep implementation is one issue"
		Ferret says, "Swiss Army Spoon is another"
		Olly says, "Heh."
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:21 am / Booking                             292
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Booking
Floyd | This area is used for processing prisoners�er, excuse me, suspects,
Floyd | and as a waiting lounge.  There is a single hard bench, now empty, and
Floyd | a counter along the south wall with a stern poster on the wall above
Floyd | it.  One area has been kept clear and is a neutral pale blue,
Floyd | presumably to be used as a backdrop for photographing suspects.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an ID camera here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to the Front Desk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:22 am / Front Desk                          293
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk
Floyd | This is the front desk of the police station. A harried sergeant is
Floyd | manning the desk, and are so busy they don't even have time to give
Floyd | you more than a brief scowl.  To the north is a security gate leading
Floyd | into the police station proper, and to the south is an open area with
Floyd | a sign reading "BOOKING."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Sergeant Ramirez here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Booking and east to Police Station Steps from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I'm guessing we'll need to take a picture of something or someone later"
		Busta says, "maybe"
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:23 am / Police Station Steps                294
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Police Station Steps
Floyd | These are the busy steps of the local police station.  To the east and
Floyd | southeast is Government Square, while the police station lies at the
Floyd | top to the west. Uniformed police and people in plain clothes are
Floyd | traversing the steps to exit and enter the building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go southeast to Government Square South, east to Government
Floyd | Square North, and west to the Front Desk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:24 am / Government Square North             295
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Government Square North
Floyd | The north half of Government Square is surrounded on three sides by
Floyd | roadway.  Groundcars trundle back and forth, and the occasional
Floyd | flitter whines down to or screams up from flitter pads out of sight
Floyd | atop the surrounding buildings.  The hospital driveway is to the
Floyd | southeast, across the road; the hospital entrance to the east and the
Floyd | police station to the west.  To the north is the steps to the Civil
Floyd | Center, the local government office building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north, south to Government Square South, southeast to
Floyd | Hospital Driveway, east to Hospital Entrance, and west to Police
Floyd | Station Steps from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:25 am / Civil Center Steps                  296
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Civil Center Steps
Floyd | These are the front steps of an impressive government building.  Civil
Floyd | servants hurry in and out through the security checkpoint, going about
Floyd | their business.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Ponyfriend Chunky and the civil servants here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Government Square North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ponyfriend frantically whips his pager out and scrutinizes the blank
Floyd | display before putting it away, apparently crestfallen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "ponyfriend chunky???"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x ponyfriend" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:25 am / Civil Center Steps                  296
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x ponyfriend chunky" 		

Floyd | > X PONYFRIEND
Floyd |
Floyd | (Ponyfriend Chunky)
Floyd | Dressed in ragged clothing, this man is looking around himself
Floyd | nervously, trying not to meet anyone's eye.  He is holding a sign that
Floyd | reads "HELP ME COMPLETE MY MISSION GIVE WHAT YOU CAN."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ponyfriend Chunky is carrying a pager and a begging sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Time: 12:25 am / Civil Center Steps                  296
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PONYFRIEND CHUNKY
Floyd |
Floyd | Dressed in ragged clothing, this man is looking around himself
Floyd | nervously, trying not to meet anyone's eye.  He is holding a sign that
Floyd | reads "HELP ME COMPLETE MY MISSION GIVE WHAT YOU CAN."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ponyfriend Chunky is carrying a pager and a begging sign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "Haven't seen good ol' Ponyfriend since highschool. Clearly times have been rough."
Olly says (to Floyd), "ask ponyfriend about spacescraper" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:26 am / Civil Center Steps                  297
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PONYFRIEND ABOUT SPACESCRAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | (Ponyfriend Chunky about that)
Floyd | Ponyfriend responds out of the corner of his mouth, looking away. "The
Floyd | Tower! (Ponyfriend points eagerly towards the Spacescraper visible in
Floyd | the distance)  I think I'll need to go there�that mission,
Floyd | though�(he
Floyd | stops talking suddenly and looks at you suspiciously.)"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ponyfriend looks up sharply, muttering "Did you hear that?" and checks
Floyd | his pager.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a brief flare of light from its boosters and a far-off rumble, a
Floyd | drop shuttle rises from the semiballistic pads atop the far-off
Floyd | Reserve Bank Spacescraper, vanishing into the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "woo! it finally worked!"
		Busta says, "yay"
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask ponyfriend for paper" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:26 am / Civil Center Steps                  297
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PONYFRIEND FOR PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "ask ponyfriend for pager" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:27 am / Civil Center Steps                  298
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PONYFRIEND FOR PAGER
Floyd/b> |
Floyd | (Ponyfriend Chunky for the pager)
Floyd | Ponyfriend looks frightened and clutches the pager to his chest.  "No!
Floyd | You can't have it!  THEY gave it to me! How would I know They needed
Floyd | me if I gave it to you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ponyfriend wipes his pager's display with a dirty sleeve.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x pager" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:27 am / Civil Center Steps                  298
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like a pretty old-school radio pager.  It also looks like it
Floyd | isn't working; the display is fogged over, there are no lights on it,
Floyd | and one of the two buttons on the front is missing. There is a small
Floyd | sliding panel on the back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I bet there's a chip inside"
Doug says (to Floyd), "give phone to ponyfriend" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:28 am / Civil Center Steps                  299
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PHONE TO PONYFRIEND
Floyd |
Floyd | (Ponyfriend Chunky)
Floyd | Ponyfriend clutches the cell phone and mumbles "This is so much
Floyd | better, now I can get my instructions directly rather than having to
Floyd | call them back!"  He stands there for a moment, then seems to come to
Floyd | a realization.  "In fact, they can call me!  I don't need this pager!"
Floyd | he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ponyfriend Chunky gives the pager to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "well that was easy"
		Doug says, "ding"
Olly says (to Floyd), "ask ponyfriend about beep" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:29 am / Civil Center Steps                  300
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PONYFRIEND ABOUT BEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | (Ponyfriend Chunky about that)
Floyd | Ponyfriend avoids your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "open pager" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:30 am / Civil Center Steps                  301
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN PAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the pager, revealing a receive chip.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ponyfriend checks his cell phone, looking disappointed that no-one has
Floyd | called.
Floyd | Ponyfriend sighs and sits down for a few moments before springing back
Floyd | up, muttering.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "one down"
Doug says (to Floyd), "give camera to ponyfriend" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:31 am / Civil Center Steps                  302
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CAMERA TO PONYFRIEND
Floyd |
Floyd | (Ponyfriend Chunky)
Floyd | Ponyfriend shakes his head violently and pushes the lost camera back
Floyd | to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "nooooo we need that camera"
		Doug says, "yeah, was prepared to undo"
		Doug says, "just wondering if he'd be excited about that too"
Olly says (to Floyd), "ask ponyfriend about mission" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:32 am / Civil Center Steps                  303
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PONYFRIEND ABOUT MISSION
Floyd |
Floyd | (Ponyfriend Chunky about that)
Floyd | Ponyfriend's face animates and he looks up at you. "My missions?
Floyd | They're�well�(a suspicious look comes over his face) They're
Floyd | secret!
Floyd | You can't know!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x civil servants" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:32 am / Civil Center Steps                  303
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CIVIL SERVANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're ignoring you and appear to be concentrating on their errands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "errands at 12:30am?"
		Busta says, "avoiding the lines"
		Olly says, "Maybe this government requires round-the-clock shifts of civil servants."
Doug says (to Floyd), "open panel" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:32 am / Civil Center Steps                  303
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "slide panel" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:32 am / Civil Center Steps                  303
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLIDE PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I opened the pager already"
		Doug says, "oh right"
Olly says (to Floyd), "take chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:32 am / Civil Center Steps                  303
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:32 am / Civil Center Steps                  303
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a receive chip - a small solid-state radio about the size of a
Floyd | coin.  These can be found in most portable electronics that need to
Floyd | receive distant broadcasts, able to pull in signals from beyond a few
Floyd | meters.  There are leads on the chip for connecting data lines and a
Floyd | power source.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put chip in camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:33 am / Civil Center Steps                  304
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CHIP IN CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I think we have to solder it to the camera"
Olly says (to Floyd), "solder chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:34 am / Civil Center Steps                  305
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOLDER CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to combine?
Floyd |
Floyd | Ponyfriend's eyes light up and he pulls out his (dead) cell phone.
Floyd | Raising it to his head, he has a brief conversation with it before
Floyd | putting it away carefully and looking around furtively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "switch iron" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:35 am / Civil Center Steps                  306
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH IRON
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the soldering iron on.
Floyd | The tip heats up rapidly to a cherry-red heat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "solder chop to camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:35 am / Civil Center Steps                  306
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOLDER CHOP TO CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "solder chip to camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:36 am / Civil Center Steps                  307
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOLDER CHIP TO CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | The receive chip and the lost camera don't make anything useful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:36 am / Civil Center Steps                  307
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a receive chip
Floyd |   a pager (open but empty)
Floyd |   a lost camera
Floyd |   a drop message
Floyd |   a safety limiter
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open)
Floyd |     a soldering iron
Floyd |     a lockblade knife
Floyd |     a laptop
Floyd |     some solder
Floyd |     a car key
Floyd |     a thermos (open but empty)
Floyd |     a cotter pin
Floyd |     a multitool
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "maybe we have to make the blaster first"
Olly says (to Floyd), "solder chip to battery" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:36 am / Civil Center Steps                  307
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOLDER CHIP TO BATTERY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "like we did when we soldered the two chips together"
		Olly says, "The soldering iron is in the backpack, but on."
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:36 am / Civil Center Steps                  307
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | In order to pass the checkpoint, you would need to have a Government
Floyd | authorized Mitsui-Klein signature.  Realizing this, you retreat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "I wonder if that's bad."
		Busta says, "probably not"
		Doug says, "probably just an implementation oversight"
Olly says (to Floyd), "take apart camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:36 am / Civil Center Steps                  307
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE APART CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Olly says (to Floyd), "dismantle camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:36 am / Civil Center Steps                  307
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DISMANTLE CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:36 am / Civil Center Steps                  307
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Civil Center Steps
Floyd | These are the front steps of an impressive government building.  Civil
Floyd | servants hurry in and out through the security checkpoint, going about
Floyd | their business.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Ponyfriend Chunky and the civil servants here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Government Square North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "I think we've explored this transit stop?"
		Busta asks, "should we try the fed reserve bank?"
		Doug asks, "maybe try the Reserve Bank?"
		Busta says, "yeah"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:37 am / Government Square North             308
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Government Square North
Floyd | The north half of Government Square is surrounded on three sides by
Floyd | roadway.  Groundcars trundle back and forth, and the occasional
Floyd | flitter whines down to or screams up from flitter pads out of sight
Floyd | atop the surrounding buildings.  The hospital driveway is to the
Floyd | southeast, across the road; the hospital entrance to the east and the
Floyd | police station to the west.  To the north is the steps to the Civil
Floyd | Center, the local government office building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Civil Center Steps, south to Government Square
Floyd | South, southeast to Hospital Driveway, east to Hospital Entrance, and
Floyd | west to Police Station Steps from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:38 am / Government Square South             309
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Government Square South
Floyd | This is the southern half of Government Square.  Several benches and
Floyd | landscape features are scattered throughout the area.  A roadway
Floyd | approaches from the west, loops north around the square and continues
Floyd | to the east.  Groundcars move back and forth along the road, mixed
Floyd | with official vehicles such as police cars, ambulances and the
Floyd | ubiquitous slightly shabby black flitters used by government agencies.
Floyd | The doors to Green Service Transit station are to the south.  Across
Floyd | the road to the east is Green Hospital's driveway.  The Hospital's
Floyd | main entrance is to the northeast.  The square continues to the north.
Floyd | To the northwest, across the road on the other side, is the front
Floyd | steps of the local police station.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Government Square North, northeast to Hospital
Floyd | Entrance, northwest to Police Station Steps, south to Green Service
Floyd | Station, and east to Hospital Driveway from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:39 am / Green Service Station               310
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Service Station
Floyd | Green Service is the local government services cluster.  The Transit
Floyd | station seems to reflect this, exhibiting a weary conformity -
Floyd | although you couldn't say exactly how.  A stairway leads down to the
Floyd | platform access doors, and a set of doorways lead north out onto
Floyd | Government Square.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Government Square South and down through the Green
Floyd | Service Station door (closed) to Green Service Platform from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:40 am / Green Service Platform              311
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Service Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Service Platform
Floyd | Green Service One's platform is underground.  It serves mostly city
Floyd | workers during the day.  There is an exit at the center of the
Floyd | platform which leads north through a set of closed automatic doors to
Floyd | a stairway leading up to the main station, just next to a large plaque
Floyd | with the name of the station on it.  The platform abuts the Transit
Floyd | web to the south, where a Transit capsule hovers impatiently in the
Floyd | web.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north through the Green Service Station door to Green
Floyd | Service Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:41 am / Transit Capsule                     312
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  Through the windows you can see the Green Service Platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:42 am / Transit Capsule                     313
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:43 am / Transit Capsule                     314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:44 am / Transit Capsule                     315
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Reserve Bank Station and comes to a stop,
Floyd | hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters enter
Floyd | and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:45 am / Reserve Bank Station                316
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Reserve Bank Station
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Transit Station. The platform opens out at the middle
Floyd | to a lobby area which is dominated by a row of automated doors to the
Floyd | west.  The flow of commuters moves steadily through these doors, with
Floyd | each person turning their head to the right as they approach for the
Floyd | eye scanner to verify their identity before opening the portal long
Floyd | enough for them to slip through.  The floor and walls are both clean
Floyd | duramex nanotile, and the station name (Reserve Bank) is indicated on
Floyd | large plaques set into the walls.  At either end of the platform,
Floyd | closed gates guard against any entry into the slideway tunnels. A
Floyd | platform abuts a Transit web, where a Transit capsule can be seen
Floyd | hovering.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go west through the Reserve Bank Station door (closed) from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "eff yeah duramex nanotile"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:46 am / Reserve Bank Station                317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Reserve Bank Station door)
Floyd | The Eye Scanner laser delicately probes your iris to determine your
Floyd | identity.  The Reserve Bank Security Subroutine determines that you
Floyd | have no legitimate reason to enter the Reserve Bank spacescraper.  A
Floyd | harsh buzzer sounds and the door remains locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "well, there's where we need the contact lens"
		Doug says, "oh huh, this is the spacescraper"
		Busta says, "yeah"
		Ferret asks, "Duramex is some kind of Spanish-Mexican fusion cuisine, right?"
		Doug says, "we needed a memory chip for the lens crafter"
		Busta says, "doh"
Roger goes home. 		
Roger has disconnected. 		Busta says, "Duramex just makes me think of condoms"
		Doug asks, "haven't found another one of those yet, right?"
DavidW arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Busta says, "the only thing that said memory chip was the id camera in the police station"
		Olly asks, "There wasn't one in the police camera, right?"
		Doug says, "didn't seem like it."
DuoDave arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Busta says, "see, it was pretty vague about it"
		Doug says, "heya David and Dave"
		Doug says, "it seemed like it was saying that it could record onto a memory chip, if only we had one."
		DuoDave says, "i've been here i just havent been in floyd its kind of spammy"
		DavidW says, "My eyes are still adjusting. I'm gonna need a few more minutes"
		Busta says (to davidw), "no worries"
		Doug says, "we got the memory chip from the car key before"
		Busta says, "maybe there's another electronic to find"
		Doug says, "and the safety limiter has a custom memory chip"
		Olly says, "There might be a key in the ambulence."
		Busta exclaims, "but the ambulence is locklarmed!"
		Olly says, "Though it probably won't be a key twice."
		Doug says, "we didn't look too closely at the ambulance, maybe there was something to disassemble."
		Busta asks, "head back?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x scanner" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:46 am / Reserve Bank Station                317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | Above and to the right of each automated door is a Door Scanner. These
Floyd | spherical devices have a glass plane inset in the side facing you, and
Floyd | an eerie red light flickers deep inside each as it waits for you to
Floyd | present a recognizable iris to the scanning laser within.  Until you
Floyd | do so, the door controlled by the scanner will remain closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "It doesn't seem like something that is there just because it should be."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x red light" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:46 am / Reserve Bank Station                317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RED LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "back to the ambulance?"
		Olly exclaims, "To the ambulence!"
		Busta says, "this is where a goto command is really nice"
		Doug asks, "was there anything in Green Residential that we didn't explore, btw?"
		Busta says, "maybe. There were other houses, but they seemed like red herrings"
		Olly says, "I wasn't there then."
		Busta says, "also, we never tried to sneak past the dog"
		Busta says, "dunno if that's a thing"
		Olly says, "Maybe we need to synthesize some tissue to give to the dog."
		Olly says, "(But probably not.)"
		Olly says, "Speaking of dogs. I have to take mine out. I'll come back later."
		Doug says, "yeah, looks like East Cedar Street mentioned three-family houses but we didn't bother to check"
Olly is borne away by a squadron of flying toads. 		Doug says, "oh right, the dog"
		Busta says, "I'm down with giving another look"
		DavidW says, "me too"
		Busta says, "I'm likely not getting to work tomorrow cause of the snoooooow"
		Busta says, "so plenty of time"
		Doug says, "still no snow here in Boston"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:47 am / Transit Capsule                     318
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  Through the windows you can see the Reserve Bank Station.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:48 am / Transit Capsule                     319
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DuoDave says, "snow here too"
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:49 am / Transit Capsule                     320
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:50 am / Transit Capsule                     321
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Commercial Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh right, there were all those clothes"
		Busta says, "maybe the antitheft device has a memory chip inside"
		Doug says, "huh!"
		DavidW asks, "Way after curfew. Transit still runs?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:51 am / Green Commercial Platform           322
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You exit the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Platform
Floyd | Green Commercial One is one of the oldest stations on the Transit web.
Floyd | Although it has been refurbished several times, its age still manages
Floyd | to show through the layers of tile and paint.  The platform opens out
Floyd | at the middle to a lobby area which is dominated by a row of automated
Floyd | doors to the south, which lead to stairways up to the main station.
Floyd | The flow of commuters moves steadily through these doors.  The floor
Floyd | and walls are both extremely scuffed duramex nanotile, and the station
Floyd | name (Green Commercial One) is indicated on a large plaque set into
Floyd | the walls. The platform abuts the Transit web to the north, where a
Floyd | Transit capsule can be seen hovering.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south through the Green Commercial Station door (closed) to
Floyd | Green Commercial Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:52 am / Green Commercial Station            323
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Commercial Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Station
Floyd | Green Commercial One's Transit station usually does most of its
Floyd | business around the rush hours, as Green Residental commuters stop off
Floyd | to take care of errands.  The station is relatively small, but well
Floyd | kept up - the Green Commercial Business Improvement District
Floyd | organization sees to that.  Open doorways lead south to Green
Floyd | Commercial One proper, and a stairway leads down to the doors to the
Floyd | Transit platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Green Commercial Plaza North and down through the
Floyd | Green Commercial Station door to Green Commercial Platform from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:53 am / Green Commercial Plaza North        324
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North
Floyd | Green Commercial One is built around a plaza, and this is its northern
Floyd | end.  No vehicles are permitted within the public areas of Green
Floyd | Commercial One, so the entire area is pedestrian-only.  To the north
Floyd | are the doorways to the Green Commercial Station.  To the east is the
Floyd | NanoMart.  To the west is a storefront bank with an ATM.  The plaza
Floyd | continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Station, south to Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza Center, southeast to The Proletariat Bar, southwest
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to NanoMart, and west to Metro
Floyd | Savings from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:54 am / Green Commercial Plaza Center       325
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza Center
Floyd | This is the center of the Green Commercial Plaza.  There is a fountain
Floyd | here with a bench facing it.  The plaza continues to the north and
Floyd | south; to the east is a bar called (ironically, you hope) the
Floyd | Proletariat.  To the west is a Bistro Paris cafe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza North, northeast to
Floyd | NanoMart, northwest to Metro Savings, south to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South, southeast to Accessorize, east to The Proletariat Bar, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:54 am / Green Commercial Plaza Center       325
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:55 am / Green Commercial Plaza South        326
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | The southern end of the Green Commercial Plaza, which continues to the
Floyd | north.  To the east is Accessorize, a fashion store, and to the west
Floyd | is Garb-oh, a trendy clothing shop.  The south end of the mall is
Floyd | closed off by an elaborate landscaping installation of trees and
Floyd | shrubs, presumably to hide a relatively ugly building behind it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza Center, northeast to The
Floyd | Proletariat Bar, northwest to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to
Floyd | Accessorize, and west through the Garb-oh door (closed) to Garb-oh
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:56 am / Garb-oh                             327
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Garb-oh door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Garb-oh
Floyd | Garb-oh! is a trendy clothing shop.  Images of the shop's icon Greta
Floyd | Garbo abound, each dressed in the clothing item offered on the rack
Floyd | below it.  Jackets, scarves, bandannas, trousers, shirts and more are
Floyd | on inviting display.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the racks are a blue jacket, a red jacket, a white shirt, a green
Floyd | shirt, a blue pair of pants, and a brown pair of pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sales counter runs along the north side of the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see the shopkeeper and the shopper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Garb-oh door to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x red jacket" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:56 am / Garb-oh                             327
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RED JACKET
Floyd |
Floyd | This jacket is a wine red sports coat.  You had thought this style
Floyd | vanished in the 1970s, but here it is.  It is several sizes too small
Floyd | for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an antitheft tag attached to the red jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:56 am / Garb-oh                             327
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the blue jacket's antitheft tag, the red jacket's
Floyd | antitheft tag, the white shirt's antitheft tag, the green shirt's
Floyd | antitheft tag, the blue pair of pants's antitheft tag, or the brown
Floyd | pair of pants's antitheft tag?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x red jacket's tag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:56 am / Garb-oh                             327
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RED JACKET'S TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a small rubberized sealed plastic transponder, perhaps a
Floyd | centimeter thick and two by four centimeters square, with a complex
Floyd | security mechanism for attaching it to products. It is used for
Floyd | inventory control as well as theft prevention; it cannot be removed
Floyd | from a garment without the associated removal tool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hmm"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x shopkeep" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:56 am / Garb-oh                             327
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHOPKEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x shopkeeper" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:56 am / Garb-oh                             327
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHOPKEEPER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the shopkeeper)
Floyd | The shopkeeper is a somewhat frumpy older lady.  You can't help but
Floyd | wonder if she has been deliberately selected for her appearance so as
Floyd | to present a contrast with the merchandise.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopkeeper is empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x counter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:56 am / Garb-oh                             327
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | In the sales counter is a sales drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:56 am / Garb-oh                             327
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the sales drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:57 am / Garb-oh                             328
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach that from here; you'd need to be behind the sales
Floyd | counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | A shopper pulls a jacket off the racks and looks at it critically
Floyd | before returning it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DuoDave asks, "can you search the shopkeeper?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "go behind sales counter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:58 am / Garb-oh                             329
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BEHIND SALES COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to move behind the sales counter, but the shopkeeper glares at
Floyd | you and blocks the way!
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of people enter the store, look around, look at each
Floyd | other and file back out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yeah, need to distract her somehow."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x shopper" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:58 am / Garb-oh                             329
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHOPPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopper is a young woman wearing large headphones, loose clothes.
Floyd | She is bouncing her head in what is probably the rhythm of the song
Floyd | she is listening to, and seems to be paying very little attention to
Floyd | her surroundings.  Every once in a while she pulls an item from a rack
Floyd | and holds it up in front of a mirror before returning it to its place.
Floyd | She is wearing a large shoulder bag.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopper is empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x shoulder bag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:58 am / Garb-oh                             329
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHOULDER BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | An open-topped satchel with a carrying strap meant to be strung over
Floyd | one shoulder.  It is currently over the shoulder of a woman shopper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:58 am / Garb-oh                             329
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to belong to the shopper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh, I know..."
Doug says (to Floyd), "put red jacket in bag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 12:59 am / Garb-oh                             330
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RED JACKET IN BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | (the backpack)
Floyd | You put the red jacket into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put red jacket in shoulder bag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:00 am / Garb-oh                              331
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RED JACKET IN SHOULDER BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You stealthily slide the red jacket into the shoulder bag!
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopper puts down a last item of clothing and drifts towards the
Floyd | door.  As she reaches it, however, the antitheft alarm blares and a
Floyd | strobe light begins to flash!  She stops, frozen in surprise, as the
Floyd | shopkeeper rushes over and grabs her.  A few seconds later, two
Floyd | policemen enter the shop.  The shopkeeper, shopper and police all
Floyd | begin shouting at the same time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "go behind counter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:01 am / Garb-oh                              332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BEHIND COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You move around behind the sales counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Garb-oh (in the sales counter)
Floyd | Garb-oh! is a trendy clothing shop.  Images of the shop's icon Greta
Floyd | Garbo abound, each dressed in the clothing item offered on the rack
Floyd | below it.  Jackets, scarves, bandannas, trousers, shirts and more are
Floyd | on inviting display.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the racks are a blue jacket, a white shirt, a green shirt, a blue
Floyd | pair of pants, and a brown pair of pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a Patrolman, Officer Prescott, the shopkeeper, and
Floyd | the shopper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a wide drawer below the counter level.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Garb-oh door (closed) to Green Commercial
Floyd | Plaza South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DuoDave slinks off to his apartment. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:02 am / Garb-oh                              333
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the sales drawer, revealing a tag remover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "sneaky"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get tag remover" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:02 am / Garb-oh                              333
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET TAG REMOVER
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the safety limiter into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "wow"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x officer prescott" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:02 am / Garb-oh                              333
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OFFICER PRESCOTT
Floyd |
Floyd | A normal-looking Metro Policeman, Prescott is wearing light patrol
Floyd | gear with his holobadge displaying his name and rank across his left
Floyd | breast. Every once in a while, the comm unit attached to his belt
Floyd | murmurs to him through his earpiece.
Floyd |
Floyd | Officer Prescott is carrying a flitterkey.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Olly arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Busta exclaims, "flitterkey!"
		Doug says, "wooo, a flitterkey"
		Doug says, "to his flittervan I guess"
Doug says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:03 am / Garb-oh                              334
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the sales counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Garb-oh
Floyd | Garb-oh! is a trendy clothing shop.  Images of the shop's icon Greta
Floyd | Garbo abound, each dressed in the clothing item offered on the rack
Floyd | below it.  Jackets, scarves, bandannas, trousers, shirts and more are
Floyd | on inviting display.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the racks are a blue jacket, a white shirt, a green shirt, a blue
Floyd | pair of pants, and a brown pair of pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sales counter runs along the north side of the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a Patrolman, Officer Prescott, the shopkeeper, and
Floyd | the shopper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Garb-oh door (closed) to Green Commercial
Floyd | Plaza South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a very quiet beep from somewhere you can't identify.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "What's a flitterkey?"
		Doug says, "a flittervan seems to be an air-car, or maybe a helicopter thingy"
		Doug says, "that dang beep again. wonder if it's something we're carrying"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x brown pants" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:03 am / Garb-oh                              334
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BROWN PANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Brown dungarees are never really in style, ergo they can't ever really
Floyd | be out of style either.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an antitheft tag attached to the brown pair of pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove tag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:04 am / Garb-oh                              335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | (the tag remover)
Floyd | You're not wearing that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove tag from brown pants" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:04 am / Garb-oh                              335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE TAG FROM BROWN PANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get antitheft tag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:04 am / Garb-oh                              335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ANTITHEFT TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the blue jacket's antitheft tag, the white shirt's
Floyd | antitheft tag, the green shirt's antitheft tag, the blue pair of
Floyd | pants's antitheft tag, the brown pair of pants's antitheft tag, or the
Floyd | red jacket's antitheft tag?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta exclaims, "oy!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get brown pants's antitheft tag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:04 am / Garb-oh                              335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BROWN PANTS'S ANTITHEFT TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't remove that bare-handed; you'll need to use the appropriate
Floyd | tool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get brown pants's antitheft tag with tag remover" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:04 am / Garb-oh                              335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BROWN PANTS'S ANTITHEFT TAG WITH TAG REMOVER
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to get the brown pair of
Floyd | pants's antitheft tag.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove brown pants's antitheft tag with tag remover" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:05 am / Garb-oh                              336
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE BROWN PANTS'S ANTITHEFT TAG WITH TAG REMOVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You deftly remove the tag with the tag remover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta exclaims, "yay!"
		Doug says, "sheesh."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:05 am / Garb-oh                              336
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | (the brown pair of pants's antitheft tag)
Floyd | This is a small rubberized sealed plastic transponder, perhaps a
Floyd | centimeter thick and two by four centimeters square, with a complex
Floyd | security mechanism for attaching it to products. It is used for
Floyd | inventory control as well as theft prevention; it cannot be removed
Floyd | from a garment without the associated removal tool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "Goodness."
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove blue pants's antitheft tag with tag remover" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:06 am / Garb-oh                              337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE BLUE PANTS'S ANTITHEFT TAG WITH TAG REMOVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You deftly remove the tag with the tag remover.
Floyd |
Floyd | The police finally search the shopper's shoulder bag, and shake their
Floyd | heads.  They lead her towards the door, one explaining that they'll
Floyd | need to take her statement at the station.  The shopkeeper asks
Floyd | snippily what they'll be doing to protect her stock; Officer Prescott
Floyd | rolls his eyes and says "Lady, we'll have our patrol stop in the plaza
Floyd | out front for a while in case this one has any accomplices, all
Floyd | right?"  They leave, and the shopkeeper watches them go with a
Floyd | somewhat irritatingly smug expression on her face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "do you think we need to snag the flitterkey before he leaves?"
		Doug says, "too late. though I guess they'll be outside for a while"
		Doug asks, "do you think we need more than two tags?"
		Busta says, "oh yeah"
		Busta says, "I dont think so"
Doug says (to Floyd), "open tag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:06 am / Garb-oh                              337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the blue jacket's antitheft tag, the white shirt's
Floyd | antitheft tag, the green shirt's antitheft tag, the blue pair of
Floyd | pants's antitheft tag, the brown pair of pants's antitheft tag, or the
Floyd | tag remover?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "ugh"
		Olly's reader says, "Flit turkey."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:06 am / Garb-oh                              337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to open east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:06 am / Garb-oh                              337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the autodoor, a cyclone light goes off, triggered by
Floyd | the antitheft tag you are carrying!  The attendant hurries over as a
Floyd | policeman rushes in.  The tag is swiftly found!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been arrested! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:06 am / Garb-oh                              337
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Garb-oh
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "lol"
		Doug says, "ok, I guess we have to open it here.."
Doug says (to Floyd), "open brown pants's antitheft tag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:07 am / Garb-oh                              338
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN BROWN PANTS'S ANTITHEFT TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut brown pants's antitheft tag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:08 am / Garb-oh                              339
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT BROWN PANTS'S ANTITHEFT TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd need to cut the brown pair of pants's antitheft tag with
Floyd | something; you can't do it bare-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut brown pants's antitheft tag with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:09 am / Garb-oh                              340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT BROWN PANTS'S ANTITHEFT TAG WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the drop message into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully cut open the tag with your knife and peel back the
Floyd | plastic to reveal a blank memory chip.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a small red light in the corner of your vision which vanishes
Floyd | as you turn to look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta exclaims, "memory chip!"
		Doug says, "yay!"
Olly says (to Floyd), "take memory chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:09 am / Garb-oh                              340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MEMORY CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the lost camera into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut blue pants's antitheft tag with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:09 am / Garb-oh                              340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT BLUE PANTS'S ANTITHEFT TAG WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the pager into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully cut open the tag with your knife and peel back the
Floyd | plastic to reveal a blank memory chip.
Floyd |
Floyd | Security surveillance spots you openly carrying a weapon.  Police rush
Floyd | in!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been arrested! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It seems like only hours ago we were finding our first memory chip."
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:09 am / Garb-oh                              340
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Garb-oh
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "sigh, inventory limits."
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:09 am / Garb-oh                              340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a blue pair of pants's antitheft tag
Floyd |   a brown pair of pants's antitheft tag
Floyd |     a blank memory chip
Floyd |   a tag remover
Floyd |   a receive chip
Floyd |   a pager (open but empty)
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open)
Floyd |     a lost camera
Floyd |     a drop message
Floyd |     a safety limiter
Floyd |     a soldering iron
Floyd |     a lockblade knife
Floyd |     a laptop
Floyd |     some solder
Floyd |     a car key
Floyd |     a thermos (open but empty)
Floyd |     a cotter pin
Floyd |     a multitool
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "drop blue" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:09 am / Garb-oh                              340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the blue pair of pants's antitheft tag)
Floyd | The attendant spots you dropping an antitheft tag on the floor.
Floyd | Suspicious, she presses her alarm and runs over, calling for police!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been arrested! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I LOATHE inventory limits"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:09 am / Garb-oh                              340
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Garb-oh
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf10" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Time: 1:09 am / Garb-oh                              340
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "uh-oh"
		Doug says, "lotsa ways to die here!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "put blue on rack" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:10 am / Garb-oh                              341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BLUE ON RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the blue pair of pants's antitheft tag on the racks)
Floyd | You put the blue pair of pants's antitheft tag on the racks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get memory chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:10 am / Garb-oh                              341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET MEMORY CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put brown on racks" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:11 am / Garb-oh                              342
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BROWN ON RACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the brown pair of pants's antitheft tag on the racks)
Floyd | You put the brown pair of pants's antitheft tag on the racks.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of people enter the store, look around, look at each
Floyd | other and file back out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I think we'll just have to come back if we need a second memory chip"
Olly says (to Floyd), "put knife in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:12 am / Garb-oh                              343
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KNIFE IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the lockblade knife into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "Probably."
		Doug asks, "so, do we use the memory chip in the lens crafter, or the id camera?"
		Olly asks, "Well, the camera writes and the crafter reads, yes?"
		Doug says, "good point!"
		Doug asks, "so, back to the police station?"
		Olly says, "Guess so. I don't remember how to get there."
		Doug asks, "do you think we need to do anything at the Bistro or the NanoMart?"
		Doug says, "they seemed like dead ends"
		Doug says, "I guess we have to come back here for the lens crafter anyway"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:13 am / Green Commercial Plaza South         344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Garb-oh door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | The southern end of the Green Commercial Plaza, which continues to the
Floyd | north.  To the east is Accessorize, a fashion store, and to the west
Floyd | is Garb-oh, a trendy clothing shop.  The south end of the mall is
Floyd | closed off by an elaborate landscaping installation of trees and
Floyd | shrubs, presumably to hide a relatively ugly building behind it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza Center, northeast to The
Floyd | Proletariat Bar, northwest to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to
Floyd | Accessorize, and west through the Garb-oh door to Garb-oh from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have the sudden feeling that you're being followed, but have no
Floyd | idea by whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:13 am / Green Commercial Plaza South         344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BRIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | Valley of Steel is now in its "brief" printing mode, which gives long
Floyd | descriptions of places never before visited and short descriptions
Floyd | otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "Thanks."
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:14 am / Green Commercial Plaza Center        345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza Center
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza North, northeast to
Floyd | NanoMart, northwest to Metro Savings, south to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South, southeast to Accessorize, east to The Proletariat Bar, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A surveillance camera atop a nearby streetlight swivels silently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hm, not very brief. too many non-description messages."
Doug says (to Floyd), "superbrief" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:14 am / Green Commercial Plaza Center        345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SUPERBRIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | Valley of Steel 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 | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:14 am / Green Commercial Plaza Center        345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BRIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | Valley of Steel is now in its "brief" printing mode, which gives long
Floyd | descriptions of places never before visited and short descriptions
Floyd | otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "Well, it is an improvement, anyway."
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:15 am / Green Commercial Plaza North         346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Station, south to Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza Center, southeast to The Proletariat Bar, southwest
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to NanoMart, and west to Metro
Floyd | Savings from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "are you on a screenreader?"
		Olly nods.
		Doug says, "oh, I didn't see the patrol car"
		Olly says, "Not exactly a screen reader, but a MUD client that reads output."
		Doug says, "shrug."
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:16 am / Green Commercial Station             347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Station
Floyd | You can go south to Green Commercial Plaza North and down through the
Floyd | Green Commercial Station door (closed) to Green Commercial Platform
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "ahh ok"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:16 am / Green Commercial Station             347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), ">d" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:16 am / Green Commercial Station             347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > >D
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:17 am / Green Commercial Platform            348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Commercial Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Platform
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south through the Green Commercial Station door to Green
Floyd | Commercial Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A commuter walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "doh, just missed a capsule"
Doug says (to Floyd), "z wait for capsule" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:17 am / Green Commercial Platform            348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z WAIT FOR CAPSULE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), " wait for capsule" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:39 am / Green Commercial Platform            370
Floyd | >
Floyd | >  WAIT FOR CAPSULE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a small mouse scurry along the Transit Web and vanish back
Floyd | into the tunnels.
Floyd |
Floyd | A commuter walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | A light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of
Floyd | displaced air, the Transit Capsule slides smoothly into Green
Floyd | Commercial Platform and comes to a stop, hovering in the Web.  The
Floyd | doors slide open and a few commuters enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A commuter walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:40 am / Transit Capsule                      371
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  Through the windows you can see the Green Commercial
Floyd | Platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait for next stop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:40 am / Transit Capsule                      371
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR NEXT STOP
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait for stop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:40 am / Transit Capsule                      371
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR STOP
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z. z. z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:43 am / Transit Capsule                      374
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z. Z. Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny surveillance camera you're sure you didn't see before swivels
Floyd | to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:44 am / Transit Capsule                      375
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Residential Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:45 am / Green Residential Platform           376
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You exit the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Platform
Floyd | Green Residential's platform serves mostly residential commuters.
Floyd | There is an exit at the center of the platform which leads east
Floyd | through a set of closed automatic doors to a stairway leading up to
Floyd | the main station, just next to a large plaque with the name of the
Floyd | station on it.  The platform abuts the Transit web to the west, where
Floyd | a Transit capsule hovers impatiently.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Green Residential Station door (closed) to
Floyd | Green Residential Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "figure we might as well try the dog again while we're here."
		Busta says, "sure"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:46 am / Green Residential Station            377
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Residential Station door)
Floyd | The Eye Scanner laser delicately probes your iris, and the doors slide
Floyd | smoothly open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Station
Floyd | You can go east to Primrose & Cedar and down through the Green
Floyd | Residential Station door to Green Residential Platform from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly asks, "Are we starting to be noticed?"
		Doug says, "yeah, seems like more surveillance cameras lately"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:47 am / Primrose & Cedar                     378
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Primrose & Cedar
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Residential Park, south to South Primrose
Floyd | Lane, east to East Cedar Street, and west to Green Residential Station
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:48 am / East Cedar Street                    379
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East Cedar Street
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go west to Primrose & Cedar from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:48 am / East Cedar Street                    379
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:48 am / East Cedar Street                    379
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | East Cedar Street
Floyd | Cedar Street comes to an end in a cul-de-sac here.  There are
Floyd | residential buildings to the north, east and south.  Typical for the
Floyd | area, they are three-family houses with common entrances.  Their lawns
Floyd | are neatly trimmed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go west to Primrose & Cedar from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x residential buildings" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:48 am / East Cedar Street                    379
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | A set of residential buildings with neatly trimmed lawns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:48 am / East Cedar Street                    379
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:48 am / East Cedar Street                    379
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x lawns" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:48 am / East Cedar Street                    379
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LAWNS
Floyd |
Floyd | A set of residential buildings with neatly trimmed lawns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ok nevermind! random dead end!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "enter residential building" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:48 am / East Cedar Street                    379
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to enter the residential
Floyd | buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "enter residential buildings" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:49 am / East Cedar Street                    380
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:50 am / Primrose & Cedar                     381
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Primrose & Cedar
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Residential Park, south to South Primrose
Floyd | Lane, east to East Cedar Street, and west to Green Residential Station
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:51 am / South Primrose Lane                  382
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Primrose Lane
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Primrose & Cedar and east to Front Path from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:51 am / South Primrose Lane                  382
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | South Primrose Lane
Floyd | Primrose Lane continues to the north.  To the south is a boarded-up
Floyd | empty house; sumac plants can be seen peeking over the top of the
Floyd | dilapidated fencing.  The fence has a plastic tarp strung behind it
Floyd | which prevents you from seeing much of the house.  To the west is a
Floyd | single-family home with a large warning sign and an enormous dog on
Floyd | the front lawn.  To the east is a three-family residence's front path.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Primrose & Cedar and east to Front Path from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:51 am / South Primrose Lane                  382
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "is it not a real way"

Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | It reads "YOUR SKIN MUST BE THIS THICK (here there is a lifelike
Floyd | picture of a dog's tooth, perhaps an inch long) TO BURGLE THIS HOUSE."
Floyd | There is an arrow pointing down and to the side, which actually points
Floyd | at the dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "wow. hint hint"
		Doug says, "haha"
		Doug asks, "so we need skin grafts?"
Olly says (to Floyd), "l dog" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:51 am / South Primrose Lane                  382
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | This snoozing beast must mass thirty kilos or more.  Its ancestry
Floyd | appears to include Mastiff, Doberman Pinscher, Rottweiler and tribble.
Floyd | You have no desire to get anywhere near it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "or armor"
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Time: 1:51 am / South Primrose Lane                  382
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "burgle" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:51 am / South Primrose Lane                  382
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BURGLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:51 am / South Primrose Lane                  382
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the lawn of the house, the large dog raises its head
Floyd | to look at you and growls, softly but very communicatively.  You
Floyd | decide discretion is the better part of valor and retreat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:52 am / South Primrose Lane                  383
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any holes in the fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x fence" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:52 am / South Primrose Lane                  383
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | A combination of cyclone fence and plastic sheeting, it blocks your
Floyd | view.  You can hear rustling from behind it, as of people moving
Floyd | around furtively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:53 am / South Primrose Lane                  384
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Did the police have forcefield suits or anything for gunfight situations?"
		Busta says, "not that I noticed"
Olly says (to Floyd), "l sheeting" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:53 am / South Primrose Lane                  384
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L SHEETING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Olly says (to Floyd), "cut fence" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:54 am / South Primrose Lane                  385
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd need to cut the fence with something; you can't do it
Floyd | bare-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says (to DavidW), ""light patrol gear""
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut fence with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:55 am / South Primrose Lane                  386
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT FENCE WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | That won't cut cyclone fencing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut sheeting with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:55 am / South Primrose Lane                  386
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT SHEETING WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x sumac" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:55 am / South Primrose Lane                  386
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SUMAC
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the tops of a few trees over the top of the fence.  Their
Floyd | leaves are greenish red, waving out of reach in the slight breeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "climb fence" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:56 am / South Primrose Lane                  387
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | The gaps are too small for your toes and you're not strong enough to
Floyd | climb it with only your fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "More likely anti-dog idea: a stun gun, taser, or tranq dart."
Doug says (to Floyd), "climb fence with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:56 am / South Primrose Lane                  387
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB FENCE WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to climb the fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "I reckon the sheeting is behind the fencing."
		Doug says, "or food"
		Doug says, "from the bistro maybe"
Olly says (to Floyd), "put knife in pack" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:57 am / South Primrose Lane                  388
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KNIFE IN PACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the lockblade knife into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "we don't have money, but maybe we can fix the ATM at some point"
		Busta asks, "what do we need money for?"
		Doug says, "of course I don't know why we'd want to burgle this particular house."
		Olly says, "Because it's there."
		Doug says (to Busta), "for food at the bistro"
		Busta says, "ahh"
		Doug asks, "ok, back on the transit?"
		Busta says, "sure"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:57 am / South Primrose Lane                  388
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the lawn of the house, the large dog raises its head
Floyd | to look at you and growls, softly but very communicatively.  You
Floyd | decide discretion is the better part of valor and retreat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:58 am / Primrose & Cedar                     389
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Primrose & Cedar
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Residential Park, south to South Primrose
Floyd | Lane, east to East Cedar Street, and west to Green Residential Station
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:59 am / Green Residential Station            390
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Station
Floyd | You can go east to Primrose & Cedar and down through the Green
Floyd | Residential Station door (closed) to Green Residential Platform from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:00 am / Green Residential Platform           391
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Residential Station door)
Floyd | The Door Scanner scans your iris to determine your identity.  The
Floyd | Transit Security and Accounting Subroutine determines that you have a
Floyd | legitimate account with the Transit system, and the doors slide
Floyd | smoothly open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Platform
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Green Residential Station door to Green
Floyd | Residential Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:00 am / Green Residential Platform           391
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | A barrier fence with closed autodoors blocks your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait for transit" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:09 am / Green Residential Platform           400
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR TRANSIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Warning lights along the platform edge begin to blink rapidly.  A
Floyd | light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep moan and gust of wind, an
Floyd | express Transit Capsule blasts through Green Residential and vanishes
Floyd | into the darkness once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | A light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of
Floyd | displaced air, the Transit Capsule slides smoothly into Green
Floyd | Residential Platform and comes to a stop, hovering in the Web.  The
Floyd | doors slide open and a few commuters enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:10 am / Transit Capsule                      401
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  Through the windows you can see the Green Residential
Floyd | Platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny surveillance camera you're sure you didn't see before swivels
Floyd | to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x surveillance" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:10 am / Transit Capsule                      401
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SURVEILLANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the surveillance cameras or the Public Surveillance
Floyd | Notice?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x surveillance camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:10 am / Transit Capsule                      401
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SURVEILLANCE CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z. z. z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:13 am / Transit Capsule                      404
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z. Z. Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I'm getting the feeling that the beeps and camera messages are just flavor text"
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:14 am / Transit Capsule                      405
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Service Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yeah, I was thinking that too."
		Doug says, "ambient messages"
		Busta says, "and someone at the end in the tower is going to say 'I'm the Architect, and have been watching you Neo carry out my plans this whole time'"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:15 am / Green Service Platform               406
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You exit the Transit Capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Service Platform
Floyd | Green Service One's platform is underground.  It serves mostly city
Floyd | workers during the day.  There is an exit at the center of the
Floyd | platform which leads north through a set of closed automatic doors to
Floyd | a stairway leading up to the main station, just next to a large plaque
Floyd | with the name of the station on it.  The platform abuts the Transit
Floyd | web to the south, where a Transit capsule hovers impatiently in the
Floyd | web.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north through the Green Service Station door (closed) to
Floyd | Green Service Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:16 am / Green Service Station                407
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Service Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Service Station
Floyd | You can go north to Government Square South and down through the Green
Floyd | Service Station door to Green Service Platform from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:17 am / Government Square South              408
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Government Square South
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Government Square North, northeast to Hospital
Floyd | Entrance, northwest to Police Station Steps, south to Green Service
Floyd | Station, and east to Hospital Driveway from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:18 am / Police Station Steps                 409
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Police Station Steps
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go southeast to Government Square South, east to Government
Floyd | Square North, and west to the Front Desk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:19 am / Front Desk                           410
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk
Floyd | You can see Sergeant Ramirez here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Booking and east to Police Station Steps from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:20 am / Booking                              411
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Booking
Floyd | You can see an ID camera here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to the Front Desk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put memory chip in id camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:21 am / Booking                              412
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MEMORY CHIP IN ID CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the blank memory chip into the film slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ok!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x id camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:21 am / Booking                              412
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ID CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | A battered but serviceable device, this is a high resolution
Floyd | holocamera used by the police for recording suspects" identities.  It
Floyd | can either record to a local server if one is available, or to a
Floyd | standard Memory chip placed in its memory slot. It is securely
Floyd | attached to the countertop with a security chain to prevent anyone
Floyd | from walking off with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "But now what do we do? We can't photograph ourselves."
		Doug says, "we need someone else's iris"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:21 am / Booking                              412
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | (the ID camera)
Floyd | The camera is chained down securely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "Maybe we do need to pick it up."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x chain" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:21 am / Booking                              412
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin chain, almost a cable.  It has been visibly repaired in the
Floyd | past.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take obnoxious selfie" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:21 am / Booking                              412
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE OBNOXIOUS SELFIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "solder chain" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:22 am / Booking                              413
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOLDER CHAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to combine?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "melt chain with iron" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:22 am / Booking                              413
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MELT CHAIN WITH IRON
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Olly says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:22 am / Booking                              413
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a tag remover
Floyd |   a receive chip
Floyd |   a pager (open but empty)
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open)
Floyd |     a lockblade knife
Floyd |     a lost camera
Floyd |     a drop message
Floyd |     a safety limiter
Floyd |     a soldering iron
Floyd |     a laptop
Floyd |     some solder
Floyd |     a car key
Floyd |     a thermos (open but empty)
Floyd |     a cotter pin
Floyd |     a multitool
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove chain with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:23 am / Booking                              414
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE CHAIN WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove id camera with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:24 am / Booking                              415
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE ID CAMERA WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Olly says (to Floyd), "cut chair with car key" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:24 am / Booking                              415
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT CHAIR WITH CAR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Olly says (to Floyd), "cut chain with car key" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:25 am / Booking                              416
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT CHAIN WITH CAR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to be a part of the ID camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting that would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut chain with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:25 am / Booking                              416
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT CHAIN WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to be a part of the ID camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting that would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | Security surveillance spots you openly carrying a weapon.  Police rush
Floyd | in!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been arrested! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:25 am / Booking                              416
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Booking
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "We tried that already."
Olly says (to Floyd), "break chain" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:26 am / Booking                              417
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK CHAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "maybe we need to get Ramirez to come in here"
		Olly says, "Yes, possibly."
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:27 am / Front Desk                           418
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk
Floyd | You can see Sergeant Ramirez here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Booking and east to Police Station Steps from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Dog teeth chew chain"
		Olly says, "Hey gumpy policeman, come in here so I can steal your identity."
		Busta says, "or we need to get someone arrested"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask ramirez about booking" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:28 am / Front Desk                           419
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK RAMIREZ ABOUT BOOKING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Look, kid, why don't you let me get some work done?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask ramirez about id camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:29 am / Front Desk                           420
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK RAMIREZ ABOUT ID CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, yeah, you and everybody else�"
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask ramirez about prescott" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:30 am / Front Desk                           421
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK RAMIREZ ABOUT PRESCOTT
Floyd |
Floyd | The sergeant snorts and ignores you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "oh, for suggested quips"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask ramirez about shoplifter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:31 am / Front Desk                           422
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK RAMIREZ ABOUT SHOPLIFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The sergeant snorts and ignores you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tell ramirez about ponyfriend" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:32 am / Front Desk                           423
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL RAMIREZ ABOUT PONYFRIEND
Floyd |
Floyd | "Look, kid, why don't you let me get some work done?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly asks, "Maybe if we planted an antitheft tag on someone?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:32 am / Front Desk                           423
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk
Floyd | This is the front desk of the police station. A harried sergeant is
Floyd | manning the desk, and are so busy they don't even have time to give
Floyd | you more than a brief scowl.  To the north is a security gate leading
Floyd | into the police station proper, and to the south is an open area with
Floyd | a sign reading "BOOKING."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Sergeant Ramirez here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Booking and east to Police Station Steps from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "the problem is we can't take them out of the store"
		Olly says, "Yeah, but other people can't either."
		Busta asks, "did the shoplifting lady show up for booking?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:33 am / Booking                              424
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Booking
Floyd | You can see an ID camera here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to the Front Desk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x poster" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:33 am / Booking                              424
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The poster has an almost laughably crude and kitschy burly policeman
Floyd | chasing a pair of hoodlums while blowing a whistle and brandishing a
Floyd | nightstick.  The hoodlums are leaving a trail of iconic Drug
Floyd | Paraphernalia.  A caption reads "If you see any DRUG ACTIVITY, report
Floyd | it AT ONCE to your FRIENDLY LOCAL POLICE."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "oh, report drug activity"
		Doug says, "oh!"
Olly says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:34 am / Front Desk                           425
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk
Floyd | You can see Sergeant Ramirez here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Booking and east to Police Station Steps from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yeah, I was just thinking of taking a picture of the poster, but that makes more sense"
Olly says (to Floyd), "report drug activity" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:34 am / Front Desk                           425
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REPORT DRUG ACTIVITY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tell ramirez about drug activity" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:35 am / Front Desk                           426
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL RAMIREZ ABOUT DRUG ACTIVITY
Floyd |
Floyd | Sergeant Ramirez snorts.  "Did you actually witness drug trafficking?"
Floyd | he asks.  When you shake your head, he sighs theatrically and goes
Floyd | back to his paperwork.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "hm, did we?"
		Olly says, "Darn."
		Busta says, "we are terrible liars"
		Olly says (to Busta), "It's in a good cause."
		Olly says, "I think."
		Olly says, "I don't really know what we are trying to do."
		Doug asks, "maybe there are drugs at the bistro?"
		Olly says, "Or in the hospital."
		Busta says, "I should say, we are highly unskilled liars"
		Olly says, "Ohh."
		Busta says, "or at the shady bar"
		Olly asks, "What's the name of this game?"
		Doug says, "Valley of Steel"
		Busta says, "I bet Roberto traffics drugs across the border"
		Olly says, "Oh, right."
		Doug says, "oh huh, forgot about Roberto"
Doug says (to Floyd), "tell ramirez about roberto" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:36 am / Front Desk                           427
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL RAMIREZ ABOUT ROBERTO
Floyd |
Floyd | The sergeant snorts and ignores you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "Even if he doesn't, maybe we can convince the police that he does."
		Doug says, "I'm kinda fading. May need to bow out soon."
		Olly says, "I am a bit, too."
		Busta says, "up to you guys"
		Olly turns into a pumpkin.
		Busta exclaims, "it's not even midnight yet though!"
		Doug says, "yeah, feel free to continue without me"
		Olly says, "It is somewhere."
		Doug says, "maybe DavidW is rested enough to have some more brainstorms"
		Busta asks, "are you interested in picking this up again another time? or letting it go?"
		DavidW says, "I'm a bit lost right now, but I'm willing to continue at another time."
		Olly nods.
		Busta says, "well I'll check for you guys like tomorrow night or something"
		DavidW says, "I'll probably have to play on my own to catch up."
		Doug says, "I'd like to continue some time, though I may resort to hints"
		Doug says, "I could be here tomorrow, no plans at the moment"
		Busta says, "I got no plans to hold me down"
		Olly says, "I might be here. If I'm not you should play anyway."
		DavidW says, "I have plans for the morning."
		Olly says, "I'm a visitor in this game."
Busta says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "cfvalley" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:36 am / Front Desk                           427
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "ok to quit?"
		Olly nods.
		Doug says, "oops, maybe shoulda picked a new name in case DavidW wanted to pick up from where we saved before"
		DavidW says, "s'ok"
		Busta says, "oooops"
Busta says (to Floyd), "..DavidW sorry..." 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:36 am / Front Desk                           427
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ..DAVIDW SORRY...
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "though it's probably not too hard to play from the beginning."
		Busta says, "err, you get what I mean :)"
Olly is borne away by a squadron of flying toads. 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
Busta 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?" 		
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Busta says, "before I hurt myself"
Doug has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Busta has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Doug says, "anyway, thanks for playing some more!" 		


***** NEXT SESSION *****

Firion arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Doug says, "hm, no sign of Busta." 		
Doug arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Ellison says, "I think you have to say his name three times, like 'Beetlejuice'"
		McMartin asks, "Is 'BrenBarn' saying it once or twice?"
		Doug says, "busta Busta BUSTA"
Busta arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Busta has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Busta arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Gerynar arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Doug says, "hey whoa, it worked"
		Doug says, "hi Busta"
		Doug says, "I just made dinner but I could play in a little while"
		Busta says, "heya, sure thing"
Gerynar disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		
Floyd says (to Doug), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask valleyofsteel" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A rare moment of rest.  Your mission to steal specifications of the
Floyd | MitKlein Encapsulation - the ID transponder embedded in every
Floyd | citizen's head, even yours - was successful, and you transmitted your
Floyd | report to Central early this morning.   You expect a new assignment
Floyd | soon, even if it is only instructions to fall back into a cover
Floyd | identity, as you have been on the front lines of the underground
Floyd | struggle against Homeland Security nearly from the start.  Giving up
Floyd | your birth identity and life, moving instead into the flickery
Floyd | half-existence of an underground operative, you've sabotaged, stolen,
Floyd | publicized, verified and fought for years now.  Hopefully, this last
Floyd | mission means that a strategy to counter the government's ubiquitous
Floyd | tagging of citizens is being worked out at levels above your own head.
Floyd |
Floyd | For now, you have found yourself a small quiet park in a quiet corner
Floyd | of the City.
Floyd |
Floyd | Welcome to the future.  Every citizen has been scanned, chipped,
Floyd | folded, spindled and mutilated - and it's enough to make you scream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Valley of Steel
Floyd | A tale of the surveillance society by The Custodian of
Floyd | [LINK]
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 130528 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Park
Floyd | Primrose Street ends here in a small circular cul-de-sac.  You're in a
Floyd | small green park to the north of this, bounded on its three other
Floyd | sides by high fences.  A few trees rise over well-manicured grass.
Floyd | There is a curfew sign at the park's entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cfvalley" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:36 am / Front Desk                           427
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks (of Busta), "still there?"
DuoDave arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Busta exclaims, "yup!"
		Doug asks, "remember where we were?"
		Busta says, "police station I think"
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:36 am / Front Desk                           427
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk
Floyd | This is the front desk of the police station. A harried sergeant is
Floyd | manning the desk, and are so busy they don't even have time to give
Floyd | you more than a brief scowl.  To the north is a security gate leading
Floyd | into the police station proper, and to the south is an open area with
Floyd | a sign reading "BOOKING."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Sergeant Ramirez here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Booking and east to Police Station Steps from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "we were trying to figure out how to blame someone for drug activity"
		Doug says, "right"
		Busta says, "or find some drugs to plant on someone"
		Doug says, "hm, I wonder if we can get the holoportrait of Zuzu"
		Doug says, "and take a picture of his iris"
		Busta says, "oh, that's a good thought"
		Busta asks, "do you want to drive?"
		Doug asks, "anything else to try here in Government Square before going back to Paris Bistro?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "read notice" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:36 am / Front Desk                           427
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd | A mounted sign which reads: PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE AREA.  ALL ACTIVITY
Floyd | MONITORED FOR HOMELAND SECURITY.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:36 am / Front Desk                           427
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "no, I think commercial is good"

Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The gate is securely locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x gate" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:36 am / Front Desk                           427
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | A scarred metal security gate of bars and mesh.  A bare hallway is
Floyd | visible trough it.  It is locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x lock" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:36 am / Front Desk                           427
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:37 am / Police Station Steps                 428
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Police Station Steps
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go southeast to Government Square South, east to Government
Floyd | Square North, and west to the Front Desk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:38 am / Government Square South              429
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Government Square South
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Government Square North, northeast to Hospital
Floyd | Entrance, northwest to Police Station Steps, south to Green Service
Floyd | Station, and east to Hospital Driveway from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:39 am / Green Service Station                430
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Service Station
Floyd | You can go north to Government Square South and down through the Green
Floyd | Service Station door (closed) to Green Service Platform from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:40 am / Green Service Platform               431
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Service Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Service Platform
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north through the Green Service Station door to Green
Floyd | Service Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:41 am / Transit Capsule                      432
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  Through the windows you can see the Green Service Platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z. z. z. z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:45 am / Transit Capsule                      436
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z. Z. Z. Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A nearby commuter's handheld begins beeping loudly.  She hurriedly
Floyd | shuts it off.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Reserve Bank Station and comes to a stop,
Floyd | hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters enter
Floyd | and exit the capsule.
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z. z. z. z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:49 am / Transit Capsule                      440
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z. Z. Z. Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:50 am / Transit Capsule                      441
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Commercial Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:51 am / Green Commercial Platform            442
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You exit the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Platform
Floyd | Green Commercial One is one of the oldest stations on the Transit web.
Floyd | Although it has been refurbished several times, its age still manages
Floyd | to show through the layers of tile and paint.  The platform opens out
Floyd | at the middle to a lobby area which is dominated by a row of automated
Floyd | doors to the south, which lead to stairways up to the main station.
Floyd | The flow of commuters moves steadily through these doors.  The floor
Floyd | and walls are both extremely scuffed duramex nanotile, and the station
Floyd | name (Green Commercial One) is indicated on a large plaque set into
Floyd | the walls. The platform abuts the Transit web to the north, where a
Floyd | Transit capsule can be seen hovering.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south through the Green Commercial Station door (closed) to
Floyd | Green Commercial Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:52 am / Green Commercial Station             443
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Commercial Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Station
Floyd | You can go south to Green Commercial Plaza North and down through the
Floyd | Green Commercial Station door to Green Commercial Platform from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DuoDave disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:53 am / Green Commercial Plaza North         444
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Station, south to Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza Center, southeast to The Proletariat Bar, southwest
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to NanoMart, and west to Metro
Floyd | Savings from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:54 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        445
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Bistro Paris
Floyd | You can see Officer Prescott and a trash can (in which is some
Floyd | rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast to Green Commercial Plaza North, southeast to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South, east to Green Commercial Plaza Center,
Floyd | and west to Bistro Paris Restroom from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "oh huh, what's Officer Prescott doing here?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask prescott about shoplifter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:55 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        446
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PRESCOTT ABOUT SHOPLIFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x prescott" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:55 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        446
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PRESCOTT
Floyd |
Floyd | A normal-looking Metro Policeman, Prescott is wearing light patrol
Floyd | gear with his holobadge displaying his name and rank across his left
Floyd | breast. Every once in a while, the comm unit attached to his belt
Floyd | murmurs to him through his earpiece. At the moment, he's sitting at a
Floyd | table nursing a coffee.
Floyd |
Floyd | Officer Prescott is carrying a flitterkey.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get flitterkey" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:55 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        446
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET FLITTERKEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to belong to Officer Prescott.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "X flitterkey" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:55 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        446
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLITTERKEY
Floyd |
Floyd | the flitterkey is a scuffed, hardened ballistic plastic transponder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "do we need to build something with the receiver chip to get the info?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:55 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        446
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Bistro Paris
Floyd | This is a branch of the popular lunch and coffee shop Bistro Paris.
Floyd | There are a few tables near the front.  A restroom is to the west.  On
Floyd | the north wall, opposite the counter, is a collection of Paris-themed
Floyd | prints.  In the center is a large holoportrait of the chain's owner,
Floyd | Zuzu, and a sign claiming that the Bistro Paris has restaurants here,
Floyd | in the Reserve Bank Spacescraper, and in London.  A server behind the
Floyd | counter is waiting on several customers.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Officer Prescott and a trash can (in which is some
Floyd | rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast to Green Commercial Plaza North, southeast to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South, east to Green Commercial Plaza Center,
Floyd | and west to Bistro Paris Restroom from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get holoportrait" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:55 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        446
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET HOLOPORTRAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x holoportrait" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:55 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        446
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOLOPORTRAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | This portrait is somewhat horribly overdone.  In it, Zuzu's face, in
Floyd | three-quarter profile, floats in front of what appears to be this very
Floyd | restaurant.  Her face is so large and detailed that you're sure they
Floyd | had to edit out her pores, although they probably left her bright
Floyd | green eye unretouched.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "bright green eye!"
		Busta says, "yup, you were right"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:55 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        446
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | A cheap piece of integral electronics, made cheaper by the fact that
Floyd | any portable or phone has a perfectly good camera in it.  It has a
Floyd | built-in flash, and is typically linked to a cell phone or other
Floyd | handheld for displaying and storing photos.  This camera has been
Floyd | cracked open, revealing its internal electronics.  A capacitor (for
Floyd | the flash unit) and battery are available, as are numerous circuit
Floyd | connection points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hm, maybe we were supposed to put the memory chip into this camera"
		Busta says, "no, I think we do need to take it to the police station"
		Doug says, "yeah, to put it on the wall with the blue background"
Doug says (to Floyd), "take picture" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:55 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        446
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to take picture of?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "zuzu" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:55 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        446
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ZUZU
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "take picture of holoportrait" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:55 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        446
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PICTURE OF HOLOPORTRAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to take picture of the portrait with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:56 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera emits an artificial-sounding "CLICK" noise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:56 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | A cheap piece of integral electronics, made cheaper by the fact that
Floyd | any portable or phone has a perfectly good camera in it.  It has a
Floyd | built-in flash, and is typically linked to a cell phone or other
Floyd | handheld for displaying and storing photos.  This camera has been
Floyd | cracked open, revealing its internal electronics.  A capacitor (for
Floyd | the flash unit) and battery are available, as are numerous circuit
Floyd | connection points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh, need to link it to a cell phone or other handheld"
		Busta says, "yeah"
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:56 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a car key
Floyd |   a tag remover
Floyd |   a receive chip
Floyd |   a pager (open but empty)
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open)
Floyd |     a lockblade knife
Floyd |     a lost camera
Floyd |     a drop message
Floyd |     a safety limiter
Floyd |     a soldering iron
Floyd |     a laptop
Floyd |     some solder
Floyd |     a thermos (open but empty)
Floyd |     a cotter pin
Floyd |     a multitool
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "what happened to our memory chip?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "link pager to camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:56 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        447
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LINK PAGER TO CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "we put it in the ID camera"
		Busta says, "oh, ok"
Doug says (to Floyd), "connect pager with camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:57 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        448
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONNECT PAGER WITH CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the lost camera)
Floyd | The pager won't attach to the lost camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x pager" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:57 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        448
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAGER
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like a pretty old-school radio pager.  It also looks like it
Floyd | isn't working; the display is fogged over, there are no lights on it,
Floyd | and one of the two buttons on the front is missing. There is a small
Floyd | sliding panel on the back, which is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:57 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        448
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | A small (8x8cm) solar panel set into the lid, apparently powering
Floyd | something embedded beneath in the trash can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x pager panel" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:57 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        448
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAGER PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the pager.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x sliding panel" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:57 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        448
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SLIDING PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "sigh"
		Busta says, "nah, the pager is probably an old number display only"
		Doug says, "oh, that's probably where we got the receiver chip"
		Busta says, "yup"
Doug says (to Floyd), "put receiver chip in camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:57 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        448
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RECEIVER CHIP IN CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put receive chip in camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:58 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        449
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RECEIVE CHIP IN CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x flash unit" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:58 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        449
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLASH UNIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x capacitor in camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:58 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        449
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAPACITOR IN CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "can we go get another memory chip from the store?"
		Doug says, "I guess"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:59 am / Green Commercial Plaza Center        450
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza Center
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza North, northeast to
Floyd | NanoMart, northwest to Metro Savings, south to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South, southeast to Accessorize, east to The Proletariat Bar, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:00 am / Green Commercial Plaza South         451
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | A parked police flitter, armored and festooned with lights, looms
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza Center, northeast to The
Floyd | Proletariat Bar, northwest to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to
Floyd | Accessorize, and west through the Garb-oh door (closed) to Garb-oh
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:01 am / Garb-oh                              452
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Garb-oh door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Garb-oh
Floyd | On the racks are a brown pair of pants's antitheft tag, a blue pair of
Floyd | pants's antitheft tag, a blue jacket, a white shirt, a green shirt, a
Floyd | blue pair of pants, and a brown pair of pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sales counter runs along the north side of the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see the shopkeeper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Garb-oh door to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:02 am / Garb-oh                              453
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopkeeper blocks you again.  You need a distraction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "get blue pair of pants's antitheft tag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:02 am / Garb-oh                              453
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BLUE PAIR OF PANTS'S ANTITHEFT TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the pager into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh right"
		Doug says, "we already got the tag remover"
Busta says (to Floyd), "cut blue pair of pants's antitheft tag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:03 am / Garb-oh                              454
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT BLUE PAIR OF PANTS'S ANTITHEFT TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd need to cut the blue pair of pants's antitheft tag with
Floyd | something; you can't do it bare-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "cut blue pair of pants's antitheft tag with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:03 am / Garb-oh                              454
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT BLUE PAIR OF PANTS'S ANTITHEFT TAG WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the receive chip into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully cut open the tag with your knife and peel back the
Floyd | plastic to reveal a blank memory chip.
Floyd |
Floyd | Security surveillance spots you openly carrying a weapon.  Police rush
Floyd | in!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been arrested! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:03 am / Garb-oh                              454
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Garb-oh
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "damn, I forgot that we tried to get more than one"
Busta says (to Floyd), "put blue pair of pants's antitheft tag on racks" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:04 am / Garb-oh                              455
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BLUE PAIR OF PANTS'S ANTITHEFT TAG ON RACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the blue pair of pants's antitheft tag on the racks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I wanted to try combining the receive chip with the memory chip"
		Busta says, "or actually, putting both of them into the car key"
		Busta says, "and then make a copy of the flitterkey"
		Doug asks, "how come we didn't get spotted last time?"
		Busta says, "I don't know. Maybe a plothole to only allow you to take one."
		Doug asks, "well, we could go back and get it, but what did you want to do with it?"
		Busta says, "the flitterkey was specific about having a transponder"
		Busta says, "was thinking we could use a receive chip to receive the information"
		Busta says, "without actually taking the key. only a thought, not sure if it would work"
		Doug says, "oh, hm"
		Busta says, "or we could go the bar and ask roberto about drugs"
		Doug asks, "what would we use the receive chip in?"
		Busta says, "the car key shell we have"
Doug says (to Floyd), "put receive chip in car key" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:05 am / Garb-oh                              456
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RECEIVE CHIP IN CAR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the receive chip into the car key.
Floyd |
Floyd | A PA system mumbles a message about an upcoming sale.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:05 am / Garb-oh                              456
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | This "key" is really a small rubberized, sealed plastic transponder
Floyd | which automatically unlocks the car it is paired with when it is
Floyd | within range.  You have no idea where the appropriate car might be,
Floyd | however. The plastic has been cut away from one end of the key,
Floyd | revealing two component slots.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the car key is a receive chip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I'm thinking we would still need to put a memory chip in the other slot"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x slots" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:05 am / Garb-oh                              456
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SLOTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ok, shall we go back and get the memory chip? or maybe we have a save game from before we took it north"
		Busta says, "or we could just reload again from where we started"
Doug says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTART
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to restart?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A rare moment of rest.  Your mission to steal specifications of the
Floyd | MitKlein Encapsulation - the ID transponder embedded in every
Floyd | citizen's head, even yours - was successful, and you transmitted your
Floyd | report to Central early this morning.   You expect a new assignment
Floyd | soon, even if it is only instructions to fall back into a cover
Floyd | identity, as you have been on the front lines of the underground
Floyd | struggle against Homeland Security nearly from the start.  Giving up
Floyd | your birth identity and life, moving instead into the flickery
Floyd | half-existence of an underground operative, you've sabotaged, stolen,
Floyd | publicized, verified and fought for years now.  Hopefully, this last
Floyd | mission means that a strategy to counter the government's ubiquitous
Floyd | tagging of citizens is being worked out at levels above your own head.
Floyd |
Floyd | For now, you have found yourself a small quiet park in a quiet corner
Floyd | of the City.
Floyd |
Floyd | Welcome to the future.  Every citizen has been scanned, chipped,
Floyd | folded, spindled and mutilated - and it's enough to make you scream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Valley of Steel
Floyd | A tale of the surveillance society by The Custodian of
Floyd | [LINK]
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 130528 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Park
Floyd | Primrose Street ends here in a small circular cul-de-sac.  You're in a
Floyd | small green park to the north of this, bounded on its three other
Floyd | sides by high fences.  A few trees rise over well-manicured grass.
Floyd | There is a curfew sign at the park's entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "load" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOAD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf10" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:09 am / Garb-oh                              340
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:09 am / Garb-oh                              340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Garb-oh
Floyd | Garb-oh! is a trendy clothing shop.  Images of the shop's icon Greta
Floyd | Garbo abound, each dressed in the clothing item offered on the rack
Floyd | below it.  Jackets, scarves, bandannas, trousers, shirts and more are
Floyd | on inviting display.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the racks are a blue jacket, a white shirt, a green shirt, a blue
Floyd | pair of pants, and a brown pair of pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sales counter runs along the north side of the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see the shopkeeper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Garb-oh door (closed) to Green Commercial
Floyd | Plaza South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:09 am / Garb-oh                              340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a blue pair of pants's antitheft tag
Floyd |   a brown pair of pants's antitheft tag
Floyd |     a blank memory chip
Floyd |   a tag remover
Floyd |   a receive chip
Floyd |   a pager (open but empty)
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open)
Floyd |     a lost camera
Floyd |     a drop message
Floyd |     a safety limiter
Floyd |     a soldering iron
Floyd |     a lockblade knife
Floyd |     a laptop
Floyd |     some solder
Floyd |     a car key
Floyd |     a thermos (open but empty)
Floyd |     a cotter pin
Floyd |     a multitool
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put blue on rack" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:10 am / Garb-oh                              341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BLUE ON RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the blue pair of pants's antitheft tag on the racks)
Floyd | You put the blue pair of pants's antitheft tag on the racks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get memory chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:10 am / Garb-oh                              341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET MEMORY CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put brown on rack" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:11 am / Garb-oh                              342
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BROWN ON RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the brown pair of pants's antitheft tag on the racks)
Floyd | You put the brown pair of pants's antitheft tag on the racks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put memory in car key" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:12 am / Garb-oh                              343
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MEMORY IN CAR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the blank memory chip into the car key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put receive in car key" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:13 am / Garb-oh                              344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RECEIVE IN CAR KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the receive chip into the car key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:13 am / Garb-oh                              344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | This "key" is really a small rubberized, sealed plastic transponder
Floyd | which automatically unlocks the car it is paired with when it is
Floyd | within range.  You have no idea where the appropriate car might be,
Floyd | however. The plastic has been cut away from one end of the key,
Floyd | revealing two component slots.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the car key are a receive chip and a blank memory chip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "oh drat, I was hoping for a special message"
		Doug says, "I think we'll use that to unlock the ambulance"
		Busta says, "we'd have to replace the receive with a broadcast"
		Doug says, "oh, right"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x receive" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:13 am / Garb-oh                              344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RECEIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a receive chip - a small solid-state radio about the size of a
Floyd | coin.  These can be found in most portable electronics that need to
Floyd | receive distant broadcasts, able to pull in signals from beyond a few
Floyd | meters.  There are leads on the chip for connecting data lines and a
Floyd | power source.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "after we got the information onto the memory chip"
		Doug says, "oh, power source"
		Busta asks, "what powers the car key?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "solder receive to memory" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:14 am / Garb-oh                              345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOLDER RECEIVE TO MEMORY
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the receive chip)
Floyd | (first taking the blank memory chip)
Floyd | The contents of that memory chip aren't very useful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "interesting message."
		Busta says, "it won't let you solder together a memory chip that doesn't have anything on it"
		Doug says, "it says the receive chip is for signals from beyond a few meters"
		Busta says, "hmmmm"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x leads" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:14 am / Garb-oh                              345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LEADS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I'm kinda feeling tempted by the hints..."
		Busta says, "heh, if you want"
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:14 am / Garb-oh                              345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Garb-oh
Floyd | Garb-oh! is a trendy clothing shop.  Images of the shop's icon Greta
Floyd | Garbo abound, each dressed in the clothing item offered on the rack
Floyd | below it.  Jackets, scarves, bandannas, trousers, shirts and more are
Floyd | on inviting display.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the racks are a brown pair of pants's antitheft tag, a blue pair of
Floyd | pants's antitheft tag, a blue jacket, a white shirt, a green shirt, a
Floyd | blue pair of pants, and a brown pair of pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sales counter runs along the north side of the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see the shopkeeper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Garb-oh door (closed) to Green Commercial
Floyd | Plaza South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:15 am / Green Commercial Plaza South         346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Garb-oh door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | The southern end of the Green Commercial Plaza, which continues to the
Floyd | north.  To the east is Accessorize, a fashion store, and to the west
Floyd | is Garb-oh, a trendy clothing shop.  The south end of the mall is
Floyd | closed off by an elaborate landscaping installation of trees and
Floyd | shrubs, presumably to hide a relatively ugly building behind it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza Center, northeast to The
Floyd | Proletariat Bar, northwest to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to
Floyd | Accessorize, and west through the Garb-oh door to Garb-oh from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:16 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Bistro Paris
Floyd | This is a branch of the popular lunch and coffee shop Bistro Paris.
Floyd | There are a few tables near the front.  A restroom is to the west.  On
Floyd | the north wall, opposite the counter, is a collection of Paris-themed
Floyd | prints.  In the center is a large holoportrait of the chain's owner,
Floyd | Zuzu, and a sign claiming that the Bistro Paris has restaurants here,
Floyd | in the Reserve Bank Spacescraper, and in London.  A server behind the
Floyd | counter is waiting on several customers.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast to Green Commercial Plaza North, southeast to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South, east to Green Commercial Plaza Center,
Floyd | and west to Bistro Paris Restroom from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "when does the officer get here?"
		Doug says, "hm, dunno."
		Doug says, "still questioning the shopper maybe"
Busta says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:17 am / Green Commercial Plaza South         348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | The southern end of the Green Commercial Plaza, which continues to the
Floyd | north.  To the east is Accessorize, a fashion store, and to the west
Floyd | is Garb-oh, a trendy clothing shop.  The south end of the mall is
Floyd | closed off by an elaborate landscaping installation of trees and
Floyd | shrubs, presumably to hide a relatively ugly building behind it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza Center, northeast to The
Floyd | Proletariat Bar, northwest to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to
Floyd | Accessorize, and west through the Garb-oh door (closed) to Garb-oh
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:18 am / Garb-oh                              349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Garb-oh door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Garb-oh
Floyd | Garb-oh! is a trendy clothing shop.  Images of the shop's icon Greta
Floyd | Garbo abound, each dressed in the clothing item offered on the rack
Floyd | below it.  Jackets, scarves, bandannas, trousers, shirts and more are
Floyd | on inviting display.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the racks are a brown pair of pants's antitheft tag, a blue pair of
Floyd | pants's antitheft tag, a blue jacket, a white shirt, a green shirt, a
Floyd | blue pair of pants, and a brown pair of pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sales counter runs along the north side of the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see the shopkeeper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Garb-oh door to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:19 am / Green Commercial Plaza South         350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Garb-oh door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | The southern end of the Green Commercial Plaza, which continues to the
Floyd | north.  To the east is Accessorize, a fashion store, and to the west
Floyd | is Garb-oh, a trendy clothing shop.  The south end of the mall is
Floyd | closed off by an elaborate landscaping installation of trees and
Floyd | shrubs, presumably to hide a relatively ugly building behind it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza Center, northeast to The
Floyd | Proletariat Bar, northwest to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to
Floyd | Accessorize, and west through the Garb-oh door to Garb-oh from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "no, that happened before we saved in cf10"
Busta says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:20 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Bistro Paris
Floyd | This is a branch of the popular lunch and coffee shop Bistro Paris.
Floyd | There are a few tables near the front.  A restroom is to the west.  On
Floyd | the north wall, opposite the counter, is a collection of Paris-themed
Floyd | prints.  In the center is a large holoportrait of the chain's owner,
Floyd | Zuzu, and a sign claiming that the Bistro Paris has restaurants here,
Floyd | in the Reserve Bank Spacescraper, and in London.  A server behind the
Floyd | counter is waiting on several customers.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast to Green Commercial Plaza North, southeast to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South, east to Green Commercial Plaza Center,
Floyd | and west to Bistro Paris Restroom from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:21 am / Green Commercial Plaza Center        352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza Center
Floyd | This is the center of the Green Commercial Plaza.  There is a fountain
Floyd | here with a bench facing it.  The plaza continues to the north and
Floyd | south; to the east is a bar called (ironically, you hope) the
Floyd | Proletariat.  To the west is a Bistro Paris cafe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza North, northeast to
Floyd | NanoMart, northwest to Metro Savings, south to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South, southeast to Accessorize, east to The Proletariat Bar, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "no sign of the patrol car either."
		Busta (
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:22 am / The Proletariat Bar                  353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Proletariat Bar
Floyd | The Proletariat is a local bar (not a pub).  It's just far enough
Floyd | above a "dive" to be allowed zoning here, but steadfastedly refuses to
Floyd | cater to upscale tastes.  You like it.  Restrooms are to the east; the
Floyd | bar runs along the north side with a stolid bartender behind it and a
Floyd | jukebox sits against the back wall.  A few hardy drinkers sit here,
Floyd | communing with their spirits.  In a nod to the place's name, a Public
Floyd | Surveillance Notice covered with stickers and graffiti tags has been
Floyd | framed above the bar.
Floyd |
Floyd | You barely recognize the Muzak as something that was once punk.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Bartender and Roberto Velez here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northwest to Green Commercial Plaza North, southwest to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South, east to Proletariat Restroom, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Plaza Center from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask roberto about drugs" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:23 am / The Proletariat Bar                  354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ROBERTO ABOUT DRUGS
Floyd |
Floyd | (Roberto Velez about that)
Floyd | Roberto looks at you curiously.  You have a sneaking suspicion his
Floyd | English is not very good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "X roberto" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:23 am / The Proletariat Bar                  354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROBERTO
Floyd |
Floyd | (Roberto Velez)
Floyd | A medium-height man of middle age and dark but somewhat pasty-looking
Floyd | skin.  His hair, black and cut short, is just beginning to grey at the
Floyd | temples.  His hands are rough and callused.  He is wearing work shoes
Floyd | and dark blue trousers, slightly scuffed.  He is wearing a dark blue
Floyd | trade uniform jacket with a long narrow gash at the left shoulder and
Floyd | his name (Roberto Velez) on a tag clipped to the breast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto Velez is empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:23 am / The Proletariat Bar                  354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a combination antitheft tag remover and wirecutter, useful for
Floyd | removing antitheft tags or pesky labels from products.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "wait"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x roberto's tag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 1:23 am / The Proletariat Bar                  354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROBERTO'S TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "wirecutter?"
		Doug says, "oho!"
		Doug asks, "good catch. We can cut the ID camera chain?"
		Busta says, "yeah"
		Busta asks, "load cfvalley?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cfvalley" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:36 am / Front Desk                           427
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:37 am / Booking                              428
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Booking
Floyd | You can see an ID camera here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to the Front Desk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x chain" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:37 am / Booking                              428
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin chain, almost a cable.  It has been visibly repaired in the
Floyd | past.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut chain with tag remover" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:38 am / Booking                              429
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT CHAIN WITH TAG REMOVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around to check for watchers, you snip through the ID camera
Floyd | security chain with the tag remover!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ding!"
		Busta exclaims, "yay!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf12" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Time: 2:38 am / Booking                              429
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:38 am / Booking                              429
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | (the ID camera)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:38 am / Booking                              429
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | A battered but serviceable device, this is a high resolution
Floyd | holocamera used by the police for recording suspects" identities.  It
Floyd | can either record to a local server if one is available, or to a
Floyd | standard Memory chip placed in its memory slot.. Although it was once
Floyd | chained down, the chain seems to have been cut; a broken piece hangs
Floyd | off the camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put memory chip in slot" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:39 am / Booking                              430
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MEMORY CHIP IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the film slot)
Floyd | There is no more room in the film slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x slot" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:39 am / Booking                              430
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the film slot)
Floyd | A slot for a standard Memory chip. A chip is currently in the slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the film slot is a blank memory chip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "to Zuzu?"
		Doug says, "ok."
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:40 am / Front Desk                           431
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Desk
Floyd | You can see Sergeant Ramirez here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Booking and east to Police Station Steps from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:41 am / Police Station Steps                 432
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Police Station Steps
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go southeast to Government Square South, east to Government
Floyd | Square North, and west to the Front Desk from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:42 am / Government Square South              433
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Government Square South
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Government Square North, northeast to Hospital
Floyd | Entrance, northwest to Police Station Steps, south to Green Service
Floyd | Station, and east to Hospital Driveway from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:43 am / Green Service Station                434
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Service Station
Floyd | You can go north to Government Square South and down through the Green
Floyd | Service Station door (closed) to Green Service Platform from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:43 am / Green Service Station                434
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:44 am / Green Service Platform               435
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Service Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Service Platform
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north through the Green Service Station door to Green
Floyd | Service Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 2:44 am / Green Service Platform               435
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | A barrier fence with closed autodoors blocks your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait for transit" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:03 am / Green Service Platform               454
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR TRANSIT
Floyd |
Floyd | A public address system reminds you to be alert and "if you see
Floyd | something, say something!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Warning lights along the platform edge begin to blink rapidly.  A
Floyd | light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep moan and gust of wind, an
Floyd | express Transit Capsule blasts through Green Service One and vanishes
Floyd | into the darkness once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | A busker puts down his cap and pulls out a flute.  Before he gets more
Floyd | than a few notes out a pair of policemen hurry up and hustle him and
Floyd | his cap away out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | A light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of
Floyd | displaced air, the Transit Capsule slides smoothly into Green Service
Floyd | Platform and comes to a stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide
Floyd | open and a few commuters enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:04 am / Transit Capsule                      455
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  Through the windows you can see the Green Service Platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait 5" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:04 am / Transit Capsule                      455
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT 5
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait for" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:04 am / Transit Capsule                      455
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "really wonder if there's some other shortcut."
Doug says (to Floyd), "z. z. z. z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:08 am / Transit Capsule                      459
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z. Z. Z. Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Reserve Bank Station and comes to a stop,
Floyd | hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters enter
Floyd | and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z. z. z. z. z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:13 am / Transit Capsule                      464
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z. Z. Z. Z. Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z. z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:15 am / Transit Capsule                      466
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z. Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Commercial Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:16 am / Green Commercial Platform            467
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You exit the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Platform
Floyd | Green Commercial One is one of the oldest stations on the Transit web.
Floyd | Although it has been refurbished several times, its age still manages
Floyd | to show through the layers of tile and paint.  The platform opens out
Floyd | at the middle to a lobby area which is dominated by a row of automated
Floyd | doors to the south, which lead to stairways up to the main station.
Floyd | The flow of commuters moves steadily through these doors.  The floor
Floyd | and walls are both extremely scuffed duramex nanotile, and the station
Floyd | name (Green Commercial One) is indicated on a large plaque set into
Floyd | the walls. The platform abuts the Transit web to the north, where a
Floyd | Transit capsule can be seen hovering.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south through the Green Commercial Station door (closed) to
Floyd | Green Commercial Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s. s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:18 am / Green Commercial Plaza North         469
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S. S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Commercial Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Station
Floyd | You can go south to Green Commercial Plaza North and down through the
Floyd | Green Commercial Station door to Green Commercial Platform from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Station, south to Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza Center, southeast to The Proletariat Bar, southwest
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to NanoMart, and west to Metro
Floyd | Savings from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:19 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        470
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Bistro Paris
Floyd | You can see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast to Green Commercial Plaza North, southeast to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South, east to Green Commercial Plaza Center,
Floyd | and west to Bistro Paris Restroom from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "take picture of holoportrait with id camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:20 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        471
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PICTURE OF HOLOPORTRAIT WITH ID CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera emits an artificial-sounding "CLICK" noise.
Floyd | The disc icon flashes green, indicating that the image has been
Floyd | stored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yay"
		Busta says, "alright"
		Doug says, "so, lens crafter"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:21 am / Green Commercial Plaza Center        472
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza Center
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza North, northeast to
Floyd | NanoMart, northwest to Metro Savings, south to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South, southeast to Accessorize, east to The Proletariat Bar, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:22 am / Accessorize                          473
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Accessorize
Floyd | You can see a Lens Crafter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northwest to Green Commercial Plaza Center and west to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x lens crafter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:22 am / Accessorize                          473
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LENS CRAFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A floor-standing device used to produce custom-made cosmetic contact
Floyd | lenses (although for an extra fee, they can be made to a
Floyd | prescription).  A A screen on the front presents a menu of options, or
Floyd | a Memory can be inserted into a slot with appropriate specifications.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Lens Crafter is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put memory into slot" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:22 am / Accessorize                          473
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MEMORY INTO SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the delivery slot, the data slot, the film slot, or
Floyd | the chipslot?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "oh dear lord"
Busta says (to Floyd), "put memory into lens crafter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:23 am / Accessorize                          474
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MEMORY INTO LENS CRAFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the photo memory chip into the data slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh thanks"
Doug says (to Floyd), "switch lens crafter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:24 am / Accessorize                          475
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH LENS CRAFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The lens crafter machine's screen flashes red.  A message reads "NO
Floyd | VALID SOURCE DATA AVAILABLE."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "what"
		Busta asks, "why not?"
		Doug asks, "do we have to take a picture of her eye specifically?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "read screen" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:24 am / Accessorize                          475
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The laptop is displaying a static screen, which instructs you to place
Floyd | a memory chip into its chipslot to download the attack program.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read screen" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:24 am / Accessorize                          475
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The laptop is displaying a static screen, which instructs you to place
Floyd | a memory chip into its chipslot to download the attack program.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read lens crafter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:24 am / Accessorize                          475
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ LENS CRAFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A floor-standing device used to produce custom-made cosmetic contact
Floyd | lenses (although for an extra fee, they can be made to a
Floyd | prescription).  A A screen on the front presents a menu of options, or
Floyd | a Memory can be inserted into a slot with appropriate specifications.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Lens Crafter is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read lens crafter screen" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:24 am / Accessorize                          475
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ LENS CRAFTER SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to read the Lens Crafter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read screen on lens crafter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:24 am / Accessorize                          475
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SCREEN ON LENS CRAFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to read the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read lens crafter's screen" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:24 am / Accessorize                          475
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ LENS CRAFTER'S SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to read the Lens Crafter's
Floyd | activate button.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "press activate" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:24 am / Accessorize                          475
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS ACTIVATE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the Lens Crafter's activate button or the soldering
Floyd | iron's activate button?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "press lens crafter's activate" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:25 am / Accessorize                          476
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS LENS CRAFTER'S ACTIVATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The lens crafter machine's screen flashes red.  A message reads "NO
Floyd | VALID SOURCE DATA AVAILABLE."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "put laptop in backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:26 am / Accessorize                          477
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT LAPTOP IN BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the laptop into the backpack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x memory" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:26 am / Accessorize                          477
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MEMORY
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a standard Memory chip- a small solid-state data storage
Floyd | device about the size of a coin.  Data can be stored to a Memory chip
Floyd | by most electronic devices and computers.  This memory chip seems to
Floyd | contain image data.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "read screen" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:26 am / Accessorize                          477
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The laptop is displaying a static screen, which instructs you to place
Floyd | a memory chip into its chipslot to download the attack program.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:26 am / Accessorize                          477
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Accessorize
Floyd | This well-lit store purveys all manner of cosmetic aids and fashion
Floyd | accessories.  Everything from wrist bangles to skin creams to custom
Floyd | cosmetic contacts can be purchased here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Lens Crafter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northwest to Green Commercial Plaza Center and west to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:27 am / Green Commercial Plaza South         478
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | A parked police flitter, armored and festooned with lights, looms
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza Center, northeast to The
Floyd | Proletariat Bar, northwest to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to
Floyd | Accessorize, and west through the Garb-oh door (closed) to Garb-oh
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "drop laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:28 am / Green Commercial Plaza South         479
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | You haven't got that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take laptop from backpack" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:29 am / Green Commercial Plaza South         480
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LAPTOP FROM BACKPACK
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the pager into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "there's the police flitter!"
Busta says (to Floyd), "drop laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:30 am / Green Commercial Plaza South         481
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:31 am / Accessorize                          482
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Accessorize
Floyd | You can see a Lens Crafter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northwest to Green Commercial Plaza Center and west to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "read screen" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:31 am / Accessorize                          482
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "lolok"
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:32 am / Green Commercial Plaza South         483
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | A parked police flitter, armored and festooned with lights, looms
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a laptop and a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza Center, northeast to The
Floyd | Proletariat Bar, northwest to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to
Floyd | Accessorize, and west through the Garb-oh door (closed) to Garb-oh
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x flitter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:32 am / Green Commercial Plaza South         483
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLITTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A Tesla-Fujiwara light aircraft, the police model of this particular
Floyd | flitter is upengined in order to carry armor and equipment.  Seating
Floyd | four, this example has the full lighting array and riot pod of a crowd
Floyd | control vehicle.  It is securely locked, and a slowly blinking light
Floyd | indicates that its locklarm is armed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "take laptop" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:32 am / Green Commercial Plaza South         483
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LAPTOP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x locklarm" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:32 am / Green Commercial Plaza South         483
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOCKLARM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "dammit"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:33 am / Accessorize                          484
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Accessorize
Floyd | You can see a Lens Crafter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northwest to Green Commercial Plaza Center and west to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get memory" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:33 am / Accessorize                          484
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET MEMORY
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the receive chip into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put memory into id camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:34 am / Accessorize                          485
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MEMORY INTO ID CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the photo memory chip into the film slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ooh, now it's a photo memory chip"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x id camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:34 am / Accessorize                          485
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ID CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | A battered but serviceable device, this is a high resolution
Floyd | holocamera used by the police for recording suspects" identities.  It
Floyd | can either record to a local server if one is available, or to a
Floyd | standard Memory chip placed in its memory slot.. Although it was once
Floyd | chained down, the chain seems to have been cut; a broken piece hangs
Floyd | off the camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x piece" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:34 am / Accessorize                          485
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PIECE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x chain" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:34 am / Accessorize                          485
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin chain, almost a cable.  It has been visibly repaired in the
Floyd | past.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "probably only because it has a photo on it"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:35 am / Green Commercial Plaza South         486
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | A parked police flitter, armored and festooned with lights, looms
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza Center, northeast to The
Floyd | Proletariat Bar, northwest to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to
Floyd | Accessorize, and west through the Garb-oh door (closed) to Garb-oh
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:36 am / Garb-oh                              487
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Garb-oh door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Garb-oh
Floyd | On the racks are a brown pair of pants's antitheft tag, a blue pair of
Floyd | pants's antitheft tag, a blue jacket, a white shirt, a green shirt, a
Floyd | blue pair of pants, and a brown pair of pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sales counter runs along the north side of the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see the shopkeeper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Garb-oh door to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of people enter the store, look around, look at each
Floyd | other and file back out.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "should we try taking a picture of the eye?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:37 am / Green Commercial Plaza South         488
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Garb-oh door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | A parked police flitter, armored and festooned with lights, looms
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza Center, northeast to The
Floyd | Proletariat Bar, northwest to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to
Floyd | Accessorize, and west through the Garb-oh door to Garb-oh from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:38 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        489
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Bistro Paris
Floyd | You can see Officer Prescott and a trash can (in which is some
Floyd | rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast to Green Commercial Plaza North, southeast to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South, east to Green Commercial Plaza Center,
Floyd | and west to Bistro Paris Restroom from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask prescott about roberto" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:39 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        490
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PRESCOTT ABOUT ROBERTO
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "tell prescott about drugs" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:40 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        491
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL PRESCOTT ABOUT DRUGS
Floyd |
Floyd | This provokes no reaction.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a very quiet beep from somewhere you can't identify.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x zuzu" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:40 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        491
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ZUZU
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x poster" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:40 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        491
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x holo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:40 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        491
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOLO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:40 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        491
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x holoportrait" 		

Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Bistro Paris
Floyd | This is a branch of the popular lunch and coffee shop Bistro Paris.
Floyd | There are a few tables near the front.  A restroom is to the west.  On
Floyd | the north wall, opposite the counter, is a collection of Paris-themed
Floyd | prints.  In the center is a large holoportrait of the chain's owner,
Floyd | Zuzu, and a sign claiming that the Bistro Paris has restaurants here,
Floyd | in the Reserve Bank Spacescraper, and in London.  A server behind the
Floyd | counter is waiting on several customers.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Officer Prescott and a trash can (in which is some
Floyd | rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast to Green Commercial Plaza North, southeast to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South, east to Green Commercial Plaza Center,
Floyd | and west to Bistro Paris Restroom from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Time: 3:40 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        491
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOLOPORTRAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | This portrait is somewhat horribly overdone.  In it, Zuzu's face, in
Floyd | three-quarter profile, floats in front of what appears to be this very
Floyd | restaurant.  Her face is so large and detailed that you're sure they
Floyd | had to edit out her pores, although they probably left her bright
Floyd | green eye unretouched.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x green eye" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:40 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        491
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GREEN EYE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x eye" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:40 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        491
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EYE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, your eye, an eye, or Zuzu's eye?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x zuzu's eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:40 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        491
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ZUZU'S EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | Zuzu's eye is bright emerald green, which is easy to see as she is
Floyd | looking wide-eyed into the camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "haha"
Doug says (to Floyd), "take picture of zuzu's eye with id camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:41 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        492
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PICTURE OF ZUZU'S EYE WITH ID CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera emits an artificial-sounding "CLICK" noise.
Floyd | The disc icon flashes green, indicating that the image has been
Floyd | stored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:41 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        492
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | (the ID camera)
Floyd | A battered but serviceable device, this is a high resolution
Floyd | holocamera used by the police for recording suspects" identities.  It
Floyd | can either record to a local server if one is available, or to a
Floyd | standard Memory chip placed in its memory slot.. Although it was once
Floyd | chained down, the chain seems to have been cut; a broken piece hangs
Floyd | off the camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "ok, back to lenscrafters"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:42 am / Green Commercial Plaza Center        493
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza Center
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza North, northeast to
Floyd | NanoMart, northwest to Metro Savings, south to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South, southeast to Accessorize, east to The Proletariat Bar, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:43 am / Accessorize                          494
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Accessorize
Floyd | You can see a Lens Crafter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northwest to Green Commercial Plaza Center and west to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put memory chip into crafter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:44 am / Accessorize                          495
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MEMORY CHIP INTO CRAFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the photo memory chip into the data slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "switch it" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:45 am / Accessorize                          496
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "switch crafter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:46 am / Accessorize                          497
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH CRAFTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The lens crafter machine's screen flashes green.  A message reads
Floyd | "SOURCE DATA ACCEPTED - COSTUME LENS SYNTHESIZED."  The machine hisses
Floyd | slightly, and a sleeve descends around the lens case.  When the sleeve
Floyd | retracts, the lens case is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "whew!"
		Busta exclaims, "yay!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get lens" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:46 am / Accessorize                          497
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Lens Crafter)
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get case" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:46 am / Accessorize                          497
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:47 am / Accessorize                          498
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the lens case.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x case" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:47 am / Accessorize                          498
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | A small clear plastic cylinder, full of preservative liquid.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the lens case is a contact lens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get contact lens" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:47 am / Accessorize                          498
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CONTACT LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the tag remover into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wear it" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:48 am / Accessorize                          499
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the contact lens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "ok, reserve bank now?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x lens" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:48 am / Accessorize                          499
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the Lens Crafter, the Lens Crafter's activate
Floyd | button, the Lens Menu, the contact lens, or the lens case?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x contact lens" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:48 am / Accessorize                          499
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CONTACT LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | While it's in your eye?  That'd be a neat trick!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x menu" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:48 am / Accessorize                          499
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MENU
Floyd |
Floyd | The menu screen, locked,  displays a password prompt. You don't have
Floyd | the password.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "huh."
		Busta says, "shrug"
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:49 am / Green Commercial Plaza Center        500
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza Center
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza North, northeast to
Floyd | NanoMart, northwest to Metro Savings, south to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South, southeast to Accessorize, east to The Proletariat Bar, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:50 am / Green Commercial Plaza North         501
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Station, south to Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza Center, southeast to The Proletariat Bar, southwest
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to NanoMart, and west to Metro
Floyd | Savings from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:51 am / Green Commercial Station             502
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Station
Floyd | You can go south to Green Commercial Plaza North and down through the
Floyd | Green Commercial Station door (closed) to Green Commercial Platform
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:51 am / Green Commercial Station             502
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:52 am / Green Commercial Platform            503
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Commercial Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Platform
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south through the Green Commercial Station door to Green
Floyd | Commercial Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:52 am / Green Commercial Platform            503
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | A barrier fence with closed autodoors blocks your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait for transit" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:03 am / Green Commercial Platform            514
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR TRANSIT
Floyd |
Floyd | A public address system reminds you to be alert and "if you see
Floyd | something, say something!"
Floyd |
Floyd | A public address system reminds you to be alert and "if you see
Floyd | something, say something!"
Floyd |
Floyd | A commuter walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | A light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of
Floyd | displaced air, the Transit Capsule slides smoothly into Green
Floyd | Commercial Platform and comes to a stop, hovering in the Web.  The
Floyd | doors slide open and a few commuters enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "say something" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:04 am / Green Commercial Platform            515
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY SOMETHING
Floyd |
Floyd | (to the commuter)
Floyd | Your words are lost as the commuter slips past you and continues on
Floyd | their way.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n/span>" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:05 am / Transit Capsule                      516
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  Through the windows you can see the Green Commercial
Floyd | Platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z. z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:07 am / Transit Capsule                      518
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z. Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man nearby yawns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:08 am / Transit Capsule                      519
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Residential Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:09 am / Green Residential Platform           520
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Platform
Floyd | Green Residential's platform serves mostly residential commuters.
Floyd | There is an exit at the center of the platform which leads east
Floyd | through a set of closed automatic doors to a stairway leading up to
Floyd | the main station, just next to a large plaque with the name of the
Floyd | station on it.  The platform abuts the Transit web to the west, where
Floyd | a Transit capsule hovers impatiently.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Green Residential Station door (closed) to
Floyd | Green Residential Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:10 am / Transit Capsule                      521
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  Through the windows you can see the Green Residential
Floyd | Platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:10 am / Transit Capsule                      521
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh duh"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:11 am / Green Residential Platform           522
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You exit the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Platform
Floyd | Green Residential's platform serves mostly residential commuters.
Floyd | There is an exit at the center of the platform which leads east
Floyd | through a set of closed automatic doors to a stairway leading up to
Floyd | the main station, just next to a large plaque with the name of the
Floyd | station on it.  The platform abuts the Transit web to the west, where
Floyd | a Transit capsule hovers impatiently.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Green Residential Station door (closed) to
Floyd | Green Residential Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "crap"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:10 am / Transit Capsule                      521
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "sorry, forgot we have to go clockwise all the way around"
		Busta says, "yeah we do"
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait 10 minutes" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:20 am / Transit Capsule                      531
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT 10 MINUTES
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | A nearby commuter's handheld begins beeping loudly.  She hurriedly
Floyd | shuts it off.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Service Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now 4:20 am.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Reserve Bank Station and comes to a stop,
Floyd | hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters enter
Floyd | and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yay!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:21 am / Reserve Bank Station                 532
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You exit the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reserve Bank Station
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Transit Station. The platform opens out at the middle
Floyd | to a lobby area which is dominated by a row of automated doors to the
Floyd | west.  The flow of commuters moves steadily through these doors, with
Floyd | each person turning their head to the right as they approach for the
Floyd | eye scanner to verify their identity before opening the portal long
Floyd | enough for them to slip through.  The floor and walls are both clean
Floyd | duramex nanotile, and the station name (Reserve Bank) is indicated on
Floyd | large plaques set into the walls.  At either end of the platform,
Floyd | closed gates guard against any entry into the slideway tunnels. A
Floyd | platform abuts a Transit web, where a Transit capsule can be seen
Floyd | hovering.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go west through the Reserve Bank Station door (closed) from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:22 am / Station Corridor                     533
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Reserve Bank Station door)
Floyd | The Eye Scanner scans the iris printed on the contact lens to
Floyd | determine your identity.  The Reserve Bank Security Subroutine
Floyd | determines that "you" have a legitimate reason to enter the Reserve
Floyd | Bank spacescraper, and the doors slide smoothly open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Station Corridor
Floyd | The corridor widens as it terminates at the automatic doors to the
Floyd | Reserve Bank Station, which lies to the east.  There is a directory
Floyd | and guide sign on the wall.  Although traffic is overwhelmingly to the
Floyd | west, there are two doors reserved for traffic into the station,
Floyd | indicated by green lightbars overhead, whose access scanners are
Floyd | active.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a directory here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Reserve Bank Station door to Reserve Bank
Floyd | Station and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny surveillance camera you're sure you didn't see before swivels
Floyd | to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf13" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Time: 4:22 am / Station Corridor                     533
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:22 am / Station Corridor                     533
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | A large sign mounted to the wall.  It reads:
Floyd | Green Line Transit: Basement Level
Floyd | Food Court: Basement Level
Floyd | Atrium: Main Lobby Level
Floyd | Rooftop Bouncelift: Main Lobby Level
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x directory" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:22 am / Station Corridor                     533
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DIRECTORY
Floyd |
Floyd | A large sign mounted to the wall.  It reads:
Floyd | Green Line Transit: Basement Level
Floyd | Food Court: Basement Level
Floyd | Atrium: Main Lobby Level
Floyd | Rooftop Bouncelift: Main Lobby Level
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:23 am / Food Court                           534
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The center of the Food Court beneath the Reserve Bank spacescraper is
Floyd | a busy place at all times of the day.  Around the periphery are
Floyd | several food stand franchises, some doing a brisk business.  Hundreds
Floyd | of people are here waiting in line at the food stands, sitting at the
Floyd | dozens of tables in the center, or just passing through from the
Floyd | Reserve Bank Station to the Lift Lobby up a ramp to the west or vice
Floyd | versa.  The floor is made of duramex tiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north, northeast, northwest, south, southeast, southwest,
Floyd | east to Station Corridor, and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:23 am / Food Court                           534
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The floor is made of duramex tiles, nondescript gray matte shedding
Floyd | scuff marks with the determination of the designed servant into
Floyd | nanogrout channels in between.  During the short nighttime lull, the
Floyd | floor will seem to creep slightly as the nanogrout slowly flows the
Floyd | daytime grime along the channels to dispose of it into the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "only 4:23 am, hundreds of people in line"
		Doug says, "whoa, nanogrout"
		Busta says, "can have a food court without nanogrout"
		Doug says, "the City never sleeps"
		Busta says, "can't, rather"
		Doug asks, "well, which of 8 directions do we go now?"
		Busta says, "doesn't really matter"
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:24 am / The Sheep Look Up                    535
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sheep Look Up
Floyd | The Sheep Look Up is a gyros restaurant, featuring small cartoon sheep
Floyd | heads looking imploringly up from the steam table behind the glass.
Floyd | Two surly employees are hard at work slicing gyros and constructing
Floyd | sandwiches and lunch platters for the several hungry customers who
Floyd | wait in line.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north, northwest to Food Court, and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a small red light in the corner of your vision which vanishes
Floyd | as you turn to look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "this place is gonna make me hungry"
Doug says (to Floyd), "look up" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:25 am / The Sheep Look Up                    536
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The ceiling is two levels up, peppered with DayBrite(�) lighting
Floyd | fixtures which make it difficult to see any detail through the glare.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:26 am / I Have No Mouth                      537
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | I Have No Mouth
Floyd | I Have No Mouth (but Ice Cream) is a popular frozen dessert chain.
Floyd | Despite the somewhat disturbing corporate artwork and iconography,
Floyd | this counter offers a selection of solid flavors including Chocolate
Floyd | AMmond, PostApocalicks and We've All Gone Tutti-Frutti.  Two scoopers
Floyd | behind the counter are smoothly dishing up cones and cups to a large
Floyd | crowd of midday sweet-seekers.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to The Sheep Look Up, southwest to Food Court, and
Floyd | west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "haha"
		Busta says, "I can dig it"
Doug says (to Floyd), "buy ice cream" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:26 am / I Have No Mouth                      537
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY ICE CREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x scoopers" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:26 am / I Have No Mouth                      537
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCOOPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "meh."
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:26 am / I Have No Mouth                      537
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:27 am / Reserve Bank Bistro Paris            538
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Reserve Bank Bistro Paris
Floyd | Bistro Paris is a well-known faux French eatery offering somewhat
Floyd | soggy croissants and mediocre coffee alongside such wonders as coq au
Floyd | vin served in white styrofoam.  Sadly, it appears that it does not
Floyd | sell wine, which might go some way towards relieving the
Floyd | disappointment any gourmand feels when faced with the prospect of
Floyd | eating here.  There are two workers behind the counter serving a line
Floyd | of customers. A sign painted onto the counter reads "Try our Green
Floyd | Commercial One location!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Food Court, east to I Have No Mouth, and west from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x workers" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:27 am / Reserve Bank Bistro Paris            538
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WORKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:28 am / Maintenance Area                     539
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Area
Floyd | This corner of the food court is drab and uninhabited.  A closed door
Floyd | marked "MAINTENANCE" lurks to the west, and another marked "RESTROOM"
Floyd | to the north.  The floor and walls are scuffed around the door, no
Floyd | doubt from cleaning implements banging against them on their daily
Floyd | travels.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north, south, southeast to Food Court, east to Reserve Bank
Floyd | Bistro Paris, and west through the Maintenance Door (closed) from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:29 am / Apollo's                             540
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Apollo's
Floyd | Apollo's Coffee is done up in fake Ancient Greek, as befits its name.
Floyd | Plastic busts and columns adorn its facade.  For some reason, there is
Floyd | a silver robotic head behind the counter, mounted on the wall, where a
Floyd | red scanning laser moves monotonously back and forth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Maintenance Area, northeast to Food Court, and
Floyd | east from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x head" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:29 am / Apollo's                             540
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Large and chromed silver, this robot's head looks like a large helmet
Floyd | with rudimentary features.  Instead of eyes, a red band crosses the
Floyd | face, behind which a bright red light slowly moves back and forth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x band" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:29 am / Apollo's                             540
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get head" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:29 am / Apollo's                             540
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | It's mounted high behind the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "stand on counter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:30 am / Apollo's                             541
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can stand on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "random."
Busta says (to Floyd), "go behind counter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:30 am / Apollo's                             541
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BEHIND COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "how did you go behind the counter in the clothing store?"
		Doug says, "no employees here"
		Doug says, "I did 'go behind counter'. but I think I could also have just gone north."
		Doug says, "the counter was called out in its own paragraph"
		Busta says, "ahh"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:31 am / Tacos Terriff                        542
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tacos Terriff
Floyd | Tacos Terriff is a bare-bones Mexicalitexazonan food joint.  Meat
Floyd | product is scooped into grain-plastic shells and covered with various
Floyd | unidentifiable industrial sauces and shredded veggies.  Despite this,
Floyd | it seems to have a dedicated following, as it is doing land-office
Floyd | business with the office set.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Food Court, east to The Sheep Look Up, and west to
Floyd | Apollo's from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "land-office business?"
		Busta says, "Mexicalitexazonan"
		Doug says, "mexicali texas arizonan, is my guess"
		Doug says, "oh, mexico, california, texas, arizona"
		Busta says, "heh"
		Doug says, "new and/or old mexico"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:32 am / Food Court                           543
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | You can see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Reserve Bank Bistro Paris, northeast to I Have No
Floyd | Mouth, northwest to Maintenance Area, south to Tacos Terriff,
Floyd | southeast to The Sheep Look Up, southwest to Apollo's, east to Station
Floyd | Corridor, and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:33 am / Maintenance Area                     544
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Area
Floyd | You can go north, south to Apollo's, southeast to Food Court, east to
Floyd | Reserve Bank Bistro Paris, and west through the Maintenance Door
Floyd | (closed) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:34 am / Maintenance Area                     545
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Maintenance Door)
Floyd | The palm lock ignores you. The door remains firmly closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:34 am / Maintenance Area                     545
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The maintenance closet is sealed by an autodoor.  There is no eye  on
Floyd | this door, but a flat plate above the door handle indicates a palm
Floyd | scanner lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aha."
Doug says (to Floyd), "put palm in palm scanner" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:34 am / Maintenance Area                     545
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PALM IN PALM SCANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to put your palm in your palm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "haha"
Doug says (to Floyd), "put palm in scanner" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:35 am / Maintenance Area                     546
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PALM IN SCANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put palm on scanner" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:36 am / Maintenance Area                     547
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PALM ON SCANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking your palm)
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to be a part of yourself.
Floyd | You need to be holding your palm before you can put it on top of
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "oh dear"
Doug says (to Floyd), "scan palm" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:37 am / Maintenance Area                     548
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCAN PALM
Floyd |
Floyd | The tissue sample target is yourself
Floyd | That's not made of tissue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "what??"
		Busta asks, "err, wut?"
Busta says (to Floyd), "x scanner" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:37 am / Maintenance Area                     548
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | Above and to the right of each automated door is a Door Scanner. These
Floyd | spherical devices have a glass plane inset in the side facing you, and
Floyd | an eerie red light flickers deep inside each as it waits for you to
Floyd | present a recognizable iris to the scanning laser within.  Until you
Floyd | do so, the door controlled by the scanner will remain closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x palm scanner" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:37 am / Maintenance Area                     548
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PALM SCANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine your palm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x plate" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:37 am / Maintenance Area                     548
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hm, I wonder if there's a tissue sampler in the broken ATM palm scanner"
		Busta says, "I dunno"
		Doug says, "we needed a tissue sampler for the skin graft thingy"
		Busta says, "yup"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:38 am / The Food Court Restroom              549
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Food Court Restroom
Floyd | Bog-standard restroom.  Several stalls offer a minimum of privacy.  A
Floyd | large mirror covers the walls over the sink.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Maintenance Area from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:38 am / The Food Court Restroom              549
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | A wall-covering mirror over the sinks.  The edges are covered in
Floyd | fingerprints, and you note that even the surveillance warning has not
Floyd | prevented a small scrawl of marker graffiti on the left edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x graffiti" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:38 am / The Food Court Restroom              549
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRAFFITI
Floyd |
Floyd | This small graffito is a stylized angel wearing a pair of
Floyd | mirrorshades. Just below it is a URL: [LINK]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x stalls" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:38 am / The Food Court Restroom              549
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Clean and relatively upscale, you still don't want to use it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "huh, same URL as we've seen before"
		Busta says, "fun times"
Doug says (to Floyd), "X fingerprints" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:38 am / The Food Court Restroom              549
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FINGERPRINTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:38 am / The Food Court Restroom              549
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:39 am / Maintenance Area                     550
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Maintenance Area
Floyd | You can go north to The Food Court Restroom, south to Apollo's,
Floyd | southeast to Food Court, east to Reserve Bank Bistro Paris, and west
Floyd | through the Maintenance Door (closed) from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:40 am / Food Court                           551
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | You can see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Reserve Bank Bistro Paris, northeast to I Have No
Floyd | Mouth, northwest to Maintenance Area, south to Tacos Terriff,
Floyd | southeast to The Sheep Look Up, southwest to Apollo's, east to Station
Floyd | Corridor, and west from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:41 am / Lift Lobby                           552
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lift Lobby
Floyd | The Lift Lobby controls underground access to the Reserve Bank
Floyd | spacescraper, beneath the towers of industry and capital made pillars
Floyd | of money and sin.  Hundreds of people rush to and fro through the
Floyd | lobby on their way into or out of the building.  To the north is a
Floyd | large bank of bouncelifts, their liftfields on and glowing faintly
Floyd | blue behind security gates.  Access to the bouncelifts is controlled
Floyd | by Lift Scanners, set above and to the right of each bouncelift entry.
Floyd | There is no ceiling; several meters up, the room opens out into the
Floyd | street level lobby above.  There is a railing around the perimeter of
Floyd | the floor above; several people are leaning against or over it,
Floyd | watching the flow of commuters below them and around you.  The Atrium,
Floyd | a wide open area extending at least halfway up the spacescraper, is
Floyd | visible above that. There is no way to reach the street lobby from
Floyd | here other than via the bouncelifts. A shallow ramp leads east down to
Floyd | the Food Court.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the confused murmur of a large crowd coming from the
Floyd | Atrium above.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Powered Platform (on which is a spool) and the Security
Floyd | Guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east to Food Court and up from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "X spool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:41 am / Lift Lobby                           552
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal spool of what appears to be very strong cable, with a winding
Floyd | mechanism at its center.  The mechanism is locked.  There is a
Floyd | carabiner at the end of the cable, but it's locked into the spool.  It
Floyd | is attached to the platform's winch frame with several locking clamps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "more doohickeys"
		Busta says, "yup"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x clamps" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:41 am / Lift Lobby                           552
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLAMPS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:41 am / Lift Lobby                           552
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "spool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:42 am / Lift Lobby                           553
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SPOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't unlock the spool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock winch" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:42 am / Lift Lobby                           553
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK WINCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the winch control or the winch control's activate
Floyd | button?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "press activate button" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:42 am / Lift Lobby                           553
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS ACTIVATE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the winch control's activate button or the
Floyd | soldering iron's activate button?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "winch" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:43 am / Lift Lobby                           554
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WINCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the winch control on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x winch" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:43 am / Lift Lobby                           554
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the winch control or the winch control's activate
Floyd | button?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "control" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:43 am / Lift Lobby                           554
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONTROL
Floyd |
Floyd | A simple control panel, used for winding or unwinding cables and thus
Floyd | raising or lowering the platform.  It seems to be shut off.  A keylock
Floyd | is set to "OFF."
Floyd |
Floyd | The winch control is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x keylock" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:43 am / Lift Lobby                           554
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEYLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a simple keyslot.  It's set to "OFF."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "switch keylock" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:44 am / Lift Lobby                           555
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH KEYLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "we need the key I think"
Busta says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:44 am / Lift Lobby                           555
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | He's dressed in a standard security guard outfit.  It appears his job
Floyd | is keep people from fiddling with the ashtrays or perhaps the fake
Floyd | plants.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Security Guard is empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "er, but the winch control is switched on"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask guard about lift" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:45 am / Lift Lobby                           556
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT LIFT
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask guard about keylock" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:46 am / Lift Lobby                           557
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I dunno"

Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT KEYLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x platform" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:46 am / Lift Lobby                           557
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a platform with motorized winches resting near the south wall.
Floyd | Judging from the equipment locked to it, it is used to clean the walls
Floyd | and windows of the Atrium.  A locked-down control winch control is at
Floyd | one end, and there is a safety railing around the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Powered Platform is a spool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "stand on platform" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:47 am / Lift Lobby                           558
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND ON PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can step up onto it, the security guard rushes over and
Floyd | shoves you away from the platform, glaring at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "guess we need to get into the maintenance room first"
		Busta says, "yeah"
		Busta asks, "did we explore everywhere in here?"
		Doug asks, "I think so?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:47 am / Lift Lobby                           558
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The main bouncelifts are much more heavily secured than the public
Floyd | areas of the building.  Your dead MitKlein prevents you from gaining
Floyd | access.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "then we have to find the sampler"
		Doug asks, "want to try the ATM?"
		Busta says, "sure"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:48 am / Food Court                           559
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | You can see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Reserve Bank Bistro Paris, northeast to I Have No
Floyd | Mouth, northwest to Maintenance Area, south to Tacos Terriff,
Floyd | southeast to The Sheep Look Up, southwest to Apollo's, east to Station
Floyd | Corridor, and west to Lift Lobby from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:49 am / Station Corridor                     560
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Station Corridor
Floyd | You can see a directory here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Reserve Bank Station door (closed) to
Floyd | Reserve Bank Station and west to Food Court from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:50 am / Reserve Bank Station                 561
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Reserve Bank Station door)
Floyd | The Eye Scanner probes your eye and deducts Transit fare from the
Floyd | account associated with your iris pattern.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reserve Bank Station
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go west through the Reserve Bank Station door to Station
Floyd | Corridor from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A commuter walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 4:50 am / Reserve Bank Station                 561
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | A barrier fence with closed autodoors blocks your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait for transit" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:09 am / Reserve Bank Station                 580
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR TRANSIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Warning lights along the platform edge begin to blink rapidly.  A
Floyd | light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep moan and gust of wind, an
Floyd | express Transit Capsule blasts through Reserve Bank and vanishes into
Floyd | the darkness once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | A light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of
Floyd | displaced air, the Transit Capsule slides smoothly into Reserve Bank
Floyd | Station and comes to a stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide
Floyd | open and a few commuters enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:10 am / Transit Capsule                      581
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  Through the windows you can see the Reserve Bank Station.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait 15 minutes" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:25 am / Transit Capsule                      596
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT 15 MINUTES
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | A nearby commuter's handheld begins beeping loudly.  She hurriedly
Floyd | shuts it off.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Commercial Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a very quiet beep from somewhere you can't identify.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Residential Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now 5:25 am.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh whoops"
		Busta says, "haha"
		Doug says, "dangit, it goes counterclockwise"
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait 5 minutes" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:30 am / Transit Capsule                      601
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT 5 MINUTES
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Service Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now 5:30 am.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "that's a major shortfall of this game"
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:31 am / Transit Capsule                      602
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:32 am / Transit Capsule                      603
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Reserve Bank Station and comes to a stop,
Floyd | hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters enter
Floyd | and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "should be able to choose your station by menu"
		Doug says, "huh, I thought it was on the :00/:05s"
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait 5 minutes" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:37 am / Transit Capsule                      608
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT 5 MINUTES
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | A nearby commuter's handheld begins beeping loudly.  She hurriedly
Floyd | shuts it off.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now 5:37 am.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait 2 minutes" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:39 am / Transit Capsule                      610
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT 2 MINUTES
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Commercial Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | It is now 5:39 am.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:40 am / Green Commercial Platform            611
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Platform
Floyd | Green Commercial One is one of the oldest stations on the Transit web.
Floyd | Although it has been refurbished several times, its age still manages
Floyd | to show through the layers of tile and paint.  The platform opens out
Floyd | at the middle to a lobby area which is dominated by a row of automated
Floyd | doors to the south, which lead to stairways up to the main station.
Floyd | The flow of commuters moves steadily through these doors.  The floor
Floyd | and walls are both extremely scuffed duramex nanotile, and the station
Floyd | name (Green Commercial One) is indicated on a large plaque set into
Floyd | the walls. The platform abuts the Transit web to the north, where a
Floyd | Transit capsule can be seen hovering.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south through the Green Commercial Station door (closed) to
Floyd | Green Commercial Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:41 am / Green Commercial Station             612
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Commercial Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Station
Floyd | You can go south to Green Commercial Plaza North and down through the
Floyd | Green Commercial Station door to Green Commercial Platform from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:42 am / Green Commercial Plaza North         613
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Station, south to Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza Center, southeast to The Proletariat Bar, southwest
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to NanoMart, and west to Metro
Floyd | Savings from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:43 am / Metro Savings                        614
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Metro Savings
Floyd | You can see an ATM here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go southeast to Green Commercial Plaza Center and east to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x atm" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:43 am / Metro Savings                        614
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ATM
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a standard ATM, using palm prints and Mit-Klein authentication
Floyd | to permit customers to perform banking transactions. A palm reader
Floyd | juts out from the front of the console.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ATM is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x palm reader" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:43 am / Metro Savings                        614
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PALM READER
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a standard palm reader, which is used to verify the identity
Floyd | of the ATM customer.  A flat plate, slightly inset, it is placed at a
Floyd | convenient angle to allow the palm to lie against it.  This one,
Floyd | however, has a broad crack in it across which someone has written
Floyd | "KAPUT" in black marker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x crack" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:43 am / Metro Savings                        614
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a standard palm reader, which is used to verify the identity
Floyd | of the ATM customer.  A flat plate, slightly inset, it is placed at a
Floyd | convenient angle to allow the palm to lie against it.  This one,
Floyd | however, has a broad crack in it across which someone has written
Floyd | "KAPUT" in black marker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tissue sampler" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:43 am / Metro Savings                        614
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TISSUE SAMPLER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "open palm reader" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:44 am / Metro Savings                        615
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN PALM READER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "smash reader" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:45 am / Metro Savings                        616
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMASH READER
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "switch atm" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:46 am / Metro Savings                        617
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH ATM
Floyd |
Floyd | The palm reader appears to be broken; it does not respond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sample" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:46 am / Metro Savings                        617
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to sample?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "palm" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:47 am / Metro Savings                        618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PALM
Floyd |
Floyd | (your palm)
Floyd | The tissue sample target is yourself
Floyd | That's not made of tissue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "sample palm reader" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:48 am / Metro Savings                        619
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMPLE PALM READER
Floyd |
Floyd | The tissue sample target is yourself
Floyd | That's not made of tissue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "sample atm" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:49 am / Metro Savings                        620
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMPLE ATM
Floyd |
Floyd | The tissue sample target is yourself
Floyd | That's not made of tissue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sample reader" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:50 am / Metro Savings                        621
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAMPLE READER
Floyd |
Floyd | The tissue sample target is yourself
Floyd | That's not made of tissue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I'm so confused"
		Doug says, "yeah, just some weird bug"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x sampler" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:50 am / Metro Savings                        621
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SAMPLER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:50 am / Metro Savings                        621
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Metro Savings
Floyd | This is a completely nondescript bank storefront which exists solely
Floyd | to house an ATM.  It's so nondescript, in fact, that it took you some
Floyd | actual effort to determine which bank owns it, probably to ensure that
Floyd | they can charge you access fees no matter what.  To the east is Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an ATM here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go southeast to Green Commercial Plaza Center and east to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "well so much for my idea."
		Busta says, "Hmmm"
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut atm with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:50 am / Metro Savings                        621
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT ATM WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting that would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | Security surveillance spots you openly carrying a weapon.  Police rush
Floyd | in!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been arrested! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:50 am / Metro Savings                        621
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Metro Savings
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "remove palm scanner" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:50 am / Metro Savings                        621
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE PALM SCANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove reader" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:51 am / Metro Savings                        622
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE READER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the palm reader)
Floyd | That seems to be a part of the ATM.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "pull reader" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:52 am / Metro Savings                        623
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL READER
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:52 am / Metro Savings                        623
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a contact lens (being worn)
Floyd |   a lens case (open but empty)
Floyd |   a laptop
Floyd |   an ID camera
Floyd |   a car key
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open)
Floyd |     a tag remover
Floyd |     a receive chip
Floyd |     a pager (open but empty)
Floyd |     a lockblade knife
Floyd |     a lost camera
Floyd |     a drop message
Floyd |     a safety limiter
Floyd |     a soldering iron
Floyd |     some solder
Floyd |     a thermos (open but empty)
Floyd |     a cotter pin
Floyd |     a multitool
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x pin" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:52 am / Metro Savings                        623
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PIN
Floyd |
Floyd | A small steel pin made up of a length of wire doubled over on itself
Floyd | with a loop at one end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I'm wondering if we are incorrectly associating the tissue sample with the palm reader"
		Busta says, "although maybe not"
		Doug says, "could be. I guess all we did was SCAN PALM"
		Busta says, "The bug text is what caused us to leave"
		Doug says, "and it randomly said something about tissue"
		Doug says, "but, I figured the palm scanner must work by taking a tissue sample"
		Doug says, "but I guess it's probably just optic."
		Busta says, "could be"
		Busta says, "well I'm stumped"
		Doug | there is a slot labeled READ where a tissue sampler can be inserted.
		Doug says, "seems pretty unambiguous"
		Doug says, "maybe there's one inside the ambulance."
		Busta says, "maybe"
		Busta asks, "should we try exploring the hospital again?"
		Doug asks, "sure. you wanna drive for a while?"
		Busta says, "ok"
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:52 am / Metro Savings                        623
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Metro Savings
Floyd | This is a completely nondescript bank storefront which exists solely
Floyd | to house an ATM.  It's so nondescript, in fact, that it took you some
Floyd | actual effort to determine which bank owns it, probably to ensure that
Floyd | they can charge you access fees no matter what.  To the east is Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an ATM here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go southeast to Green Commercial Plaza Center and east to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:52 am / Metro Savings                        623
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:53 am / Green Commercial Plaza North         624
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Station, south to Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza Center, southeast to The Proletariat Bar, southwest
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to NanoMart, and west to Metro
Floyd | Savings from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:54 am / Green Commercial Station             625
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Station
Floyd | You can go south to Green Commercial Plaza North and down through the
Floyd | Green Commercial Station door (closed) to Green Commercial Platform
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 5:55 am / Green Commercial Platform            626
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Commercial Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Platform
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south through the Green Commercial Station door to Green
Floyd | Commercial Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "wait for capsule" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:03 am / Green Commercial Platform            634
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR CAPSULE
Floyd |
Floyd | A light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of
Floyd | displaced air, the Transit Capsule slides smoothly into Green
Floyd | Commercial Platform and comes to a stop, hovering in the Web.  The
Floyd | doors slide open and a few commuters enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A commuter walks by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "enter capsule" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:04 am / Transit Capsule                      635
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER CAPSULE
Floyd |
Floyd | You move into the Transit Capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  Through the windows you can see the Green Commercial
Floyd | Platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "wait 3 minutes" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:07 am / Transit Capsule                      638
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT 3 MINUTES
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now 6:07 am.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:08 am / Transit Capsule                      639
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Residential Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:09 am / Green Residential Platform           640
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Platform
Floyd | Green Residential's platform serves mostly residential commuters.
Floyd | There is an exit at the center of the platform which leads east
Floyd | through a set of closed automatic doors to a stairway leading up to
Floyd | the main station, just next to a large plaque with the name of the
Floyd | station on it.  The platform abuts the Transit web to the west, where
Floyd | a Transit capsule hovers impatiently.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Green Residential Station door (closed) to
Floyd | Green Residential Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:10 am / Transit Capsule                      641
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  Through the windows you can see the Green Residential
Floyd | Platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "wait 3 minutes" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:13 am / Transit Capsule                      644
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT 3 MINUTES
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now 6:13 am.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a very quiet beep from somewhere you can't identify.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:14 am / Transit Capsule                      645
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule shudders as it passes a junction in the Web.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Service Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:15 am / Green Service Platform               646
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Service Platform
Floyd | Green Service One's platform is underground.  It serves mostly city
Floyd | workers during the day.  There is an exit at the center of the
Floyd | platform which leads north through a set of closed automatic doors to
Floyd | a stairway leading up to the main station, just next to a large plaque
Floyd | with the name of the station on it.  The platform abuts the Transit
Floyd | web to the south, where a Transit capsule hovers impatiently in the
Floyd | web.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north through the Green Service Station door (closed) to
Floyd | Green Service Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:16 am / Green Service Station                647
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Service Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Service Station
Floyd | You can go north to Government Square South and down through the Green
Floyd | Service Station door to Green Service Platform from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:17 am / Government Square South              648
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Government Square South
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Government Square North, northeast to Hospital
Floyd | Entrance, northwest to Police Station Steps, south to Green Service
Floyd | Station, and east to Hospital Driveway from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:18 am / Hospital Driveway                    649
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Driveway
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | An ambulance, a bulky flittervan with emergency markings, is parked
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Entrance, northwest to Government Square
Floyd | North, east through the ER door (closed) to Triage, and west to
Floyd | Government Square South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x ambulance" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:18 am / Hospital Driveway                    649
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AMBULANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | This aerovan is probably a Geely-Ford/Fujiwara product underneath, but
Floyd | has all manner of emergency lights and markings on it, including a
Floyd | large set of red crosses.  It has a double door in the back along with
Floyd | the two main cab entry doors.  It is dark and powered down but
Floyd | securely locked, and a slowly blinking light indicates that its
Floyd | locklarm is armed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "look under ambulance" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:19 am / Hospital Driveway                    650
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER AMBULANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Busta says (to Floyd), "cf14" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Time: 6:19 am / Hospital Driveway                    650
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "open ambulance" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:20 am / Hospital Driveway                    651
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN AMBULANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you reach for the door handle, the locklarm begins to strobe and an
Floyd | ominous beeping begins.  You decide not to risk it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:21 am / Triage                               652
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the ER door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Triage
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Lobby, east to the Emergency Room, and
Floyd | west through the ER door to Hospital Driveway from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:22 am / Emergency Room                       653
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Emergency Room
Floyd | You can see a tissue generator here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Elevators and west to Triage from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:23 am / Triage                               654
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Triage
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Lobby, east to the Emergency Room, and
Floyd | west through the ER door (closed) to Hospital Driveway from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:24 am / Hospital Lobby                       655
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lobby
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Lounge, south to Triage, east to Hospital
Floyd | Elevators, and west through the Hospital door (closed) to Hospital
Floyd | Entrance from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:24 am / Hospital Lobby                       655
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lobby
Floyd | This is the main entrance to a busy regional hospital. Autodoors lie
Floyd | to the west.  Patients and staff rush back and forth, all too busy to
Floyd | pay you any attention.  To the south is an archway with a sign reading
Floyd | "TRIAGE"; to the east is the elevator core and to the north is the
Floyd | waiting lounge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Lounge, south to Triage, east to Hospital
Floyd | Elevators, and west through the Hospital door (closed) to Hospital
Floyd | Entrance from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:25 am / Hospital Elevators                   656
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Elevators
Floyd | You can go south to the Emergency Room, east to Hospital Restroom, and
Floyd | west to Hospital Lobby from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:25 am / Hospital Elevators                   656
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Elevators
Floyd | The main elevator bank for the hospital seems to require either an
Floyd | appropriate Mit-Klein scan or a hospital ID to swipe.  Patients and
Floyd | staff move through the area. The lobby is to the west.  The ER is
Floyd | through a door to the south, and a restroom is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to the Emergency Room, east to Hospital Restroom, and
Floyd | west to Hospital Lobby from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:26 am / Hospital Lobby                       657
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lobby
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Lounge, south to Triage, east to Hospital
Floyd | Elevators, and west through the Hospital door (closed) to Hospital
Floyd | Entrance from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:27 am / Hospital Lounge                      658
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lounge
Floyd | You can go south to Hospital Lobby and east to the Hospital Lab from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:27 am / Hospital Lounge                      658
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lounge
Floyd | This lounge is full of marginally-comfortable seating and antiquated
Floyd | magazines.  A door to the east reads "LAB" and the main lobby is to
Floyd | the south.  It is deserted; looking at the decor, you're pretty sure
Floyd | you know why.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Hospital Lobby and east to the Hospital Lab from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:28 am / Hospital Lab                         659
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lab
Floyd | You can see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go west to Hospital Lounge from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:28 am / Hospital Lab                         659
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lab
Floyd | This is an all-purpose pathology laboratory receiving area.  The lab
Floyd | itself is behind a bulletproof glass wall to the east, and a small
Floyd | window allows samples or paperwork to be passed back and forth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go west to Hospital Lounge from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:28 am / Hospital Lab                         659
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine that but find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:28 am / Hospital Lab                         659
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x laboratory" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:28 am / Hospital Lab                         659
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LABORATORY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:28 am / Hospital Lab                         659
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | That won't help you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "x glass wall" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:28 am / Hospital Lab                         659
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLASS WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | That won't help you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:29 am / Hospital Lounge                      660
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lounge
Floyd | You can go south to Hospital Lobby and east to the Hospital Lab from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:30 am / Hospital Lobby                       661
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lobby
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Lounge, south to Triage, east to Hospital
Floyd | Elevators, and west through the Hospital door (closed) to Hospital
Floyd | Entrance from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hm"
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:31 am / Hospital Entrance                    662
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Hospital door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Entrance
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Hospital Driveway, southwest to Government Square
Floyd | South, east through the Hospital door to Hospital Lobby, and west to
Floyd | Government Square North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:31 am / Hospital Entrance                    662
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Entrance
Floyd | This is the front entryway pavilion of the local hospital.  The
Floyd | automatic entryway doors are to the east, and the ER entrance and
Floyd | driveway is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Hospital Driveway, southwest to Government Square
Floyd | South, east through the Hospital door (closed) to Hospital Lobby, and
Floyd | west to Government Square North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "yeah I don't think there's anything else"
Busta says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:32 am / Government Square North              663
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Government Square North
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Civil Center Steps, south to Government Square
Floyd | South, southeast to Hospital Driveway, east to Hospital Entrance, and
Floyd | west to Police Station Steps from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:33 am / Hospital Entrance                    664
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Entrance
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Hospital Driveway, southwest to Government Square
Floyd | South, east through the Hospital door (closed) to Hospital Lobby, and
Floyd | west to Government Square North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:34 am / Hospital Driveway                    665
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Driveway
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | An ambulance, a bulky flittervan with emergency markings, is parked
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Entrance, northwest to Government Square
Floyd | North, east through the ER door (closed) to Triage, and west to
Floyd | Government Square South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:34 am / Hospital Driveway                    665
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:35 am / Triage                               666
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the ER door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Triage
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Lobby, east to the Emergency Room, and
Floyd | west through the ER door to Hospital Driveway from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:35 am / Triage                               666
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Triage
Floyd | This is a triage area for the ER to the east.  To the north is the
Floyd | main Hospital lobby, and west lies the automatic doors out to the
Floyd | driveway.  Patients and staff are moving back and forth through the
Floyd | area.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Lobby, east to the Emergency Room, and
Floyd | west through the ER door (closed) to Hospital Driveway from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:36 am / Hospital Lobby                       667
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lobby
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Lounge, south to Triage, east to Hospital
Floyd | Elevators, and west through the Hospital door (closed) to Hospital
Floyd | Entrance from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:36 am / Hospital Lobby                       667
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Lobby
Floyd | This is the main entrance to a busy regional hospital. Autodoors lie
Floyd | to the west.  Patients and staff rush back and forth, all too busy to
Floyd | pay you any attention.  To the south is an archway with a sign reading
Floyd | "TRIAGE"; to the east is the elevator core and to the north is the
Floyd | waiting lounge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Lounge, south to Triage, east to Hospital
Floyd | Elevators, and west through the Hospital door (closed) to Hospital
Floyd | Entrance from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:37 am / Triage                               668
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Triage
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Lobby, east to the Emergency Room, and
Floyd | west through the ER door (closed) to Hospital Driveway from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:38 am / Hospital Driveway                    669
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the ER door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Driveway
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | An ambulance, a bulky flittervan with emergency markings, is parked
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Entrance, northwest to Government Square
Floyd | North, east through the ER door to Triage, and west to Government
Floyd | Square South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:39 am / Triage                               670
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the ER door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Triage
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Lobby, east to the Emergency Room, and
Floyd | west through the ER door to Hospital Driveway from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a very quiet beep from somewhere you can't identify.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:40 am / Emergency Room                       671
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Emergency Room
Floyd | You can see a tissue generator here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Elevators and west to Triage from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "sorry, got lost"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x generator" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:40 am / Emergency Room                       671
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GENERATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the tissue generator)
Floyd | This is a medium-sized appliance found in most modern hospitals.  It
Floyd | is used to provide artificial tissue for grafting into or onto
Floyd | injuries.  In order to prevent rejection, the tissue generator must be
Floyd | given a complete scan of the patient's tissue, from which it will (by
Floyd | default) produce an exact duplicate of the scanned sample.  It has a
Floyd | button marked ACTIVATE. There is a slot on the front of the machine
Floyd | labeled INSERT CRYOPACK FOR SAMPLE where, presumably, the generated
Floyd | tissue is delivered; there is a smaller opening labeled FEED and there
Floyd | is a slot labeled READ where a tissue sampler can be inserted.
Floyd | There is a cryopack in the sample slot.  The feed slot contains biogen
Floyd | feedstock.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tissue generator is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "activate tissue" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:41 am / Emergency Room                       672
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ACTIVATE TISSUE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the tissue generator)
Floyd | The tissue generator blinks a red indicator which reads NOT READY:
Floyd | CHECK SLOTS and deactivates.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "check slots" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:41 am / Emergency Room                       672
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CHECK SLOTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "we're just missing the sampler"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get biogen" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:41 am / Emergency Room                       672
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BIOGEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:41 am / Emergency Room                       672
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a small cube of material which resembles freeze-dried beef.
Floyd | It is a standard supply unit for biotech synthesizers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "wonder if the dog would eat it..."
		Busta says, "nah, I'm sure we need it for the sample"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:41 am / Emergency Room                       672
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Emergency Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:41 am / Emergency Room                       672
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Emergency Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x sampler" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:41 am / Emergency Room                       672
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SAMPLER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x generator" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:41 am / Emergency Room                       672
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GENERATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the tissue generator)
Floyd | This is a medium-sized appliance found in most modern hospitals.  It
Floyd | is used to provide artificial tissue for grafting into or onto
Floyd | injuries.  In order to prevent rejection, the tissue generator must be
Floyd | given a complete scan of the patient's tissue, from which it will (by
Floyd | default) produce an exact duplicate of the scanned sample.  It has a
Floyd | button marked ACTIVATE. There is a slot on the front of the machine
Floyd | labeled INSERT CRYOPACK FOR SAMPLE where, presumably, the generated
Floyd | tissue is delivered; there is a smaller opening labeled FEED and there
Floyd | is a slot labeled READ where a tissue sampler can be inserted.
Floyd | There is a cryopack in the sample slot.  The feed slot contains biogen
Floyd | feedstock.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tissue generator is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x read" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:41 am / Emergency Room                       672
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X READ
Floyd |
Floyd | A slot where a standard medical tissue sampler plate can be inserted
Floyd | and read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "a plate. hm."
		Busta says, "yeah, but a standard medical one"
		Doug says, "the ATM palm reader had a plate."
		Busta says, "I just don't know"
		Doug says, "I want to try one more tie"
		Doug says, "time"
		Busta says, "k"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:42 am / Triage                               673
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Triage
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Lobby, east to the Emergency Room, and
Floyd | west through the ER door (closed) to Hospital Driveway from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:43 am / Hospital Driveway                    674
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the ER door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Hospital Driveway
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | An ambulance, a bulky flittervan with emergency markings, is parked
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Hospital Entrance, northwest to Government Square
Floyd | North, east through the ER door to Triage, and west to Government
Floyd | Square South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:43 am / Hospital Driveway                    674
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "Sw" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:43 am / Hospital Driveway                    674
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:44 am / Government Square South              675
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Government Square South
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Government Square North, northeast to Hospital
Floyd | Entrance, northwest to Police Station Steps, south to Green Service
Floyd | Station, and east to Hospital Driveway from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:45 am / Green Service Station                676
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Service Station
Floyd | You can go north to Government Square South and down through the Green
Floyd | Service Station door (closed) to Green Service Platform from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:46 am / Green Service Platform               677
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Service Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Service Platform
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north through the Green Service Station door to Green
Floyd | Service Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 6:46 am / Green Service Platform               677
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | A barrier fence with closed autodoors blocks your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait for transit" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:03 am / Green Service Platform               694
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR TRANSIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Warning lights along the platform edge begin to blink rapidly.  A
Floyd | light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep moan and gust of wind, an
Floyd | express Transit Capsule blasts through Green Service One and vanishes
Floyd | into the darkness once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a small mouse scurry along the Transit Web and vanish back
Floyd | into the tunnels.
Floyd |
Floyd | Warning lights along the platform edge begin to blink rapidly.  A
Floyd | light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep moan and gust of wind, an
Floyd | express Transit Capsule blasts through Green Service One and vanishes
Floyd | into the darkness once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | A public address system reminds you to be alert and "if you see
Floyd | something, say something!"
Floyd |
Floyd | A light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of
Floyd | displaced air, the Transit Capsule slides smoothly into Green Service
Floyd | Platform and comes to a stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide
Floyd | open and a few commuters enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:04 am / Transit Capsule                      695
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  Through the windows you can see the Green Service Platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait 11 minutes" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:15 am / Transit Capsule                      706
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT 11 MINUTES
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Reserve Bank Station and comes to a stop,
Floyd | hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters enter
Floyd | and exit the capsule.
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Commercial Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | It is now 7:15 am.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:16 am / Green Commercial Platform            707
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You exit the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Platform
Floyd | Green Commercial One is one of the oldest stations on the Transit web.
Floyd | Although it has been refurbished several times, its age still manages
Floyd | to show through the layers of tile and paint.  The platform opens out
Floyd | at the middle to a lobby area which is dominated by a row of automated
Floyd | doors to the south, which lead to stairways up to the main station.
Floyd | The flow of commuters moves steadily through these doors.  The floor
Floyd | and walls are both extremely scuffed duramex nanotile, and the station
Floyd | name (Green Commercial One) is indicated on a large plaque set into
Floyd | the walls. The platform abuts the Transit web to the north, where a
Floyd | Transit capsule can be seen hovering.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south through the Green Commercial Station door (closed) to
Floyd | Green Commercial Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:17 am / Green Commercial Station             708
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Commercial Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Station
Floyd | You can go south to Green Commercial Plaza North and down through the
Floyd | Green Commercial Station door to Green Commercial Platform from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:18 am / Green Commercial Plaza North         709
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Station, south to Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza Center, southeast to The Proletariat Bar, southwest
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to NanoMart, and west to Metro
Floyd | Savings from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:19 am / Metro Savings                        710
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Metro Savings
Floyd | You can see an ATM here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go southeast to Green Commercial Plaza Center and east to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get plate" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:19 am / Metro Savings                        710
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET PLATE
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to be a part of the ATM.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x plate" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:19 am / Metro Savings                        710
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLATE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a standard palm reader, which is used to verify the identity
Floyd | of the ATM customer.  A flat plate, slightly inset, it is placed at a
Floyd | convenient angle to allow the palm to lie against it.  This one,
Floyd | however, has a broad crack in it across which someone has written
Floyd | "KAPUT" in black marker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "guh. oh well."
Busta says (to Floyd), "x atm" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:19 am / Metro Savings                        710
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ATM
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a standard ATM, using palm prints and Mit-Klein authentication
Floyd | to permit customers to perform banking transactions. A palm reader
Floyd | juts out from the front of the console.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ATM is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "push reader" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:20 am / Metro Savings                        711
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH READER
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:21 am / Green Commercial Plaza North         712
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Station, south to Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza Center, southeast to The Proletariat Bar, southwest
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to NanoMart, and west to Metro
Floyd | Savings from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:22 am / NanoMart                             713
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | NanoMart
Floyd | You can go southwest to Green Commercial Plaza Center and west to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:22 am / NanoMart                             713
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | NanoMart
Floyd | This brighly-lit shop is an altar to the notion of instant
Floyd | gratification.  Everything from cheap, hot coffee to ice cream and
Floyd | frozen lunches is available via an automated vending system, provided
Floyd | you don't mind your purchases being relentlessly catalogued by the
Floyd | NanoMart Corporation.  You stopped shopping here after they told you
Floyd | you couldn't buy a coffee without using biometric authentication.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go southwest to Green Commercial Plaza Center and west to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:23 am / Green Commercial Plaza Center        714
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza Center
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza North, northeast to
Floyd | NanoMart, northwest to Metro Savings, south to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South, southeast to Accessorize, east to The Proletariat Bar, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "no more police flitter?"
		Busta says, "guess not"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:24 am / The Proletariat Bar                  715
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Proletariat Bar
Floyd | You can see a Bartender here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northwest to Green Commercial Plaza North, southwest to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South, east to Proletariat Restroom, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Plaza Center from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "maybe this game has a schedule"
		Doug says, "huh, Roberto's gone too"
Doug says (to Floyd), "buy drink" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:24 am / The Proletariat Bar                  715
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask bartender for a drink" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:24 am / The Proletariat Bar                  715
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARTENDER FOR A DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask bartender for drink" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:24 am / The Proletariat Bar                  715
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARTENDER FOR DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "oh, maybe other people show up at normal hours"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about roberto" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:25 am / The Proletariat Bar                  716
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARTENDER ABOUT ROBERTO
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Bartender about that)
Floyd | The bartender looks up.  "He comes in here most afternoons around
Floyd | three.  Works the early shift at the Bank."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oho"
		Busta asks, "he's the maintenance guy?"
		Doug says, "interesting."
		Doug says, "maybe we have to use his tissue sample"
		Busta says, "yeah"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about tissue sampler" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:26 am / The Proletariat Bar                  717
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARTENDER ABOUT TISSUE SAMPLER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Bartender about that)
Floyd | The bartender seems to be ignoring you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about beer" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:27 am / The Proletariat Bar                  718
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARTENDER ABOUT BEER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Bartender about that)
Floyd | The bartender cocks his head as you speak, then shakes his head
Floyd | eloquently.  Looks like he doesn't have anything to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ok, I'm fading again"
		Busta says, "progress is certainly getting much harder"
		Doug says, "it's a big, sparse map"
		Busta says, "yeah it is"
		Doug says, "with some innocuous but important details"
		Busta says, "the fact there's a schedule is even more frustrating"
		Doug says, "I think you're right about doing something with Prescott's key"
		Doug says, "but I don't know what."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about prescott" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:28 am / The Proletariat Bar                  719
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARTENDER ABOUT PRESCOTT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Bartender about that)
Floyd | The bartender looks at you briefly before  shrugging and returning his
Floyd | attention to the glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x glass" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:28 am / The Proletariat Bar                  719
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | A slightly dirty standard bar drink holder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "like, how do we know the doctor with the tissue sampler doesn't show up between 1 and 3 in the ER?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get glass" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:28 am / The Proletariat Bar                  719
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to belong to the Bartender.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "true"
		Doug says, "the game could be cruel, too, and we permanently missed some chance to get unstuck"
		Busta says, "so far, we've been able to go back everywhere"
		Doug says, "yeah."
		Busta says, "but prescott's key is definitely something"
		Busta says, "and we need to sample Roberto to get into the closet, once we find the sampler"
		Doug asks, "what other loose ends do we have?"
		Busta says, "that's all I can think of"
		Busta says, "possibly the ambulance"
		Doug says, "the dog"
		Doug asks, "have we used the lost camera at all?"
		Busta says, "no, but I have a feeling that's for the klein blaster"
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove battery with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:28 am / The Proletariat Bar                  719
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE BATTERY WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "I think the battery might stay with the camera"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:29 am / Green Commercial Plaza Center        720
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza Center
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza North, northeast to
Floyd | NanoMart, northwest to Metro Savings, south to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South, southeast to Accessorize, east to The Proletariat Bar, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:30 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        721
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Bistro Paris
Floyd | You can see Officer Prescott and a trash can (in which is some
Floyd | rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast to Green Commercial Plaza North, southeast to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South, east to Green Commercial Plaza Center,
Floyd | and west to Bistro Paris Restroom from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:30 am / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        721
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "we make the klein blaster, then put it into the camera to turn it into a weapon"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:31 am / Green Commercial Plaza Center        722
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza Center
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza North, northeast to
Floyd | NanoMart, northwest to Metro Savings, south to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South, southeast to Accessorize, east to The Proletariat Bar, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:32 am / Metro Savings                        723
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Metro Savings
Floyd | You can see an ATM here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go southeast to Green Commercial Plaza Center and east to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove plate with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:33 am / Metro Savings                        724
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE PLATE WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove scanner with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:33 am / Metro Savings                        724
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE SCANNER WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove reader with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:34 am / Metro Savings                        725
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE READER WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x limiter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:34 am / Metro Savings                        725
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIMITER
Floyd |
Floyd | A small circuit board consisting of two connected chips which plugs
Floyd | into the microwave oven side panel.  One chip looks a bit like a
Floyd | standard receive chip, and the other a standard memory chip - although
Floyd | these are custom versions and can't be used as such. Examining its
Floyd | connectors and their labels, you deduce that when installed, this
Floyd | board monitors the sensors and radio frequencies inside the microwave
Floyd | oven and prevents it from operating if things like electronics are
Floyd | inside, it's empty, or the door is open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove receive chip with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:35 am / Metro Savings                        726
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE RECEIVE CHIP WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove receive chip from limiter with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:35 am / Metro Savings                        726
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE RECEIVE CHIP FROM LIMITER WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ok, I need to hit the sack."
		Busta says, "ok"
Doug says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cfvalley" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:35 am / Metro Savings                        726
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "feel free to continue if I'm not around"
		Doug says, "feel free to keep playing."
		Busta says, "heh, I'm done for the night too"
		Doug says, "think I might go for hints next time, unless I get a brainstorm after sleeping on it."
Busta says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
Busta 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?" 		Busta says, "ok"
		Doug says, "thanks for playing yet again!"
		Busta says, "yeah, no prob"



**** LATER THAT SAME WEEK ****


	
		Doug asks, "so Busta says he can't make it tonight. Is anyone else interested in finishing Valley of Steel with me tonight?"
		Doug says, "ok, I think I'm just gonna finish Valley of Steel solo. y'all are welcome to watch."
Doug arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask valley" 		
Floyd says (to Doug), "Floyd doesn't know that game." 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask valleyofdeath" 		
Floyd says (to Doug), "Floyd doesn't know that game." 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask valleyofsteel" 		

Floyd ]  Green Residential Park                               1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A rare moment of rest.  Your mission to steal specifications of the
Floyd | MitKlein Encapsulation - the ID transponder embedded in every
Floyd | citizen's head, even yours - was successful, and you transmitted your
Floyd | report to Central early this morning.   You expect a new assignment
Floyd | soon, even if it is only instructions to fall back into a cover
Floyd | identity, as you have been on the front lines of the underground
Floyd | struggle against Homeland Security nearly from the start.  Giving up
Floyd | your birth identity and life, moving instead into the flickery
Floyd | half-existence of an underground operative, you've sabotaged, stolen,
Floyd | publicized, verified and fought for years now.  Hopefully, this last
Floyd | mission means that a strategy to counter the government's ubiquitous
Floyd | tagging of citizens is being worked out at levels above your own head.
Floyd |
Floyd | For now, you have found yourself a small quiet park in a quiet corner
Floyd | of the City.
Floyd |
Floyd | Welcome to the future.  Every citizen has been scanned, chipped,
Floyd | folded, spindled and mutilated - and it's enough to make you scream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Valley of Steel
Floyd | A tale of the surveillance society by The Custodian of
Floyd | [LINK]
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 130528 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Park
Floyd | Primrose Street ends here in a small circular cul-de-sac.  You're in a
Floyd | small green park to the north of this, bounded on its three other
Floyd | sides by high fences.  A few trees rise over well-manicured grass.
Floyd | There is a curfew sign at the park's entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cfvalley" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:35 am / Metro Savings                        726
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:35 am / Metro Savings                        726
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a contact lens (being worn)
Floyd |   a lens case (open but empty)
Floyd |   a laptop
Floyd |   an ID camera
Floyd |   a car key
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open)
Floyd |     a tag remover
Floyd |     a receive chip
Floyd |     a pager (open but empty)
Floyd |     a lockblade knife
Floyd |     a lost camera
Floyd |     a drop message
Floyd |     a safety limiter
Floyd |     a soldering iron
Floyd |     some solder
Floyd |     a thermos (open but empty)
Floyd |     a cotter pin
Floyd |     a multitool
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:35 am / Metro Savings                        726
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Metro Savings
Floyd | This is a completely nondescript bank storefront which exists solely
Floyd | to house an ATM.  It's so nondescript, in fact, that it took you some
Floyd | actual effort to determine which bank owns it, probably to ensure that
Floyd | they can charge you access fees no matter what.  To the east is Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an ATM here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go southeast to Green Commercial Plaza Center and east to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HINT
Floyd |
Floyd | Some players may find the temptation to rely on hints overwhelming,
Floyd | and you may prefer to remove temptation by disabling hints for the
Floyd | rest of this game. If you do so, however, you will not be able to
Floyd | access the hints unless you restart. Do you wish to disable hints? >>

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                         What should I do?
Floyd | 1/8: Your goal is to escape the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/8: Your goal is to escape the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/8: Have you received and read your SMS messages?
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/8: Your goal is to escape the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/8: Have you received and read your SMS messages?
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/8: Have you gotten out of Green Residential?
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/8: Your goal is to escape the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/8: Have you received and read your SMS messages?
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/8: Have you gotten out of Green Residential?
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/8: Have you found your drop message of instructions?
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/8: Your goal is to escape the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/8: Have you received and read your SMS messages?
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/8: Have you gotten out of Green Residential?
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/8: Have you found your drop message of instructions?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/8: Have you found a way into the Spacescraper?
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/8: Your goal is to escape the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/8: Have you received and read your SMS messages?
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/8: Have you gotten out of Green Residential?
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/8: Have you found your drop message of instructions?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/8: Have you found a way into the Spacescraper?
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/8: Have you found a way through that suspicious fence in South
Floyd | Primrose Lane?
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		Doug says, "hm, I'm not sure how these are hints. I guess I'm supposed to stop at the first question where the answer is no."
		pollux says, "It seems to be telling you what steps you need to take."
		pollux says, "Not how to accomplish these subgoals."
		Doug says, "yeah"
		Doug says, "I guess I should go back to the fence"
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |  > What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                 What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd | 1/11: If you've gotten this far, your MitKlein is disabled.  Being the
Floyd | only one with such is very dangerous.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		Doug says, "(sorry, reading the transcript because I don't remember how far we got into the reserve bank)"
		Doug says, "oh right, we were stuck on getting into the maintenance closet."
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |  > What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |  > How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]             How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd | 1/14: Only authorized personnel can enter the maintenance closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/14: Only authorized personnel can enter the maintenance closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/14: You'll need to find someone who is allowed to enter the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |  > How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:35 am / Metro Savings                        726
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Metro Savings
Floyd | This is a completely nondescript bank storefront which exists solely
Floyd | to house an ATM.  It's so nondescript, in fact, that it took you some
Floyd | actual effort to determine which bank owns it, probably to ensure that
Floyd | they can charge you access fees no matter what.  To the east is Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an ATM here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go southeast to Green Commercial Plaza Center and east to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:36 am / Green Commercial Plaza North         727
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Station, south to Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza Center, southeast to The Proletariat Bar, southwest
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to NanoMart, and west to Metro
Floyd | Savings from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:37 am / Green Commercial Station             728
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Station
Floyd | You can go south to Green Commercial Plaza North and down through the
Floyd | Green Commercial Station door (closed) to Green Commercial Platform
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:37 am / Green Commercial Station             728
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Valley of Steel is now in its "verbose" mode, which always gives long
Floyd | descriptions of locations (even if you've been there before).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:37 am / Green Commercial Station             728
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:38 am / Green Commercial Platform            729
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Commercial Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Platform
Floyd | Green Commercial One is one of the oldest stations on the Transit web.
Floyd | Although it has been refurbished several times, its age still manages
Floyd | to show through the layers of tile and paint.  The platform opens out
Floyd | at the middle to a lobby area which is dominated by a row of automated
Floyd | doors to the south, which lead to stairways up to the main station.
Floyd | The flow of commuters moves steadily through these doors.  The floor
Floyd | and walls are both extremely scuffed duramex nanotile, and the station
Floyd | name (Green Commercial One) is indicated on a large plaque set into
Floyd | the walls. The platform abuts the Transit web to the north, now empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south through the Green Commercial Station door to Green
Floyd | Commercial Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | A light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of
Floyd | displaced air, the Transit Capsule slides smoothly into Green
Floyd | Commercial Platform and comes to a stop, hovering in the Web.  The
Floyd | doors slide open and a few commuters enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x nanotile" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:38 am / Green Commercial Platform            729
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NANOTILE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:38 am / Green Commercial Platform            729
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x walls" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:38 am / Green Commercial Platform            729
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Metal, perhaps a meter by five meters, the plaque reads "Green
Floyd | Commercial One" in standard Transit Helvetica font.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:39 am / Transit Capsule                      730
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  Through the windows you can see the Green Commercial
Floyd | Platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait five minutes" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:44 am / Transit Capsule                      735
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FIVE MINUTES
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now 7:44 am.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Residential Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:45 am / Green Residential Platform           736
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You exit the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Platform
Floyd | Green Residential's platform serves mostly residential commuters.
Floyd | There is an exit at the center of the platform which leads east
Floyd | through a set of closed automatic doors to a stairway leading up to
Floyd | the main station, just next to a large plaque with the name of the
Floyd | station on it.  The platform abuts the Transit web to the west, where
Floyd | a Transit capsule hovers impatiently.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Green Residential Station door (closed) to
Floyd | Green Residential Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:46 am / Green Residential Station            737
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Residential Station door)
Floyd | The Eye Scanner laser delicately probes your iris, and the doors slide
Floyd | smoothly open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Station
Floyd | This is a utilitarian shelter intended mostly to keep the rain out of
Floyd | the Transit System.  A stairway leads down to the autodoor leading to
Floyd | the Transit platform and an exit leads east to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east to Primrose & Cedar and down through the Green
Floyd | Residential Station door to Green Residential Platform from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:47 am / Primrose & Cedar                     738
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Primrose & Cedar
Floyd | This staid neighborhood intersection of Primrose Lane and Cedar Street
Floyd | fronts the local Transit station, Green Residential.  The station
Floyd | entrance is to the west.  Primrose Lane continues to the south, and
Floyd | Cedar Street continues to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Residential Park, south to South Primrose
Floyd | Lane, east to East Cedar Street, and west to Green Residential Station
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a very quiet beep from somewhere you can't identify.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:48 am / South Primrose Lane                  739
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Primrose Lane
Floyd | Primrose Lane continues to the north.  To the south is a boarded-up
Floyd | empty house; sumac plants can be seen peeking over the top of the
Floyd | dilapidated fencing.  The fence has a plastic tarp strung behind it
Floyd | which prevents you from seeing much of the house.  To the west is a
Floyd | single-family home with a large warning sign and an enormous dog on
Floyd | the front lawn.  To the east is a three-family residence's front path.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Primrose & Cedar and east to Front Path from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tarp" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:48 am / South Primrose Lane                  739
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TARP
Floyd |
Floyd | A combination of cyclone fence and plastic sheeting, it blocks your
Floyd | view.  You can hear rustling from behind it, as of people moving
Floyd | around furtively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get tarp" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:48 am / South Primrose Lane                  739
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET TARP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get sheeting" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:48 am / South Primrose Lane                  739
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SHEETING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut sheeting with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:48 am / South Primrose Lane                  739
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT SHEETING WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut tarp with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:49 am / South Primrose Lane                  740
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT TARP WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | That won't cut cyclone fencing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut tarp with multitool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:50 am / South Primrose Lane                  741
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT TARP WITH MULTITOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | That won't cut cyclone fencing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen to rustling" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:50 am / South Primrose Lane                  741
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN TO RUSTLING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:51 am / South Primrose Lane                  742
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen to fence" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:52 am / South Primrose Lane                  743
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN TO FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen to sheeting" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:52 am / South Primrose Lane                  743
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN TO SHEETING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen to tarp" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:53 am / South Primrose Lane                  744
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN TO TARP
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x sumac" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:53 am / South Primrose Lane                  744
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SUMAC
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the tops of a few trees over the top of the fence.  Their
Floyd | leaves are greenish red, waving out of reach in the slight breeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x fence" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:53 am / South Primrose Lane                  744
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | A combination of cyclone fence and plastic sheeting, it blocks your
Floyd | view.  You can hear rustling from behind it, as of people moving
Floyd | around furtively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "search fence" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:54 am / South Primrose Lane                  745
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "search tarp" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:55 am / South Primrose Lane                  746
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH TARP
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:56 am / South Primrose Lane                  747
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any holes in the fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x pin" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:56 am / South Primrose Lane                  747
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PIN
Floyd |
Floyd | A small steel pin made up of a length of wire doubled over on itself
Floyd | with a loop at one end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "poke hole in fence" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:56 am / South Primrose Lane                  747
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POKE HOLE IN FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "make hole in fence" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:56 am / South Primrose Lane                  747
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MAKE HOLE IN FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "puncture fence" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:56 am / South Primrose Lane                  747
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUNCTURE FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "X holes" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:56 am / South Primrose Lane                  747
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                         What should I do?
Floyd | 1/8: Your goal is to escape the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/8: Have you received and read your SMS messages?
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/8: Have you gotten out of Green Residential?
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/8: Have you found your drop message of instructions?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/8: Have you found a way into the Spacescraper?
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/8: Have you found a way through that suspicious fence in South
Floyd | Primrose Lane?
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/8: Your goal is to escape the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/8: Have you received and read your SMS messages?
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/8: Have you gotten out of Green Residential?
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/8: Have you found your drop message of instructions?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/8: Have you found a way into the Spacescraper?
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/8: Have you found a way through that suspicious fence in South
Floyd | Primrose Lane?
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/8: Have you found a way into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/8: Your goal is to escape the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/8: Have you received and read your SMS messages?
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/8: Have you gotten out of Green Residential?
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/8: Have you found your drop message of instructions?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/8: Have you found a way into the Spacescraper?
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/8: Have you found a way through that suspicious fence in South
Floyd | Primrose Lane?
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/8: Have you found a way into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |
Floyd | 8/8: Have you found a way to the main level of the Atrium?
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu.

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |  > What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), ">n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |  > What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |  > How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |  > How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |  > How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |  > How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    How do I get into vehicles?
Floyd | 1/8: To gain access to a vehicle, you need its key.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |  > How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    How do I get into vehicles?
Floyd | 1/8: To gain access to a vehicle, you need its key.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		Doug says, "sorry, I seem to have trouble navigating hint menus."
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/8: To gain access to a vehicle, you need its key.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/8: Well, perhaps not its actual key, but at the least an exact
Floyd | duplicate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/8: To gain access to a vehicle, you need its key.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/8: Well, perhaps not its actual key, but at the least an exact
Floyd | duplicate.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/8: Most public safety vehicles use a common keycode.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		Doug asks, "key...code?"
		pollux asks, "I don't understnad the question?"
		pollux says, "understand*. Let's pretend that didn't just happen."
		Doug says, "oh, I guess it means Busta had the right idea with making a copy of Officer Prescott's flitterkey"
		Doug says, "and I guess this is saying that would work for the ambulance too"
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |  > How do I get into vehicles?

		Doug says, "this doesn't seem to have actual hints about getting past the fence."
		Doug says, "hm, maybe the "what should I do" list was telling me that we need to get into the Spacescraper before we can get past the fence"
		pollux says, "Oh, yes, that seems likely."
		Doug says, "well, we did get into the spacescraper, we just didn't get above the ground floor."
Doug says (to Floyd), "p" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |  > How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "p" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |  > How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "p" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |  > What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                 What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd | 1/11: If you've gotten this far, your MitKlein is disabled.  Being the
Floyd | only one with such is very dangerous.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/11: If you've gotten this far, your MitKlein is disabled.  Being the
Floyd | only one with such is very dangerous.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/11: What if other citizens" MitKleins were dead as well?
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/11: If you've gotten this far, your MitKlein is disabled.  Being the
Floyd | only one with such is very dangerous.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/11: What if other citizens" MitKleins were dead as well?
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/11: The newspaper should tell you why the Reserve Bank is important.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		Doug says, "oh wow, there was a newspaper back at turn 11."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |  > What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:56 am / South Primrose Lane                  747
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Primrose Lane
Floyd | Primrose Lane continues to the north.  To the south is a boarded-up
Floyd | empty house; sumac plants can be seen peeking over the top of the
Floyd | dilapidated fencing.  The fence has a plastic tarp strung behind it
Floyd | which prevents you from seeing much of the house.  To the west is a
Floyd | single-family home with a large warning sign and an enormous dog on
Floyd | the front lawn.  To the east is a three-family residence's front path.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Primrose & Cedar and east to Front Path from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:57 am / Front Path                           748
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Path
Floyd | This front path is paved with cracked flagstones.  Primrose Lane is to
Floyd | the west, a three-family building is to the east, and the building's
Floyd | side yard is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast to Side Yard, east through the House door
Floyd | (closed) to Front Lobby, and west to South Primrose Lane from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:58 am / Front Lobby                          749
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the House door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Lobby
Floyd | The slightly shabby front lobby of this multi-family building.  A door
Floyd | leads outside to the west, gated stairs leading up to the upper two
Floyd | floors are to the east, and an apartment door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small post-it note is stuck to the door of Apartment 1.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a newspaper and a pamphlet here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south through the Apartment door to Entry and west through
Floyd | the House door to Front Path from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x news" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:58 am / Front Lobby                          749
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NEWS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:58 am / Front Lobby                          749
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | The local newspaper, printed on plasfax.  Some retro individuals still
Floyd | prefer to hold their news in their hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | [If you want to read the newspaper (as opposed to just looking at it)
Floyd | try READ NEWSPAPER.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:58 am / Front Lobby                          749
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Today's front-page headline is: Homeland Security convention to be
Floyd | held this week at the Reserve Bank Spacescraper.   "The best and
Floyd | the brightest of the various Homeland Security agencies will meet in
Floyd | the Reserve Bank Atrium this week to receive presentations on new
Floyd | security initiatives and to discuss the state of the art in security
Floyd | technology."
Floyd |
Floyd | The next headline reads: Soldiers begin to experience
Floyd | breakdowns.
Floyd | The story itself continues: "The parents of several deployed American
Floyd | military personnel have raised concerns that their children appear to
Floyd | be losing touch with reality.  Government refutes these claims with
Floyd | statistics showing that 97.2 percent of deployed American service
Floyd | personnel are safely medicated." At the bottom, a small postscript
Floyd | reads Would you like to know more?  [LINK]
Floyd |
Floyd | Reading the story about the Homeland Security convention, the thought
Floyd | of all those Homeland Security drones in one place makes you grind
Floyd | your teeth.  Then, however, a vision of all those heavily-secured
Floyd | workers with dead MitKlein bottles replaces it, and you have some
Floyd | difficulty wiping the resulting smile from your face.  If only...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:58 am / Front Lobby                          749
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | newspaper: Taken.
Floyd | pamphlet: (putting the car key into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | post-it: (putting the ID camera into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x post-it" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:58 am / Front Lobby                          749
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POST-IT
Floyd |
Floyd | A short scribble, which reads "The techs were by to turn off your
Floyd | water.  Have a nice vacation!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x pamph" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:58 am / Front Lobby                          749
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAMPH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x pamphlet" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:58 am / Front Lobby                          749
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAMPHLET
Floyd |
Floyd | A pamphlet is from the Department of Homeland Security.
Floyd |
Floyd | [If you want to read the pamphlet (as opposed to just looking at it)
Floyd | try READ PAMPHLET.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:58 am / Front Lobby                          749
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems that the DHS believe the occupants of Apartment 1 are due to
Floyd | have a child any day now.  As such, the pamphlet is meant to inform
Floyd | them of their duty as a citizen to ensure their child has his or her
Floyd | Mitsui-Klein encapsulation properly implanted by their birth hospital.
Floyd | Along with two or three not-so-veiled hints as to the penalties for
Floyd | avoiding implantation, the pamplet also contains a very familiar
Floyd | boilerplate description of the MitKlein Bottle which you and all your
Floyd | fellow citizens carry within your skulls.  Inserted at birth, the
Floyd | MitKlein becomes embedded in the bone structure of the skull as the
Floyd | fontanelles close and harden.  It contains just enough electronics to
Floyd | act as a transponder which will identify its owner, securely, to any
Floyd | nearby chip scanner over a range of perhaps five meters or less.  The
Floyd | pamphlet cheerily explains that without such a chip, your child will
Floyd | be severely disadvantaged and unable to use basic modern services.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "so, I guess it's saying that we want to disable the MitKlein Bottles of the "heavily-secured workers" ar the convention. not sure what exactly that would accomplish, aside from general chaos."
Doug says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |  > What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                 What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd | 1/11: If you've gotten this far, your MitKlein is disabled.  Being the
Floyd | only one with such is very dangerous.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/11: What if other citizens" MitKleins were dead as well?
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/11: The newspaper should tell you why the Reserve Bank is important.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/11: If you've gotten this far, your MitKlein is disabled.  Being the
Floyd | only one with such is very dangerous.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/11: What if other citizens" MitKleins were dead as well?
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/11: The newspaper should tell you why the Reserve Bank is important.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/11: What if those other people were in fact Homeland Security
Floyd | personnel?
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/11: If you've gotten this far, your MitKlein is disabled.  Being the
Floyd | only one with such is very dangerous.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/11: What if other citizens" MitKleins were dead as well?
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/11: The newspaper should tell you why the Reserve Bank is important.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/11: What if those other people were in fact Homeland Security
Floyd | personnel?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/11: There's a whole convention of Homeland Security personnel
Floyd | meeting in the Main Lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		Doug says, "yeah, we never got to the Main Lobby, the food court was in the basement"
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/11: If you've gotten this far, your MitKlein is disabled.  Being the
Floyd | only one with such is very dangerous.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/11: What if other citizens" MitKleins were dead as well?
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/11: The newspaper should tell you why the Reserve Bank is important.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/11: What if those other people were in fact Homeland Security
Floyd | personnel?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/11: There's a whole convention of Homeland Security personnel
Floyd | meeting in the Main Lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/11: You can't see or reach them from the basement.  The only thing
Floyd | that might work is an assault from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/11: If you've gotten this far, your MitKlein is disabled.  Being the
Floyd | only one with such is very dangerous.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/11: What if other citizens" MitKleins were dead as well?
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/11: The newspaper should tell you why the Reserve Bank is important.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/11: What if those other people were in fact Homeland Security
Floyd | personnel?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/11: There's a whole convention of Homeland Security personnel
Floyd | meeting in the Main Lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/11: You can't see or reach them from the basement.  The only thing
Floyd | that might work is an assault from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/11: You won't be able to use the Lobby Lifts.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/11: If you've gotten this far, your MitKlein is disabled.  Being the
Floyd | only one with such is very dangerous.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/11: What if other citizens" MitKleins were dead as well?
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/11: The newspaper should tell you why the Reserve Bank is important.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/11: What if those other people were in fact Homeland Security
Floyd | personnel?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/11: There's a whole convention of Homeland Security personnel
Floyd | meeting in the Main Lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/11: You can't see or reach them from the basement.  The only thing
Floyd | that might work is an assault from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/11: You won't be able to use the Lobby Lifts.
Floyd |
Floyd | 8/11: Think about what you made to free yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		Doug says, "a Klein Blaster..."
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/11: If you've gotten this far, your MitKlein is disabled.  Being the
Floyd | only one with such is very dangerous.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/11: What if other citizens" MitKleins were dead as well?
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/11: The newspaper should tell you why the Reserve Bank is important.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/11: What if those other people were in fact Homeland Security
Floyd | personnel?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/11: There's a whole convention of Homeland Security personnel
Floyd | meeting in the Main Lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/11: You can't see or reach them from the basement.  The only thing
Floyd | that might work is an assault from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/11: You won't be able to use the Lobby Lifts.
Floyd |
Floyd | 8/11: Think about what you made to free yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | 9/11: What if you could find a portable power source for that?
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		Limax asks, "It only has one side?"
		Doug says, "so, the Klein Blaster we made got stuck inside the melted microwave. not sure if we're meant to extract it somehow, or make another one"
		Doug says, "it said: "You examine the now-fried microwave, musing to yourself that if only there was a way to make a portable version of this hack, you might be able to fight your way clear of this whole mess.""
		Doug says, "so we need a broadcast chip, an attack memory chip, and a portable power source"
		Doug says, "not sure if we can make another attack memory chip since we nuked the phone."
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/11: If you've gotten this far, your MitKlein is disabled.  Being the
Floyd | only one with such is very dangerous.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/11: What if other citizens" MitKleins were dead as well?
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/11: The newspaper should tell you why the Reserve Bank is important.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/11: What if those other people were in fact Homeland Security
Floyd | personnel?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/11: There's a whole convention of Homeland Security personnel
Floyd | meeting in the Main Lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/11: You can't see or reach them from the basement.  The only thing
Floyd | that might work is an assault from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/11: You won't be able to use the Lobby Lifts.
Floyd |
Floyd | 8/11: Think about what you made to free yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | 9/11: What if you could find a portable power source for that?
Floyd |
Floyd | 10/11: It would probably have to have some form of capacitor in it to
Floyd | achieve the requisite burst strength.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		Doug says, "right, the camera had a capacitor and battery"
		Doug asks, "so how do we get another broadcast chip?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/11: If you've gotten this far, your MitKlein is disabled.  Being the
Floyd | only one with such is very dangerous.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/11: What if other citizens" MitKleins were dead as well?
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/11: The newspaper should tell you why the Reserve Bank is important.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/11: What if those other people were in fact Homeland Security
Floyd | personnel?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/11: There's a whole convention of Homeland Security personnel
Floyd | meeting in the Main Lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/11: You can't see or reach them from the basement.  The only thing
Floyd | that might work is an assault from above.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/11: You won't be able to use the Lobby Lifts.
Floyd |
Floyd | 8/11: Think about what you made to free yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | 9/11: What if you could find a portable power source for that?
Floyd |
Floyd | 10/11: It would probably have to have some form of capacitor in it to
Floyd | achieve the requisite burst strength.
Floyd |
Floyd | 11/11: You'll need several of them to cause enough confusion to
Floyd | escape.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu.

		Doug says, "several capacitors? or several devices? hm"
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |  > What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |  > How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]             How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd | 1/14: Only authorized personnel can enter the maintenance closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/14: You'll need to find someone who is allowed to enter the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/14: Only authorized personnel can enter the maintenance closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/14: You'll need to find someone who is allowed to enter the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/14: Oh, and you'll need to find a way to convince the door's palm
Floyd | lock that you are, in fact, them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		Doug says, "right, we need a sampler so we can grow tissue"
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/14: Only authorized personnel can enter the maintenance closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/14: You'll need to find someone who is allowed to enter the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/14: Oh, and you'll need to find a way to convince the door's palm
Floyd | lock that you are, in fact, them.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/14: Remember the contact lens?
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/14: Only authorized personnel can enter the maintenance closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/14: You'll need to find someone who is allowed to enter the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/14: Oh, and you'll need to find a way to convince the door's palm
Floyd | lock that you are, in fact, them.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/14: Remember the contact lens?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/14: Do you really want me to get more explicit?
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/14: Only authorized personnel can enter the maintenance closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/14: You'll need to find someone who is allowed to enter the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/14: Oh, and you'll need to find a way to convince the door's palm
Floyd | lock that you are, in fact, them.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/14: Remember the contact lens?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/14: Do you really want me to get more explicit?
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/14: Oh, fine.  If you've found your target, try talking to him about
Floyd | his job.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		Doug says, "so, the security guard. we asked him about the lift and the keylock but not his job. not sure what was supposed to prompt that question..."
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |  > How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:58 am / Front Lobby                          749
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Lobby
Floyd | The slightly shabby front lobby of this multi-family building.  A door
Floyd | leads outside to the west, gated stairs leading up to the upper two
Floyd | floors are to the east, and an apartment door is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south through the Apartment door to Entry and west through
Floyd | the House door (closed) to Front Path from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 7:59 am / Front Path                           750
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the House door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Path
Floyd | This front path is paved with cracked flagstones.  Primrose Lane is to
Floyd | the west, a three-family building is to the east, and the building's
Floyd | side yard is to the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast to Side Yard, east through the House door to
Floyd | Front Lobby, and west to South Primrose Lane from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:00 am / South Primrose Lane                  751
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South Primrose Lane
Floyd | Primrose Lane continues to the north.  To the south is a boarded-up
Floyd | empty house; sumac plants can be seen peeking over the top of the
Floyd | dilapidated fencing.  The fence has a plastic tarp strung behind it
Floyd | which prevents you from seeing much of the house.  To the west is a
Floyd | single-family home with a large warning sign and an enormous dog on
Floyd | the front lawn.  To the east is a three-family residence's front path.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Primrose & Cedar and east to Front Path from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:01 am / Primrose & Cedar                     752
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Primrose & Cedar
Floyd | This staid neighborhood intersection of Primrose Lane and Cedar Street
Floyd | fronts the local Transit station, Green Residential.  The station
Floyd | entrance is to the west.  Primrose Lane continues to the south, and
Floyd | Cedar Street continues to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Residential Park, south to South Primrose
Floyd | Lane, east to East Cedar Street, and west to Green Residential Station
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:02 am / Green Residential Station            753
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Station
Floyd | This is a utilitarian shelter intended mostly to keep the rain out of
Floyd | the Transit System.  A stairway leads down to the autodoor leading to
Floyd | the Transit platform and an exit leads east to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east to Primrose & Cedar and down through the Green
Floyd | Residential Station door (closed) to Green Residential Platform from
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:03 am / Green Residential Platform           754
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Residential Station door)
Floyd | The Door Scanner scans your iris to determine your identity.  The
Floyd | Transit Security and Accounting Subroutine determines that you have a
Floyd | legitimate account with the Transit system, and the doors slide
Floyd | smoothly open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Residential Platform
Floyd | Green Residential's platform serves mostly residential commuters.
Floyd | There is an exit at the center of the platform which leads east
Floyd | through a set of closed automatic doors to a stairway leading up to
Floyd | the main station, just next to a large plaque with the name of the
Floyd | station on it.  The platform abuts the Transit web to the west, now
Floyd | empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Green Residential Station door to Green
Floyd | Residential Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:04 am / Green Residential Platform           755
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police officer strolls through the area, giving you a suspicious
Floyd | look before moving on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait for transit" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:09 am / Green Residential Platform           760
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR TRANSIT
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny surveillance camera you're sure you didn't see before swivels
Floyd | to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Warning lights along the platform edge begin to blink rapidly.  A
Floyd | light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep moan and gust of wind, an
Floyd | express Transit Capsule blasts through Green Residential and vanishes
Floyd | into the darkness once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | A light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of
Floyd | displaced air, the Transit Capsule slides smoothly into Green
Floyd | Residential Platform and comes to a stop, hovering in the Web.  The
Floyd | doors slide open and a few commuters enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:10 am / Transit Capsule                      761
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  Through the windows you can see the Green Residential
Floyd | Platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait 10 minutes" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:20 am / Transit Capsule                      771
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT 10 MINUTES
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | A shabbily-dressed man wanders up to you.  He appears to be about to
Floyd | ask you for something, but then he catches a look at your eyes and
Floyd | instead wanders away again.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Service Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now 8:20 am.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Reserve Bank Station and comes to a stop,
Floyd | hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters enter
Floyd | and exit the capsule.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:21 am / Reserve Bank Station                 772
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You exit the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reserve Bank Station
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Transit Station. The platform opens out at the middle
Floyd | to a lobby area which is dominated by a row of automated doors to the
Floyd | west.  The flow of commuters moves steadily through these doors, with
Floyd | each person turning their head to the right as they approach for the
Floyd | eye scanner to verify their identity before opening the portal long
Floyd | enough for them to slip through.  The floor and walls are both clean
Floyd | duramex nanotile, and the station name (Reserve Bank) is indicated on
Floyd | large plaques set into the walls.  At either end of the platform,
Floyd | closed gates guard against any entry into the slideway tunnels. A
Floyd | platform abuts a Transit web, where a Transit capsule can be seen
Floyd | hovering.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go west through the Reserve Bank Station door (closed) to
Floyd | Station Corridor from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:22 am / Station Corridor                     773
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Reserve Bank Station door)
Floyd | The Eye Scanner scans the iris printed on the contact lens to
Floyd | determine your identity.  The Reserve Bank Security Subroutine
Floyd | determines that "you" have a legitimate reason to enter the Reserve
Floyd | Bank spacescraper, and the doors slide smoothly open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Station Corridor
Floyd | The corridor widens as it terminates at the automatic doors to the
Floyd | Reserve Bank Station, which lies to the east.  There is a directory
Floyd | and guide sign on the wall.  Although traffic is overwhelmingly to the
Floyd | west, there are two doors reserved for traffic into the station,
Floyd | indicated by green lightbars overhead, whose access scanners are
Floyd | active.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a directory here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Reserve Bank Station door to Reserve Bank
Floyd | Station and west to Food Court from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:23 am / Food Court                           774
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The center of the Food Court beneath the Reserve Bank spacescraper is
Floyd | a busy place at all times of the day.  Around the periphery are
Floyd | several food stand franchises, some doing a brisk business.  Hundreds
Floyd | of people are here waiting in line at the food stands, sitting at the
Floyd | dozens of tables in the center, or just passing through from the
Floyd | Reserve Bank Station to the Lift Lobby up a ramp to the west or vice
Floyd | versa.  The floor is made of duramex tiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Reserve Bank Bistro Paris, northeast to I Have No
Floyd | Mouth, northwest to Maintenance Area, south to Tacos Terriff,
Floyd | southeast to The Sheep Look Up, southwest to Apollo's, east to Station
Floyd | Corridor, and west to Lift Lobby from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:24 am / Lift Lobby                           775
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lift Lobby
Floyd | The Lift Lobby controls underground access to the Reserve Bank
Floyd | spacescraper, beneath the towers of industry and capital made pillars
Floyd | of money and sin.  Hundreds of people rush to and fro through the
Floyd | lobby on their way into or out of the building.  To the north is a
Floyd | large bank of bouncelifts, their liftfields on and glowing faintly
Floyd | blue behind security gates.  Access to the bouncelifts is controlled
Floyd | by Lift Scanners, set above and to the right of each bouncelift entry.
Floyd | There is no ceiling; several meters up, the room opens out into the
Floyd | street level lobby above.  There is a railing around the perimeter of
Floyd | the floor above; several people are leaning against or over it,
Floyd | watching the flow of commuters below them and around you.  The Atrium,
Floyd | a wide open area extending at least halfway up the spacescraper, is
Floyd | visible above that. There is no way to reach the street lobby from
Floyd | here other than via the bouncelifts. A shallow ramp leads east down to
Floyd | the Food Court.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the confused murmur of a large crowd coming from the
Floyd | Atrium above.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Powered Platform (on which is a spool) and the Security
Floyd | Guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east to Food Court and up from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask guard about job" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:25 am / Lift Lobby                           776
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT JOB
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "dangit."
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to guard" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:25 am / Lift Lobby                           776
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | To start a conversation, try to ASK the Security Guard ABOUT something
Floyd | or TELL the Security Guard ABOUT something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tell guard about contact lens" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:26 am / Lift Lobby                           777
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL GUARD ABOUT CONTACT LENS
Floyd |
Floyd | This provokes no reaction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask guard about convention" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:27 am / Lift Lobby                           778
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT CONVENTION
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:27 am / Lift Lobby                           778
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | He's dressed in a standard security guard outfit.  It appears his job
Floyd | is keep people from fiddling with the ashtrays or perhaps the fake
Floyd | plants.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Security Guard is empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x platform" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:27 am / Lift Lobby                           778
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a platform with motorized winches resting near the south wall.
Floyd | Judging from the equipment locked to it, it is used to clean the walls
Floyd | and windows of the Atrium.  A locked-down control winch control is at
Floyd | one end, and there is a safety railing around the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Powered Platform is a spool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x spool" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:27 am / Lift Lobby                           778
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal spool of what appears to be very strong cable, with a winding
Floyd | mechanism at its center.  The mechanism is locked.  There is a
Floyd | carabiner at the end of the cable, but it's locked into the spool.  It
Floyd | is attached to the platform's winch frame with several locking clamps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x control" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:27 am / Lift Lobby                           778
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CONTROL
Floyd |
Floyd | A simple control panel, used for winding or unwinding cables and thus
Floyd | raising or lowering the platform.  It seems to be shut off.  A keylock
Floyd | is set to "OFF."
Floyd |
Floyd | The winch control is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "switch winch control off" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:28 am / Lift Lobby                           779
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH WINCH CONTROL OFF
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the winch control off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x control" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:28 am / Lift Lobby                           779
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CONTROL
Floyd |
Floyd | A simple control panel, used for winding or unwinding cables and thus
Floyd | raising or lowering the platform.  It seems to be shut off.  A keylock
Floyd | is set to "OFF."
Floyd |
Floyd | The winch control is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "switch keylock on" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:29 am / Lift Lobby                           780
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWITCH KEYLOCK ON
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x keylock" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:29 am / Lift Lobby                           780
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEYLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a simple keyslot.  It's set to "OFF."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "set keylock to on" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:30 am / Lift Lobby                           781
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET KEYLOCK TO ON
Floyd |
Floyd | No, you can't set that to anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put key in slot" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:31 am / Lift Lobby                           782
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KEY IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the film slot)
Floyd | That won't fit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put key in keyslot" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:31 am / Lift Lobby                           782
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT KEY IN KEYSLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:31 am / Lift Lobby                           782
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a post-it
Floyd |   a pamphlet
Floyd |   a newspaper
Floyd |   a contact lens (being worn)
Floyd |   a lens case (open but empty)
Floyd |   a laptop
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open)
Floyd |     an ID camera
Floyd |     a car key
Floyd |     a tag remover
Floyd |     a receive chip
Floyd |     a pager (open but empty)
Floyd |     a lockblade knife
Floyd |     a lost camera
Floyd |     a drop message
Floyd |     a safety limiter
Floyd |     a soldering iron
Floyd |     some solder
Floyd |     a thermos (open but empty)
Floyd |     a cotter pin
Floyd |     a multitool
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask guard about ashtrays" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:32 am / Lift Lobby                           783
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT ASHTRAYS
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask guard about fke plants" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:33 am / Lift Lobby                           784
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT FKE PLANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask guard about fake plants" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:34 am / Lift Lobby                           785
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT FAKE PLANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask guard about himself" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:35 am / Lift Lobby                           786
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT HIMSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |  > What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |  > How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]             How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd | 1/14: Only authorized personnel can enter the maintenance closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/14: You'll need to find someone who is allowed to enter the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/14: Oh, and you'll need to find a way to convince the door's palm
Floyd | lock that you are, in fact, them.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/14: Remember the contact lens?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/14: Do you really want me to get more explicit?
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/14: Oh, fine.  If you've found your target, try talking to him about
Floyd | his job.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		Doug asks, "who else is there?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/14: Only authorized personnel can enter the maintenance closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/14: You'll need to find someone who is allowed to enter the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/14: Oh, and you'll need to find a way to convince the door's palm
Floyd | lock that you are, in fact, them.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/14: Remember the contact lens?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/14: Do you really want me to get more explicit?
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/14: Oh, fine.  If you've found your target, try talking to him about
Floyd | his job.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/14: He needs to replace his jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/14: Only authorized personnel can enter the maintenance closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/14: You'll need to find someone who is allowed to enter the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/14: Oh, and you'll need to find a way to convince the door's palm
Floyd | lock that you are, in fact, them.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/14: Remember the contact lens?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/14: Do you really want me to get more explicit?
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/14: Oh, fine.  If you've found your target, try talking to him about
Floyd | his job.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/14: He needs to replace his jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | 8/14: You'll need to get him a replacement.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		Doug says, "ohhhh, Roberto Velez had a jacket with his nametag on it"
		Doug says, "ohhhh, right, and he was the maintenance guy at the bank."
		Doug asks, "so if Roberto works the early shift, why isn't he here?"
Doug presses the yellow enter button. 		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |  > How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:35 am / Lift Lobby                           786
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lift Lobby
Floyd | The Lift Lobby controls underground access to the Reserve Bank
Floyd | spacescraper, beneath the towers of industry and capital made pillars
Floyd | of money and sin.  Hundreds of people rush to and fro through the
Floyd | lobby on their way into or out of the building.  To the north is a
Floyd | large bank of bouncelifts, their liftfields on and glowing faintly
Floyd | blue behind security gates.  Access to the bouncelifts is controlled
Floyd | by Lift Scanners, set above and to the right of each bouncelift entry.
Floyd | There is no ceiling; several meters up, the room opens out into the
Floyd | street level lobby above.  There is a railing around the perimeter of
Floyd | the floor above; several people are leaning against or over it,
Floyd | watching the flow of commuters below them and around you.  The Atrium,
Floyd | a wide open area extending at least halfway up the spacescraper, is
Floyd | visible above that. There is no way to reach the street lobby from
Floyd | here other than via the bouncelifts. A shallow ramp leads east down to
Floyd | the Food Court.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the confused murmur of a large crowd coming from the
Floyd | Atrium above.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Powered Platform (on which is a spool) and the Security
Floyd | Guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east to Food Court and up from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask guard about roberto" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:36 am / Lift Lobby                           787
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT ROBERTO
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:37 am / Food Court                           788
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Food Court
Floyd | The center of the Food Court beneath the Reserve Bank spacescraper is
Floyd | a busy place at all times of the day.  Around the periphery are
Floyd | several food stand franchises, some doing a brisk business.  Hundreds
Floyd | of people are here waiting in line at the food stands, sitting at the
Floyd | dozens of tables in the center, or just passing through from the
Floyd | Reserve Bank Station to the Lift Lobby up a ramp to the west or vice
Floyd | versa.  The floor is made of duramex tiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Reserve Bank Bistro Paris, northeast to I Have No
Floyd | Mouth, northwest to Maintenance Area, south to Tacos Terriff,
Floyd | southeast to The Sheep Look Up, southwest to Apollo's, east to Station
Floyd | Corridor, and west to Lift Lobby from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:38 am / Station Corridor                     789
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Station Corridor
Floyd | The corridor widens as it terminates at the automatic doors to the
Floyd | Reserve Bank Station, which lies to the east.  There is a directory
Floyd | and guide sign on the wall.  Although traffic is overwhelmingly to the
Floyd | west, there are two doors reserved for traffic into the station,
Floyd | indicated by green lightbars overhead, whose access scanners are
Floyd | active.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a directory here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Reserve Bank Station door (closed) to
Floyd | Reserve Bank Station and west to Food Court from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:39 am / Reserve Bank Station                 790
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Reserve Bank Station door)
Floyd | The Eye Scanner probes your eye and deducts Transit fare from the
Floyd | account associated with your iris pattern.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reserve Bank Station
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Transit Station. The platform opens out at the middle
Floyd | to a lobby area which is dominated by a row of automated doors to the
Floyd | west.  The flow of commuters moves steadily through these doors, with
Floyd | each person turning their head to the right as they approach for the
Floyd | eye scanner to verify their identity before opening the portal long
Floyd | enough for them to slip through.  The floor and walls are both clean
Floyd | duramex nanotile, and the station name (Reserve Bank) is indicated on
Floyd | large plaques set into the walls.  At either end of the platform,
Floyd | closed gates guard against any entry into the slideway tunnels. A
Floyd | platform abuts a Transit web, now empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go west through the Reserve Bank Station door to Station
Floyd | Corridor from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait for transit" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:45 am / Reserve Bank Station                 796
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR TRANSIT
Floyd |
Floyd | A light grows in the tunnel.  With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of
Floyd | displaced air, the Transit Capsule slides smoothly into Reserve Bank
Floyd | Station and comes to a stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide
Floyd | open and a few commuters enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:46 am / Transit Capsule                      797
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Capsule
Floyd | A fifty-person maglev Transit capsule.  You're standing, holding on to
Floyd | a strap.  Through the windows you can see the Reserve Bank Station.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait 5 minutes" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:51 am / Transit Capsule                      802
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT 5 MINUTES
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | The capsule doors slide shut.  The humming noice increases in volume,
Floyd | and the capsule slides out of the station, gathering speed as it goes,
Floyd | and slides into the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hold onto your strap as the Capsule rapidly accelerates.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a deep thrumming and the whoosh of displaced air, the Transit
Floyd | Capsule slides smoothly into Green Commercial Platform and comes to a
Floyd | stop, hovering in the Web.  The doors slide open and a few commuters
Floyd | enter and exit the capsule.
Floyd | It is now 8:51 am.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:52 am / Green Commercial Platform            803
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You exit the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Platform
Floyd | Green Commercial One is one of the oldest stations on the Transit web.
Floyd | Although it has been refurbished several times, its age still manages
Floyd | to show through the layers of tile and paint.  The platform opens out
Floyd | at the middle to a lobby area which is dominated by a row of automated
Floyd | doors to the south, which lead to stairways up to the main station.
Floyd | The flow of commuters moves steadily through these doors.  The floor
Floyd | and walls are both extremely scuffed duramex nanotile, and the station
Floyd | name (Green Commercial One) is indicated on a large plaque set into
Floyd | the walls. The platform abuts the Transit web to the north, where a
Floyd | Transit capsule can be seen hovering.  The capsule doors are open.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Transit Map here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south through the Green Commercial Station door (closed) to
Floyd | Green Commercial Station from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A few commuters get on and off the Transit capsule.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a small red light in the corner of your vision which vanishes
Floyd | as you turn to look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:53 am / Green Commercial Station             804
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Green Commercial Station door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Station
Floyd | Green Commercial One's Transit station usually does most of its
Floyd | business around the rush hours, as Green Residental commuters stop off
Floyd | to take care of errands.  The station is relatively small, but well
Floyd | kept up - the Green Commercial Business Improvement District
Floyd | organization sees to that.  Open doorways lead south to Green
Floyd | Commercial One proper, and a stairway leads down to the doors to the
Floyd | Transit platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go south to Green Commercial Plaza North and down through the
Floyd | Green Commercial Station door to Green Commercial Platform from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:54 am / Green Commercial Plaza North         805
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North
Floyd | Green Commercial One is built around a plaza, and this is its northern
Floyd | end.  No vehicles are permitted within the public areas of Green
Floyd | Commercial One, so the entire area is pedestrian-only.  To the north
Floyd | are the doorways to the Green Commercial Station.  To the east is the
Floyd | NanoMart.  To the west is a storefront bank with an ATM.  The plaza
Floyd | continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Station, south to Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza Center, southeast to The Proletariat Bar, southwest
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to NanoMart, and west to Metro
Floyd | Savings from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:55 am / The Proletariat Bar                  806
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Proletariat Bar
Floyd | The Proletariat is a local bar (not a pub).  It's just far enough
Floyd | above a "dive" to be allowed zoning here, but steadfastedly refuses to
Floyd | cater to upscale tastes.  You like it.  Restrooms are to the east; the
Floyd | bar runs along the north side with a stolid bartender behind it and a
Floyd | jukebox sits against the back wall.  A few hardy drinkers sit here,
Floyd | communing with their spirits.  In a nod to the place's name, a Public
Floyd | Surveillance Notice covered with stickers and graffiti tags has been
Floyd | framed above the bar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thin music can be heard.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Bartender here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northwest to Green Commercial Plaza North, southwest to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South, east to Proletariat Restroom, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Plaza Center from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about roberto" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 8:56 am / The Proletariat Bar                  807
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BARTENDER ABOUT ROBERTO
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Bartender about that)
Floyd | The bartender looks up.  "He comes in here most afternoons around
Floyd | three.  Works the early shift at the Bank."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait until 3" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:01 am / The Proletariat Bar                  1892
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT UNTIL 3
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny surveillance camera you're sure you didn't see before swivels
Floyd | to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a small red light in the corner of your vision which vanishes
Floyd | as you turn to look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a small red light in the corner of your vision which vanishes
Floyd | as you turn to look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a small red light in the corner of your vision which vanishes
Floyd | as you turn to look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door opens.  Roberto Velez comes in, orders a beer and sits down
Floyd | at a table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto examines his jacket sleeve and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny surveillance camera you're sure you didn't see before swivels
Floyd | to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto examines his jacket sleeve and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto examines his jacket sleeve and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto examines his jacket sleeve and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto examines his jacket sleeve and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny surveillance camera you're sure you didn't see before swivels
Floyd | to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto examines his jacket sleeve and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny surveillance camera you're sure you didn't see before swivels
Floyd | to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto examines his jacket sleeve and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto examines his jacket sleeve and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny surveillance camera you're sure you didn't see before swivels
Floyd | to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto examines his jacket sleeve and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto examines his jacket sleeve and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto examines his jacket sleeve and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny surveillance camera you're sure you didn't see before swivels
Floyd | to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny surveillance camera you're sure you didn't see before swivels
Floyd | to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny surveillance camera you're sure you didn't see before swivels
Floyd | to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a small red light in the corner of your vision which vanishes
Floyd | as you turn to look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto examines his jacket sleeve and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a very quiet beep from somewhere you can't identify.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a very quiet beep from somewhere you can't identify.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto examines his jacket sleeve and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a very quiet beep from somewhere you can't identify.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto examines his jacket sleeve and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a small red light in the corner of your vision which vanishes
Floyd | as you turn to look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto examines his jacket sleeve and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny surveillance camera you're sure you didn't see before swivels
Floyd | to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.

		Doug says, "haha oh crap, it's 3am"

Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands and goes to the bar for some peanuts, returning to the
Floyd | table.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto examines his jacket sleeve and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto shuffles his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto takes a swig of his beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto examines his jacket sleeve and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto stands up, stretches, pays his bill and ambles out.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny surveillance camera you're sure you didn't see before swivels
Floyd | to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a small red light in the corner of your vision which vanishes
Floyd | as you turn to look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You yawn until 3:00 am.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "damn you time formats"
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait until 3pm" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:01 am / The Proletariat Bar                  1892
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT UNTIL 3PM
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait until 15" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:01 am / The Proletariat Bar                  1892
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT UNTIL 15
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait until 3:00 pm" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:01 pm / The Proletariat Bar                  2612
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT UNTIL 3:00 PM
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a small red light in the corner of your vision which vanishes
Floyd | as you turn to look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a small red light in the corner of your vision which vanishes
Floyd | as you turn to look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a very quiet beep from somewhere you can't identify.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a very quiet beep from somewhere you can't identify.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny surveillance camera you're sure you didn't see before swivels
Floyd | to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny surveillance camera you're sure you didn't see before swivels
Floyd | to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny surveillance camera you're sure you didn't see before swivels
Floyd | to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny surveillance camera you're sure you didn't see before swivels
Floyd | to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a very quiet beep from somewhere you can't identify.
Floyd |
Floyd | You yawn until 3:00 pm.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door opens.  Roberto Velez comes in, orders a beer and sits down
Floyd | at a table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "whew."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask roberto about job" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:02 pm / The Proletariat Bar                  2613
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ROBERTO ABOUT JOB
Floyd |
Floyd | (Roberto Velez about that)
Floyd | Roberto sighs.  "I have a good job," he says.  "I am a custodian at
Floyd | the Reserve Bank, downtown.  The work is not bad, and the pay is not
Floyd | terrible, but they are very strict about the uniform."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ok, not sure how we were supposed to get to that. We never got him to say anything before."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask roberto about uniform" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:03 pm / The Proletariat Bar                  2614
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ROBERTO ABOUT UNIFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | (Roberto Velez about that)
Floyd | Roberto cranes his head to look at the damage.  "Oh, yes," he says.
Floyd | "This happened at work.  I caught it on a shelf."  He shakes his head
Floyd | dolefully.  "They are making me pay for the jacket," he says to you,
Floyd | "but they are charging me the new price for it!  The price, it is
Floyd | ridiculous!  I would replace it myself but I cannot afford one like
Floyd | it.  I will have to let them dock my pay for months."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x jacket" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:03 pm / The Proletariat Bar                  2614
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JACKET
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark blue uniform jacket with black snap closures and false side
Floyd | pockets.  There is a long gash on the outside of the left sleeve near
Floyd | the shoulder.  There is a nametag clipped to the jacket which reads
Floyd | "Roberto Velez."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:04 pm / Green Commercial Plaza Center        2615
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza Center
Floyd | This is the center of the Green Commercial Plaza.  There is a fountain
Floyd | here with a bench facing it.  The plaza continues to the north and
Floyd | south; to the east is a bar called (ironically, you hope) the
Floyd | Proletariat.  To the west is a Bistro Paris cafe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza North, northeast to
Floyd | NanoMart, northwest to Metro Savings, south to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South, southeast to Accessorize, east to The Proletariat Bar, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:05 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South         2616
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | The southern end of the Green Commercial Plaza, which continues to the
Floyd | north.  To the east is Accessorize, a fashion store, and to the west
Floyd | is Garb-oh, a trendy clothing shop.  The south end of the mall is
Floyd | closed off by an elaborate landscaping installation of trees and
Floyd | shrubs, presumably to hide a relatively ugly building behind it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | A parked police flitter, armored and festooned with lights, looms
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza Center, northeast to The
Floyd | Proletariat Bar, northwest to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to
Floyd | Accessorize, and west through the Garb-oh door (closed) to Garb-oh
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:06 pm / Garb-oh                              2617
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Garb-oh door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Garb-oh
Floyd | Garb-oh! is a trendy clothing shop.  Images of the shop's icon Greta
Floyd | Garbo abound, each dressed in the clothing item offered on the rack
Floyd | below it.  Jackets, scarves, bandannas, trousers, shirts and more are
Floyd | on inviting display.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the racks are a brown pair of pants's antitheft tag, a blue pair of
Floyd | pants's antitheft tag, a blue jacket, a white shirt, a green shirt, a
Floyd | blue pair of pants, and a brown pair of pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sales counter runs along the north side of the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see the shopkeeper here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go east through the Garb-oh door to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get blue jacket" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:06 pm / Garb-oh                              2617
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BLUE JACKET
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the laptop into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x blue jacket" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:06 pm / Garb-oh                              2617
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE JACKET
Floyd |
Floyd | A dark blue jacket, very bland cut, with black snap closures and side
Floyd | pockets.  You almost expect to see a name sewn on the front at the
Floyd | breast in gold thread.  It's probably a size too large for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an antitheft tag attached to the blue jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut tag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:06 pm / Garb-oh                              2617
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the brown pair of pants's antitheft tag, the blue
Floyd | pair of pants's antitheft tag, the white shirt's antitheft tag, the
Floyd | green shirt's antitheft tag, the blue jacket's antitheft tag, or the
Floyd | tag remover?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut blue jacket's tag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:07 pm / Garb-oh                              2618
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT BLUE JACKET'S TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd need to cut the blue jacket's antitheft tag with something; you
Floyd | can't do it bare-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopkeeper wanders past you and gives you a suspicious look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut blue jacket's tag with tag remover" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:08 pm / Garb-oh                              2619
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT BLUE JACKET'S TAG WITH TAG REMOVER
Floyd |
Floyd | That won't cut the tag.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove blue jacket's tag with tag remover" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:09 pm / Garb-oh                              2620
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE BLUE JACKET'S TAG WITH TAG REMOVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You deftly remove the tag with the tag remover.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tag" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:09 pm / Garb-oh                              2620
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TAG
Floyd |
Floyd | (the blue jacket's antitheft tag)
Floyd | This is a small rubberized sealed plastic transponder, perhaps a
Floyd | centimeter thick and two by four centimeters square, with a complex
Floyd | security mechanism for attaching it to products. It is used for
Floyd | inventory control as well as theft prevention; it cannot be removed
Floyd | from a garment without the associated removal tool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut tag with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:10 pm / Garb-oh                              2621
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CUT TAG WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the blue jacket's antitheft tag with the lockblade knife)
Floyd | (putting the lens case into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully cut open the tag with your knife and peel back the
Floyd | plastic to reveal a blank memory chip.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of people enter the store, look around, look at each
Floyd | other and file back out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:10 pm / Garb-oh                              2621
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a blue jacket's antitheft tag
Floyd |     a blank memory chip
Floyd |   a blue jacket
Floyd |   a post-it
Floyd |   a pamphlet
Floyd |   a newspaper
Floyd |   a contact lens (being worn)
Floyd |   a backpack (being worn, and open)
Floyd |     a lens case (open but empty)
Floyd |     a laptop
Floyd |     an ID camera
Floyd |     a car key
Floyd |     a tag remover
Floyd |     a receive chip
Floyd |     a pager (open but empty)
Floyd |     a lockblade knife
Floyd |     a lost camera
Floyd |     a drop message
Floyd |     a safety limiter
Floyd |     a soldering iron
Floyd |     some solder
Floyd |     a thermos (open but empty)
Floyd |     a cotter pin
Floyd |     a multitool
Floyd |   a watch (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put tag on shelf" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:10 pm / Garb-oh                              2621
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TAG ON SHELF
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put tag on rack" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:11 pm / Garb-oh                              2622
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT TAG ON RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the blue jacket's antitheft tag on the racks)
Floyd | You put the blue jacket's antitheft tag on the racks.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small group of people enter the store, look around, look at each
Floyd | other and file back out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get memory chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:11 pm / Garb-oh                              2622
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET MEMORY CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:12 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South         2623
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the Garb-oh door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | The southern end of the Green Commercial Plaza, which continues to the
Floyd | north.  To the east is Accessorize, a fashion store, and to the west
Floyd | is Garb-oh, a trendy clothing shop.  The south end of the mall is
Floyd | closed off by an elaborate landscaping installation of trees and
Floyd | shrubs, presumably to hide a relatively ugly building behind it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza Center, northeast to The
Floyd | Proletariat Bar, northwest to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to
Floyd | Accessorize, and west through the Garb-oh door to Garb-oh from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The automatic door slides closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:13 pm / Green Commercial Plaza Center        2624
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza Center
Floyd | This is the center of the Green Commercial Plaza.  There is a fountain
Floyd | here with a bench facing it.  The plaza continues to the north and
Floyd | south; to the east is a bar called (ironically, you hope) the
Floyd | Proletariat.  To the west is a Bistro Paris cafe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza North, northeast to
Floyd | NanoMart, northwest to Metro Savings, south to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South, southeast to Accessorize, east to The Proletariat Bar, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:14 pm / The Proletariat Bar                  2625
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Proletariat Bar
Floyd | The Proletariat is a local bar (not a pub).  It's just far enough
Floyd | above a "dive" to be allowed zoning here, but steadfastedly refuses to
Floyd | cater to upscale tastes.  You like it.  Restrooms are to the east; the
Floyd | bar runs along the north side with a stolid bartender behind it and a
Floyd | jukebox sits against the back wall.  A few hardy drinkers sit here,
Floyd | communing with their spirits.  In a nod to the place's name, a Public
Floyd | Surveillance Notice covered with stickers and graffiti tags has been
Floyd | framed above the bar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thin music can be heard.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Roberto Velez and a Bartender here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northwest to Green Commercial Plaza North, southwest to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South, east to Proletariat Restroom, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Plaza Center from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give jacket to roberto" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:15 pm / The Proletariat Bar                  2626
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE JACKET TO ROBERTO
Floyd |
Floyd | (the blue jacket to Roberto Velez)
Floyd | Roberto stands up and eagerly examines the blue jacket.  "This would
Floyd | be a perfect replacement!" he says enthusiastically, showing you how
Floyd | closely it resembles his torn uniform jacket.  "Would you be willing
Floyd | to part with it? I cannot give you much, but I would happily pay you
Floyd | what I can; it will be less than what those dogs would take from my
Floyd | salary to replace this one!" He pats his pockets, then shakes his
Floyd | head.  "I need to go to the ATM."  With that, he stands up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto Velez goes northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:16 pm / Green Commercial Plaza North         2627
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North
Floyd | Green Commercial One is built around a plaza, and this is its northern
Floyd | end.  No vehicles are permitted within the public areas of Green
Floyd | Commercial One, so the entire area is pedestrian-only.  To the north
Floyd | are the doorways to the Green Commercial Station.  To the east is the
Floyd | NanoMart.  To the west is a storefront bank with an ATM.  The plaza
Floyd | continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Roberto Velez and a trash can (in which is some
Floyd | rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Station, south to Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza Center, southeast to The Proletariat Bar, southwest
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to NanoMart, and west to Metro
Floyd | Savings from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto Velez goes west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:17 pm / Metro Savings                        2628
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Metro Savings
Floyd | This is a completely nondescript bank storefront which exists solely
Floyd | to house an ATM.  It's so nondescript, in fact, that it took you some
Floyd | actual effort to determine which bank owns it, probably to ensure that
Floyd | they can charge you access fees no matter what.  To the east is Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Roberto Velez and an ATM here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go southeast to Green Commercial Plaza Center and east to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto approaches the ATM, intent on withdrawing funds to pay you for
Floyd | the blue jacket.
Floyd | He looks at the ATM's cracked palm reader, then at you.  "The ATM
Floyd | scanner, he is broken."  He shakes his head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask roberto about scanner" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:18 pm / Metro Savings                        2629
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ROBERTO ABOUT SCANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | (Roberto Velez about that)
Floyd | Roberto looks at you curiously.  You have a sneaking suspicion his
Floyd | English is not very good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask roberto about atm" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:19 pm / Metro Savings                        2630
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ROBERTO ABOUT ATM
Floyd |
Floyd | (Roberto Velez about that)
Floyd | Roberto looks at you curiously.  You have a sneaking suspicion his
Floyd | English is not very good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask roberto about money" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:20 pm / Metro Savings                        2631
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ROBERTO ABOUT MONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (Roberto Velez about that)
Floyd | Roberto looks at you curiously.  You have a sneaking suspicion his
Floyd | English is not very good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x scanner" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:20 pm / Metro Savings                        2631
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCANNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x reader" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:20 pm / Metro Savings                        2631
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X READER
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a standard palm reader, which is used to verify the identity
Floyd | of the ATM customer.  A flat plate, slightly inset, it is placed at a
Floyd | convenient angle to allow the palm to lie against it.  This one,
Floyd | however, has a broad crack in it across which someone has written
Floyd | "KAPUT" in black marker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x roberto" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:20 pm / Metro Savings                        2631
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROBERTO
Floyd |
Floyd | (Roberto Velez)
Floyd | A medium-height man of middle age and dark but somewhat pasty-looking
Floyd | skin.  His hair, black and cut short, is just beginning to grey at the
Floyd | temples.  His hands are rough and callused.  He is wearing work shoes
Floyd | and dark blue trousers, slightly scuffed.  He is wearing a dark blue
Floyd | trade uniform jacket with a long narrow gash at the left shoulder and
Floyd | his name (Roberto Velez) on a tag clipped to the breast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Roberto Velez is empty-handed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give jacket to roberto" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:21 pm / Metro Savings                        2632
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE JACKET TO ROBERTO
Floyd |
Floyd | (the blue jacket to Roberto Velez)
Floyd | Roberto stands up and eagerly examines the blue jacket.  "This would
Floyd | be a perfect replacement!" he says enthusiastically, showing you how
Floyd | closely it resembles his torn uniform jacket.  "Would you be willing
Floyd | to part with it? I cannot give you much, but I would happily pay you
Floyd | what I can; it will be less than what those dogs would take from my
Floyd | salary to replace this one!" He pats his pockets, then shakes his
Floyd | head.  "I need to go to the ATM."  With that, he stands up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "sigh."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:22 pm / Green Commercial Plaza North         2633
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North
Floyd | Green Commercial One is built around a plaza, and this is its northern
Floyd | end.  No vehicles are permitted within the public areas of Green
Floyd | Commercial One, so the entire area is pedestrian-only.  To the north
Floyd | are the doorways to the Green Commercial Station.  To the east is the
Floyd | NanoMart.  To the west is a storefront bank with an ATM.  The plaza
Floyd | continues to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Station, south to Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza Center, southeast to The Proletariat Bar, southwest
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to NanoMart, and west to Metro
Floyd | Savings from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:23 pm / Green Commercial Plaza North         2634
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:24 pm / Green Commercial Plaza North         2635
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "I guess he's just going to wait there until we... fix the palm scanner?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:25 pm / Metro Savings                        2636
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Metro Savings
Floyd | This is a completely nondescript bank storefront which exists solely
Floyd | to house an ATM.  It's so nondescript, in fact, that it took you some
Floyd | actual effort to determine which bank owns it, probably to ensure that
Floyd | they can charge you access fees no matter what.  To the east is Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Roberto Velez and an ATM here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go southeast to Green Commercial Plaza Center and east to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "fix reader" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:25 pm / Metro Savings                        2636
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIX READER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "Maybe ask the hints again? I mean, for want of a better idea."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x crack" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:25 pm / Metro Savings                        2636
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a standard palm reader, which is used to verify the identity
Floyd | of the ATM customer.  A flat plate, slightly inset, it is placed at a
Floyd | convenient angle to allow the palm to lie against it.  This one,
Floyd | however, has a broad crack in it across which someone has written
Floyd | "KAPUT" in black marker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "search crack" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:26 pm / Metro Savings                        2637
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CRACK
Floyd |
Floyd | The palm reader is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x plate" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:26 pm / Metro Savings                        2637
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLATE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a standard palm reader, which is used to verify the identity
Floyd | of the ATM customer.  A flat plate, slightly inset, it is placed at a
Floyd | convenient angle to allow the palm to lie against it.  This one,
Floyd | however, has a broad crack in it across which someone has written
Floyd | "KAPUT" in black marker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh, I guess we were supposed to put a tissue sampler in the crack so it would sample his palm."
		Doug says, "but we still haven't found the tissue sampler..."
Doug says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |  > What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |  > How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]             How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd | 1/14: Only authorized personnel can enter the maintenance closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/14: You'll need to find someone who is allowed to enter the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/14: Oh, and you'll need to find a way to convince the door's palm
Floyd | lock that you are, in fact, them.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/14: Remember the contact lens?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/14: Do you really want me to get more explicit?
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/14: Oh, fine.  If you've found your target, try talking to him about
Floyd | his job.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/14: He needs to replace his jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | 8/14: You'll need to get him a replacement.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/14: Only authorized personnel can enter the maintenance closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/14: You'll need to find someone who is allowed to enter the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/14: Oh, and you'll need to find a way to convince the door's palm
Floyd | lock that you are, in fact, them.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/14: Remember the contact lens?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/14: Do you really want me to get more explicit?
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/14: Oh, fine.  If you've found your target, try talking to him about
Floyd | his job.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/14: He needs to replace his jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | 8/14: You'll need to get him a replacement.
Floyd |
Floyd | 9/14: Is he wandering around confused?  Well, then, ask yourself what
Floyd | he tried to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/14: Only authorized personnel can enter the maintenance closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/14: You'll need to find someone who is allowed to enter the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/14: Oh, and you'll need to find a way to convince the door's palm
Floyd | lock that you are, in fact, them.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/14: Remember the contact lens?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/14: Do you really want me to get more explicit?
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/14: Oh, fine.  If you've found your target, try talking to him about
Floyd | his job.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/14: He needs to replace his jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | 8/14: You'll need to get him a replacement.
Floyd |
Floyd | 9/14: Is he wandering around confused?  Well, then, ask yourself what
Floyd | he tried to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | 10/14: He used his palm on the ATM, didn't he.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/14: Only authorized personnel can enter the maintenance closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/14: You'll need to find someone who is allowed to enter the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/14: Oh, and you'll need to find a way to convince the door's palm
Floyd | lock that you are, in fact, them.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/14: Remember the contact lens?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/14: Do you really want me to get more explicit?
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/14: Oh, fine.  If you've found your target, try talking to him about
Floyd | his job.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/14: He needs to replace his jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | 8/14: You'll need to get him a replacement.
Floyd |
Floyd | 9/14: Is he wandering around confused?  Well, then, ask yourself what
Floyd | he tried to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | 10/14: He used his palm on the ATM, didn't he.
Floyd |
Floyd | 11/14: Somehow, somewhere, this can be used to your benefit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/14: Only authorized personnel can enter the maintenance closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/14: You'll need to find someone who is allowed to enter the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/14: Oh, and you'll need to find a way to convince the door's palm
Floyd | lock that you are, in fact, them.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/14: Remember the contact lens?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/14: Do you really want me to get more explicit?
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/14: Oh, fine.  If you've found your target, try talking to him about
Floyd | his job.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/14: He needs to replace his jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | 8/14: You'll need to get him a replacement.
Floyd |
Floyd | 9/14: Is he wandering around confused?  Well, then, ask yourself what
Floyd | he tried to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | 10/14: He used his palm on the ATM, didn't he.
Floyd |
Floyd | 11/14: Somehow, somewhere, this can be used to your benefit.
Floyd |
Floyd | 12/14: You're trying to find a way to make a detailed model of a piece
Floyd | of tissue.  Doctors do this. So do EMTs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		Doug asks, "soo, we have to get into the ambulance?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/14: Only authorized personnel can enter the maintenance closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/14: You'll need to find someone who is allowed to enter the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/14: Oh, and you'll need to find a way to convince the door's palm
Floyd | lock that you are, in fact, them.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/14: Remember the contact lens?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/14: Do you really want me to get more explicit?
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/14: Oh, fine.  If you've found your target, try talking to him about
Floyd | his job.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/14: He needs to replace his jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | 8/14: You'll need to get him a replacement.
Floyd |
Floyd | 9/14: Is he wandering around confused?  Well, then, ask yourself what
Floyd | he tried to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | 10/14: He used his palm on the ATM, didn't he.
Floyd |
Floyd | 11/14: Somehow, somewhere, this can be used to your benefit.
Floyd |
Floyd | 12/14: You're trying to find a way to make a detailed model of a piece
Floyd | of tissue.  Doctors do this. So do EMTs.
Floyd |
Floyd | 13/14: The hospital ER makes tissue, usually because a medic is on the
Floyd | way in with a patient they've scanned.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/14: Only authorized personnel can enter the maintenance closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/14: You'll need to find someone who is allowed to enter the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/14: Oh, and you'll need to find a way to convince the door's palm
Floyd | lock that you are, in fact, them.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/14: Remember the contact lens?
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/14: Do you really want me to get more explicit?
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/14: Oh, fine.  If you've found your target, try talking to him about
Floyd | his job.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/14: He needs to replace his jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | 8/14: You'll need to get him a replacement.
Floyd |
Floyd | 9/14: Is he wandering around confused?  Well, then, ask yourself what
Floyd | he tried to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | 10/14: He used his palm on the ATM, didn't he.
Floyd |
Floyd | 11/14: Somehow, somewhere, this can be used to your benefit.
Floyd |
Floyd | 12/14: You're trying to find a way to make a detailed model of a piece
Floyd | of tissue.  Doctors do this. So do EMTs.
Floyd |
Floyd | 13/14: The hospital ER makes tissue, usually because a medic is on the
Floyd | way in with a patient they've scanned.
Floyd |
Floyd | 14/14: Look in the ambulance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu.

		Doug says, "yep."
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |  > How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:26 pm / Metro Savings                        2637
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Metro Savings
Floyd | This is a completely nondescript bank storefront which exists solely
Floyd | to house an ATM.  It's so nondescript, in fact, that it took you some
Floyd | actual effort to determine which bank owns it, probably to ensure that
Floyd | they can charge you access fees no matter what.  To the east is Green
Floyd | Commercial Plaza.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Roberto Velez and an ATM here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go southeast to Green Commercial Plaza Center and east to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza North from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), ">se" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:26 pm / Metro Savings                        2637
Floyd | >
Floyd | > >SE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:27 pm / Green Commercial Plaza Center        2638
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza Center
Floyd | This is the center of the Green Commercial Plaza.  There is a fountain
Floyd | here with a bench facing it.  The plaza continues to the north and
Floyd | south; to the east is a bar called (ironically, you hope) the
Floyd | Proletariat.  To the west is a Bistro Paris cafe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza North, northeast to
Floyd | NanoMart, northwest to Metro Savings, south to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South, southeast to Accessorize, east to The Proletariat Bar, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:28 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2639
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Bistro Paris
Floyd | This is a branch of the popular lunch and coffee shop Bistro Paris.
Floyd | There are a few tables near the front.  A restroom is to the west.  On
Floyd | the north wall, opposite the counter, is a collection of Paris-themed
Floyd | prints.  In the center is a large holoportrait of the chain's owner,
Floyd | Zuzu, and a sign claiming that the Bistro Paris has restaurants here,
Floyd | in the Reserve Bank Spacescraper, and in London.  A server behind the
Floyd | counter is waiting on several customers.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Officer Prescott and a trash can (in which is some
Floyd | rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast to Green Commercial Plaza North, southeast to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South, east to Green Commercial Plaza Center,
Floyd | and west to Bistro Paris Restroom from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x prescott" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:28 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2639
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PRESCOTT
Floyd |
Floyd | A normal-looking Metro Policeman, Prescott is wearing light patrol
Floyd | gear with his holobadge displaying his name and rank across his left
Floyd | breast. Every once in a while, the comm unit attached to his belt
Floyd | murmurs to him through his earpiece. At the moment, he's sitting at a
Floyd | table nursing a coffee.
Floyd |
Floyd | Officer Prescott is carrying a flitterkey.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put receive chip into camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:28 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2639
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RECEIVE CHIP INTO CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the ID camera, the camera chain, or the lost
Floyd | camera?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put receive chip into lost camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:29 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2640
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT RECEIVE CHIP INTO LOST CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x lost camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:29 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2640
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOST CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | A cheap piece of integral electronics, made cheaper by the fact that
Floyd | any portable or phone has a perfectly good camera in it.  It has a
Floyd | built-in flash, and is typically linked to a cell phone or other
Floyd | handheld for displaying and storing photos.  This camera has been
Floyd | cracked open, revealing its internal electronics.  A capacitor (for
Floyd | the flash unit) and battery are available, as are numerous circuit
Floyd | connection points.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "attach receive chip to connection pint" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:29 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2640
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACH RECEIVE CHIP TO CONNECTION PINT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "attach receive chip to connection point" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:29 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2640
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACH RECEIVE CHIP TO CONNECTION POINT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "attach receive chip to lost camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:30 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2641
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACH RECEIVE CHIP TO LOST CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the receive chip)
Floyd | (putting the newspaper into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | (first taking the lost camera)
Floyd | (putting the pamphlet into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | The receive chip and the lost camera don't make anything useful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "attach receive chip to capacitor" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:30 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2641
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACH RECEIVE CHIP TO CAPACITOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "attach receive chip to lost camera's capacitor" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:30 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2641
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACH RECEIVE CHIP TO LOST CAMERA'S CAPACITOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to attach the receive chip to
Floyd | the lost camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "attach receive chip to memory chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:31 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2642
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACH RECEIVE CHIP TO MEMORY CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | The contents of that memory chip aren't very useful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "solder receive chip to memory chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:32 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2643
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOLDER RECEIVE CHIP TO MEMORY CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | The contents of that memory chip aren't very useful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "grr."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x receive chip" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:32 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2643
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RECEIVE CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a receive chip - a small solid-state radio about the size of a
Floyd | coin.  These can be found in most portable electronics that need to
Floyd | receive distant broadcasts, able to pull in signals from beyond a few
Floyd | meters.  There are leads on the chip for connecting data lines and a
Floyd | power source.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "connect receive chip to lost camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:33 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2644
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CONNECT RECEIVE CHIP TO LOST CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | The receive chip and the lost camera don't make anything useful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x id camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:33 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2644
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ID CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | A battered but serviceable device, this is a high resolution
Floyd | holocamera used by the police for recording suspects" identities.  It
Floyd | can either record to a local server if one is available, or to a
Floyd | standard Memory chip placed in its memory slot.. Although it was once
Floyd | chained down, the chain seems to have been cut; a broken piece hangs
Floyd | off the camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "search id camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:34 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2645
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH ID CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x memory slot" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:34 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2645
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MEMORY SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the blank memory
Floyd | chip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), ">hint" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:34 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2645
Floyd | >
Floyd | > >HINT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "hint" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |  > What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |  > How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |  > How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |    How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |  > How do I get into vehicles?

		
Doug presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                    How do I get into vehicles?
Floyd | 1/8: To gain access to a vehicle, you need its key.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/8: Well, perhaps not its actual key, but at the least an exact
Floyd | duplicate.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/8: Most public safety vehicles use a common keycode.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/8: To gain access to a vehicle, you need its key.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/8: Well, perhaps not its actual key, but at the least an exact
Floyd | duplicate.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/8: Most public safety vehicles use a common keycode.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/8: Try finding someone with a key.  Perhaps you can copy theirs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/8: To gain access to a vehicle, you need its key.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/8: Well, perhaps not its actual key, but at the least an exact
Floyd | duplicate.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/8: Most public safety vehicles use a common keycode.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/8: Try finding someone with a key.  Perhaps you can copy theirs.
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/8: You don't have to be holding it to copy it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/8: To gain access to a vehicle, you need its key.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/8: Well, perhaps not its actual key, but at the least an exact
Floyd | duplicate.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/8: Most public safety vehicles use a common keycode.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/8: Try finding someone with a key.  Perhaps you can copy theirs.
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/8: You don't have to be holding it to copy it.
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/8: You'll need something which can receive and store a vehicle
Floyd | transponder broadcast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/8: To gain access to a vehicle, you need its key.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/8: Well, perhaps not its actual key, but at the least an exact
Floyd | duplicate.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/8: Most public safety vehicles use a common keycode.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/8: Try finding someone with a key.  Perhaps you can copy theirs.
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/8: You don't have to be holding it to copy it.
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/8: You'll need something which can receive and store a vehicle
Floyd | transponder broadcast.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/8: Then you'll need to be present when a real key is used.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu or H to reveal another hint.

		Doug says, "hmm."
Doug says (to Floyd), "h" 		

Floyd | 1/8: To gain access to a vehicle, you need its key.
Floyd |
Floyd | 2/8: Well, perhaps not its actual key, but at the least an exact
Floyd | duplicate.
Floyd |
Floyd | 3/8: Most public safety vehicles use a common keycode.
Floyd |
Floyd | 4/8: Try finding someone with a key.  Perhaps you can copy theirs.
Floyd |
Floyd | 5/8: You don't have to be holding it to copy it.
Floyd |
Floyd | 6/8: You'll need something which can receive and store a vehicle
Floyd | transponder broadcast.
Floyd |
Floyd | 7/8: Then you'll need to be present when a real key is used.
Floyd |
Floyd | 8/8: Once you'd done that, you'll need to make sure your key can send,
Floyd | too.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press SPACE to return to the menu.

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    What should I do?
Floyd |    What do I do at the Reserve Bank?
Floyd |    How do I get into the Maintenance Closet?
Floyd |    How do I get to the Reserve Bank Atrium?
Floyd |  > How do I get into vehicles?

		Doug asks, "so how do we get him to use the key?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:34 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2645
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Bistro Paris
Floyd | This is a branch of the popular lunch and coffee shop Bistro Paris.
Floyd | There are a few tables near the front.  A restroom is to the west.  On
Floyd | the north wall, opposite the counter, is a collection of Paris-themed
Floyd | prints.  In the center is a large holoportrait of the chain's owner,
Floyd | Zuzu, and a sign claiming that the Bistro Paris has restaurants here,
Floyd | in the Reserve Bank Spacescraper, and in London.  A server behind the
Floyd | counter is waiting on several customers.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Officer Prescott and a trash can (in which is some
Floyd | rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast to Green Commercial Plaza North, southeast to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South, east to Green Commercial Plaza Center,
Floyd | and west to Bistro Paris Restroom from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask prescott about job" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:35 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2646
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PRESCOTT ABOUT JOB
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask prescott about drugs" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:36 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2647
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PRESCOTT ABOUT DRUGS
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tell prescott about drugs" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:37 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2648
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL PRESCOTT ABOUT DRUGS
Floyd |
Floyd | This provokes no reaction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tell prescott about dog" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:38 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2649
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL PRESCOTT ABOUT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | This provokes no reaction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask prescott about time" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:39 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2650
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PRESCOTT ABOUT TIME
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask prescott about crime" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:40 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2651
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PRESCOTT ABOUT CRIME
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask prescott about car" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:41 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2652
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PRESCOTT ABOUT CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask prescott about key" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:42 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2653
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK PRESCOTT ABOUT KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:43 pm / Green Commercial Plaza Center        2654
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza Center
Floyd | This is the center of the Green Commercial Plaza.  There is a fountain
Floyd | here with a bench facing it.  The plaza continues to the north and
Floyd | south; to the east is a bar called (ironically, you hope) the
Floyd | Proletariat.  To the west is a Bistro Paris cafe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza North, northeast to
Floyd | NanoMart, northwest to Metro Savings, south to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South, southeast to Accessorize, east to The Proletariat Bar, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:44 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South         2655
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | The southern end of the Green Commercial Plaza, which continues to the
Floyd | north.  To the east is Accessorize, a fashion store, and to the west
Floyd | is Garb-oh, a trendy clothing shop.  The south end of the mall is
Floyd | closed off by an elaborate landscaping installation of trees and
Floyd | shrubs, presumably to hide a relatively ugly building behind it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | A parked police flitter, armored and festooned with lights, looms
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza Center, northeast to The
Floyd | Proletariat Bar, northwest to Green Commercial Bistro Paris, east to
Floyd | Accessorize, and west through the Garb-oh door (closed) to Garb-oh
Floyd | from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x flitter" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:44 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South         2655
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLITTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A Tesla-Fujiwara light aircraft, the police model of this particular
Floyd | flitter is upengined in order to carry armor and equipment.  Seating
Floyd | four, this example has the full lighting array and riot pod of a crowd
Floyd | control vehicle.  It is securely locked, and a slowly blinking light
Floyd | indicates that its locklarm is armed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x locklarm" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:44 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South         2655
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOCKLARM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:44 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South         2655
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x slowly blinking light" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:44 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South         2655
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SLOWLY BLINKING LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait for prescott" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:44 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South         2655
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR PRESCOTT
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait five minutes" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:49 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South         2660
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FIVE MINUTES
Floyd |
Floyd | There is the sound of sirens in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police officer ambles out of Green Commercial Bistro Paris.  As he
Floyd | approaches the flitter, the flitter key transponder on his belt
Floyd | disables the locklarm.
Floyd | He then climbs into the flitter and shuts the door.  A few moments
Floyd | later, the aircraft powers up. The turbines spool up and, its beacons
Floyd | flashing, it lifts smoothly into the air, disappearing behind the
Floyd | building tops.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now 3:49 pm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "well crap. did the receive chip receive anything?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x receive" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:49 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South         2660
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RECEIVE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a receive chip - a small solid-state radio about the size of a
Floyd | coin.  These can be found in most portable electronics that need to
Floyd | receive distant broadcasts, able to pull in signals from beyond a few
Floyd | meters.  There are leads on the chip for connecting data lines and a
Floyd | power source.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "probably not because it needs a power source. sigh."
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:49 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South         2660
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:44 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South         2655
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "solder receive to lost camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:45 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South         2656
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOLDER RECEIVE TO LOST CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | The receive chip and the lost camera don't make anything useful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "solder receive to id camera" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:46 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South         2657
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOLDER RECEIVE TO ID CAMERA
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the ID camera)
Floyd | (putting the post-it into the backpack to make room)
Floyd | The ID camera won't attach to the receive chip.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police officer ambles out of Green Commercial Bistro Paris.  As he
Floyd | approaches the flitter, the flitter key transponder on his belt
Floyd | disables the locklarm.
Floyd | He then climbs into the flitter and shuts the door.  A few moments
Floyd | later, the aircraft powers up. The turbines spool up and, its beacons
Floyd | flashing, it lifts smoothly into the air, disappearing behind the
Floyd | building tops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:45 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South         2656
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:44 pm / Green Commercial Plaza South         2655
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:45 pm / Green Commercial Plaza Center        2656
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza Center
Floyd | This is the center of the Green Commercial Plaza.  There is a fountain
Floyd | here with a bench facing it.  The plaza continues to the north and
Floyd | south; to the east is a bar called (ironically, you hope) the
Floyd | Proletariat.  To the west is a Bistro Paris cafe.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Reserve Bank Spacescraper is visible in the distance, rising over
Floyd | the low skyline.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a trash can (in which is some rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go north to Green Commercial Plaza North, northeast to
Floyd | NanoMart, northwest to Metro Savings, south to Green Commercial Plaza
Floyd | South, southeast to Accessorize, east to The Proletariat Bar, and west
Floyd | to Green Commercial Bistro Paris from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:46 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2657
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Green Commercial Bistro Paris
Floyd | This is a branch of the popular lunch and coffee shop Bistro Paris.
Floyd | There are a few tables near the front.  A restroom is to the west.  On
Floyd | the north wall, opposite the counter, is a collection of Paris-themed
Floyd | prints.  In the center is a large holoportrait of the chain's owner,
Floyd | Zuzu, and a sign claiming that the Bistro Paris has restaurants here,
Floyd | in the Reserve Bank Spacescraper, and in London.  A server behind the
Floyd | counter is waiting on several customers.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Officer Prescott and a trash can (in which is some
Floyd | rubbish) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go northeast to Green Commercial Plaza North, southeast to
Floyd | Green Commercial Plaza South, east to Green Commercial Plaza Center,
Floyd | and west to Bistro Paris Restroom from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a Public Surveillance Notice here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The police officer finishes his coffee, tosses his trash in a bin and
Floyd | ambles out of the bistro.  You hear the sound of flitter turbines
Floyd | spooling up outside and then fading away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "well, I guess he'll come back."
		Doug says, "ok, need to sleep."
Doug says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cfvalley-doug" 		

Floyd ]  Time: 3:46 pm / Green Commercial Bistro Paris        2657
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "Excellent idea."
pollux has had its fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.	



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Fish Dreams by Carolyn VanEseltine
Intangible by bzzz
Droll Toll Troll by N.C. Hunter Hayden
Dark Carnival by Marshal Tenner Winter
As played on ifMUD on March 9, 2014

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 Fish Dreams written by Carolyn VanEseltine, Intangible written by bzzz, Droll Toll Troll written by N.C. Hunter Hayden, and Dark Carnival written by Marshal Tenner Winter. The common thread of these games is that they were all released in 2013. You can learn more about the games, including how to download them, by visiting the IFDB pages: Fish Dreams, Intangible, Droll Toll Troll, and Dark Carnival, .

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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Fish Dreams by Carolyn VanEseltine
Intangible by bzzz
Droll Toll Troll by N.C. Hunter Hayden
Dark Carnival by Marshal Tenner Winter
ToyShop & Floyditorium
		
#ClubFloyd Discussion
		

		Jacqueline asks, "Okay, everyone. Today is the last day before Xyzzy nominations are due. Does anyone have a 2013 game they wanted to explore?"
		Doug asks, "how about Geist?"
		Jacqueline asks (of Doug), "Link?"
djfletch arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Taleslinger asks, "#cf ..doug Does it have an analog clock puzzle?"
		Doug | [LINK]
		Jacqueline asks, "That's 2014, isn't it?"
		Doug says, "oh wait, this was 2014. sorry!"
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, we don't *have* to play a 2013 game. That's just one option."
		Jacqueline says, "If nobody has anything else (my votes are in, as far as I'm concerned) then we could play Giest."
katie-paquette arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Doug says, "nah, we should stick with xyzzy-eligible. I'm looking for the list now."
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		DavidW asks, "maybe Fish Dreams by Carolyn VanEseltine?"
		Jacqueline says, "I thought we'd played that."
		Doug says, "ah thanks, that has more detail than the voting page"
		Jacqueline asks, "Ah. NightFloyd played it, but we haven't. Want to play Fish Dreams?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "We could play it even though NightFloyd played it. They replay our games all the time!"
		dhakajack says, "Fine by me."
		DavidW says, "I don't remember it from the name alone, at least."
		DuoDave says, "I've never actually attended a clubfloyd session from the beginning"
		katie-paquette says, "Whatever"
		DuoDave says, "even though i've been here a while"
		Jacqueline says, "Give me a second to check that there isn't a post-comp release."
Nitku arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Doug says, "I kinda wish this list were organized by publication event (e.g. comp)"
		DavidW says, "Intangible by bzzz claims to be short."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. It doesn't look like there's a post-comp release. I think this one will be fairly short, but here we go."
		Busta says, "I played it already, but I can watch. It's very short, so you'll have plenty time to play another."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask ecto13fishdreams" 		DavidW says (to Doug), "well, next year, perhaps. I made the list."

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dream Fish was written for Ectocomp 2013.  This game contains
Floyd | coarse language, gore, and disturbing imagery.
Floyd |
Floyd | Play anyway? (y/n) >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           1
Floyd | Motion disturbs the water.  Something falls from above, sinking down a
Floyd | long path down from sunlight to deepness.  A second something falls,
Floyd | overtaking the first, landing in the weeds with a force that stirs the
Floyd | sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | With no greater predator about, you rule these depths, and you are
Floyd | curious.  And hungry.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fish Dreams
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Carolyn VanEseltine
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 131030 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Depths
Floyd | Only sporadic shafts of sunlight penetrate to these lonesome depths.
Floyd | Long weeds rise from the sand to drift and tangle in the current.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dead human has come to rest among the weeds.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive box lies on the sandy floor.  Several layers of rope wind
Floyd | about the box, binding it closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "have we played Dark Carnival by Marshal Tenner Winter?"
		DavidW says, "oh, now I remember this game."
		DavidW says (to Doug), "We haven't but I helped test Dark Carnival."
		Doug | [LINK]
		Doug says, "ah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are scaled and finned, well suited to your environment.  And
Floyd | hungry, as almost always.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muffled vibrations come from within the massive box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | It's more than three times your length, with similar proportions in
Floyd | width and depth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muffled vibrations come from within the massive box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bite rope" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           4
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your powerful teeth slice neatly through the layers of rope, and the
Floyd | remanents fall easily away.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sharp vibration comes from the massive box, followed by a roiling
Floyd | mass of bubbles.  The bubbles send you spinning away, but you are
Floyd | nonetheless aware that a second human has emerged from the box.
Floyd |
Floyd | The new human is still alive.  Thrashing awkwardly, it propels itself
Floyd | up toward the sunlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "bite human" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           5
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You sink your teeth into the human's meaty limb, severing hunk after
Floyd | tasty hunk with joyous abandon.  And you dream....
Floyd |
Floyd | In his final moments, there was nothing but rage, red and angry.
Floyd | He drew back his fist, snarling a threat that even he barely heard.
Floyd | The commander went pale beneath her rouge.  He was certain that he
Floyd | would never strike her, but wondered (beneath that certainty) whether
Floyd | he really might this time - he could not remember being so angry
Floyd | before, so desperately, burningly angry.  The lips skinned back from
Floyd | his teeth in a snarl and
Floyd |
Floyd | SMASH! across the back of his head.  He never even saw where the
Floyd | blow came from.  There wasn't even pain, not really - just impact, and
Floyd | the ending of a life.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dream fades, and you are once more aware of the depths and the
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Did you bite the dead or the living human?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm really not sure. But I guess the dead one."
		Jacqueline says, "Now that I fully read the description."
inky arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Doug arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           6
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | The Depths
Floyd | Only sporadic shafts of sunlight penetrate to these lonesome depths.
Floyd | Long weeds rise from the sand to drift and tangle in the current.
Floyd |
Floyd | A partially eaten human has come to rest among the weeds.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive box lies on the sandy floor.  Its lid gapes open to reveal
Floyd | the empty interior.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bite new human" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           6
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE NEW HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "We can eat the dead one later... better go after the one that's moving"
		Jacqueline says, "I think the other human is gone."
		DavidW says, "well, we might be able to go up"
		Jacqueline says, "I say we eat some more of the dead one and learn more about ... oh, or yeah. Go up."
		Jacqueline asks, "Folks want to go up?"
		dhakajack says, "yup up"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           7
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not done here yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "DENIED"
		DavidW says, "ah"
		DavidW says, "okay, finish the meal we started then."
		Jacqueline says, "nom nom nom"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat human" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           8
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You push past the human's weak coverings to make a first foray on the
Floyd | soft, tasty innards.  And you dream....
Floyd |
Floyd | He thought, if he could trust anyone, he could trust Roselle -
Floyd | until he looked to the bottom of his glass and saw the residue, the
Floyd | rust-red powder inflaming the wine.
Floyd |
Floyd | When he stood, the deck reeled under him, and he couldn't tell any
Floyd | more whether it was inside or outside his head.  His skin felt
Floyd | flushed, his head ached, the room spun.  What had she dosed him with?
Floyd | What would it do to him?
Floyd |
Floyd | And yet he struggled for control.  She had forfeited her share of
Floyd | the profit, that was for certain, and her right to move freely about
Floyd | the cabin.  But perhaps things could be remedied, somehow - if he
Floyd | could think through the gathering haze - 
Floyd |
Floyd | The dream fades, and you are once more aware of the depths and the
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I think this is my first interactive fiction game about blood memory."
		DavidW asks, "How many licks to the center of a human pop?"
		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
Fang arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		dhakajack says, "I wonder if we're tripping on whatever he ingested."
		Jacqueline asks, "Ah one... ah two... ah -- should we bite a third time?"
Emily arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		DavidW says, "please"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat human" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           9
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You burrow deeper, wriggling with delight as you gulp down mouthful
Floyd | after mouthful.  And you dream....
Floyd |
Floyd | "Over?" he echoed.  "What do you mean?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I mean what I said - " Gene looked sweaty, round, uncomfortable,
Floyd | not at all like a man who had just played him for the better part of
Floyd | twenty-three million.  "I need someone on board who listens.  Someone
Floyd | who's got his shit together.  Someone who won't touch the cookie
Floyd | jar."
Floyd |
Floyd | And by their contract, under these circumstances - the contract he
Floyd | had pushed for himself - Gene could take the company with him, and
Floyd | Jerry was screwed, screwed, screwed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you going to do, Jerry?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm going to kick your ass.  I'm going to wreck your car.  I'm
Floyd | going to take a fucking cruise..." All the fight suddenly went out of
Floyd | him.  "I'm going to go home," he said, and he did.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oddly, on the drive home, he thought: A cruise might not be a bad
Floyd | idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dream fades, and you are once more aware of the depths and the
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW asks, "The dreams are in revese-chronological order, I guess?"
		Doug says, "Fishmento"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, these are not all moments right before death, right? They're perhaps the things that passed through this person's mind before death?"
pollux arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		* Jacqueline has added pollux to the channel.
Doug says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           10
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn your attention higher up the body, to the flappy cheeks and
Floyd | lips and nose and eyes.  You bite and tear and chew, savoring each
Floyd | delectable mouthful.  And you dream....
Floyd |
Floyd | "I could kill for a fix," he said, and then he didn't say it but
Floyd | he thought it, and days and weeks and months later he stopped thinking
Floyd | it.  One day he realized he didn't know when he last thought it, and
Floyd | that was the day Gene said, "You know, you really got your shit
Floyd | together in there.  I need someone like that, someone focused,
Floyd | organized, under control.  But someone who understands me, too.  I got
Floyd | this idea,"
Floyd |
Floyd | and he listened, and his heart said no, no, no until his mouth
Floyd | said yes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dream fades, and you are once more aware of the depths and the
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hi, pollux. Welcome to ClubFloyd. If you want to play, you speak on the channel."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           11
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are scaled and finned, well suited to your environment.  And
Floyd | hungry, as almost always.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x body" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           11
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BODY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           11
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x human" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           12
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You've gnawed most of the meat off the limbs, hollowed the innards out
Floyd | completely, and eaten the fatty meat off the face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "one more bite, maybe?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           13
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You've gnawed most of the meat off the limbs, hollowed the innards out
Floyd | completely, and eaten the fatty meat off the face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oops"
Doug says (to Floyd), "eat human" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           13
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Exerting your powerful jaws, you crack the human's skull and nuzzle
Floyd | away at the cavity within.
Floyd |
Floyd | Somewhere beneath it all, he was always fourteen.  He was always
Floyd | at the top of the stairs in his skeleton costume for Halloween, and
Floyd | the teachers were always walking past below, with the conversation
Floyd | always drifting up the stairs like an evil spirit.  He was always
Floyd | listening, even though he didn't want to hear.  He was always just
Floyd | learning that they couldn't tell him apart from anyone else in the
Floyd | same costume.  That he was just another kid, here one year and gone
Floyd | the next.  That he was not special.  He was always just realizing that
Floyd | he would never be special.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dream fades, and you are once more aware of the depths and the
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | You nose your way across the bones one last time, but there's nothing
Floyd | left to eat.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You swim away, cherishing your new memories. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "the brains should be enlightening..."
		Doug says, "double oops."
		DavidW says, "no, it's a short game. If I hadn't let the boxed one free, we could've dined longer."
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           13
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Depths
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DuoDave asks, "wait, that was it?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, true."
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           14
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not done here yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Like, we need to have that other human perish, I guess."
		Jacqueline says, "That seems... wrong."
		DavidW says, ".yes"
		Jacqueline says, "But of course that is what must be done."
		DavidW says, "But if you want more of the story, we must eat them both."
		Jacqueline says, "This is bad, but not as bad as playing What If I'm the Bad Guy."
		Jacqueline nods at DW.
		Jacqueline asks, "So, restart?"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		Doug says, "sure"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           14
Floyd |
Floyd | > RESTART
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to restart?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dream Fish was written for Ectocomp 2013.  This game contains
Floyd | coarse language, gore, and disturbing imagery.
Floyd |
Floyd | Play anyway? (y/n) >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		Doug says, "I couldn't really piece together the story that we got"

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           1
Floyd | Motion disturbs the water.  Something falls from above, sinking down a
Floyd | long path down from sunlight to deepness.  A second something falls,
Floyd | overtaking the first, landing in the weeds with a force that stirs the
Floyd | sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | With no greater predator about, you rule these depths, and you are
Floyd | curious.  And hungry.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fish Dreams
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Carolyn VanEseltine
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 131030 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | The Depths
Floyd | Only sporadic shafts of sunlight penetrate to these lonesome depths.
Floyd | Long weeds rise from the sand to drift and tangle in the current.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dead human has come to rest among the weeds.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive box lies on the sandy floor.  Several layers of rope wind
Floyd | about the box, binding it closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat human" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           2
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You sink your teeth into the human's meaty limb, severing hunk after
Floyd | tasty hunk with joyous abandon.  And you dream....
Floyd |
Floyd | In his final moments, there was nothing but rage, red and angry.
Floyd | He drew back his fist, snarling a threat that even he barely heard.
Floyd | The commander went pale beneath her rouge.  He was certain that he
Floyd | would never strike her, but wondered (beneath that certainty) whether
Floyd | he really might this time - he could not remember being so angry
Floyd | before, so desperately, burningly angry.  The lips skinned back from
Floyd | his teeth in a snarl and
Floyd |
Floyd | SMASH! across the back of his head.  He never even saw where the
Floyd | blow came from.  There wasn't even pain, not really - just impact, and
Floyd | the ending of a life.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dream fades, and you are once more aware of the depths and the
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muffled vibrations come from within the massive box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat human" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           3
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You push past the human's weak coverings to make a first foray on the
Floyd | soft, tasty innards.  And you dream....
Floyd |
Floyd | He thought, if he could trust anyone, he could trust Roselle -
Floyd | until he looked to the bottom of his glass and saw the residue, the
Floyd | rust-red powder inflaming the wine.
Floyd |
Floyd | When he stood, the deck reeled under him, and he couldn't tell any
Floyd | more whether it was inside or outside his head.  His skin felt
Floyd | flushed, his head ached, the room spun.  What had she dosed him with?
Floyd | What would it do to him?
Floyd |
Floyd | And yet he struggled for control.  She had forfeited her share of
Floyd | the profit, that was for certain, and her right to move freely about
Floyd | the cabin.  But perhaps things could be remedied, somehow - if he
Floyd | could think through the gathering haze - 
Floyd |
Floyd | The dream fades, and you are once more aware of the depths and the
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muffled vibrations come from within the massive box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat human" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           4
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You burrow deeper, wriggling with delight as you gulp down mouthful
Floyd | after mouthful.  And you dream....
Floyd |
Floyd | "Over?" he echoed.  "What do you mean?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I mean what I said - " Gene looked sweaty, round, uncomfortable,
Floyd | not at all like a man who had just played him for the better part of
Floyd | twenty-three million.  "I need someone on board who listens.  Someone
Floyd | who's got his shit together.  Someone who won't touch the cookie
Floyd | jar."
Floyd |
Floyd | And by their contract, under these circumstances - the contract he
Floyd | had pushed for himself - Gene could take the company with him, and
Floyd | Jerry was screwed, screwed, screwed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you going to do, Jerry?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm going to kick your ass.  I'm going to wreck your car.  I'm
Floyd | going to take a fucking cruise..." All the fight suddenly went out of
Floyd | him.  "I'm going to go home," he said, and he did.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oddly, on the drive home, he thought: A cruise might not be a bad
Floyd | idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dream fades, and you are once more aware of the depths and the
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muffled vibrations come from within the massive box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat human" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           5
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn your attention higher up the body, to the flappy cheeks and
Floyd | lips and nose and eyes.  You bite and tear and chew, savoring each
Floyd | delectable mouthful.  And you dream....
Floyd |
Floyd | "I could kill for a fix," he said, and then he didn't say it but
Floyd | he thought it, and days and weeks and months later he stopped thinking
Floyd | it.  One day he realized he didn't know when he last thought it, and
Floyd | that was the day Gene said, "You know, you really got your shit
Floyd | together in there.  I need someone like that, someone focused,
Floyd | organized, under control.  But someone who understands me, too.  I got
Floyd | this idea,"
Floyd |
Floyd | and he listened, and his heart said no, no, no until his mouth
Floyd | said yes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dream fades, and you are once more aware of the depths and the
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muffled vibrations come from within the massive box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hopefully by the time we are done re-eating this one person, the other will be done thrashing about."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat human" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           6
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Exerting your powerful jaws, you crack the human's skull and nuzzle
Floyd | away at the cavity within.
Floyd |
Floyd | Somewhere beneath it all, he was always fourteen.  He was always
Floyd | at the top of the stairs in his skeleton costume for Halloween, and
Floyd | the teachers were always walking past below, with the conversation
Floyd | always drifting up the stairs like an evil spirit.  He was always
Floyd | listening, even though he didn't want to hear.  He was always just
Floyd | learning that they couldn't tell him apart from anyone else in the
Floyd | same costume.  That he was just another kid, here one year and gone
Floyd | the next.  That he was not special.  He was always just realizing that
Floyd | he would never be special.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dream fades, and you are once more aware of the depths and the
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat human" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           7
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Sadly, there's nothing left to eat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat human" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           8
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Sadly, there's nothing left to eat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, we already did the brain."
		Jacqueline says, "My bad."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf15" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  The Depths                                           8
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "bite rope" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           9
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your powerful teeth slice neatly through the layers of rope, and the
Floyd | remanents fall easily away.  As you nip off the last bit of rope, a
Floyd | roiling mass of bubbles emerges.  The bubbles send you spinning away,
Floyd | but you recover your equilibrium promptly and return to investigate.
Floyd |
Floyd | You discover a second dead human inside the box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "w00t"
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           10
Floyd |

		Jacqueline exclaims, "I hope we're not full!"

Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not done here yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           11
Floyd |
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You swim through water, not through sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           12
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not really applicable to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           13
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not really applicable to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "eat self" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           14
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT SELF
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking yourself)
Floyd | You are always self-possessed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		vimes says, "there's always room for Bill Cosby saying there's always room for Jell-O"
Doug says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           14
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We're not full."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "bite human" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           15
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the dead human)
Floyd | Having consumed all the flesh off one human, you turn your attention
Floyd | to the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sink your teeth into the human's meaty limb, severing hunk after
Floyd | tasty hunk with joyous abandon.  And you dream....
Floyd |
Floyd | In her final moments, she pounded against the inside of the wooden
Floyd | box, strove against it, screamed against it, using up the air so fast.
Floyd | She used it up on purpose.  She knew she was going to die and she
Floyd | cursed her captor's name.  And when she died, it was no surprise at
Floyd | all - just the aching capstone to a useless life.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dream fades, and you are once more aware of the depths and the
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang 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 Floyd), "bite human" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           16
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the dead human)
Floyd | Having consumed all the flesh off one human, you turn your attention
Floyd | to the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push past the human's weak coverings to make a first foray on the
Floyd | soft, tasty innards.  And you dream....
Floyd |
Floyd | Betrayal was barely a word she knew.  She was shocked when she
Floyd | walked into the cabin and Jerry rounded on her, screaming, "What have
Floyd | you done to me!" She didn't lift a hand to stop the blow, though it
Floyd | drove her glasses into her face and knocked her sprawling into the
Floyd | dresser.
Floyd |
Floyd | His hands were so strong, lifting her up like a child, dropping
Floyd | her down on a rough wooden surface.  The darkness was almost
Floyd | comforting, before awareness registered - and by then he had slammed
Floyd | the lid down, and she heard something scraping on the outside of the
Floyd | box, over and over.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You can stay there until La Ceiba," he snarled, ignoring her
Floyd | protests.  And then he was gone, and the lid would not open, no matter
Floyd | how she tried.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dream fades, and you are once more aware of the depths and the
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette asks (of jacqueline), "This game is too gory for me. Can someone please lock me out now?"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's talk on your channel for a second before you go, Katie."
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           17
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nibble some more... I think it's all we can do in this game, perhaps."
		DavidW says, "yeah"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x jerry" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           17
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JERRY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x skeleton" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           18
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SKELETON
Floyd |
Floyd | This dead human has been skeletonized.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remember gene" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           18
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMEMBER GENE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yay"
		DavidW says, "I didn't remember the game from its name alone, but the opening text reminded me."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x commander" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           18
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COMMANDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           19
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the massive box)
Floyd | Light investigation shows your teeth cannot penetrate its hard
Floyd | substance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat human" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           20
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the dead human)
Floyd | Having consumed all the flesh off one human, you turn your attention
Floyd | to the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You burrow deeper, wriggling with delight as you gulp down mouthful
Floyd | after mouthful.  And you dream....
Floyd |
Floyd | They had the same cabin, and they slept in the same bed, but
Floyd | chastely, rarely keeping even the same hours.  And Jerry accepted it,
Floyd | and his simple acceptance made her smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | He was in love with something else, of course - something darker
Floyd | and fiercer than she could ever be - and she felt sad for that, though
Floyd | relieved that it kept his attentions at bay.
Floyd |
Floyd | She thought about that as he laughed above his wineglass, all
Floyd | white teeth and sparkling eyes, and thought about it as she smiled
Floyd | back.
Floyd |
Floyd | She didn't want his love.  She wouldn't have minded if she could
Floyd | have it, if she could be capable of stealing it, but she didn't want
Floyd | it.  But could she break his other love?  That might make his life
Floyd | even better.  She didn't have the synthesis equipment with her, but
Floyd | she could at least analyze her options.  Methadone, naltrexone,
Floyd | diamorphine - every treatment plan started somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dream fades, and you are once more aware of the depths and the
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug | La Ceiba is a port city on the northern coast of Honduras in Central America.
		dhakajack says, "I wonder if the fish that eats this fish will get the Cliff Note version of these dreams."
		DavidW says (to Doug), "thanks"
		Doug | La Ceiba is known as Honduras' party town: Tegucigalpa thinks, San Pedro Sula works and La Ceiba has fun, so the saying goes.
Doug says (to Floyd), "eat human" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           21
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the dead human)
Floyd | Having consumed all the flesh off one human, you turn your attention
Floyd | to the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn your attention higher up the body, to the flappy cheeks and
Floyd | lips and nose and eyes.  You bite and tear and chew, savoring each
Floyd | delectable mouthful.  And you dream....
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire started after she cut the phone lines, and the house
Floyd | burned to the ground.  Her sister's voice was higher-pitched than she
Floyd | had ever heard it - "My god, Roselle, what were you thinking?
Floyd | Whatever were you thinking?"
Floyd |
Floyd | She'd been thinking, it would be so easy to make sure your awful
Floyd | boss never calls you again on a weekend.  She'd been thinking, all it
Floyd | takes is scissors.  She'd been thinking, I have scissors.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cargo pants had giant pockets, and the scissors were still in
Floyd | her pocket.  If she slipped, they would go straight into her thigh.
Floyd | She didn't slip, or even move.  She stood quietly, instead, and
Floyd | listened to her sister, and watched the scorched rubble smoke
Floyd | softly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dream fades, and you are once more aware of the depths and the
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "why would cutting phone lines burn the house down?"
		DavidW says, "We're obviously not given all the details."
		dhakajack asks, "Maybe the phone lines were cut to prevent the occupant from calling for help?"
		katie-paquette says, "Bye ClubFloyd."
		Jacqueline says, "Bye"
katie-paquette goes home. 		Doug says, "obviously, just thinking about what we're supposed to be inferring"
Doug says (to Floyd), "eat human" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           21
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the dead human)
Floyd | Having consumed all the flesh off one human, you turn your attention
Floyd | to the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | Exerting your powerful jaws, you crack the human's skull and nuzzle
Floyd | away at the cavity within.
Floyd |
Floyd | Somewhere beneath it all, she was always twenty-seven, and she
Floyd | never had her glasses because of the stupid bunny mask.  She was
Floyd | always standing at the end of a stranger's driveway while the
Floyd | costumeless partied inside, always watching the cars drive past,
Floyd | squinting through the miserable blur in hope of seeing the van that
Floyd | would rescue her.  She was always standing by the grinning pumpkin
Floyd | until the partygoers started leaving.  She was always twenty-seven,
Floyd | and the van never came.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dream fades, and you are once more aware of the depths and the
Floyd | currents.
Floyd |
Floyd | You nose your way across the bones one last time, but there's nothing
Floyd | left to eat.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You swim away, cherishing your new memories. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "And then to unfreeze her I just say @unfreeze katie-paquette?"
		Jacqueline says, "ILAC"
		DavidW asks, "Can we try Intangible by bzzz next?"
		Jacqueline says, "Golly."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, that's all there is to it?"
		DavidW says, "yes."
		Jacqueline says, "Still, I liked it."
		Jacqueline says, "Really good writing, interesting and novel idea."
		Jacqueline says, "Intangible. Let's see..."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. Let me upload it. One sec."
		Doug says, "I'm also slightly curious about A Roiling Original, another wordplay puzzle game by Aschultz (ifcomp)"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           21
Floyd |
Floyd | > Q
Floyd |
Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           21
Floyd |
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "That I was really sure we'd played, but again that might be NF."
		DavidW says (to Doug), "That's a good one. I wrote a walkthrough for it."
		Jacqueline asks, "Gosh, neither has played that. Why was I thinking we had?"
		DavidW says, "It's a sequel to Shufflin Around, which perhaps we did play."
		Jacqueline says, "That will be a longer thing, and this next game is short, so let's play it first and then if you all want to play A Roiling Original you can."
		DavidW says, "yeah, Roiling is longish."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, we've played Shuffling Around."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask intangible" 		

Floyd ]  The Depths                                           21
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOAD SLEEPMASK INTANGIBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "but if we're playing games DavidW has played before, I'd vote for Dark Carnival. :)"
		maga says, "it is very much Shuffling Around II"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "QUIT" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask intangible" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | How will you change the lives of those around you today?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Type help for background and instructions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Intangible
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by bzzz
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 131229 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N) SD
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | It's a chilly morning in January. The windows are frosty, and the sun
Floyd | has barely risen. Nevertheless, you wake up feeling lively this
Floyd | morning. But there's no time to waste diddling around; you have to get
Floyd | to work. Your daily ablutions are performed at maximum haste, and now
Floyd | ready to leave. The bathroom lies to the west and the front door lies
Floyd | to the south and leads to the parking lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "South, I guess."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | As good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a Happiness
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "ooh"
		Doug asks, "huh, zero ADRIFT games on the eligibility list?"
		Busta says, "oh boy"
		Busta says, "I never wake up with a happiness."
		DavidW says, "oh, I have played this. Again, I forgot it by name."
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "x happiness" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HAPPINESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the Happiness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "handful of TADS games"
		dhakajack says, "It's just your regular, run of the mill Happiness, I guess."
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "Huh. That does seem odd."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, because they're not of IFDB."
		DavidW says, "Shame we didn't mention this game in the interiority session."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "eat happiness" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT HAPPINESS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's plainly inedible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hug happiness" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG HAPPINESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | What if you could touch the intangibles? Emotions, traits, maybe even
Floyd | ideologies are all given and taken as you wish. You could take away
Floyd | someone's depression, but that would mean that you would be burdened
Floyd | with it until you gave it away. Maybe something like conservation of
Floyd | energy still applies. Depression, joy, and other emotions don't go
Floyd | away; they just go to someone else. Maybe laughter is the act of
Floyd | passing on happiness and other intangibles. I thought it was an
Floyd | interesting thought to play around with. This is probably the extent
Floyd | of my writing abilities, and for that, I apologize. Nevertheless,
Floyd | here's my first attempt at an original interactive fiction.
Floyd |
Floyd | Give and take the intangibles. You can check other people's inventory
Floyd | with "NPC's name, inventory". Talking gives different responses based
Floyd | on mood (doesn't mean the character actually converses). You can give
Floyd | more than one item to an NPC but it's not recommended.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "(important help info)"
		Jacqueline says, "The inability to hug the hapiness is resulting in a sadness."
		Doug says, "interesting"
		Jacqueline says, "Interesting idea, yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "So, go out, I guess."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening Front Door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | There are cars of many different colors here. The cold breeze
Floyd | momentarily halts your march towards the car. Stepping out, you run
Floyd | into your neighbor. You've only talked once when you moved into the
Floyd | apartment complex. Her name is either Alice or Alicia; no one can know
Floyd | for sure other than her and her boyfriend. They usually keep to
Floyd | themselves, but sometimes you hear them arguing and screaming through
Floyd | the wall. Sometimes you see her running out of her home with tears
Floyd | running down her cheeks. Sometimes she wears a turtleneck, even on a
Floyd | warm, sunny day.  Her expression today can only be described as sad.
Floyd | To the east is the Business Center, where your workplace is and the
Floyd | north to get back into your apartment.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x car" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "alice, i" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > ALICE, I
Floyd |
Floyd | Neighbor seem to be carrying a Sadness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x alicia" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ALICIA
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about Neighbor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give happiness to neighbor" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE HAPPINESS TO NEIGHBOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the Happiness to Neighbor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x neighbor" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NEIGHBOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about Neighbor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We can take the sadness too."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to alice" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO ALICE
Floyd |
Floyd | She does not respond.
Floyd | "Good morning! God, I feel like I can take on the whole world today.
Floyd | That's it! Today, I'm going to make changes to my life... for the
Floyd | better!" She continues to ramble on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "neighbor, i" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > NEIGHBOR, I
Floyd |
Floyd | Neighbor seem to be carrying a Happiness and a Sadness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take sadness" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SADNESS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | As good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "hit sadness" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT SADNESS
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "take happiness" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE HAPPINESS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Darn. This is an interesting idea, but it's too bad it isn't more fleshed out."
		DavidW says, "Unfortunately, the coding isn't very robust."
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to alice" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO ALICE
Floyd |
Floyd | She doesn't know what to say or feel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "give nothing to alice" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE NOTHING TO ALICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give happiness to alice" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE HAPPINESS TO ALICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the Happiness to Neighbor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "take alice" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALICE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't suppose Neighbor would care for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "sorry."
		DavidW says, "if I recall, we find out what happens to all the NPCs at the end of the game, but it's short, so we can do a few runthroughs."
		Doug asks, "so, to work? with our sadness?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "drop sadness" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP SADNESS
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "problem solved."
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
		dhakajack says, "You just saved us hundreds on counseling"
		Doug asks, "oh, but we might want to give it someone else... ?"
		Doug says, "to"
		Jacqueline exclaims (at Jack), "Indeed!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Business Center                                      Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Business Center
Floyd | The business center is a small cul-de-sac, just a few minutes away
Floyd | from the central business district. You drove to your work place, only
Floyd | to find you were an hour early! Your clock must have been off. Though
Floyd | most days you would yawn and nap in the car for an hour, today feels
Floyd | different for some reason. Maybe happiness is just a state of mind. To
Floyd | the south is Downtown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Business Center                                      Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a Sadness
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "apparently this game took our hour."
		Jacqueline asks, "?"
		Doug says, "it stole the hour we lost this morning"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah"
		Doug says, "(another intangible)"
		DavidW says, "I suspect some exits aren't being mentioned."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, they're intangible."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Business Center                                      Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Business Center                                      Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | It's still early; are you sure you want to get to work?

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ]  Business Center                                      Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Business Center                                      Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So work is North, and downtown is South"
		Doug asks, "should we go downtown?"
		pollux says, "Seems so."
		DavidW says, "yeah, south, I think"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd | Personally, you hate Downtown. Crowds of people, polluted air, and
Floyd | brutal capitalism aren't your cups of tea. What catches your eye on
Floyd | this particular day is an angry looking homeless man glaring at a
Floyd | fashionable socialite who screams at this man in disgust. To the north
Floyd | of here is the Business Center
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "man, i" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAN, I
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "socialite, i" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > SOCIALITE, I
Floyd |
Floyd | Socialite seem to be carrying a Disgust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "When you're alone and life is making you lonely, you can always go downtown."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "homeless, i" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > HOMELESS, I
Floyd |
Floyd | Homeless man seem to be carrying an Anger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "(downtown)"
		djfletch says, "we should look for some fun and funk"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty."
		Jacqueline asks, "How can we lose?"
Doug says (to Floyd), " robot, i" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | >  ROBOT, I
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x anger" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ANGER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the Anger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give sadness to socialite" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE SADNESS TO SOCIALITE
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the Sadness to Socialite.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get disgust" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET DISGUST
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to socialite" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO SOCIALITE
Floyd |
Floyd | "The poor man. I hope he gets some help." Wait, what? Just a second
Floyd | ago, she was suggesting the man to kill himself. This one's an
Floyd | emotional rollercoaster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "Belatedly, ITYM I, Robot. Not Robot, I."
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "socialite, take anger" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > SOCIALITE, TAKE ANGER
Floyd |
Floyd | Socialite picks up the Anger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to socialite" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO SOCIALITE
Floyd |
Floyd | "The poor man. I hope he gets some help." Wait, what? Just a second
Floyd | ago, she was suggesting the man to kill himself. This one's an
Floyd | emotional rollercoaster.
Floyd | Her swearing intensifies. Too vulgar to record. Pedestrians look in
Floyd | horror. Mothers clasp their children's ears. And babies all over the
Floyd | city begin crying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack exclaims, "We can be passive-aggressive!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "w00t!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to homeless" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO HOMELESS
Floyd |
Floyd | He doesn't know what to say or feel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "homeless, take disgust" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > HOMELESS, TAKE DISGUST
Floyd |
Floyd | Homeless man picks up the Disgust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to homeless" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO HOMELESS
Floyd |
Floyd | The man rolls into the fetal position, perhaps out of shame. It's
Floyd | probably best not to bother him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aw"
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "ask homeless about disgust" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HOMELESS ABOUT DISGUST
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "do we want to try every combination? or just pick one and move on"
		Jacqueline says, "I am fine with moving on, but I applaud the author for toying with something novel."
		DavidW says, "I think we can only do TALK TO, not ASK, as far as conversation goes."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, now I have Downtown stuck in my head, unfortunately."
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to me" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO ME
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Do we want to leave the socialite with two emotions? Or take the anger?"
		Doug asks (of Jacqueline), "The B-52's cover, I presume?"
		Jacqueline says, "I kept thinking that things would be great when we're downtown, but it's still underimplemented."
		Jacqueline says, "No, the Jann Arden version, I think."
Doug says (to Floyd), "get anger and disgust" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ANGER AND DISGUST
Floyd |
Floyd | Anger: Taken.
Floyd | Disgust: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I used to have it on a 45."
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "throw anger at socialite" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW ANGER AT SOCIALITE
Floyd |
Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "swallow anger" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWALLOW ANGER
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing suitable to drink here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "search feelings" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH FEELINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I for some reason was thinking it was Petula Clark, but the Internet says otherwise."
		Jacqueline says, "Feelings. Nothing more than... feelings."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, this game is horrible because it plants bad old music in my head."
		DavidW says, ">Jacqueline, I"
		Doug says, "I think dhakajack planted that one."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, true."
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Business Center                                      Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Business Center
Floyd | To the south is Downtown and to the west is the Parking Lot;
Floyd | otherwise get to work! The door is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | There are rows of cars, each belonging to a different person. To the
Floyd | east is the Business Center, where your workplace is and the north to
Floyd | get back into your apartment.
Floyd | You meet your neighbor.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give anger to neighbor" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE ANGER TO NEIGHBOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the Anger to Neighbor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to neighbor" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO NEIGHBOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good morning! God, I feel like I can take on the whole world today.
Floyd | That's it! Today, I'm going to make changes to my life... for the
Floyd | better!" She continues to ramble on.
Floyd | Her face changes from an empty expression into unfathomable rage.
Floyd | Perhaps this is not the best decision...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline seem to be carrying an ear worm.
		Doug says, "hm, maybe that wasn't a good idea. I figured maybe she'd get angry enough to do something about her abusive husband"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, make her happyangry."
		pollux says, "Give her ALL the feelings."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Business Center                                      Intangible
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "I don't think the game handles emotion mixing."

Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Business Center
Floyd | To the south is Downtown and to the west is the Parking Lot;
Floyd | otherwise get to work! The door is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Business Center                                      Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | It's still early; are you sure you want to get to work?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd | The day now officially begins. Tiresome hours working in a cubicle,
Floyd | conversing with your coworkers, and attending long and monotonous
Floyd | meetings leave you fatigued at the end of the day. Arriving at home
Floyd | after being overworked; you take the opportunity to watch the news and
Floyd | collect your thoughts. How have your decisions changed other people's
Floyd | lives?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		dhakajack says, "Yes, now she can be our hapangry frienemy"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's give someone all the feelings before we move on to another game, yeah"
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Business Center                                      Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tonight was an unusually quiet night. Not a single bang on the wall
Floyd | or brief stints of indiscernible shouts happened tonight. For the
Floyd | first time since you moved in, you slept in relative peace. Tomorrow
Floyd | morning, there will be a note on the door. It'll say: "Thank you. -
Floyd | Alicia" She's never seen again.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A loud bang is heard through the walls. But it's not a sound that
Floyd | you're familiar with. Gunshot? A second one is heard. The entire
Floyd | neighborhood rings 911, but the deed was done: a murder-suicide with
Floyd | the gun in your neighbor's hands.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A pity. A pity and a half. Two pities. The young socialite scratched
Floyd | the number on her check. "Thank you very much for your extremely
Floyd | generous donation." an old lady says. She walks out feeling she truly
Floyd | made a difference in the world.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | As for you? Like any other day, you wrap your emotions in a sheet and
Floyd | hide it in your closet. Then you lock it shut for tomorrow. You bide
Floyd | your time for the myriads of intangibles to burst out from the
Floyd | Pandora's Box in the corner of your bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 1, in 49 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Ah. You were right."
Doug says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | How will you change the lives of those around you today?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Type help for background and instructions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Intangible
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by bzzz
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 131229 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N) SD
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | It's a chilly morning in January. The windows are frosty, and the sun
Floyd | has barely risen. Nevertheless, you wake up feeling lively this
Floyd | morning. But there's no time to waste diddling around; you have to get
Floyd | to work. Your daily ablutions are performed at maximum haste, and now
Floyd | ready to leave. The bathroom lies to the west and the front door lies
Floyd | to the south and leads to the parking lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Not well-implemented, but yeah - interesting."
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bathroom
Floyd | Almost left the wallet in here!  It's not unusual to be in a hurry in
Floyd | the morning, but the wallet usually doesn't follow to the bathroom
Floyd | either.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see your wallet here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x wallet" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALLET
Floyd |
Floyd | A leather wallet your mother gave to you when you were seventeen. It
Floyd | holds fond memories, your license, and some change.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Basically, there needs to be some sort of lock out so that you can only give each person one emotion."
		Doug says, "oho"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get wallet" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET WALLET
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "The wallet holds memories?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x memories" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MEMORIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x fond memories" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FOND MEMORIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open wallet" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WALLET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             Intangible

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x license" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN WALLET
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LICENSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | As good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bathroom                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Wallet
Floyd |   a Happiness
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe give the wallet to homeless guy"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | The bathroom lies to the west and the front door lies to the south
Floyd | and leads to the parking lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "I like the mechanic. It would be neat if giving someone two emotions would create a new one, or opposite emotions would cancel."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening Front Door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | There are cars of many different colors here. The cold breeze
Floyd | momentarily halts your march towards the car. Stepping out, you run
Floyd | into your neighbor. You've only talked once when you moved into the
Floyd | apartment complex. Her name is either Alice or Alicia; no one can know
Floyd | for sure other than her and her boyfriend. They usually keep to
Floyd | themselves, but sometimes you hear them arguing and screaming through
Floyd | the wall. Sometimes you see her running out of her home with tears
Floyd | running down her cheeks. Sometimes she wears a turtleneck, even on a
Floyd | warm, sunny day.  Her expression today can only be described as sad.
Floyd | To the east is the Business Center, where your workplace is and the
Floyd | north to get back into your apartment.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "bleem"
Doug says (to Floyd), "take sadness" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SADNESS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Jack), "Yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "Blend them like colors."
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "showme sadness" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOWME SADNESS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sadness - Sadness
Floyd | location: carried by yourself in Parking Lot
Floyd | singular-named, improper-named; unlit, inedible, portable, handled
Floyd | printed name: "Sadness"
Floyd | printed plural name: "Sadnesses"
Floyd | indefinite article: none
Floyd | description: none
Floyd | initial appearance: none
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Also, we drove to work without our license. Shame shame."
		Doug says, "whoa"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, debugging verbs are on, I guess. heh"
		DavidW says, "oh my. Debugging verbs are left on."
		dhakajack says, "Yeah, saw the header :-)"
FloatingInfo arrives, full of fun and funk. 		DavidW says, "So, we can really cheat if we wanted to"
		Doug asks, "do we need to give her happiness? or just take everyone's emotions and stuff them in our closet?"
		dhakajack says, "Yes, we can purloin happiness from several blocks away. The perfect crime."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says (to Jack), "What part of the header gives that away? I didn't know that."
		dhakajack says, "The "SD""
		DavidW says, "The SD at the end"
Doug says (to Floyd), "showme neighbor" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOWME NEIGHBOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Neighbor - NPC
Floyd | location: in Parking Lot
Floyd | singular-named, proper-named; unlit, inedible, portable; male
Floyd | printed name: "Neighbor"
Floyd | printed plural name: "NPCs"
Floyd | indefinite article: none
Floyd | description: none
Floyd | initial appearance: " "
Floyd | carrying capacity: 100
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "That was my guess. Huh."
		Jacqueline says, "Neat."
		DavidW asks, "Male?"
		Doug says, "heh, Alicia's male"
		nm says, "> slap happiness"
		Jacqueline smiles.
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Business Center                                      Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Business Center
Floyd | The business center is a small cul-de-sac, just a few minutes away
Floyd | from the central business district. You drove to your work place, only
Floyd | to find you were an hour early! Your clock must have been off. Though
Floyd | most days you would yawn and nap in the car for an hour, today feels
Floyd | different for some reason. Maybe happiness is just a state of mind. To
Floyd | the south is Downtown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Downtown
Floyd | Personally, you hate Downtown. Crowds of people, polluted air, and
Floyd | brutal capitalism aren't your cups of tea. What catches your eye on
Floyd | this particular day is an angry looking homeless man glaring at a
Floyd | fashionable socialite who screams at this man in disgust. To the north
Floyd | of here is the Business Center
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give wallet to homeless" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE WALLET TO HOMELESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop some change into the can. "Bless ya sir." He thanks you for
Floyd | your charity.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ding"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a Sadness
Floyd |   Wallet
Floyd |   a Happiness
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give wallet to homeless" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE WALLET TO HOMELESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop some change into the can. "Bless ya sir." He thanks you for
Floyd | your charity.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "I thought that might give us a new feeling."
FloatingInfo goes home. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 2 out of a possible 1, in 16 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "bucknard's everfull purse"
		DavidW says, "I don't think the game was debugged, but whatever. We did good deed."
		dhakajack says, "five more times and we can do six impossible things before breakfast."
Doug says (to Floyd), "take disgust" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE DISGUST
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Rock on. We've got 2 out of a possible 1."
		DavidW says, "I think we should give disgust to Alicia."
Doug says (to Floyd), "take anger" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ANGER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give happiness to homeless" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE HAPPINESS TO HOMELESS
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the Happiness to Homeless man.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to homeless" 		

Floyd ]  Downtown                                             Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO HOMELESS
Floyd |
Floyd | The homeless man smiles. He hasn't smiled in a long time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Business Center                                      Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Business Center
Floyd | To the south is Downtown and to the west is the Parking Lot;
Floyd | otherwise get to work! The door is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | There are rows of cars, each belonging to a different person. To the
Floyd | east is the Business Center, where your workplace is and the north to
Floyd | get back into your apartment.
Floyd | You meet your neighbor.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give disgust to neighbor" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE DISGUST TO NEIGHBOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the Disgust to Neighbor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to alicia" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO ALICIA
Floyd |
Floyd | Instead of giving you a dirty look, she falls into a pensive mood. The
Floyd | possibilities going through her mind are endless.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "huh"
		Doug asks, "anything else anyone wants to do before we end the day?"
		Jacqueline shakes her head.
		dhakajack says, "nope"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Parking Lot                                          Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Business Center                                      Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Business Center
Floyd | To the south is Downtown and to the west is the Parking Lot;
Floyd | otherwise get to work! The door is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Business Center                                      Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | It's still early; are you sure you want to get to work?

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd | The day now officially begins. Tiresome hours working in a cubicle,
Floyd | conversing with your coworkers, and attending long and monotonous
Floyd | meetings leave you fatigued at the end of the day. Arriving at home
Floyd | after being overworked; you take the opportunity to watch the news and
Floyd | collect your thoughts. How have your decisions changed other people's
Floyd | lives?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Business Center                                      Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | One last fight before she hits the road. Tears are heard through the
Floyd | walls, but today is different. It was his tears. After years of
Floyd | physical and emotional abuse, your (former) neighbor leaves for good.
Floyd | Disgusted of her old life, she chooses to live free of turtlenecks and
Floyd | bruises.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | With a smile to feed his efforts and an idea to fuel success, the
Floyd | homeless man writes a memoir of his time on the streets on a public
Floyd | library computer. Selling cans to pay for the printing adds the extra
Floyd | sympathy points to make his story a best seller. His face is on
Floyd | daytime talk shows now.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | As for you? Like any other day, you wrap your emotions in a sheet and
Floyd | hide it in your closet. Then you lock it shut for tomorrow. You bide
Floyd | your time for the myriads of intangibles to burst out from the
Floyd | Pandora's Box in the corner of your bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 2 out of a possible 1, in 25 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "so does each of the 4 NPCs have 4 different endings?"
Busta has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "3 NPCs."
		Doug says, "oh right"
		DavidW says, "But yes, it seems so."
		Doug says, "wonder what we should have given to the socialite."
		DavidW says, "I think Sadness works best for her."
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Business Center                                      Intangible
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The use of UNDO is forbidden in this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Since it makes her charitable,"
		DuoDave asks, "are all the floyd games this short?"
		DavidW says, "Heavens, no"
		DavidW asks, "Do we want to start A Roiling Original? Or Dark Carnival? Or something else?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm good with whicever. I am around for a couple more hours."
		Jacqueline says, "er, whichever"
		Doug asks (of DavidW), "did you have any other games you hadn't played?"
		Doug says, "since it turned out you had played both of those"
		Jacqueline says, "It'll be interesting to see the Xyzzy nominations come out, so that we can hone our play list."
		DavidW says, "It turns out I'd played both these and I forgot I had."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "That's what happens, old man."
		Doug asks, "one of the TADS games maybe?"
		Doug asks, "or are those not Floyd compatible?"
		Jacqueline says, "TADS 3 has a saving issue."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "oo, you'll pay for that 'old man' crack some day."
		Jacqueline says, "But should otherwise work, I think."
		Doug says, "Dark Angel has zero reviews: [LINK]"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, I realize. Like those 20-something Germans who made gammelfleischparty word of the year."
		Doug says, "zero ratings, even."
		DavidW says, "I don't think I've played Dark Angel."
		Jacqueline asks, "Want to play, realizing we may not be able to save?"
		Jacqueline says, "(Hopefully undo will work.)"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm down with that."
		DavidW says, "yeah, I think we should try it"
		Jacqueline says, "Please hold while I upload your chosen game, gentlemen."
		Doug says, "I say up with that"
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "One of these day, you'll order a decaf coffee from some bistro and only after drinking it, you'll realize it's caffinated, and then my revenge will be complete."
		Doug says, "I'm down for that"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "You'll know that day has come when Hell has frozen over."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask darkangel" 		

Floyd | VM Error: this interpreter is too old to run this program (program
Floyd | requires function set version tads-gen/030008, interpreter provides
Floyd | version 030007)
Floyd | cheaptads quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load darkangel" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		Jacqueline says, "Well, well, well."
		Jacqueline says, "Golly."
		Jacqueline asks, "Next game?"
		Doug says, "Floyd's the old man, it appears"
		Jacqueline says, "(Updating the TADS terp for Floyd is on the list, yeah.)"
		Jacqueline says (to Dough), "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Here, have the decaf." 		
Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "That's the spirit."
		Doug says, "can't teach an old Floyd new TADS"
		Doug says, "at least not today."
		DavidW asks, "Droll Toll Troll by N.C. Hunter Hayden?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Roiling Original is 2013?"
Dave arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline says, "I was sure that was older than that. Huh."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "We could try Droll Toll Troll."
		Doug says, "the review says "it isn't going to win the Man Booker""
		* Dave has joined the channel.
Dave has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Doug says, "I think we should only play games that will win the Man Booker."
		DavidW asks, "The what?"
		Doug says, "it books men, I think."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask drolltolltroll" 		
Floyd VM Error: error reading file] 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Today is the day, hurrah, hurrah!  Leap for pleasure with unbounded
Floyd | measure: kind master, generous master, merciful master piled faster
Floyd | and faster graces and glories beyond all fabulous places in stories -
Floyd | today you away to a faraway nation, to the land of the quim delivery
Floyd | station.
Floyd |
Floyd | Quim bag in hand, you bow, then stand, then scurry with feet furry out
Floyd | the door.

		Doug | The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Republic of Ireland, or Zimbabwe.
		Jacqueline says, "Well of course it couldn't win that, this is poetry."
		Doug says, "hey nm, get in here, we're playing a poetry game"
		DavidW says, "hm. I think I vaguely remember this game and having GTV problems."
		Jacqueline asks, "GTV?"
		Doug asks, "Grand Theft V?"
		DavidW says, "Guess The Verb"
		Doug says, "I think we had GTA problems"
		DavidW says, "There's a troll bridge and it took me ages to get past it,"
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "ah"
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd |
Floyd | Droll Toll Troll
Floyd | A lighthearted excursion in the style of the Ambiguous Adventures by
Floyd | N.C. Hunter Hayden
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 131021 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Master's Hut
Floyd | Oh, glorious, wondrous, rapturous land!  The beauty is more than you
Floyd | can understand.  Master told of sky - master does not lie - but little
Floyd | furry servant you, you could not know the wonder true.  But now you
Floyd | see, you see in glee and praise master's mercy to let you free - not
Floyd | free to leave, silly fuzzy thing, but free to be outside in the wide
Floyd | under-sky, on the road from master's abode to who knows.  Master
Floyd | knows, and you he told: eastward lies the quim delivery station to
Floyd | which (to your elation) you are to move your fleet and furry feet and
Floyd | inject, input, insert every quim without qualm, lest master withold
Floyd | balm.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are outside of master's hut, and, for now, gut.  Above is the wide
Floyd | and clear purple sky, north and south out and past ken ruffle gently
Floyd | spears of grass.  The one and single road in all existence begins (not
Floyd | ends; it's master's instance) at master's door westward and pursues
Floyd | the horizon eastward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'd forgotten this game until the opening text showed up."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Here's your half-caf decaf or whatever it's called."
		DavidW says, "(sorry I keep saying that)"
		Doug says, "we need an index by first line, like poetry collections"
		DavidW says, "This decaf has a cat in it."
		Doug says, "(that was a joke. please don't make an index by first line for next year, DavidW)"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't know what part of you-are-a-fish-that-eats-corpses isn't sufficient such that you'd need the first line of the game, but that's just me."
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "heehee"
		DavidW says, "Well, I would like to add a button that hides all the unFloydable games."
		asks, "In IFDB, or stuff that's been uploaded to Floyd but isn't playable?"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, we should go east."
		DavidW says, "On my XYZZY report"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah"
		DavidW says, "yes, east please"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | First time farthest from master's hut, first time farthest from
Floyd | master.  Slowly, first, then faster and faster furry feet patter along
Floyd | the quiet road, hands to hold gently the load.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bridge
Floyd | What's this?  'Road' wouldn't be a miss, but this rises steeply over a
Floyd | river - a bridge, plainly, from hither to thither, with you hither and
Floyd | the goal thither.  Between these two places places himself a looming,
Floyd | long-limbed lobster - I mean Robster - I mean mobster - I mean momster
Floyd | - I mean monster.  On his face is placed a frown twice upside-down,
Floyd | and in his eye you espy a flicker that died.  "To pass, cross, or
Floyd | otherwise my bridge transverse you must, without loss, provide a
Floyd | smidge to me of that - in the whole universe - which is most
Floyd | precious."
Floyd |
Floyd | The droll toll troll stands in your way and demands his pay.  Under
Floyd | the bridge streams a stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "go east, like a beast" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO EAST, LIKE A BEAST
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x quim" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X QUIM
Floyd |
Floyd | Quiet quims, buried in burlap.  Do they exist when you cannot see
Floyd | them?  Do they not exist?  Do they exist in some sort of superposition
Floyd | of existing and not existing?  Similarly, do YOU exist when master
Floyd | isn't looking at you?  Alas, if only master would tell you the answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aw, it should only accept rhyming commands"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smile" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMILE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Furry, fuzzy, fizzy, fazzy, silly little thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bridge" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Rising, rising, up and arched and falling, falling, down and ground,
Floyd | streaming water underneath, troll above the neath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Wasn't there a game that only accepted rhymes?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x feet" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FEET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Not that I remember immediately."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, I'm picturing us as either a rat or a hobbit."
		Doug says, "good times"
		Doug asks, "what is fazzy?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x troll" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | Mountainous monster, limber of limb above and lumbering below -
Floyd | meaning waving five arms and walking slow.  In eye and face he knows
Floyd | no glow, so there grows a menacing show of teeth in a
Floyd | twice-upside-down frown.  His arms wave to alarm the far and harm the
Floyd | near.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask troll about toll" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK TROLL ABOUT TOLL
Floyd |
Floyd | "To pass, cross, or otherwise transverse my bridge you must, without
Floyd | loss, provide a smidge to me of that which - in the whole universe -
Floyd | which is most precious."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give quim to troll" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE QUIM TO TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | Never, never, never in all of ever would these limbs let loose of
Floyd | these quims!  Oh, precious quims, little quims, always, always quiet
Floyd | little quims, safe in the holding of this furry little thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump over troll" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP OVER TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to jump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | The quims, precious quims, honor to hold, deep in sleep and more
Floyd | precious than gold, rest in the bag in your tight-clenched hand, their
Floyd | fate at master's command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x quim" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X QUIM
Floyd |
Floyd | Quiet quims, buried in burlap.  Do they exist when you cannot see
Floyd | them?  Do they not exist?  Do they exist in some sort of superposition
Floyd | of existing and not existing?  Similarly, do YOU exist when master
Floyd | isn't looking at you?  Alas, if only master would tell you the answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "maybe there's something in master's hut?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm, yeah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Master's Hut
Floyd | You are outside of master's hut, and, for now, gut.  Above is the wide
Floyd | and clear purple sky, north and south out and past ken ruffle gently
Floyd | spears of grass.  The one and single road in all existence begins (not
Floyd | ends; it's master's instance) at master's door westward and pursues
Floyd | the horizon eastward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfinished!  Incomplete!  Undone!  Partway!  Master must not see you
Floyd | with the bag of quims!  Master must know the whole project is done
Floyd | else there's no fun.  Run, run east with quims, return only when
Floyd | delivered, only then.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Or... not."
		DavidW asks, "What is most precious? Life? Water? Air? Time?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "what is a quim" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHAT IS A QUIM
Floyd |
Floyd | Look, man, I don't know either.  It's just a MacGuffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "I would have been tempted to replace the default library with similar style rhymes, but that's a lot of work..."
		DavidW says, "yay author"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "what is a macguffin" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHAT IS A MACGUFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "it's okay, you're not a jerk"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x water" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "macguffin = contrived plot device"
		Doug says (to DavidW), "found that from a comment thread on ifdb"
		DuoDave says, "its something for forwarding a plot"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under bridge" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "what is most precious" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHAT IS MOST PRECIOUS
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss troll" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, for me it's time."
		DuoDave says, "like uh, indiana jones in the first indy movie"
		Jacqueline says, "But I doubt we can give him that."
Doug says (to Floyd), "give troll time" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE TROLL TIME
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "give happiness to troll" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE HAPPINESS TO TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, we're not at the bridge. No wonder these commands aren't working"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bridge
Floyd | The droll toll troll stands in your way and demands his pay.  Under
Floyd | the bridge streams a stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give troll time" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss troll" 		

Floyd | > GIVE TROLL TIME
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | In a flurry of fuzzy furry fur you the cover the monster - his leg, at
Floyd | least, the most of the beast you could reach, but in your embrace the
Floyd | troll's droll face brightened, his eyes enlightened.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah - ah!  Furry little thing, silly fuzzy little thing, this is
Floyd | fitting payment, I only lament I'm so late to relent of the cold dull
Floyd | resistance of distance.  For this treasure, please pass at your
Floyd | pleasure."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You stroll by the toll troll.
Floyd |
Floyd | Quim Delivery Station
Floyd | Elation!  The quim delivery station!  A box atop a pole, inside the
Floyd | box a hole, facing the westward side at just the height right for
Floyd | fuzzy furry little things.  Strange - the range of the road runs
Floyd | longer than master told - master didn't say it didn't but master
Floyd | didn't say it did, but the road goes ever on, through and among the
Floyd | throng red and waving east to meet with the horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "huh. was that clued somewhere?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, love is precious."
		DavidW says, "I guess love is the precious thing."
		Jacqueline says, "Troll love doubly so."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Master did not say to go along that way; master said - it's in your
Floyd | head - deliver quims, return without them.  Return, said master; what
Floyd | disaster falls upon the one who rolls along beyond where the end
Floyd | belongs?  Master's quims, you could not take them - unless you did,
Floyd | but what then?  Road, the road, eastward rolls the road, a stretch
Floyd | forever, past the end, with the quims...  A whim, a whim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Stick the quims in the whole and go home?"
		Doug says, "master schmaster"
Doug says (to Floyd), "stick the quims in the hole then go home" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STICK THE QUIMS IN THE HOLE THEN GO HOME
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put quims in hole" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT QUIMS IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | In go quims, quims go in, quims in bag and bag in box and little furry
Floyd | thing is good furry thing, good and fuzzy and pleasing master.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | From the center of the road rises a rectangular prism of wood, fitted
Floyd | on the top a box, as tightly as it could.  In the box, in it's side,
Floyd | resides a hole big enough for the whole bag of quims.  In fact, the
Floyd | hole who once lacked of quims is now stuffed to the brim with them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x bag" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | Quiet quims, buried in burlap.  Do they exist when you cannot see
Floyd | them?  Do they not exist?  Do they exist in some sort of superposition
Floyd | of existing and not existing?  Similarly, do YOU exist when master
Floyd | isn't looking at you?  Alas, if only master would tell you the answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Empty hands, empty, fuzzy, tiny little hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Go home!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter hole" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Back running to master, faster and faster, over the bridge and down
Floyd | the road to the old abode to hold pride in you eye for master to spy
Floyd | and offer - perhaps - praise of your worth,
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** from glorious, gracious, generous, gratuitous,
Floyd | gustatory, glutinous, gelatinous, grievous, grim, grotesque, ghastly,
Floyd | glamorous master. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT, or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "And there you go."
Doug says (to Floyd), "amusing" 		

Floyd ]                   Real Knee-Slappers, These Here
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |  > Magic word
Floyd |    Singing
Floyd |    Passwords
Floyd |    Troll Humor
Floyd |    Superweapon
Floyd |    Science!

		Jacqueline asks, "We could do some science?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                   Real Knee-Slappers, These Here
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Magic word
Floyd |  > Singing
Floyd |    Passwords
Floyd |    Troll Humor
Floyd |    Superweapon
Floyd |    Science!

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                   Real Knee-Slappers, These Here
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Magic word
Floyd |    Singing
Floyd |  > Passwords
Floyd |    Troll Humor
Floyd |    Superweapon
Floyd |    Science!

		DavidW asks, "Did we miss stuff?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                   Real Knee-Slappers, These Here
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Magic word
Floyd |    Singing
Floyd |    Passwords
Floyd |  > Troll Humor
Floyd |    Superweapon
Floyd |    Science!

		
Doug presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                            Troll Humor
Floyd | What if you took various pieces of the troll - you know, as souvenirs?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                   Real Knee-Slappers, These Here
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Magic word
Floyd |    Singing
Floyd |    Passwords
Floyd |  > Troll Humor
Floyd |    Superweapon
Floyd |    Science!

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                   Real Knee-Slappers, These Here
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Magic word
Floyd |    Singing
Floyd |    Passwords
Floyd |    Troll Humor
Floyd |  > Superweapon
Floyd |    Science!

		
Doug presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                            Superweapon
Floyd | The troll's eyes are actually "laser-sighted death ray emitters".
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                   Real Knee-Slappers, These Here
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Magic word
Floyd |    Singing
Floyd |    Passwords
Floyd |    Troll Humor
Floyd |  > Superweapon
Floyd |    Science!

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]                   Real Knee-Slappers, These Here
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Magic word
Floyd |    Singing
Floyd |    Passwords
Floyd |    Troll Humor
Floyd |    Superweapon
Floyd |  > Science!

		
Doug presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                              Science!
Floyd | Trolls are stereotyped as being unintelligent, but our friend here
Floyd | actually has a degree in elementary particle physics.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                   Real Knee-Slappers, These Here
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER = Select
Floyd |    Magic word
Floyd |    Singing
Floyd |    Passwords
Floyd |    Troll Humor
Floyd |    Superweapon
Floyd |  > Science!

		Doug says, "shrug"
Doug says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT, or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Today is the day, hurrah, hurrah!  Leap for pleasure with unbounded
Floyd | measure: kind master, generous master, merciful master piled faster
Floyd | and faster graces and glories beyond all fabulous places in stories -
Floyd | today you away to a faraway nation, to the land of the quim delivery
Floyd | station.
Floyd |
Floyd | Quim bag in hand, you bow, then stand, then scurry with feet furry out
Floyd | the door.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd |
Floyd | Droll Toll Troll
Floyd | A lighthearted excursion in the style of the Ambiguous Adventures by
Floyd | N.C. Hunter Hayden
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 131021 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Master's Hut
Floyd | Oh, glorious, wondrous, rapturous land!  The beauty is more than you
Floyd | can understand.  Master told of sky - master does not lie - but little
Floyd | furry servant you, you could not know the wonder true.  But now you
Floyd | see, you see in glee and praise master's mercy to let you free - not
Floyd | free to leave, silly fuzzy thing, but free to be outside in the wide
Floyd | under-sky, on the road from master's abode to who knows.  Master
Floyd | knows, and you he told: eastward lies the quim delivery station to
Floyd | which (to your elation) you are to move your fleet and furry feet and
Floyd | inject, input, insert every quim without qualm, lest master withold
Floyd | balm.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are outside of master's hut, and, for now, gut.  Above is the wide
Floyd | and clear purple sky, north and south out and past ken ruffle gently
Floyd | spears of grass.  The one and single road in all existence begins (not
Floyd | ends; it's master's instance) at master's door westward and pursues
Floyd | the horizon eastward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm guessing we can do some weird stuff if we try."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | First time farthest from master's hut, first time farthest from
Floyd | master.  Slowly, first, then faster and faster furry feet patter along
Floyd | the quiet road, hands to hold gently the load.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bridge
Floyd | What's this?  'Road' wouldn't be a miss, but this rises steeply over a
Floyd | river - a bridge, plainly, from hither to thither, with you hither and
Floyd | the goal thither.  Between these two places places himself a looming,
Floyd | long-limbed lobster - I mean Robster - I mean mobster - I mean momster
Floyd | - I mean monster.  On his face is placed a frown twice upside-down,
Floyd | and in his eye you espy a flicker that died.  "To pass, cross, or
Floyd | otherwise my bridge transverse you must, without loss, provide a
Floyd | smidge to me of that - in the whole universe - which is most
Floyd | precious."
Floyd |
Floyd | The droll toll troll stands in your way and demands his pay.  Under
Floyd | the bridge streams a stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x troll" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | Mountainous monster, limber of limb above and lumbering below -
Floyd | meaning waving five arms and walking slow.  In eye and face he knows
Floyd | no glow, so there grows a menacing show of teeth in a
Floyd | twice-upside-down frown.  His arms wave to alarm the far and harm the
Floyd | near.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "take arm" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ARM
Floyd |
Floyd | The toll troll is his own, not for you to carry home.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "My guess is, even knowing this, it will all be well hidden."
Doug says (to Floyd), "take eyes" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | No, no, proper grammar would be: take ME.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x eye" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EYE
Floyd |
Floyd | Empty, unsparkable, unremarkable holes leading to void needing of
Floyd | soul.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Troll, have you built a fusion reactor?" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TROLL, HAVE YOU BUILT A FUSION REACTOR?
Floyd |
Floyd | The Droll Toll Troll ignores your incoherent babel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x troll's eye" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TROLL'S EYE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x troll's eyes" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TROLL'S EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter eye" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER EYE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Troll, what do you think of the large hadron collider?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "take eye" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE EYE
Floyd |
Floyd | No, no, proper grammar would be: take ME.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "take me" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ME
Floyd |
Floyd | No no no, silly furry thing, to master does that belong, along with
Floyd | the soul inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x soul" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SOUL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open me" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x heart" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HEART
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "punch troll" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x teeth" 		Jacqueline whistles, giving you the impression she will be ready to move on when you are.

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUNCH TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | Little furry things do not do such things.  Would you add misery to
Floyd | what he sees already with his four eyes sad?  He has enough bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TEETH
Floyd |
Floyd | Pointy pointy, snip snip, sharp sharp 'tween lip and lip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get teeth" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET TEETH
Floyd |
Floyd | You flunked out of dental school first semester.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Actually, brb."
Doug says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | I got nothing.  Sorry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "plugh" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLUGH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | You expect me to come up with something witty, don't you?  I really
Floyd | put a lot of effort into the IF as a whole, so just enjoy that, will
Floyd | you?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | Augh!  Something witty and cleaver and funny, huh?  Well, guess what?
Floyd | I don't want to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | Alright, fine.  How's this for witty and cleaver?  The quims explode
Floyd | and you die.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Get over it. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The use of UNDO is forbidden in this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Sometimes XYZZY does a fake death"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The use of UNDO is forbidden in this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "sigh"
		DavidW says, "oh well"
Doug says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Today is the day, hurrah, hurrah!  Leap for pleasure with unbounded
Floyd | measure: kind master, generous master, merciful master piled faster
Floyd | and faster graces and glories beyond all fabulous places in stories -
Floyd | today you away to a faraway nation, to the land of the quim delivery
Floyd | station.
Floyd |
Floyd | Quim bag in hand, you bow, then stand, then scurry with feet furry out
Floyd | the door.

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd |
Floyd | Droll Toll Troll
Floyd | A lighthearted excursion in the style of the Ambiguous Adventures by
Floyd | N.C. Hunter Hayden
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 131021 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Master's Hut
Floyd | Oh, glorious, wondrous, rapturous land!  The beauty is more than you
Floyd | can understand.  Master told of sky - master does not lie - but little
Floyd | furry servant you, you could not know the wonder true.  But now you
Floyd | see, you see in glee and praise master's mercy to let you free - not
Floyd | free to leave, silly fuzzy thing, but free to be outside in the wide
Floyd | under-sky, on the road from master's abode to who knows.  Master
Floyd | knows, and you he told: eastward lies the quim delivery station to
Floyd | which (to your elation) you are to move your fleet and furry feet and
Floyd | inject, input, insert every quim without qualm, lest master withold
Floyd | balm.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are outside of master's hut, and, for now, gut.  Above is the wide
Floyd | and clear purple sky, north and south out and past ken ruffle gently
Floyd | spears of grass.  The one and single road in all existence begins (not
Floyd | ends; it's master's instance) at master's door westward and pursues
Floyd | the horizon eastward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | La la la la la la lu la.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "back"
Doug says (to Floyd), "leap" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | Na na na na na na na na
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | BATMAN!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I made the quims explode with excessive xyzzy-ing."
		Doug asks, "ok, next?"
		Doug says, "I wonder why the game logo looks like a pair of pants: [LINK]"
		DavidW says, "I thought it was a theatre curtain."
		djfletch says, "it could just about be a stylized bridge arch"
		Jacqueline says, "I probably wouldn't not be able to stick around for all of A Roiling Original, but I would enjoy it while I was here, probably."
Dave arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Dave has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grass" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Red, red, red the waves roll forever, with wind through leaves in
Floyd | dodges and weaves, oceans of unfathomed depth and unmeasured breadth
Floyd | unbroken but by rising stones standing alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stones" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STONES
Floyd |
Floyd | The stones that rise from the grass plains of this sunlit land are
Floyd | like breaching whales out of the infinite, sunny ocean of grasses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take stones" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STONES
Floyd |
Floyd | Too far, too far, silly furry thing, you would be lost, lost, lost.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I've always wanted to write a game where plants and sky and stuff weren't colors you'd expect."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sky" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SKY
Floyd |
Floyd | No clouds, no green pyramidal clouds today.  A perfect purple day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "But then I read some article about how if there are other earths the plants would probably still be green."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fly" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FLY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "would you enjoy it more or less than Dark Carnival?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, we could do Dark Carnival."
		Jacqueline says, "Let me go upload them both while you all decide."
		Jacqueline says, "BRB"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search grass" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH GRASS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x road" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROAD
Floyd |
Floyd | White road, right road, onward to success; eastward leading, still
Floyd | proceeding - guiding you, you guess (master wasn't clear, and master's
Floyd | isn't here - to ask - master said east, and thither the road - at
Floyd | least, you think).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Back. Both are now on Floyd."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | First time farthest from master's hut, first time farthest from
Floyd | master.  Slowly, first, then faster and faster furry feet patter along
Floyd | the quiet road, hands to hold gently the load.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bridge
Floyd | What's this?  'Road' wouldn't be a miss, but this rises steeply over a
Floyd | river - a bridge, plainly, from hither to thither, with you hither and
Floyd | the goal thither.  Between these two places places himself a looming,
Floyd | long-limbed lobster - I mean Robster - I mean mobster - I mean momster
Floyd | - I mean monster.  On his face is placed a frown twice upside-down,
Floyd | and in his eye you espy a flicker that died.  "To pass, cross, or
Floyd | otherwise my bridge transverse you must, without loss, provide a
Floyd | smidge to me of that - in the whole universe - which is most
Floyd | precious."
Floyd |
Floyd | The droll toll troll stands in your way and demands his pay.  Under
Floyd | the bridge streams a stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "kiss troll" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS TROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | In a flurry of fuzzy furry fur you the cover the monster - his leg, at
Floyd | least, the most of the beast you could reach, but in your embrace the
Floyd | troll's droll face brightened, his eyes enlightened.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah - ah!  Furry little thing, silly fuzzy little thing, this is
Floyd | fitting payment, I only lament I'm so late to relent of the cold dull
Floyd | resistance of distance.  For this treasure, please pass at your
Floyd | pleasure."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x stream" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | Bubbling, babbling, burbling brook, winding and weaving with hooks and
Floyd | crooks.  From far to the south to far in the north, running and
Floyd | streaming, 'round bends, there careening.  Gold-colored water from
Floyd | somewhere to elsewhere, free frolicking through the red sea of leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | No, no, no, not only too little, but too brittle of mind; only the
Floyd | road, grass-lined, for your furry little feet.  Too quick to pick the
Floyd | wayward way and away your way back home does fly.  Try, try to stay
Floyd | straight on the street, straight with furry feet east and east until
Floyd | you meet, as master is fair, the whole goal of this affair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think ARO is more enjoyable, but DC is shorter. Both are sequels to games we've played before."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You stroll by the toll troll.
Floyd |
Floyd | Quim Delivery Station
Floyd | Elation!  The quim delivery station!  A box atop a pole, inside the
Floyd | box a hole, facing the westward side at just the height right for
Floyd | fuzzy furry little things.  Strange - the range of the road runs
Floyd | longer than master told - master didn't say it didn't but master
Floyd | didn't say it did, but the road goes ever on, through and among the
Floyd | throng red and waving east to meet with the horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put quim in hole" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT QUIM IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | In go quims, quims go in, quims in bag and bag in box and little furry
Floyd | thing is good furry thing, good and fuzzy and pleasing master.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Quims delivered, yet you shiver to wonder to wander away from master.
Floyd | To return did master intend - would you with that contend?  The road
Floyd | runs down alone, along the sides the rise of red, the plain moves out
Floyd | and out, empty, no master, no quims, only wind, wind, wind through
Floyd | red...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | East and on and past all ken, past all memory of kith or quim, through
Floyd | the endless plain, master from your mine long waned,
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** along the road, alone, alone, eternity to roam. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT, or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yay"
		DavidW says, "I bet we might even go east with the quims if we try hard enough."
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The use of UNDO is forbidden in this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT, or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Today is the day, hurrah, hurrah!  Leap for pleasure with unbounded
Floyd | measure: kind master, generous master, merciful master piled faster
Floyd | and faster graces and glories beyond all fabulous places in stories -
Floyd | today you away to a faraway nation, to the land of the quim delivery
Floyd | station.
Floyd |
Floyd | Quim bag in hand, you bow, then stand, then scurry with feet furry out
Floyd | the door.

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd |
Floyd | Droll Toll Troll
Floyd | A lighthearted excursion in the style of the Ambiguous Adventures by
Floyd | N.C. Hunter Hayden
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 131021 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Master's Hut
Floyd | Oh, glorious, wondrous, rapturous land!  The beauty is more than you
Floyd | can understand.  Master told of sky - master does not lie - but little
Floyd | furry servant you, you could not know the wonder true.  But now you
Floyd | see, you see in glee and praise master's mercy to let you free - not
Floyd | free to leave, silly fuzzy thing, but free to be outside in the wide
Floyd | under-sky, on the road from master's abode to who knows.  Master
Floyd | knows, and you he told: eastward lies the quim delivery station to
Floyd | which (to your elation) you are to move your fleet and furry feet and
Floyd | inject, input, insert every quim without qualm, lest master withold
Floyd | balm.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are outside of master's hut, and, for now, gut.  Above is the wide
Floyd | and clear purple sky, north and south out and past ken ruffle gently
Floyd | spears of grass.  The one and single road in all existence begins (not
Floyd | ends; it's master's instance) at master's door westward and pursues
Floyd | the horizon eastward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | First time farthest from master's hut, first time farthest from
Floyd | master.  Slowly, first, then faster and faster furry feet patter along
Floyd | the quiet road, hands to hold gently the load.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bridge
Floyd | What's this?  'Road' wouldn't be a miss, but this rises steeply over a
Floyd | river - a bridge, plainly, from hither to thither, with you hither and
Floyd | the goal thither.  Between these two places places himself a looming,
Floyd | long-limbed lobster - I mean Robster - I mean mobster - I mean momster
Floyd | - I mean monster.  On his face is placed a frown twice upside-down,
Floyd | and in his eye you espy a flicker that died.  "To pass, cross, or
Floyd | otherwise my bridge transverse you must, without loss, provide a
Floyd | smidge to me of that - in the whole universe - which is most
Floyd | precious."
Floyd |
Floyd | The droll toll troll stands in your way and demands his pay.  Under
Floyd | the bridge streams a stream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "kiss" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS
Floyd |
Floyd | (the Droll Toll Troll)
Floyd | In a flurry of fuzzy furry fur you the cover the monster - his leg, at
Floyd | least, the most of the beast you could reach, but in your embrace the
Floyd | troll's droll face brightened, his eyes enlightened.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah - ah!  Furry little thing, silly fuzzy little thing, this is
Floyd | fitting payment, I only lament I'm so late to relent of the cold dull
Floyd | resistance of distance.  For this treasure, please pass at your
Floyd | pleasure."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You stroll by the toll troll.
Floyd |
Floyd | Quim Delivery Station
Floyd | Elation!  The quim delivery station!  A box atop a pole, inside the
Floyd | box a hole, facing the westward side at just the height right for
Floyd | fuzzy furry little things.  Strange - the range of the road runs
Floyd | longer than master told - master didn't say it didn't but master
Floyd | didn't say it did, but the road goes ever on, through and among the
Floyd | throng red and waving east to meet with the horizon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Master did not say to go along that way; master said - it's in your
Floyd | head - deliver quims, return without them.  Return, said master; what
Floyd | disaster falls upon the one who rolls along beyond where the end
Floyd | belongs?  Master's quims, you could not take them - unless you did,
Floyd | but what then?  Road, the road, eastward rolls the road, a stretch
Floyd | forever, past the end, with the quims...  A whim, a whim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]                               Quims!
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Eastward onward rolling through the plain, ocean's red rising, waving,
Floyd | rolling
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** precious little quims in hand and master fading from
Floyd | your head.  Precious, perfect, peaceful, pleasing, pretty little
Floyd | quims. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT, or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "even better!"
		Doug says, "now we can unleash the quims to devour the unsuspecting world"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Munch, munch. Bruch or lunch. Quims!"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, damn. Maga has just informed me what I just said it British English."
		Jacqueline asks, "Let's move on, shall we?"
		Doug says, "ayup."
		maga says, "it is pretty surreal from here, I must say"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Doug asks, "you don't carry a bagful of quims?"
		DavidW says, "Quim is UK slang for um, something."
		Marvin says, "..."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Let's leave it at that so that we don't have to put an adult warning on the ... oh wait, there's already going to have to be a warning on this one."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, it's slang for cooter. That's right. It's slang for a type of turtle."
		Jacqueline says, "Now, on to the next game."
		Marvin asks, "Is it really UK slang, or is it just rather archaic English?"
		Doug says, "cooter, beaver, or clam. Lots of animals."
		Jacqueline says, "Worry not, Marvin. For maga is helpfully looking up the etymology."
		maga | Derivation from Welsh cwm ('hollow') is sometimes suggested, but the OED notes that this is "unlikely on both semantic and phonological grounds".
		Marvin says, "Ha ha ha."
		Jacqueline says (to maga), "You said semantic."
		* Dave has left the channel.
		Jacqueline exclaims, "We've offended Dave! Mark it on the calendar!"
		Jacqueline says, "And we thought it couldn't be done."
Marvin arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline asks, "So, about that next game. Or are we done, since we've played two hours now?"
		maga | 1735, perhaps 1610s, of unknown origin
		DavidW says, "Up to you guys. I'm willing to stay or leave things here."
		Jacqueline says, "As am I. Good either way."
		Doug says, "let's give Dark Carnival a try. Because why not."
		Jacqueline says, "Could play another hour or so, or call it here and finish transcripts."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd | cheapglulxe quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		Doug says, "yolo"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load darkcarnival" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to
Floyd | kindle a light in the darkness of mere being." -Carl Jung
Floyd |
Floyd | There have been unexplained murders and disappearances at a seemingly
Floyd | innocent amusement area just north of Providence, Rhode Island.  Due to
Floyd | your strange investigations in the past, you are the one called in
Floyd | solve the mystery of the. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Carnival
Floyd | An Interactive Enigma by Marshal Tenner Winter
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 130924 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Walk
Floyd | You have been hired by the police chief, Elmer Walker, but he wanted to
Floyd | keep his involvement secret.  Instead, he has sent you a dossier about
Floyd | the recent incidents here in Swan Point.  He said he would check in on
Floyd | you, but otherwise, you are on your own.  This is the front walk to
Floyd | Mother Matheson's boarding house, where you'll be staying.  Her porch
Floyd | is to the west and the main road is to the east.  Her lawn is dotted
Floyd | with dogwoods and covered in leaves.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Oops - sleepmask."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		DavidW says, "Unless UNDO is implemented."
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask darkcarnival" 		
Floyd >Are you sure you want to quit? Please answer yes or no.> ] Front Walk 		

Floyd | Boarding House
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be
Floyd | present." -Francis Bacon
Floyd |
Floyd | There have been unexplained murders and disappearances at a seemingly
Floyd | innocent amusement area just north of Providence, Rhode Island.  Due
Floyd | to your strange investigations in the past, you are the one called in
Floyd | solve the mystery of the. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Carnival
Floyd | An Interactive Enigma by Marshal Tenner Winter
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 130924 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Walk
Floyd | You have been hired by the police chief, Elmer Walker, but he wanted
Floyd | to keep his involvement secret.  Instead, he has sent you a dossier
Floyd | about the recent incidents here in Swan Point.  He said he would check
Floyd | in on you, but otherwise, you are on your own.  This is the front walk
Floyd | to Mother Matheson's boarding house, where you'll be staying.  Her
Floyd | porch is to the west and the main road is to the east.  Her lawn is
Floyd | dotted with dogwoods and covered in leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aw, I liked the Jung quote better."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of ordinary clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a cigar lighter
Floyd |     a lock pick
Floyd |     a dossier (closed)
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DuoDave asks, "ooh a revolver. what kind?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x revolver" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REVOLVER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a .45 revolver.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x revolver" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REVOLVER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a .45 revolver.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Timing. Sorry."
		Doug says, "I prefer the LP"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a private eye; a gumshoe, as they say, and you appear as such.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DuoDave says, "well that's enlightening"
		Jacqueline nods.
		inky says, "it means we have sticky feet"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read dossier" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ DOSSIER
Floyd |
Floyd | It is an openable folder meant to hold documents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "open dossier" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOSSIER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the dossier, revealing the first incident, the second
Floyd | incident, the third incident, the fourth incident and the fifth
Floyd | incident.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This is the same nameless detective from Castronegro Blues, The Vanishing Conjurer, Ill Wind, and The Surprising Case of Brian Timmons."
		inky says, "wow, that person really gets around"
		Doug asks, "Castronegro Blues was 2013 too, right?"
		Doug says, "I guess Marshall Tenner Winter is prolific."
		DavidW says, "yes. All of them were."
		Jacqueline says, "Wow."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | They're what you could afford with your wages but at least they're in
Floyd | style.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "oh huh, all five were 2013?"
		djfletch says, "there's a high incidence of incidents"
		Doug asks (of DavidW), "have you played them all?"
		Jacqueline says, "I would suggest we move, since there's so much bad stuff going on, but I guess it's job security."
Doug says (to Floyd), "read first" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ FIRST
Floyd |
Floyd | May 12, 1928; Kent Howard and Lucy Pringle, lovers, wandered from
Floyd | the carnival and into the cemetery.  Kent Howard was found injured and
Floyd | insane the next morning, babbling about "horrors from the grave".  He
Floyd | now resides at the Butler Insane Asylum and Lucy Pringle is still
Floyd | missing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to Doug), "yes"
		DavidW says, "I never saw the conclusion to this one, though, because I helped test it."
Doug says (to Floyd), "read all" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read second" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SECOND
Floyd |
Floyd | June 14, 1928; Freddie Pendergast, age 12, entered the "Tunnel of
Floyd | Terrors" ride at the carnival.  The mechanical car came back but the
Floyd | boy is still missing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read third" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ THIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | July 23, 1928; Police officer Andy Reynolds investigated a report
Floyd | of vandals at the city dump.  Reynolds claims to have seen the
Floyd | Pendergast boy there but the child was "swallowed by a moving mountain
Floyd | of garbage" according to Reynolds' report.  Reynolds has been
Floyd | dismissed from the force for drinking.  He resides at Mother
Floyd | Matheson's boarding house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read fourth" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ FOURTH
Floyd |
Floyd | August 8, 1928; Abner Weems, town drunk, was drinking by the
Floyd | cemetery.  He claims to have heard voices in the cemetery grounds and
Floyd | went to investigate.  He states he saw two men hauling unknown bundles
Floyd | out from an open grave.  He saw the men throw these bundles into the
Floyd | river between the carnival and the cemetery.  When the men left, Abner
Floyd | went to the riverbank where they were and found a bloody pink girl's
Floyd | sweater.  The sweater was later identified as belonging to the missing
Floyd | Pringle girl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read fifth" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ FIFTH
Floyd |
Floyd | Sept 12, 1928; Jordan McIntyre, attendant at Butler Insane Asylum,
Floyd | was on his way home, a walk that takes him by the cemetery.  He never
Floyd | made it home and his bloody clothes were found near the south gate of
Floyd | the cemetery.  Unbelievable as it sounds, it appears that he was
Floyd | pulled through the gate.  There was also dried mucus covering the
Floyd | entirety of the scene.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "eww, dried mucus"
		djfletch says, "the Butler Insane Asylum, an asylum for insane butlers"
		DavidW says, "This is horror detective genre."
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Porch
Floyd | This is a cozy front porch that looks out onto the dogwood trees.  The
Floyd | front walk is to the east and the front door is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rocking chair sits among the scattered leaves that made their way
Floyd | onto the porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack asks, "Maybe start with Reynolds, who lives in the same boarding house where we're staying?"
		Jacqueline says, "So, I know I make this joke everytime, but this time I really do think we'll find an old man with a projector who's really just trying to keep people away from his gold mine in the graveyard and he'd have gotten away with it if it hadn't been for us kids."
		Jacqueline says (to Jack), "Sounds good."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x chair" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | It has a tall back and a homemade look to it.  Nonetheless, it looks
Floyd | comfortable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I do not want to drive, fwiw."
Doug says (to Floyd), "sit in chair" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT IN CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the rocking chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You creakily rock on the rocking chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "roll" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Doug says (to Floyd), "rock" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You creakily rock on the rocking chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "paper" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "we could just do this all day"
		DavidW says, "yes, you could"
Doug says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You knock on the front door.  A moment later, a woman's voice can be
Floyd | heard, inviting you to come in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "How about no?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the rocking chair)
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the front door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | This is a small foyer marking the entrance to the boarding house.  You
Floyd | can see a dining room to the north, a living room to the south, and a
Floyd | hall stretches to the west where it seems to terminate in a room with
Floyd | a lot of windows.  In the downstairs hall is a set of stairs up to the
Floyd | second floor.  The place seems to be decorated with original artwork
Floyd | and craftwork.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Andy Reynolds here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Andy Reynolds looks around as if wondering what to do with himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "west"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask andy about mountain" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ANDY ABOUT MOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to andy" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO ANDY
Floyd |
Floyd | You are already talking to Andy Reynolds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | You could ask him about himself, the first incident, the second
Floyd | incident, the third incident, the fourth incident, the fifth incident
Floyd | or the Carnival.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aha"
Doug says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Carnival is loosely based on a Chaosium Call of Cthulhu
Floyd | scenario of the same name by David A. Hargrave.  My carnival
Floyd | inspectors were Syman Weed, Geoff "mostly_useless" Moore, Francesco
Floyd | "explorington" Tortorici, Jason "harpua" Lautzenheiser, Hanon
Floyd | Ondricek, Anthony Casteel, Peter Orme & the illustrious David
Floyd | Welbourn.  Type "help" for more!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "topics is a useful command in this game"
		Doug says, "illustrious!"
		dhakajack says, "I recalled it from another game by the same author"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask andy about himself" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ANDY ABOUT HIMSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's your story?" you ask but instead of a reply, Andy Reynolds
Floyd | just gives you an irritated look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask andy about third" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ANDY ABOUT THIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | "So you were the cop fired for making that report about the event at
Floyd | the city dump?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm not going to let you sit here and scoff me." he begins to say but
Floyd | you set him straight.
Floyd |
Floyd | "On the contrary.  I've seen shit that would change your gender.  I'm
Floyd | here to find the truth, so tell me what you know." you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | He sees you are serious so he tells you what he knows.
Floyd |   (press SPACE)

		DavidW says, "huh. I didn't know I was illustrious. I want to see this illustration."
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                                Boarding House
Floyd | (press SPACE)"I was about a hundred yards into the dump when I got
Floyd | this feeling I was being watched.  I saw this person standing there in
Floyd | the middle of a pile of smouldering garbage.  I looked closer and saw
Floyd | it was a small person, maybe a child, maybe the Pendergast boy is what
Floyd | I was thinking at the time.  He even looked at me all scared and I was
Floyd | about to approach him to help him out and take him home, but that's
Floyd | when it happened.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The garbage around him rose up like a wave and swallowed the boy.
Floyd | Everything settled and he was gone.  Like an idiot, I reported the
Floyd | truth to Chief Walker.  He didn't fire me but the city council did,
Floyd | saying I was a drunk.  I'm not a drunk.  I'm just a bitter
Floyd | ex-policeman now.  That's my story.  Now get outta my face."
Floyd |
Floyd | Andy Reynolds looks at some of the crafts hanging on the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "it means you are ill lustred"
		DavidW says (to Doug), "oh."
		Doug asks, "we've seen shit that would change his gender?"
		Jacqueline says, "That's pretty good. 'I'm not a drink. I'm just a bitter ex-policeman now. Now get outta my face.'"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x crafts" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRAFTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can tell they are homemade as they aren't really that good.
Floyd | You're allowed to say so because you took an art class once.
Floyd |
Floyd | Andy Reynolds looks around as if wondering what to do with himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "Crafts? Lovecrafts, I'd say."
		Doug says, "I kinda don't like the unnamed detective"
		DavidW says, "He's not supposed to be that likeable."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask him about second" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HIM ABOUT SECOND
Floyd |
Floyd | "What about the Pendergast boy?  You know anything about him that
Floyd | might help me find him?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're going to try to find him?  Good luck.  You know after a few
Floyd | days. . ." he says but you interrupt.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm hoping for once, a missing persons case doesn't end in homicide."
Floyd | you tell him.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well," he says, "I really don't know more than the simple fact that,
Floyd | against his mom's wishes, he went down to the carnival one evening
Floyd | with the Coombs brothers.  Freddie Pendergast got on the Tunnel of
Floyd | Terrors ride and never emerged again.  The ride was searched, of
Floyd | course, but no body was found.  Probably abducted." he says with the
Floyd | proper cynacism.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "You examine the crafts, and they all look like tentacles."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask him about abduction" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HIM ABOUT ABDUCTION
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "ask about coombs" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT COOMBS
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | You could ask him about the first incident, the fourth incident, the
Floyd | fifth incident or the Carnival.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about carnival" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT CARNIVAL
Floyd |
Floyd | "You ever visit that carnival down the road?" you ask Andy Reynolds.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not really." he says.  "I don't like the carny-folk.  Buncha
Floyd | scumbags, really.  And that Jonathan Boom, the security guard, thinks
Floyd | he's some sort of cop or soldier, but he's really just a disturbed man
Floyd | with a gun."
Floyd |
Floyd | Andy Reynolds looks at some of the crafts hanging on the walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "do we want to lawnmower through all the topics?"
		DavidW says, "It's optional, but helps give some context."
		Doug says, "I kinda don't"
		Doug says, "but feel free."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't wan to, but since it's a mystery maybe we should have all the info."
		Doug says, "otherwise I'm thinking living room"
		Jacqueline says, "But then, I probably won't be around the whole game, so I'm just mostly watching."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Living Room
Floyd | This is a comfortable common area, complete with an old but
Floyd | comfortable-looking sofa, an armchair, and a bookcase.  You can see
Floyd | the foyer to the north and a narrow door to the west.  Outside the
Floyd | windows, you can see the dogwoods in Mother Matheson's yard.  The same
Floyd | artwork that is seen throughout the house can be found in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x artwork" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ARTWORK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can tell they are homemade as they aren't really that good.
Floyd | You're allowed to say so because you took an art class once.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x books" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | How one can collect so many books of such a limited genre baffles you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I will warn you though that, unless the author changed the mechanics, once you enter the carnival proper, you can't return to the house."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x bookcase" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | It was either found somewhere or homemade, but it seems sturdy enough.
Floyd | It is full of romance paperbacks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "search bookcase" 		

Floyd ]  Living Room                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BOOKCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "thanks for the warning. we could save before going in"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Bathroom                                  Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the narrow door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Downstairs Bathroom
Floyd | This is a white, tiled bathroom with the appropriate fixtures (toilet,
Floyd | sink, tub).  The pipes are visible up the walls from the fixtures and
Floyd | a mirror is set in the wall above the sink.  A white door is to the
Floyd | north and a narrow door is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Bathroom                                  Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You look at yourself in the mirror.  You look fine, at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "look behind mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Bathroom                                  Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x pipes" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Bathroom                                  Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PIPES
Floyd |
Floyd | The pipes lead from the fixtures and into the walls and ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Hall                                      Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the white door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Downstairs Hall
Floyd | This is the nexus of the house with passages in many directions.  The
Floyd | same homemade artwork lines the walls and a staircase leads up to the
Floyd | second floor.  To the north, you can see the kitchen and to the east,
Floyd | the foyer.  A white door is to the south and you can see a sun room
Floyd | through a doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "let me know if I'm going too fast."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm good."
		DavidW says, "I think you meant open mirror instead of look behind."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Bathroom                                  Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Downstairs Bathroom
Floyd | This is a white, tiled bathroom with the appropriate fixtures (toilet,
Floyd | sink, tub).  The pipes are visible up the walls from the fixtures and
Floyd | a mirror is set in the wall above the sink.  A white door is to the
Floyd | north and a narrow door is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Bathroom                                  Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Bathroom                                  Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You look at yourself in the mirror.  You look fine, at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "look in mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Bathroom                                  Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | The mirror is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put pipes in mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Bathroom                                  Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PIPES IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the pipes)
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Bathroom                                  Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Downstairs Bathroom
Floyd | This is a white, tiled bathroom with the appropriate fixtures (toilet,
Floyd | sink, tub).  The pipes are visible up the walls from the fixtures and
Floyd | a mirror is set in the wall above the sink.  A white door is to the
Floyd | north and a narrow door is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Bathroom                                  Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess the mirror isn't important."
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Hall                                      Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Downstairs Hall
Floyd | This is the nexus of the house with passages in many directions.  The
Floyd | same homemade artwork lines the walls and a staircase leads up to the
Floyd | second floor.  To the north, you can see the kitchen and to the east,
Floyd | the foyer.  A white door is to the south and you can see a sun room
Floyd | through a doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun Room
Floyd | This room has large windows that look out onto a garden of wildflowers
Floyd | behind the house.  A door to a bedroom is to the south and a utility
Floyd | room door is to the north.  The downstairs hall is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | An easel sits in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the art easel is an unfinished painting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Perhaps I've got my games mixed up."
Doug says (to Floyd), "X painting" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to be a painting of an elephant underground, walking among
Floyd | stalagmites and stalactites with a crazed look in its eyes.  The
Floyd | painting makes you uneasy as you look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "nice"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x easel" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EASEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's designed to support a canvas.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the art easel is an unfinished painting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "x unfinished" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X UNFINISHED
Floyd |
Floyd | It appears to be a painting of an elephant underground, walking among
Floyd | stalagmites and stalactites with a crazed look in its eyes.  The
Floyd | painting makes you uneasy as you look at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening Reynolds' door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the utility door or Reynolds' door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "reynolds's" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REYNOLDS'S
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about Reynolds' door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "pick lock" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of ordinary clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a cigar lighter
Floyd |     a lock pick
Floyd |     a dossier (open)
Floyd |       the first incident
Floyd |       the second incident
Floyd |       the third incident
Floyd |       the fourth incident
Floyd |       the fifth incident
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "use lock pick" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE LOCK PICK
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the lock pick)
Floyd | (To pick a lock with the lock pick, type "unlock {thing} with
Floyd | pick")
Floyd | That's not a verb I understand with the lock pick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock reynolds's door" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK REYNOLDS'S DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock Reynolds' door with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "pick" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK
Floyd |
Floyd | (up the art easel)
Floyd | Yes, it's light and easy to carry, but it would still be a pain in the
Floyd | ass to do so, especially as you've no real need for it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock reynolds's door with pick" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK REYNOLDS'S DOOR WITH PICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Your lock pick does not fit this particular lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "wat"
		Doug says, "that's not a lock pick, that's a key"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x lighter" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It is nickel-plated and maybe was once fancy but now it is dull and
Floyd | weathered.  You found it in New Mexico.  It's a long story.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cigar lighter is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Utility Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the utility door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Utility Room
Floyd | This seems to be part mud-room and part laundry-room.  A large basin
Floyd | and a small basin sit by one wall.  An door to the outside is to the
Floyd | west and the rest of the house can be reached to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Mother Matheson here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Matheson seems to be preparing to do laundry with the basins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Possibly it is a very large lock pick and this is a small lock, or vice versa or ... yeah."
		DavidW says, "The lighter was found in Castronegro Blues."
		Doug says, "cool"
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to mother" 		

Floyd ]  Utility Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO MOTHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You say hello to Mother Matheson.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Matheson arranges the large and small basins.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask her about herself, room key, the first incident, the
Floyd | second incident, the third incident, the fourth incident, the fifth
Floyd | incident, the unfinished painting or the Carnival.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The lock pick is more useful in the carnival. The house has better locks."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about paiting" 		

Floyd ]  Utility Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT PAITING
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Matheson seems to be preparing to go outside, but you can't be
Floyd | certain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about painting" 		

Floyd ]  Utility Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT PAINTING
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's with the painting I saw in the Sun Room?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, yes," Mother Matheson explains, "I have recurring dreams of
Floyd | horrible things moving underground; beneath the carnival.  But those
Floyd | are just dreams."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about room key" 		

Floyd ]  Utility Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT ROOM KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You approach the landlady and ask about your room key.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh yes." she says, "You're the temporary tenant that phoned ahead.
Floyd | Your arrangements have been made.  Here's your key.  Your room is on
Floyd | the second floor." she tells you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Matheson arranges the large and small basins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "The key!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x large" 		

Floyd ]  Utility Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LARGE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is probably the basin used for rinsing clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother Matheson seems to be preparing to go outside, but you can't be
Floyd | certain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about fifth incident" 		

Floyd ]  Utility Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT FIFTH INCIDENT
Floyd |
Floyd | "What about this incident that happened just the other night?  Did you
Floyd | know Jordan McIntyre?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know of the man.  He worked at Butler.  People have no idea what to
Floyd | think of the incident.  How could it have been so barbaric and what's
Floyd | with all the dried gook all over the scene?  It's just one of those
Floyd | things, I guess." she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Utility Room                                         Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (room key)
Floyd | It's really just an ordinary house key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sun Room
Floyd | This room has large windows that look out onto a garden of wildflowers
Floyd | behind the house.  A door to a bedroom is to the south and a utility
Floyd | room door is to the north.  The downstairs hall is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | An easel sits in this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the art easel is an unfinished painting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock bedroom door with key" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK BEDROOM DOOR WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock reynolds's door with key" 		

Floyd ]  Sun Room                                             Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK REYNOLDS'S DOOR WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Hall                                      Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Downstairs Hall
Floyd | This is the nexus of the house with passages in many directions.  The
Floyd | same homemade artwork lines the walls and a staircase leads up to the
Floyd | second floor.  To the north, you can see the kitchen and to the east,
Floyd | the foyer.  A white door is to the south and you can see a sun room
Floyd | through a doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                                        Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | This is the upstairs hall area.  It is minimally furnished. There are
Floyd | stairs leading down and a door in each wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                                        Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, your door, the wide door, Arthur's door or mother's
Floyd | door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock my door with key" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                                        Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK MY DOOR WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock your door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                                        Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "my door" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                                        Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MY DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "enter my door" 		

Floyd ]  Your Room                                            Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER MY DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening your door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Room
Floyd | This is a small, simple bedroom furnished with only a bed and a
Floyd | bedside table.  A simple door leads to the upstairs balcony to the
Floyd | south and the upstairs hall is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Your Room                                            Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's so simple, you wonder if Mother Matheson made it herself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Porch                                       Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the balcony door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Porch
Floyd | This is a small, open-air porch that allows you to look down to the
Floyd | front walk.  The flowering dogwoods give this space privacy.  The door
Floyd | back inside is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Forgotten by the last tenant and neglected by Mother Matheson's
Floyd | cleaning is a sealed jar of moonshine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get moonshine" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Porch                                       Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET MOONSHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the jar of moonshine from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Porch                                       Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You know moonshine when you see it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I think I would like to rename this game: Gumshoe Art & Furniture Critic"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x walk" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Porch                                       Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "look down" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Porch                                       Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Your Room                                            Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Room
Floyd | This is a small, simple bedroom furnished with only a bed and a
Floyd | bedside table.  A simple door leads to the upstairs balcony to the
Floyd | south and the upstairs hall is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                                        Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | This is the upstairs hall area.  It is minimally furnished. There are
Floyd | stairs leading down and a door in each wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                                        Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening Arthur's door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                                        Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening mother's door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Bathroom                                    Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the wide door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Bathroom
Floyd | This is a white, tiled bathroom with the appropriate fixtures (toilet,
Floyd | sink, tub).  The pipes are visible up the walls from the fixtures and
Floyd | a mirror is set in the wall above the sink.  A wide door is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Bathroom                                    Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Bathroom                                    Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine yourself in the mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "look in mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Bathroom                                    Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | The mirror is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x toilet" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Bathroom                                    Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TOILET
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need to use the toilet right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                                        Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs Hall
Floyd | This is the upstairs hall area.  It is minimally furnished. There are
Floyd | stairs leading down and a door in each wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock arthur's door with key" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                                        Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK ARTHUR'S DOOR WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock arthur's door with pick" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs Hall                                        Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK ARTHUR'S DOOR WITH PICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Your lock pick does not fit this particular lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Downstairs Hall                                      Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Downstairs Hall
Floyd | This is the nexus of the house with passages in many directions.  The
Floyd | same homemade artwork lines the walls and a staircase leads up to the
Floyd | second floor.  To the north, you can see the kitchen and to the east,
Floyd | the foyer.  A white door is to the south and you can see a sun room
Floyd | through a doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | This kitchen is truly the heart of the home.  The smells of decades of
Floyd | home-cooking permeate from the walls.  A stove, icebox, and pantry are
Floyd | the fixtures but there are also a cabinet and a counter.  From here,
Floyd | you can head east to the dining room and south to the downstairs hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Arthur Peabody here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to arthur" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO ARTHUR
Floyd |
Floyd | You say hello to Arthur Peabody.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask him about himself, the first incident, the second
Floyd | incident, the third incident, the fourth incident, the fifth incident
Floyd | or the Carnival.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about third" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT THIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | "So, you live in the same boarding house as Andy Reynolds, the
Floyd | disgraced cop." you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's a little harsh, don't you think?" he asks, "But as I say,
Floyd | unless I have a dead body to examine, I have no professional opinion
Floyd | of the matter."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about self" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT SELF
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur looks to the south, into the downstairs hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about arthur" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT ARTHUR
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's your story, mister?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nice to meet you.  I'm Arthur Peabody.  I'm one of the proprietors of
Floyd | the undertaking firm Jackson, Goldberg, & Peabody.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "hm, which incident had a body to examine?"
		Jacqueline asks, "The undertaking firm, eh?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Want me to look at the transcript?"
		Doug says, "looks like none of them."
		Doug says, "(I have scrollback)"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah, good. My scrollback doesn't go that far."
		Doug says, "first incident, Kent Howard was found injured and insane"
		Doug says, "second incident, Pendergast kid went missing, third incident, Officer Andy saw the kid get swallowed by gargabe"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about fourth" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT FOURTH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Any thoughts on the town drunk's story of people in the cemetery?"
Floyd | you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nope."
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur stares out the window for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "garrulous guy."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about fifth" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT FIFTH
Floyd |
Floyd | "What about this recent incident?  Jordan McIntyre's death?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, as one of the undertakers here in town, I can tell you there
Floyd | was a murder, but there wasn't hardly any body left to undertake.
Floyd | Something tore that man in pieces." he says with a shudder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about carnival" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT CARNIVAL
Floyd |
Floyd | "You ever visit Swan Point Carnival?" you ask Arthur Peabody.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hardly." is the gentleman's answer, "I am too busy to indulge in such
Floyd | trivialities.  Plus, that place hardly looks safe."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x counter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just a hard, wooden counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur Peabody goes south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x pantry" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PANTRY
Floyd |
Floyd | It matches the cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "X cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | It matches the pantry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "haha"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x icebox" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ICEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Some have started calling it a "refrigerator" but you don't think the
Floyd | name will stick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                              Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't mess with the food.  You're not that hungry and you don't want
Floyd | to take other people's stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining Room
Floyd | This is a homey dining room with mismatched chairs and a wide table.
Floyd | You can see the kitchen through a doorway to the west and the foyer is
Floyd | to the south.  The same arts-and-crafts artwork decorate the walls.
Floyd | Outside the windows, you can see the dogwoods on Mother Matheson's
Floyd | lawn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Dining Room                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is wide enough to seat six comfortably and any number beyond six
Floyd | uncomfortably.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ok, lots of scenry. not feeling like searching every nook and cranny."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Foyer                                                Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foyer
Floyd | This is a small foyer marking the entrance to the boarding house.  You
Floyd | can see a dining room to the north, a living room to the south, and a
Floyd | hall stretches to the west where it seems to terminate in a room with
Floyd | a lot of windows.  In the downstairs hall is a set of stairs up to the
Floyd | second floor.  The place seems to be decorated with original artwork
Floyd | and craftwork.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Front Porch                                          Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Porch
Floyd | This is a cozy front porch that looks out onto the dogwood trees.  The
Floyd | front walk is to the east and the front door is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A rocking chair sits among the scattered leaves that made their way
Floyd | onto the porch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Walk
Floyd | This is the front walk to Mother Matheson's boarding house, where
Floyd | you'll be staying.  Her porch is to the west and the main road is to
Floyd | the east.  Her lawn is dotted with dogwoods and covered in leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x dogwood" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOGWOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | There are a good number of these trees.  Their branches gives a
Floyd | shadowy canopy over the house and yard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "climb dogwood" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB DOGWOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x canopy" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CANOPY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Near Ticket Booth                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You make your way down the road to the carnival.
Floyd |
Floyd | Near Ticket Booth
Floyd | Having made your way down the dusty road, you find the carnival.
Floyd | Being very late in the season, there aren't many carnival-goers from
Floyd | what you can tell so far.  The ticket booth stands sentinel before the
Floyd | fairgrounds entrance to the east.  A large, sweat-soaked man stands
Floyd | inside the ticket booth, eyeing you expectingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "remember to save pre-carnival"
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf16" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Near Ticket Booth                                    Exterior
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "thanks"
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to man" 		

Floyd ]  Near Ticket Booth                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You say hello to the sweaty man.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sweaty man wipes his brow with a dirty rag.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask him about himself, the incidents or the carnival
Floyd | ticket.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about him" 		

Floyd ]  Near Ticket Booth                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT HIM
Floyd |
Floyd | "You don't look too comfortable in there." you say to the man, trying
Floyd | to break the ice.
Floyd |
Floyd | The man just stares at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about incidents" 		

Floyd ]  Near Ticket Booth                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT INCIDENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "As the ticket guy here, have you seen any suspicious people lately?"
Floyd | you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Everyone is suspicious in my eyes." he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about ticket" 		

Floyd ]  Near Ticket Booth                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT TICKET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the ticket booth)
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about carnival ticket" 		

Floyd ]  Near Ticket Booth                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT CARNIVAL TICKET
Floyd |
Floyd | "How does one get in the carnival?" you ask the sweaty man in the
Floyd | booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You just buy the carnival ticket." he replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "<em>okay</em>."
Doug says (to Floyd), "buy the carnival ticket" 		

Floyd ]  Near Ticket Booth                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY THE CARNIVAL TICKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You speak to the sweating man in the booth.  He does not speak back
Floyd | but the ticket transaction still happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sweaty man coughs without covering his mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Kiss 'em. You kissed the troll, so kiss this guy."
		Doug says, "for a game with so many dialog options, the dialog is pretty unrewarding."
		DavidW says, "And then east, of course."
Roger arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are at the southern end of the carnival's main thoroughfare.  The
Floyd | entrance to the park and its accompanying ticket booth is to the west.
Floyd | The security shack sits to the south.  To the east is a small building
Floyd | with a sign saying Gift Shop on its door.  The thoroughfare
Floyd | continues to the north where more booths, buildings, and tents are
Floyd | lined up on the east side with the road to town flanking its west
Floyd | border.
Floyd |
Floyd | A black cat runs by, crossing your path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "X cat" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I ain't superstitious"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the security door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Let's go walk under a ladder."
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock security door with pick" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK SECURITY DOOR WITH PICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You clandestinely pick the lock while looking out for anyone who might
Floyd | see you.  You feel you did it without being noticed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Busta arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the security door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Security Shack
Floyd | This is a one-room affair of clapboard with a pot-belly stove in one
Floyd | corner.  By the opposite wall is a desk with accompanying chair.  The
Floyd | exit is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Jonathan Boom here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seeing you in the security shack, the security guard whips out his
Floyd | pistol and trains it on you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What the hell do you think you're doing in here?" he demands, but
Floyd | without waiting for an answer, he pistol whips you into
Floyd | unconsciousness.

		
Doug pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Fun House
Floyd | unconsciousness.
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ow"
		Jacqueline says, "Golly"
		Doug says, "we might be eaten by a grue!"
		Jacqueline says, "Looks like we know how he came to be known as Jonathan BOOM"
Doug says (to Floyd), "light lighter" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT LIGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not carrying the lighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a carnival ticket
Floyd |   a jar of moonshine
Floyd |   room key
Floyd |   a lock pick
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a set of ordinary clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a cigar lighter
Floyd |     a dossier (open)
Floyd |       the first incident
Floyd |       the second incident
Floyd |       the third incident
Floyd |       the fourth incident
Floyd |       the fifth incident
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "light cigar lighter" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT CIGAR LIGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not carrying the lighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get lighter" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET LIGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the cigar lighter from the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "light lighter" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Hallway                                         Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT LIGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A small flame pops from the ligher.
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the cigar lighter on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Hallway
Floyd | This is a featureless portion of the fun house, designed only to be as
Floyd | dark as possible.  The sides are covered in thick black curtains.  You
Floyd | can make out passages to the south and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This sure is a fun carnival."
		Doug says, "I guess this is where the carnival gets dark."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Spinning Room                                        Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spinning Room
Floyd | Something is wrong with this ridiculous room.  It is small and
Floyd | cylindrical shaped and the floor is spinning counter-clockwise
Floyd | extremely fast.  You're hard pressed to imagine any children or
Floyd | elderly people traversing this terrifying fun house.  You
Floyd | might be able to cross safely; or the floor will spin you
Floyd | wherever it chooses.  Passages are north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Slanted Room                                         Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Slanted Room
Floyd | The floor of this room is severely slanted.  You're not sure how this
Floyd | is supposed to be fun.  Passages lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Hallway                                         Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Hallway
Floyd | This is a featureless portion of the fun house, designed only to be as
Floyd | dark as possible.  The sides are covered in thick black curtains.  You
Floyd | can make out passages to the north, west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Fun House Entrance                                   Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fun House Entrance
Floyd | Strangely, this entrance is unattended.  The building itself is made
Floyd | of numerous trailers attached to one another.  A facade dresses this
Floyd | up to be some sort of wondrous spectacle, but the management has not
Floyd | gone out of its way to hide any of the smoke-and-mirrors that support
Floyd | their flimsy illusion.  Still, the entrance, to the north, is so dark
Floyd | as to be menacing in its own way.  The carnival's main thoroughfare
Floyd | can be reached to the south and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "lucky."
		Doug says, "okay then."
		DavidW says, "The Fun House is difficult to traverse on purpose."
		Doug says, "fun = difficulty"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Fun House Entrance                                   Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | That leads out of the park, to the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Fun House Entrance                                   Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | That leads out of the park, to the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the east-west path of the carnival's main thoroughfare.  To
Floyd | your north is the House of Mirrors.  You can cut across to the
Floyd | north-south part of the thoroughfare by heading southwest.  To the
Floyd | southeast is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "sorry, double typo"
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Dunk-a-Clown Booth                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dunk-a-Clown Booth
Floyd | You stand before a dunk-a-clown booth off the main thoroughfare.
Floyd | Before you is the edge of the booth where you can talk to the carny to
Floyd | buy a chance to throw a ball at a target that would dunk a poor clown
Floyd | sitting in a dunk tank.  The clown in question is a crass looking
Floyd | character who stares at you with crabby eyes as he chews a wet cigar
Floyd | in his mouth.  The carny ignores him, choosing to watch you instead.
Floyd | He stands by a large box of stuffed animals.  The main thoroughfare is
Floyd | to the north, but you can cut to it by going northeast and northwest
Floyd | as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy the Clown shouts at you, "Throw the ball!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Aie"
Doug says (to Floyd), "buy chance" 		

Floyd ]  Dunk-a-Clown Booth                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY CHANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "dunk clown" 		

Floyd ]  Dunk-a-Clown Booth                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DUNK CLOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "throw ball" 		

Floyd ]  Dunk-a-Clown Booth                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to carny" 		

Floyd ]  Dunk-a-Clown Booth                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CARNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You say hello to Terrance Valdosky.
Floyd |
Floyd | Newspapers blow by like so much forgotten trash.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy the Clown shouts at you, "Just throw the ball, piss-ass!"
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask him about himself, the incidents or Jonathan Boom.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about himself" 		

Floyd ]  Dunk-a-Clown Booth                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT HIMSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | The carny looks at you but shouts to the clown, "Hey, look, Randy,
Floyd | it's some retarded chump!"
Floyd |
Floyd | From his platform above the dunk tank, Randy the Clown shouts back,
Floyd | "Give 'em a try for free!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The carny throws a red ball at you which you catch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy the Clown shouts at you, "Bend over and I'll show ya a pizza
Floyd | party!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This is reminding me of the scary clown that lives across the alley from us."
		Doug asks, "a whaaat?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x ball" 		

Floyd ]  Dunk-a-Clown Booth                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's like a skinned baseball.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of laughter from somewhere, but it is a mirthless,
Floyd | chilling sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy the Clown shouts at you, "Do it, lady!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Dunk-a-Clown Booth                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a private eye; a gumshoe, as they say, and you appear as such.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy the Clown shouts at you, "Do it, lady!  Throw the ball!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "huh, are we a lady?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about incidents" 		

Floyd ]  Dunk-a-Clown Booth                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT INCIDENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "What do you think about the recent incidents involving the murders
Floyd | and disappearances?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Shit's bad all over, man." is all you can get out of the carny.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a balloon float off in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy the Clown shouts at you, "Throw the ball!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "no, it's meant as an insult"
		Busta says, "even urban dictionary doesn't know what a pizza party is"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about boom" 		

Floyd ]  Dunk-a-Clown Booth                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT BOOM
Floyd |
Floyd | "Isn't Boom squirrely enough to be a suspect?" you mention.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Aren't you?" you asks in return.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Actually, no." you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh.  Well, I'm not one to say.  I barely know the guy."
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy the Clown shouts at you, "This guy ain't no pitcher!  He's more
Floyd | like. . .diarrhea!  Yeah!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "throw ball" 		

Floyd ]  Dunk-a-Clown Booth                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy the Clown shouts at you, "You couldn't even throw a fit!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh for..."
Doug says (to Floyd), "throw ball at clown" 		

Floyd ]  Dunk-a-Clown Booth                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BALL AT CLOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the red ball)
Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | A black cat runs by, crossing your path.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy the Clown shouts at you, "This shit sucks!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x clown" 		

Floyd ]  Dunk-a-Clown Booth                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CLOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | A true monster, you can tell as you can smell the whisky from all the
Floyd | way over here.  His rheumy eyes stare you down.  He must've terrified
Floyd | children and so has been relegated here, to the dunking booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy the Clown shouts at you, "Let me outta this cage and I'll show
Floyd | you how to throw a ball!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta asks, "is there a button to throw the ball at? Like the dunking game?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "throw ball at dunking booth" 		

Floyd ]  Dunk-a-Clown Booth                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BALL AT DUNKING BOOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "draw revolver"
		Jacqueline says, "For the brave: a photo of the scary clown that lives across the alley: [LINK]"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Dunk-a-Clown Booth                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Dunk-a-Clown Booth
Floyd | You stand before a dunk-a-clown booth off the main thoroughfare.
Floyd | Before you is the edge of the booth where you can talk to the carny to
Floyd | buy a chance to throw a ball at a target that would dunk a poor clown
Floyd | sitting in a dunk tank.  The clown in question is a crass looking
Floyd | character who stares at you with crabby eyes as he chews a wet cigar
Floyd | in his mouth.  The carny ignores him, choosing to watch you instead.
Floyd | He stands by a large box of stuffed animals.  The main thoroughfare is
Floyd | to the north, but you can cut to it by going northeast and northwest
Floyd | as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of a child crying; echoing from somewhere nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy the Clown shouts at you, "Bend over and I'll show ya a pizza
Floyd | party!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "throw ball at target" 		

Floyd ]  Dunk-a-Clown Booth                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BALL AT TARGET
Floyd |
Floyd | You wind up and pitch the ball.  It hits the target square in the
Floyd | center and Randy the Clown is dunked with a splash.  You hear him thud
Floyd | on the bottom of the tank as there wasn't enough water to cushion his
Floyd | fall.  With a crappy look on his face, he rights the platform, returns
Floyd | the wet cigar to his mouth, and sits again.  The carny throws a
Floyd | stuffed pig at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Newspapers blow by like so much forgotten trash.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy the Clown shouts at you, "Pussy!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah"
		Doug asks (of Jacqueline), "is that a clown or a juggalo?"
		Jacqueline says, "He claimed to be a clown."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x pig" 		

Floyd ]  Dunk-a-Clown Booth                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PIG
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a small, stuffed pig.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves in the corner of your eye, but when you turn to look,
Floyd | nothing is there.
Floyd |
Floyd | Randy the Clown shouts at you, "Look at you!  You look like an idiot!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ok, stuffed pig acquired."
		dhakajack says, "Detective have pig. Detective happy."
		Doug says, "haha"
		vimes says (to jacqueline), "eeeagh"
		Busta says (to Jacqueline), "That clown is terrifying."
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the carnival's main thoroughfare running east to west.  To
Floyd | your north is a large building with a detailed sign stating Tunnel
Floyd | of Terrors and to your south is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Filmore the Clown here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filmore the Clown looks at you with insane eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x insane eyes" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X INSANE EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to filmore" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO FILMORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say hello to Filmore the Clown.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of laughter from somewhere, but it is a mirthless,
Floyd | chilling sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask him about himself or the incidents.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about incidents" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT INCIDENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you tell me anything about the recent incidents here?" you ask
Floyd | the sad clown.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What incidents?" he replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The grisly murders and disappearances." you inform him.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I honestly have no idea what you're on about." he confesses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about himsef" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT HIMSEF
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves in the corner of your eye, but when you turn to look,
Floyd | nothing is there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about himself" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT HIMSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | "Aww," you tease, "Are you a sad clown?" noting the tears painted on
Floyd | his face.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Fuck off." is the reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a scream in the distance; perhaps from one of the rides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filmore the Clown dances a little soft-shoe-shuffle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "classy."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare.  Here, it turns.  You can
Floyd | head west toward most of the booths and tents or you can head
Floyd | southeast where you can see a swan pond and a number of other
Floyd | buildings.  In the distance there, you can see the roller-coaster and
Floyd | ferris wheel, among other attractions.  To the immediate north is a
Floyd | Parisian theater, where silent films are shown, no doubt.  To the
Floyd | southwest is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims (at vimes&Busta), "I warned you!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the carnival's main thoroughfare running east to west.  To
Floyd | your north is a large building with a detailed sign stating Tunnel
Floyd | of Terrors and to your south is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Filmore the Clown here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves in the corner of your eye, but when you turn to look,
Floyd | nothing is there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Tunnel of Terrors Entrance                           Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tunnel of Terrors Entrance
Floyd | This is a large wooden building with the facade painted to resemble an
Floyd | old castle.  The ride cars used to carry two passengers through the
Floyd | dark interior are made to resemble coffins.  These cars come out of
Floyd | the facade on one side and re-enters it on the other after loading and
Floyd | unloading the passengers.  A surly attendant watches over the
Floyd | operation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filmore the Clown arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "this is the ride the Pendergast kid disappeared on"
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to attendant" 		

Floyd ]  Tunnel of Terrors Entrance                           Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO ATTENDANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You say hello to Billy Jumpner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filmore the Clown goes south.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask him about himself, the incidents or Jonathan Boom.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about boom" 		

Floyd ]  Tunnel of Terrors Entrance                           Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT BOOM
Floyd |
Floyd | "What about Boom, the security guard?  What kind of man is he really?"
Floyd | you ask, trying to sound casual.
Floyd |
Floyd | "He likes this ride!" is the carny's response.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about himself" 		

Floyd ]  Tunnel of Terrors Entrance                           Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT HIMSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's up with this ride?" you ask, "How safe is this?  Are you the
Floyd | mechanic?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hop in there, young feller, and I'll show ya how safe it is!" he
Floyd | smiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about incidents" 		

Floyd ]  Tunnel of Terrors Entrance                           Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT INCIDENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "What can you tell me about the recent grisly incidents around here,
Floyd | gramps?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Only that people get what they deserve, they do, young feller!  Now
Floyd | hop on and get in the dark.  We'll all be in the dark soon enough!"
Floyd | and he cackles with laughter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "hop on" 		

Floyd ]  Tunnel of Terrors Entrance                           Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HOP ON
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to hop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "hop" 		

Floyd ]  Tunnel of Terrors Entrance                           Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HOP
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump on the spot, fruitlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Tunnel of Terrors Entrance                           Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "haha what no save?"
		Jacqueline says, "I am not sad that I have to go get ready for my volunteering shift."
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf17" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Tunnel of Terrors Entrance                           Interior
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "enter car" 		

Floyd ]  Muddy Cave                                           Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You clambor aboard one of the ride cars and squeeze into the seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the grinding of gears and the hiss of machinery, the ride car
Floyd | begins being pulled on the track and into the dark tunnel within the
Floyd | castle facade.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's not long when you realize something is wrong.  The track below
Floyd | you makes a loud snapping noise and it suddenly dips downward into a
Floyd | secret cavity.  The ride car, with you in it, plummets into darkness
Floyd | as the passage closes above you again.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hang on for dear life as the cart crashes downward and finally,
Floyd | you are dumped into mud, somewhere deep underground.
Floyd |
Floyd | Muddy Cave
Floyd | This cave's ceiling is lost in the darkness above.  The rest of it is
Floyd | covered in mud.  Walking in here brings you up to your knees in it.
Floyd | Passages lead southeast, northwest, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seemingly dropped from above, a wrecked ride-car from one of the
Floyd | carnival's amusement rides is half-sunk in the mud here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "thanks"
		DavidW says, "I guess you never turned off the lighter, so we can see down here."
		Doug says, "seemingly"
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Muddy Cave                                           Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Wide Tunnel                                          Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Tunnel
Floyd | This cave opens into an irregular space, even for an underground
Floyd | cavern.  Tight passages lead west, northeast, east, and southeast, but
Floyd | a wide tunnel leads south.  Each passage leads into pitch darkness and
Floyd | the air is still and close here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Wider Tunnel                                         Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wider Tunnel
Floyd | The tunnel continues here, from north to south.  As it leads south, it
Floyd | gets much wider.  This area makes you extremely uneasy, but you cannot
Floyd | put your finger on why.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put finger on why" 		

Floyd ]  Wider Tunnel                                         Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT FINGER ON WHY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Wider Tunnel                                         Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south, for a bit, but as you continue, your fear grows and
Floyd | grows until it is extreme terror.  There is nothing that you see or
Floyd | hear to cause this.  It just is.  Soon, you decide to turn around and
Floyd | explore a different tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Wider Tunnel                                         Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south, for a bit, but as you continue, your fear grows and
Floyd | grows until it is extreme terror.  There is nothing that you see or
Floyd | hear to cause this.  It just is.  Soon, you decide to turn around and
Floyd | explore a different tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "huh"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Wide Tunnel                                          Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Tunnel
Floyd | This cave opens into an irregular space, even for an underground
Floyd | cavern.  Tight passages lead west, northeast, east, and southeast, but
Floyd | a wide tunnel leads south.  Each passage leads into pitch darkness and
Floyd | the air is still and close here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Moist Tunnel                                         Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Moist Tunnel
Floyd | This is a circular tunnel with no features, however, the walls are
Floyd | slick with moisture.  Passages lead west, southwest, and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "That's a really good lighter."
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Tunnel                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Tunnel
Floyd | This is a narrow tunnel carved into the earth.  It is just wide enough
Floyd | for you to traverse through.  Passages lead northwest, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the chamber is a dark figure.  As you look closer, you see
Floyd | it is a rotting corpse, yet it peers at you with eyes that are
Floyd | definitely alive. . .somewhat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the chamber is a dark figure.  As you look closer, you see
Floyd | it is a rotting corpse, yet it peers at you with eyes that are
Floyd | definitely alive. . .somewhat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hideous zombie seems barely aware of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horrible zombie seems more aware of you and lashes out.
Floyd | It rakes your skin with its claws and manages to bite your shoulder.
Floyd | You holler out in pain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "uh oh"
		Busta exclaims, "kill it with fire!!!!"
		Doug says, "ookay"
		Doug asks, "is it hideous or horrible? or are there two zombies?"
		Roger says, "There's never anything good to be found down moist tunnels"
Doug says (to Floyd), "shoot zombie" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Tunnel                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Who do you mean, the horrible zombie or the hideous zombie?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "there are two!"
		Doug says, "horrible"
Doug says (to Floyd), "horrible" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Tunnel                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HORRIBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't carrying a gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horrible zombie goes northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hideous zombie seems barely aware of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "sigh!!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get gun" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Tunnel                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the lock pick into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You take the revolver from the holster.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hideous zombie seems barely aware of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "well, okay then."
		Doug says, "one bite and it's gone"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x shoulder" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Tunnel                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHOULDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x me" 		Busta says, "we weren't very tasty"

Floyd ]  Narrow Tunnel                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a private eye; a gumshoe, as they say, and you appear as such.
Floyd | You are wounded.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hideous zombie goes northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I'm wounded!"
		Roger says, "Your blood-pumper is wronged"
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Ball Cave                                            Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ball Cave
Floyd | This is a low-ceilinged cave chamber.  Oddly, there are balls strewn
Floyd | about; the kind you'd find in a child's ball pit.  A trapdoor is
Floyd | closed above you.  A tunnel leads into pitch darkness to the
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the chamber is a dark figure.  As you look closer, you see
Floyd | it is a rotting corpse, yet it peers at you with eyes that are
Floyd | definitely alive. . .somewhat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the chamber is a dark figure.  As you look closer, you see
Floyd | it is a rotting corpse, yet it peers at you with eyes that are
Floyd | definitely alive. . .somewhat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hideous zombie seems barely aware of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horrible zombie seems barely aware of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x balls" 		

Floyd ]  Ball Cave                                            Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are scattered about the cave, probably having fallen from the
Floyd | trapdoor above, perhaps.  Now, they sit in the dust and dirt of the
Floyd | cave.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hideous zombie goes southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horrible zombie seems barely aware of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Ball Pit                                             Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | Ball Pit
Floyd | You find yourself waist deep in a room full of small, rubber balls.
Floyd | How this is fun, you've no clue.  Passages lead north, where you hear
Floyd | a popping sound and to the east where you hear the sound of air-jets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Gosh the cave of balls is even worse than the moist tunnel"
		Doug says, "haha"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Flashing Room                                        Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Flashing Room
Floyd | This is a dizzying and disorienting room.  Flashes of light strobe
Floyd | from every wall and corner.  The pop of flashbulbs echo about and your
Floyd | eyes are stung by the bright flashing.  It's nothing short of a
Floyd | nightmare.  Passages lead east and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "and now flashing."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Ball Pit                                             Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashing is so disorienting, you aren't sure what exit you took.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ball Pit
Floyd | You find yourself waist deep in a room full of small, rubber balls.
Floyd | How this is fun, you've no clue.  Passages lead north, where you hear
Floyd | a popping sound and to the east where you hear the sound of air-jets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "argh"
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "search balls" 		

Floyd ]  Ball Pit                                             Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel around the rubber balls for the floor and immerse yourself in
Floyd | them to search even better.  It's not long before you find a trapdoor
Floyd | in the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hey! a tra-- oh."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Windy Room                                           Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Windy Room
Floyd | This is a featureless box of a room with the exception that there are
Floyd | numerous, small dark holes randomly drilled into the walls.
Floyd | Immediately, you can tell that air jets are sporadically shooting air
Floyd | at a high pressure through these holes by the loud noises coming from
Floyd | the walls.  Passages lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Ball Pit                                             Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ball Pit
Floyd | You find yourself waist deep in a room full of small, rubber balls.
Floyd | How this is fun, you've no clue.  Passages lead north, where you hear
Floyd | a popping sound and to the east where you hear the sound of air-jets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get ball" 		

Floyd ]  Ball Pit                                             Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to take one of these balls; with so many people playing
Floyd | in here through the years, you'd probably catch pink-eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Windy Room                                           Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Windy Room
Floyd | This is a featureless box of a room with the exception that there are
Floyd | numerous, small dark holes randomly drilled into the walls.
Floyd | Immediately, you can tell that air jets are sporadically shooting air
Floyd | at a high pressure through these holes by the loud noises coming from
Floyd | the walls.  Passages lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x holes" 		

Floyd ]  Windy Room                                           Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can tell that air jets are behind the wall, violently shooting
Floyd | high-pressured air through the small holes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ok, NO idea what is going on here."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Distorted Room                                       Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | A jet of air blasts you in the ear, knocking your fedora off your
Floyd | head.
Floyd |
Floyd | Distorted Room
Floyd | This is a fairly standard fun house room.  It tricks the eye of a
Floyd | person on one side of the room to think that the people on the other
Floyd | side are giants.  It all has to do with where you stand as well has
Floyd | how lines are painted in the room.  To you, it's quite mundane and the
Floyd | room seems to have nothing else to offer.  Passages go north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get hat" 		

Floyd ]  Distorted Room                                       Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "dangit"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Windy Room                                           Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Windy Room
Floyd | This is a featureless box of a room with the exception that there are
Floyd | numerous, small dark holes randomly drilled into the walls.
Floyd | Immediately, you can tell that air jets are sporadically shooting air
Floyd | at a high pressure through these holes by the loud noises coming from
Floyd | the walls.  Passages lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a fedora here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get hat" 		

Floyd ]  Windy Room                                           Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting room key into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You pick up the fedora from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Distorted Room                                       Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Distorted Room
Floyd | This is a fairly standard fun house room.  It tricks the eye of a
Floyd | person on one side of the room to think that the people on the other
Floyd | side are giants.  It all has to do with where you stand as well has
Floyd | how lines are painted in the room.  To you, it's quite mundane and the
Floyd | room seems to have nothing else to offer.  Passages go north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Distorted Room                                       Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Shaky Steps                                          Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shaky Steps
Floyd | This room has a sunken floor and there are a small set of steps that
Floyd | lead down to it from both the eastern and southern exits.  Unseen
Floyd | machinery in the walls make all of these steps shake back and forth.
Floyd | This foolishness would normally just cause one to lose balance and
Floyd | giggle, but the machinery is pumping so noisily and furiously that the
Floyd | shaking is extreme, to say the least.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Distorted Room                                       Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You are jostled enough to drop one of your items.
Floyd |
Floyd | Distorted Room
Floyd | This is a fairly standard fun house room.  It tricks the eye of a
Floyd | person on one side of the room to think that the people on the other
Floyd | side are giants.  It all has to do with where you stand as well has
Floyd | how lines are painted in the room.  To you, it's quite mundane and the
Floyd | room seems to have nothing else to offer.  Passages go north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Shaky Steps                                          Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shaky Steps
Floyd | This room has a sunken floor and there are a small set of steps that
Floyd | lead down to it from both the eastern and southern exits.  Unseen
Floyd | machinery in the walls make all of these steps shake back and forth.
Floyd | This foolishness would normally just cause one to lose balance and
Floyd | giggle, but the machinery is pumping so noisily and furiously that the
Floyd | shaking is extreme, to say the least.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a stuffed pig here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Circus Room                                          Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Circus Room
Floyd | This room comes out of the archetypal fear all children have for
Floyd | clowns.  Many mannequins are positioned here; faceless except for
Floyd | smeared clown make-up.  They are mockeries of clowns, if anything, and
Floyd | their arms stretch out akimbo, reaching for passers-by.  Passages lead
Floyd | north and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "When I tested the game, it was like this. Mostly atmosphere and plot setup, but I had no idea what the story was. Dunno if he gave it one."
		Doug says, "oh come on"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Shaky Steps                                          Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shaky Steps
Floyd | This room has a sunken floor and there are a small set of steps that
Floyd | lead down to it from both the eastern and southern exits.  Unseen
Floyd | machinery in the walls make all of these steps shake back and forth.
Floyd | This foolishness would normally just cause one to lose balance and
Floyd | giggle, but the machinery is pumping so noisily and furiously that the
Floyd | shaking is extreme, to say the least.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a stuffed pig here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get pig" 		

Floyd ]  Shaky Steps                                          Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET PIG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the stuffed pig from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Oh, so THIS is where they keep the scary clowns"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Circus Room                                          Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are jostled enough to drop one of your items.
Floyd |
Floyd | Circus Room
Floyd | This room comes out of the archetypal fear all children have for
Floyd | clowns.  Many mannequins are positioned here; faceless except for
Floyd | smeared clown make-up.  They are mockeries of clowns, if anything, and
Floyd | their arms stretch out akimbo, reaching for passers-by.  Passages lead
Floyd | north and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "seriously?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Shaky Steps                                          Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shaky Steps
Floyd | This room has a sunken floor and there are a small set of steps that
Floyd | lead down to it from both the eastern and southern exits.  Unseen
Floyd | machinery in the walls make all of these steps shake back and forth.
Floyd | This foolishness would normally just cause one to lose balance and
Floyd | giggle, but the machinery is pumping so noisily and furiously that the
Floyd | shaking is extreme, to say the least.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a jar of moonshine here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get jar" 		

Floyd ]  Shaky Steps                                          Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET JAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the jar of moonshine from the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline waves and makes an isquiesque departure for home. 		Doug asks, "is there some way to avoid being jostled or is it just random annoyance?"
		DavidW says, "Random annoyance, as far as I know."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Circus Room                                          Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Circus Room
Floyd | This room comes out of the archetypal fear all children have for
Floyd | clowns.  Many mannequins are positioned here; faceless except for
Floyd | smeared clown make-up.  They are mockeries of clowns, if anything, and
Floyd | their arms stretch out akimbo, reaching for passers-by.  Passages lead
Floyd | north and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "whew."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x mannequins" 		

Floyd ]  Circus Room                                          Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MANNEQUINS
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to even go near them, if you can help it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Mist Room                                            Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mist Room
Floyd | Maybe once this room was to simply spray a fine mist from the corners,
Floyd | but now, instead, they blast dirty water at fire-house strength.  The
Floyd | water pools in the center of this weird room, and empties through a
Floyd | drain in the floor.  Passages lead east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "Maybe they're autons"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x drain" 		

Floyd ]  Mist Room                                            Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DRAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a rusty drain.  It's too small to think about squeezing through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Hallway                                         Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Hallway
Floyd | This is a featureless portion of the fun house, designed only to be as
Floyd | dark as possible.  The sides are covered in thick black curtains.  You
Floyd | can make out passages to the north, west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Slanted Room                                         Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Slanted Room
Floyd | The floor of this room is severely slanted.  You're not sure how this
Floyd | is supposed to be fun.  Passages lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Spinning Room                                        Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spinning Room
Floyd | Something is wrong with this ridiculous room.  It is small and
Floyd | cylindrical shaped and the floor is spinning counter-clockwise
Floyd | extremely fast.  You're hard pressed to imagine any children or
Floyd | elderly people traversing this terrifying fun house.  You
Floyd | might be able to cross safely; or the floor will spin you
Floyd | wherever it chooses.  Passages are north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Hallway                                         Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The room spins and jostles you.  You find yourself in the. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Hallway
Floyd | This is a featureless portion of the fun house, designed only to be as
Floyd | dark as possible.  The sides are covered in thick black curtains.  You
Floyd | can make out passages to the south and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "look behind curtains" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x curtains" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Hallway                                         Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Dark Hallway                                         Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | They are thick, heavy black curtains.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get curtains" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Hallway                                         Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "burn curtains" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "lift curtains" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Hallway                                         Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BURN CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Dark Hallway                                         Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIFT CURTAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "shrug."
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Spinning Tunnel                                      Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spinning Tunnel
Floyd | This is a circular tunnel running east to west.  It is spinning, of
Floyd | course, but rather than whimsically spinning slow enough to keep one
Floyd | off-balance and amused, this one is spinning out-of-control.  The
Floyd | tunnel goes east to west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Spinning Tunnel                                      Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The tunnel spins beneath your feet, knocking you off balance.  You are
Floyd | unable to make any progress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Flashing Room                                        Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The tunnel spins beneath your feet, but you keep your balance and make
Floyd | it through.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flashing Room
Floyd | This is a dizzying and disorienting room.  Flashes of light strobe
Floyd | from every wall and corner.  The pop of flashbulbs echo about and your
Floyd | eyes are stung by the bright flashing.  It's nothing short of a
Floyd | nightmare.  Passages lead east and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "At least the zombie didn't follow you out here. That was a problem during testing."
		Doug says, "ok, I guess we've seen the whole funhouse"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Spinning Tunnel                                      Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashing is so disorienting, you aren't sure what exit you took.
Floyd |
Floyd | Spinning Tunnel
Floyd | This is a circular tunnel running east to west.  It is spinning, of
Floyd | course, but rather than whimsically spinning slow enough to keep one
Floyd | off-balance and amused, this one is spinning out-of-control.  The
Floyd | tunnel goes east to west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Spinning Tunnel                                      Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The tunnel spins beneath your feet, knocking you off balance.  You are
Floyd | unable to make any progress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Spinning Tunnel                                      Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The tunnel spins beneath your feet, but you keep your balance and make
Floyd | it through.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Flashing Room                                        Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The tunnel spins beneath your feet, but you keep your balance and make
Floyd | it through.
Floyd |
Floyd | Flashing Room
Floyd | This is a dizzying and disorienting room.  Flashes of light strobe
Floyd | from every wall and corner.  The pop of flashbulbs echo about and your
Floyd | eyes are stung by the bright flashing.  It's nothing short of a
Floyd | nightmare.  Passages lead east and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Ball Pit                                             Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashing is so disorienting, you aren't sure what exit you took.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ball Pit
Floyd | You find yourself waist deep in a room full of small, rubber balls.
Floyd | How this is fun, you've no clue.  Passages lead north, where you hear
Floyd | a popping sound and to the east where you hear the sound of air-jets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Ball Pit                                             Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Before exploring this underworld, you feel you should investigate more
Floyd | attractions topside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "!"
		Doug says, "okay then"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Flashing Room                                        Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Flashing Room
Floyd | This is a dizzying and disorienting room.  Flashes of light strobe
Floyd | from every wall and corner.  The pop of flashbulbs echo about and your
Floyd | eyes are stung by the bright flashing.  It's nothing short of a
Floyd | nightmare.  Passages lead east and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Ball Pit                                             Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashing is so disorienting, you aren't sure what exit you took.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ball Pit
Floyd | You find yourself waist deep in a room full of small, rubber balls.
Floyd | How this is fun, you've no clue.  Passages lead north, where you hear
Floyd | a popping sound and to the east where you hear the sound of air-jets.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Flashing Room                                        Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Flashing Room
Floyd | This is a dizzying and disorienting room.  Flashes of light strobe
Floyd | from every wall and corner.  The pop of flashbulbs echo about and your
Floyd | eyes are stung by the bright flashing.  It's nothing short of a
Floyd | nightmare.  Passages lead east and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Spinning Tunnel                                      Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The flashing is so disorienting, you aren't sure what exit you took.
Floyd |
Floyd | Spinning Tunnel
Floyd | This is a circular tunnel running east to west.  It is spinning, of
Floyd | course, but rather than whimsically spinning slow enough to keep one
Floyd | off-balance and amused, this one is spinning out-of-control.  The
Floyd | tunnel goes east to west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Spinning Tunnel                                      Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The tunnel spins beneath your feet, knocking you off balance.  You are
Floyd | unable to make any progress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Hallway                                         Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The tunnel spins beneath your feet, but you keep your balance and make
Floyd | it through.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Hallway
Floyd | This is a featureless portion of the fun house, designed only to be as
Floyd | dark as possible.  The sides are covered in thick black curtains.  You
Floyd | can make out passages to the south and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Spinning Room                                        Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spinning Room
Floyd | Something is wrong with this ridiculous room.  It is small and
Floyd | cylindrical shaped and the floor is spinning counter-clockwise
Floyd | extremely fast.  You're hard pressed to imagine any children or
Floyd | elderly people traversing this terrifying fun house.  You
Floyd | might be able to cross safely; or the floor will spin you
Floyd | wherever it chooses.  Passages are north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Slanted Room                                         Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Slanted Room
Floyd | The floor of this room is severely slanted.  You're not sure how this
Floyd | is supposed to be fun.  Passages lead north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Hallway                                         Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Hallway
Floyd | This is a featureless portion of the fun house, designed only to be as
Floyd | dark as possible.  The sides are covered in thick black curtains.  You
Floyd | can make out passages to the north, west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Fun House Entrance                                   Fun House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fun House Entrance
Floyd | Strangely, this entrance is unattended.  The building itself is made
Floyd | of numerous trailers attached to one another.  A facade dresses this
Floyd | up to be some sort of wondrous spectacle, but the management has not
Floyd | gone out of its way to hide any of the smoke-and-mirrors that support
Floyd | their flimsy illusion.  Still, the entrance, to the north, is so dark
Floyd | as to be menacing in its own way.  The carnival's main thoroughfare
Floyd | can be reached to the south and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "whew."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the northern end of the carnival's main thoroughfare where it
Floyd | turns to the east.  To the south, the thoroughfare stretches with the
Floyd | road flanking its western side and a line of tents, buildings, and
Floyd | booths lining the east side.  To the east, the thoroughfare continues
Floyd | deeper into the carnival grounds.  To the southeast is a baseball toss
Floyd | booth and to your north is the funhouse, standing ominous and decaying
Floyd | in the autumn sun.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the distant sound of a carnival barker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the east-west path of the carnival's main thoroughfare.  To
Floyd | your north is the House of Mirrors.  You can cut across to the
Floyd | north-south part of the thoroughfare by heading southwest.  To the
Floyd | southeast is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a couple of teenaged hooligans loitering around the carnival.
Floyd | They see you and quickly move on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the carnival's main thoroughfare running east to west.  To
Floyd | your north is a large building with a detailed sign stating Tunnel
Floyd | of Terrors and to your south is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Wilberforce Wyatt here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Janice Parker arrives from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to janice" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO JANICE
Floyd |
Floyd | You say hello to Janice Parker.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask her about the incidents.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug asks, "about incidents" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about incidents" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT INCIDENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Have you seen anything untoward in this place?  Any people I should
Floyd | ask about the murders and disappearances?" you inquire.
Floyd |
Floyd | She seems to brighten at your question.  "Yes!" she says, "I've been
Floyd | keeping records on the carnival and these murders and disappearances
Floyd | aren't isolated to this season.  People have been going missing for
Floyd | years here, it's just that lately, it's gotten worse.  If you stopped
Floyd | by the library sometime, I can show you the records." she tells you
Floyd | this but she's already told you all you need to know.  You thank her
Floyd | for her time.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wilberforce Wyatt takes off his cowboy hat, dusts it briefly, then
Floyd | returns it to his head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x janice" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JANICE
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Parker is the town's young librarian and looks the part.
Floyd |
Floyd | Janice Parker goes west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wilberforce Wyatt seems to survey the area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "library. check."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x wyatt" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WYATT
Floyd |
Floyd | This dark, handsome man in his late 40's is the owner and manager of
Floyd | the carnival.  You can tell this by the way he carries himself and
Floyd | gives orders to any carnies within earshot.  He is impeccably dressed
Floyd | as a stage cowboy and is the wealthiest-appearing man in the carnival.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wilberforce Wyatt takes off his cowboy hat, dusts it briefly, then
Floyd | returns it to his head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to wyatt" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO WYATT
Floyd |
Floyd | You say hello to Wilberforce Wyatt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wilberforce Wyatt quietly watches the few carnival-goers that walk by.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask him about himself, the incidents or Jonathan Boom.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about himself" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT HIMSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | "You look like some sort of carnival cowboy." you say but you
Floyd | immediately notice that you've offended this man.  Still, he
Floyd | is dressed to the nines in a shiny, white, expensive-looking
Floyd | cowboy outfit.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, sir, I am Wilberforce Wyatt, the owner and manager of this fine
Floyd | carnival.  Now, if you'll excuse me, sir, I have much better things to
Floyd | do."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about incidents" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT INCIDENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Anything you can tell me about the recent incidents?  The murders and
Floyd | disappearances?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Just some bad luck and misadventure, unfortunately.  Nothing for you
Floyd | to worry about." he says with a smile, "Please enjoy your stay in my
Floyd | park."
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves in the corner of your eye, but when you turn to look,
Floyd | nothing is there.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wilberforce Wyatt smooths his mustache.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about boom" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT BOOM
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tell me about Jonathan Boom, Mr. Wyatt." you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "He's an asset to the park, sir.  He's been at my side for a long time
Floyd | now.  I trust him with my life."
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a couple of teenaged hooligans loitering around the carnival.
Floyd | They see you and quickly move on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wilberforce Wyatt goes north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "okay then."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare.  Here, it turns.  You can
Floyd | head west toward most of the booths and tents or you can head
Floyd | southeast where you can see a swan pond and a number of other
Floyd | buildings.  In the distance there, you can see the roller-coaster and
Floyd | ferris wheel, among other attractions.  To the immediate north is a
Floyd | Parisian theater, where silent films are shown, no doubt.  To the
Floyd | southwest is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Parisian Theater Lobby                               Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the red door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Parisian Theater Lobby
Floyd | Coming in from the bright, autumn sunlight, it takes a moment for your
Floyd | eyes to adjust.  You find yourself in a dark lobby, dimly lit by a
Floyd | couple of wall lamps in an attempt at an ersatz Hollywood theater.
Floyd | The theater itself is beyond a curtain to the north.  An attendant,
Floyd | dressed in a poorly-fitting belhop uniform, sits on a stool, allowing
Floyd | admittance.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Edgar Coombs here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Edgar Coombs goes north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to attendant" 		

Floyd ]  Parisian Theater Lobby                               Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO ATTENDANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You say hello to George Suggs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Edgar Coombs arrives from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask him about himself or the incidents.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about himself" 		

Floyd ]  Parisian Theater Lobby                               Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT HIMSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | "You run the theater?" you ask the belhop-looking carny.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah.  Showin' Felix the Cat.  Yes!  Again!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Edgar Coombs goes north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about incidents" 		

Floyd ]  Parisian Theater Lobby                               Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT INCIDENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "What do you know about the deaths that have happened recently?" you
Floyd | ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | He looks at you while picking his teeth with his tongue.  "You wanna
Floyd | watch the flick or not?" is all he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Edgar Coombs arrives from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to edgar" 		

Floyd ]  Parisian Theater Lobby                               Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO EDGAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You say hello to Edgar Coombs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Edgar Coombs goes south.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask him about himself or the incidents.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about himself" 		

Floyd ]  Parisian Theater Lobby                               Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT HIMSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | Edgar Coombs isn't here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "sigh."
		Doug asks, "do we want to watch Felix the Cat in the Parisian theater?"
		DavidW says, "not really"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare.  Here, it turns.  You can
Floyd | head west toward most of the booths and tents or you can head
Floyd | southeast where you can see a swan pond and a number of other
Floyd | buildings.  In the distance there, you can see the roller-coaster and
Floyd | ferris wheel, among other attractions.  To the immediate north is a
Floyd | Parisian theater, where silent films are shown, no doubt.  To the
Floyd | southwest is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Filmore the Clown here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Filmore the Clown goes southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  North of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of Swan Pond
Floyd | This is the northern edge of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  The
Floyd | carnival's main thoroughfare is to the northwest.  You can walk around
Floyd | the pond to the southeast or southwest.  The men's restroom building
Floyd | is to the north and the women's is to the east.  Between them, to the
Floyd | northeast, is a small path leading to the House of Freaks.  To the
Floyd | west is the ice house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the tinny sound of a radio playing a flat-sounding
Floyd | version of Blue Danube.
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I wonder if this was a faithful recreation of the entire map of the Call of Cthulhu adventure"
		Doug says, "which is why there are so many random rooms"
		DavidW says, "Based on the ball pit message, though, we probably need to see a certain amount of the carnival topside, but how that's measured, I don't know. Could be a percentage, could be X attractions seen."
		Doug says, "or one in particular"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  House of Freaks Entrance                             Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | House of Freaks Entrance
Floyd | The front of this building is dressed up to appear as a large circus
Floyd | tent.  Two entrances allow visitors to choose which direction to take
Floyd | this tour of freaks; north or northwest.  The north side of the swan
Floyd | pond can be reached by heading southwest.  A wooded path leads
Floyd | southeast.  A carnival barker shouts at any who would hear; hustling
Floyd | them to enter the building and experience the grotesque wonders
Floyd | within.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Freaks                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You enter the House of Freaks. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Freaks
Floyd | The inside of this building is made of a hall with cubicles built on
Floyd | the sides to display the freaks.  The place is fetid and rank with an
Floyd | odor as persistent as it is undefinable.  You will certainly never
Floyd | forget it.  On the east wall, bars prevent you from entering the
Floyd | cubicle of Wong Fu Ji, The Amazing Indian Rubber Man.
Floyd | Opposite him, on the west wall, you can see through bars to Rondo
Floyd | Moresby, The Most Horrible Man in America.  Signs below the
Floyd | bars tell you this information.  The house continues to the north and
Floyd | the exit is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "Could be that we need a certain item or to acquire certain skills before heading below."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x rondo" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Freaks                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RONDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Rondo Moresby is an extremely grotesque individual.  He simply sits on
Floyd | a stool to be stared at as an ugly, ugly man.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Could be. I never saw exactly what everything led up to."
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to rondo" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Freaks                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO RONDO
Floyd |
Floyd | You say hello to Rondo Moresby.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask him about himself or the incidents.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about himself" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Freaks                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT HIMSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, what's your story?" you ask the unfortunate looking man.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Just a freak.  Like you." he says, "Keep it moving, this ain't a peep
Floyd | show."
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's almost exactly what it is." you tell him.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Look, buddy, if the sidewalk were made of cocks, you'd find a way to
Floyd | walk on yer ass.  Now keep it moving!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah?," you say, "Well, if assholes could fly, this carnival would be
Floyd | an airport."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oookay then."
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Freaks                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach him, nor should you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Freaks
Floyd | The inside of this building is made of a hall with cubicles built on
Floyd | the sides to display the freaks.  The place is fetid and rank with an
Floyd | odor as persistent as it is undefinable.  You will certainly never
Floyd | forget it.  You are further within the House of Freaks and the hall
Floyd | turns here.  You can either go west or south.  Cubicles with bars
Floyd | exist in the north wall and the east wall.  Signs here indicate that
Floyd | the resident of the north cell is Fatima Flores, The Fat
Floyd | Lady, and sure enough, she's at least 500 pounds.  The east cell
Floyd | is evidently Co-Co, The Dog Boy, whom, you can see, is really
Floyd | nothing more than a hirsute and deformed congenital idiot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Freaks                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Freaks                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Freaks
Floyd | The inside of this building is made of a hall with cubicles built on
Floyd | the sides to display the freaks.  The place is fetid and rank with an
Floyd | odor as persistent as it is undefinable.  You will certainly never
Floyd | forget it.  You are further within the House of Freaks and the hall
Floyd | turns here.  You can head east or south.  Bars cover cubicle cells to
Floyd | the north and west.  Signs here indicate that the north is occupied by
Floyd | the Two-Headed Dog and the west houses the Horror From
Floyd | The Deep.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x horror" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Freaks                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HORROR
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a thing in a large stagnant tank of brine.  It
Floyd | appears to be an octopus with human hands sewn on the ends of the
Floyd | tentacles.  It's dead, of course, but the overall effect is ghastly.
Floyd | Plus, doesn't anyone else notice the obvious human hands in the tank?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "nice"
		Doug says, "I can't tell if we're supposed to be examining everything to find a clue, or if the clue will be pretty obvious when we get to it."
		dhakajack says, "could be that we need to talk with all the freaks"
		Doug says, "yeah."
		Doug says, "somehow I got the impression that this game was short."
		DavidW says, "A lot of stuff is optional but it all sorta points in the same directions."
		DavidW says, "no, it's only short compared to A Roiling Original."
		Doug says, "the direction seems to be to insult us and not help."
		Doug says, "except for the librarian"
		Doug asks, "maybe we should just get out of here and go to the library?"
		Doug asks, "or the cemetery?"
		DavidW says, "I don't think you can visit either."
		DavidW says, "The cemetery ought to be east of the park, though. Perhaps an underground connection."
		Doug says, "ok then."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Freaks                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hall of Freaks
Floyd | The inside of this building is made of a hall with cubicles built on
Floyd | the sides to display the freaks.  The place is fetid and rank with an
Floyd | odor as persistent as it is undefinable.  You will certainly never
Floyd | forget it.  The hall continues into the House of Freaks to the north
Floyd | and the exit is to the southeast.  There are three barred cubicle
Floyd | cells here; one on each of the east, west, and south walls.  Signs
Floyd | indicate that the east cell is home to The Astounding Mushroom
Floyd | Man, the west cell houses what looks like a real, but stuffed,
Floyd | five-legged calf, and the south is a cell holding the
Floyd | What-Is-It.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "If this is based on CoC, a trip to the library and/or asylum is usually de rigeur"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x what-is-it" 		

Floyd ]  Hall of Freaks                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHAT-IS-IT
Floyd |
Floyd | In the cell is a small pool of black liquid.  In the pool is a large
Floyd | tentacle; about eight feet long and a foot thick.  You've never seen
Floyd | anything like it.  It is dead, of course, but doesn't have the suction
Floyd | pads on it as an octopus's tentacle would have.  The more you consider
Floyd | it, the more disturbing it is to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  House of Freaks Entrance                             Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | House of Freaks Entrance
Floyd | The front of this building is dressed up to appear as a large circus
Floyd | tent.  Two entrances allow visitors to choose which direction to take
Floyd | this tour of freaks; north or northwest.  The north side of the swan
Floyd | pond can be reached by heading southwest.  A wooded path leads
Floyd | southeast.  A carnival barker shouts at any who would hear; hustling
Floyd | them to enter the building and experience the grotesque wonders
Floyd | within.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Forked Path                                          Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Forked Path
Floyd | This is a forked path amid some trees.  From here, you can head
Floyd | northwest to the House of Freaks.  The carousel is nearby and you can
Floyd | reach the north side of it by heading east or the west side by heading
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  North of Carousel                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of Carousel
Floyd | You are on the north side of a once-grand carousel.  You can tell she
Floyd | was, at one time, a glamorous machine that delighted families for many
Floyd | years, but now, the faded paint and chipped wood gives her an
Floyd | almost-sinister air.  A path into some trees heads west.  You can walk
Floyd | around the carousel to the southeast and southwest.  The carousel is
Floyd | spinning somewhat fast.  In fact, you're not certain you'd safely make
Floyd | it on there if you tried, unless you jumped, maybe.  It spins in
Floyd | silence, the music having stopped long ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a balloon float off in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "jump onto carouse" 		

Floyd ]  North of Carousel                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP ONTO CAROUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to jump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "jump onto carousel" 		

Floyd ]  North of Carousel                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP ONTO CAROUSEL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to jump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  The Carousel                                         The Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You safely hop onto the spinning carousel.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Carousel
Floyd | You are on a once-grand carousel that is spinning rather rapidly.  The
Floyd | horses and other animals of the ride are chipping their paint and
Floyd | cracking their wood, making them ugly, frightening things.  A
Floyd | maintainance door leads into the center portion of the carousel, but
Floyd | as it is spinning rather fast, it would be a challenge to get in
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "fruitfully!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  The Carousel                                         The Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "enter door" 		

Floyd ]  The Carousel                                         The Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You make an attempt at opening the door, but the carousel is spinning
Floyd | a bit too rapidly.  Maybe next time, you'll have better luck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "enter door" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel Maintainance Room                           Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You make your move and quickly get yourself into the maintainance
Floyd | door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Maintainance Room
Floyd | You are in the center of the carousel.  Gears and cogs grind and spin,
Floyd | keeping the ride in rapid motion.  A door leads out to the ride to the
Floyd | east and a ladder leads down into darkness.  The smell of grease and
Floyd | smoke fills your nose and the sound of the gears grinding fills your
Floyd | ears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Junk                                         Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave of Junk
Floyd | This is a small cave cluttered with random junk.  Bits of metal,
Floyd | pipes, tubing, cogs, and bolts litter the ground.  A ladder leads
Floyd | upwards through a hole in the rock and some floorboards beyond.  The
Floyd | only passage leads northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Low Cave                                             Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Low Cave
Floyd | This cave has a very low ceiling and you are forced to stoop over as
Floyd | you walk through it.  Passages lead west and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Tunnel                                           Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wet Tunnel
Floyd | This is a curving, wet tunnel which is slippery to traverse.  It bends
Floyd | from the northwest to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Water Bridge                                    Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Water Bridge
Floyd | You stand on a natural bridge over a dark and turbulent underground
Floyd | river flowing to the southwest.  The bridge spans northwest to
Floyd | southeast and, of course, it looks ridiculously dangerous to cross as
Floyd | the surface of the stone is slick with moisture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You slip on the slick stone of the bridge and plummet into the
Floyd | turbulent underground river.  The black water rushes over you and
Floyd | takes your breath away as it is almost freezing, this late in the
Floyd | season.  You are swept along with the current until you wash up on a.
Floyd | . .
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Shore
Floyd | This is the muddy shore of a fast-moving underground river.  The river
Floyd | flows from the northeast to the southwest and a passage leads into
Floyd | darkness to the west.  The sound of rushing water echoes about in this
Floyd | chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now pitch dark in here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "of course"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Water Bridge                                    Underground
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Water Bridge
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf18" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Dark Water Bridge                                    Underground
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Pillars                                      Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave of Pillars
Floyd | In this large but low-ceilinged chamber, the stalagmites and
Floyd | stalactites have merged, making a strange, natural temple of pillars.
Floyd | Passages lead north, southeast, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "huh, maybe we needed to fall."
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Water Bridge                                    Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Water Bridge
Floyd | You stand on a natural bridge over a dark and turbulent underground
Floyd | river flowing to the southwest.  The bridge spans northwest to
Floyd | southeast and, of course, it looks ridiculously dangerous to cross as
Floyd | the surface of the stone is slick with moisture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump, feet-first, into the turbulent underground river.  The black
Floyd | water rushes over you and takes your breath away as it is almost
Floyd | freezing, this late in the season.  You are swept along with the
Floyd | current until you wash up on a. . .
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Shore
Floyd | This is the muddy shore of a fast-moving underground river.  The river
Floyd | flows from the northeast to the southwest and a passage leads into
Floyd | darkness to the west.  The sound of rushing water echoes about in this
Floyd | chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now pitch dark in here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "light lighter" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT LIGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch dark, and you can't see a thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "turn off lighter" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF LIGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You cap the lighter's flame.
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the cigar lighter off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "turn on lighter" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Slime                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON LIGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A small flame pops from the ligher.
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the cigar lighter on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave of Slime
Floyd | This is a small cave and every surface is covered with some sort of
Floyd | sickening slime.  Your shoes make nauseating squishing sounds as you
Floyd | traverse the chamber.  Also, it smells like a hobo's asshole in here.
Floyd | Passages lead north and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Pump Room                                            Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pump Room
Floyd | This is some sort of pump room where plumbing and pipes seem to work
Floyd | on flushing the sewage from the room above.  Where it goes, you cannot
Floyd | say.  Passages lead northeast, northwest, southwest,  and south.  You
Floyd | see a trapdoor closed above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the chamber is a dark figure.  As you look closer, you see
Floyd | it is a rotting corpse, yet it peers at you with eyes that are
Floyd | definitely alive. . .somewhat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horrible zombie attacks you again and, somehow, it is quicker than
Floyd | you anticipated.  It tears you to shreds.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Slime                                        Underground
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave of Slime
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "that was sudden."
		Doug says, "well, we are wounded."
		Doug says, "wonder if that goes up to the mist room."
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Slime                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Shore                                           Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Shore
Floyd | This is the muddy shore of a fast-moving underground river.  The river
Floyd | flows from the northeast to the southwest and a passage leads into
Floyd | darkness to the west.  The sound of rushing water echoes about in this
Floyd | chamber.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Shore                                           Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Shore                                           Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hmm."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Shore                                           Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | It would be impossible to swim up that river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Shore                                           Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You decide against jumping into the river as you've no guarantee it
Floyd | will even take you anywhere before you eventually drown.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horrible zombie arrives from the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horrible zombie attacks you.  Luckily, the zombie misses you as
Floyd | you deftly dodge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Slime                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave of Slime
Floyd | This is a small cave and every surface is covered with some sort of
Floyd | sickening slime.  Your shoes make nauseating squishing sounds as you
Floyd | traverse the chamber.  Also, it smells like a hobo's asshole in here.
Floyd | Passages lead north and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Pump Room                                            Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pump Room
Floyd | This is some sort of pump room where plumbing and pipes seem to work
Floyd | on flushing the sewage from the room above.  Where it goes, you cannot
Floyd | say.  Passages lead northeast, northwest, southwest,  and south.  You
Floyd | see a trapdoor closed above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the chamber is a dark figure.  As you look closer, you see
Floyd | it is a rotting corpse, yet it peers at you with eyes that are
Floyd | definitely alive. . .somewhat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hideous zombie goes northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "have we tried shooting the zombie? I have the sense that encounters are somewhat random."
		Doug says, "ah, good point"
		Doug says, "it was in my pocket when I tried before"
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Pump Room                                            Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the trapdoor)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock trapdoor with pick" 		

Floyd ]  Pump Room                                            Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK TRAPDOOR WITH PICK
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the lock pick)
Floyd | (putting the carnival ticket into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hideous zombie arrives from the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hideous zombie seems barely aware of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "shoot zombie" 		

Floyd ]  Pump Room                                            Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT ZOMBIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You fire a few rounds into the walking corpse but it is unaffected by
Floyd | your attack with the revolver.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hideous zombie attacks you but luckily, the zombie misses you as
Floyd | you deftly dodge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "attack zombie with lighter" 		

Floyd ]  Pump Room                                            Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ATTACK ZOMBIE WITH LIGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | That wouldn't be too effective, you feel.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hideous zombie seems barely aware of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "so much for bullets."
		Doug says, "or fire"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Pillars                                      Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave of Pillars
Floyd | In this large but low-ceilinged chamber, the stalagmites and
Floyd | stalactites have merged, making a strange, natural temple of pillars.
Floyd | Passages lead north, southeast, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Water Bridge                                    Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Water Bridge
Floyd | You stand on a natural bridge over a dark and turbulent underground
Floyd | river flowing to the southwest.  The bridge spans northwest to
Floyd | southeast and, of course, it looks ridiculously dangerous to cross as
Floyd | the surface of the stone is slick with moisture.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the chamber is a dark figure.  As you look closer, you see
Floyd | it is a rotting corpse, yet it peers at you with eyes that are
Floyd | definitely alive. . .somewhat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horrible zombie goes southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh, ok."
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Pillars                                      Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave of Pillars
Floyd | In this large but low-ceilinged chamber, the stalagmites and
Floyd | stalactites have merged, making a strange, natural temple of pillars.
Floyd | Passages lead north, southeast, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Moon Pool                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Moon Pool
Floyd | This is, by far, the largest cavern you've explored so far.  In the
Floyd | center is a large, scum-covered pool of black water.  From the corner
Floyd | of your eye, when you aren't looking, you think there is
Floyd | movement within it.  Near the edge on one of the pool's sides is a
Floyd | wooden podium and a number of wooden benches set up like some sort of
Floyd | blasphemous church.  A wide tunnel leads east while smaller passages
Floyd | lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the wooden podium is a stained notebook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read notebook" 		

Floyd ]  The Moon Pool                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ NOTEBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the revolver into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You take the stained notebook from the wooden podium.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first page tells you its title: Translation of the Black Book
Floyd | of Shudde M'ell.  It goes on to a litany regarding huge,
Floyd | tentacled worms that burrow beneath the earth.  Apparently, it is a
Floyd | book for worshipping these dreaded horrors.  Before closing the book,
Floyd | you see it also contains instructions for human sacrifice as well as
Floyd | the creation of zombies.  Near the back is a list, written in blood,
Floyd | in various handwritings, of the names of the carnies with the head
Floyd | signature: WIlberforce Wyatt.  With this damning evidence,
Floyd | you should confront Wyatt and get this carnival of cultists shut down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ding!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd ]  The Moon Pool                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Widest Tunnel                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Widest Tunnel
Floyd | This is the widest tunnel you've seen in this underground labrynth.
Floyd | It originates from the room with the black pool to the west and it
Floyd | recedes into darkness to the east.  You have a very uneasy feeling
Floyd | about this tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Widest Tunnel                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk east for as long as your willpower allows, but the terror
Floyd | creeps up in your brain and you quickly walk back to near the
Floyd | beginning of the tunnel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Moon Pool                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Moon Pool
Floyd | This is, by far, the largest cavern you've explored so far.  In the
Floyd | center is a large, scum-covered pool of black water.  From the corner
Floyd | of your eye, when you aren't looking, you think there is
Floyd | movement within it.  Near the edge on one of the pool's sides is a
Floyd | wooden podium and a number of wooden benches set up like some sort of
Floyd | blasphemous church.  A wide tunnel leads east while smaller passages
Floyd | lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Corpses                                      Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave of Corpses
Floyd | The stench in this cave is overwhelmingly disgusting.  The reason why
Floyd | is evident enough; numerous corpses, in various states of decay, hang
Floyd | from chains fastened to the ceiling.  Passages lead northwest, where
Floyd | an eerie, rosy glow seems to emenate, and east, into more darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Muddy Cave                                           Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Muddy Cave
Floyd | This cave's ceiling is lost in the darkness above.  The rest of it is
Floyd | covered in mud.  Walking in here brings you up to your knees in it.
Floyd | Passages lead southeast, northwest, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seemingly dropped from above, a wrecked ride-car from one of the
Floyd | carnival's amusement rides is half-sunk in the mud here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh hey!"
		DavidW says, "There's another piece of evidence in Cave of Corpses."
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Muddy Cave                                           Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Corpses                                      Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave of Corpses
Floyd | The stench in this cave is overwhelmingly disgusting.  The reason why
Floyd | is evident enough; numerous corpses, in various states of decay, hang
Floyd | from chains fastened to the ceiling.  Passages lead northwest, where
Floyd | an eerie, rosy glow seems to emenate, and east, into more darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x corpses" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Corpses                                      Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CORPSES
Floyd |
Floyd | There are twelve of them of various ages and in various stages of
Floyd | decay.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack asks, "search them?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x corpse" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Corpses                                      Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CORPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | There are twelve of them of various ages and in various stages of
Floyd | decay.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "search corpses" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Corpses                                      Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CORPSES
Floyd |
Floyd | You try not to touch anything gross, but since most of the corpses are
Floyd | still wearing the clothes in which they were murdered, you search a
Floyd | pocket or two.  Eventually, you find a library card, of all things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x card" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Corpses                                      Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Swan Point Library Freddie Pendergast
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aha."
Doug says (to Floyd), "get card" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Corpses                                      Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Muddy Cave                                           Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Muddy Cave
Floyd | This cave's ceiling is lost in the darkness above.  The rest of it is
Floyd | covered in mud.  Walking in here brings you up to your knees in it.
Floyd | Passages lead southeast, northwest, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seemingly dropped from above, a wrecked ride-car from one of the
Floyd | carnival's amusement rides is half-sunk in the mud here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of Ladder                                     Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of Ladder
Floyd | You stand in a small cave with a ladder leading upwards into darkness.
Floyd | Narrow passages lead southeast and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Behind the Mirror                                    House of
Floyd | Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the Mirror
Floyd | This is a dark, stuffy passage.  A ladder leads down into a dark pit
Floyd | and the south wall seems to be a slightly askew door of some sort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mirrored Hall                                        House of
Floyd | Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mirrored Hall
Floyd | You are in a maze of mirrored walls.  Reflections of yourself recede
Floyd | into infinity.  The north mirror looks slightly askew.  You
Floyd | think you can go west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Mirrored Hall                                        House of
Floyd | Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mirrored Hall
Floyd | You are in a maze of mirrored walls.  Reflections of yourself recede
Floyd | into infinity.  You think you can go north, northwest, west,
Floyd | and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Mirrored Hall                                        House of
Floyd | Mirrors
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mirrored Hall
Floyd | You are in a maze of mirrored walls.  Reflections of yourself recede
Floyd | into infinity.  You think you can go north and northeast
Floyd | deeper into the maze.  The door back outside is to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the mirrored door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the east-west path of the carnival's main thoroughfare.  To
Floyd | your north is the House of Mirrors.  You can cut across to the
Floyd | north-south part of the thoroughfare by heading southwest.  To the
Floyd | southeast is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "easy maze!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the carnival's main thoroughfare running east to west.  To
Floyd | your north is a large building with a detailed sign stating Tunnel
Floyd | of Terrors and to your south is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare.  Here, it turns.  You can
Floyd | head west toward most of the booths and tents or you can head
Floyd | southeast where you can see a swan pond and a number of other
Floyd | buildings.  In the distance there, you can see the roller-coaster and
Floyd | ferris wheel, among other attractions.  To the immediate north is a
Floyd | Parisian theater, where silent films are shown, no doubt.  To the
Floyd | southwest is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell hot dogs for a brief moment, but then it goes away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "so we just wander until we find Wilberforce again?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  North of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of Swan Pond
Floyd | This is the northern edge of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  The
Floyd | carnival's main thoroughfare is to the northwest.  You can walk around
Floyd | the pond to the southeast or southwest.  The men's restroom building
Floyd | is to the north and the women's is to the east.  Between them, to the
Floyd | northeast, is a small path leading to the House of Freaks.  To the
Floyd | west is the ice house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  East of Swan Pond                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East of Swan Pond
Floyd | You are at the eastern side of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  You
Floyd | can walk around the pond to the northwest and southwest.  To your
Floyd | east, the carousel summons you with its hurdy-gurdy music.  In the
Floyd | distance to the southwest, you can see the roller coaster and ferris
Floyd | wheel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a scream in the distance; perhaps from one of the rides.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  South of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of Swan Pond
Floyd | This is the southern point of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  You
Floyd | can walk around the pond to the northeast or northwest.  From here,
Floyd | you can also walk a path to the ferris wheel to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		dhakajack says, "I guess so -- I assume he'd be in an outdoors area."
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ferris Wheel
Floyd | A young and tall carny mans this ride, assisting any carnival-goers on
Floyd | and off the ferris wheel.  At this time of season, those
Floyd | carnival-goers are few and far between.  The ferris wheel itself is
Floyd | surprisingly sturdy in its appearance, however, like all things in
Floyd | this carnival, it needs a fresh coat of paint.  For some reason, this
Floyd | seems to be an extra-tall ferris wheel, larger than the one in Coney
Floyd | Island, from what you can remember.  The Ferris wheel sits by the
Floyd | river, on the edge of the carnival.  The only path is back to the swan
Floyd | pond to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Royce Brunner here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask royce about wyatt" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ROYCE ABOUT WYATT
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  South of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of Swan Pond
Floyd | This is the southern point of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  You
Floyd | can walk around the pond to the northeast or northwest.  From here,
Floyd | you can also walk a path to the ferris wheel to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  West of Swan Pond                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West of Swan Pond
Floyd | You are at the western portion of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  From
Floyd | here, you can walk around the pond to the northeast or the southeast.
Floyd | A path leads south to the roller coaster.
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell a pungent smell of burning meat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Roller Coaster Pavillion                             Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Roller Coaster Pavillion
Floyd | This is a picnic area for the carnival.  A large wooden roof is held
Floyd | over some empty picnic tables.  A trash can accompanies the area.
Floyd | Here, at the end of the season, the place is desolate.  The roller
Floyd | coaster, a scary and cantankerous wooden contraption, is to the south.
Floyd | Once in awhile, the coaster's cars can be seen and heard traversing
Floyd | its slopes, but when you look, you don't see any riders on it.  A path
Floyd | leads back to carnival to the north and the coaster's entrance is to
Floyd | the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Elmer Walker here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing around as if waiting for someone is your client, of all
Floyd | people: the police chief Elmer Walker.  He waves at you while wiping
Floyd | his brow and popping a heart pill due to his extreme obesity.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are you doing here?" you ask as you approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I came to see how you're coming along.  Join me on the coaster." he
Floyd | says and he heads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aha."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Roller Coaster Entrance                              Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Roller Coaster Entrance
Floyd | A carny guards this entrance.  He is the greasiest you've seen thus
Floyd | far.  The entrance leads to the track where the cars wait for
Floyd | passengers.  You can leave the roller coaster area and reach it's
Floyd | picnic pavillion by heading north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Elmer Walker and Greasy Pete here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The carny nods his head to the two of you to board the cars and,
Floyd | dutifully, you do so.  Elmer, being obese, has already tilted the car
Floyd | a bit off the track, terrifying you already.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cars are pulled up the hill by the lift chain and Elmer begins
Floyd | talking to you.  "So, detective, I wanted to let you know that I went
Floyd | to the asylum and visited that poor Kent Howard boy: the one from the
Floyd | first incident report.  I couldn't get much out of him, the way he
Floyd | babbles now about horrors from the grave and such, but one thing he
Floyd | said really struck me as odd." the police chief pops another heart
Floyd | pill and the cars reach the first peak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "show notebook to elmer" 		

Floyd ]  Roller Coaster Entrance                              Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW NOTEBOOK TO ELMER
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't able to do that while riding on a rickety roller coaster.
Floyd |
Floyd | The car suddenly drops down the first hill.  WInd whips your ears and
Floyd | your gut sinks as your plummet.  Strangely, Elmer keeps talking as if
Floyd | the two of you are simply seated on a park bench, "The lad said that
Floyd | the biggest corpse in the whole world must be buried under the
Floyd | cemetery where he and Lucy were attacked."
Floyd |
Floyd | The cars hit a bank turn on the coaster and you are thrown into
Floyd | Elmer's bulk.  He doesn't seem to notice and instead, keeps talking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "sigh."
		Doug says, "we're literally on rails now..."
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Roller Coaster Entrance                              Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I asked him why he said that," Elmer says, "And the boy says to me,
Floyd | because of the maggots.  Such big maggots must come from a big
Floyd | man's body."
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure what to think as the coaster is sending you up and
Floyd | down on a row of small hills in the track.  You start to feel sick.
Floyd | Elmer turns to you and asks, "Have you found out anything, or are you
Floyd | just farting around here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "show notebook to elmer" 		

Floyd ]  Roller Coaster Entrance                              Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW NOTEBOOK TO ELMER
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't able to do that while riding on a rickety roller coaster.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well," you tell him, trying to speak over the noise of the coaster,
Floyd | "I discovered there are passages to some underground lair here."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Interesting." Elmer says, but he seems not too phased about what you
Floyd | just told him.  "Just keep at it.  Be sure to really check out the fun
Floyd | house, that mirror house, and that carousel, for sure.  We'll meet up
Floyd | again soon." and no sooner does he say this, the ride comes to a stop
Floyd | and you disembark with your obese client.  Without saying anything
Floyd | more, he wanders off, not wanting to be seen too long with you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh sheesh"
		dhakajack says, "This conversation seems to be ... on tracks"
		DavidW says, "it is"
		Doug says, "so now he's gone again"
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Roller Coaster Entrance                              Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Roller Coaster Entrance
Floyd | A carny guards this entrance.  He is the greasiest you've seen thus
Floyd | far.  The entrance leads to the track where the cars wait for
Floyd | passengers.  You can leave the roller coaster area and reach it's
Floyd | picnic pavillion by heading north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Greasy Pete here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ride" 		

Floyd ]  Roller Coaster Entrance                              Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "enter car" 		

Floyd ]  Roller Coaster Entrance                              Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Roller Coaster Pavillion                             Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Roller Coaster Pavillion
Floyd | This is a picnic area for the carnival.  A large wooden roof is held
Floyd | over some empty picnic tables.  A trash can accompanies the area.
Floyd | Here, at the end of the season, the place is desolate.  The roller
Floyd | coaster, a scary and cantankerous wooden contraption, is to the south.
Floyd | Once in awhile, the coaster's cars can be seen and heard traversing
Floyd | its slopes, but when you look, you don't see any riders on it.  A path
Floyd | leads back to carnival to the north and the coaster's entrance is to
Floyd | the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  West of Swan Pond                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West of Swan Pond
Floyd | You are at the western portion of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  From
Floyd | here, you can walk around the pond to the northeast or the southeast.
Floyd | A path leads south to the roller coaster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  North of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of Swan Pond
Floyd | This is the northern edge of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  The
Floyd | carnival's main thoroughfare is to the northwest.  You can walk around
Floyd | the pond to the southeast or southwest.  The men's restroom building
Floyd | is to the north and the women's is to the east.  Between them, to the
Floyd | northeast, is a small path leading to the House of Freaks.  To the
Floyd | west is the ice house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Newspapers blow by like so much forgotten trash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Men's Restroom                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the restroom door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Men's Restroom
Floyd | You are in the men's restroom for the carnival.  A long pee trough, of
Floyd | all horrible things, sits against one wall and a single toilet sits in
Floyd | the corner.  They really spared every expense for these accomodations,
Floyd | you think.  A perfectly visible trapdoor leads downward to
Floyd | who-knows-where and the exit back to the park is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Nuncio the Strongman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Emily disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		Doug says, "sewage, right."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  North of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of Swan Pond
Floyd | This is the northern edge of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  The
Floyd | carnival's main thoroughfare is to the northwest.  You can walk around
Floyd | the pond to the southeast or southwest.  The men's restroom building
Floyd | is to the north and the women's is to the east.  Between them, to the
Floyd | northeast, is a small path leading to the House of Freaks.  To the
Floyd | west is the ice house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  North of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the blue door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock blue door with pick" 		

Floyd ]  North of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK BLUE DOOR WITH PICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You clandestinely pick the lock while looking out for anyone who might
Floyd | see you.  You feel you did it without being noticed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of laughter from somewhere, but it is a mirthless,
Floyd | chilling sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, you can pick this lock"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Ice House                                            Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the blue door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice House
Floyd | This is a small, concrete building with the apparatus necessary for
Floyd | the production and storage of block ice.  The exit is a blue door to
Floyd | the east.  It is very cold in here and you can see your breath in
Floyd | white mist before you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an ice block here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get ice" 		

Floyd ]  Ice House                                            Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ICE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's far too big and heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x ice" 		

Floyd ]  Ice House                                            Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ICE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is larger than a man and must weigh a ton.  You can see that it
Floyd | sits on a trapdoor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "push ice" 		

Floyd ]  Ice House                                            Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH ICE
Floyd |
Floyd | With a heaving grunt, you push the ice block far enough to reveal a
Floyd | trapdoor in the floor beneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Cold Cave                                            Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the trapdoor)
Floyd |
Floyd | Cold Cave
Floyd | This is a very cold, small cave.  There are no features except for a
Floyd | trapdoor that is open above you.  A passage leads northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "well, I guess we don't need to explore the underground anymore, do we?"
		DavidW says, "no"
Gerynar arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Ice House                                            Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice House
Floyd | This is a small, concrete building with the apparatus necessary for
Floyd | the production and storage of block ice.  The exit is a blue door to
Floyd | the east.  It is very cold in here and you can see your breath in
Floyd | white mist before you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an ice block here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  North of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of Swan Pond
Floyd | This is the northern edge of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  The
Floyd | carnival's main thoroughfare is to the northwest.  You can walk around
Floyd | the pond to the southeast or southwest.  The men's restroom building
Floyd | is to the north and the women's is to the east.  Between them, to the
Floyd | northeast, is a small path leading to the House of Freaks.  To the
Floyd | west is the ice house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare.  Here, it turns.  You can
Floyd | head west toward most of the booths and tents or you can head
Floyd | southeast where you can see a swan pond and a number of other
Floyd | buildings.  In the distance there, you can see the roller-coaster and
Floyd | ferris wheel, among other attractions.  To the immediate north is a
Floyd | Parisian theater, where silent films are shown, no doubt.  To the
Floyd | southwest is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell hot dogs for a brief moment, but then it goes away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the carnival's main thoroughfare running east to west.  To
Floyd | your north is a large building with a detailed sign stating Tunnel
Floyd | of Terrors and to your south is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves in the corner of your eye, but when you turn to look,
Floyd | nothing is there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the east-west path of the carnival's main thoroughfare.  To
Floyd | your north is the House of Mirrors.  You can cut across to the
Floyd | north-south part of the thoroughfare by heading southwest.  To the
Floyd | southeast is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the northern end of the carnival's main thoroughfare where it
Floyd | turns to the east.  To the south, the thoroughfare stretches with the
Floyd | road flanking its western side and a line of tents, buildings, and
Floyd | booths lining the east side.  To the east, the thoroughfare continues
Floyd | deeper into the carnival grounds.  To the southeast is a baseball toss
Floyd | booth and to your north is the funhouse, standing ominous and decaying
Floyd | in the autumn sun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is near the northern end of the carnival's main thoroughfare,
Floyd | running north and south.  You can cut across to where the thoroughfare
Floyd | turns by heading northeast.  The western border is the road back to
Floyd | town and the eastern border is flanked with buildings, tents, and
Floyd | booths.  To your immediate east is a booth with a sign hanging above
Floyd | it stating Baseball Toss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north to south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a tent with a sign hanging above the entrance stating Fortune
Floyd | Teller.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Fortune Teller's Tent                                Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You make your way inside the tent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fortune Teller's Tent
Floyd | This is a gaudy, theatrically decorated gypsy tent smelling of incense
Floyd | and cigarette smoke.  Glass baubles dangle and an enshrouded table
Floyd | holds a large crystal ball.  The tent's exit is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on one side of the crystal ball is a woman, dressed as a
Floyd | gypsy, and smoking a cigarette.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x gypsy" 		

Floyd ]  Fortune Teller's Tent                                Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GYPSY
Floyd |
Floyd | If she's a real fortune-telling gypsy, then you're Fatty Arbuckle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to gypsy" 		

Floyd ]  Fortune Teller's Tent                                Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GYPSY
Floyd |
Floyd | You say hello to Madam Zarah.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask her about herself, the incidents, Wilberforce Wyatt or
Floyd | Jonathan Boom.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about wyatt" 		

Floyd ]  Fortune Teller's Tent                                Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT WYATT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Can you tell me anything about Wilberforce Wyatt?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "He owes me my last paycheck, that's what I can tell you, mister." she
Floyd | says.  "I don't trust him or any of the other full-time carny folk
Floyd | around here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about herself" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT HERSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | "Fortune teller, huh?  Not a real gypsy, I hope." you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am Madam Zarah!" she says, snubbing out her cigarette, "And I can
Floyd | tell you your future!  Would you like to know what I see?" she asks.

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Fortune Teller's Tent                                Interior
Floyd | tell you your future!  Would you like to know what I see?" she asks.
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure, why the hell not?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | Madam Zarah looks into the crystal ball and makes a show as if she's
Floyd | seeing the most paranormal things within.  You roll your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I see you going down into darkness" she says, "I see you becoming
Floyd | lost down there.  I see large things moving down there with you.
Floyd | There are evil forces against you!" she cries.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Splendid." you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "foreshadowing."
		Busta asks, "backshadowing?"
		Doug says, "yeah"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You exit the flap of the tent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north to south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a tent with a sign hanging above the entrance stating Fortune
Floyd | Teller.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, this stuff could happen in either order"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north and south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a small building with a sign on the door reading Manager's
Floyd | Office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yeah, this is all close to the beginning, but we skipped it because Jonathan Boom knocked us out"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "right"

Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the manager's door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock door with pick" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH PICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You clandestinely pick the lock while looking out for anyone who might
Floyd | see you.  You feel you did it without being noticed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a scream in the distance; perhaps from one of the rides.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the manager's door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Manager's Office
Floyd | The interior of this cottage-like building is nicely decorated.  A
Floyd | large desk for the manager sits near a fabric sofa.  A first-aid
Floyd | cabinet, clearly marked with a red cross, is attached to one wall.
Floyd | The only exit is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Busta says, "those are the little details that make me happy when they are more fleshed out"
Doug says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the first-aid cabinet, revealing a roll of bandages.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "bandage wound" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BANDAGE WOUND
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get bandage" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BANDAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get bandages" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BANDAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the fedora into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You're carrying too many things already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wrap shoulder with bandages" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WRAP SHOULDER WITH BANDAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x bandages" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BANDAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a thick roll of gauzy bandages kept in case there is an injury
Floyd | on the carnival grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "we still didn't take the bandages"
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a library card
Floyd |   a stained notebook
Floyd |   a lock pick
Floyd |   a jar of moonshine
Floyd |   a stuffed pig
Floyd |   a cigar lighter (providing light)
Floyd |   a set of ordinary clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a fedora
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |     a carnival ticket
Floyd |     room key
Floyd |     a dossier (open)
Floyd |       the first incident
Floyd |       the second incident
Floyd |       the third incident
Floyd |       the fourth incident
Floyd |       the fifth incident
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wear hat" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the fedora)
Floyd | (putting the stuffed pig into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You put on the fedora.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get bandages" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET BANDAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the roll of bandages from the first-aid cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put revolver in holster" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT REVOLVER IN HOLSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the revolver)
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the jar of moonshine into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You put the revolver into the holster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "put pig in dossier" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PIG IN DOSSIER
Floyd |
Floyd | Only documents fit in the dossier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "remove clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd look ridiculous.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "just checking"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x wound" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WOUND
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "use bandages" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE BANDAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | You use the bandages on your wounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a private eye; a gumshoe, as they say, and you appear as such.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aha."
		Doug says, "fully healed."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a large, wooden desk; a bit fancy and out-of-place in this
Floyd | trailer.  It has a drawer that is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "not likely to matter if we don't go underground again but maybe"
		dhakajack says, ""I'm not a big fan of the verb "use" in IF"
Doug says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the drawer, revealing a black tome.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read tome" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a black tome handwritten in Latin with what looks like dried
Floyd | blood.  No doubt, whatever this book is, it is evil.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "eeeevi"
		Doug says, "eeeevil"
		pollux says, "Nothing more evil than Latin."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | It is an old sofa covered with an ugly fabric.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think 'use' is acceptable in some circumstances."
Doug says (to Floyd), "search sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the fabric sofa.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sit on sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT ON SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the fabric sofa.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "lie on sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIE ON SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't feeling especially drowsy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "heh"
		Doug says, "so I guess we can't just wait for him to come back here"
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait for wyatt" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT FOR WYATT
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Did you guys even see our room at the house?"
		Doug says, "yeah"
		Doug says, "it had a bed"
		Doug says, "and a bedside table."
		Doug says, "which I guess we didn't look in."
		DavidW says, "Wyatt is probably wandering around somewhere."
		Doug says, "yeah"
Doug says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the fabric sofa.
Floyd |
Floyd | Manager's Office
Floyd | The interior of this cottage-like building is nicely decorated.  A
Floyd | large desk for the manager sits near a fabric sofa.  A first-aid
Floyd | cabinet, clearly marked with a red cross, is attached to one wall.
Floyd | The only exit is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north and south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a small building with a sign on the door reading Manager's
Floyd | Office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north and south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a small, wooden building with a sign on the door reading East
Floyd | Asian Imports.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  East Asian Imports                                   Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the shop door)
Floyd |
Floyd | East Asian Imports
Floyd | This is a stuffy shop with shelves filled with strange, Oriental
Floyd | trinkets.  The exit is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind the counter, a squirrelly-looking Asian man watches you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Jonathan Boom here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "shoot boom" 		

Floyd ]  East Asian Imports                                   Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT BOOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You shouldn't shoot him in public, above ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "haha"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north and south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a small, wooden building with a sign on the door reading East
Floyd | Asian Imports.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a couple of teenaged hooligans loitering around the carnival.
Floyd | They see you and quickly move on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are at the southern end of the carnival's main thoroughfare.  The
Floyd | entrance to the park and its accompanying ticket booth is to the west.
Floyd | The security shack sits to the south.  To the east is a small building
Floyd | with a sign saying Gift Shop on its door.  The thoroughfare
Floyd | continues to the north where more booths, buildings, and tents are
Floyd | lined up on the east side with the road to town flanking its west
Floyd | border.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Northern Lights Gift Shop                            Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the shop door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Northern Lights Gift Shop
Floyd | You are inside a small brick building where all sorts of mementos are
Floyd | sold.  The exit is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man stands behind the counter, looking bored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x mementos" 		

Floyd ]  Northern Lights Gift Shop                            Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MEMENTOS
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing here is worth much or of any real interest.  But then you
Floyd | notice strange wood carvings on a shelf in the back.  They appear to
Floyd | be rearing fat worms with heads full of groping tentacles.  They
Floyd | almost make you sick staring at them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are at the southern end of the carnival's main thoroughfare.  The
Floyd | entrance to the park and its accompanying ticket booth is to the west.
Floyd | The security shack sits to the south.  To the east is a small building
Floyd | with a sign saying Gift Shop on its door.  The thoroughfare
Floyd | continues to the north where more booths, buildings, and tents are
Floyd | lined up on the east side with the road to town flanking its west
Floyd | border.
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell a pungent smell of burning meat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Near Ticket Booth                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Near Ticket Booth
Floyd | Being very late in the season, there aren't many carnival-goers from
Floyd | what you can tell so far.  The ticket booth stands sentinel before the
Floyd | fairgrounds entrance to the east.  A large, sweat-soaked man stands
Floyd | inside the ticket booth, eyeing you expectingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Near Ticket Booth                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | That heads into the woods.  You shouldn't be heading in that
Floyd | direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Near Ticket Booth                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | That heads into the woods.  You shouldn't be heading in that
Floyd | direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sweaty man's face goes slack for a minute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You head back up the road to the boarding house.
Floyd |
Floyd | Front Walk
Floyd | This is the front walk to Mother Matheson's boarding house, where
Floyd | you'll be staying.  Her porch is to the west and the main road is to
Floyd | the east.  Her lawn is dotted with dogwoods and covered in leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Arthur Peabody here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "huh, we can go home again."
		DavidW says, "oh. We can return. I guess he changed that."
		Doug says, "I'm guessing Wyatt stays in the carnival though"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You should get your room key (and maybe gather some information)
Floyd | before you head to the carnival.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arthur Peabody straightens his tie and breathes in the cool air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "ugh, really?"
		DavidW says, "yes, Wyatt would stay in the carnival"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get room key" 		

Floyd ]  Front Walk                                           Boarding House
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ROOM KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You take room key from the trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Near Ticket Booth                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You make your way down the road to the carnival.
Floyd |
Floyd | Near Ticket Booth
Floyd | Being very late in the season, there aren't many carnival-goers from
Floyd | what you can tell so far.  The ticket booth stands sentinel before the
Floyd | fairgrounds entrance to the east.  A large, sweat-soaked man stands
Floyd | inside the ticket booth, eyeing you expectingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sweaty man coughs without covering his mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "haha"
		Doug says, "just had to be holding it"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are at the southern end of the carnival's main thoroughfare.  The
Floyd | entrance to the park and its accompanying ticket booth is to the west.
Floyd | The security shack sits to the south.  To the east is a small building
Floyd | with a sign saying Gift Shop on its door.  The thoroughfare
Floyd | continues to the north where more booths, buildings, and tents are
Floyd | lined up on the east side with the road to town flanking its west
Floyd | border.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oops"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north and south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a small, wooden building with a sign on the door reading East
Floyd | Asian Imports.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north and south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a small building with a sign on the door reading Manager's
Floyd | Office.
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell hot dogs for a brief moment, but then it goes away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north to south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a tent with a sign hanging above the entrance stating Fortune
Floyd | Teller.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is near the northern end of the carnival's main thoroughfare,
Floyd | running north and south.  You can cut across to where the thoroughfare
Floyd | turns by heading northeast.  The western border is the road back to
Floyd | town and the eastern border is flanked with buildings, tents, and
Floyd | booths.  To your immediate east is a booth with a sign hanging above
Floyd | it stating Baseball Toss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the northern end of the carnival's main thoroughfare where it
Floyd | turns to the east.  To the south, the thoroughfare stretches with the
Floyd | road flanking its western side and a line of tents, buildings, and
Floyd | booths lining the east side.  To the east, the thoroughfare continues
Floyd | deeper into the carnival grounds.  To the southeast is a baseball toss
Floyd | booth and to your north is the funhouse, standing ominous and decaying
Floyd | in the autumn sun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the east-west path of the carnival's main thoroughfare.  To
Floyd | your north is the House of Mirrors.  You can cut across to the
Floyd | north-south part of the thoroughfare by heading southwest.  To the
Floyd | southeast is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd | You see a couple of teenaged hooligans loitering around the carnival.
Floyd | They see you and quickly move on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I guess the baseball toss is different from the dunk-a-clown booth"
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the carnival's main thoroughfare running east to west.  To
Floyd | your north is a large building with a detailed sign stating Tunnel
Floyd | of Terrors and to your south is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "it is."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare.  Here, it turns.  You can
Floyd | head west toward most of the booths and tents or you can head
Floyd | southeast where you can see a swan pond and a number of other
Floyd | buildings.  In the distance there, you can see the roller-coaster and
Floyd | ferris wheel, among other attractions.  To the immediate north is a
Floyd | Parisian theater, where silent films are shown, no doubt.  To the
Floyd | southwest is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "well, hm. he's not on the thoroughfare, unless he's in one of the buildings"
		Doug asks, "is this really the only thing we can do? track him down?"
		DavidW says, "um, you could try the ferris wheel."
		Doug says, "oh right, I was going to do that, to see if we could see everything"
		dhakajack says, "maybe we could see something useful from the inexplicably tall ferris wheel"
		DavidW says, "yes, we might."
		Doug asks, "did they use the ferris wheel in The Lady From Shanghai?"
		DavidW says, "I really don't know what the end game of this game is like."
		Doug says, "that mirror maze makes me think of that"
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  North of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of Swan Pond
Floyd | This is the northern edge of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  The
Floyd | carnival's main thoroughfare is to the northwest.  You can walk around
Floyd | the pond to the southeast or southwest.  The men's restroom building
Floyd | is to the north and the women's is to the east.  Between them, to the
Floyd | northeast, is a small path leading to the House of Freaks.  To the
Floyd | west is the ice house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Women's Restroom                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the restroom door)
Floyd |
Floyd | Women's Restroom
Floyd | Why you are in the women's rest room is slightly baffling.  Stalls
Floyd | with toilets line one wall and a sink with a mirror sits across from
Floyd | them.  The exit is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Abner Weems here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "whoops"
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to weems" 		

Floyd ]  Women's Restroom                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO WEEMS
Floyd |
Floyd | You say hello to Abner Weems.
Floyd |
Floyd | Abner Weems goes west.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask him about himself or the incidents.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  North of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of Swan Pond
Floyd | This is the northern edge of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  The
Floyd | carnival's main thoroughfare is to the northwest.  You can walk around
Floyd | the pond to the southeast or southwest.  The men's restroom building
Floyd | is to the north and the women's is to the east.  Between them, to the
Floyd | northeast, is a small path leading to the House of Freaks.  To the
Floyd | west is the ice house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Abner Weems here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  East of Swan Pond                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East of Swan Pond
Floyd | You are at the eastern side of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  You
Floyd | can walk around the pond to the northwest and southwest.  To your
Floyd | east, the carousel summons you with its hurdy-gurdy music.  In the
Floyd | distance to the southwest, you can see the roller coaster and ferris
Floyd | wheel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  South of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of Swan Pond
Floyd | This is the southern point of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  You
Floyd | can walk around the pond to the northeast or northwest.  From here,
Floyd | you can also walk a path to the ferris wheel to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ferris Wheel
Floyd | A young and tall carny mans this ride, assisting any carnival-goers on
Floyd | and off the ferris wheel.  At this time of season, those
Floyd | carnival-goers are few and far between.  The ferris wheel itself is
Floyd | surprisingly sturdy in its appearance, however, like all things in
Floyd | this carnival, it needs a fresh coat of paint.  For some reason, this
Floyd | seems to be an extra-tall ferris wheel, larger than the one in Coney
Floyd | Island, from what you can remember.  The Ferris wheel sits by the
Floyd | river, on the edge of the carnival.  The only path is back to the swan
Floyd | pond to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Royce Brunner here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Newspapers blow by like so much forgotten trash.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "enter ferris wheel" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER FERRIS WHEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to carny" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CARNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You say hello to Royce Brunner.
Floyd |
Floyd | A black cat runs by, crossing your path.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask him about himself or the incidents.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "buy ticket from carny" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY TICKET FROM CARNY
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to buy the carnival ticket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "buy ticket" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY TICKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You've already purchased a ticket.  You're free to roam the carnival
Floyd | grounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ride wheel" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RIDE WHEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x wheel" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x ferris" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FERRIS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x ferris wheel" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FERRIS WHEEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask carny about himself" 		

Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd | >
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CARNY ABOUT HIMSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ferris wheel, huh?  That's a big one." you say, trying to sound
Floyd | conversational.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello, friend." he says, in a friendly tone.  "Care to ride the
Floyd | wheel?"

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | wheel?"
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure, why the hell not?" you agree.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hop in one of the seats and Royce cranks the machine to life.  You
Floyd | lift into the air on the wheel until you are on top of the ride,
Floyd | looking over most of the carnival.  Before the ride comes to a stop
Floyd | and you disembark, you take a look around from the highest point and
Floyd | see no one of note about.
Floyd | no one of note about.
Floyd | no one of note about.
Floyd | no one of note about.
Floyd | no one of note about.
Floyd | no one of note about.
Floyd | no one of note about.
Floyd | Abner Weems is near the Thoroughfare. no one of note about.
Floyd | no one of note about.
Floyd | no one of note about.
Floyd | no one of note about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "haha"
		DavidW says, "whoops. That's a new error."
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Ferris Wheel
Floyd | A young and tall carny mans this ride, assisting any carnival-goers on
Floyd | and off the ferris wheel.  At this time of season, those
Floyd | carnival-goers are few and far between.  The ferris wheel itself is
Floyd | surprisingly sturdy in its appearance, however, like all things in
Floyd | this carnival, it needs a fresh coat of paint.  For some reason, this
Floyd | seems to be an extra-tall ferris wheel, larger than the one in Coney
Floyd | Island, from what you can remember.  The Ferris wheel sits by the
Floyd | river, on the edge of the carnival.  The only path is back to the swan
Floyd | pond to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Royce Brunner here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of a child crying; echoing from somewhere nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about himself" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT HIMSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ferris wheel, huh?  That's a big one." you say, trying to sound
Floyd | conversational.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello, friend." he says, in a friendly tone.  "Care to ride the
Floyd | wheel?"

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | wheel?"
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure, why the hell not?" you agree.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hop in one of the seats and Royce cranks the machine to life.  You
Floyd | lift into the air on the wheel until you are on top of the ride,
Floyd | looking over most of the carnival.  Before the ride comes to a stop
Floyd | and you disembark, you take a look around from the highest point and
Floyd | see no one of note about.
Floyd | no one of note about.
Floyd | no one of note about.
Floyd | no one of note about.
Floyd | no one of note about.
Floyd | no one of note about.
Floyd | no one of note about.
Floyd | Abner Weems is near the Thoroughfare. no one of note about.
Floyd | no one of note about.
Floyd | no one of note about.
Floyd | no one of note about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "seems like Weems is the only one outside?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to royce" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO ROYCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are already talking to Royce Brunner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "topics" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOPICS
Floyd |
Floyd | You could ask him about himself or the incidents.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask about incidents" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT INCIDENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you happen to know anything that might help me learn more about
Floyd | the murders and disappearances here?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure," he says, "People run into the wrong kind of folk around these
Floyd | parts.  Not that I would know who any of those folk are, a'course."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar asks, "what game is this?"
Busta has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Doug says, "Dark Carnival, by Marshal Tenner Winter"
		dhakajack asks, "Could Elmer have fallen victim? Maybe a prisoner underground?"
		Doug says, "we think we're almost done, but we have to chase down Wilberforce Wyatt, who moves randomly"
		dhakajack asks, "Is there a town per se outside the carnival?"
		Doug says, "not that I saw. just a road from the inn to the carnival"
		Doug asks, "want to drive for a while?"
		dhakajack says, "At this point, I'm not sure what to other than somewhat randomly bop around...."
		DavidW says, "yeah, I'm not sure what's next except to find Wyatt."
		Doug | As the previous instalments, this IF is quite short and based on a Lovecraftian setting.
		dhakajack says, "Okay, I can take it for a bit and see where we get..."
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Ferris Wheel
Floyd | A young and tall carny mans this ride, assisting any carnival-goers on
Floyd | and off the ferris wheel.  At this time of season, those
Floyd | carnival-goers are few and far between.  The ferris wheel itself is
Floyd | surprisingly sturdy in its appearance, however, like all things in
Floyd | this carnival, it needs a fresh coat of paint.  For some reason, this
Floyd | seems to be an extra-tall ferris wheel, larger than the one in Coney
Floyd | Island, from what you can remember.  The Ferris wheel sits by the
Floyd | river, on the edge of the carnival.  The only path is back to the swan
Floyd | pond to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Royce Brunner here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   room key
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a library card
Floyd |   a stained notebook
Floyd |   a lock pick
Floyd |   a cigar lighter (providing light)
Floyd |   a set of ordinary clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a jar of moonshine
Floyd |     a stuffed pig
Floyd |     a carnival ticket
Floyd |     a dossier (open)
Floyd |       the first incident
Floyd |       the second incident
Floyd |       the third incident
Floyd |       the fourth incident
Floyd |       the fifth incident
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves in the corner of your eye, but when you turn to look,
Floyd | nothing is there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  South of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of Swan Pond
Floyd | This is the southern point of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  You
Floyd | can walk around the pond to the northeast or northwest.  From here,
Floyd | you can also walk a path to the ferris wheel to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the distant sound of a carnival barker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "the review goes on to say "with a walkthrough, it can be finished in half an hour or less""
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "search pond" 		

Floyd ]  South of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH POND
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "that's not my definition of short!"
		Doug says, "with a walkthrough, it should be lke 5 minutes"
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "get swan" 		

Floyd ]  South of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SWAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach them.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a scream in the distance; perhaps from one of the rides.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "talk to swan" 		

Floyd ]  South of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO SWAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The swans do not respond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  South of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | South of Swan Pond
Floyd | This is the southern point of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  You
Floyd | can walk around the pond to the northeast or northwest.  From here,
Floyd | you can also walk a path to the ferris wheel to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the tinny sound of a radio playing a flat-sounding
Floyd | version of Blue Danube.
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  West of Swan Pond                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West of Swan Pond
Floyd | You are at the western portion of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  From
Floyd | here, you can walk around the pond to the northeast or the southeast.
Floyd | A path leads south to the roller coaster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Roller Coaster Pavillion                             Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Roller Coaster Pavillion
Floyd | This is a picnic area for the carnival.  A large wooden roof is held
Floyd | over some empty picnic tables.  A trash can accompanies the area.
Floyd | Here, at the end of the season, the place is desolate.  The roller
Floyd | coaster, a scary and cantankerous wooden contraption, is to the south.
Floyd | Once in awhile, the coaster's cars can be seen and heard traversing
Floyd | its slopes, but when you look, you don't see any riders on it.  A path
Floyd | leads back to carnival to the north and the coaster's entrance is to
Floyd | the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of laughter from somewhere, but it is a mirthless,
Floyd | chilling sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I need to leave in about 20 mins."
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "search trash" 		

Floyd ]  Roller Coaster Pavillion                             Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH TRASH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "open trash can" 		

Floyd ]  Roller Coaster Pavillion                             Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TRASH CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "x tables" 		

Floyd ]  Roller Coaster Pavillion                             Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Roller Coaster Entrance                              Roller Coaster
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Roller Coaster Entrance
Floyd | A carny guards this entrance.  He is the greasiest you've seen thus
Floyd | far.  The entrance leads to the track where the cars wait for
Floyd | passengers.  You can leave the roller coaster area and reach it's
Floyd | picnic pavillion by heading north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Greasy Pete here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack asks, "Anyone want to peek at the walkthrough and see if there's anything critical that we're missing?"
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Roller Coaster Pavillion                             Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Roller Coaster Pavillion
Floyd | This is a picnic area for the carnival.  A large wooden roof is held
Floyd | over some empty picnic tables.  A trash can accompanies the area.
Floyd | Here, at the end of the season, the place is desolate.  The roller
Floyd | coaster, a scary and cantankerous wooden contraption, is to the south.
Floyd | Once in awhile, the coaster's cars can be seen and heard traversing
Floyd | its slopes, but when you look, you don't see any riders on it.  A path
Floyd | leads back to carnival to the north and the coaster's entrance is to
Floyd | the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I don't see a walkthrough"
		DavidW asks, "There's a walkthrough?"
		dhakajack says, "sorry-thought someone had mentioned one."
		Doug says, "this game is the only game on ifdb tagged "clowns"."
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  West of Swan Pond                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West of Swan Pond
Floyd | You are at the western portion of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  From
Floyd | here, you can walk around the pond to the northeast or the southeast.
Floyd | A path leads south to the roller coaster.
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell hot dogs for a brief moment, but then it goes away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  South of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of Swan Pond
Floyd | This is the southern point of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  You
Floyd | can walk around the pond to the northeast or northwest.  From here,
Floyd | you can also walk a path to the ferris wheel to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell a pungent smell of burning meat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wrote a walkthrough for A Roiling Original, the other game we were considering."
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Ferris Wheel                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ferris Wheel
Floyd | A young and tall carny mans this ride, assisting any carnival-goers on
Floyd | and off the ferris wheel.  At this time of season, those
Floyd | carnival-goers are few and far between.  The ferris wheel itself is
Floyd | surprisingly sturdy in its appearance, however, like all things in
Floyd | this carnival, it needs a fresh coat of paint.  For some reason, this
Floyd | seems to be an extra-tall ferris wheel, larger than the one in Coney
Floyd | Island, from what you can remember.  The Ferris wheel sits by the
Floyd | river, on the edge of the carnival.  The only path is back to the swan
Floyd | pond to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Royce Brunner here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  South of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | South of Swan Pond
Floyd | This is the southern point of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  You
Floyd | can walk around the pond to the northeast or northwest.  From here,
Floyd | you can also walk a path to the ferris wheel to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a couple of teenaged hooligans loitering around the carnival.
Floyd | They see you and quickly move on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  South of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | New actions in this game include "shoot {someone}".  You just have to
Floyd | be holding your revolver when you want to do this.  You can also
Floyd | "listen to doors and "unlock door(s) with lock pick".
Floyd |
Floyd | During conversations, you can type "topics" to see a list of relevant
Floyd | topics you can ask about.  You can show and give things to people as
Floyd | well.
Floyd |
Floyd | In my games, when you "examine", you are doing so only with your eyes,
Floyd | but when you "search", you are also using your hands, so these actions
Floyd | usually produce different results.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are random events in this game, so if something happens the
Floyd | first time, it's not a guarantee it will happen that way again.  Good
Floyd | luck!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "I don't have a map, so I'm wandering a bit randomly"
		Doug says, "hm, you can listen to doors"
		Doug says, "I have a fairly good idea of the map, at least above ground."
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  East of Swan Pond                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | East of Swan Pond
Floyd | You are at the eastern side of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  You
Floyd | can walk around the pond to the northwest and southwest.  To your
Floyd | east, the carousel summons you with its hurdy-gurdy music.  In the
Floyd | distance to the southwest, you can see the roller coaster and ferris
Floyd | wheel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "want to go anywhere in particular?"
		dhakajack asks, "have we give the underground a thorough exploration?"
		Doug says, "no"
		dhakajack asks, "could we get back to the ball pit trap door?"
		Doug says, "he could be hiding out down there."
		Doug says, "the ice house is closer"
		dhakajack says, "sure - whichever...."
		DavidW says, "All the underground is connected."
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  North of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of Swan Pond
Floyd | This is the northern edge of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  The
Floyd | carnival's main thoroughfare is to the northwest.  You can walk around
Floyd | the pond to the southeast or southwest.  The men's restroom building
Floyd | is to the north and the women's is to the east.  Between them, to the
Floyd | northeast, is a small path leading to the House of Freaks.  To the
Floyd | west is the ice house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Ice House                                            Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ice House
Floyd | This is a small, concrete building with the apparatus necessary for
Floyd | the production and storage of block ice.  The exit is a blue door to
Floyd | the east.  It is very cold in here and you can see your breath in
Floyd | white mist before you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an ice block here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Cold Cave                                            Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cold Cave
Floyd | This is a very cold, small cave.  There are no features except for a
Floyd | trapdoor that is open above you.  A passage leads northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Pump Room                                            Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pump Room
Floyd | This is some sort of pump room where plumbing and pipes seem to work
Floyd | on flushing the sewage from the room above.  Where it goes, you cannot
Floyd | say.  Passages lead northeast, northwest, southwest,  and south.  You
Floyd | see a trapdoor closed above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ne" 		dhakajack says, "thanks"

Floyd ]  Cave of Pillars                                      Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave of Pillars
Floyd | In this large but low-ceilinged chamber, the stalagmites and
Floyd | stalactites have merged, making a strange, natural temple of pillars.
Floyd | Passages lead north, southeast, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Pump Room                                            Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pump Room
Floyd | This is some sort of pump room where plumbing and pipes seem to work
Floyd | on flushing the sewage from the room above.  Where it goes, you cannot
Floyd | say.  Passages lead northeast, northwest, southwest,  and south.  You
Floyd | see a trapdoor closed above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Fungi Tunnel                                         Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fungi Tunnel
Floyd | This is a very long tunnel that glows with an eerie reddish light.
Floyd | The source of the light is the millions of bioilluminescent mushrooms
Floyd | that grow on every surface.  The tunnel stretches northwest to
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x mushrooms" 		

Floyd ]  Fungi Tunnel                                         Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MUSHROOMS
Floyd |
Floyd | You've never seen anything like this: bioilluminated mushrooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "get fungus" 		

Floyd ]  Fungi Tunnel                                         Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET FUNGUS
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick one of the glowing mushrooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "taste mushroom" 		

Floyd ]  Fungi Tunnel                                         Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TASTE MUSHROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bioilluminescent mushroom)
Floyd | You taste nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "eat mushroom" 		

Floyd ]  Fungi Tunnel                                         Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT MUSHROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bioilluminescent mushroom)
Floyd | You've never really liked mushrooms.  Especially the ones that glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Wide Tunnel                                          Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Tunnel
Floyd | This cave opens into an irregular space, even for an underground
Floyd | cavern.  Tight passages lead west, northeast, east, and southeast, but
Floyd | a wide tunnel leads south.  Each passage leads into pitch darkness and
Floyd | the air is still and close here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the chamber is a dark figure.  As you look closer, you see
Floyd | it is a rotting corpse, yet it peers at you with eyes that are
Floyd | definitely alive. . .somewhat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horrible zombie seems barely aware of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Moist Tunnel                                         Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Moist Tunnel
Floyd | This is a circular tunnel with no features, however, the walls are
Floyd | slick with moisture.  Passages lead west, southwest, and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horrible zombie arrives from the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horrible zombie seems barely aware of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Tunnel                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Tunnel
Floyd | This is a narrow tunnel carved into the earth.  It is just wide enough
Floyd | for you to traverse through.  Passages lead northwest, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Ball Cave                                            Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ball Cave
Floyd | This is a low-ceilinged cave chamber.  Oddly, there are balls strewn
Floyd | about; the kind you'd find in a child's ball pit.  A trapdoor is open
Floyd | above you.  A tunnel leads into pitch darkness to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "search balls" 		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "search balls" 		

Floyd ]  Ball Cave                                            Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Ball Cave                                            Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Narrow Tunnel                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Narrow Tunnel
Floyd | This is a narrow tunnel carved into the earth.  It is just wide enough
Floyd | for you to traverse through.  Passages lead northwest, east, and
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Fungi Cave                                           Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fungi Cave
Floyd | This is a small cavern littered with stalagmites and stalactites (but
Floyd | you've never remembered which is which).  Fungi grows inbetween all of
Floyd | these stone formations.  These mushrooms all glow with a sickening
Floyd | reddish light.  Passages exist north and northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the chamber is a dark figure.  As you look closer, you see
Floyd | it is a rotting corpse, yet it peers at you with eyes that are
Floyd | definitely alive. . .somewhat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horrible zombie seems more aware of you and lashes out.
Floyd | It rakes your skin with its claws and manages to bite your shoulder.
Floyd | You holler out in pain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Moist Tunnel                                         Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Moist Tunnel
Floyd | This is a circular tunnel with no features, however, the walls are
Floyd | slick with moisture.  Passages lead west, southwest, and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wide Tunnel                                          Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Tunnel
Floyd | This cave opens into an irregular space, even for an underground
Floyd | cavern.  Tight passages lead west, northeast, east, and southeast, but
Floyd | a wide tunnel leads south.  Each passage leads into pitch darkness and
Floyd | the air is still and close here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Fungi Tunnel                                         Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fungi Tunnel
Floyd | This is a very long tunnel that glows with an eerie reddish light.
Floyd | The source of the light is the millions of bioilluminescent mushrooms
Floyd | that grow on every surface.  The tunnel stretches northwest to
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Pump Room                                            Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pump Room
Floyd | This is some sort of pump room where plumbing and pipes seem to work
Floyd | on flushing the sewage from the room above.  Where it goes, you cannot
Floyd | say.  Passages lead northeast, northwest, southwest,  and south.  You
Floyd | see a trapdoor closed above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Pillars                                      Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave of Pillars
Floyd | In this large but low-ceilinged chamber, the stalagmites and
Floyd | stalactites have merged, making a strange, natural temple of pillars.
Floyd | Passages lead north, southeast, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The Moon Pool                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Moon Pool
Floyd | This is, by far, the largest cavern you've explored so far.  In the
Floyd | center is a large, scum-covered pool of black water.  From the corner
Floyd | of your eye, when you aren't looking, you think there is
Floyd | movement within it.  Near the edge on one of the pool's sides is a
Floyd | wooden podium and a number of wooden benches set up like some sort of
Floyd | blasphemous church.  A wide tunnel leads east while smaller passages
Floyd | lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "search pool" 		

Floyd ]  The Moon Pool                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  The Moon Pool                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x podium" 		

Floyd ]  The Moon Pool                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PODIUM
Floyd |
Floyd | It was probably pilfered from a schoolhouse somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Do we still have the bandages? Can we use them again?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x benches" 		

Floyd ]  The Moon Pool                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BENCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | There are six total, arranged lie pews before the wooden podium.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  The Moon Pool                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a bioilluminescent mushroom (providing light)
Floyd |   room key
Floyd |   a fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a library card
Floyd |   a stained notebook
Floyd |   a lock pick
Floyd |   a cigar lighter (providing light)
Floyd |   a set of ordinary clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   a trenchcoat (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a jar of moonshine
Floyd |     a stuffed pig
Floyd |     a carnival ticket
Floyd |     a dossier (open)
Floyd |       the first incident
Floyd |       the second incident
Floyd |       the third incident
Floyd |       the fourth incident
Floyd |       the fifth incident
Floyd |   a holster (being worn)
Floyd |     a revolver
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "use bandage" 		

Floyd ]  The Moon Pool                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE BANDAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "use bandages" 		

Floyd ]  The Moon Pool                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE BANDAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "nope no bandages"
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "enter pool" 		

Floyd ]  The Moon Pool                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You must be out of your fucking mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "huh, guess we used them up"
		dhakajack says, "hah"
		DavidW says, "oh well"
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  The Moon Pool                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | The Moon Pool
Floyd | This is, by far, the largest cavern you've explored so far.  In the
Floyd | center is a large, scum-covered pool of black water.  From the corner
Floyd | of your eye, when you aren't looking, you think there is
Floyd | movement within it.  Near the edge on one of the pool's sides is a
Floyd | wooden podium and a number of wooden benches set up like some sort of
Floyd | blasphemous church.  A wide tunnel leads east while smaller passages
Floyd | lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Corpses                                      Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave of Corpses
Floyd | The stench in this cave is overwhelmingly disgusting.  The reason why
Floyd | is evident enough; numerous corpses, in various states of decay, hang
Floyd | from chains fastened to the ceiling.  Passages lead northwest, where
Floyd | an eerie, rosy glow seems to emenate, and east, into more darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Muddy Cave                                           Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Muddy Cave
Floyd | This cave's ceiling is lost in the darkness above.  The rest of it is
Floyd | covered in mud.  Walking in here brings you up to your knees in it.
Floyd | Passages lead southeast, northwest, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seemingly dropped from above, a wrecked ride-car from one of the
Floyd | carnival's amusement rides is half-sunk in the mud here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "search mud" 		

Floyd ]  Muddy Cave                                           Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH MUD
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "x car" 		

Floyd ]  Muddy Cave                                           Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | It is half-sinking in mud and looks as if it had been dropped from
Floyd | above; a fugitive from one of the carnival's amusements.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "search car" 		

Floyd ]  Muddy Cave                                           Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Wide Tunnel                                          Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Tunnel
Floyd | This cave opens into an irregular space, even for an underground
Floyd | cavern.  Tight passages lead west, northeast, east, and southeast, but
Floyd | a wide tunnel leads south.  Each passage leads into pitch darkness and
Floyd | the air is still and close here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Moist Tunnel                                         Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Moist Tunnel
Floyd | This is a circular tunnel with no features, however, the walls are
Floyd | slick with moisture.  Passages lead west, southwest, and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the chamber is a dark figure.  As you look closer, you see
Floyd | it is a rotting corpse, yet it peers at you with eyes that are
Floyd | definitely alive. . .somewhat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The horrible zombie seems barely aware of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wide Tunnel                                          Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wide Tunnel
Floyd | This cave opens into an irregular space, even for an underground
Floyd | cavern.  Tight passages lead west, northeast, east, and southeast, but
Floyd | a wide tunnel leads south.  Each passage leads into pitch darkness and
Floyd | the air is still and close here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of Ladder                                     Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of Ladder
Floyd | You stand in a small cave with a ladder leading upwards into darkness.
Floyd | Narrow passages lead southeast and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack asks, "do we know where this ladder goes?"
		DavidW says, "Mirror Maze House, I think."
		Doug says, "yeah"
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "ok" 		

Floyd ]  Bottom of Ladder                                     Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Muddy Cave                                           Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Muddy Cave
Floyd | This cave's ceiling is lost in the darkness above.  The rest of it is
Floyd | covered in mud.  Walking in here brings you up to your knees in it.
Floyd | Passages lead southeast, northwest, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Seemingly dropped from above, a wrecked ride-car from one of the
Floyd | carnival's amusement rides is half-sunk in the mud here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "we didn't fully explore the mirror maze, if that matters."
		DavidW says, "There's 5 exits to the underground that I know of."
		Doug asks, "carousel, mirror maze, ice house, tunnels of terror, funhouse?"
		dhakajack asks, "I'm even worse at mazes than regular navigation -- do one of you with a map want to pilot?"
		DavidW says, "tunnels of terror is a one-way entrance. The men's washroom is the 5th exit."
		Doug says, "ah right"
		Doug asks (of DavidW), "do you know if there are underground rooms we haven't found yet?"
		DavidW says, "I don't have a map of this handy. I don't know if my notes from testing are handy."
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Corpses                                      Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave of Corpses
Floyd | The stench in this cave is overwhelmingly disgusting.  The reason why
Floyd | is evident enough; numerous corpses, in various states of decay, hang
Floyd | from chains fastened to the ceiling.  Passages lead northwest, where
Floyd | an eerie, rosy glow seems to emenate, and east, into more darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Moon Pool                                        Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Moon Pool
Floyd | This is, by far, the largest cavern you've explored so far.  In the
Floyd | center is a large, scum-covered pool of black water.  From the corner
Floyd | of your eye, when you aren't looking, you think there is
Floyd | movement within it.  Near the edge on one of the pool's sides is a
Floyd | wooden podium and a number of wooden benches set up like some sort of
Floyd | blasphemous church.  A wide tunnel leads east while smaller passages
Floyd | lead west and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Pillars                                      Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave of Pillars
Floyd | In this large but low-ceilinged chamber, the stalagmites and
Floyd | stalactites have merged, making a strange, natural temple of pillars.
Floyd | Passages lead north, southeast, and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You've seen all that I've seen. Of the above ground stuff, you didn't play the baseball game, and you didn't check out the security room when Boom isn't there."
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Water Bridge                                    Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Water Bridge
Floyd | You stand on a natural bridge over a dark and turbulent underground
Floyd | river flowing to the southwest.  The bridge spans northwest to
Floyd | southeast and, of course, it looks ridiculously dangerous to cross as
Floyd | the surface of the stone is slick with moisture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Wet Tunnel                                           Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wet Tunnel
Floyd | This is a curving, wet tunnel which is slippery to traverse.  It bends
Floyd | from the northwest to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Low Cave                                             Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Low Cave
Floyd | This cave has a very low ceiling and you are forced to stoop over as
Floyd | you walk through it.  Passages lead west and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Junk                                         Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cave of Junk
Floyd | This is a small cave cluttered with random junk.  Bits of metal,
Floyd | pipes, tubing, cogs, and bolts litter the ground.  A ladder leads
Floyd | upwards through a hole in the rock and some floorboards beyond.  The
Floyd | only passage leads northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "search junk" 		

Floyd ]  Cave of Junk                                         Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH JUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | You search among the bits of random junk but find nothing useful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel Maintainance Room                           Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Carousel Maintainance Room
Floyd | You are in the center of the carousel.  Gears and cogs grind and spin,
Floyd | keeping the ride in rapid motion.  A door leads out to the ride to the
Floyd | east and a ladder leads down into darkness.  The smell of grease and
Floyd | smoke fills your nose and the sound of the gears grinding fills your
Floyd | ears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel Maintainance Room                           Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It may be cute to show the glowing mushroom to the Mushroom Man in the freak house. I dunno if anything was added for that."
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ]  Carousel Maintainance Room                           Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "marshal_tenner_winter was just on yesterday"
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Carousel                                         The Carousel
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The Carousel
Floyd | You are on a once-grand carousel that is spinning rather rapidly.  The
Floyd | horses and other animals of the ride are chipping their paint and
Floyd | cracking their wood, making them ugly, frightening things.  A
Floyd | maintainance door leads into the center portion of the carousel, but
Floyd | as it is spinning rather fast, it would be a challenge to get in
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  North of Carousel                                    Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of Carousel
Floyd | You are on the north side of a once-grand carousel.  You can tell she
Floyd | was, at one time, a glamorous machine that delighted families for many
Floyd | years, but now, the faded paint and chipped wood gives her an
Floyd | almost-sinister air.  A path into some trees heads west.  You can walk
Floyd | around the carousel to the southeast and southwest.  The carousel is
Floyd | spinning somewhat fast.  In fact, you're not certain you'd safely make
Floyd | it on there if you tried, unless you jumped, maybe.  It spins in
Floyd | silence, the music having stopped long ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Forked Path                                          Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Forked Path
Floyd | This is a forked path amid some trees.  From here, you can head
Floyd | northwest to the House of Freaks.  The carousel is nearby and you can
Floyd | reach the north side of it by heading east or the west side by heading
Floyd | south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think the carousel can be stopped, but there's no reason to, really."
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  House of Freaks Entrance                             Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | House of Freaks Entrance
Floyd | The front of this building is dressed up to appear as a large circus
Floyd | tent.  Two entrances allow visitors to choose which direction to take
Floyd | this tour of freaks; north or northwest.  The north side of the swan
Floyd | pond can be reached by heading southwest.  A wooded path leads
Floyd | southeast.  A carnival barker shouts at any who would hear; hustling
Floyd | them to enter the building and experience the grotesque wonders
Floyd | within.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack asks, "I would like to try the security office again -- do you know how to get there?"
		Doug says, "yep"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  North of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of Swan Pond
Floyd | This is the northern edge of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  The
Floyd | carnival's main thoroughfare is to the northwest.  You can walk around
Floyd | the pond to the southeast or southwest.  The men's restroom building
Floyd | is to the north and the women's is to the east.  Between them, to the
Floyd | northeast, is a small path leading to the House of Freaks.  To the
Floyd | west is the ice house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare.  Here, it turns.  You can
Floyd | head west toward most of the booths and tents or you can head
Floyd | southeast where you can see a swan pond and a number of other
Floyd | buildings.  In the distance there, you can see the roller-coaster and
Floyd | ferris wheel, among other attractions.  To the immediate north is a
Floyd | Parisian theater, where silent films are shown, no doubt.  To the
Floyd | southwest is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell a pungent smell of burning meat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, it's all the way west then all the way south"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the carnival's main thoroughfare running east to west.  To
Floyd | your north is a large building with a detailed sign stating Tunnel
Floyd | of Terrors and to your south is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the east-west path of the carnival's main thoroughfare.  To
Floyd | your north is the House of Mirrors.  You can cut across to the
Floyd | north-south part of the thoroughfare by heading southwest.  To the
Floyd | southeast is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w. w" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W. W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the northern end of the carnival's main thoroughfare where it
Floyd | turns to the east.  To the south, the thoroughfare stretches with the
Floyd | road flanking its western side and a line of tents, buildings, and
Floyd | booths lining the east side.  To the east, the thoroughfare continues
Floyd | deeper into the carnival grounds.  To the southeast is a baseball toss
Floyd | booth and to your north is the funhouse, standing ominous and decaying
Floyd | in the autumn sun.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a balloon float off in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd | You hear the sound of a child crying; echoing from somewhere nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s. s. s. s" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S. S. S. S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is near the northern end of the carnival's main thoroughfare,
Floyd | running north and south.  You can cut across to where the thoroughfare
Floyd | turns by heading northeast.  The western border is the road back to
Floyd | town and the eastern border is flanked with buildings, tents, and
Floyd | booths.  To your immediate east is a booth with a sign hanging above
Floyd | it stating Baseball Toss.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north to south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a tent with a sign hanging above the entrance stating Fortune
Floyd | Teller.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a balloon float off in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north and south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a small building with a sign on the door reading Manager's
Floyd | Office.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the tinny sound of a radio playing a flat-sounding
Floyd | version of Blue Danube.
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north and south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a small, wooden building with a sign on the door reading East
Floyd | Asian Imports.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are at the southern end of the carnival's main thoroughfare.  The
Floyd | entrance to the park and its accompanying ticket booth is to the west.
Floyd | The security shack sits to the south.  To the east is a small building
Floyd | with a sign saying Gift Shop on its door.  The thoroughfare
Floyd | continues to the north where more booths, buildings, and tents are
Floyd | lined up on the east side with the road to town flanking its west
Floyd | border.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Security Shack                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Security Shack
Floyd | This is a one-room affair of clapboard with a pot-belly stove in one
Floyd | corner.  By the opposite wall is a desk with accompanying chair.  The
Floyd | exit is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If you can believe it, the thoroughfare used to be longer. Fortunately, he did shorten it."
		dhakajack says, "thanks"
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "listen to door" 		

Floyd ]  Security Shack                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN TO DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't hear anyone inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Security Shack                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd ]  Security Shack                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto Boom's chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "we're already in"
		dhakajack says, "ah"
		DavidW says, "ha ha. Already inside silly"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x stove" 		

Floyd ]  Security Shack                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a small stove to warm the shack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Security Shack                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the security door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "lock door" 		

Floyd ]  Security Shack                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to lock the security door with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "search stove" 		

Floyd ]  Security Shack                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open desk" 		

Floyd ]  Security Shack                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Security Shack                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | Definitely function over form.  It has a drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "search desk" 		

Floyd ]  Security Shack                                       Interior
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd | > SEARCH DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the metal desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Security Shack                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the drawer, revealing a men's room key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
dhakajack says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Security Shack                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the men's room key)
Floyd | (putting the lock pick into the trenchcoat to make room)
Floyd | You take the men's room key from the drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack asks, "wasn't the men's room open, though?"
		Doug says, "thought so"
		DavidW says, "There used to be a gun rack in here, but I guess MTW got rid of it."
		dhakajack says, "well, never hurts to take keys...."
		DavidW says, "yeah, the men's room is open."
		Doug says, "ok, I gotta go. good luck!"
		DavidW says, "This might unlock the trapdoor in there, though."
		dhakajack asks, "I also need to stop in a few minutes... DavidW could you pilot us over there and we could try the trapdoor?"
		DavidW says, "okay, but if we see Wyatt, we confront him instead."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Security Shack                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the security door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off Boom's chair)
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are at the southern end of the carnival's main thoroughfare.  The
Floyd | entrance to the park and its accompanying ticket booth is to the west.
Floyd | The security shack sits to the south.  To the east is a small building
Floyd | with a sign saying Gift Shop on its door.  The thoroughfare
Floyd | continues to the north where more booths, buildings, and tents are
Floyd | lined up on the east side with the road to town flanking its west
Floyd | border.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "absolutely"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north and south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a small, wooden building with a sign on the door reading East
Floyd | Asian Imports.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves in the corner of your eye, but when you turn to look,
Floyd | nothing is there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north and south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a small building with a sign on the door reading Manager's
Floyd | Office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north to south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a tent with a sign hanging above the entrance stating Fortune
Floyd | Teller.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is near the northern end of the carnival's main thoroughfare,
Floyd | running north and south.  You can cut across to where the thoroughfare
Floyd | turns by heading northeast.  The western border is the road back to
Floyd | town and the eastern border is flanked with buildings, tents, and
Floyd | booths.  To your immediate east is a booth with a sign hanging above
Floyd | it stating Baseball Toss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the northern end of the carnival's main thoroughfare where it
Floyd | turns to the east.  To the south, the thoroughfare stretches with the
Floyd | road flanking its western side and a line of tents, buildings, and
Floyd | booths lining the east side.  To the east, the thoroughfare continues
Floyd | deeper into the carnival grounds.  To the southeast is a baseball toss
Floyd | booth and to your north is the funhouse, standing ominous and decaying
Floyd | in the autumn sun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the east-west path of the carnival's main thoroughfare.  To
Floyd | your north is the House of Mirrors.  You can cut across to the
Floyd | north-south part of the thoroughfare by heading southwest.  To the
Floyd | southeast is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of laughter from somewhere, but it is a mirthless,
Floyd | chilling sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the carnival's main thoroughfare running east to west.  To
Floyd | your north is a large building with a detailed sign stating Tunnel
Floyd | of Terrors and to your south is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell a pungent smell of burning meat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare.  Here, it turns.  You can
Floyd | head west toward most of the booths and tents or you can head
Floyd | southeast where you can see a swan pond and a number of other
Floyd | buildings.  In the distance there, you can see the roller-coaster and
Floyd | ferris wheel, among other attractions.  To the immediate north is a
Floyd | Parisian theater, where silent films are shown, no doubt.  To the
Floyd | southwest is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a scream in the distance; perhaps from one of the rides.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  North of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of Swan Pond
Floyd | This is the northern edge of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  The
Floyd | carnival's main thoroughfare is to the northwest.  You can walk around
Floyd | the pond to the southeast or southwest.  The men's restroom building
Floyd | is to the north and the women's is to the east.  Between them, to the
Floyd | northeast, is a small path leading to the House of Freaks.  To the
Floyd | west is the ice house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Men's Restroom                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Men's Restroom
Floyd | You are in the men's restroom for the carnival.  A long pee trough, of
Floyd | all horrible things, sits against one wall and a single toilet sits in
Floyd | the corner.  They really spared every expense for these accomodations,
Floyd | you think.  A perfectly visible trapdoor leads downward to
Floyd | who-knows-where and the exit back to the park is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Nuncio the Strongman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open trapdoor" 		

Floyd ]  Men's Restroom                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TRAPDOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock trapdoor with men's key" 		

Floyd ]  Men's Restroom                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNLOCK TRAPDOOR WITH MEN'S KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the trapdoor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open trapdoor" 		

Floyd ]  Men's Restroom                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN TRAPDOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the trapdoor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Pump Room                                            Underground
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Pump Room
Floyd | This is some sort of pump room where plumbing and pipes seem to work
Floyd | on flushing the sewage from the room above.  Where it goes, you cannot
Floyd | say.  Passages lead northeast, northwest, southwest,  and south.  You
Floyd | see a trapdoor open above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the chamber is a dark figure.  As you look closer, you see
Floyd | it is a rotting corpse, yet it peers at you with eyes that are
Floyd | definitely alive. . .somewhat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hideous zombie seems barely aware of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "woot."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Men's Restroom                                       Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Men's Restroom
Floyd | You are in the men's restroom for the carnival.  A long pee trough, of
Floyd | all horrible things, sits against one wall and a single toilet sits in
Floyd | the corner.  They really spared every expense for these accomodations,
Floyd | you think.  A perfectly visible trapdoor leads downward to
Floyd | who-knows-where and the exit back to the park is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Nuncio the Strongman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nuncio the Strongman goes south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "Ack. Been there."
		dhakajack says, "Well, I think I need to wrap up. Shall we call it a day? I think we were close to the end, but not sure how to get to the last scene."
		DavidW asks, "we could check his office again?"
		dhakajack says, "sure"
		DavidW says, "Possibly we failed to trip some trigger and we can't finish."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  North of Swan Pond                                   Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | North of Swan Pond
Floyd | This is the northern edge of a natural looking swan pond.  It was
Floyd | installed in the center of the park as if the park was built around
Floyd | it.  True to its name, swans lazily drift about on its surface.  The
Floyd | carnival's main thoroughfare is to the northwest.  You can walk around
Floyd | the pond to the southeast or southwest.  The men's restroom building
Floyd | is to the north and the women's is to the east.  Between them, to the
Floyd | northeast, is a small path leading to the House of Freaks.  To the
Floyd | west is the ice house.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Nuncio the Strongman here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare.  Here, it turns.  You can
Floyd | head west toward most of the booths and tents or you can head
Floyd | southeast where you can see a swan pond and a number of other
Floyd | buildings.  In the distance there, you can see the roller-coaster and
Floyd | ferris wheel, among other attractions.  To the immediate north is a
Floyd | Parisian theater, where silent films are shown, no doubt.  To the
Floyd | southwest is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a balloon float off in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the carnival's main thoroughfare running east to west.  To
Floyd | your north is a large building with a detailed sign stating Tunnel
Floyd | of Terrors and to your south is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | A black cat runs by, crossing your path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the east-west path of the carnival's main thoroughfare.  To
Floyd | your north is the House of Mirrors.  You can cut across to the
Floyd | north-south part of the thoroughfare by heading southwest.  To the
Floyd | southeast is a dunk-a-clown booth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the northern end of the carnival's main thoroughfare where it
Floyd | turns to the east.  To the south, the thoroughfare stretches with the
Floyd | road flanking its western side and a line of tents, buildings, and
Floyd | booths lining the east side.  To the east, the thoroughfare continues
Floyd | deeper into the carnival grounds.  To the southeast is a baseball toss
Floyd | booth and to your north is the funhouse, standing ominous and decaying
Floyd | in the autumn sun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Marvin has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is near the northern end of the carnival's main thoroughfare,
Floyd | running north and south.  You can cut across to where the thoroughfare
Floyd | turns by heading northeast.  The western border is the road back to
Floyd | town and the eastern border is flanked with buildings, tents, and
Floyd | booths.  To your immediate east is a booth with a sign hanging above
Floyd | it stating Baseball Toss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north to south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a tent with a sign hanging above the entrance stating Fortune
Floyd | Teller.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of laughter from somewhere, but it is a mirthless,
Floyd | chilling sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north and south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a small building with a sign on the door reading Manager's
Floyd | Office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to door" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN TO DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't hear anyone inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | A black cat runs by, crossing your path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Manager's Office                                     Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Manager's Office
Floyd | The interior of this cottage-like building is nicely decorated.  A
Floyd | large desk for the manager sits near a fabric sofa.  A first-aid
Floyd | cabinet, clearly marked with a red cross, is attached to one wall.
Floyd | The only exit is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north and south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a small building with a sign on the door reading Manager's
Floyd | Office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Don't know where Janice disappeared to. She was almost just a stick with a name when I tested the game."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north to south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a tent with a sign hanging above the entrance stating Fortune
Floyd | Teller.
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell a pungent smell of burning meat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Fortune Teller's Tent                                Interior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You make your way inside the tent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fortune Teller's Tent
Floyd | This is a gaudy, theatrically decorated gypsy tent smelling of incense
Floyd | and cigarette smoke.  Glass baubles dangle and an enshrouded table
Floyd | holds a large crystal ball.  The tent's exit is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on one side of the crystal ball is a woman, dressed as a
Floyd | gypsy, and smoking a cigarette.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You exit the flap of the tent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | You are on the carnival's main thoroughfare, running north to south.
Floyd | The western border is the road back to town and the eastern border is
Floyd | flanked with buildings, tents, and booths.  To your immediate east is
Floyd | a tent with a sign hanging above the entrance stating Fortune
Floyd | Teller.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Thoroughfare                                         Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thoroughfare
Floyd | This is near the northern end of the carnival's main thoroughfare,
Floyd | running north and south.  You can cut across to where the thoroughfare
Floyd | turns by heading northeast.  The western border is the road back to
Floyd | town and the eastern border is flanked with buildings, tents, and
Floyd | booths.  To your immediate east is a booth with a sign hanging above
Floyd | it stating Baseball Toss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Baseball Toss Booth                                  Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Baseball Toss Booth
Floyd | You stand before a baseball toss booth on the thoroughfare.  In it, a
Floyd | carny stands before a wall of cheap stuffed animals and novelty gifts.
Floyd | Before the wall of prizes is a table with bottles stacked on each
Floyd | other.  Carnival-goers try to pitch baseballs to knock over the
Floyd | bottles to win the prizes.  The main thoroughfare can be easily
Floyd | reached to the west and the fun house stands to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the sound of laughter from somewhere, but it is a mirthless,
Floyd | chilling sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Baseball Toss Booth                                  Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO CARNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You say hello to 'Sparrow' Gubatosi.
Floyd |
Floyd | (You could ask him about himself, the incidents, Wilberforce Wyatt or
Floyd | Jonathan Boom.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask sparrow about wyatt" 		

Floyd ]  Baseball Toss Booth                                  Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SPARROW ABOUT WYATT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask gubatosi about wyatt" 		

Floyd ]  Baseball Toss Booth                                  Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUBATOSI ABOUT WYATT
Floyd |
Floyd | "What can you tell me of Wyatt?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "He's an alright boss.  What do you want to know?" he asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, I guess I'm looking to find out how legit this guy is.  I mean,
Floyd | his carnival is starting to get some really bad attention." you
Floyd | explain.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes." the carny suddenly seems to get a little angry, but you're not
Floyd | sure at what, "I told him we don't want no bad press or attention." he
Floyd | says under his breath.  "You wanna throw a damn ball or what?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask him about himself" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HIM ABOUT HIMSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's this?  Some sort of ball toss booth?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sinister-looking carny stares at you like you're insane for a
Floyd | moment.  "Wanna try?" he finally asks, holding out a baseball for you.

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Baseball Toss Booth                                  Exterior
Floyd | moment.  "Wanna try?" he finally asks, holding out a baseball for you.
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | "Gimme the thing." you snatch the ball out of his hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x game" 		

Floyd ]  Baseball Toss Booth                                  Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GAME
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x booth" 		

Floyd ]  Baseball Toss Booth                                  Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOTH
Floyd |
Floyd | A carny stands before a wall of cheap stuffed animals and novelty
Floyd | gifts and before the wall of prizes is a table with bottles stacked on
Floyd | each other.
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell hot dogs for a brief moment, but then it goes away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw ball at bottles" 		

Floyd ]  Baseball Toss Booth                                  Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BALL AT BOTTLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You furiously throw the baseball at the stacked bottles and they
Floyd | explode apart from each other.  You even hear an onlooker say "Whoah".
Floyd | The carny replaces the stacked bottles and throws you a kewpie doll.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Get outta my face, mister." he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a balloon float off in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x kewpie" 		

Floyd ]  Baseball Toss Booth                                  Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KEWPIE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's like a naked cupid or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | You smell a pungent smell of burning meat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask carny about incidents" 		

Floyd ]  Baseball Toss Booth                                  Exterior
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CARNY ABOUT INCIDENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I suppose you don't know anything about the recent grisly incidents
Floyd | here at your fine park, do you?" you say, already knowing the answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You hit the nail on the head, mister."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		dhakajack says, "I've got to get going -- enjoyed playing & hope to be back on CF intermittently- Ciao."
		DavidW says, "sure. see you"
dhakajack goes home. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cfdc" 		

Floyd ]  Baseball Toss Booth                                  Exterior
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Are we done?"
		pollux says, "I don't think anyone else is around."
		DavidW says, "okay. I'll tell Floyd to quit. Thanks."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

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?" 		DavidW says, "Shame. I wanted to see how that game ends."
		pollux says, "Same here."
		DavidW says, "It has a lot of interesting ingredients, but it never seems to combine into a coherent whole."
		Ellison says, "I'd like to see MTW change up his conversation system some. I like ASK/TELL fine but it really needs an 'available topics' mechanic when you have a bunch of NPCs with limited things to talk about"



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Whom The Telling Changed by Aaron A. Reed
As played on ifMUD on March 16, 2014 (First Play-Through)

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 ClubFloyd's first play-through of Whom The Telling Changed written by Aaron A. Reed. [Note: ClubFloyd's second play-through happened a week later, and that transcript can be found here.] It was released in 2005. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting IFDB.

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

		katie-paquette says, "Hi, clubfloyd I'm back."
		Jacqueline says, "Hi. I think we have 15 minutes still. And I think we'll have to have a discussion about what to play today. Is there a game you'd like to suggest to the group?"
		katie-paquette says, "Okay But my braillenote apex says it's 10:45 A.M. which is 11:45 A.M. eastern. I thought we started at 11:30 eastern."
dddddd arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Tigrita asks, "have we played Whom The Telling Changed?"
		Jacqueline says, "No, we start at noon Eastern."
		Jacqueline says (to Tigrita), "No, we haven't, actually."
		Tigrita asks, "i started that but only got a few turns in, how about it?"
		Jacqueline says (to Tigrita), "I think it's an excellent recommendation. We'll see how many others haven't played it, but given that you and I have not, that's somewhat promising."
		Tigrita says, "note from someone who's played a few turns- it might be nice to stop and discuss the first few choices"
		maga says, "hunh, that's on my wishlist also"
		Jacqueline says, "So we would need a driver, that's fine."
		Jacqueline asks (of maga), "OMG. Does this mean you might actually JOIN us?"
maga arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline falls over.
Tigrita arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		maga says, "I'm going to need more tea"
		Tigrita asks, "who wants to drive?"
		Jacqueline says, "I can. We still have a couple of minutes until ClubFloyd time, though."
		Jacqueline says, "(Top of the hour.)"
Jacqueline hollers, "This morning ClubFloyd, having played all the playable Xyzzy stuff, is going to play For Whom the Telling Changed, by Sir Aaron A. Reed." 		
Jearl arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
DavidW arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Jacqueline says, "Hellooooo, everyone." 		Jacqueline says, "Hellooooo, everyone."
		Tigrita exclaims, "hellooooo, jacq!"
		DavidW wipes sleep from eyes.
		Jacqueline asks, "So, a few of us want to play For Whom the Telling Changed, so that's what's happening. David & Jearl, have you two played it?"
Jearl says, "ahoy" 		
katie-paquette arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jearl says, "I don't think so"
Zach arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Zach says, "Hey boys and girls"
		DavidW says, "I remember the first bit of it. I don't remember if I finished it or not. Probably I did with a poor ending."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. So, I will drive. If you have suggestions for what I commands I should type, we'll discuss them on the channel first."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask forwhomthetellingchanged" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |          "He found the knowledge at the heart of the
Floyd | universe;
Floyd |          Returned, and cut his story into stone..."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                   -- The Epic Of Gilgamesh

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |            W H O M   T H E   T E L L I N G   C H A N G E D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                            By Aaron A. Reed
Floyd |
Floyd |                               Release 2
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                      (Press any key to continue)

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, it's called Whom the Telling Changed, not For Whom. Oops."
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like instructions?>

		Jacqueline asks, "Do we want instructions?"
		DavidW says, "you might want, yes"
		Jacqueline asks, "Tigrita, do you remember if it's special stuff or just standard IF stuff?"
		Tigrita says, "there's a bit about emphasized words"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd | Would you like instructions?>
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | I am your eyes and hands within the story. Direct me with commands
Floyd | such as EXAMINE THE BAG, GO OUTSIDE, LISTEN, or FIGHT HIM. Single word
Floyd | shorthand like FIGHT or BAG will often suffice. Some single words will
Floyd | be highlighted to bring them to your attention. Type them to
Floyd | shape the story to your will; some of the possible choices will be
Floyd | seen in the header bar above. Time only advances when you give a
Floyd | command or type LISTEN, which it is sometimes wise to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | Other useful commands include REPEAT, to remember what was recently
Floyd | said; STORY to see the choices you have made; INVENTORY to see what
Floyd | you are holding; WAIT to let the time pass; UNDO to take back your
Floyd | last turn; and GREET, MOCK, PRAISE, TALK TO or ASK ABOUT to interact
Floyd | with characters.
Floyd |
Floyd | More information about this story is available by typing ABOUT.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press any key to continue.

		DavidW says, "The game is supposed to be accessible to new players of IF, since it was an installation piece, iirc."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, yeah, we needed to read that."
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Press any key to continue.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Whom The Telling Changed' makes use of emphasized words to
Floyd | indicate useful options to pursue. Typing one of these words helps to
Floyd | advance the story in the direction you desire. Please choose a style
Floyd | of emphasis which displays clearly on your interpreter:
Floyd |
Floyd | 1) The emphasized words appear in this fashion.
Floyd | 2) The emphasized words appear in this fashion.
Floyd | 3) The EMPHASIZED words appear in THIS fashion.
Floyd | 4) The emphasized words appear in this fashion.
Floyd | 5) Emphasis off.
Floyd |
Floyd | Select a number>

		Jacqueline asks, "So, 3, right?"
		DavidW says, "yes, I think so."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd | Select a number>
Floyd |
Floyd | Style SET. You may change this setting using the STYLE command.
Floyd |
Floyd | Note that you are not limited to typing emphasized words to interact
Floyd | with the story. Other actions may be open to you at any time.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Press any key to begin.

		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The people have always gathered on moonless nights to hear the
Floyd | telling, since the time of your ancestors' ancestors. The heat of the
Floyd | fire and the glow in the storyteller's eyes make the past present, and
Floyd | the path to the future clear. Tonight the stars are bright, but the
Floyd | minds of your people are troubled. May the words of the telling guide
Floyd | your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | -----------
Floyd |
Floyd | The walls of your tent glow yellow in the lamplight, your simple
Floyd | possessions casting flickering shadows on the wall. A straw bed; some
Floyd | skins of water, oil, and wine; a small, guttering lamp--it is simple,
Floyd | but it is enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | The symbol of your occupation hangs from the central support of the
Floyd | tent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Tigrita asks, "take symbol?"
		maga says, "x symbol"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I'm thinking examine."
		DavidW asks, "ah, but which is your symbol?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x symbol" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SYMBOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the medicine bag or the copper dagger?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga exclaims (at DW), "quick, to the men's toilets!"
		Jacqueline says, "hm"
		Jacqueline says (to maga), "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I'm inclined to say medicine bag."
		Tigrita says, "that works"
		Jearl says, "sure"
		maga says, "stabby stabby"
		Jacqueline says (to maga), "Sorry. We will heal the stab wounds, not create them."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "medicine bag" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEDICINE BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | A small leather medicine pouch hangs from a long strap, bulging with
Floyd | curative herbs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Take it?"
		maga says, "sure"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or do people want me to examine the dagger, too?"
		Tigrita says, "why not check it out"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x dagger" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | This copper dagger is as long as your forearm, with a round pommel and
Floyd | hardened leather grip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Dang"
		Jacqueline says, "Not THAT'S a dagger."
		Jacqueline says, "er, Now."
		Jacqueline says, "Darn it."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I want to take the medicine bag."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take bag" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | The leather strap feels cool and familiar in your hands as you take
Floyd | your medicine bag down from its place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "aww, but I wanna be Chalcolithic Dundee"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder what happens if we take both."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take dagger" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE DAGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully take your lover's weapon down from the wall and study it
Floyd | thoughtfully for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Ah."
two-star arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
		Jacqueline says, "You all had me under the impression that we needed a driver, and I guess maybe for that we did."
		Jacqueline says, "I was going to just examine the other stuff in the tent next."
		maga says, "also X ME, I"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, yeah. And those."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a healer, nothing more. These have always been your people,
Floyd | and you have always been theirs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying your lover's copper dagger, your medicine bag and the
Floyd | storyteller's feathered circlet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x circlet" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CIRCLET
Floyd |
Floyd | Countless weeks were spent collecting the delicate feathers and
Floyd | weaving them together to make this circlet. It is light as air in your
Floyd | hands, and seems to glow in the lamplight.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lowered voices speak softly from somewhere outside your tent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Tigrita says, "there are a few more choices but i don't think they're quite as important"
		Jearl says, "huh, why do we have that"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp crackles softly as it burns. Somewhere distant is the sound
Floyd | of muffled voices.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | A simple bed of furs and straw.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette asks, "Examine me? or inventory?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | This small oil lamp is made from cured hide and a reed wick. You made
Floyd | many of these from the sheepskins you traded the merchants for last
Floyd | moon. The small flame glows brightly, leaving dancing black streaks in
Floyd | your eyes if you look straight at it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to katie), "Those are good commands, yes. Are you on a reader, or your braillenote? You seem to be lagging a bit."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take water and wine" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WATER AND WINE
Floyd |
Floyd | [You can't use multiple objects with that verb in this game.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | [You can't use multiple objects with that verb in this game.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline says, "No, of course you probably can't use all with take in this game."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take water" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | Water for your hands, oil for your lamp, wine for your thirst. You
Floyd | need none of them now, but knowing they are there brings comfort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh. Okay."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, go outside to better hear the voices?"
		Jearl says, "yeah"
		Zach says, "But, but, dirty hands..."
		maga says, "sure, out"
Allen arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You step outside into the warm night air.
Floyd |
Floyd | It has been night for many hours, but the air is still warm, and the
Floyd | stars are a million brilliant fires above you. Nearby are the vague
Floyd | outlines of your neighbors' tents, but on this moonless night only the
Floyd | distant glow of the fire pit seems truly alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the darkness a few feet away, Sihan and Saiph talk quietly in
Floyd | strained tones.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach, your enemy grows silent. Your love turns to you with
Floyd | a look of relief and reaches out a hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "so let's examine everyone"
Tigrita says (to x), "saiph" 		
Tigrita says (to floyd), "x saiph" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SAIPH
Floyd |
Floyd | Saiph has his father's tall strength and the bearing of a leader. His
Floyd | grace and bold demeanor draw others to him, though few know of his
Floyd | quiet and gentle side underneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, we don't need a driver now, you don't think, Tigrita?"
		DavidW says, "oh, we do. This is another choice, like bag and dagger."
		Roger says, "Ha, a FEW FEET away? I hope it's in an absurdly-loud stage whisper too"
Tigrita says (to floyd), "x sihan" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SIHAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Sihan is beautiful; you have always thought so, as have many others.
Floyd | Her long black hair seems to swallow up her face in the dark of night.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jearl says, "kinda want to go right to MOCK ENEMY, though I'm sure it's too early for that"
		katie-paquette exclaims, "Geesh you all are fast!"
		Tigrita says, "being inclined towards gentlemen, i vote to take saiph's hand"
		Jacqueline says (to katie), "We're actually going pretty slowly today. A screen reader could probably keep up with it, if you have one."
Fido arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Olly arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline says, "I'm fine with Saiph."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take saiph's hand" 		

Floyd ]    enemy
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SAIPH'S HAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You clasp Saiph's strong hand and turn to Sihan with a frown.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What business have you here?" you ask her coldly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sihan tosses her hair and fixes her sharp gaze on you. "I came to see
Floyd | if Saiph is truly a man of action and not only of words," she says
Floyd | levelly. "But I see that, like you, he is counted among the cowards
Floyd | and the weaklings. I have no more to say." She turns and vanishes into
Floyd | the darkness without a sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "oh he's a man of action all right"
Tigrita says (to floyd), "talk to saiph" 		

Floyd ]    night  telling  newcomers  enemy
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO SAIPH
Floyd |
Floyd | "I care for you more than you know," you say, kissing Saiph on the
Floyd | cheek.
Floyd |
Floyd | Saiph frowns. "Her heart clamors for war with these NEWCOMERS," your
Floyd | lover says, "and was upset to find I do not share her views. We shall
Floyd | see if your ENEMY has better luck at the TELLING." He looks up to the
Floyd | stars, and adds, "It is a good NIGHT for it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, I'm glad we didn't choose Sihan. She's a meanie."
		Tigrita says, "ok, now we can type emphasized words to talk about those, i think"
		Jearl says, "hmm, that 'enemy' thing looked like a tag, like we can change people's attitudes in the game"
		maga says (to Jacqueline), "almost certainly she became a meanie because we didn't go out with her"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, yes."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "newcomers" 		

Floyd ]    night  telling  fires  enemy
Floyd |
Floyd | > NEWCOMERS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Have you heard the news?" he asks. "Young Ada found traces of a camp
Floyd | less than an hour's walk from here, and more than half a day from
Floyd | their FIRES in the valley. SIHAN and her friends are already
Floyd | sharpening their spears and preparing for war," he says darkly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jearl says, "oh, never mind, it's a topics list"
		Zach says, "Aww, they're just newbies"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enemy" 		

Floyd ]    night  telling  fires
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENEMY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sihan has been asking all the warriors to support her plan to attack
Floyd | the newcomers," your love says. "She is convinced they are planning to
Floyd | murder us all in our beds at any moment. She is so sure of herself;
Floyd | how nice it must be to have such conviction in one's own superiority."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "telling" 		
maga says (to Floyd), "telling" 		

Floyd ]    night  fires
Floyd |
Floyd | > TELLING
Floyd |
Floyd | "It is almost time," your love says seriously. "I wonder, what story
Floyd | will we hear tonight? The people are buzzing about the newcomers;
Floyd | perhaps the teller's story will be about them."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]    night  fires
Floyd |
Floyd | > TELLING
Floyd |
Floyd | The time is not right to speak about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I realize we may not need a driver right now, but if we all start typing it may go way too fast."
Tigrita says (to floyd), "fires" 		

Floyd ]    night
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIRES
Floyd |
Floyd | "The moon has waxed and grown small again since they arrived," Saiph
Floyd | murmurs, holding you tightly. "Why don't they come to us? Why do they
Floyd | hide when we send our emissaries? They must know the unrest they're
Floyd | causing in us."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "night" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > NIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | Saiph points up at the night sky. "See how bright the stars are," he
Floyd | says, "as if the gods themselves gather round our fire to hear the
Floyd | teller's story."
Floyd |
Floyd | Saiph glances towards the fire pit and takes his dagger from you,
Floyd | sliding it into its familiar place at his waist. "Let us join the
Floyd | gathering and hear the story," your love says lightly, and turns to
Floyd | the FIRE at the center of the village.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sihan" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIHAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The time is not right to speak about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hey, Olly"
		Olly says, "Hi."
		maga asks, "look?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | It has been night for many hours, but the air is still warm, and the
Floyd | stars are a million brilliant fires above you. Nearby are the vague
Floyd | outlines of your neighbors' tents, but on this moonless night only the
Floyd | distant glow of the fire pit seems truly alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your beloved gazes up at the stars.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, head in to the fire?"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fire" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk to the firepit with Saiph, and friends and neighbors greet
Floyd | you with a nod or quiet word.
Floyd |
Floyd | Always the fire pit is the center of the village, and always the
Floyd | people gather there. Faint smells of tonight's great feast still
Floyd | linger, but the fire now smolders low, only a shadow of its roaring
Floyd | fierceness at sunset.
Floyd |
Floyd | Isi and Nabu stand near the fire, along with a growing crowd. Saiph
Floyd | stands near your side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x isi" 		maga says, "okay, who're this lot"

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ISI
Floyd |
Floyd | Isi's long black hair is white now, and her soft skin is loose and
Floyd | wrinkled, but her eyes have grown sharper with each passing year. Your
Floyd | father's sister sees more than most; the truth behind deceit and the
Floyd | sadness behind smiles. Her eyes sparkle as they meet yours, and she
Floyd | gives you a tiny nod.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette says, "I'm on my braillenote. I'm sorry if I am going slower than you all, but I promise I'll catch up."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x nabu" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NABU
Floyd |
Floyd | Your father's brother Nabu has never been good with a spear, but there
Floyd | is a warrior somewhere inside him that the wise respect more than the
Floyd | strongest man in the village. He is short and stern; quiet, but clever
Floyd | and collected. He is old, now, but his spirit is as strong as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, our aunt and our uncle."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x crowd" 		

Floyd ]    storyteller
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CROWD
Floyd |
Floyd | They have always been your people since you were a child, and each of
Floyd | their faces are known to you. Some are friends, some are relatives,
Floyd | some you know little and some you know better than you might wish. But
Floyd | they are all your people.
Floyd |
Floyd | Saiph places a hand on your shoulder. "Go on, my love," he says
Floyd | softly. "Give the circlet of office to the STORYTELLER. It is time."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "dammit, now I'll have The Mighty Boosh earwormed all day"
pollux arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline says (to maga), "Congratulations. I hate you now."
		Roger says, "Ohho; that's an interesting twist."
Tigrita says (to floyd), "storyteller" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > STORYTELLER
Floyd |
Floyd | "The storyteller awaits," Saiph says. "The telling cannot begin until
Floyd | the teller's circlet has been gifted."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly, perhaps fortunately, isn't familiar with The Mighty Boosh.
		Roger says, "If it does in fact imply that you got adopted while young at some point."
		Jacqueline says, "So, I wonder if we could just wear the circlet ourselves."
		DavidW asks, "I suppose the storyteller could be any of the four? Or ourselves?"
		Tigrita exclaims, "try it!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wear circlet" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR CIRCLET
Floyd |
Floyd | No; you are not the storyteller.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Anti-climax."
		Jacqueline says, "Sad trombone."
		Roger says, "You can't handle the story. I deride your story-telling abilities."
		Jacqueline cries.
		maga says, "whom the telling burned"
		Jacqueline says, "I say we give it to our Aunt who knows the sadness behind smiles."
		Jacqueline says (to maga), "haha"
		DavidW says, "coo coo kachew"
		Olly says, "I agree."
		Jacqueline says (to DavidW), "Congratulations. Now I hate you, too."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give circlet to isi" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE CIRCLET TO ISI
Floyd |
Floyd | You approach your aunt Isi and hand the circlet to the white-haired
Floyd | old woman. She takes it delicately, eyeing the craftsmanship, and then
Floyd | looks up at you and smiles warmly. Carefully, she lifts it up to her
Floyd | old head--and now before you is no longer your father's sister, but
Floyd | the storyteller... a role she has taken every new moon for many years.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "listen?"
		Tigrita says, "sure"
		Jacqueline says, "This game is quite serene. I wonder if here in a second newcomers with spears are going to burst onto the scene."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | A bat circles above the fire for a moment, then swoops away.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sihan approaches the far side of the fire and greets some friends
Floyd | warmly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says (to Jacq), "if you choose the dagger it turns into Stab Mute: The Stabbening"
		Zach says, "When it does, it'll be calmly narrated by our aunt."
		Jacqueline says (to Zach), "Probably."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to sihan" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO SIHAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sihan," you call across the fire. "Can we not hear the story as
Floyd | friends?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Sihan snorts. "That is unlikely," she says, "unless you have come to
Floyd | your senses and accepted the need for defense." Sihan turns away with
Floyd | contempt and laughs with her friends, but you catch a guarded glance
Floyd | thrown your way a moment later.
Floyd |
Floyd | Saiph kisses your cheek. "May the story bring you what you seek," he
Floyd | whispers, then slips into the crowd. Your beloved has always liked to
Floyd | hear the stories by himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Beloved!"
		Zach sobs
		Jacqueline says, "Meh"
		Olly asks, "What's the name of this game?"
		Jacqueline says, "Whom the Telling Changed."
		Zach looks for cuties in the crowd
		Jacqueline says, "So, now the enemies will come and we'll be separated from our love and things will end less than ideally."
		Jacqueline says, "That is my prediction."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | A bat circles above the fire for a moment, then swoops away.
Floyd |
Floyd | The murmurings of the people die away as the storyteller rises to her
Floyd | feet and raises two bony hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]    yes  no
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | It is strangely quiet around the fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | The storyteller shouts, "In this time of darkness the people gather
Floyd | for the telling. Will the people hear?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "So the strangers are enemies already?"
		Jacqueline says, "YES"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, wait. No."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, maybe."
		Jacqueline asks, "I guess we say 'yes'?"
		maga says, "the game will detect #clubfloyd chatter and respond to your word-choices if you don't watch out"
		DavidW says, "I think Batman and I will race to the men''s room now."
		Jacqueline says (to maga), "Nah, I think this was written before Aaron was bit by the radioactive spider of interactive fictioness."
Tigrita says (to floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | You call out your response along with many others.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd cries out with one voice, "The people are ready." The teller
Floyd | bows humbly, accepting the people's blessing, then straightens with
Floyd | the hint of a smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tonight," she says, "we shall hear an old, old story, from days long
Floyd | ago when great cities and mighty kings ruled this land. May you find
Floyd | in the story that which you seek."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]    uruk  wall  temple  tablet  gilgamesh
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | A bat circles above the fire for a moment, then swoops away.
Floyd |
Floyd | The storyteller lifts her hands in invocation. "Our story begins," she
Floyd | says quietly, "in the far-off city of URUK. Uruk of the broad streets,
Floyd | Uruk of the mighty WALLS. Can you see them, gleaming in the desert
Floyd | heat?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller gestures into the night, and in your mind the walls come
Floyd | alive, shimmering in the desert air.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Come," she continues, "cross the ancient threshold, walk the streets
Floyd | and orchards and markets. Walk the streets and climb the great stone
Floyd | steps to the TEMPLE. Climb the steps and find the box of burnished
Floyd | copper. Find the box and undo the lock and draw out the great TABLET
Floyd | of deep blue stone. Draw out the tablet and read of Uruk's king,
Floyd | Uruk's pride, Uruk's greatest hero. Hear of the trials of GILGAMESH."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tigrita says (to floyd), "gilgamest" 		

Floyd ]    uruk  wall  temple  tablet  gilgamesh
Floyd |
Floyd | > GILGAMEST
Floyd |
Floyd | [Things to try:  LOOK | LOOK AT | GO | TALK TO | GREET | ATTACK | TAKE
Floyd | | TOUCH | HEAL | LISTEN | PRAISE | MOCK | STORY | UNDO | or an
Floyd | EMPHASIZED word. For more detailed instructions, type INFO]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "hey, lady, one command at a time"
		Jacqueline says, "Golly."
		Jacqueline says, "So, the things in the story come to life in our imagination and we can do those things, I guess."
		Olly steals the plant of immortality.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at temple" 		

Floyd ]    uruk  wall  temple  tablet  gilgamesh
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK AT TEMPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | [I'm not sure what you are referring to.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Or not"
maga says (to Floyd), "temple" 		

Floyd ]    uruk  wall  tablet  gilgamesh
Floyd |
Floyd | > TEMPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | "The great temple of Inanna: what did it look like?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mighty and tall and grand and proud," the teller replies, "so fine
Floyd | that Inanna herself dwelt there instead of in her heavenly palace.
Floyd | Inanna, goddess of warfare, goddess of lust, dwelt often in URUK
Floyd | herself."
Floyd |
Floyd | Sihan's eyes stare deeply at you. You return her stare and for a
Floyd | moment a flicker of some vanishing emotion touches her face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger exclaims, "Okay someone yell out an occupation! Okay I heard 'gatherer'!"
		Jacqueline says, "Why did that-- oh, because Tigrita mistyped Gilgamesh."
		Tigrita says, "i like a dictionary"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "temple" 		

Floyd ]    uruk  wall  tablet  inspire  question
Floyd |
Floyd | > TEMPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is no longer the right time to make that part of the story.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sihan smiles broadly. "Ah, good!" she says, "a story of my ancestor
Floyd | Gilgamesh. There, there was a true hero to INSPIRE the people in
Floyd | troubled times."
Floyd |
Floyd | Some in the crowd murmur in excitement, but older faces look as if
Floyd | they QUESTION Sihan's claim of lineage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Tigrita says (to floyd), "question" 		

Floyd ]    aruru  adad  shamash  man
Floyd |
Floyd | > QUESTION
Floyd |
Floyd | You snort and raise your voice. "So it is Gilgamesh you descend from
Floyd | now, is it Sihan?" you say derisively. "Last moon it was Sargon of
Floyd | Akkad, was it not?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A few near you snicker as Sihan flushes furiously, then she turns away
Floyd | from you with cold disdain.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller continues. "MIGHTY was Gilgamesh, a lord among lords.
Floyd | Mighty is he who both leads the way and guards the rear. Mighty is he
Floyd | who both crashes like a wave and shelters the weak. Gilgamesh was
Floyd | tall, strong, bearded, a roaring bull among his people. ARURU, mother
Floyd | of the Earth, gave him his form, and ADAD the Storm gave him courage,
Floyd | and SHAMASH the Sun gave him beauty--but," the teller's piercing eyes
Floyd | fixate on the crowd, "he was still a MAN, nonetheless."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "aruru" 		

Floyd ]    adad  shamash  man
Floyd |
Floyd | > ARURU
Floyd |
Floyd | "I would hear more of Aruru," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Lady Aruru," the teller sighs, "Lady of the Gods, Lady of the
Floyd | Foothills, Mother of the Earth, made Gilgamesh as she made the first
Floyd | man long eons ago. She formed an image of Gilgamesh in her mind, took
Floyd | up her clay, and kneaded it, shaped it into Gilgamesh's form. More
Floyd | MIGHTY she made him than a normal man: taller, broader, and stronger."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "adad" 		

Floyd ]    uruk  adad  shamash
Floyd |
Floyd | > ADAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Sihan is speaking before you can react.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How awesome to have such divinity in one's creation," Sihan says.
Floyd | "The people of Uruk were blessed indeed to have such a king to lead
Floyd | them."
Floyd |
Floyd | "And they knew it," says the teller with a twinkle in her eye, "even
Floyd | if they sometimes wished for a leader who provoked awe less
Floyd | frequently."
Floyd |
Floyd | A current of energy runs through a few in the crowd, who mutter
Floyd | affirmation with somber faces. Saiph scowls darkly across the flames.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga asks, "try again?"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, the words in italics in the status bar... are the things we can ask at this time?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "adad" 		

Floyd ]    uruk  dead  companion  trouble
Floyd |
Floyd | > ADAD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Adad, god of storms, blessed mighty Gilgamesh?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "He breathed lightning into the body of Gilgamesh," the teller says
Floyd | powerfully, "Adad of the tempest and the rain. He gave Gilgamesh the
Floyd | spark of courage and the fire of charisma."
Floyd |
Floyd | The telling continues. "With his friend and companion ENKIDU," the
Floyd | storyteller says, "Gilgamesh ruled URUK with a young and prideful
Floyd | heart. But he saw the DEAD and dying in the streets of Uruk, and his
Floyd | mind was TROUBLED."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach had sung the body electric. Unfortunately, your power bill reflects that. 		
Zach has disconnected. 		maga says, "enkidu"
		Roger says, "I wonder if a different storyteller just tells you to shut the hell up"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enkidu" 		

Floyd ]    uruk  dead  made  challenge  united  trouble
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENKIDU
Floyd |
Floyd | "Let us hear more of Gilgamesh's friend Enkidu," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Enkidu the wild man, MADE by the gods to tame unruly Gilgamesh," says
Floyd | the teller, a smile lighting her face. "He lived with the animals in
Floyd | the wild lands till he came to URUK to CHALLENGE Gilgamesh. But their
Floyd | battle UNITED them, and instead of enemies they became closer than
Floyd | friends. Inseparable were Gilgamesh and Enkidu; together they faced
Floyd | all foes and fought all battles."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jearl says, "so, we need to wrestle Sihan"
		Jearl says, "make ready the ritual jello pit"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, anyone can type at this point, I think."
Zach arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
maga says (to Floyd), "united" 		

Floyd ]    uruk  dead  challenge  united  trouble
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNITED
Floyd |
Floyd | Your mouth is already open to respond when Sihan's voice rises above
Floyd | the circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mighty Enkidu was also made by the gods?" Sihan's voice calls from
Floyd | across the circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | "By Aruru," the storyteller says sagely, "By Aruru the Earth mother.
Floyd | The people of Uruk beseeched her to soothe wild Gilgamesh, who day
Floyd | after day came to the young men's homes, fighting and sparring in
Floyd | search of an equal, and night after night came to the young women's
Floyd | beds. The people of Uruk called on Aruru for help, and Enkidu was
Floyd | pinched from Aruru's clay and cast into the wilderness, as strong and
Floyd | mighty as Gilgamesh himself."
Floyd |
Floyd | "How wise the gods are," Sihan says, "to send such magnificent heroes
Floyd | to protect their people."
Floyd |
Floyd | Low muttering comes from across the circle; it seems this has struck a
Floyd | chord with a few.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "united" 		

Floyd ]    shamash  humbaba  cedar  restless  whisper
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNITED
Floyd |
Floyd | "It was battle that united Enkidu and Gilgamesh in friendship, was it
Floyd | not?" you say musingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It is often the way," the teller says, "that two foes may only find
Floyd | kinship through the bitterest battles. But perhaps," she adds humbly,
Floyd | "this is only the way in stories."
Floyd |
Floyd | The storyteller continues. "One night," she says, "as Gilgamesh knelt
Floyd | in prayer, SHAMASH, god of the sun, came down to whisper in his ear.
Floyd | Shamash WHISPERED to Gilgamesh of a far off place called the Cedar
Floyd | Forest, where dwelt the demon HUMBABA. Shamash whispered that he who
Floyd | could defeat Humbaba would gain fame greater than any man. He who
Floyd | could chop down the tallest CEDAR and defeat Humbaba the guardian
Floyd | would gain everlasting fame. He would burn in the minds of men
Floyd | forever. He would never be forgotten. And the heart of Gilgamesh
Floyd | became RESTLESS."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette says, "I have a dictionary on my braillenote."
		DavidW says, "I wish the lover and enemy names were distinctive instead of so similar. I can't remember properly which is which."
		Jacqueline says, "Sihan is the meanie."
		DavidW says, "Only because we chose the other S person."
		Jacqueline says, "Right. I'm just telling you which one is not our lover."
maga says (to Floyd), "whispered" 		

Floyd ]    shamash  humbaba  cedar  restless
Floyd |
Floyd | > WHISPERED
Floyd |
Floyd | "Storyteller," you call out, "did you say that SHAMASH, god of the
Floyd | sun, whispered these words to Gilgamesh?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I did." says the teller.
Floyd |
Floyd | "And why would so mighty a god whisper such a thing?" you ask, turning
Floyd | to the people. "Was he afraid another god would hear? Did Shamash
Floyd | really have the glory of Gilgamesh in mind, or did he hope to use
Floyd | Uruk's king for purposes of his own?"
Floyd |
Floyd | A wave of muttering sweeps over the crowd, but no one comes forward to
Floyd | answer your question.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If we'd picked she-S instead of he-S as our lover, then whats-her-name would be nice and his-whoever-he-is would be the meanie."
		Emily . o O ( billy jean? )
maga says (to Floyd), "restless" 		

Floyd ]    shamash  humbaba  cedar  restless
Floyd |
Floyd | > RESTLESS
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can speak, Sihan steps forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You said King Gilgamesh was restless when he heard Shamash's call,"
Floyd | Sihan says loudly. "And of course he was! What king would not seize a
Floyd | chance for glory, to prove his strength and power? A leader is trebled
Floyd | in stature when admired by the people."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yes, yes, I know."
		Jacqueline says, "I was just reminding you of the name of who we did not pick, that's all."
		Jacqueline says (to Emily), "Billy Jean is not my lover."
		Jacqueline says, "She's just a girl who claims that I am the one."
		DavidW says, "I still find it extremely hard to remember."
maga says (to Floyd), "cedar" 		

Floyd ]    shamash  humbaba  restless
Floyd |
Floyd | > CEDAR
Floyd |
Floyd | "What magic was there in the Cedar Forest that made it special?" you
Floyd | ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Uruk was a land like ours," the teller answers, "where the tree is
Floyd | scarce and the wood is poor. Cedarwood is strong, and beautiful, and
Floyd | pleasant to see and smell, and in those days was valued as gold. In
Floyd | the Cedar Forest far, far away, the cedar trees are so thick you could
Floyd | not see a man a hundred paces away; and so tall you could not see the
Floyd | sky."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says (to DW), "Time for sticky notes!"
Tigrita says, "bye guys" 		
Tigrita mhm and as the years go by/mhm I'll facebook you and sigh/mhm this is goodnight and not goodbye 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restless" 		

Floyd ]    shamash  humbaba  restless  never
Floyd |
Floyd | > RESTLESS
Floyd |
Floyd | Doubtless the heart of Gilgamesh stirred at a chance for glory; but
Floyd | was this Humbaba a VALID opponent?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "humbaba" 		

Floyd ]    shamash  enkidu  guard  defeat
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUMBABA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Humbaba the demon?" you ask. "Why was he so feared?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Humbaba the awful, he of many stories," the teller says. "His breath
Floyd | is a firestorm; his voice is the floodwaters; his jaws are death
Floyd | itself. Horrible to look at is the demon Humbaba, and the few who saw
Floyd | him and survived could not describe his face."
Floyd |
Floyd | The story moves on. "The heart of Gilgamesh burned with the words of
Floyd | SHAMASH," says the teller. "Gilgamesh sought out his friend Enkidu and
Floyd | said to him: 'You came from the wild. My friend, you came from the
Floyd | wild and you know the secret paths of animals. Do you know the way to
Floyd | the Cedar Forest?'
Floyd |
Floyd | "Enkidu SIGHED and his heart grew heavy," says the teller, and then
Floyd | seems to become young and strong as the gruff guise of Enkidu comes
Floyd | over her. "'Yes, I know the way to the Cedar Forest, but it is long
Floyd | and lonely. And what awaits you at its end but the demon Humbaba? The
Floyd | lord of all gods, mighty Enlil, has set him there to GUARD the Cedar
Floyd | Forest. What man or god could DEFEAT him, my brother?'"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga asks, "hmm, does that suggest that we can refute her interpretations by repeating them?"
		Jacqueline says (to maga), "Try"
maga says (to Floyd), "valid" 		

Floyd ]    shamash  guard  defeat
Floyd |
Floyd | > VALID
Floyd |
Floyd | The time is not right to weave that into the story.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Subtle is the art of the storyteller," Sihan says with a smile. "Do
Floyd | you see why Gilgamesh is the leader and Enkidu only a follower? He
Floyd | hesitates in the face of danger; when courage is called for, he backs
Floyd | away. It is Gilgamesh whose bravery will be remembered and loved."
Floyd |
Floyd | People murmur in agreement and nod. The storyteller's eyes sparkle in
Floyd | the firelight, inscrutable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "sighed" 		

Floyd ]    guard  defeat
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIGHED
Floyd |
Floyd | The story has moved on; there are other things to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Shamash himself came down from the realm of the gods to tell
Floyd | Gilgamesh of this?" asks a weatherbeaten farmer. "Why don't I have
Floyd | such luck?" A few of his neighbors chuckle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "defeat" 		

Floyd ]    guard  defeat  hopeless  triumph
Floyd |
Floyd | > DEFEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | If Enkidu wonders whether even a god could triumph, then the fight
Floyd | must be truly HOPELESS--but surely, if any mortal could ever have
Floyd | TRIUMPHED at such a task, it was Gilgamesh?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "triumphed" 		

Floyd ]    brave  weak  gilgamesh  enkidu
Floyd |
Floyd | > TRIUMPHED
Floyd |
Floyd | "What better task for Gilgamesh to take on?" you wonder aloud. "If he
Floyd | succeeds, his people will love him and follow him all the more; and if
Floyd | he fails, his name will live on in death as one who showed no fear."
Floyd |
Floyd | "As it has," the teller says, "though which of those outcomes found
Floyd | Gilgamesh has not yet been told."
Floyd |
Floyd | The telling continues. "GILGAMESH looked at Enkidu with disapproving
Floyd | eyes," continues the teller, who then seems to grow tall and strong.
Floyd | "Is this the brave Enkidu I know?" she asks in the voice of the king.
Floyd | "Is this Enkidu who fought with the wild beasts and once challenged
Floyd | King Gilgamesh himself? Have you traded COURAGE for COWARDICE? Our
Floyd | days are few, and chances for glory far between. Do you not wish to
Floyd | burn forever in the minds of men?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller becomes Enkidu again, and seems to consider the words of
Floyd | Gilgamesh. "'You have set your mind, I see. You will make this QUEST
Floyd | no matter what your friend ENKIDU counsels. Since that is your road, I
Floyd | will go with you. I will guide you on the hidden paths; I will find
Floyd | for you the hidden water; I will help you on your quest for glory.
Floyd | Enkidu will go with you.'"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Olly says, "inkydu"
		Jacqueline says (to inkydu), "Hello."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "courage" 		

Floyd ]    gilgamesh  enkidu
Floyd |
Floyd | > COURAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I would say rather that Enkidu was strong, not cowardly," you say,
Floyd | "to stand against such a man as Gilgamesh. What courage to raise his
Floyd | voice against so mighty and stalwart a man."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "beast-man of Rainier"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enkidu" 		

Floyd ]    gilgamesh  enkidu  weak  friend
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENKIDU
Floyd |
Floyd | You consider Enkidu's response for a moment. Some might call him WEAK
Floyd | for giving in so easily to Gilgamesh... but others would call him a
Floyd | true FRIEND for standing by even though he did not agree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "friend" 		

Floyd ]    gilgamesh
Floyd |
Floyd | > FRIEND
Floyd |
Floyd | "Such is true loyalty," you say, "to stand by a friend and companion
Floyd | no matter what your own thoughts are."
Floyd |
Floyd | "But truer still," calls Saiph unexpectedly, "is the friend who stays
Floyd | true to his own beliefs." Your lover smiles mischievously and fades
Floyd | back into the crowd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "gilgamesh" 		

Floyd ]    gilgamesh  right  people
Floyd |
Floyd | > GILGAMESH
Floyd |
Floyd | Is Gilgamesh RIGHT to set off on this quest for personal glory? Should
Floyd | he rather stay and help the PEOPLE of Uruk?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "find Saiph" 		

Floyd ]    gilgamesh  right  people
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIND SAIPH
Floyd |
Floyd | He is not nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "people" 		

Floyd ]    weapons  sacrifice  silence
Floyd |
Floyd | > PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | "A strange king is Gilgamesh," you say loudly. "He is troubled by the
Floyd | sight of his people, sick and dying, so he leaves them to go on a long
Floyd | quest to distant lands. Would a better king not have stayed behind to
Floyd | help them?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "What help could he have given them?" asks Sihan. "Gilgamesh was not a
Floyd | healer, but a fighter; a warrior. He could best help his people by
Floyd | inspiring them; though I do not expect you to understand." She gives
Floyd | you a tiny, humorless smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | The story continues. "Gilgamesh rejoiced," the teller says, "and
Floyd | summoned the blacksmiths to forge mighty WEAPONS for the companions.
Floyd | He summoned the blacksmiths and summoned the servants to prepare food
Floyd | and supplies. He summoned the servants and summoned the priestesses to
Floyd | make generous SACRIFICES, to ask the gods for good fortune."
Floyd |
Floyd | "When all was ready, Gilgamesh and Enkidu passed through the seven
Floyd | gates of Uruk and set off into the desert. The people watched them
Floyd | go," she says softly, "the people of Uruk in SILENCE watched them go."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette says, "I think I'm going to switch to my computer now."
		Jacqueline says (to katie-pa), "Okay."
maga says (to Floyd), "silence" 		

Floyd ]    weapons  sacrifice  solemn  protest
Floyd |
Floyd | > SILENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sihan is speaking before you can react.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How SOLEMN the folk of Uruk must have been," says Sihan, "to
Floyd | recognize the seriousness of such a moment, and not PROTEST like
Floyd | fearful children."
Floyd |
Floyd | Voices mutter in agreement; for a fair number, this point has touched
Floyd | home.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "protest" 		

Floyd ]    weapons  sacrifice
Floyd |
Floyd | > PROTEST
Floyd |
Floyd | "And why should they not protest?" you respond. "Gilgamesh and Enkidu
Floyd | are leaving on a long and dangerous road, and the people of Uruk have
Floyd | little to gain from their leader's self-centered quest."
Floyd |
Floyd | A voice somewhere behind you calls, "It is true!" and a few nod their
Floyd | heads in agreement.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette asks, "can we save and I'll be in my room in a minute?"
		Roger says, "She turned me into a newt"
		Olly asks (of Roger), "Huh?"
		Jacqueline says (to katie-paq), "How long will you be? We could wait for five minutes."
		DavidW says (to looks), "at Roger, who clearly isn't a newt."
		Jearl says, "sure, let's save"
		Roger says, "Oh just the rabblerowsing crowd reminds me of the Monty Python scene"
		Jacqueline says, "Saving is not a bad idea, sure."
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 ]    weapons  sacrifice
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I could use a short break."
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we take five?"
		Olly nods.
		Jearl says, "yup"
		DavidW says, "Twould give me chance to get coffee."
		katie-paquette says, "Disconnecting now with braillenote. See you all in a sec."
katie-paquette goes home. 		
Emily arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Jacqueline says, "So, I know it is more than five minutes now, but I'd like to give Katie a chance to log back in."
		Jearl says, "yeah, no problem"
		Jacqueline says, "If she's not here at quarter after, though, we'll recommence."
katie-paquette arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jacqueline says, "Welcome back, Katie."
		maga asks, "ready to go?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure I get how we're steering the story."
		katie-paquette says, "I'm back."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "rememb" 		

Floyd ]    weapons  sacrifice
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMEMB
Floyd |
Floyd | [Things to try:  LOOK | LOOK AT | GO | TALK TO | GREET | ATTACK | TAKE
Floyd | | TOUCH | HEAL | LISTEN | PRAISE | MOCK | STORY | UNDO | or an
Floyd | EMPHASIZED word. For more detailed instructions, type INFO]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "story" 		

Floyd ]    weapons  sacrifice
Floyd |
Floyd | > STORY
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a story about a healer in the village who was in love with a
Floyd | strong warrior man, Saiph. On the night of the telling, when the
Floyd | healer's aunt Isi became the teller, their enemy Sihan tried her best
Floyd | to turn the people towards needless war with the outsiders. The healer
Floyd | spoke against this reckless path, but the people heard the words of
Floyd | Sihan more clearly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Not remember... what's the recap verb?"
		Jearl says, "can we do STORY? kinda want to see how that works"
		Jearl says, "timing"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ingo" 		

Floyd ]    weapons  sacrifice
Floyd |
Floyd | > INGO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Things to try:  LOOK | LOOK AT | GO | TALK TO | GREET | ATTACK | TAKE
Floyd | | TOUCH | HEAL | LISTEN | PRAISE | MOCK | STORY | UNDO | or an
Floyd | EMPHASIZED word. For more detailed instructions, type INFO]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "info" 		

Floyd ]    weapons  sacrifice
Floyd |
Floyd | > INFO
Floyd |
Floyd | [I am your eyes and hands within the story. Direct me with commands
Floyd | such as EXAMINE THE BAG, GO OUTSIDE, LISTEN, or FIGHT HIM. Single word
Floyd | shorthand like FIGHT or BAG will often suffice. Some single words will
Floyd | be HIGHLIGHTED to bring them to your attention. Type them to shape the
Floyd | story to your will; some of the possible choices will be seen in the
Floyd | header bar above. Time only advances when you give a command or type
Floyd | LISTEN, which it is sometimes wise to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | Other useful commands include REPEAT, to remember what was recently
Floyd | said; STORY to see the choices you have made; INVENTORY to see what
Floyd | you are holding; WAIT to let the time pass; UNDO to take back your
Floyd | last turn; and GREET, MOCK, PRAISE, TALK TO or ASK ABOUT to interact
Floyd | with characters.
Floyd |
Floyd | More information about this story is available by typing ABOUT.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Repeat was what I was thinking of. Not sure if it's the same as story."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "repeat" 		

Floyd ]    weapons  sacrifice
Floyd |
Floyd | > REPEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The story continues. "Gilgamesh rejoiced," the teller says, "and
Floyd | summoned the blacksmiths to forge mighty WEAPONS for the companions.
Floyd | He summoned the blacksmiths and summoned the servants to prepare food
Floyd | and supplies. He summoned the servants and summoned the priestesses to
Floyd | make generous SACRIFICES, to ask the gods for good fortune."
Floyd |
Floyd | "When all was ready, Gilgamesh and Enkidu passed through the seven
Floyd | gates of Uruk and set off into the desert. The people watched them
Floyd | go," she says softly, "the people of Uruk in silence watched them go."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Olly), "Yeah, I saw your mischannel and agree that if feels like we're losing."
		Jearl asks, "sacrifice?"
maga says (to Floyd), "sacrifices" 		

Floyd ]    mountain  bones  enkidu
Floyd |
Floyd | > SACRIFICES
Floyd |
Floyd | "What were the sacrifices Gilgamesh made to the gods?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "They were many," the teller responds, "and befitting of such a strong
Floyd | king; three fattened oxen and twelve fattened sheep; four golden bowls
Floyd | of honey and five silver bowls of butter. The incense was lit and the
Floyd | prayers were sung; the priestesses sang the prayers while the stars
Floyd | turned above."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hot were the sands of the desert," continues the teller, "hot were
Floyd | the sands and hard was the way. Many BONES of less fortunate
Floyd | travellers marked their journey. But ENKIDU knew the secret paths of
Floyd | the animals and the secret hiding places of water, and the land fell
Floyd | behind them swiftly."
Floyd |
Floyd | "The first MOUNTAIN range they crossed in a day; the first desert and
Floyd | mountain range they crossed in a single day. On the next day they
Floyd | crossed the second desert and the second mountain range; on the next
Floyd | they crossed the third desert and the third mountain range. On the
Floyd | third night they lay down to sleep, utterly exhausted from their
Floyd | journey."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jearl says, "(I'd just tell floyd but I feel like enough people are typing & I don't wan tto step on them"
		Olly says, "Well, and the story summary just told us that right now the story is about us losing."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline asks, "Bones?"
		maga says, "sure"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "bones" 		

Floyd ]    mountain  bones  enkidu
Floyd |
Floyd | > BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | Your mouth is already open to respond when Sihan's voice rises above
Floyd | the circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | "True heroes were Gilgamesh and Enkidu," Sihan says. "They did not
Floyd | stop to pity the dead travellers who did not have the strength to
Floyd | cross the desert. They knew that the weak should not be pitied, for
Floyd | pity saps the strength of strong and weak alike."
Floyd |
Floyd | A young warrior near Sihan places a hand on her shoulder for a moment.
Floyd | Saiph scowls darkly across the flames.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "bones" 		

Floyd ]    mountain  enkidu
Floyd |
Floyd | > BONES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [** Programming error: bones (object number 157) has a property
Floyd | player_asks, but it is longer than 2 bytes so you cannot use "." to
Floyd | read **]
Floyd | "Did the companions not stop to perform burial rites on the bones of
Floyd | those who had died in the desert?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why should they?" says Sihan. "Those who failed the journey were
Floyd | weak, and their fate was decided accordingly. We should not pity the
Floyd | weak."
Floyd | [** Programming error: bones (object number 157) has a property
Floyd | player_asks, but it is longer than 2 bytes so you cannot use "." to
Floyd | read **]
Floyd |
Floyd | [** Programming error: bones (object number 157) has a property
Floyd | player_asks, but it is longer than 2 bytes so you cannot use "." to
Floyd | read **]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | A gust of wind ripples through the grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "GAH"
		maga says, "yie"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "mountain" 		

Floyd ]    god  fell
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Was the crossing of the mountains difficult?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "For the likes of us, perhaps;" says the teller, "certainly for an old
Floyd | bones like me. Great and long the desert ranges ran, with no water or
Floyd | shelter or game on their cruel slopes. But Gilgamesh and Enkidu strode
Floyd | over their slopes without slowing down, though the sweat coursed down
Floyd | their bodies like rain."
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller continues. "In the darkest hour of night Gilgamesh woke
Floyd | with a start and clutched his chest. 'Who walks there?' he gasped.
Floyd | 'Why does my flesh tingle? Has a GOD touched me?' Enkidu heard and
Floyd | awoke, saying, 'Have you dreamt, Gilgamesh? Tell me your DREAM and I
Floyd | will unravel its meaning.'
Floyd |
Floyd | 'I dreamt we walked in a gorge beneath a mighty mountain, you and I,'
Floyd | said Gilgamesh. 'We were like flies beneath its massive bulk. Then,
Floyd | with a rumble, the mountain COLLAPSED on top of us. What is its
Floyd | meaning, my friend?'"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "dream" 		

Floyd ]    god  shamash  enlil  fell
Floyd |
Floyd | > DREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | Dreams are sent by the gods. Was this dream sent by SHAMASH, to
Floyd | presage the fall of Humbaba? Or, perhaps, by ENLIL, warning of the
Floyd | consequences of destroying his guardian?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "enlil" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENLIL
Floyd |
Floyd | "A dark dream," you say, "for the heroes to have on their journey.
Floyd | Clearly it was sent by Enlil, to warn of the doom the companions will
Floyd | face if they destroy his servant Humbaba."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your reasoning is sound," says the teller with a bow, "but the
Floyd | interpretation does not match the one Enkidu gave to Gilgamesh. 'The
Floyd | mountain is the demon Humbaba,' he said. 'Shamash has sent us this
Floyd | dream to show that we will defeat the demon, and his fall will shake
Floyd | the earth.' And Gilgamesh heard his words, and was at peace."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "god" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > GOD
Floyd |
Floyd | It is no longer the right time to make that part of the story.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Dreams of portent are frightening," says a young mother, pulling her
Floyd | wrap tighter around her. "I do not like the gods to enter my head in
Floyd | the night."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wise you are to be cautious," says the teller with a nod. "The ways
Floyd | of the gods are strange and obscure to men, their dealings laced with
Floyd | complexities we cannot understand."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Is the story over?"
		Jacqueline says, "There is nothing in the status line."
		Jearl says, "could mock or praise someone to move the turn count"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "dreams" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > DREAMS
Floyd |
Floyd | [Things to try:  LOOK | LOOK AT | GO | TALK TO | GREET | ATTACK | TAKE
Floyd | | TOUCH | HEAL | LISTEN | PRAISE | MOCK | STORY | UNDO | or an
Floyd | EMPHASIZED word. For more detailed instructions, type INFO]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, mock, yeah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "moch" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOCH
Floyd |
Floyd | [Things to try:  LOOK | LOOK AT | GO | TALK TO | GREET | ATTACK | TAKE
Floyd | | TOUCH | HEAL | LISTEN | PRAISE | MOCK | STORY | UNDO | or an
Floyd | EMPHASIZED word. For more detailed instructions, type INFO]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "er"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "mock" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | He is not nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "..."
Olly says (to Floyd), "praise" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRAISE
Floyd |
Floyd | He is not nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jearl asks, "??"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "mock sihan" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOCK SIHAN
Floyd |
Floyd | She is not nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Olly says (to Floyd), "praise isa" 		Jearl says, "welp"

Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
Allen says (to Floyd), "mock me" 		

Floyd | > PRAISE ISA
Floyd |
Floyd | [I'm not sure what you are referring to.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOCK ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see "me" (yourself) at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]    purpose  spear  twist
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The stars begin to fade as clouds swallow up their light.
Floyd |
Floyd | As the teller speaks more of the journey across the desert, a strong
Floyd | hand presses on your shoulder. You turn to see Sihan's angry face only
Floyd | inches from yours.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The power of the story should not be meddled with," she says in a
Floyd | barely audible undertone, the breath from her words hot on your face.
Floyd | "Why do you seek to TWIST and subvert its meaning to your own PURPOSE?
Floyd | Are you afraid of the SPEAR?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "A CHALLENGER APPEARS!"
		Jacqueline asks, "Mock her?"
		maga says, "I hear YOUR MOM's not afraid of the spear, IYKWIM"
		Jacqueline says (to maga), "That's a different game entirely."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "mock her" 		

Floyd ]    purpose  spear  twist
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOCK HER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see "her" (Sihan) at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "what was this by the way? I was only paying half-attention, but it seems pretty ambitious"
		Jacqueline says, "hrm"
		Jacqueline says (to Allen), "It's an Aaron Reed game."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "twist" 		

Floyd ]    purpose  spear  last
Floyd |
Floyd | > TWIST
Floyd |
Floyd | "It is you who twists the story," you whisper back. "Why are you so
Floyd | anxious to bring our people to war?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "You think war is what I want?" she says quietly. "No. I want our
Floyd | people to remember the feel of the SPEAR in their hands. I want our
Floyd | children to learn to defend themselves. For these times of peace we
Floyd | have lived in cannot LAST, and there may be no time left for us to
Floyd | remember it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says (to Allen), "Whom the Telling Changed, an early Aaron Reed"
		Allen says, "thanks. I'll look it up when I have some free time."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "last" 		

Floyd ]    purpose  spear  blind  outspoken
Floyd |
Floyd | > LAST
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why can't it last?" you ask. "Why can we not make peace with the
Floyd | outsiders?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Sihan looks at you in disgust. "You are as foolish as you are
Floyd | OUTSPOKEN," she says. "How many stories of peace does the teller know,
Floyd | and how many of war? How many kingdoms, great or small, have lived
Floyd | forever in peace? This is a world of war, and those who do not see
Floyd | that are truly BLIND."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "blind" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > BLIND
Floyd |
Floyd | "No," you say fiercely, "the truly blind are those who decide the
Floyd | answer to a question before they have ever heard it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Sihan looks away in disgust. "I see I waste my words," she mutters,
Floyd | "on a coward and a fool. I have no more to say." She turns and melts
Floyd | back into the crowd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I... am looking forward to our next playing of this."
		Jacqueline says, "I felt like we were taking a decent approach, but that we haven't done well enough."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]    forest  fear  quiet
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The stars begin to fade as clouds swallow up their light.
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn your attention back to the teller. "On the seventh day," she
Floyd | is saying, "the companions crossed the seventh desert and the seventh
Floyd | mountain range, and came at last to the edge of the Cedar FOREST."
Floyd |
Floyd | "The cedars were green, and the forest cool after the barren heat of
Floyd | the desert, and it smelled inside of wood and soil. But QUIET it was
Floyd | under the boughs of the trees; quiet, with a lingering whisper of
Floyd | FEAR."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "quiet" 		

Floyd ]    forest  fear
Floyd |
Floyd | > QUIET
Floyd |
Floyd | "But is this not normal for a forest? I have never heard of noisy
Floyd | trees," you say with a smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This forest was too quiet: quiet as a temple, quiet as a tomb," the
Floyd | teller chants, "no creature stirred within the Cedar Forest; not hare
Floyd | nor hawk nor rat nor owl. No beetles crawled on dampened leaves; no
Floyd | crickets chirped. Even the wind seemed to lose its voice as it entered
Floyd | the cool wood."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "forest" 		

Floyd ]    fear
Floyd |
Floyd | > FOREST
Floyd |
Floyd | "What did this mighty forest look like?" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tall were the trees," says the teller, "tall and broad were the trees
Floyd | of the cedar forest, their wide arms grasping each other high above.
Floyd | The Cedar Mountain sloped up, up, up, and the trees were a pale green
Floyd | blanket wrapping it tight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fear" 		

Floyd ]    fear  unknown  dreadful
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Fear, you wonder, of the UNKNOWN? Or the DREADFUL fear of a terrible
Floyd | evil?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unknown" 		

Floyd ]    agree  disgree
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNKNOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | Your mouth is already open to respond when Sihan's voice rises above
Floyd | the circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This fear is portentious," Sihan says. "Fear is a warning; a
Floyd | harbinger of terrible things and dangerous times. It is the gods
Floyd | themselves warning us of doom." Sihan looks at you challengingly from
Floyd | across the fire. "Do you agree?" she asks in a bold tone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Whispers of assent float across the fire; some nod visibly at these
Floyd | words. Almost no one is looking towards you now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "fear" 		

Floyd ]    faces  not  freezing
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The story has moved on; there are other things to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller speaks slowly, lingering over each word. "Enkidu and
Floyd | Gilgamesh stepped into the cedars with care, but," she says, picking
Floyd | up speed, "the demon Humbaba, Humbaba, Humbaba heard the rustle of
Floyd | every leaf in the forest."
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller leaps up and spreads her arms wide, and the people shrink
Floyd | back in fear. "A wind blew through the trees," the teller says
Floyd | quickly, "and a FREEZING terror seized the companions. Nightmare FACES
Floyd | leered behind gnarled branches: blood-smeared faces, faces of rabid
Floyd | lions, faces with hideous tusks, always changing, always horrible. But
Floyd | the demon did NOT appear before them."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "WE are outspoken? WE? Sihan, that is the pot calling the kettle black."
		maga asks, "maybe that was a Y/N? should we undo?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Which?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, yeah."
		maga says, "she asked a question"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]    agree  disgree
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Around the Fire Pit
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm going to go back two."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]    fear  unknown  dreadful
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Around the Fire Pit
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fear" 		

Floyd ]    agree  disgree
Floyd |
Floyd | > FEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can speak, Sihan steps forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This fear is portentious," Sihan says. "Fear is a warning; a
Floyd | harbinger of terrible things and dangerous times. It is the gods
Floyd | themselves warning us of doom." Sihan looks at you challengingly from
Floyd | across the fire. "Do you agree?" she asks in a bold tone.
Floyd |
Floyd | A shepherd nods his head, and holds his wife closer. Sihan smiles at
Floyd | the center of the people's attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]    faces  not  freezing
Floyd |
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | "It is true," you say, "our fear can be a valuable measure of coming
Floyd | terror, if we learn how to read it." Sihan nods and smiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller speaks slowly, lingering over each word. "Enkidu and
Floyd | Gilgamesh stepped into the cedars with care, but," she says, picking
Floyd | up speed, "the demon Humbaba, Humbaba, Humbaba heard the rustle of
Floyd | every leaf in the forest."
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller leaps up and spreads her arms wide, and the people shrink
Floyd | back in fear. "A wind blew through the trees," the teller says
Floyd | quickly, "and a FREEZING terror seized the companions. Nightmare FACES
Floyd | leered behind gnarled branches: blood-smeared faces, faces of rabid
Floyd | lions, faces with hideous tusks, always changing, always horrible. But
Floyd | the demon did NOT appear before them."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It seems to be that 'undo' isn't really a help in this sort of game."
		DavidW says, "er seems to ME"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we had ignored a question that was asked, that's all."
		Olly asks, "We agree?"
		Jacqueline says, "I think we should have said no, though."
		maga says, "seemed to me we could have agreed in a turn-around way, but it didn't turn out that way"
		maga says, "so sure, go back"
		Jacqueline says, "Enh, we said it now."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's just go."
maga says (to Floyd), "faces" 		

Floyd ]    faces  thieves  more  not  freezing
Floyd |
Floyd | > FACES
Floyd |
Floyd | Shifting faces can be the mark of THIEVES; but perhaps there is MORE
Floyd | to them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "more" 		

Floyd ]    not  freezing
Floyd |
Floyd | > MORE
Floyd |
Floyd | "The faces--whose were they?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The terrors of Humbaba; the seven terrors of the demon," says the
Floyd | teller. "Guarding their master they should have been; but they flocked
Floyd | to the companions, leering and snarling at them with a thousand devil
Floyd | faces. Enkidu's heart raced in his chest, as it had not done since he
Floyd | ran with the animals."
Floyd |
Floyd | The stars begin to fade as clouds swallow up their light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette says (to Jacqueline), "The screen reader is doing worse than the braillenote. At least it's keeping up with you."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, that part is good, that it's keeping up."
maga says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]    not  freezing
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The wind is picking up now, catching the teller's hair and making it
Floyd | dance with each gust.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sihan raises her voice above the crowd. "Truly Humbaba was hideous!"
Floyd | she shouts. "These changing faces that precede him are like those of
Floyd | all liars and thieves who mask their true self."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Only too true," nods a gaunt woman from the crowd. "Evil is often
Floyd | couched in deception and lies."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "not" 		

Floyd ]    not  fear  scare  freezing
Floyd |
Floyd | > NOT
Floyd |
Floyd | Curious, that. Did the demon not appear because he was a COWARD,
Floyd | trembling before the approach of the mighty heroes? Or did he perhaps
Floyd | hope to SCARE off the companions and avoid a fight?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "SCARE?"
		DavidW says, "I like it when unnamed people in the crowd have something to say."
Olly is borne away by a squadron of flying toads. 		
Fido heads back home. 		
Fido has disconnected. 		maga says, "it would certainly seem that way, Socrates"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "scare" 		

Floyd ]    together  fell
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCARE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Perhaps he thought to save himself the trouble of fighting," you say
Floyd | with an amused tone, "by scaring off the intruders. Wise is the one
Floyd | who avoids unnecessary conflict."
Floyd |
Floyd | The story goes on. "With a cry, Enkidu FELL to his knees," says the
Floyd | teller, mimicking the action. "'I cannot go on, friend Gilgamesh! You
Floyd | must leave me and go on alone. I must return to Uruk in shame, for I
Floyd | cannot withstand the terrors of Humbaba!'"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Gilgamesh pulled Enkidu to his feet. 'Courage, friend,' he said. 'Two
Floyd | may prevail where one would fall. TOGETHER, we are stronger than any
Floyd | single man. Touch my heart and you will not fear death.' And Enkidu
Floyd | placed his hand on Gilgamesh's chest, and he felt no fear. Together
Floyd | they journeyed deeper into the forest."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "How come nobody applauded our 'wise is the one who avoids unnecessar conflicts'?!"
		Jacqueline asks, "People, can I get a witness?"
		DavidW says, "suggest try TOGETHER"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "together" 		

Floyd ]    fell
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOGETHER
Floyd |
Floyd | "So true are the words of Gilgamesh," you say. "Two together are
Floyd | stronger than two divided. Such a simple thing to say, but how many
Floyd | can remember it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Whispers of assent float across the fire; a fair number nod visibly at
Floyd | these words. Saiph gives you a quiet smile from across the fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "there. They liked that one."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Nicely done."
		Jacqueline says, "We got a smile from our lurve."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fell" 		

Floyd ]    brave
Floyd |
Floyd | > FELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Your mouth is already open to respond when Sihan's voice rises above
Floyd | the circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sihan lets out a contemptuous snort. "So a few shadows in the dark is
Floyd | all it takes to subdue this Enkidu?" Sihan asks. "I would have
Floyd | expected more from one of Uruk's greatest heroes."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You would expect the entire village to walk off a cliff if it would
Floyd | make them seem more honorable," Saiph says hotly, but the mood of the
Floyd | crowd is clearly against him.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Be quiet and let the story continue," shouts a voice from the back of
Floyd | the circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stars begin to fade as clouds swallow up their light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This is not going well."
maga says (to Floyd), "brave" 		

Floyd ]    breath  screech  first
Floyd |
Floyd | > BRAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Even the bravest of heroes feel fear at times," you say gently. "Even
Floyd | the surest of feet sometimes question their way."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Soon before them rose up a mighty cedar," continues the storyteller,
Floyd | "so tall its top seemed to touch the sky. 'Surely, this must be the
Floyd | tallest cedar in the forest,' Gilgamesh cried, and unsheathed his axe.
Floyd | But his FIRST blow had scarcely fallen when Humbaba screamed with
Floyd | rage. The leaves rustled and the ground shook, and in an instant
Floyd | Humbaba the terrible had come."
Floyd |
Floyd | "His face shimmered and whirled with a thousand forms," says the
Floyd | teller, eyes wide as if the demon stands before him, "a thousand
Floyd | nightmare faces whirled and shimmered down at them. Humbaba's BREATH
Floyd | scorched their faces; his SCREECHES cut their ears."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "breath" 		

Floyd ]    breath  screech  hides  terror  striking
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREATH
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you can speak, Sihan steps forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | "On the very first blow of Gilgamesh the demon came?" Sihan asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That is so," nods the teller, "the sound of the splitting tree had
Floyd | not yet died when the ground began to shake with Humbaba's rage."
Floyd |
Floyd | "He is cunning," Sihan says, "this demon. He HIDES behind shadows and
Floyd | TERROR, waiting for his victims to grow complacent before STRIKING."
Floyd |
Floyd | Low muttering comes from across the circle; it seems this has struck a
Floyd | chord with some. Almost no one is looking towards you now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take our toys and go back to our tent" 		

Floyd ]    breath  screech  hides  terror  striking
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE OUR TOYS AND GO BACK TO OUR TENT
Floyd |
Floyd | [I'm not sure what you are referring to.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline harumphs.
maga says (to Floyd), "hides" 		

Floyd ]    breath  screech  terror  striking
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIDES
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hides?" you ask aloud. "It was no secret that Humbaba dwelt within
Floyd | the Cedar Forest. It was no secret to Gilgamesh that he was its
Floyd | guardian. Gilgamesh and Enkidu knew well the consequences if they
Floyd | entered there."
Floyd |
Floyd | "It also was no secret that this creature was a demon, a monster,"
Floyd | says a young father with a clenched jaw, as many in the crowd mutter
Floyd | their assent. "If you imply this beast was somehow wronged, you speak
Floyd | your words into a lonely void."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Limax arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Limax asks, "What did folks choose to play?"
maga says (to Floyd), "striking" 		

Floyd ]    friend  gilgamesh
Floyd |
Floyd | > STRIKING
Floyd |
Floyd | "And Gilgamesh and Enkidu's response will be swift," you say. "They
Floyd | will cut down this wicked demon before he may spread his terror to the
Floyd | world."
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd voices their approval loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The story goes on. "GILGAMESH trembled and fell to his knees. 'I
Floyd | cannot face him!' he cried to Enkidu, 'My blood has turned to ice. You
Floyd | must go on and fight him without me!'
Floyd |
Floyd | Enkidu pulled Gilgamesh to his feet. 'Courage, FRIEND,' he said. 'The
Floyd | well-twined rope is stronger than a single strand. Together, we are
Floyd | stronger than any single man. Touch my heart and you will not fear
Floyd | death.' And Gilgamesh placed his hand on Enkidu's chest, and he felt
Floyd | no fear. Together they drew their weapons and faced the demon
Floyd | Humbaba."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Whom The Telling Changed."
		maga says, "oops"
		Jacqueline asks (of maga), "Are you just going to roll with the crowd now?"
		maga says, "apparently Sihan has convinced me"
		maga says, "she has very nice hair okay"
		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		Limax says, "Hee he"
		Limax says, "e"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "praise" 		

Floyd ]    friend  gilgamesh
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRAISE
Floyd |
Floyd | [You can only do that to a human being.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, ah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "friend" 		

Floyd ]    gilgamesh
Floyd |
Floyd | > FRIEND
Floyd |
Floyd | "The true friend is always there to help," you say. "What would
Floyd | Gilgamesh have done without Enkidu?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Spent less time talking and more fighting!" says a young man, whose
Floyd | friends all laugh uproariously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "mock" 		

Floyd ]    gilgamesh
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | [You can only do that to a human being.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "sure, laugh it up, chuckles"
		Jacqueline says, "I WANT TO MOCK THAT GUY WHO MOCKED US"
maga says (to Floyd), "mock crowd" 		

Floyd ]    gilgamesh
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOCK CROWD
Floyd |
Floyd | He is not nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "He's not a human being, I guess."
maga says (to Floyd), "mock young man" 		

Floyd ]    gilgamesh
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOCK YOUNG MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | [I'm not sure what you are referring to.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "mock sihan" 		

Floyd ]    gilgamesh
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOCK SIHAN
Floyd |
Floyd | She is not nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "mock me" 		

Floyd ]    gilgamesh
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOCK ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see "me" (yourself) at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "info" 		

Floyd ]    gilgamesh
Floyd |
Floyd | > INFO
Floyd |
Floyd | [I am your eyes and hands within the story. Direct me with commands
Floyd | such as EXAMINE THE BAG, GO OUTSIDE, LISTEN, or FIGHT HIM. Single word
Floyd | shorthand like FIGHT or BAG will often suffice. Some single words will
Floyd | be HIGHLIGHTED to bring them to your attention. Type them to shape the
Floyd | story to your will; some of the possible choices will be seen in the
Floyd | header bar above. Time only advances when you give a command or type
Floyd | LISTEN, which it is sometimes wise to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | Other useful commands include REPEAT, to remember what was recently
Floyd | said; STORY to see the choices you have made; INVENTORY to see what
Floyd | you are holding; WAIT to let the time pass; UNDO to take back your
Floyd | last turn; and GREET, MOCK, PRAISE, TALK TO or ASK ABOUT to interact
Floyd | with characters.
Floyd |
Floyd | More information about this story is available by typing ABOUT.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]    gilgamesh
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The people huddle together as a hot, damp wind catches their clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd shuffles impatiently. "Let the story move on," calls
Floyd | someone, "let the heroes overcome their fear and destroy this demon."
Floyd | Many nod in agreement; Sihan looks at you with a smug, victorious
Floyd | smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "repeat" 		

Floyd ]    gilgamesh
Floyd |
Floyd | > REPEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The story goes on. "GILGAMESH trembled and fell to his knees. 'I
Floyd | cannot face him!' he cried to Enkidu, 'My blood has turned to ice. You
Floyd | must go on and fight him without me!'
Floyd |
Floyd | Enkidu pulled Gilgamesh to his feet. 'Courage, friend,' he said. 'The
Floyd | well-twined rope is stronger than a single strand. Together, we are
Floyd | stronger than any single man. Touch my heart and you will not fear
Floyd | death.' And Gilgamesh placed his hand on Enkidu's chest, and he felt
Floyd | no fear. Together they drew their weapons and faced the demon
Floyd | Humbaba."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "gilgamesh" 		

Floyd ]    screech  humbaba  defeat  lightning
Floyd |
Floyd | > GILGAMESH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ahh," you say, a great smile breaking over your face despite
Floyd | yourself. "And now it is your mighty Gilgamesh who falls to his knees
Floyd | in fear. Will you mock him too, as you did Enkidu?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Sihan stares back at your with narrowed eyes. "Do not make light of
Floyd | the story," she says quietly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The story continues. "Humbaba laughed, and the mountains shook," the
Floyd | teller says, then draws herself up and cries out in a great, booming
Floyd | voice: "'What fools are these? What fools are these who dare challenge
Floyd | the demon Humbaba? I will crush your bodies and leave your corpses
Floyd | bloody and mangled on the ground. You will never see your homes again
Floyd | and your women and children will mourn an empty grave.' And with a
Floyd | roar like the splitting of the heavens, Humbaba charged."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Enkidu stabbed with spear; Gilgamesh slashed with sword; Humbaba
Floyd | ripped with claws. Trees crashed to earth; the ground was torn
Floyd | asunder; lightning and thunder split the skies over the forest.
Floyd | Gilgamesh and Enkidu fought like no men ever fought before; but still
Floyd | the demon Humbaba drove them back, and the companions came ever closer
Floyd | to defeat."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Interesting... single word commands.. reminds me of ... hm... Aisle?"
		Jacqueline says, "No. It's really nothing like aisle."
		Limax says, "There was an IF game that I played hwer eyou had to pick out keywords out of he narrative and just use those"
		maga says, "Blue Lacuna also used the keyword interface"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "humbaba" 		

Floyd ]    screech  defeat  lightning
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUMBABA
Floyd |
Floyd | Your mouth is already open to respond when Sihan's voice rises above
Floyd | the circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awesome must it have been, to see such a fight," Sihan says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You would not have wanted to be too close!" warns the teller,
Floyd | bringing a nervous laugh from the audience. "The clouds turned to a
Floyd | poisonous shroud; the very mountains were split by the fury of
Floyd | Humbaba's rage. It was all the companions could do to stay alive."
Floyd |
Floyd | Sihan speaks under her breath with a friend across the circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax says, "It wasn't Blue Lacuna... most likely older"
		Lucea asks, "the space under the window?"
maga says (to Floyd), "lightning" 		

Floyd ]    behind  shamash
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIGHTNING
Floyd |
Floyd | You open your mouth to speak but a middle-aged widow turns with a look
Floyd | of annoyance. "You speak too much." she says frostily, "Be quiet and
Floyd | let the rest of us hear how the story ends!"
Floyd |
Floyd | She turns eagerly back to the teller, as several nearby people hide
Floyd | their smiles, but the teller's face is hard. "Those who speak too
Floyd | little have no voice in the story," she says, eyeing the old woman
Floyd | critically. "Which fate is worse?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller continues. "Gilgamesh cried to the sky, 'Shamash, my lord!
Floyd | Help your servant Gilgamesh in his hour of need!' And SHAMASH heard
Floyd | Gilgamesh's cry, and sent all the mighty WINDS of the world to rail
Floyd | against Humbaba: The Winds of the North and the South and the West and
Floyd | the East and the Rainstorm and the Snowstorm and the Icestorm and the
Floyd | Sandstorm; the Screaming Winds and the Piercing Winds and the Cruel
Floyd | Winds and the Devil Winds and the Winds of Simurru. Thirteen winds
Floyd | Shamash sent against Humbaba, and not even he could stand against them
Floyd | all. Enkidu threw a net over Humbaba and Gilgamesh seized him from
Floyd | BEHIND."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "daaaaang"
		Jacqueline says, "ouch"
		maga says, "we suck so hard that the tribe gagged us"
		Limax says (to Lucea), "That's it"
		Jacqueline says, "Whom the Telling Changed into a Toad"
		Emily says, "ha ha"
maga says (to Floyd), "winds" 		

Floyd ]    behind  fairness  shamash  assistanc
Floyd |
Floyd | > WINDS
Floyd |
Floyd | The mighty ASSISTANCE of Shamash is timely; but is it also a bit
Floyd | UNFAIR?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's clever to use a god vs another god, though."
		Jearl says, "crowd's not gonna like UNFAIR at this point"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, hooray for a Jules Verne sentence construction (the bit about winds)"
Lucea arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Jacqueline says (to Jearl), "Let's do it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unfair" 		

Floyd ]    fairness
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNFAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Your mouth is already open to respond when Sihan's voice rises above
Floyd | the circle.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How awesome an ally," Sihan marvels, "how great an honor the
Floyd | companions of our story received! Could their quest be any more
Floyd | justified than with the divine blessing, the divine assistance of
Floyd | Shamash, lord of the skies?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jearl says, "bah"
		says (to Floyd), "kill Sihan"
		Jacqueline says, "We totally should have taken the dagger."
		Jacqueline says, "Next time, the dagger."
		Limax says, "Dang... I need more coffee... I was trying to figure out why Floyd didn't respond to Jacqueline"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fairness" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > FAIRNESS
Floyd |
Floyd | "So that is how the mighty heroes end their adventure," you say
Floyd | bitterly, "sneaking behind an enemy held down by a god. How brave the
Floyd | companions were."
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd mutters angrily. "Hold your tongue," says an older woman,
Floyd | wagging a finger in your face. "I will not hear you slander good
Floyd | Gilgamesh and brave Enkidu any longer."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "mock" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The story has moved on; there are other things to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "Whom the Trolling Changed"
		Jacqueline says, "I am completely failing to mock anyone."
		Jacqueline says (to maga), "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kill me now" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL ME NOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see "me" (yourself) at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]    pity  could  humbaba  trees  servant  evil  mercy
Floyd | monster
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | A gust of wind makes the ashes of the fire hiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller continues. "HUMBABA saw the way things were and cried out
Floyd | in fear. Humbaba the demon CRIED out, 'Do not kill me, mighty heroes!
Floyd | If you let me live I will be your slave, your eternal SERVANT. I will
Floyd | let you cut down all the TREES you want; I will cut them for you. I
Floyd | COULD have attacked you when first you set foot in my forest, but I
Floyd | showed you MERCY. Now return the favor and spare my life.'
Floyd |
Floyd | "Gilgamesh heard Humbaba's words and took PITY on the monster. He
Floyd | lowered his sword. But Enkidu cried out: 'Do not listen to him! Show
Floyd | no mercy to this cunning foe, this EVIL creature. If you let him live
Floyd | he would attack us the moment our backs were turned.'"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, we *could* beat a dead horse and say 'pity'"
		Limax asks, "So... anything that's capicalized?"
		Jacqueline says, "but I think we are beyond hope now"
		Jacqueline asks (of Limax), "Why don't you @recap the game?"
		Limax says (to Jacqueline), "Too much. work. :P"
		Limax says, "(I will do tha)"
maga says (to Floyd), "pity" 		

Floyd ]    could  humbaba  trees  servant  evil  mercy  monster
Floyd |
Floyd | > PITY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Curious," you say, "that mighty Gilgamesh, so strong and proud, would
Floyd | take pity on the creature in this way."
Floyd |
Floyd | "He has been through a great battle," says Sihan, "and the great
Floyd | windstorm has doubtless muddled his wits."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "trees" 		

Floyd ]    could  humbaba  servant  evil  mercy  monster
Floyd |
Floyd | > TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | "Humbaba offered the trees of the Cedar Forest to Gilgamesh and
Floyd | Enkidu?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes," breathes the storyteller. "Humbaba the demon even offered to
Floyd | carry the timber back to Uruk."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "mercy" 		

Floyd ]    could  humbaba  servant  mercy  monster
Floyd |
Floyd | > MERCY
Floyd |
Floyd | Sihan is speaking before you can react.
Floyd |
Floyd | "My people," says Sihan, "is the evil of this demon Humbaba not clear?
Floyd | Hideous he is, with changing faces; he strikes fear into the hearts of
Floyd | all men; he threatens Gilgamesh. He must be destroyed."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "evil" 		

Floyd ]    humbaba  defending  enkidu  gods
Floyd |
Floyd | > EVIL
Floyd |
Floyd | The time is not right to weave that into the story.
Floyd |
Floyd | The storyteller continues. "Humbaba the demon called out in fear,
Floyd | 'Please, mighty heroes, do not slay HUMBABA! I was set by Enlil,
Floyd | father of the GODS, to GUARD over the forest. If you slay me he will
Floyd | be angry and his judgment severe.'
Floyd |
Floyd | "Gilgamesh heard the demon and again took pity on him, lowering his
Floyd | sword, but ENKIDU cried out, 'Gilgamesh, do not listen to his words;
Floyd | close your ears! Kill the demon before you become confused. Kill him
Floyd | now before he can tell the gods anything. Kill him now and claim your
Floyd | fame!'"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline sighs.
		Jacqueline asks, "What now?"
		Jearl says, "blergh"
maga says (to Floyd), "humbaba" 		

Floyd ]    humbaba  weakness  wise  defending  enkidu  gods
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUMBABA
Floyd |
Floyd | Perhaps it was a sign of WEAKNESS for the demon to plead for his life.
Floyd | Or was the creature WISE not to fight to the death?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wise" 		

Floyd ]    defending  enkidu  gods
Floyd |
Floyd | > WISE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Humbaba was wise not to fight to the death," you say. "Continuing
Floyd | malice in the face of total destruction is foolishness."
Floyd |
Floyd | At these words, some nod somberly. Parents hold their children
Floyd | tighter. Saiph gives you a quiet smile from across the fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I think it's counterproductive to *always* disagree with the enemy. Otherwise, where will any basis for cooperation come from?"
maga says (to Floyd), "gods" 		

Floyd ]    defending  enkidu
Floyd |
Floyd | > GODS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Humbaba's words should not be dismissed," you say. "Will not Enlil be
Floyd | angered if his servant is destroyed? These brave heroes should not be
Floyd | pawns of the gods; they should make their own fate, and not interfere
Floyd | with the realm of the divine."
Floyd |
Floyd | A voice somewhere behind you calls, "It is true!" and a few nod their
Floyd | heads in agreement.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I will disagree just to be contrary. Okay, just kidding. I do agree with you, but there haven't been many places to do that where it wouldn't have been a lie."
maga says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]    defending
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | In a sudden flash of lightning the whole valley is illuminated around
Floyd | you; then you are plunged back into darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Enkidu has had a change of heart," Sihan says. "When once he opposed
Floyd | Gilgamesh in the quest to slay Humbaba, he now is more set on this
Floyd | mission than even Gilgamesh."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "defending" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > DEFENDING
Floyd |
Floyd | "Humbaba did not threaten the people of Uruk," you reply. "He only
Floyd | guarded the Cedar Forest many leagues away. It was Gilgamesh and
Floyd | Enkidu who came to Humbaba's home and attacked him. It was Humbaba who
Floyd | had the right of defense."
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller continues. "Gilgamesh looked into Enkidu's eyes," says the
Floyd | teller's powerful voice, "Gilgamesh, the King, looked into the eyes of
Floyd | his friend Enkidu and made his decision. He knew..."
Floyd |
Floyd | A gasp rises from the far side of the circle. Out of the darkness
Floyd | three dozen strangers appear, bearing long spears and faces painted
Floyd | with dark blue lines. It is the newcomers, the invaders in your
Floyd | valley, and as they approach your fire, the rain begins to fall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Amongst them one stands out: tall, with sharp features and a thick
Floyd | leather vest. You guess at once that he is their leader.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Now it comes to it!"
		Jearl asks, "greet?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "greet" 		

Floyd ]    dark  half  gift  spear
Floyd |
Floyd | > GREET
Floyd |
Floyd | "Welcome to our village," you say to the leader. "We did not expect
Floyd | visitors in the midst of our telling. What can we do for you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The warrior leader steps out of the DARKNESS and bares his teeth. "You
Floyd | will give us HALF your sheep," he says in a strange, harsh accent,
Floyd | "and half your grain. You will GIFT us these things or we will take
Floyd | them, now." The men behind him grip their SPEARS tightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay. Now I side with Sihan."
		maga says, "hey, maybe they just have a *very* strong tradition of potlatch"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm guessing that had we prevailed in the telling, they'd be peaceful, but hopefully we'll see that next game."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]    dark  gift  spear
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire smokes and hisses as rain falls on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Half?" a bold youth says mockingly, stepping forward in anger.
Floyd | "Beggars should not be so greedy. Why should we give you anything at
Floyd | all? We are strong, and do not fear your threats."
Floyd |
Floyd | The warrior leader's face darkens and he grips his SPEAR tightly. "My
Floyd | people are also strong," he says coldly. "I ask you one last time.
Floyd | Either give us what we want; half your sheep and grain; or we shall
Floyd | RAZE your village to the ground."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Lucea says, "it got worse"
		Jacqueline says, "It did."
maga says (to Floyd), "spear" 		

Floyd ]    dark  gift  spear  even  force
Floyd |
Floyd | > SPEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The enemy looks to be about an EVEN match--but perhaps they will
Floyd | respond to a show of FORCE.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "even" 		

Floyd ]    dark  gift  spear  force  shepherd
Floyd |
Floyd | > EVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your spears are of fine make," you say, "not so different from ours.
Floyd | I think if our peoples were to fight, it would be a very close
Floyd | battle."
Floyd |
Floyd | The warrior leader's face stays fierce, but you see in his eyes he has
Floyd | thought the same. "We would not take this path," he says with heavy
Floyd | tones, "were there any other way. But the spear is the only way we
Floyd | have in this strange land where our SHEPHERDS cannot catch sheep."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lightning flashes across the bodies of the enemy warriors, who stand
Floyd | for an instant in brightest light before thunder and DARKNESS settle
Floyd | over them once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Lucea says (to floyd), "shepherd" 		

Floyd ]    dark  gift  spear  force  offers  fools
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHEPHERD
Floyd |
Floyd | "The skill to catch these sheep can be taught," you say. "We will
Floyd | teach you. Come in peace, and we will teach you to catch the sheep and
Floyd | share our grain with you."
Floyd |
Floyd | A twisted smile crosses the leader's face. "We have heard such OFFERS
Floyd | before," he says, a bitter edge shaping his voice, "to come unarmed
Floyd | and helpless to the homes of enemies with sharpened SPEARS and cruel
Floyd | daggers. Do you think us FOOLS?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Lucea says, "so far, no razing"
maga says (to Floyd), "fools" 		

Floyd ]    dark  gift  spear  force  offers  fools  foolish  despair
Floyd |
Floyd | > FOOLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Are they truly FOOLISH? Or are they merely shaped by DESPAIR?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "despair" 		

Floyd ]    dark  gift  spear  force  offers  fools  foolish  despair
Floyd |
Floyd | > DESPAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | "You are not fools," you say softly, "only people like us who do not
Floyd | wish to see their children starve."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You are brave," he says after a time, looking away for a moment and
Floyd | licking his lips. He focuses on your people. "And clear-headed," he
Floyd | adds. "Perhaps... perhaps there are things we can learn from you."
Floyd |
Floyd | He steps forward and your people raise their weapons, but you hold up
Floyd | your arms and stand before them. The warrior leader places his spear
Floyd | on the ground. As he straightens, a wave of sighs moves through the
Floyd | circle, a release of tension in both strangers and neighbors.
Floyd |
Floyd | The leader of the warriors looks upon you with stoic pride. "I am
Floyd | Arkab," he says, "and these are my people."
Floyd |
Floyd |  [Press any key to continue]

		
maga pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |

		
maga pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire has almost died and the people have scattered, leaving a
Floyd | tangible emptiness behind. Even the rain has stopped its drizzle.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jearl says, "now ambush them!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Jearl!"
katie-paquette gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. 		
katie-paquette arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jearl says, "with...hugs"
maga pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | [Nothing entered.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
		DavidW asks, "Why do I feel we'll never hear the end of the storyteller's story?"
maga says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]    arkab  enemy
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | The fire has almost died and the people have scattered, leaving a
Floyd | tangible emptiness behind. Even the rain has stopped its drizzle.
Floyd |
Floyd | Saiph finds you and gives you a strong embrace. "I am glad there was
Floyd | no war," your love says, "though I was ready to fight if I had to.
Floyd | ARKAB has promised to return tomorrow, bearing gifts instead of
Floyd | spears."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "yay gifts"
maga says (to Floyd), "arkab" 		

Floyd ]    wounded
Floyd |

		katie-paquette says, "Sorry my computer accidentally shut off."

Floyd | > ARKAB
Floyd |
Floyd | "He seems a man of his word?" you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It is too early to tell," says Saiph cautiously, "but I have a good
Floyd | feeling about him."
Floyd |
Floyd | Saiph places a firm hand on your shoulder. "There is sad news," he
Floyd | says. "The storyteller is DYING. The shock must have done something to
Floyd | her heart. There is little we can do now, but she asked to speak with
Floyd | you. You should hurry," he adds quietly, pointing towards the
Floyd | storyteller's TENT near the edge of the village, "for there is not
Floyd | much time left to her."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I have no idea how we were allowed to have that conversation without Sihan butting in."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "tent" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull aside the flap of the teller's tent and step inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | A lamp burns low, its nearly-spent wick barely lighting up the
Floyd | storyteller's small tent. Nothing adorns the walls or brightens up the
Floyd | floor; all that is here is a small straw mat, on which the teller
Floyd | lies, breathing shallowly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "x teller" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TELLER
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller lies on a simple straw mat, as if merely resting, but it is
Floyd | clear at once she is very sick. Her face is waxy white; breathing
Floyd | rasps in a sweat-covered throat; grimaces of pain fight for control of
Floyd | the wrinkled face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kiss her" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS HER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see "her" (Sihan) at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kiss teller" 		

Floyd ]    yes  no
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS TELLER
Floyd |
Floyd | Now is not the time for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller smiles at your arrival, and beckons you closer with a weak
Floyd | hand. You kneel by the old straw mat and grasp the cold fingers
Floyd | tightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Curious," she mutters, "the way fate moves, sometimes weaving a
Floyd | fantastic tale, and othertimes getting the timing all wrong. I would
Floyd | not have had my end be upstaged, were I telling this final chapter."
Floyd | She smiles, then grimaces in pain.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller seems to look through your eyes to something hidden at the
Floyd | core of your being, and weigh it with great care. "The people did not
Floyd | hear the end of the story," she says presently. "For good or ill a
Floyd | great decision was made tonight, before the story was complete. Would
Floyd | you know how it ends?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		katie-paquette says, "My computer was acting funny."
maga says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]    yes
Floyd |
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes," you say, "I would hear the end of the story."
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller smiles and closes her eyes. "Gilgamesh faced a choice," she
Floyd | says quietly. "Whether to take pity on Humbaba and spare his life, or
Floyd | kill him, as his friend Enkidu counseled. Gilgamesh looked into
Floyd | Enkidu's eyes, and made his choice. He reached into the demon's throat
Floyd | and pulled out his insides, pulled them out of the demon's body by his
Floyd | tongue. Enkidu chopped off Humbaba's head, and the ground shook, and
Floyd | the forest trembled, and the soil ran with blood. And then it rained,
Floyd | it rained, it rained..."
Floyd |
Floyd | The storyteller trails off, eyes unfocused, as if lost in another
Floyd | world. After a long moment, she comes back and looks at you. "Perhaps
Floyd | this seems to you a strange story to tell at such a time?" she asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller wants to spend her last moments with you; you cannot refuse
Floyd | such an offer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Wind tugs gently at the tent flaps, then subsides.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "oops"
maga says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | You smile, your affinity lighting up your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "That wasn't an oops."
		Jearl says, "I think we were supposed to say y"
maga says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | That is not nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I was telling her that it didn't seem strange for her to tell us this in her last moments."
maga says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | A lamp burns low, its nearly-spent wick barely lighting up the
Floyd | storyteller's small tent. Nothing adorns the walls or brightens up the
Floyd | floor; all that is here is a small straw mat, on which the teller
Floyd | lies, breathing shallowly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | You smile, your affinity lighting up your face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "talk to teller" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO TELLER
Floyd |
Floyd | She is not nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "nrgh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | A lamp burns low, its nearly-spent wick barely lighting up the
Floyd | storyteller's small tent. Nothing adorns the walls or brightens up the
Floyd | floor; all that is here is a small straw mat, on which the teller
Floyd | lies, breathing shallowly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp sputters quietly, sending flickering shadows across the tent
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "heal" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > HEAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine the teller quickly and see it is as Saiph has said. Her
Floyd | breath is shallow and skin is pale, but the eyes tell you most clearly
Floyd | how short her time is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Did something get fouled by that initial 'n'?"
		Jearl asks, "can we repeat, or story?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "story" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > STORY
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a story about a healer in the village who was in love with a
Floyd | strong warrior man, Saiph. On the night of the telling, when the
Floyd | healer's aunt Isi became the teller, their enemy Sihan tried her best
Floyd | to turn the people towards needless war with the outsiders. The healer
Floyd | spoke against this reckless path, but the people heard the words of
Floyd | Sihan more clearly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Words flew between these two firebrands, but their rancor was too
Floyd | bitter and curdled to heal. The arrival out of the blackest night of
Floyd | the strange newcomers shook the crowd, so sure peace was the way. The
Floyd | healer who brokered a fragile peace, and agreed to share their
Floyd | resources with the curious strangers to their land.
Floyd |
Floyd | And the teller lay dying, struck down from shock or chance with a
Floyd | weakened heart, and in her final moments called the healer to her
Floyd | side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I guess we can undo back to the point of entering the tent."
		DavidW says, "try repeat"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "repeat" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > REPEAT
Floyd |
Floyd | A lamp burns low, its nearly-spent wick barely lighting up the
Floyd | storyteller's small tent. Nothing adorns the walls or brightens up the
Floyd | floor; all that is here is a small straw mat, on which the teller
Floyd | lies, breathing shallowly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
maga says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller wants to spend her last moments with you; you cannot refuse
Floyd | such an offer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Storyteller's Tent
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Storyteller's Tent
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Storyteller's Tent
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Storyteller's Tent
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Storyteller's Tent
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Storyteller's Tent
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Storyteller's Tent
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Storyteller's Tent
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Storyteller's Tent
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Storyteller's Tent
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Storyteller's Tent
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Storyteller's Tent
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]    yes
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Storyteller's Tent
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]    yes  no
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Storyteller's Tent
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Storyteller's Tent
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Storyteller's Tent
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Storyteller's Tent
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]    wounded
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Around the Fire Pit
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "There we go."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "tent" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | > TENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull aside the flap of the teller's tent and step inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | A lamp burns low, its nearly-spent wick barely lighting up the
Floyd | storyteller's small tent. Nothing adorns the walls or brightens up the
Floyd | floor; all that is here is a small straw mat, on which the teller
Floyd | lies, breathing shallowly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "heal" 		

Floyd ]    yes  no
Floyd |
Floyd | > HEAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You examine the teller quickly and see it is as Saiph has said. Her
Floyd | breath is shallow and skin is pale, but the eyes tell you most clearly
Floyd | how short her time is.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller smiles at your arrival, and beckons you closer with a weak
Floyd | hand. You kneel by the old straw mat and grasp the cold fingers
Floyd | tightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Curious," she mutters, "the way fate moves, sometimes weaving a
Floyd | fantastic tale, and othertimes getting the timing all wrong. I would
Floyd | not have had my end be upstaged, were I telling this final chapter."
Floyd | She smiles, then grimaces in pain.
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller seems to look through your eyes to something hidden at the
Floyd | core of your being, and weigh it with great care. "The people did not
Floyd | hear the end of the story," she says presently. "For good or ill a
Floyd | great decision was made tonight, before the story was complete. Would
Floyd | you know how it ends?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]    yes
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes," you say, "I would hear the end of the story."
Floyd |
Floyd | The teller smiles and closes her eyes. "Gilgamesh faced a choice," she
Floyd | says quietly. "Whether to take pity on Humbaba and spare his life, or
Floyd | kill him, as his friend Enkidu counseled. Gilgamesh looked into
Floyd | Enkidu's eyes, and made his choice. He reached into the demon's throat
Floyd | and pulled out his insides, pulled them ou

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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Banana Apocalypse and the Rocket Pants of Destiny by Emily Short
Bears, Bears, Bears by Admiral Jota
As played on ifMUD on April 27, 2014

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 Banana Apocalypse and the Rocket Pants of Destiny written by Emily Short and Bears, Bears, Bears written by Admiral Jota. Both of these games were released as part of SpeedIF May 2001, back when speed IF literally took two hours. You can learn more about the games, including how to download them, by visiting the IFDB pages: Banana Apocalypse and the Rocket Pants of Destiny, and Bears, Bears, Bears.

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

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

Banana Apocalypse and the Rocket Pants of Destiny by Emily Short
Bears, Bears, Bears by Admiral Jota
ToyShop & Floyditorium
		
#ClubFloyd Discussion
		

		Jacqueline asks, "So what would happen if I had ClubFloyd and no one came?"
		Gerynar asks, "um, the MUD would crash?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I dunno. I think it would roll on blissfully without us."
		djfletch says, "oops, not paying attention"
djfletch arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Gerynar arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline says, "Well, all that speculation is for naught, I guess."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask apacolypse" 		
Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "Floyd doesn't know that game." 		Gerynar asks, "ok, people would comment on your site about the lack of a transcript for today's date?"
		Jacqueline says, "I can't spell, clearly."
		Gerynar hands Jacqueline a pair of glasses
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleemask apocalypse" 		
Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "Floyd doesn't know that game." 		Jacqueline says, "I JUST LOADED IT."
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, folks. One sec."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleemask apocalypse" 		
Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "Floyd doesn't know that game." 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load apocalypse" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great. Just great.
Floyd |
Floyd | You had big plans for this evening. Romantic plans, involving
Floyd | candlelight, strawberries, and your favorite superhero, EnigmaGirl,
Floyd | whom you have finally gotten to agree to a date... And you were going
Floyd | to show her your new design, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | But getting out of here with your pride and your prototype rocket pants
Floyd | isn't going to be easy with MonkeyMan Shatner breathing down your neck.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Banana Apocalypse and the Rocket Pants of Destiny
Floyd | Copyright 2001, Emily Short
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 010525 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Factory Floor
Floyd | The great assembly floor of 'Rockets, Sprockets, and Pants,' which
Floyd | stretches in every direction as far as the eye can see. Particularly to
Floyd | the north, where some of your buddies with the propulsion labs work.
Floyd |
Floyd | South lies the Way Out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you sits your desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are a pair of rocket pants (which are closed).
Floyd |
Floyd | MonkeyMan Shatner is here, breathing just left of down your neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Huh. Sleepmask isn't working."
		Jacqueline says, "Weird."
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, the first load was a typo, but the others should have worked. Huh. ANYway...."
		vimes asks, "some issue?"
vimes arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline says (to vimes), "Yeah, recap the #toyshop"
inky arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline says, "Probably it's a PEBCAK, but ..."
		vimes says, "i believe you can't type"
		Jacqueline says, "PEBCAK it is, then."
		Jacqueline asks, "Sleeeeeeemask doesn't work?"
		Jacqueline says, "So I see."
		vimes says, "nor does alpacalypse, awesome as that game would be"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, that one I caught."
		Jacqueline says, "maga has pointed out that I have CDD this morning."
		Jacqueline says, "He was working on a cure, but it involved grinding coffee loudly and I was on the phone with my mum."
		Marvin says, "Somebody needs to write a game called alpacalypse."
		Gerynar nominates vimes
		vimes says, "because i have had such success writing games in the past"
		Jacqueline says, "The other thing that happened in my CDD-enduced haze was I originally uploaded the wrong game, so inky or vimes, could you please delete bananaapocalypse? It is not this game. It is a different game about pants."
		vimes says, "ha ha"
		vimes says, "sure, i'll delete it"
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks."
		vimes says, "done"
		Jacqueline says, "Cheers."
		Jacqueline says, "So, about this game we loaded..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | As good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd | A huge steel contraption styled like a vintage Cadillac. Its capacious
Floyd | drawers contain all that you require in your work, and spiderlike robot
Floyd | arms hover above its surface to help you in your manufactury.
Floyd | The desk is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x pants" 		

Floyd | Your ticket out of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Not now, in the literal sense, but later, in the eventual sense. These
Floyd | are of your design and your construction: breezy, kicky styling that
Floyd | all the girls and guys will be crazy for, capacious cargo pockets, and
Floyd | a pair of afterburners you wouldn't BELIEVE.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rocket pants are currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		vimes says, "why would you EVER switch rocket pants off"
		Jacqueline says, "I think they could be dangerous otherwise."
		vimes says, "oh, they're only potential rocket pants, i see"
		Gerynar asks, "someone who isn't wearing said pants?"
		Jacqueline says, "Like, while you're shaving."
		vimes says, "or, no, wait, they're a potential ticket, not potential pants"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x shatner" 		

Floyd | William Shatner used to have this job after things went awry over at
Floyd | Priceline, but now it's pretty much done by an extra in a monkey suit.
Floyd | Hard to tell the difference, really. He just goes around and bugs
Floyd | people.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, for reasons best not explored, he's wearing a little French
Floyd | beret, to which he is strangely attached.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "My coffee and breakfast have arrived, so I will be in read-only mode for a few."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "shatner, hello" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "ask shatner about hat" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x robot arms" 		

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

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

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

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "turn on desk" 		

Floyd | No need; you're done for the evening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look under desk" 		

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

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "look under shatner" 		

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

		djfletch says, "I'm gonna turn on the pants!"
		Jacqueline says, "DO IT"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "turn on pants" 		

Floyd | Turn those things on inside? That'd be suicide!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "aw"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get pants" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Factory Floor
Floyd | The great assembly floor of 'Rockets, Sprockets, and Pants,' which
Floyd | stretches in every direction as far as the eye can see. Particularly to
Floyd | the north, where some of your buddies with the propulsion labs work.
Floyd |
Floyd | South lies the Way Out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you sits your desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | MonkeyMan Shatner is here, breathing just left of down your neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "talk to shatner" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "ask shatner about pants" 		

Floyd | "Yes, I am already well-aware of zis contraption, M. Whatever. Believe
Floyd | me, I am not in ze least impressed."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Wow. That is really not Shatner"
		Jacqueline says, "As was stated."
Jacqueline asks, "shatner about shatner" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask shatner about shatner" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask shatner about me" 		

Floyd | He yawns broadly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "ask shatner about patrick stewart" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x monkey suit" 		

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the MonkeyMan
Floyd | Shatner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Should we go N?"
		djfletch says, "might as well"
		Gerynar says, "no objections"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | "Monsieur ... um. Surely you do not mean to LEAVE with zis COMPANY
Floyd | MERCHANDISE???"
Floyd |
Floyd | The correct answer, for the uncertain, is to shake your head slowly.
Floyd | Which you do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "huh."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a pair of rocket pants
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "But they're ours."
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "wear pants" 		

Floyd | You slide the pants on. They fit like... like a glove for legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | His little eyes are WATCHING you. Everywhere you go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Maybe it's not the kind of store where you can buy things."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "buy pants" 		

Floyd | Nothing is on sale.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar asks, "it's a factory, isn't it?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take off pants" 		

Floyd | You take off the rocket pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hit shatner with pants" 		

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to hit the MonkeyMan Shatner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hit shatner" 		

Floyd | EnigmaGirl would be SO DISAPPOINTED in you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "you would think it would be a perk of the job for a rocket pants designer that they could take a pair home"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "tell shatner we need to do some testing of the equipment" 		

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

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "get hat" 		

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

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "get berret" 		

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

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x beret" 		

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

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "pull hat" 		

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

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x shatner" 		

Floyd | William Shatner used to have this job after things went awry over at
Floyd | Priceline, but now it's pretty much done by an extra in a monkey suit.
Floyd | Hard to tell the difference, really. He just goes around and bugs
Floyd | people.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, for reasons best not explored, he's wearing a little French
Floyd | beret, to which he is strangely attached.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "looks like we might need to leave the pants here for now"
		Jacqueline sighs.
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "remove pants" 		

Floyd | You're not wearing those.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "drop pants" 		

Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Propulsion Lab
Floyd | So-called even though the only thing they really do around here is
Floyd | throw stuff at people. Also, they work better hours than you. In other
Floyd | words, everyone's gone home for the day.
Floyd |
Floyd | A largeish contraption points south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A banana rests on the floor nearby. Someone's lunch, no doubt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "get banana" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar asks, "a bribe for MonkeyMan shatner?"
		djfletch says, "could be"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x banana" 		

Floyd | Sadly green.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x contraption" 		

Floyd | It looks as though, if you put the least little thing in it, that thing
Floyd | will be hurled with great force. DANGEROUS, the crap they keep around
Floyd | here. One day you're going to be KILLED.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar asks, "shoot the banana at shatner?"
		djfletch says, "give it a try"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "put banana in contraption" 		

Floyd | With graceful force, the banana arcs into the air, over the nearby
Floyd | desks, unmistakeably in the direction of MonkeyMan Shatner.
Floyd |
Floyd | What happens next is a little hazy. First of all, the Ride of the
Floyd | Valkyrie starts up on the factory intercom. Second, a pair of hitherto
Floyd | unnoticed and generally locked doors at the east end of the factory
Floyd | opens up. Third, in comes a cavalcade of nude polo players. They stream
Floyd | through like the area like the Naturalist Apocalypse, departing through
Floyd | hitherto undetected and assuredly not-available-for-your-use doors to
Floyd | the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | When the dust clears and the music ends, Shatner is gone. All that
Floyd | remains is his beret, staked to the back wall with a single banana.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We have plausible deniability for Enigmagirl."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Factory Floor
Floyd | The great assembly floor of 'Rockets, Sprockets, and Pants,' which
Floyd | stretches in every direction as far as the eye can see. Particularly to
Floyd | the north, where some of your buddies with the propulsion labs work.
Floyd |
Floyd | South lies the Way Out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you sits your desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a pair of rocket pants (which are closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take pants" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wear pants" 		

Floyd | You slide the pants on. They fit like... like a glove for legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Escalator
Floyd | The Out Escalator -- one way transportation for people on the go. It's
Floyd | pretty jammed at this time of evening, all your coworkers in their
Floyd | green and yellow uniforms jostling each other to get out...
Floyd |
Floyd | You scoot along the automated OUT escalator until you arrive at...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | One look at the parking lot tells you what you might already have
Floyd | guessed: the traffic is going to be backed up from here to the
Floyd | Schuykill Expressway, and if you have any plans to meet EnigmaGirl in a
Floyd | timely fashion, you'd better find another way than in you trusty
Floyd | automobile.
Floyd |
Floyd | What it comes down to is this. How much do you trust your own mad
Floyd | stitching skillz?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "er"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay. yay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn on pants" 		

Floyd | There's an exhilarating vibration all around your-- er-- hmm.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well anyway, you blast off, is the main point. To the accompaniment of
Floyd | loud cheers and honking horns. And soon find yourself...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In Midair
Floyd | You're currently in midair some hundreds of feet over the Schuykill
Floyd | River. Off down and kind of to the southwest, you can see your front
Floyd | yard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | You descend with more abruptness than majesty, right through the sticky
Floyd | limbs of your tree...
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Front Yard
Floyd | Characterized by a large tree. Otherwise, it's pretty much just a patch
Floyd | of dirt that you haven't gotten around to seeding. The rocket pants
Floyd | have been your life, night and day: you haven't got time for mundane
Floyd | gardening.
Floyd |
Floyd | Just to the west is the front door of your lovely abode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "W, I think"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | What, without switching off the rocket pants? You'll set the crepes
Floyd | suzette on fire. Ahead of time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "turn off pants" 		

Floyd | You switch the rocket pants off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Your Lovely Abode
Floyd | Prepared for the evening in advance. You may be an engineer, but you do
Floyd | have a spark of romance in you: the candles are already laid out on the
Floyd | table, the bottle of wine is chilling, your CD player is ready-prepared
Floyd | with romantically Enigmatic music. In honor of the occasion you've cut
Floyd | a large question mark out of sparkly cardboard and hung it from the
Floyd | ceiling. It's these little touches a girl will appreciate.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could sure use a shower, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Wow. CD player."
		djfletch says, "retro"
		Jacqueline says, "I think it's these little touches that seem a bit too much."
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x cd player" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "Pay no attention to the scenery in a speed IF."
		Gerynar asks, "so, which way is the shower?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "enter shower" 		

Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x shower" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "shower" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "take shower" 		

Floyd | You shuck the rocketpants in a corner and take a quick shower,
Floyd | re-emerging to feel much, much better.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "must be a small house"
		Jacqueline says, "An efficiency."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Just as you are about to wait, the doorbell rings!
Floyd |
Floyd | You fling it open and in she walks. "Hello, Mister-- uh--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Grisham," you say hastily, "just Grisham, though if you don't like
Floyd | that my middle name is Peter, but--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hi."  She shoots you a sparkly smile. "I guess I don't need to
Floyd | introduce myself, right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You swallow. Introduce herself? Half the energy you put into this date
Floyd | was in the form of scraping her publicity pics off every available
Floyd | surface... The place does look a little bare, come to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "haha"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x enigmagirl" 		

Floyd | She looks... stunning. Sheathed from head to toe in a black lycra
Floyd | bodysuit, the question-mark picked out in silver on each sleeve; her
Floyd | hair drawn back and her lovely eyes concealed by a pair of dark shades.
Floyd |
Floyd | "So, like," EnigmaGirl says, looking around nervously. "You said you
Floyd | had something you wanted to, like, show me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Also, gosh, we're sort of creepy."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show pants to EnigmaGirl" 		

Floyd | "Oooh!!"  Her eyes light up and she takes the pants from your offering
Floyd | hands. "May I?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Confidently she steps into them and zips them up. Funny how well they
Floyd | fit her-- but then, you made them self-adjusting pants. "The way they
Floyd | work is --"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think I know how they work, geekboy," she says, her smile flashing.
Floyd | "I've only been scheming to get my hands on them for the past two
Floyd | years."  Her hands smooth down the pockets and she checks herself for
Floyd | wrinkles in the mirror. "God, nice styling."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You should see the way they--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Fly? Don't worry, I will."
Floyd |
Floyd | "But, um, wait up a sec, okay?"  You smile nervously. This isn't going
Floyd | quite as planned. "I'm supposed to take them back, I just wanted to
Floyd | show you but if I lose them my job is gone, they are very valuable
Floyd | PROTOTYPE PANTS..."  You find yourself talking with greater and greater
Floyd | rapidity as she strides towards the door and flings it open. "Who're
Floyd | you trying to kid, loser? Do you think I came on this date because I
Floyd | wanted to see YOU?"
Floyd |
Floyd | And with those cruel words, she's gone in a khaki flash.
Floyd |

		djfletch says, "oh no!"
		Jacqueline says, "gosh"
		Roger says, "I am so disappointed she only wanted to get into my pants"
		Gerynar says, "haha"
		Jacqueline laughs.
		Jacqueline says, "Also, wait. They're khaki? I was envisioning red and black with lightning bolts up the sides."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Three days later, you're sitting in Your Abode, shredding your
Floyd | cardboard question mark with your bare hands and watching tv from the
Floyd | comfort of unemployment.
Floyd |
Floyd | All the news is full of EnigmaGirl and her daring aerial rescue of
Floyd | Antonio Banderas. And all you can do is weep.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Oops. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I have a feeling that we have chosen poorly."
		Gerynar agrees, but it's something he's used to
		djfletch says, "maybe we have to stay in midair until we can rescue Antonio Banderas ourselves"
		djfletch says, "or we could just refuse to give her the pants I suppose"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Your Lovely Abode
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Your Lovely Abode
Floyd | Prepared for the evening in advance. You may be an engineer, but you do
Floyd | have a spark of romance in you: the candles are already laid out on the
Floyd | table, the bottle of wine is chilling, your CD player is ready-prepared
Floyd | with romantically Enigmatic music. In honor of the occasion you've cut
Floyd | a large question mark out of sparkly cardboard and hung it from the
Floyd | ceiling. It's these little touches a girl will appreciate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing else to do now but wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an EnigmaGirl here.
Floyd |
Floyd | EnigmaGirl shifts from one foot to the other, looking a little
Floyd | impatient and uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Weren't we wearing them when we showed them to her? Or did we not put them back on after our shower?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "wear pants" 		

Floyd | You slide the pants on. They fit like... like a glove for legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, like, fine."  Evidently tired of your futzing around, she takes
Floyd | off... leaving you ALONE and overendowed with useless pantsage. Story
Floyd | of your life.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Oops. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "weweren't wearing them"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Your Lovely Abode
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | [Can't "undo" twice in succession. Sorry!]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "LAME"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get question mark" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd | Your Lovely Abode
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd |

		Jacqueline asks, "Oh noes. Did I break it?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Your Lovely Abode
Floyd | Prepared for the evening in advance. You may be an engineer, but you do
Floyd | have a spark of romance in you: the candles are already laid out on the
Floyd | table, the bottle of wine is chilling, your CD player is ready-prepared
Floyd | with romantically Enigmatic music. In honor of the occasion you've cut
Floyd | a large question mark out of sparkly cardboard and hung it from the
Floyd | ceiling. It's these little touches a girl will appreciate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing else to do now but wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an EnigmaGirl here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, like, fine."  Evidently tired of your futzing around, she takes
Floyd | off... leaving you ALONE and overendowed with useless pantsage. Story
Floyd | of your life.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Oops. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Jacqueline asks, "Okay, so, um, restart?"
		djfletch says, "yes, I think so"
		Jacqueline asks, "Is this the point where we painfully speculate about what this interaction might imply about Emily Shorts prior affairs of the heart?"
		Jacqueline says, "I feel like now that she's married that would be more okay, but still quite wrong."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great. Just great.
Floyd |
Floyd | You had big plans for this evening. Romantic plans, involving
Floyd | candlelight, strawberries, and your favorite superhero, EnigmaGirl,
Floyd | whom you have finally gotten to agree to a date... And you were going
Floyd | to show her your new design, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | But getting out of here with your pride and your prototype rocket pants
Floyd | isn't going to be easy with MonkeyMan Shatner breathing down your neck.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Banana Apocalypse and the Rocket Pants of Destiny
Floyd | Copyright 2001, Emily Short
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 010525 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Factory Floor
Floyd | The great assembly floor of 'Rockets, Sprockets, and Pants,' which
Floyd | stretches in every direction as far as the eye can see. Particularly to
Floyd | the north, where some of your buddies with the propulsion labs work.
Floyd |
Floyd | South lies the Way Out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you sits your desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are a pair of rocket pants (which are closed).
Floyd |
Floyd | MonkeyMan Shatner is here, breathing just left of down your neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Propulsion Lab
Floyd | So-called even though the only thing they really do around here is
Floyd | throw stuff at people. Also, they work better hours than you. In other
Floyd | words, everyone's gone home for the day.
Floyd |
Floyd | A largeish contraption points south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A banana rests on the floor nearby. Someone's lunch, no doubt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take banana" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put banana in contraption" 		

Floyd | With graceful force, the banana arcs into the air, over the nearby
Floyd | desks, unmistakeably in the direction of MonkeyMan Shatner.
Floyd |
Floyd | What happens next is a little hazy. First of all, the Ride of the
Floyd | Valkyrie starts up on the factory intercom. Second, a pair of hitherto
Floyd | unnoticed and generally locked doors at the east end of the factory
Floyd | opens up. Third, in comes a cavalcade of nude polo players. They stream
Floyd | through like the area like the Naturalist Apocalypse, departing through
Floyd | hitherto undetected and assuredly not-available-for-your-use doors to
Floyd | the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | When the dust clears and the music ends, Shatner is gone. All that
Floyd | remains is his beret, staked to the back wall with a single banana.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take beret" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Factory Floor
Floyd | The great assembly floor of 'Rockets, Sprockets, and Pants,' which
Floyd | stretches in every direction as far as the eye can see. Particularly to
Floyd | the north, where some of your buddies with the propulsion labs work.
Floyd |
Floyd | South lies the Way Out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you sits your desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are a pair of rocket pants (which are closed).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd | desk: That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take banana" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take beret" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "aw"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take pants" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wear pants" 		

Floyd | You slide the pants on. They fit like... like a glove for legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf23" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Escalator
Floyd | The Out Escalator -- one way transportation for people on the go. It's
Floyd | pretty jammed at this time of evening, all your coworkers in their
Floyd | green and yellow uniforms jostling each other to get out...
Floyd |
Floyd | You scoot along the automated OUT escalator until you arrive at...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | One look at the parking lot tells you what you might already have
Floyd | guessed: the traffic is going to be backed up from here to the
Floyd | Schuykill Expressway, and if you have any plans to meet EnigmaGirl in a
Floyd | timely fashion, you'd better find another way than in you trusty
Floyd | automobile.
Floyd |
Floyd | What it comes down to is this. How much do you trust your own mad
Floyd | stitching skillz?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | There are no exits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn on pants" 		

Floyd | There's an exhilarating vibration all around your-- er-- hmm.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well anyway, you blast off, is the main point. To the accompaniment of
Floyd | loud cheers and honking horns. And soon find yourself...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In Midair
Floyd | You're currently in midair some hundreds of feet over the Schuykill
Floyd | River. Off down and kind of to the southwest, you can see your front
Floyd | yard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "remove pants" 		

Floyd | You take off the rocket pants.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "hmm"
		Gerynar says, "yay, we didn't fall to our death"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look for Antonio Banderas" 		

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drop pants" 		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "break pants" 		

Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In Midair
Floyd | You're currently in midair some hundreds of feet over the Schuykill
Floyd | River. Off down and kind of to the southwest, you can see your front
Floyd | yard.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a pair of rocket pants (which are closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "yay"
		Jacqueline says, "I love speed IFs."
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "open pants" 		

Floyd | They're not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You can go only southwest or down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch asks, "hmm is down the same as sw?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | You descend with more abruptness than majesty, right through the sticky
Floyd | limbs of your tree...
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Front Yard
Floyd | Characterized by a large tree. Otherwise, it's pretty much just a patch
Floyd | of dirt that you haven't gotten around to seeding. The rocket pants
Floyd | have been your life, night and day: you haven't got time for mundane
Floyd | gardening.
Floyd |
Floyd | Just to the west is the front door of your lovely abode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, I would guess we can go down, then the pants are not retrievable."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Your Front Yard
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hahaha oh no"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry"
		djfletch says, "oops"
		Jacqueline asks, "Go back to the save?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | Just leaving the rocket pants in the front yard is an invitation to
Floyd | theft by the wily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Your Front Yard
Floyd | Characterized by a large tree. Otherwise, it's pretty much just a patch
Floyd | of dirt that you haven't gotten around to seeding. The rocket pants
Floyd | have been your life, night and day: you haven't got time for mundane
Floyd | gardening.
Floyd |
Floyd | Just to the west is the front door of your lovely abode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take pants" 		

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

		djfletch says, "yeah, should probably go back"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "cf23" 		

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

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Factory Floor
Floyd | The great assembly floor of 'Rockets, Sprockets, and Pants,' which
Floyd | stretches in every direction as far as the eye can see. Particularly to
Floyd | the north, where some of your buddies with the propulsion labs work.
Floyd |
Floyd | South lies the Way Out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you sits your desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Escalator
Floyd | The Out Escalator -- one way transportation for people on the go. It's
Floyd | pretty jammed at this time of evening, all your coworkers in their
Floyd | green and yellow uniforms jostling each other to get out...
Floyd |
Floyd | You scoot along the automated OUT escalator until you arrive at...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | One look at the parking lot tells you what you might already have
Floyd | guessed: the traffic is going to be backed up from here to the
Floyd | Schuykill Expressway, and if you have any plans to meet EnigmaGirl in a
Floyd | timely fashion, you'd better find another way than in you trusty
Floyd | automobile.
Floyd |
Floyd | What it comes down to is this. How much do you trust your own mad
Floyd | stitching skillz?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, according to maga, this is one of those games that was literally written in 2 hours."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "wear pants" 		

Floyd | You're already wearing those!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "turn on pants" 		

Floyd | There's an exhilarating vibration all around your-- er-- hmm.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well anyway, you blast off, is the main point. To the accompaniment of
Floyd | loud cheers and honking horns. And soon find yourself...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In Midair
Floyd | You're currently in midair some hundreds of feet over the Schuykill
Floyd | River. Off down and kind of to the southwest, you can see your front
Floyd | yard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x river" 		

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

		djfletch asks, "what if we put the pants back on after we shower?"
		djfletch asks, "maybe that would help... somehow?"
		Jacqueline says, "That was my thought, yeah."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | You descend with more abruptness than majesty, right through the sticky
Floyd | limbs of your tree...
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Front Yard
Floyd | Characterized by a large tree. Otherwise, it's pretty much just a patch
Floyd | of dirt that you haven't gotten around to seeding. The rocket pants
Floyd | have been your life, night and day: you haven't got time for mundane
Floyd | gardening.
Floyd |
Floyd | Just to the west is the front door of your lovely abode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd | You've never been much for botany. It could be just about anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd | Whatever kind of thing it is, it is not a climbable kind of thing. Oh
Floyd | well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "turn off pants" 		

Floyd | You switch the rocket pants off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd | You can go only west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Your Lovely Abode
Floyd | Prepared for the evening in advance. You may be an engineer, but you do
Floyd | have a spark of romance in you: the candles are already laid out on the
Floyd | table, the bottle of wine is chilling, your CD player is ready-prepared
Floyd | with romantically Enigmatic music. In honor of the occasion you've cut
Floyd | a large question mark out of sparkly cardboard and hung it from the
Floyd | ceiling. It's these little touches a girl will appreciate.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could sure use a shower, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "take shower" 		

Floyd | You shuck the rocketpants in a corner and take a quick shower,
Floyd | re-emerging to feel much, much better.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "cf24" 		

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

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "get pants" 		

Floyd | You already have those.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "wear pants" 		

Floyd | You slide the pants on. They fit like... like a glove for legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd | table: That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd | Okay, so it's a folding table. You usually eat standing over the sink.
Floyd | What of it, anyway?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look under it" 		

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

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | There are no exits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "With maga logging of, the word Pope and the word pants were so close to each other that I didn't read Pope as Pope."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Just as you are about to wait, the doorbell rings!
Floyd |
Floyd | You fling it open and in she walks. "Hello, Mister-- uh--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Grisham," you say hastily, "just Grisham, though if you don't like
Floyd | that my middle name is Peter, but--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hi."  She shoots you a sparkly smile. "I guess I don't need to
Floyd | introduce myself, right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You swallow. Introduce herself? Half the energy you put into this date
Floyd | was in the form of scraping her publicity pics off every available
Floyd | surface... The place does look a little bare, come to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | "So, like," EnigmaGirl says, looking around nervously. "You said you
Floyd | had something you wanted to, like, show me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show pants to EnigmaGirl" 		

Floyd | "Oooh!!"  Her eyes light up and she takes the pants from your offering
Floyd | hands. "May I?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Confidently she steps into them and zips them up. Funny how well they
Floyd | fit her-- but then, you made them self-adjusting pants. "The way they
Floyd | work is --"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think I know how they work, geekboy," she says, her smile flashing.
Floyd | "I've only been scheming to get my hands on them for the past two
Floyd | years."  Her hands smooth down the pockets and she checks herself for
Floyd | wrinkles in the mirror. "God, nice styling."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You should see the way they--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Fly? Don't worry, I will."
Floyd |
Floyd | "But, um, wait up a sec, okay?"  You smile nervously. This isn't going
Floyd | quite as planned. "I'm supposed to take them back, I just wanted to
Floyd | show you but if I lose them my job is gone, they are very valuable
Floyd | PROTOTYPE PANTS..."  You find yourself talking with greater and greater
Floyd | rapidity as she strides towards the door and flings it open. "Who're
Floyd | you trying to kid, loser? Do you think I came on this date because I
Floyd | wanted to see YOU?"
Floyd |
Floyd | And with those cruel words, she's gone in a khaki flash.
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Three days later, you're sitting in Your Abode, shredding your
Floyd | cardboard question mark with your bare hands and watching tv from the
Floyd | comfort of unemployment.
Floyd |
Floyd | All the news is full of EnigmaGirl and her daring aerial rescue of
Floyd | Antonio Banderas. And all you can do is weep.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Oops. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Your Lovely Abode
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a pair of rocket pants (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | EnigmaGirl shifts from one foot to the other, looking a little
Floyd | impatient and uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Your Lovely Abode
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "show table to enigmagirl" 		

Floyd | (first taking the table)
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | EnigmaGirl shifts from one foot to the other, looking a little
Floyd | impatient and uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Huh. So even wearing them she gets into them."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "turn on pants" 		

Floyd | Turn those things on inside? That'd be suicide!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, like, fine."  Evidently tired of your futzing around, she takes
Floyd | off... leaving you ALONE and overendowed with useless pantsage. Story
Floyd | of your life.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Oops. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, what direction is outside?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf24" 		

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

		djfletch says, "it should be east but it didn't work"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | There are no exits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh. ohohohnoes."
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm."
		Gerynar asks, "turn on the pants?"
		Jacqueline says, "Doubt you can"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "turn on pants" 		

Floyd | Turn those things on inside? That'd be suicide!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask enigmagirl about herself" 		

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

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "open pants" 		

Floyd | They're not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "She's not here yet"
		djfletch says, "oh right"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "break pants" 		

Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x pants" 		

Floyd | Your ticket out of here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Not now, in the literal sense, but later, in the eventual sense. These
Floyd | are of your design and your construction: breezy, kicky styling that
Floyd | all the girls and guys will be crazy for, capacious cargo pockets, and
Floyd | a pair of afterburners you wouldn't BELIEVE.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rocket pants are currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x pockets" 		

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

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x afterburners" 		

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

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "put pants in shower" 		

Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I am having trouble foreseeing a universe in which we get both the girl and the pants."
		djfletch says, "maybe we could destroy them with the throwing machine"
		Jacqueline says, "Um, possibly. Not sure what good that does."
		djfletch says, "yeah, I dunno"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Just as you are about to wait, the doorbell rings!
Floyd |
Floyd | You fling it open and in she walks. "Hello, Mister-- uh--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Grisham," you say hastily, "just Grisham, though if you don't like
Floyd | that my middle name is Peter, but--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hi."  She shoots you a sparkly smile. "I guess I don't need to
Floyd | introduce myself, right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You swallow. Introduce herself? Half the energy you put into this date
Floyd | was in the form of scraping her publicity pics off every available
Floyd | surface... The place does look a little bare, come to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask enigmagirl about pants" 		

Floyd | "Sounds fabulous! May I see?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "So, like," EnigmaGirl says, looking around nervously. "You said you
Floyd | had something you wanted to, like, show me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask enigmagirl about herself" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | EnigmaGirl shifts from one foot to the other, looking a little
Floyd | impatient and uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "kiss enigmagirl" 		

Floyd | No no, you've got a careful strategy all worked out here. The way it
Floyd | works is, you win her undying admiration, THEN sweep her into your
Floyd | manly arms.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, like, fine."  Evidently tired of your futzing around, she takes
Floyd | off... leaving you ALONE and overendowed with useless pantsage. Story
Floyd | of your life.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Oops. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "cf24" 		

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

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Just as you are about to wait, the doorbell rings!
Floyd |
Floyd | You fling it open and in she walks. "Hello, Mister-- uh--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Grisham," you say hastily, "just Grisham, though if you don't like
Floyd | that my middle name is Peter, but--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hi."  She shoots you a sparkly smile. "I guess I don't need to
Floyd | introduce myself, right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You swallow. Introduce herself? Half the energy you put into this date
Floyd | was in the form of scraping her publicity pics off every available
Floyd | surface... The place does look a little bare, come to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, I am wondering if there is an ending where we either (a) don't get left or (b) get left without pants."
		djfletch says, "yeah, it's hard to tell"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd | EnigmaGirl: I don't suppose the EnigmaGirl would care for that.
Floyd | table: That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | "So, like," EnigmaGirl says, looking around nervously. "You said you
Floyd | had something you wanted to, like, show me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show me to EnigmaGirl" 		

Floyd | (first taking yourself)
Floyd | You are always self-possessed.
Floyd |
Floyd | EnigmaGirl shifts from one foot to the other, looking a little
Floyd | impatient and uncertain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "woo EnigmaGirl" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "kick enigmagirl" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "punch enigmagirl" 		

Floyd | Are you out of your mind?
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, like, fine."  Evidently tired of your futzing around, she takes
Floyd | off... leaving you ALONE and overendowed with useless pantsage. Story
Floyd | of your life.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Oops. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Your Lovely Abode
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I feel like we need to get outside to demo, maybe"
		Jacqueline says, "This may be like the Invisible Argonaut, with no good ending."
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "I agree, but it won't let us outside."
		djfletch asks, "can I restart and try putting the pants in the throwing contraption?"
		Roger says, "The tree sounded sort of important, frex"
		Jacqueline says, "I feel like I should have spent the past 58 minutes hurriedly writing The Four Alpacamen of the Alpacalypse so that I could load it up at this point and we'd all be happy again."
		djfletch says, "hmm, it's true it was an implemented tree"
		Jacqueline says (to djf), "Sure"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Agreed."
		Jacqueline says, "So there are a couple of things to try."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to restart?

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great. Just great.
Floyd |
Floyd | You had big plans for this evening. Romantic plans, involving
Floyd | candlelight, strawberries, and your favorite superhero, EnigmaGirl,
Floyd | whom you have finally gotten to agree to a date... And you were going
Floyd | to show her your new design, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | But getting out of here with your pride and your prototype rocket pants
Floyd | isn't going to be easy with MonkeyMan Shatner breathing down your neck.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Banana Apocalypse and the Rocket Pants of Destiny
Floyd | Copyright 2001, Emily Short
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 010525 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Factory Floor
Floyd | The great assembly floor of 'Rockets, Sprockets, and Pants,' which
Floyd | stretches in every direction as far as the eye can see. Particularly to
Floyd | the north, where some of your buddies with the propulsion labs work.
Floyd |
Floyd | South lies the Way Out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you sits your desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are a pair of rocket pants (which are closed).
Floyd |
Floyd | MonkeyMan Shatner is here, breathing just left of down your neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Propulsion Lab
Floyd | So-called even though the only thing they really do around here is
Floyd | throw stuff at people. Also, they work better hours than you. In other
Floyd | words, everyone's gone home for the day.
Floyd |
Floyd | A largeish contraption points south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A banana rests on the floor nearby. Someone's lunch, no doubt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get banana" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "put it in contraption" 		

Floyd | With graceful force, the banana arcs into the air, over the nearby
Floyd | desks, unmistakeably in the direction of MonkeyMan Shatner.
Floyd |
Floyd | What happens next is a little hazy. First of all, the Ride of the
Floyd | Valkyrie starts up on the factory intercom. Second, a pair of hitherto
Floyd | unnoticed and generally locked doors at the east end of the factory
Floyd | opens up. Third, in comes a cavalcade of nude polo players. They stream
Floyd | through like the area like the Naturalist Apocalypse, departing through
Floyd | hitherto undetected and assuredly not-available-for-your-use doors to
Floyd | the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | When the dust clears and the music ends, Shatner is gone. All that
Floyd | remains is his beret, staked to the back wall with a single banana.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You can go only south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Factory Floor
Floyd | The great assembly floor of 'Rockets, Sprockets, and Pants,' which
Floyd | stretches in every direction as far as the eye can see. Particularly to
Floyd | the north, where some of your buddies with the propulsion labs work.
Floyd |
Floyd | South lies the Way Out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you sits your desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are a pair of rocket pants (which are closed).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get pants" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Propulsion Lab
Floyd | So-called even though the only thing they really do around here is
Floyd | throw stuff at people. Also, they work better hours than you. In other
Floyd | words, everyone's gone home for the day.
Floyd |
Floyd | A largeish contraption points south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "put pants in contraption" 		

Floyd | The contraption has already been fired, and you know not how to reset
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "ok"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | What, leave without the pants? They were the whole point! You're going
Floyd | to show them to EnigmaGirl and she's going to understand that you're
Floyd | the one, you're the guy with the brains and the heart to be HER man.
Floyd | And then you'll be turning up in a tuxedo at all her superhero events
Floyd | and somehow look considerably more like Antonio Banderas and...
Floyd |
Floyd | Anyway the point is you'd better snag the pants before you leave, or
Floyd | the rest of the evening is shot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get pants" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "wear pants" 		

Floyd | You slide the pants on. They fit like... like a glove for legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Factory Floor
Floyd | The great assembly floor of 'Rockets, Sprockets, and Pants,' which
Floyd | stretches in every direction as far as the eye can see. Particularly to
Floyd | the north, where some of your buddies with the propulsion labs work.
Floyd |
Floyd | South lies the Way Out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you sits your desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Escalator
Floyd | The Out Escalator -- one way transportation for people on the go. It's
Floyd | pretty jammed at this time of evening, all your coworkers in their
Floyd | green and yellow uniforms jostling each other to get out...
Floyd |
Floyd | You scoot along the automated OUT escalator until you arrive at...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | One look at the parking lot tells you what you might already have
Floyd | guessed: the traffic is going to be backed up from here to the
Floyd | Schuykill Expressway, and if you have any plans to meet EnigmaGirl in a
Floyd | timely fashion, you'd better find another way than in you trusty
Floyd | automobile.
Floyd |
Floyd | What it comes down to is this. How much do you trust your own mad
Floyd | stitching skillz?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "turn on pants" 		

Floyd | There's an exhilarating vibration all around your-- er-- hmm.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well anyway, you blast off, is the main point. To the accompaniment of
Floyd | loud cheers and honking horns. And soon find yourself...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In Midair
Floyd | You're currently in midair some hundreds of feet over the Schuykill
Floyd | River. Off down and kind of to the southwest, you can see your front
Floyd | yard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Wait"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Parking Lot
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x car" 		

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

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I thought we had a car."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | There are no exits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd | sky: You can't reach from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd | sky: You can't reach from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x sky" 		

Floyd | A cloudless bowl, pale blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Okay. Fire up the pants!"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "turn on pants" 		

Floyd | There's an exhilarating vibration all around your-- er-- hmm.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well anyway, you blast off, is the main point. To the accompaniment of
Floyd | loud cheers and honking horns. And soon find yourself...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In Midair
Floyd | You're currently in midair some hundreds of feet over the Schuykill
Floyd | River. Off down and kind of to the southwest, you can see your front
Floyd | yard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "take sky" 		

Floyd | You can't reach from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | You descend with more abruptness than majesty, right through the sticky
Floyd | limbs of your tree...
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Front Yard
Floyd | Characterized by a large tree. Otherwise, it's pretty much just a patch
Floyd | of dirt that you haven't gotten around to seeding. The rocket pants
Floyd | have been your life, night and day: you haven't got time for mundane
Floyd | gardening.
Floyd |
Floyd | Just to the west is the front door of your lovely abode.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So what is up with this tree?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd | You've never been much for botany. It could be just about anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "put pants in tree" 		

Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "put pants on tree" 		

Floyd | Putting things on the large tree would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look behind tree" 		

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd | Whatever kind of thing it is, it is not a climbable kind of thing. Oh
Floyd | well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "get tree" 		

Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "search tree" 		

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

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "look under tree" 		

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

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd | sky: You can't reach from here.
Floyd | large tree: That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "hide pants" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "hang pants in tree" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "ok, starting to think you might be right and it doesn't have a winning ending"
		djfletch says, "only thing I can think is that there's some magic conversation topic we could use on EnigmaGirl, but I don't know what"
		Jacqueline says, "I cheated."
		Jacqueline says, "I have looked at the walkthrough."
		Jacqueline says, "There are only two things we haven't done."
		Jacqueline says, "And they are near the beginning."
		Jacqueline says, "That is all I will say."
		djfletch says, "hmmmmmmmm"
		djfletch asks, "ok in that case shall we restart again?"
		Jacqueline nods.
djfletch says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to restart?

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Great. Just great.
Floyd |
Floyd | You had big plans for this evening. Romantic plans, involving
Floyd | candlelight, strawberries, and your favorite superhero, EnigmaGirl,
Floyd | whom you have finally gotten to agree to a date... And you were going
Floyd | to show her your new design, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | But getting out of here with your pride and your prototype rocket pants
Floyd | isn't going to be easy with MonkeyMan Shatner breathing down your neck.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Banana Apocalypse and the Rocket Pants of Destiny
Floyd | Copyright 2001, Emily Short
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 010525 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Factory Floor
Floyd | The great assembly floor of 'Rockets, Sprockets, and Pants,' which
Floyd | stretches in every direction as far as the eye can see. Particularly to
Floyd | the north, where some of your buddies with the propulsion labs work.
Floyd |
Floyd | South lies the Way Out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you sits your desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are a pair of rocket pants (which are closed).
Floyd |
Floyd | MonkeyMan Shatner is here, breathing just left of down your neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask shatner about enigmagirl" 		

Floyd | "Let me tell you zomezink, my friend. Zat girl, she is dangerous. She
Floyd | has been tryink for years go get her hands upon zese rocket-pants..."
Floyd |
Floyd | And in a few brief words (marshalling, nonetheless, some compelling
Floyd | evidence), he shatters your illusions forever. So much for love, so
Floyd | much for justice, so much for black lycra and sparkly kisses. She's
Floyd | only in it for the publicity. You know that now. And you'll never be
Floyd | taken in again.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You've narrowly escaped humiliating disaster! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "That was it!"
		djfletch says, "woooo"
		Jacqueline says, "Also... (this is probably just flavor, but can I do the other thing?)"
		djfletch says, "you probably think I cheated too but I didn't!"
		djfletch says, "yup sure"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Factory Floor
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Propulsion Lab
Floyd | So-called even though the only thing they really do around here is
Floyd | throw stuff at people. Also, they work better hours than you. In other
Floyd | words, everyone's gone home for the day.
Floyd |
Floyd | A largeish contraption points south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A banana rests on the floor nearby. Someone's lunch, no doubt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get banana" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Factory Floor
Floyd | The great assembly floor of 'Rockets, Sprockets, and Pants,' which
Floyd | stretches in every direction as far as the eye can see. Particularly to
Floyd | the north, where some of your buddies with the propulsion labs work.
Floyd |
Floyd | South lies the Way Out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you sits your desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are a pair of rocket pants (which are closed).
Floyd |
Floyd | MonkeyMan Shatner is here, breathing just left of down your neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show banana to shatner" 		

Floyd | The MonkeyMan sneers at your pitiful offering. "Zis banana ees harder
Floyd | zan a roque," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "A what?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "A roque!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm sorry, I can't hear you, I've--"
Floyd |

		
Floyd At zis point-- er, at this point, he gives up, rudely thrusting the 		
Floyd rockhard banana [TSD] back into your hands. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "my"
		Jacqueline says, "So, um, okay."
		djfletch says, "splendid"
		Jacqueline says, "Jota also wrote a speed IF for this one."
		Jacqueline says, "If we want to play another."
		djfletch says, "yup, I could play another one"
		Gerynar says, "sure"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd |

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		Gerynar says, "anything to procrastinate on my shufflecomp game"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask bears" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | It is almost six o'clock, and you have a date with your beloved for
Floyd | some good old cavorting in the park, hopefully topped off with some
Floyd | newfangeld smoochies. But you are stuck at work! You thought working
Floyd | at "Sprockets, Rockets, and Pants" would be easy -- and it is! But
Floyd | getting home isn't.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bears, Bears, Bears
Floyd | A game which has nothing whatsoever to do with bears.
Floyd | Copyright 2001 by Admiral Jota.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 260702 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby
Floyd | This is the upstairs lobby of the RSP corporation. It's very different
Floyd | from the downstairs lobby, in that it doesn't have a nice reception
Floyd | desk, comfy chairs, or a shiny chandelier. It does have a vending
Floyd | machine, though. There's a storage closet north of you and a shower
Floyd | room to the south. A really long hallway leads east, to freedom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | This vending machine sells tasty bananas, like most vending machines
Floyd | around the world. Unfortunately, it's broken. The back panel has been
Floyd | unlocked so that maintenance can look inside, but they haven't gotten
Floyd | around to fixing it yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open machine" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN MACHINE
Floyd |

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You open the back panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take banana" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BANANA
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm. Looks like it's missing a sprocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Ah."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | As good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Also, deja vu."
		Jacqueline says, "I feel like we were just in this factory, even though it is quite different."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/7
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway stretches on for a nigh-unimaginable distance to the east.
Floyd | Somewhere out there is the elevator which will take you downstairs so
Floyd | you can go find the object of your smoochie-filled desires.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two monkey men are playing frisbee here, blocking the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | William Shatner is singing quietly in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "play frisbee" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/7
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FRISBEE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take frisbee" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FRISBEE
Floyd |
Floyd | Those seem to belong to the monkey men.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x men" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/9
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MEN
Floyd |
Floyd | While monkey men traditionally play golf, these two are playing
Floyd | frisbee. As if that weren't bad enough, they're playing with *two*
Floyd | frisbees, so as to ensure that the hallway is obstructed by at least
Floyd | one trademarked flying disk at all times!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x frisbee" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FRISBEE
Floyd |
Floyd | They're frisbees, alright. Trademarked flying disks, just like I said.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "shatner" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHATNER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, he's not really here?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I just did that because Jota always tries to dance in games."
		djfletch says, "maybe we can sing along with Shatner"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/11
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | Your singing is abominable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "so is shatners"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x shatner" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/12
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHATNER
Floyd |
Floyd | William Shatner is standing in the corner, minding his own business.
Floyd | His Priceline commercials have apparently a toll on him: he's wearing
Floyd | a beret and singing "Fly Me to the Moon", nearly oblivious to the
Floyd | world around him as he flips a into the air quarter repeated, in time
Floyd | with the song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x beret" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/13
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BERET
Floyd |
Floyd | William Shatner is standing in the corner, minding his own business.
Floyd | His Priceline commercials have apparently a toll on him: he's wearing
Floyd | a beret and singing "Fly Me to the Moon", nearly oblivious to the
Floyd | world around him as he flips a into the air quarter repeated, in time
Floyd | with the song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I left out the x."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get quarter" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET QUARTER
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to belong to the William Shatner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This keyboard keeps dropping letters and I don't always notice."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask shatner for quarter" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/15
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SHATNER FOR QUARTER
Floyd |
Floyd | He ignores you, completely engrossed in his music. "Fly me... to the
Floyd | moon, my -- friend..."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "talk to monkey men" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/15
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO MONKEY MEN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask monkey men about frisbee" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MONKEY MEN ABOUT FRISBEE
Floyd |
Floyd | The monkey men ook, but otherwise ignore you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "ook" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > OOK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/17
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway stretches on for a nigh-unimaginable distance to the east.
Floyd | Somewhere out there is the elevator which will take you downstairs so
Floyd | you can go find the object of your smoochie-filled desires.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two monkey men are playing frisbee here, blocking the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | William Shatner is singing quietly in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "push shatner e" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/18
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH SHATNER E
Floyd |
Floyd | Is that the best you can think of?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The monkey men are blocking the hallway with their frisbee game!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/20
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/21
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | Your singing is abominable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/22
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch asks, "go and explore somewhere else?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/23
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby
Floyd | This is the upstairs lobby of the RSP corporation. It's very different
Floyd | from the downstairs lobby, in that it doesn't have a nice reception
Floyd | desk, comfy chairs, or a shiny chandelier. It does have a vending
Floyd | machine, though. There's a storage closet north of you and a shower
Floyd | room to the south. A really long hallway leads east, to freedom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Closet                                         0/24
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Closet
Floyd | It is a closet which is used to store things. It is in fact, a small
Floyd | storage closet, and from the perspective of the break room, it is to
Floyd | the north. A creative mind could possible even construe that vending
Floyd | machine as a trophy case. But it wasn't really intentional.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a rocket, a sprocket and a pair of pants here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x rocket" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Closet                                         0/25
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | A big rocket, much like the fireworks typically seen in cartoons like
Floyd | Tom and Jerry or the Coyote and the Roadrunner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x sprocket" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Closet                                         0/26
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SPROCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | A small doohickey which is vital to many mechanical devices.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x pants" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Closet                                         0/27
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Trousers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Closet                                         0/28
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | rocket: Taken.
Floyd | sprocket: Taken.
Floyd | pair of pants: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "wear pants" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Closet                                         0/29
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR PANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already wearing your invisible pants. Don't try to refer to
Floyd | them: they're invisible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, fix the machine?"
		Gerynar says, "yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "Go for it."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/30
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby
Floyd | This is the upstairs lobby of the RSP corporation. It's very different
Floyd | from the downstairs lobby, in that it doesn't have a nice reception
Floyd | desk, comfy chairs, or a shiny chandelier. It does have a vending
Floyd | machine, though. There's a storage closet north of you and a shower
Floyd | room to the south. A really long hallway leads east, to freedom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "then we should be able to get bananas for the monkey men"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "put sprocket in panel" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/31
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SPROCKET IN PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You expertly attach the sprocket to the appropriate flange, then close
Floyd | the back panel. All fixed!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Right"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/32
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | This vending machine sells tasty bananas, like most vending machines
Floyd | around the world. Put a quarter in the slot, and you could have your
Floyd | very own.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh noes."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search pants" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/33
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/34
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a pair of pants
Floyd |   a rocket
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar asks, "give the rocket to shatner?"
		Jacqueline says, "Um, sure."
		djfletch says, "literally fly him to the moon. Must be."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/35
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway stretches on for a nigh-unimaginable distance to the east.
Floyd | Somewhere out there is the elevator which will take you downstairs so
Floyd | you can go find the object of your smoochie-filled desires.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two monkey men are playing frisbee here, blocking the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | William Shatner is singing quietly in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "give rocket to shatner" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/36
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE ROCKET TO SHATNER
Floyd |
Floyd | Shatner stops singing mid-verse, dropping his quarter to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes! Fly... me, to the moon!" He pulls a match from his pocket,
Floyd | lights the rocket, and hops on. Seconds later he's blasting down the
Floyd | corridor, singing snatches of "Magic Carpet Ride".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get quarter" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/37
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET QUARTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/38
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby
Floyd | This is the upstairs lobby of the RSP corporation. It's very different
Floyd | from the downstairs lobby, in that it doesn't have a nice reception
Floyd | desk, comfy chairs, or a shiny chandelier. It does have a vending
Floyd | machine, though. There's a storage closet north of you and a shower
Floyd | room to the south. A really long hallway leads east, to freedom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "put quarter in machine" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/39
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT QUARTER IN MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the quarter in the slot, and a banana pops out! Magic!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
DavidW goes home. 		
DavidW has disconnected. 		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x banana" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/40
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BANANA
Floyd |
Floyd | Mmm, banana!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get banana" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/41
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BANANA
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/42
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway stretches on for a nigh-unimaginable distance to the east.
Floyd | Somewhere out there is the elevator which will take you downstairs so
Floyd | you can go find the object of your smoochie-filled desires.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two monkey men are playing frisbee here, blocking the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, that bit about Shatner singing Magic Carpet rigde was awesome."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "give banana to men" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/43
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BANANA TO MEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The monkey men drop their frisbees and start fighting over their
Floyd | banana. They eventually agree to settle the matter with a formal duel,
Floyd | and leave to make the arrangements.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/44
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You trudge down the hallway for a few minutes, but realize that
Floyd | there's no way you could reach the other end on foot. Sadly you
Floyd | return.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Sorry I'm late."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "It's okay. You solved the first game for us while you were away."
		DavidW asks, "I did?"
		Jacqueline says, "Courtesy of your walkthrough page, yeah."
		DavidW says, "ah. Of course. :)"
		Jacqueline says, "So thanks for that."
		DavidW asks, "What's the current game?"
		Jacqueline says, "Bears, bears, bears. A game which has nothing whatsoever to do with bears."
		DavidW says, "ah yes, that one. Much fun."
		DavidW says, "It does have a Shatner, naked lady, and frisbee, iirc."
		Jacqueline says, "We have yet to find this naked lady, fwiw."
		Jacqueline says, "There are invisible pants, though."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/45
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a pair of pants
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pants" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/46
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANTS

		inky asks, "the lady is bare-ass naked, does that count?"

Floyd |
Floyd | Trousers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "ITYM bear-assed"
		djfletch says, "ok let us find said lady"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/47
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby
Floyd | This is the upstairs lobby of the RSP corporation. It's very different
Floyd | from the downstairs lobby, in that it doesn't have a nice reception
Floyd | desk, comfy chairs, or a shiny chandelier. It does have a vending
Floyd | machine, though. There's a storage closet north of you and a shower
Floyd | room to the south. A really long hallway leads east, to freedom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Showers                                                0/48
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Showers
Floyd | This room is for the convenience of the employees who work with
Floyd | sprockets and tend to end up covered in machine oil, or who work with
Floyd | rockets and end up covered in soot, or who work with pants. It has
Floyd | many shower heads, for the purpose of showering.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a nude woman here! Hiding behind a pony! So you can't actually
Floyd | see anything! But you know she's naked! Because I just told you so!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eeeek!" she screams. "Stay away! Someone stole all my clothes when I
Floyd | came in here to take a shower. I said, 'Stay away!'"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "Eeeek!"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x pony" 		

Floyd ]  Showers                                                0/49
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PONY
Floyd |
Floyd | It's kinda like a small horse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give pants to woman" 		

Floyd ]  Showers                                                0/50
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE PANTS TO WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman gratefully takes the pants and dresses herself, while still
Floyd | hiding behind the pony.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you," she says, "But could you find me a shirt, too?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Have we seen one of those?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "remove shirt" 		

Floyd ]  Showers                                                0/50
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "it's surprising that Shatner didn't remove his shirt at any point"
		DavidW says, "Found her!"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "woman, no" 		

Floyd ]  Showers                                                0/51
Floyd |
Floyd | > WOMAN, NO
Floyd |
Floyd | She cowers behind the pony. "Stay back! I'm naked! Don't come any
Floyd | closer!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get on pony" 		

Floyd ]  Showers                                                0/52
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON PONY
Floyd |
Floyd | She cowers behind the pony. "Stay back! I'm naked! Don't come any
Floyd | closer!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I think we need to find her a shirt."
		djfletch says, "looks like it"
		DavidW says, "yes, find a shirt for her"
		DavidW says, "oh... something."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x shower heads" 		

Floyd ]  Showers                                                0/53
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHOWER HEADS
Floyd |
Floyd | Yes, they look perfectly functional. Of course, you're clean, and
Floyd | don't need to use them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. Yeah. Just anything."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x woman" 		

Floyd ]  Showers                                                0/54
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | A topless woman, standing behind a pony. She looks just like every
Floyd | other topless woman standing behind a pony you've ever seen before.
Floyd | Except cuter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman turns red when she realizes that you're ogling her. "Could
Floyd | you please bring me some more clothes?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "A towel or something."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Showers                                                0/55
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Showers
Floyd | This room is for the convenience of the employees who work with
Floyd | sprockets and tend to end up covered in machine oil, or who work with
Floyd | rockets and end up covered in soot, or who work with pants. It has
Floyd | many shower heads, for the purpose of showering.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a nude woman here! Hiding behind a pony! So you can't actually
Floyd | see anything! But you know she's naked! Because I just told you so!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eeeek!" she screams. "Oh, it's you. Could you find me some clothes?"
Floyd | As an afterthought she adds, "Stay away!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "ok going to look in the other rooms again"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/56
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby
Floyd | This is the upstairs lobby of the RSP corporation. It's very different
Floyd | from the downstairs lobby, in that it doesn't have a nice reception
Floyd | desk, comfy chairs, or a shiny chandelier. It does have a vending
Floyd | machine, though. There's a storage closet north of you and a shower
Floyd | room to the south. A really long hallway leads east, to freedom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/57
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Closet                                         0/58
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Closet
Floyd | It is a closet which is used to store things. It is in fact, a small
Floyd | storage closet, and from the perspective of the break room, it is to
Floyd | the north. A creative mind could possible even construe that vending
Floyd | machine as a trophy case. But it wasn't really intentional.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "search closet" 		

Floyd ]  Storage Closet                                         0/58
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you need to refer to in the course of this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/59
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby
Floyd | This is the upstairs lobby of the RSP corporation. It's very different
Floyd | from the downstairs lobby, in that it doesn't have a nice reception
Floyd | desk, comfy chairs, or a shiny chandelier. It does have a vending
Floyd | machine, though. There's a storage closet north of you and a shower
Floyd | room to the south. A really long hallway leads east, to freedom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "or something"
		DavidW says, "(I'm still lagging quite a bit. My ISP slows my connection hugely at this time of month.)"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look under machine" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/60
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/61
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway stretches on for a nigh-unimaginable distance to the east.
Floyd | Somewhere out there is the elevator which will take you downstairs so
Floyd | you can go find the object of your smoochie-filled desires.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some pair of frisbees here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "oho"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get frisbees" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/62
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET FRISBEES
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x frisbees" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/63
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FRISBEES
Floyd |
Floyd | They're frisbees, alright. Trademarked flying disks, just like I said.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "wear frisbees" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/64
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR FRISBEES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't wear those!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/65
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby
Floyd | This is the upstairs lobby of the RSP corporation. It's very different
Floyd | from the downstairs lobby, in that it doesn't have a nice reception
Floyd | desk, comfy chairs, or a shiny chandelier. It does have a vending
Floyd | machine, though. There's a storage closet north of you and a shower
Floyd | room to the south. A really long hallway leads east, to freedom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Showers                                                0/66
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Showers
Floyd | This room is for the convenience of the employees who work with
Floyd | sprockets and tend to end up covered in machine oil, or who work with
Floyd | rockets and end up covered in soot, or who work with pants. It has
Floyd | many shower heads, for the purpose of showering.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a nude woman here! Hiding behind a pony! So you can't actually
Floyd | see anything! But you know she's naked! Because I just told you so!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eeeek!" she screams. "Oh, it's you. Could you find me some clothes?"
Floyd | As an afterthought she adds, "Stay away!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "give frisbees to woman" 		

Floyd ]  Showers                                                0/67
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE FRISBEES TO WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman gratefully takes the frisbees and tries to cover up her
Floyd | breasts with them as well as possible.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you. You cannot imagine my gratitude." She turns bright red and
Floyd | runs out of the shower room, leaving her pony behind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, there are TWO frisbees..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ride pony" 		

Floyd ]  Showers                                                0/68
Floyd |
Floyd | > RIDE PONY
Floyd |
Floyd | Mounted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Lobby                                                  0/69
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lobby
Floyd | This is the upstairs lobby of the RSP corporation. It's very different
Floyd | from the downstairs lobby, in that it doesn't have a nice reception
Floyd | desk, comfy chairs, or a shiny chandelier. It does have a vending
Floyd | machine, though. There's a storage closet north of you and a shower
Floyd | room to the south. A really long hallway leads east, to freedom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    0/70
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | West End of Hallway
Floyd | The hallway stretches on for a nigh-unimaginable distance to the east.
Floyd | Somewhere out there is the elevator which will take you downstairs so
Floyd | you can go find the object of your smoochie-filled desires.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  West End of Hallway                                    1/70
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You ride triumphant down the hallway, to the cheers and acclaim of
Floyd | your co-workers! Hail, the conquering hero! And if you think this is
Floyd | great, you should see the smoochies. Mmmhmm! Baybee!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 1 out of a possible 1, in 70 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hurray!"
		Gerynar says, "yay"
		Jacqueline asks, "Wow. Whatever happened to the good ol' days of banana and pants jokes?"
		Jacqueline says, "I am done for today, I think."
		Jacqueline says, "These were fun, though."
		Jacqueline says, "I would hate to play more and keep people from working on their Shufflecomp games."
		Jacqueline says, "HINT HINT"
		Gerynar hums in a non-musical way and looks all innocent like



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NightFloyd Transcript:
Bear Creek by Wes Modes
As played on ifMUD on May 1, 2014

Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Unlike ClubFloyd, NightFloyd often takes on significantly larger works of interactive fiction, knowing going in that each one will take multiple sessions (but not always, as you'll see in this transcript). NightFloyd is also a bit more informal than ClubFloyd in that it's only announced on the ifMUD #clubfloyd bulletin board, and the time shifts around to meet player's schedules far more than ClubFloyd does. NightFloyd is organized by genericgeekgirl, aka Adri.

Below is a transcript of Bear Creek written by Wes Modes. It was released as part of the 2014 Spring Thing. 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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genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask bearcreek" 		

Floyd | %% Critical error.
Floyd | %% Message: image_draw: graphics not supported.
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Part 1
Floyd | A Fateful Day
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |   
Floyd |
Floyd | What's too painful to remember
Floyd |  We simply choose to forget
Floyd |  -- Gladys Knight And The Pips, 1975
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 1
Floyd |
Floyd | You've wandered away from Honey and Grandpa picking blackberries.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bear Creek
Floyd | an interactive fiction
Floyd | by Wes Modes
Floyd |
Floyd | You were sure that this was a better spot than where you've been
Floyd | picking all morning. But here too, the biggest ripest berries seem to
Floyd | be just out of reach. You pick a few ripe berries and drop them in
Floyd | your pail. Under the pine trees, the air smells good.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around: The clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking
Floyd | is just down the hill from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sunlight comes slanting through the trees in the morning light.
Floyd | The air is still crisp in the shade with the early promise of a hot
Floyd | midsummer day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a pail, inside which is a bunch of ripe berries.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x berries" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BERRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You've picked a big bunch of blackberries. Looking at them, you notice
Floyd | that the color goes from deep red to deepest black.  A couple of these
Floyd | berries are kind of too ripe and look like little raisins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "eat berry" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT BERRY
Floyd |
Floyd | You eat a few of the berries. Delicious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pick berries" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK BERRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You stretch and manage to pick a few ripe blackberries. You drop the
Floyd | berries into your pail.
Floyd |
Floyd | The song "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds", begins playing on the nearby
Floyd | radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach sings, "Blackberry fields forever"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x radio" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the nearby radio playing "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds". And
Floyd | Honey and Grandpa are talking nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lost in the Brambles
Floyd | This spot, a little ways from where Honey and Grandpa are picking, has
Floyd | some good berries. Under the pine trees, the air smells good.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around: The clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking
Floyd | is just down the hill from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sunlight comes slanting through the trees in the morning light.
Floyd | The air is still crisp in the shade with the early promise of a hot
Floyd | midsummer day.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance across the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | Pine trees fringe the tangle of berry brambles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | What's to say? You are eight and a half, and you are going into 4th
Floyd | grade in the fall. And you like watching the Wonderful World of Disney
Floyd | on Sunday night and Bowling for Dollars with your grandpa.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance across the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the nearby radio, a new song begins: "Before the Next Teardrop
Floyd | Falls" by Freddy Fender, a good one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Woof."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Whoops, there's something I forgot to put in my game"
		Zach exclaims, "But not dancing!!!"
		genericgeekgirl D
		genericgeekgirl says, "\:D"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Argh."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Anyway."
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Blackberry Clearing
Floyd | The water churgles in the nearby creek but you can't see it through
Floyd | the forest of blackberry brambles all around you. Every summer since
Floyd | you were little, you pick blackberries with your Honey and Grandpa
Floyd | down along Bear Creak. This is a pleasant clearing carpeted with
Floyd | stubbly grass under a sycamore tree. There are paths and clearings
Floyd | beaten down among the brambles that allow you to squeeze in to get the
Floyd | ripest berries. There is a big bucket in the middle of the clearing.
Floyd | Grandpa's shirt and Honey's portable transistor radio are on the bank
Floyd | under the tree playing music.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around, you see places you can go: Along the path and down the
Floyd | creek, there's a tangle of blackberry bushes. Up the hill is the
Floyd | blackberry brambles where you've been picking for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | Honey and Grandpa are here picking berries.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey hi, Bud," Grandpa says.
Floyd |
Floyd | You get a funny, sad feeling out of nowhere, that this is the last
Floyd | time you will pick berries with Honey and Grandpa.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x honey" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | She's stern with a sneaky smile. Sometimes you think you hate Honey.
Floyd | Though, thinking about it, you remember how when you stayed the summer
Floyd | at Honey and Grandpa's house, she taught you to make pots on the
Floyd | potter's wheel. And how she took you for a ride on the motorcycle. You
Floyd | know she loves you, but why does she have to be so mean sometimes?
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance across the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x grandpa" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRANDPA
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa is, well, Grandpa. He's not tall. He's not fat. He has a bald
Floyd | spot right on top of his head like a little hat. He's like a bull,
Floyd | kind of, but skinnier and wears a warm plaid shirt. Today he's in a
Floyd | t-shirt, but usually. He smells good, like cigarettes and that stuff
Floyd | he puts on his face when he shaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | While you are looking, he sees you and smiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "smile" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SMILE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Boo."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x radio" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | Honey's little portable transistor radio is sitting on the bank beside
Floyd | grandpa's shirt under the tree. You've always been fascinated by it,
Floyd | as much by its perfect cube shape and woodgrain finish as anything.
Floyd | The tiny volume knob is missing, but there is a piece of something
Floyd | that looks like wax or plastic jammed in its place. The radio is on
Floyd | and is tuned to a station playing pop music.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear Honey's radio playing a new song: "How Sweet It Is To Be
Floyd | Loved By You," one of your favorites.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bucket" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a big bucket that Honey and Grandpa have been putting their
Floyd | berries into, about a quarter full.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance across the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "kick bucket" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | A glance from Honey and you get the message that you better not.
Floyd |
Floyd | Honey and Grandpa continue their conversation: "Have you heard from
Floyd | Nick about this summer? Is he planning a visit or are we just left
Floyd | guessing?" Grandpa asks Honey.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nothing. Not a word," Honey says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Hee!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to honey" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO HONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello, kiddo," Honey says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're tuneless whistling again," Honey says to Grandpa. You hadn't
Floyd | even noticed any whistling.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to grandpa" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO GRANDPA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well hi, Whistle Britches," Grandpa says.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a DJ break, Honey's radio's playing "You're No Good" by Linda
Floyd | Ronstadt, a good one.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Did you call Rachel?" Honey asks Grandpa. "Sounded like she wanted to
Floyd | talk to her dad."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask honey about rachel" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HONEY ABOUT RACHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't worry about your mom," Honey says, "She'll be fine. Why don't
Floyd | you go over and help your grandpa some."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about nick" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT NICK
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your dad? Well," Grandpa says, "you know, he and I always got along
Floyd | fine. I think he's a good guy, but I don't like that he doesn't see
Floyd | much of you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about mom" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT MOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa didn't seem to hear you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa pauses for a minute from his berry picking and lights a
Floyd | cigarette and smokes for a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, Noodle, your dad is what he is, I guess," Grandpa says, "I
Floyd | think he loves you but doesn't always know how to show it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about rachel" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT RACHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The song "Pick Up the Pieces", begins playing on Honey's radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your mom? What's on your mind, Tootsie Roll?" Grandpa looks serious,
Floyd | "Don't worry about her. She can take care of herself. Your mama will
Floyd | always love you more than anything in the whole world."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Strange that it doesn't alias."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask rachel about nick" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK RACHEL ABOUT NICK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oops."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask honey about nick" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HONEY ABOUT NICK
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your mom's just gone to work things out with your step-dad." Grandpa
Floyd | forces a smile, "You watch, she'll be back in a jiffy. She should be
Floyd | home tomorrow. But she'll be okay."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Did you get a birthday card from him this year? No? Surprise! I
Floyd | didn't think so," Honey says angrily. Is she mad at you? Or mad at
Floyd | your dad? But why?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "He's a bum"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "whistle" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHISTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Grandpa seems to have an endless supply of nicknames for the PC, which annoys me somewhat."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I bet he has even more interesting ones for Honey >:D"
		Zach says, "oh my"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "help grandpa" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HELP GRANDPA
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about love" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT LOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa is still talking.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your mama will be just fine," Grandpa says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We haven't heard from him this whole year. I guess no visit with your
Floyd | dad this summer," Honey says with a grim smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about berries" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT BERRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | "How you doing, JoJo?" Grandpa pats your head. "You helping your Honey
Floyd | and grandpa make blackberry jam?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think it takes more than being at the right place at the right time
Floyd | to be a father," Honey says, and after a moment, "Sorry, sweetie, I'm
Floyd | not mad at you. I'm mad about grown up stuff."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's going to be pretty heavy. Better leave it for Grandpa to carry.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a DJ break, Honey's radio's playing "Rhinestone Cowboy," a song
Floyd | you really like.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm done waiting for him to step up and be your father," Honey says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "btw, we can pour our berries into the bucket. That's the primary control to getting past this first scene."
		Zach says, ">ask honey about minding your own damn business"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a pail, inside which is a bunch of ripe berries.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pour pail into bucket" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR PAIL INTO BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You empty the bunch of ripe berries from the pail into the big bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'll call her tonight, see how she is," Grandpa says to Honey.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We might have to pick more berries until the bucket is full enough."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lost in the Brambles
Floyd | This spot, a little ways from where Honey and Grandpa are picking, has
Floyd | some good berries. Under the pine trees, the air smells good.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around: The clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking
Floyd | is just down the hill from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sunlight comes slanting through the trees in the morning light.
Floyd | The air is still crisp in the shade with the early promise of a hot
Floyd | midsummer day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pick berries" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK BERRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice some ripe ones down near your knees and grab a bunch of
Floyd | ripe blackberries. You drop the berries into your pail.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the nearby radio, a new song begins: "Never Can Say Goodbye".
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear Honey and Grandpa talking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | By working on tiptoes, you are just able to pick a few  ripe
Floyd | blackberries. You drop the berries into your pail which is about half
Floyd | full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice some ripe ones down near your knees and grab a bunch of
Floyd | ripe blackberries. You drop the berries into the pail which is getting
Floyd | close to full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | By working on tiptoes, you are just able to pick a few  ripe
Floyd | blackberries. You carefully put these blackberries in the pail which
Floyd | is now heaping.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear Honey and Grandpa talking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | With your heaping full pail, you imagine tripping and blackberries
Floyd | going everywhere and getting in trouble.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blackberry Clearing
Floyd | You are near the creek, but it can't be seen through the blackberry
Floyd | brambles. This is a pleasant clearing carpeted with stubbly grass
Floyd | under a sycamore tree. There are paths and clearings beaten down among
Floyd | the brambles that allow you to squeeze in to get the ripest berries.
Floyd | There is a big bucket in the middle of the clearing. Grandpa's shirt
Floyd | and Honey's portable transistor radio are on the bank under the tree
Floyd | playing music.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the path and down the creek, there's a tangle of blackberry
Floyd | bushes. Up the hill is the blackberry brambles where you've been
Floyd | picking for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | Honey and Grandpa are here picking berries.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear Honey's radio playing a new song: "Shining Star".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Haha, really."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pour pail into bucket" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR PAIL INTO BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You empty the bunch of ripe berries from the pail into the big bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bucket" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a big bucket that Honey and Grandpa have been putting their
Floyd | berries into, about a quarter full.
Floyd |
Floyd | You wander a little distance away, but close enough that you can still
Floyd | hear. "I do not like the way he treats, ah, the little one. At all."
Floyd | Grampa says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar arrives, full of fun and funk. 		genericgeekgirl says, "Tedious."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Are we able to explore further?"
		Zach asks, "Down?"
		genericgeekgirl says, ""along the path and down the creek""
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Tangle                                    36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | Honey notices as you go past.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blackberry Tangle
Floyd | There are paths through the brambles, a maze with tantalizing fruit.
Floyd | Although this area is mostly picked since you and Honey and Grandpa
Floyd | came this way when you started picking this morning. You can still
Floyd | find some ripe berries though.
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the blackberry tangle, there's a trail going down along the
Floyd | creek shaded by lush green willow trees. Back the way you came is the
Floyd | clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear Honey and Grandpa talking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take berries" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Tangle                                    37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BERRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You stretch and manage to pick a few ripe blackberries. You drop the
Floyd | berries into your pail.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the nearby radio, a new song begins: "My Eyes Adored You" by
Floyd | Frankie Valli, a good one.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear Honey and Grandpa talking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We can explore a bit but not too too far."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | Ever vigilant, Honey looks down the trail and sees you wandering.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, why don't you stay here with us? Don't you want to help your
Floyd | Honey and grandpa?" You reluctantly head back to the clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blackberry Clearing
Floyd |
Floyd | "Did you ask about the arm?" Honey asks Grandpa, glancing in your
Floyd | direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ah."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take berries" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x arm" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BERRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | By working on tiptoes, you are just able to pick a few  ripe
Floyd | blackberries. You drop the berries into your pail which is about half
Floyd | full.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa pauses for a minute from his berry picking and wipes his
Floyd | forehead with his handkerchief and rests against a tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ARM
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking carefully, you can see marks on your arm where your step-dad
Floyd | grabbed you, and it's still a little tender
Floyd |
Floyd | "I did ask about the arm, but I didn't find out anything," Grandpa
Floyd | says, looking over at you. "To think that asshole, pardon my French,
Floyd | might have..." Grandpa just shakes his head.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Eek"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Lovely."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "rub arm" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RUB ARM
Floyd |
Floyd | You achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear Honey's radio playing a new song: "Mandy," one you like to
Floyd | sing to.
Floyd |
Floyd | ""I don't put anything past him when he's been drinking," Honey says
Floyd | to Grandpa. "Yeah, he's a charmer. What were you thinking, Rachel?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The subplot is why I was reluctant to continue much past this intro scene."
		genericgeekgirl nods.
Zach says (to Floyd), "take berries" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BERRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice some ripe ones down near your knees and grab a bunch of
Floyd | ripe blackberries. You drop the berries into the pail which is getting
Floyd | close to full.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, sweetie," Honey calls to you. "When you go with grandpa to take
Floyd | the bucket to the trailer, can you ask Mary about lunch?"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Mandy! I love this song."
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | By working on tiptoes, you are just able to pick a few  ripe
Floyd | blackberries. You carefully put these blackberries in the pail which
Floyd | is now heaping. That should be enough to satisfy Honey.
Floyd |
Floyd | Even though you love picking blackberries -- and you certainly love
Floyd | blackberry jam, blackberry pie, blackberry and cream, or just eating
Floyd | fresh blackberries -- you've been picking berries all morning. You
Floyd | must have picked a million pails already. And you want to see
Floyd | if the red ants ate the dead cricket you put near their hole. Oh, and
Floyd | you want to see if you can find a lucky penny. And you may even wanna
Floyd | swim.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You should probably dump the berries in Honey and Grandpa's bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Your full pail is making you nervous.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could never remember which way was which, and without your
Floyd | Explorer Scout compass it's more useful to use landmarks to navigate
Floyd | anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You are concentrating so hard on your full pail, your hands start to
Floyd | shake and a ripe berry tumbles off into the dirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lost in the Brambles
Floyd | This spot, a little ways from where Honey and Grandpa are picking, has
Floyd | some good berries. Under the pine trees, the air smells good.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around: The clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking
Floyd | is just down the hill from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sunlight comes slanting through the trees in the morning light.
Floyd | The air is still crisp in the shade with the early promise of a hot
Floyd | midsummer day.
Floyd |
Floyd | The song "Why Can't We Be Friends", begins playing on the nearby
Floyd | radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, no compass directions without a compass."
		Zach says, "Lazy kids"
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour pail into bucket" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR PAIL INTO BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to stop for a minute to catch your breath and steady your
Floyd | hands holding your full pail.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blackberry Clearing
Floyd | You are near the creek, but it can't be seen through the blackberry
Floyd | brambles. This is a pleasant clearing carpeted with stubbly grass
Floyd | under a sycamore tree. There are paths and clearings beaten down among
Floyd | the brambles that allow you to squeeze in to get the ripest berries.
Floyd | There is a big bucket in the middle of the clearing. Grandpa's shirt
Floyd | and Honey's portable transistor radio are on the bank under the tree
Floyd | playing music.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the path and down the creek, there's a tangle of blackberry
Floyd | bushes. Up the hill is the blackberry brambles where you've been
Floyd | picking for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | Honey and Grandpa are here picking berries.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "down, I think"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pour pail into bucket" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR PAIL INTO BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You empty the bunch of ripe berries from the pail into the big bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah, you found it"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bucket" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a big bucket that Honey and Grandpa have been putting their
Floyd | berries into, about a quarter full.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance across the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Grump. Only a quarter full."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x river" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RIVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about berries" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT BERRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | "How you doing, Tootsie Roll?" Grandpa ruffles your hair. "You helping
Floyd | your Honey and grandpa make blackberry jam?"
Floyd |
Floyd | After a DJ break, Honey's radio's playing "Wildfire" by you're not
Floyd | really sure, a song you really like.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We don't have to have it full full, but maybe a bit more. I'm not sure."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about child labor" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT CHILD LABOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hm, good question, Peanut," Grandpa shrugs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Ha"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hahaha"
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lost in the Brambles
Floyd | This spot, a little ways from where Honey and Grandpa are picking, has
Floyd | some good berries. Under the pine trees, the air smells good.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around: The clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking
Floyd | is just down the hill from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sunlight comes slanting through the trees in the morning light.
Floyd | The air is still crisp in the shade with the early promise of a hot
Floyd | midsummer day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take berries" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BERRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You stretch and manage to pick a few ripe blackberries. You drop the
Floyd | berries into your pail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take berries" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BERRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You gather up the easy ones right in front until you have a handful of
Floyd | ripe blackberries. You drop the berries into your pail which is about
Floyd | half full.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the nearby radio playing a new song: "Please Mr Postman".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take berries" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BERRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | By working on tiptoes, you are just able to pick a few  ripe
Floyd | blackberries. You drop the berries into the pail which is getting
Floyd | close to full.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance across the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take berries" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BERRIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice some ripe ones down near your knees and grab a bunch of
Floyd | ripe blackberries. You carefully put these blackberries in the pail
Floyd | which is now heaping. That should be enough to satisfy Honey.
Floyd |
Floyd | Even though you love picking blackberries -- and you certainly love
Floyd | blackberry jam, blackberry pie, blackberry and cream, or just eating
Floyd | fresh blackberries -- you've been picking berries all morning. You
Floyd | must have picked a million pails already. And you want to see
Floyd | if the red ants ate the dead cricket you put near their hole. Oh, and
Floyd | you want to see if you can find a lucky penny. And you may even wanna
Floyd | swim.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You should probably dump the berries in Honey and Grandpa's bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You can try going down twice from the bucket again, I guess, to see if we're free to explore."
		genericgeekgirl says, "There's a soundtrack on the website: modes.io/playing-bear-creek/"
		Zach says, "Neat"
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk slow steading your pail full of blackberries.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blackberry Clearing
Floyd | You are near the creek, but it can't be seen through the blackberry
Floyd | brambles. This is a pleasant clearing carpeted with stubbly grass
Floyd | under a sycamore tree. There are paths and clearings beaten down among
Floyd | the brambles that allow you to squeeze in to get the ripest berries.
Floyd | There is a big bucket in the middle of the clearing. Grandpa's shirt
Floyd | and Honey's portable transistor radio are on the bank under the tree
Floyd | playing music.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the path and down the creek, there's a tangle of blackberry
Floyd | bushes. Up the hill is the blackberry brambles where you've been
Floyd | picking for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | Honey and Grandpa are here picking berries.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour pail into bucket" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR PAIL INTO BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You empty the bunch of ripe berries from the pail into the big bucket.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance across the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a DJ break, Honey's radio's playing "Feelings".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Tangle                                    58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Honey looks up and says, "Have fun, but don't wander too far."
Floyd |
Floyd | Blackberry Tangle
Floyd | There are paths through the brambles, a maze with tantalizing fruit.
Floyd | Although this area is mostly picked since you and Honey and Grandpa
Floyd | came this way when you started picking this morning. You can still
Floyd | find some ripe berries though.
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the blackberry tangle, there's a trail going down along the
Floyd | creek shaded by lush green willow trees. Back the way you came is the
Floyd | clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance across the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah, we can go find the dog, I think."
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Trail                                     59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Blackberry Trail
Floyd | This is a trail running roughly parallel the creek with tall
Floyd | blackberry brambles on either side. In one place, there are Willows
Floyd | hanging down over the trail that tickle the back of your neck as you
Floyd | duck under them.
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like the trail used to continue further on down the creek on
Floyd | this side, but is now hidden by underbrush -- though you could try to
Floyd | follow the lost trail. Farther on down the creek, the trail turns to
Floyd | cross an overgrown stone bridge. In the other direction, up the path,
Floyd | is the tangle of blackberry bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x underbrush" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Trail                                     59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X UNDERBRUSH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x lost trail" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Trail                                     59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOST TRAIL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bridge" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Trail                                     59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You can say 'trail' to follow the trail or 'bridge' to go to the bridge."
		Zach asks, "Any preference?"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Trail?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "trail" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Trail                                     59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TRAIL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "the winning direction"
		DavidW says, "I don't remember if i checked the trail."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "go trail" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Trail                                     59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO TRAIL
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure exactly how to get there. You take a quick look around
Floyd | you: It looks like the trail used to continue further on down the
Floyd | creek on this side, but is now hidden by underbrush -- though you
Floyd | could try to follow the lost trail. Farther on down the creek, the
Floyd | trail turns to cross an overgrown stone bridge. In the other
Floyd | direction, up the path, is the tangle of blackberry bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "go lost trail" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Trail                                     60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO LOST TRAIL
Floyd |
Floyd | You follow the trail on this side of the creek until it is lost, then
Floyd | bushwhack for a little bit, before returning discouraged. Perhaps it
Floyd | is a trail, but there are definitely easier ways to go for now. Still
Floyd | you wonder where it goes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance one more time at the old overgrown creek trail before
Floyd | crossing the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Bridge
Floyd | The trail crosses an old stone bridge -- an excellent place to sit on
Floyd | a sunny day -- from which you can look down into Bear Creek. Movement
Floyd | in the sparkling water and the old mossy bridge catch your eye. You
Floyd | follow water skeeters darting about.
Floyd |
Floyd | On one side of the bridge, the path turns out into a dirt road that
Floyd | runs down along the creek. On the other side, the blackberry trail
Floyd | goes up the creek back toward the berry picking spot. You can also get
Floyd | in the creek or go to a grassy bank from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | On a distant radio, a new song begins: "Feel Like Makin" Love".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x movement" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MOVEMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x skeeters" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SKEETERS
Floyd |
Floyd | In places, the creek seems like just a trickle, then other places it
Floyd | is as wide as a river. Here, it is broad and shallow as it goes under
Floyd | the bridge. There are bright stars twinkling on the water with pebbles
Floyd | and tiny minnows below. It smells like wet rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | A branch floats by, catching for a moment on the bottom, and then
Floyd | continues on.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dog barking can be plainly heard from across the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess I misremembered and it's 'go [location]' not just '[location]'."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Into the creek?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf25" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         62
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter creek" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER CREEK
Floyd |
Floyd | The water is too shallow to swim, so you roll up your pant legs and
Floyd | wade in, soaking your tennies. Uh oh, will you get in trouble for
Floyd | that? But the water is chill and refreshing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         62
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Bridge
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "remove shoes" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE SHOES
Floyd |
Floyd | Better keep those on for now.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dog barking can be plainly heard from across the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Darn."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Bridge
Floyd | The road may have crossed the creek over an old stone bridge at one
Floyd | time but is now just a narrow trail. From here you can peer down into
Floyd | Bear Creek. Movement in the sparkling water and the old mossy bridge
Floyd | catch your eye. You catch a glimmering flash in the depths near a
Floyd | boulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | On one side of the bridge, the path turns out into a dirt road that
Floyd | runs down along the creek. On the other side, the blackberry trail
Floyd | goes up the creek back toward the berry picking spot. You can also get
Floyd | in the creek or go to a grassy bank from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Interesting. I didn't try going directly into the creek."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x flash" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLASH
Floyd |
Floyd | In places, the creek seems like just a trickle, then other places it
Floyd | is as wide as a river. Here, it is broad and shallow as it goes under
Floyd | the bridge. There are bright stars twinkling on the water with pebbles
Floyd | and tiny minnows below. It smells like wet rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | You watch two leaves swirl by on the current.
Floyd |
Floyd | The song "Black Water", begins playing on a faint radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Bet the flash is a lost penny like we wanted."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in creek" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN CREEK
Floyd |
Floyd | In places, the creek seems like just a trickle, then other places it
Floyd | is as wide as a river. Here, it is broad and shallow as it goes under
Floyd | the bridge. There are bright stars twinkling on the water with pebbles
Floyd | and tiny minnows below. It smells like wet rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Little minnows are swimming about in the shallows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search creek" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CREEK
Floyd |
Floyd | In places, the creek seems like just a trickle, then other places it
Floyd | is as wide as a river. Here, it is broad and shallow as it goes under
Floyd | the bridge. There are bright stars twinkling on the water with pebbles
Floyd | and tiny minnows below. It smells like wet rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | You follow water skeeters darting about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take flash" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FLASH
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach for them, but they drift on down the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bridge" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The trail goes over the old bridge that was probably part of some old
Floyd | road. The stones of the old bridge are covered with moss. Horsetails
Floyd | and ferns are growing at the shady base of the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | On a distant radio, a new song begins: "Sister Golden Hair".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. I guess I was wrong."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pick horsetail" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK HORSETAIL
Floyd |
Floyd | Silly, you can't pick that.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dog barking can be plainly heard from across the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bank" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BANK
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the grassy bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dog barking can be plainly heard from across the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter bank" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER BANK
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the grassy bank.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dog barking can be plainly heard from across the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         73
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Bridge (on the grassy bank)
Floyd | The road may have crossed the creek over an old stone bridge at one
Floyd | time but is now just a narrow trail. From here you can peer down into
Floyd | Bear Creek. Movement in the sparkling water and the old mossy bridge
Floyd | catch your eye. Little minnows are swimming about in the shallows.
Floyd |
Floyd | On one side of the bridge, the path turns out into a dirt road that
Floyd | runs down along the creek. On the other side, the blackberry trail
Floyd | goes up the creek back toward the berry picking spot. You can also get
Floyd | in the creek or go to a grassy bank from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dog barking can be plainly heard from across the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a far-away radio playing a new song: "Another Somebody Done
Floyd | Somebody Wrong Song," a good one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Go to the road?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ok"
		DavidW says, "sure"
Zach says (to Floyd), "go road" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO ROAD
Floyd |
Floyd | (first getting off the grassy bank)
Floyd |
Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd | The trail over the stone bridge turns into a dirt road here which
Floyd | slopes gently upward running along the creek.. The old creekside road
Floyd | is seldom used now and in poor condition with deep ruts and sandy
Floyd | areas. Nowadays it is only used by people walking down to Bear Creek
Floyd | from the highway, fishermen and berry pickers mostly. Here, someone's
Floyd | field backs up to the road and is separated by a chain link fence. The
Floyd | field is a mass of tall weeds and old junk cars.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old dirt road continues on uphill for a long stretch running
Floyd | parallel to the creek downstream. Back toward the old stone bridge,
Floyd | the road narrows to a ragged trail as it crosses the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dog behind the fence, alternately digging and barking.
Floyd |
Floyd | This dog makes you suddenly queasy, though you couldn't have known
Floyd | then what part it would play in what happened.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Eek."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "kill dog" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KILL DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You're pretty scared of this furiously barking animal, and don't want
Floyd | to get too close.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog is trying to dig underneath the fence. It's doing pretty good
Floyd | with its escape attempt already. When it sees you, it barks furiously
Floyd | and launches itself against the chain link.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The foreboding is *too* good, for my liking."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x dog" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | Kind of a yellowish medium dog with pointy ears. You don't know what
Floyd | kind. It's not a german shepherd or a doberman but it looks mean like
Floyd | that. Some kind of guard dog maybe. It reminds you of Uncle Buddy's
Floyd | dog that mom was taking care of and how when you tried to feed it and
Floyd | get the spoon, it bit you.
Floyd |
Floyd | It makes you queasy. But there's something about this dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | Is that grandpa calling you?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give berries to dog" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BERRIES TO DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a pail. Looking carefully, you can see marks on your
Floyd | arm where your step-dad grabbed you, and it's still a little tender.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give pail to dog" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            78
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE PAIL TO DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog perks up its ears as you approach. The dog extends its nose
Floyd | cautiously to sniff the pail and wanders away disinterested.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog is alternately digging and barking up a storm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Go find grandpa?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Or make him come to us? (If he would)"
		DavidW says, "I think we should return to grandpa. Perhaps seeing the dog is a trigger."
		Zach asks, "Can we keep going?"
		DavidW says, "I dunno. I thought the fence blocked us."
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Long stretch
Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat
Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the
Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but
Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is
Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air
Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you
Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras.
Floyd |
Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down
Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for
Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad
Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone
Floyd | bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is
Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before.
Floyd |
Floyd | That sounds like Grandpa calling you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Zach says, "Hmm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a hugely tall pine tree here. Grandpa said it was called Doug
Floyd | Fir (not fur like a dog, but fir, which is a kind of pine tree). The
Floyd | tree is on the uphill side of the road below a low bluff. The branches
Floyd | are almost low enough to climb which you've done a couple of times but
Floyd | never all the way to the top.
Floyd |
Floyd | From over by the blackberry clearing, you think grandpa's calling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump to reach the lowest branch and hang there struggling for a
Floyd | few moments before dropping back to the ground frustrated.
Floyd |
Floyd | You know you've climbed this tree before and you were
Floyd | probably smaller then too. Maybe you should try again?
Floyd |
Floyd | A dog barking can be heard somewhere down the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB TREE
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd | This time, you get a leg up and hang there like a monkey, but can't
Floyd | quite get up on the lowest branch. You drop down when your arms start
Floyd | shaking.
Floyd |
Floyd | You pretty sure you've climbed this tree before. Was it this one?
Floyd |
Floyd | A dog barking can be heard somewhere down the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Halfway Up                                           83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | Using the rise on the uphill side of the tree, you are able to get a
Floyd | hold of a branch and swing your leg over, dangling precariously for a
Floyd | few moments, before pulling yourself upright. After that, the tree is
Floyd | pretty easy to climb. Although you've now got sap all over your hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | Halfway Up
Floyd | You're about halfway up the tree, really pretty high. The branches
Floyd | definitely get thinner higher up. But here the branches are about as
Floyd | big around as your leg and you are sitting on a particularly sturdy
Floyd | one. In fact, you're feeling pretty comfortable up here. You make a
Floyd | monkey yell to tell the other monkeys you are now the ruler of the
Floyd | forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around, it's hard to see much of anything, although you can
Floyd | see the dog still trying to tunnel under the fence through the thick
Floyd | branches. It looks like the view is much better higher up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "climb" 		

Floyd ]  Halfway Up                                           84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB
Floyd |
Floyd | Should you go any higher? You notice that the branches definitely thin
Floyd | out near the top of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf26" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Halfway Up                                           84
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "YES."
		Zach exclaims, "ook!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "climb" 		

Floyd ]  Halfway Up                                           85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way higher into the pine tree, the branches are thinner
Floyd | but still seem pretty stable and--
Floyd |
Floyd | SNAP!
Floyd |
Floyd | --down you go!
Floyd |
Floyd | Miraculously, you catch yourself going down! But not before clobbering
Floyd | yourself in the ribs pretty hard. It knocks the wind out of you and
Floyd | for a few minutes, you can't even say "Ow." You've fallen back to
Floyd | where you were a second ago. Do you dare try again?
Floyd |
Floyd | Halfway Up
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "climb" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Pine Tree                                 86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB
Floyd |
Floyd | This time you work your way around to the sunny side of the tree where
Floyd | the branches are a little bit thicker. You test each branch a little
Floyd | and keep a hold of another branch before committing your weight. In
Floyd | this way, you slowly make your way up to the top.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Pine Tree
Floyd | This is very close to the very top. You are holding on to the narrow
Floyd | trunk of the tree. You can feel it sway in the faint breeze. It is
Floyd | slightly cooler up here. Looking around, you can see the whole
Floyd | world.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, you can see the mountains, brown and green, edged
Floyd | with trees all the way around, and not just Bear Creek below you, but
Floyd | the river a ways over there. And out that way is town, barely visible
Floyd | through trees.  And the forest stretching out endlessly in every
Floyd | direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | The railroad tracks which wind gently from one direction pass almost
Floyd | beneath you and disappear in gentle S-curves in the other direction.
Floyd | You can see the trailer park and that might be Honey and Grandpa's
Floyd | trailer. Everything looks so small, like looking at an ant hill. A
Floyd | giddy feeling pushes up out of you, and you can't stop laughing.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | That sounds like Grandpa calling you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "laugh" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Pine Tree                                 87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LAUGH
Floyd |
Floyd | You chuckle heartily.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Pine Tree                                 88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking down, you get a sudden crazy urge to leap into space. You
Floyd | resist the urge.
Floyd |
Floyd | That sounds like Grandpa calling you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cry" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Pine Tree                                 88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CRY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Pine Tree                                 89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | You sing a little bit of one of your favorite songs, "Kung Fu
Floyd | Fighting", but you only know the chorus.
Floyd |
Floyd | From over by the blackberry clearing, you think grandpa's calling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "climb" 		

Floyd ]  Top of the Pine Tree                                 90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Halfway Up                                           91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully work your way down from the top, avoiding the thinner
Floyd | branches.
Floyd |
Floyd | Halfway Up
Floyd | You're about halfway up the tree, really pretty high. The branches
Floyd | definitely get thinner higher up. But here the branches are about as
Floyd | big around as your leg and you are sitting on a particularly sturdy
Floyd | one.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around, it's hard to see much of anything, although you can
Floyd | see the dog still trying to tunnel under the fence through the thick
Floyd | branches. It looks like the view is much better higher up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Is that grandpa calling you?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x dog" 		

Floyd ]  Halfway Up                                           91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way down the tree, dropping the last few feet to the
Floyd | ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | Long stretch
Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat
Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the
Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but
Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is
Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air
Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you
Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras.
Floyd |
Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down
Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for
Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad
Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone
Floyd | bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is
Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go hole" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not sure exactly how to get there. You take a quick look around
Floyd | you: At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging
Floyd | down the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes
Floyd | on for a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad
Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone
Floyd | bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is
Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        93
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you step out of the oppressive heat, the cool shade is a welcome
Floyd | relief.
Floyd |
Floyd | Swimming hole
Floyd | Down a long wooded trail that zigs down the bank, you emerge from the
Floyd | thick woods, and the trees open up to the sky. The swimming hole lies
Floyd | before you, a deep pool carved out of and surrounded by smooth granite
Floyd | rocks. It is big enough that you can swim like they taught you at the
Floyd | YWCA from one end to the other, and deep enough to dive off the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is possible to walk along the rocky shore downstream to another
Floyd | spot along the creek. Back up the trail leads through the woods back
Floyd | to the dirt road.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of
Floyd | the swimming hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a deep pool here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x pool" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | The creek tumbles down some big granite rocks here and forms a deep
Floyd | pool. You can't see the bottom. And that makes you anxious.
Floyd |
Floyd | Is that grandpa calling you?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x log" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf27" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        95
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOG
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of
Floyd | the swimming hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | That sounds like Grandpa calling you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        95
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | Hmm, are you sure? You don't have a bathing suit, so you'd have to
Floyd | strip down to your undies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "strip" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STRIP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "remove clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You look around again to see if you are alone. The path from the dirt
Floyd | road is deep forest and there is no one else at the swimming hole. So
Floyd | you carefully strip down to your skivvies, folding your clothes on the
Floyd | rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand at the edge of the rocks curling your toes over the edge.
Floyd | You hesitate before jumping in. At the count of three. One. Two.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two and a half.
Floyd |
Floyd |  Two and three quarters.
Floyd |
Floyd | THREE!
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump in feet first and plummet straight down, the world of air and
Floyd | trees and clouds receding far above. You go down down down letting
Floyd | yourself fall slowly until you feel a jolt as your feet bump the rocks
Floyd | at the bottom of the pool.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the moment before you run out of air, you look up at an enchanted
Floyd | underwater world. Fingers of sunlight flicker through the green
Floyd | twilight. Even the very water around you shimmers before your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You push off the bottom and return to the surface with a gasp of
Floyd | delicious air and climb back up on the rocks. You feel courageous.
Floyd | When you get out of the water, you dry quickly in the warm air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That should at least get the tree sap off our hands."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wear clothing" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR CLOTHING
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on your clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | That sounds like Grandpa calling you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Poor Grandpa can't find his Tootsie Roll."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Awww."
Zach says (to Floyd), "get on log" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET ON LOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd probably fall in the water immediately.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance on this side of the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x log" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        101
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOG
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of
Floyd | the swimming hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take log" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        102
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LOG
Floyd |
Floyd | Too heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        103
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        104
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Swimming hole
Floyd | You emerge from the thick woods, and the trees open up to the sky. The
Floyd | swimming hole lies before you, a deep pool carved out of and
Floyd | surrounded by smooth granite rocks. It is big enough that you can swim
Floyd | like they taught you at the YWCA from one end to the other, and deep
Floyd | enough to dive off the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is possible to walk along the rocky shore downstream to another
Floyd | spot along the creek. Back up the trail leads through the woods back
Floyd | to the dirt road.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of
Floyd | the swimming hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see your tennis shoes, some pine sap, a pail, and a deep
Floyd | pool here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put on shoes" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ON SHOES
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on your tennis shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, your underwear is drying out.
Floyd |
Floyd | That sounds like Grandpa calling you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | pine sap: Try as you might, you can't get if off your hands easily.
Floyd | pail: Taken.
Floyd | floating length of log: Too heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says, "ha, I guess we dropped the sap." 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sap" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SAP
Floyd |
Floyd | Your hands are spotted with sticky pine sap.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        108
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Swimming hole
Floyd | You emerge from the thick woods, and the trees open up to the sky. The
Floyd | swimming hole lies before you, a deep pool carved out of and
Floyd | surrounded by smooth granite rocks. It is big enough that you can swim
Floyd | like they taught you at the YWCA from one end to the other, and deep
Floyd | enough to dive off the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is possible to walk along the rocky shore downstream to another
Floyd | spot along the creek. Back up the trail leads through the woods back
Floyd | to the dirt road.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of
Floyd | the swimming hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see some pine sap and a deep pool here.
Floyd |
Floyd | From over by the blackberry clearing, you think grandpa's calling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "a sap bug"
Zach says (to Floyd), "go rocky shore" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO ROCKY SHORE
Floyd |
Floyd | Uh, that seems unlikely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go downstream" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO DOWNSTREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | You slowly gather your stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully navigate the rocky bank, making your way downstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossing
Floyd | Here the creek broadens out a little and, except for a place in the
Floyd | middle where the current is swift, there are big stones, boulders
Floyd | really, scattered about in the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shoreline ends at a steep bank further downstream, though it looks
Floyd | like you might be able to cross the creek on the boulders in
Floyd | midstream. You can also go back along the rocks upstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something about the crossing makes you nervous like watching a
Floyd | glass fall off of a countertop in slow motion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Cross cross!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "cross" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             111
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | The current here is too strong and it scares you. You saw a TV show
Floyd | once with your grandpa about people in rafts and one man who fell off
Floyd | and got caught under a rock and drowned. You think better of the idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x boulders" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOULDERS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are scattered boulders in the creek bed on which you might be
Floyd | able to cross.
Floyd |
Floyd | That sounds like Grandpa calling you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cross creek" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CROSS CREEK
Floyd |
Floyd | The current here is too strong and it scares you. You saw a TV show
Floyd | once with your grandpa about people in rafts and one man who fell off
Floyd | and got caught under a rock and drowned. You think better of the idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmmph"
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go upstream" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        115
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO UPSTREAM
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Swimming hole
Floyd | You emerge from the thick woods, and the trees open up to the sky. The
Floyd | swimming hole lies before you, a deep pool carved out of and
Floyd | surrounded by smooth granite rocks. It is big enough that you can swim
Floyd | like they taught you at the YWCA from one end to the other, and deep
Floyd | enough to dive off the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is possible to walk along the rocky shore downstream to another
Floyd | spot along the creek. Back up the trail leads through the woods back
Floyd | to the dirt road.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of
Floyd | the swimming hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a deep pool here.
Floyd |
Floyd | That sounds like Grandpa calling you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         116
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | As you step out of the shaded trail, the heat is like a physical force
Floyd | that pushes against you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Long stretch
Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat
Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the
Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but
Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is
Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air
Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you
Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras.
Floyd |
Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down
Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for
Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad
Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone
Floyd | bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is
Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess it's not serious until <em>Honey</em> calls us."
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Halfway Up                                           117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | Using the rise on the uphill side of the tree, you are able to get a
Floyd | hold of a branch and swing your leg over, dangling precariously for a
Floyd | few moments, before pulling yourself upright. After that, the tree is
Floyd | pretty easy to climb.
Floyd |
Floyd | Halfway Up
Floyd | You're about halfway up the tree, really pretty high. The branches
Floyd | definitely get thinner higher up. But here the branches are about as
Floyd | big around as your leg and you are sitting on a particularly sturdy
Floyd | one.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around, it's hard to see much of anything, although you can
Floyd | see the dog still trying to tunnel under the fence through the thick
Floyd | branches. It looks like the view is much better higher up.
Floyd |
Floyd | From over by the blackberry clearing, you think grandpa's calling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         118
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You work your way down the tree, dropping the last few feet to the
Floyd | ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | Long stretch
Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat
Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the
Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but
Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is
Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air
Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you
Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras.
Floyd |
Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down
Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for
Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad
Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone
Floyd | bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is
Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before.
Floyd |
Floyd | Is that grandpa calling you?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go railroad tracks" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Pacific Tracks                              119
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO RAILROAD TRACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance down at the trail to the swimming hole as you walk along
Floyd | the dirt road.
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Pacific Tracks
Floyd | Railroad tracks cross the old dirt road here in a small rise. The
Floyd | tracks run alongside the trailer park fence in one direction and into
Floyd | a tunnel of green in the other. As you cross the tracks, you see a
Floyd | sign that says "Property of Southern Pacific." Your grandpa sometimes
Floyd | takes you down here to watch the train go by. He taught you the name
Floyd | of all the cars and used to work on the railroad.
Floyd |
Floyd | Across the tracks and through an open gate is the trailer park. Back
Floyd | the other way is the long dirt road gently sloping down along the
Floyd | creek.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, there's the penny you lost when you came here with Grandpa to
Floyd | make train pennies!
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a mound of rock here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take penny" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Pacific Tracks                              120
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | From over by the blackberry clearing, you think grandpa's calling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x pennny" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Pacific Tracks                              120
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PENNNY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x penny" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Pacific Tracks                              121
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Ah, this is a wheat penny. Its tiny numbers say 1956.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Yay, penny."
		Zach says, "Fancy"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x rock" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Pacific Tracks                              122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa called these ballast, rocks that line the railroad tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | That sounds like Grandpa calling you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take rock" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Pacific Tracks                              123
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up one of the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "> throw rock at dog? :("
		Zach says, "Only if it gets evil"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tracks" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Pacific Tracks                              124
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | The steel rails are shiny on top and rusty on the sides. the wooden
Floyd | ties are supported by a mound of dark gray rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go trailer park" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          125
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO TRAILER PARK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Picnic Area
Floyd | At the back of the trailer park, there is a scraggly little picnic
Floyd | area with a patchy lawn that smells like mowed grass. A little cluster
Floyd | of tall trees is against the back fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, is the rest of the trailer park starting with D Loop.
Floyd | Through the back gate are the train tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an impressive red ant hill near the picnic table. Red ants
Floyd | are your sworn enemies. They're the ones who started the war, not you.
Floyd | A bunch of them ganged up and bit you, and all you were doing was
Floyd | trying to put them in a bottle for your ant colony. There is a drop of
Floyd | something on the pavement that the ants are very interested in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x drop" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          126
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DROP
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the drop of something on the pavement.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "The ants do, clearly."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x ants" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          127
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | The ants wander about purposefully, though you can't tell exactly what
Floyd | they are up to. Near the trees, a bunch of big red ants are eating the
Floyd | remains of a huge Jerusalem cricket. Gross.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cricket" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRICKET
Floyd |
Floyd | This huge translucent brown bug is totally gross when it is alive, so
Floyd | now that it is half smashed, half decayed and swarming with red ants,
Floyd | it is indescribably disgusting. You are totally fascinated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take cricket" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CRICKET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take ants" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          130
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a rock, a penny, and a pail. And your hands are
Floyd | spotted with pine pitch, your ribs still ache, and your arm hurts a
Floyd | little. You are going to get in such big trouble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "They're huuuge ants"
		Zach says, "Aww"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ant hill" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ANT HILL
Floyd |
Floyd | This ant hill rises up higher than the top of your sneakers. Some of
Floyd | the red ants are scouting about individually.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kick ant hill" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               133
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK ANT HILL
Floyd |
Floyd | You crush a few of the nearby ants with your foot. Take that!
Floyd |
Floyd | The red ants are running everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | You get a lurching feeling as a police car pulls slowly through the
Floyd | trailer park. You are pulled along in its wake by curiosity. The
Floyd | police car stops in D Loop and so do you.
Floyd |
Floyd | D Loop
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sheriff's car -- you realize it's the Sheriff since it says so
Floyd | right on the door -- stops in front of the Cat Lady's trailer. You
Floyd | take a step back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               134
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sheriff leans out the window toward the Cat Lady: "How you doing
Floyd | Sharon? Things okay around here?" The Sheriff flicks his eyes over at
Floyd | you, and you will yourself to be invisible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach exclaims, "Uh, the ants started it!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               135
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, pretty good, Bill. I can't complain," the Cat Lady tells the
Floyd | Sheriff. Then a frown crosses her face, "Oh except Oliver has an
Floyd | abscess. I have to take him to the kitty doctor next week."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "tell sheriff about arm" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               136
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL SHERIFF ABOUT ARM
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sheriff looks your way, but seems to ignore what you said.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well what I came to ask," the Sheriff says to the Cat Lady, "Has he
Floyd | been bothering you any?" He looks back toward C Loop. "When I drove
Floyd | up, I saw him over there. Has he been leaving you alone?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               138
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, he hasn't so much as looked in my direction," the Cat Lady says
Floyd | to the Sheriff.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's good," the Sheriff says. "I just wanted to check in with you.
Floyd | Will you tell me if you have more problems?""
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               139
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Dearie, you're a sweet man to check in on me," the Cat Lady puts her
Floyd | hand on the Sheriff's arm and he almost smiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | He pats her hand, "You take care of yourself Sharon, and make sure you
Floyd | call me if you have any problems." He talks briefly on his radio and
Floyd | then drives off, a little too fast for inside the trailer park. The
Floyd | Cat Lady unwinds the hose and continues watering her garden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x lady" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               140
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LADY
Floyd |
Floyd | She has a name, but you never can remember it, especially since both
Floyd | your mom and Honey call her the crazy cat lady behind her back. Is it
Floyd | Sharon? Shannon? And that's not all they call her. Honey says she is a
Floyd | crazy old B-I-T-C-H. But she's always been nice to you. Her makeup is
Floyd | a little bit too thick and she seems to wear a bathrobe at all hours,
Floyd | but you can see how she used to be pretty when she was young.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, hello, dearie," the Cat Lady says, "So good to see you. Out for
Floyd | an adventure today?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | "Alright, good," the Cat Lady nods.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               140
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | D Loop
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh?" the Cat Lady frowns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Haha"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               142
Floyd | >
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | "Alright, good," the Cat Lady nods.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lady about man" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, I don't know, dear," the Cat Lady says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "tell cat lady about dog" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               144
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL CAT LADY ABOUT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh dogs, they absolutely terrorize my babies. Just the other day,
Floyd | several of my kitties had to defend their very lives from a ferocious
Floyd | doggy that someone brought in to the park on a leash. It served that
Floyd | bad dog right and he had to be taken to the vet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Ma'am, can I borrow your cats?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lady about cats" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               145
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT CATS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh my babies," the Cat Lady says, clasping her hands to her chest,
Floyd | "Joseph and I couldn't have children, but I always had a kitty. Then
Floyd | after Joseph was gone, I found a tiny scrawny yellow tabby kitten
Floyd | starving and mewling at my door one afternoon."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               146
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady is still going on.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I fed this little tabby cat and loved him. For a while, I didn't
Floyd | think he'd make it, but now he's my best friend in the whole world,"
Floyd | the Cat Lady says ruffling the head of the yellow tabby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl) crazy cat lady says, "And now I have 300."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x tabby" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               147
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABBY
Floyd |
Floyd | He is striped yellow and white like a tiger. A small one.
Floyd |
Floyd | "A few years ago, I found a one-eyed mama cat heavy with kittens
Floyd | living under my porch. She wouldn't let me get near her at first," a
Floyd | frown crosses her face, "Actually, she still won't let me touch her,
Floyd | but she had a whole litter of beautiful kittens, that I've fed and
Floyd | taken care of."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               148
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady looks at some of the cats running around, "I'm not sure
Floyd | where some of these darling kitties came from, but I love them, every
Floyd | one."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               149
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Won't you come in for a moment?" the Cat Lady gestures at her
Floyd | trailer, "I just love guests. And I do so enjoy talking to you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   150
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cat Lady's Trailer
Floyd | The first thing you notice is the smell of cat pee and rotten fish.
Floyd | Rose-tinted light comes slanting through the dingy ruffled curtains.
Floyd | The Cat Lady's Trailer is full of lace doilies, porcelain figurines,
Floyd | and most of all cats -- sitting, lying, prowling, and meowing. The
Floyd | little figures catch your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are cats everywhere. The trailer is filled with cats of every
Floyd | size, color, and condition, many still pretty wild. Cats recline,
Floyd | stroll, and argue on every chair, couch, and table in her house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "The cats are going to eat us."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x figures" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   151
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FIGURES
Floyd |
Floyd | The house is full of this stuff. Especially little porcelain figurines
Floyd | of cats. On little shelves, in glass cabinets, everywhere. You notice
Floyd | one that looks exactly like Mika.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Eeek"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x mika" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   152
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIKA
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks just like your cat Mika. It's white and black with all the
Floyd | spots in the right place. It even has Mika's one droopy ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady comes into the trailer and sees you, "Hi, sweetheart."
Floyd | The tabby cat follows through the cat door.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, how I love visitors. And you are such a dear heart," the Cat Lady
Floyd | says, looking at you in a way that makes you nervous. "I know! I know!
Floyd | Tea time! Let's have a little tea party." She clasps her hands to her
Floyd | chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   153
Floyd | >
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to specify who you want to speak to.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, honey, won't you sit down?" the Cat Lady says, pointing at the
Floyd | half-buried kitchen table. "I'll get the tea ready." She bustles
Floyd | around at the sink, in her cupboards, and with the tea things.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sudden thought: What if you are here talking to the Cat Lady and
Floyd | something happens to your Grandpa or Honey? Or worse, your mom? You
Floyd | struggle to think about something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I just hope we're not doing too many things out of the expected order."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   154
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Where do you want to sit? There's a few choices: what was formerly a
Floyd | loveseat and Cat Lady's kitchen table.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Please, dearie, sit down." The Cat Lady fills the teapot from a
Floyd | kettle that she didn't bother to heat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I love a tea party, don't you?" the Cat Lady asks, but leaves you no
Floyd | time to answer. "Tell me about your life, dear. What adventures have
Floyd | you had since we talked last?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sit on table" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You make yourself comfortable at the Cat Lady's kitchen table.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear the morning train blowing its whistle way off in
Floyd | the hills.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady fills your cup and her own from the teapot. "I'm terribly
Floyd | sorry, sweetheart, I don't have tea biscuits. I'm out right now," she
Floyd | looks accusingly at a particularly fat cat lying on a chair. "Sam got
Floyd | into the cupboard and ate every last one." You wonder that the cat can
Floyd | jump up on anything, let alone get into the cupboard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "tell lady about adventure" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   156
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL LADY ABOUT ADVENTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh yes, dearie, I can see it now!" the Cat Lady says.
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "tell lady about arm" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   157
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL LADY ABOUT ARM
Floyd |
Floyd | "How delightful!" the Cat Lady says as she gently removes a kitten
Floyd | trying to climb her like a tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Delightful."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sam" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   158
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SAM
Floyd |
Floyd | There are cats everywhere. The trailer is filled with cats of every
Floyd | size, color, and condition, many still pretty wild. Cats recline,
Floyd | stroll, and argue on every chair, couch, and table in her house.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is your grandmother still mad at me?" the Cat Lady asks."She's been
Floyd | angry at me for years. Ever since I spoke up about her and Joseph's
Floyd | friendship." The Cat Lady is lost in thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask lady about joseph" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT JOSEPH
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady looks wistful for a moment, "When my Joseph was alive..."
Floyd | and she just kind of drifts off and doesn't finish.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of a pile of kittens lazing in the sun falls off the ottoman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take kitten" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   160
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KITTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady's cats are nearly feral. That's a good way to lose an eye
Floyd | or a finger.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a train whistle in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady looks serious. "Are things going okay with your new
Floyd | step-dad? Is that going okay?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   161
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh?" the Cat Lady frowns.
Floyd |
Floyd | A yellow kitten brushes up against your leg, but then darts off when
Floyd | you bend to pet it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give berry to lady" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   161
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BERRY TO LADY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show arm to lady" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW ARM TO LADY
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to be a part of yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | What is the news with your Aunt Mary?" the Cat Lady asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shrug" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHRUG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask lady about sheriff" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   163
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT SHERIFF
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, Bill's a nice man. He checks on me at least once a week," the Cat
Floyd | Lady says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "tell lady about nick" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL LADY ABOUT NICK
Floyd |
Floyd | "I didn't know your dad, honey, but I heard he was a very charming
Floyd | man," the Cat Lady says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask lady about rachel" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   165
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT RACHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your mom, sweetheart, you better treat her like an angel, because she
Floyd | is. You know she came and brought me soup when I had pneumonia? And
Floyd | went to the store and got me medicines.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the morning train whistle, loud and close, as it hits the
Floyd | crossing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask lady about honey" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT HONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady looks a little uncomfortable, "Your grandmother is very
Floyd | beautiful," she says after a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lady about grandpa" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT GRANDPA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your grandfather is such a nice man," the Cat Lady says. "Just the
Floyd | other day, he helped me get Zoey out of the neighbor's tree."
Floyd |
Floyd | A stripey gray tomcat takes a growling swipe at a fluffy
Floyd | tortoise-shell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lady about me" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   168
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well honey, you are the sweetest child and my very favorite
Floyd | neighbor," the Cat Lady says patting you on the head affectionately.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tabby grooms itself carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask lady about honey" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   169
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT HONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady looks a little uncomfortable, "Your grandmother is very
Floyd | beautiful," she says after a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dirty white cat bats at a housefly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pet cat" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   170
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PET CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady's cats are nearly feral. That's a good way to lose an eye
Floyd | or a finger.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady gestures at your cup, "Do you like your tea?" she asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drink tea" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   171
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK TEA
Floyd |
Floyd | You bring the tiny teacup to your lips and drain it in a sip or two.
Floyd | The tea is lukewarm and watery, but okay.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady re-fills both of your cups with more tepid tea.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady leans toward you. "Tell me about your explorations. What
Floyd | about the train tracks?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw rock at cat" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   172
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW ROCK AT CAT
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems like a really terrible idea. You think better of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is your grandmother still mad at me?" the Cat Lady asks."She's been
Floyd | angry at me for years. Ever since I spoke up about her and Joseph's
Floyd | friendship." The Cat Lady is lost in thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   173
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh?" the Cat Lady frowns.
Floyd |
Floyd | The yellow tabby scratches its ear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "leave" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the Cat Lady's kitchen table.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh dear, it's been so nice talking to you. I can see you have to go,"
Floyd | the Cat Lady hugs you and pinches your cheek gently which makes you
Floyd | squirm. "You are growing so big. And so... such a lovely child," she
Floyd | says looking you up and down, embarrassing you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You return your teacup to the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I bet our grandparents are dead now."
		Zach cries
		Zach says, "And the tea sucked"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Cat Lady's Trailer                                   175
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cat Lady's Trailer
Floyd | You are starting to get used to the smell. Rose-tinted light comes
Floyd | slanting through the dingy ruffled curtains. The Cat Lady's Trailer is
Floyd | full of lace doilies, porcelain figurines, and most of all cats --
Floyd | sitting, lying, prowling, and meowing. The little figures catch your
Floyd | eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady is here. She is staring briefly into space, and that
Floyd | makes you a little uncomfortable. She's always been nice to you, even
Floyd | if your grandma doesn't like her. There is a yellow tabby cat rubbing
Floyd | against her legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are cats everywhere. The trailer is filled with cats of every
Floyd | size, color, and condition, many still pretty wild. Cats recline,
Floyd | stroll, and argue on every chair, couch, and table in her house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               176
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | D Loop
Floyd | The D Loop of the trailer park is pretty much like the B and C Loops.
Floyd | Rows of trailers on either side, many fringed with teeny tiny gardens
Floyd | of flowers and shrubs. The most noteworthy thing on this loop is the
Floyd | Cat Lady's trailer, painted bright pink and white with an outrageously
Floyd | overflowing flower garden out in front.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go to the C Loop on the way to Honey and Grandpa's trailer. Or
Floyd | you can go back to the picnic area at the back of the trailer park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x garden" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               177
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady's garden is overflowing with red and orange and white and
Floyd | yellow flowers.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady steps out of her trailer, going slowly down the steps.
Floyd | The tabby shoots out the door ahead of her, almost tripping her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take flower" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               177
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FLOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go to c loop" 		

Floyd ]  C Loop                                               178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO TO C LOOP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | C Loop
Floyd | C Loop is pretty much like B and D Loops. Rows of trailers on either
Floyd | side, all different colors, though the one's across from Lee's trailer
Floyd | go red, brown, green, red, brown, green, which is weird. Did they do
Floyd | that on purpose? The most noteworthy thing on this loop for you is
Floyd | Lee's trailer, though it looks pretty much like every other one.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go to B Loop where Honey and Grandpa's trailer is, or you can
Floyd | go back to D Loop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee is sitting on a lawn chair in his empty carport, chain smoking.
Floyd | You think maybe Lee is your mom's age, but looks much older, like he's
Floyd | already lived a lot. He has long dirty blond hair pulled back in an
Floyd | untidy ponytail. He's wearing a tanktop and green army pants. Honey
Floyd | tells you to stay clear of him, but he always says hi to you politely
Floyd | and might be the only person you know who calls you by your name.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Jody," Lee says, "How you doin'?".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf28" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  C Loop                                               178
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter jody's trailer" 		

Floyd ]  C Loop                                               178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER JODY'S TRAILER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "oops"
		DavidW says, "I think we are Jody."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter lee's trailer" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        179
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER LEE'S TRAILER
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee's Trailer
Floyd | Lee's trailer is empty. Or nearly so. It looks like he moved in
Floyd | yesterday, but you know he's been here for a long time. Where is his
Floyd | furniture? There is a small table with a single chair. A tiny black
Floyd | and white TV on a crate. And that's about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x tv" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        180
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TV
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a tiny portable black and white set with a giant channel
Floyd | changer and bent rabbit ears propped on a crate.
Floyd |
Floyd | The TV is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee comes in stubbing out his cigarette in an ashtray and says, "Hey,
Floyd | Jody."
Floyd |
Floyd | "So what's up in your world?" Lee asks. "Anything good? Oh, I have
Floyd | something for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee is fumbling around in a drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That would explain 'JoJo'."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        181
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, make yourself comfortable," Lee says. "Mi casa, es su casa. That
Floyd | means 'My home is your home.' Do you want anything? A drink or
Floyd | anything?"
Floyd |
Floyd | It makes you freaked out to think of drinking or eating in Lee's
Floyd | trailer. You can smell a little alcohol on his breath like your
Floyd | step-dad.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee is fumbling around in a drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask jody for drink" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        182
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK JODY FOR DRINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You does not respond.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, so last time we were talking about my job. The one at the
Floyd | machine shop," Lee says. "I don't work there anymore, but I still have
Floyd | a friend who does, a guy who was in my unit."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee is still looking for something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I told my friend that you really liked the ball bearing I gave you,"
Floyd | Lee is still fumbling in a drawer.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I told him you liked how shiny and heavy it was. And so,"  Lee seems
Floyd | to find what he's looking for and puts it behind his back. "He gave me
Floyd | this."
Floyd |
Floyd | He holds out a solid cube about the size of your hand. Not as shiny as
Floyd | the ball bearing, but with a beautiful metal sheen.  You want to hold
Floyd | it in your hand and feel its weight. You put out your hand and, for a
Floyd | moment, are scared Lee is going to snatch it back.
Floyd |
Floyd | But Lee puts the cube in your hand with a smile. It's heavier even
Floyd | than it appears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cube" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        184
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a solid metal cube about the size of your hand. It has very
Floyd | slightly rounded edges. Not as shiny as a ball bearing, but it's
Floyd | really pretty. It's considerably heavier than it appears.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee watches you with evident enjoyment as you check out the gift.
Floyd | Suddenly you remember that you got in trouble for the ball bearing and
Floyd | your mom told you to give it back. And you didn't. Because you thought
Floyd | it would hurt Lee's feelings.
Floyd |
Floyd | What will happen if your mom discovers this? You determine to hide
Floyd | the cube and not let her find out..
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to thank Lee, but he looks embarrassed even before you say
Floyd | it and cuts you off. "I wonder what's on the tube," He turns to the
Floyd | television and starts fiddling with the rabbit ears.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw rock at lee" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW ROCK AT LEE
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems like a really terrible idea. You think better of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee switches the TV on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The little black and white TV is playing The Big Valley. This show is
Floyd | kind of like mom's soap operas, but in the wild west. There's a
Floyd | gunfight in the street and a girl in a saloon and some other stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There's never anything really on. Don't know why I bother," Lee says.
Floyd | "Feel free to find something that you like."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "change channel" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        186
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CHANGE CHANNEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You change the TV to channel 7.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guiding Light is on. At least this soap opera isn't in a hospital.
Floyd | It's a court room instead. But the people are still doing the same
Floyd | things, yelling at each other and crying and stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You change the TV channel all the way around from 7 to 2, skipping 9
Floyd | since nothing is ever on.
Floyd |
Floyd | One Life to Live is on. There's a lady talking to a guy who doesn't
Floyd | know who he is or where he is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You change the TV from channel 2 to channel 4.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Brady Bunch is on. You know this one. Bobby writes a book report
Floyd | about his hero Jesse James. Then in a dream, Bobby and the rest of the
Floyd | family are on a train, all dressed up old timey when Jesse James robs
Floyd | the train and shoots the family. Weird.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "watch tv" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        189
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WATCH TV
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a tiny portable black and white set with a giant channel
Floyd | changer and bent rabbit ears propped on a crate The little black and
Floyd | white TV is playing The Brady Bunch. You know this one. Bobby writes a
Floyd | book report about his hero Jesse James. Then in a dream, Bobby and the
Floyd | rest of the family are on a train, all dressed up old timey when Jesse
Floyd | James robs the train and shoots the family. Weird.
Floyd |
Floyd | The TV is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee's TV is still playing The Brady Bunch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about cat lady" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT CAT LADY
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee glances toward D Loop. "I don't have nothin' to say about that
Floyd | lady," Lee says, "but don't even get me started on her cats."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about cats" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT CATS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Honestly, I don't mind cats. I like them really," Lee says, taking a
Floyd | long drag off of his cigarette. "They're independent. They're smart.
Floyd | They're survivors. They're only interested in people as long as they
Floyd | feed them." Lee glances toward D Loop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about rachel" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        192
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT RACHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee is still talking.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Brady Bunch is still blaring on Lee's TV.
Floyd |
Floyd | "But over there," Lee says, "That's not a lady who loves cats. That's
Floyd | a lady who collects things. And it happens to be cats.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about rachel" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        193
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT RACHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee still has more to say.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Brady Bunch is on Lee's little TV.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee is angry and stubs out his cigarette in a coffee can. "They're
Floyd | living things, man! They need to be loved. And petted. And each one
Floyd | needs a name and to be cared for and to feel unique in the whole
Floyd | world." He wipes his eyes angrily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oy. SHut up, Lee."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Brady Bunch is still blaring on Lee's TV.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sorry, I get carried away," Lee says. "I really like cats."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about rachel" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT RACHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know your mom. Rachel," Lee says seriously. "She's good people. I
Floyd | get people up in my face all the time. People avoiding me. Your mom,
Floyd | she smiles nicely at me and tells me hello.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a moment, he says, "I think you're pretty lucky. To have a mom
Floyd | like that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about nick" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        196
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT NICK
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, I definitely don't know your dad," Lee says. "Is he around
Floyd | much? Do you see him ever?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee's TV is still playing The Brady Bunch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about step-dad" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        197
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT STEP-DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know your step-dad, man," Lee says, "I heard him yelling at
Floyd | your mom once, but I'm in no position to criticize."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Brady Bunch is still blaring on Lee's TV.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about mary" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT MARY
Floyd |
Floyd | "She seems like a pretty nice old lady," Lee says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee's TV is still playing The Brady Bunch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about me" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        199
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's to tell?" Lee asks. "You are one badass little trooper who
Floyd | ain't gonna let nothing get you down. Nah, you got 'em licked, believe
Floyd | me."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Brady Bunch is on Lee's little TV.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about honey" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        200
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT HONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "I got nothing to say about your grandma," Lee says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about grandpa" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT GRANDPA
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know your grandpa that well, but he's always cool to me," Lee
Floyd | says.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Brady Bunch is still blaring on Lee's TV.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ok. I'm good."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw cube at lee" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        202
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW CUBE AT LEE
Floyd |
Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Brady Bunch is on Lee's little TV.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        203
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee's Trailer
Floyd | Lee's trailer is empty. Or nearly so.  There is a small table with a
Floyd | single chair. A tiny black and white TV on a crate. And that's about
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee is watching TV.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  C Loop                                               204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You give a wave to Lee as you go.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Alright, drop by any time, Jody," Lee says. "You take care of
Floyd | yourself. And don't let the assholes get you down," he adds with a
Floyd | wink.
Floyd |
Floyd | C Loop
Floyd | C Loop is pretty much like B and D Loops. Rows of trailers on either
Floyd | side, all different colors. The most noteworthy thing on this loop for
Floyd | you is Lee's trailer, though it looks pretty much like every other
Floyd | one.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go to B Loop where Honey and Grandpa's trailer is, or you can
Floyd | go back to D Loop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go b loop" 		

Floyd ]  B Loop                                               205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO B LOOP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | B Loop
Floyd | B Loop is just like C and D Loops, except Honey and Grandpa's trailer
Floyd | is right here, and if you say it really really fast -- B Loop B Loop B
Floyd | Loop B Loop Bloop Bloop Bloop -- it sounds funny. Rows of trailers on
Floyd | either side, some with big old cars, some not. Other than your
Floyd | grandparent's trailer, there's nothing really interesting here. Well,
Floyd | except for your bike.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go in to Honey and Grandpa's trailer of course. Or you can go
Floyd | back to C Loop and the train tracks behind the trailer park.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see your bicycle here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bike" 		

Floyd ]  B Loop                                               206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BIKE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is your trusty red Schwinn with a white banana seat.
Floyd | Unfortunately, the tires are so flat it barely rolls. Poo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tires" 		

Floyd ]  B Loop                                               207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TIRES
Floyd |
Floyd | This is your trusty red Schwinn with a white banana seat.
Floyd | Unfortunately, the tires are so flat it barely rolls. Poo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Honey and Grandpa's Trailer
Floyd | This trailer feels comfy to you, as much home as your real home with
Floyd | your mom. Honey and Grandpa have lived here as long as you remember.
Floyd | All these things are touchstones of familiarity, the floral-patterned
Floyd | couch on which you and Grandpa cuddle and watch Bowling for Dollars,
Floyd | the big TV, even the brown carpeting with its mottled pattern that
Floyd | looks like lichen on rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Today all the windows are steamed up. Fragrant steam wafts from the
Floyd | kitchen. Occasionally, you hear the rattle of jars and lids being
Floyd | washed and set out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Aunt Mary is looming over the stove in the kitchen, stirring a
Floyd | huge vat of blackberry jam.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh hullo, dear," says your Aunt Mary, stacking jam jars and lids in
Floyd | the dish drainer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x mary" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          209
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MARY
Floyd |
Floyd | This is your Aunt Mary, or actually your Great Aunt Mary since she is
Floyd | your Grandma Honey's sister. She is a huge woman and wears an old lady
Floyd | dress with flowers and a checked apron. She is stirring the pot of
Floyd | blackberry jam continuously and staring into space.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x jam" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          210
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JAM
Floyd |
Floyd | The pot of blackberry jam is bubbling blackly on low heat like the La
Floyd | Brea Tar Pits -- but better smelling. Aunt Mary is staring off into
Floyd | space and stirring the pot continuously. There are jam jars and lids
Floyd | set out ready to receive the jam when it is ready. Generally, Aunt
Floyd | Mary shoos you away when she is making jam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask mary about lee" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          211
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MARY ABOUT LEE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Who? Oh, Lee. Well, that young man, I can tell he's had a troubled
Floyd | life," she says. "You probably want to talk to your grandmother before
Floyd | talking to him. Though he's always been decent to me."
Floyd |
Floyd | Aunt Mary pauses for a moment from her jam making to talk to you, "You
Floyd | know your grandpa may need some company if he's bringing that bucket
Floyd | up here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask mary about cats" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          212
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MARY ABOUT CATS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Uh huh," Aunt Mary says distractedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Also, when you go down to the creek, ask your Grandpa and Grandma
Floyd | about lunch," Aunt Mary says. "I can make some sandwiches to send down
Floyd | with you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask mary about lunch" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MARY ABOUT LUNCH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Later we'll make some lunch for you and your Honey and grandpa," she
Floyd | says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why don't you hustle down to the creek and help your grandpa," Aunt
Floyd | Mary says and goes back to stirring the jam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Should we go back to grandpa?"
		DavidW says, "probably, yes."
Zach says (to Floyd), "go creek" 		

Floyd ]  B Loop                                               214
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO CREEK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | B Loop
Floyd | B Loop is just like C and D Loops, except Honey and Grandpa's trailer
Floyd | is right here. Rows of trailers on either side, some with big old
Floyd | cars, some not. Other than your grandparent's trailer, there's nothing
Floyd | really interesting here. Well, except for your bike.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go in to Honey and Grandpa's trailer of course. Or you can go
Floyd | back to C Loop and the train tracks behind the trailer park.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see your bicycle here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's obvious the story won't advance until we return to Grandpa."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ride bike" 		

Floyd ]  B Loop                                               214
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RIDE BIKE
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, the tires of your bicycle are so flat it barely rolls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go creek" 		

Floyd ]  C Loop                                               215
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO CREEK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | C Loop
Floyd | C Loop is pretty much like B and D Loops. Rows of trailers on either
Floyd | side, all different colors. The most noteworthy thing on this loop for
Floyd | you is Lee's trailer, though it looks pretty much like every other
Floyd | one.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go to B Loop where Honey and Grandpa's trailer is, or you can
Floyd | go back to D Loop.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance on the other side of the
Floyd | tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               216
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | D Loop
Floyd | The D Loop of the trailer park is pretty much like the B and C Loops.
Floyd | Rows of trailers on either side, many fringed with teeny tiny gardens
Floyd | of flowers and shrubs. The most noteworthy thing on this loop is the
Floyd | Cat Lady's trailer, painted bright pink and white with an outrageously
Floyd | overflowing flower garden out in front.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go to the C Loop on the way to Honey and Grandpa's trailer. Or
Floyd | you can go back to the picnic area at the back of the trailer park.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady is out in front of her trailer watering her tiny,
Floyd | overflowing garden. She is still wearing her bathrobe or a dress that
Floyd | looks like a bathrobe. There is a yellow tabby cat rubbing against her
Floyd | legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance on the other side of the
Floyd | tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          217
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Picnic Area
Floyd | At the back of the trailer park, there is a scraggly little picnic
Floyd | area with a patchy lawn that smells like mowed grass. A little cluster
Floyd | of tall trees is against the back fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, is the rest of the trailer park starting with D Loop.
Floyd | Through the back gate are the train tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an impressive red ant hill near the picnic table. Two ants
Floyd | are working together to carry a seed that is bigger than both of them
Floyd | put together.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Pacific Tracks                              218
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Pacific Tracks
Floyd | Railroad tracks cross the old dirt road here in a small rise. The
Floyd | tracks run alongside the trailer park fence in one direction and into
Floyd | a tunnel of green in the other. As you cross the tracks, you see a
Floyd | sign that says "Property of Southern Pacific."
Floyd |
Floyd | Across the tracks and through an open gate is the trailer park. Back
Floyd | the other way is the long dirt road gently sloping down along the
Floyd | creek.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a mound of rock here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         219
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Long stretch
Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat
Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the
Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but
Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is
Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air
Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you
Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras.
Floyd |
Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down
Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for
Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad
Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone
Floyd | bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is
Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        220
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | As you step out of the oppressive heat, the cool shade is a welcome
Floyd | relief.
Floyd |
Floyd | Swimming hole
Floyd | Down a long wooded trail that zigs down the bank, you emerge from the
Floyd | thick woods, and the trees open up to the sky. The swimming hole lies
Floyd | before you, a deep pool carved out of and surrounded by smooth granite
Floyd | rocks. It is big enough that you can swim like they taught you at the
Floyd | YWCA from one end to the other, and deep enough to dive off the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is possible to walk along the rocky shore downstream to another
Floyd | spot along the creek. Back up the trail leads through the woods back
Floyd | to the dirt road.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of
Floyd | the swimming hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a deep pool here.
Floyd |
Floyd | From over by the blackberry clearing, you think grandpa's calling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         221
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | As you step out of the shaded trail, the heat is like a physical force
Floyd | that pushes against you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Long stretch
Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat
Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the
Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but
Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is
Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air
Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you
Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras.
Floyd |
Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down
Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for
Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad
Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone
Floyd | bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is
Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before.
Floyd |
Floyd | Is that grandpa calling you?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd | The dirt road slopes down as it runs along the creek before turning
Floyd | into a trail over the stone bridge. The old creekside road is seldom
Floyd | used now and in poor condition with deep ruts and sandy areas.
Floyd | Nowadays it is only used by people walking down to Bear Creek from the
Floyd | highway, fishermen and berry pickers mostly. Here, someone's field
Floyd | backs up to the road and is separated by a chain link fence. The field
Floyd | is a mass of tall weeds and old junk cars.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old dirt road continues on uphill for a long stretch running
Floyd | parallel to the creek downstream. Back toward the old stone bridge,
Floyd | the road narrows to a ragged trail as it crosses the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dog behind the fence, alternately digging and barking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw rock at dog" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            223
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW ROCK AT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog barely dodges the rock, then erupts into a furious storm of
Floyd | barking.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog is making a racket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            222
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw cube at dog" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            223
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW CUBE AT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         224
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Bridge
Floyd | The road may have crossed the creek over an old stone bridge at one
Floyd | time but is now just a narrow trail. From here you can peer down into
Floyd | Bear Creek. Movement in the sparkling water and the old mossy bridge
Floyd | catch your eye. You watch two leaves swirl by on the current.
Floyd |
Floyd | On one side of the bridge, the path turns out into a dirt road that
Floyd | runs down along the creek. On the other side, the blackberry trail
Floyd | goes up the creek back toward the berry picking spot. You can also get
Floyd | in the creek or go to a grassy bank from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dog barking can be plainly heard from across the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "He's gonna call us worse than Trouser Whistle, though, I bet."
Zach says (to Floyd), "go blackberry trail" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Trail                                     225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BLACKBERRY TRAIL
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Blackberry Trail
Floyd | This is a trail running roughly parallel the creek with tall
Floyd | blackberry brambles on either side. In one place, there are Willows
Floyd | hanging down over the trail that tickle the back of your neck as you
Floyd | duck under them.
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like the trail used to continue further on down the creek on
Floyd | this side, but is now hidden by underbrush -- though you could try to
Floyd | follow the lost trail. Farther on down the creek, the trail turns to
Floyd | cross an overgrown stone bridge. In the other direction, up the path,
Floyd | is the tangle of blackberry bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grandpa calling you from the blackberry clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Tangle                                    226
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Blackberry Tangle
Floyd | There are paths through the brambles, a maze with tantalizing fruit.
Floyd | Although this area is mostly picked since you and Honey and Grandpa
Floyd | came this way when you started picking this morning. You can still
Floyd | find some ripe berries though.
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the blackberry tangle, there's a trail going down along the
Floyd | creek shaded by lush green willow trees. Back the way you came is the
Floyd | clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa's calling you
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Blackberry Clearing
Floyd | You are near the creek, but it can't be seen through the blackberry
Floyd | brambles. This is a pleasant clearing carpeted with stubbly grass
Floyd | under a sycamore tree. There are paths and clearings beaten down among
Floyd | the brambles that allow you to squeeze in to get the ripest berries.
Floyd | There is a big bucket in the middle of the clearing. Grandpa's shirt
Floyd | and Honey's portable transistor radio are on the bank under the tree
Floyd | playing music.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the path and down the creek, there's a tangle of blackberry
Floyd | bushes. Up the hill is the blackberry brambles where you've been
Floyd | picking for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | Honey and Grandpa are here picking berries.
Floyd |
Floyd | The song "Lonely People" by America, one of your favorites, begins
Floyd | playing on Honey's radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Monkey," Grandpa says looking at you, "I'm gonna take this
Floyd | bucket of berries up to your Aunt Mary. You gonna help your old
Floyd | grandpa?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  228
Floyd | >
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa nods.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  229
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's going to be pretty heavy. Better leave it for Grandpa to carry.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, I'm headed back to the house, Ragamuffin. Why don't ya come
Floyd | with me?" Grandpa says. He picks up the big bucket with one hand that
Floyd | you probably couldn't even budge, and heads off down the trail toward
Floyd | the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "follow" 		

Floyd ]  Lost in the Brambles                                 230
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLLOW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lost in the Brambles
Floyd | This spot, a little ways from where Honey and Grandpa are picking, has
Floyd | some good berries. Under the pine trees, the air smells good.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking around: The clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking
Floyd | is just down the hill from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sunlight comes slanting through the trees in the morning light.
Floyd | The air is still crisp in the shade with the early promise of a hot
Floyd | midsummer day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Uh."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Clearing                                  229
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Blackberry Clearing
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "go bridge" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Tangle                                    230
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Blackberry Tangle
Floyd | There are paths through the brambles, a maze with tantalizing fruit.
Floyd | Although this area is mostly picked since you and Honey and Grandpa
Floyd | came this way when you started picking this morning. You can still
Floyd | find some ripe berries though.
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the blackberry tangle, there's a trail going down along the
Floyd | creek shaded by lush green willow trees. Back the way you came is the
Floyd | clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Grandpa is here with the big bucket full of berries.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about mary" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Tangle                                    231
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT MARY
Floyd |
Floyd | "She's your Honey's older sister. Did you know your Honey had twelve
Floyd | brothers and sisters. Let's see, you know Uncle Charley and Aunt Ethel
Floyd | and Aunt Mary," Grandpa says counting on his fingers. "Mary has
Floyd | grandkids that are your mom's age."
Floyd |
Floyd | After a DJ break, the nearby radio's playing "One of These Nights".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about lee" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Tangle                                    232
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT LEE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know much about him, Noodle," Grandpa says. "He's pretty
Floyd | quiet and keeps mostly to himself. I heard from your Aunt Mary that he
Floyd | was in Vietnam."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about cat lady" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Tangle                                    233
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT CAT LADY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, Sharon?" Grandpa laughs, "You call her the Cat Lady? You got that
Floyd | from your Honey and your mom. They're bad influences on you and I
Floyd | can't wait to tell them," he says with a smile.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I hope you don't call her that to her face," he says seriously.
Floyd | "Though she's a nice old lady and probably wouldn't even care."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about cat sharon" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Tangle                                    234
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT CAT SHARON
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa is still talking.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sharon's a nice old lady who's had a hard life. You be nice to her,
Floyd | Ragamuffin," Grandpa says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about Vietnam" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Tangle                                    235
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT VIETNAM
Floyd |
Floyd | "War is not a lot of fun, I can tell you that," Grandpa says. "Even
Floyd | though I didn't see a lot of action in dubya-dubya-two like a lot of
Floyd | guys, it was a pretty brutal, mean time. Even for people like your
Floyd | Honey who were helping out here at home."
Floyd |
Floyd | On the nearby radio, a new song begins: "Wasted Days and Wasted
Floyd | Nights".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about step-dad" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Tangle                                    236
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT STEP-DAD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mark? He seemed like a nice enough guy when I met him, but..."
Floyd | Grandpa looks like he's going to get mad at you, "he better start
Floyd | being a whole heck of a lot nicer to you and your mom or he's going to
Floyd | have to answer to me. That's all I have to say."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about cube" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Tangle                                    237
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT CUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hm, got me, Peanut," Grandpa shrugs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Trail                                     238
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Blackberry Trail
Floyd | This is a trail running roughly parallel the creek with tall
Floyd | blackberry brambles on either side. In one place, there are Willows
Floyd | hanging down over the trail that tickle the back of your neck as you
Floyd | duck under them.
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like the trail used to continue further on down the creek on
Floyd | this side, but is now hidden by underbrush -- though you could try to
Floyd | follow the lost trail. Farther on down the creek, the trail turns to
Floyd | cross an overgrown stone bridge. In the other direction, up the path,
Floyd | is the tangle of blackberry bushes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you along the trail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show cube to grandpa" 		

Floyd ]  Blackberry Trail                                     239
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CUBE TO GRANDPA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hm, looks good, but I'm no expert," Grandpa smiles and hands it back
Floyd | to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The song "Cat's In the Cradle," one you like to sing to, begins
Floyd | playing on a distant radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Bridge                                         240
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance one more time at the old overgrown creek trail before
Floyd | crossing the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Bridge
Floyd | The road may have crossed the creek over an old stone bridge at one
Floyd | time but is now just a narrow trail. From here you can peer down into
Floyd | Bear Creek. Movement in the sparkling water and the old mossy bridge
Floyd | catch your eye. You catch a glimmering flash in the depths near a
Floyd | boulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | On one side of the bridge, the path turns out into a dirt road that
Floyd | runs down along the creek. On the other side, the blackberry trail
Floyd | goes up the creek back toward the berry picking spot. You can also get
Floyd | in the creek or go to a grassy bank from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you at the stone bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            241
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO LOOP B
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd | The dirt road slopes down as it runs along the creek before turning
Floyd | into a trail over the stone bridge. The old creekside road is seldom
Floyd | used now and in poor condition with deep ruts and sandy areas.
Floyd | Nowadays it is only used by people walking down to Bear Creek from the
Floyd | highway, fishermen and berry pickers mostly. Here, someone's field
Floyd | backs up to the road and is separated by a chain link fence. The field
Floyd | is a mass of tall weeds and old junk cars.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old dirt road continues on uphill for a long stretch running
Floyd | parallel to the creek downstream. Back toward the old stone bridge,
Floyd | the road narrows to a ragged trail as it crosses the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a dog behind the fence, alternately digging and barking.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you as you reach the dirt road.  "Your old
Floyd | grandpa can barely keep up with you," Grandpa says, smiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "tell grandpa about dog" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            242
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL GRANDPA ABOUT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, I know about that pooch," Grandpa says. "That dog needs to give
Floyd | it a rest."
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog is making a racket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         243
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO LOOP B
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Long stretch
Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat
Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the
Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but
Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is
Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air
Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you
Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras.
Floyd |
Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down
Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for
Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad
Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone
Floyd | bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is
Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you as you walk along the dirt road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "tell grandpa about tree" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         244
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL GRANDPA ABOUT TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | "The big tree up by the road? You climbed all the way to the top? When
Floyd | did you get so big and strong," Grandpa says, smiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "tell grandpa about pool" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         245
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL GRANDPA ABOUT POOL
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "tell grandpa about pool" 		

Floyd | "I know you are almost a grown up, but you be careful down at that old
Floyd | swimming hole," Grandpa says. "Maybe tomorrow we can go swimming."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         246
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL GRANDPA ABOUT POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you really want to go swimming, maybe we can go and get your
Floyd | swimsuit and go down there together," Grandpa says, "I don't want you
Floyd | to go swimming by yourself."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Pacific Tracks                              247
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO LOOP B
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance down at the trail to the swimming hole as you walk along
Floyd | the dirt road.
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Pacific Tracks
Floyd | Railroad tracks cross the old dirt road here in a small rise. The
Floyd | tracks run alongside the trailer park fence in one direction and into
Floyd | a tunnel of green in the other. As you cross the tracks, you see a
Floyd | sign that says "Property of Southern Pacific."
Floyd |
Floyd | Across the tracks and through an open gate is the trailer park. Back
Floyd | the other way is the long dirt road gently sloping down along the
Floyd | creek.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a mound of rock here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you as you reach the railroad crossing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          248
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO LOOP B
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Picnic Area
Floyd | At the back of the trailer park, there is a scraggly little picnic
Floyd | area with a patchy lawn that smells like mowed grass. A little cluster
Floyd | of tall trees is against the back fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, is the rest of the trailer park starting with D Loop.
Floyd | Through the back gate are the train tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an impressive red ant hill near the picnic table. Some of the
Floyd | red ants are scouting about individually.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you as you go through the back gate into the
Floyd | trailer park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "tell grandpa about ants" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          249
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL GRANDPA ABOUT ANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "You better watch out, JoJo," Grandpa says. "Those red ants pack a
Floyd | mean bite."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               250
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO LOOP B
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | D Loop
Floyd | The D Loop of the trailer park is pretty much like the B and C Loops.
Floyd | Rows of trailers on either side, many fringed with teeny tiny gardens
Floyd | of flowers and shrubs. The most noteworthy thing on this loop is the
Floyd | Cat Lady's trailer, painted bright pink and white with an outrageously
Floyd | overflowing flower garden out in front.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go to the C Loop on the way to Honey and Grandpa's trailer. Or
Floyd | you can go back to the picnic area at the back of the trailer park.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you as you head toward B Loop.  "Alright, Speedy
Floyd | Gonzolas," Grandpa says, smiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" 		

Floyd ]  C Loop                                               251
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO LOOP B
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | C Loop
Floyd | C Loop is pretty much like B and D Loops. Rows of trailers on either
Floyd | side, all different colors. The most noteworthy thing on this loop for
Floyd | you is Lee's trailer, though it looks pretty much like every other
Floyd | one.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go to B Loop where Honey and Grandpa's trailer is, or you can
Floyd | go back to D Loop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you as you head toward B Loop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" 		

Floyd ]  B Loop                                               252
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO LOOP B
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | B Loop
Floyd | B Loop is just like C and D Loops, except Honey and Grandpa's trailer
Floyd | is right here. Rows of trailers on either side, some with big old
Floyd | cars, some not. Other than your grandparent's trailer, there's nothing
Floyd | really interesting here. Well, except for your bike.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go in to Honey and Grandpa's trailer of course. Or you can go
Floyd | back to C Loop and the train tracks behind the trailer park.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see your bicycle here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you as you head toward B Loop.  "I got ya,
Floyd | Ragamuffin," Grandpa says, smiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          253
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Honey and Grandpa's Trailer
Floyd | This trailer feels comfy to you, as much home as your real home with
Floyd | your mom. Honey and Grandpa have lived here as long as you remember.
Floyd | All of the familiar stuff, the couch and the TV are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Today all the windows are steamed up. Fragrant steam wafts from the
Floyd | kitchen. Occasionally, you hear the rattle of jars and lids being
Floyd | washed and set out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Aunt Mary is looming over the stove in the kitchen, stirring a
Floyd | huge vat of blackberry jam.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you and comes into the trailer hauling the big
Floyd | bucket.  "Ah, to be young again," Grandpa says, smiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mornin", Mary," Grandpa says as he comes in.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How's the berry picking?" Mary asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x jars" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          254
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JARS
Floyd |
Floyd | Jars and lids and pots and pans and paraffin and tongs and boiling
Floyd | water. Who knew making jam was so complicated?
Floyd |
Floyd | "Pretty good," Grandpa says, gesturing at the bucket, "We got a whole
Floyd | bucketfull for you. Old Whistle Britches here, picked most of these
Floyd | and ate twice as many more." Grandpa winks at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Grandpa helps your Aunt Mary pour the bucket of berries slowly into
Floyd | several giant pots with a series of juicy plops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          255
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your grandpa gets a big glass of water from the sink and drinks it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Aunt Mary turns to you, "Sweetheart, Can I get your help making
Floyd | lunch?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          256
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, you don't say," Mary says vaguely, testing the jam by letting it
Floyd | run off the edge of a spoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "make lunch" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          256
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MAKE LUNCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Aunt Mary already has you working on the assembly line making tuna
Floyd | sandwiches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "So that wasn't actually a question :D"
Zach says (to Floyd), "tell mary about may day" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          257
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL MARY ABOUT MAY DAY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Uh huh," Aunt Mary says distractedly, plopping paraffin into a double
Floyd | boiler to melt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about lunch" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT LUNCH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Isn't it just about lunch time?" your grandpa smiles. "You know me,
Floyd | you can set your watch to my stomach."
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Aunt Mary recruits you to help make lunch, getting out cans of
Floyd | Chicken of the Sea, Miracle Whip, and Wonder Bread.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tuna" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          259
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TUNA
Floyd |
Floyd | Several cans of Chicken of the Sea, Miracle Whip, and Wonder Bread are
Floyd | out for making tuna sandwiches.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I better hustle back," Grandpa says, "before Ellie needs the bucket."
Floyd | Grandpa turns to you on his way out, "See you down there, Monkey."
Floyd | Grandpa heads out the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Aunt Mary has you on the assembly line constructing tuna fish
Floyd | sandwiches and putting them in sandwich bags.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take lunch" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          259
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LUNCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          260
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a metal cube, a rock, a penny, and a pail. And your
Floyd | hands are spotted with pine pitch, your ribs still ache, and your arm
Floyd | hurts a little. You are going to get in such big trouble.
Floyd |
Floyd | You pack all the sandwiches up in a brown paper bag, and Aunt Mary
Floyd | puts away the sandwich makin's. "Okay, you take those sandwiches down
Floyd | to your grandparents. All those blackberries they're picking. It's
Floyd | hungry work." Aunt Mary smiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bag" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          261
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BAG
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "eat sandwhiches" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          261
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT SANDWHICHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "eat sandwiches" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          262
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT SANDWICHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You eat the tuna sandwich. Not bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          261
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Honey and Grandpa's Trailer
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW | Aunt Mary says, "Don't forget to put on your red cloak. It's getting chilly out there." 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bucket" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          261
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BUCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" 		

Floyd ]  B Loop                                               262
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | B Loop
Floyd | B Loop is just like C and D Loops, except Honey and Grandpa's trailer
Floyd | is right here. Rows of trailers on either side, some with big old
Floyd | cars, some not. Other than your grandparent's trailer, there's nothing
Floyd | really interesting here. Well, except for your bike.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go in to Honey and Grandpa's trailer of course. Or you can go
Floyd | back to C Loop and the train tracks behind the trailer park.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see your bicycle here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" 		

Floyd ]  C Loop                                               263
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | C Loop
Floyd | C Loop is pretty much like B and D Loops. Rows of trailers on either
Floyd | side, all different colors. The most noteworthy thing on this loop for
Floyd | you is Lee's trailer, though it looks pretty much like every other
Floyd | one.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go to B Loop where Honey and Grandpa's trailer is, or you can
Floyd | go back to D Loop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               264
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | D Loop
Floyd | The D Loop of the trailer park is pretty much like the B and C Loops.
Floyd | Rows of trailers on either side, many fringed with teeny tiny gardens
Floyd | of flowers and shrubs. The most noteworthy thing on this loop is the
Floyd | Cat Lady's trailer, painted bright pink and white with an outrageously
Floyd | overflowing flower garden out in front.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go to the C Loop on the way to Honey and Grandpa's trailer. Or
Floyd | you can go back to the picnic area at the back of the trailer park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          265
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Picnic Area
Floyd | At the back of the trailer park, there is a scraggly little picnic
Floyd | area with a patchy lawn that smells like mowed grass. A little cluster
Floyd | of tall trees is against the back fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, is the rest of the trailer park starting with D Loop.
Floyd | Through the back gate are the train tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an impressive red ant hill near the picnic table. Some of the
Floyd | ants have formed a line up the legs of the picnic table. Maybe they've
Floyd | found the remains of a picnic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ants" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          266
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | The ants wander about purposefully, though you can't tell exactly what
Floyd | they are up to. There is a drop of something on the pavement that the
Floyd | ants are very interested in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "feed tuna to ants" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          266
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FEED TUNA TO ANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give sandwich to ants" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          266
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SANDWICH TO ANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh fine."
		Zach:(
Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Pacific Tracks                              267
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Pacific Tracks
Floyd | Railroad tracks cross the old dirt road here in a small rise. The
Floyd | tracks run alongside the trailer park fence in one direction and into
Floyd | a tunnel of green in the other. As you cross the tracks, you see a
Floyd | sign that says "Property of Southern Pacific."
Floyd |
Floyd | Across the tracks and through an open gate is the trailer park. Back
Floyd | the other way is the long dirt road gently sloping down along the
Floyd | creek.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a mound of rock here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Long stretch
Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat
Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the
Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but
Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is
Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air
Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you
Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras.
Floyd |
Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down
Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for
Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad
Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone
Floyd | bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is
Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something is different. The hairs on your arm and the back of your
Floyd | neck stand up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         269
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can still hear the dog barking, of course.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dog barking can be heard somewhere down the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd | The dirt road slopes down as it runs along the creek before turning
Floyd | into a trail over the stone bridge. The old creekside road is seldom
Floyd | used now and in poor condition with deep ruts and sandy areas.
Floyd | Nowadays it is only used by people walking down to Bear Creek from the
Floyd | highway, fishermen and berry pickers mostly. Here, someone's field
Floyd | backs up to the road and is separated by a chain link fence. The field
Floyd | is a mass of tall weeds and old junk cars.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old dirt road continues on uphill for a long stretch running
Floyd | parallel to the creek downstream. Back toward the old stone bridge,
Floyd | the road narrows to a ragged trail as it crosses the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog is wandering in the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog succeeded in tunneling under the fence and is now loose. It is
Floyd | sniffing the bushes alongside the dirt road. When it sees you, it
Floyd | stands in the road and growls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf29" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            270
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x dog" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            271
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | Kind of a yellowish medium dog with pointy ears. You don't know what
Floyd | kind. It's not a german shepherd or a doberman but it looks mean like
Floyd | that. Some kind of guard dog maybe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking more carefully, you notice that it has prominent teats. So
Floyd | it's a girl dog. Maybe she's pregnant or was. You are pleased with
Floyd | yourself for noticing. You know about this stuff because of Mika who
Floyd | had kittens.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog is making a racket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw rock at dog" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW ROCK AT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog barely dodges the rock, then erupts into a furious storm of
Floyd | barking.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog stands in the road and barks at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            271
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Could there be a litter of puppies?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw sandwich at dof" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            271
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW SANDWICH AT DOF
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw sandwich at dog" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW SANDWICH AT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog chews on the grass on the side of the road for a second and
Floyd | then resumes its barking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pet dog" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            273
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PET DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You're pretty scared of this furiously barking animal, and don't want
Floyd | to get too close.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog stands in the road and barks at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "bark" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            273
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BARK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shout" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            273
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to shout hello to?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shout at dog" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            274
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT AT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog ignores you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've got to get back to the clearing. There must be another
Floyd | way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach exclaims, "Cross the river!"
		DavidW says, "Secret trail time, maybe."
Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            275
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog looks at you sourly and you don't dare proceed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog sits and scratches her ear with its hind leg.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go swim hole" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            275
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO SWIM HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         276
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Long stretch
Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat
Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the
Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but
Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is
Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air
Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you
Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras.
Floyd |
Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down
Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for
Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad
Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone
Floyd | bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is
Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        277
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you step out of the oppressive heat, the cool shade is a welcome
Floyd | relief.
Floyd |
Floyd | Swimming hole
Floyd | Down a long wooded trail that zigs down the bank, you emerge from the
Floyd | thick woods, and the trees open up to the sky. The swimming hole lies
Floyd | before you, a deep pool carved out of and surrounded by smooth granite
Floyd | rocks. It is big enough that you can swim like they taught you at the
Floyd | YWCA from one end to the other, and deep enough to dive off the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is possible to walk along the rocky shore downstream to another
Floyd | spot along the creek. Back up the trail leads through the woods back
Floyd | to the dirt road.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of
Floyd | the swimming hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a deep pool here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take log" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        278
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LOG
Floyd |
Floyd | Too heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun is slanting down golden. Gnats are drifting in and out of the
Floyd | sunshine in sparkling clouds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go downstream" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             279
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO DOWNSTREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully navigate the rocky bank, making your way downstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossing
Floyd | Here the creek broadens out a little and, except for a place in the
Floyd | middle where the current is swift, there are big stones, boulders
Floyd | really, scattered about in the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shoreline ends at a steep bank further downstream, though it looks
Floyd | like you might be able to cross the creek on the boulders in
Floyd | midstream. You can also go back along the rocks upstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cross creek" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             280
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CROSS CREEK
Floyd |
Floyd | The current here is too strong and it scares you. You saw a TV show
Floyd | once with your grandpa about people in rafts and one man who fell off
Floyd | and got caught under a rock and drowned. You think better of the idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "move stones" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             281
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE STONES
Floyd |
Floyd | Those are fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance from this side of the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm, maybe not"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bolders" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             281
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOLDERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter log" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             281
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER LOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm a bit confused with the geography; I never mapped this game."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x boulders" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             282
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOULDERS
Floyd |
Floyd | There are scattered boulders in the creek bed on which you might be
Floyd | able to cross.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "climb on log" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             282
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB ON LOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh we moved."
Zach says (to Floyd), "go boulder" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             283
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BOULDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You get part way across on the boulders, but there is an open spot in
Floyd | the middle and a really swift current.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go upstream" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        284
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO UPSTREAM
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Swimming hole
Floyd | You emerge from the thick woods, and the trees open up to the sky. The
Floyd | swimming hole lies before you, a deep pool carved out of and
Floyd | surrounded by smooth granite rocks. It is big enough that you can swim
Floyd | like they taught you at the YWCA from one end to the other, and deep
Floyd | enough to dive off the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is possible to walk along the rocky shore downstream to another
Floyd | spot along the creek. Back up the trail leads through the woods back
Floyd | to the dirt road.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of
Floyd | the swimming hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a deep pool here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter log" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER LOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd probably fall in the water immediately.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Do we need a stepping stone? The cube, maybe?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "swim across pool" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWIM ACROSS POOL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to swim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push log downstream" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH LOG DOWNSTREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push lo" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH LO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push log" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        286
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH LOG
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The log is in the pool, not the creek."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cube" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        287
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a solid metal cube about the size of your hand. It has very
Floyd | slightly rounded edges. Not as shiny as a ball bearing, but it's
Floyd | really pretty. It's considerably heavier than it appears.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance on this side of the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go downstream" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             288
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO DOWNSTREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully navigate the rocky bank, making your way downstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossing
Floyd | Here the creek broadens out a little and, except for a place in the
Floyd | middle where the current is swift, there are big stones, boulders
Floyd | really, scattered about in the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shoreline ends at a steep bank further downstream, though it looks
Floyd | like you might be able to cross the creek on the boulders in
Floyd | midstream. You can also go back along the rocks upstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance from this side of the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm thinking, when on the boulder, if we can put the cube in the creek."
Zach says (to Floyd), "go boulder" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             289
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BOULDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You hop from boulder to boulder out into the broad river, but there is
Floyd | an open spot in the middle and a really swift current.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put cube in creek" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CUBE IN CREEK
Floyd |
Floyd | With a plunk, the metal cube disappears without a trace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             289
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossing
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oops. Bad idea."
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf30" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Crossing                                             289
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put cube in open spot" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             289
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CUBE IN OPEN SPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             290
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | In the water? And be swept downstream to certain death? No thanks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cross" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             291
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CROSS
Floyd |
Floyd | The current here is too strong and it scares you. You saw a TV show
Floyd | once with your grandpa about people in rafts and one man who fell off
Floyd | and got caught under a rock and drowned. You think better of the idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put rock in spot" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             291
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ROCK IN SPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put rock in creek" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             292
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ROCK IN CREEK
Floyd |
Floyd | With a plunk, the rock disappears without a trace.
Floyd |
Floyd | You get a feeling something is wrong. What if something happened
Floyd | to your grandpa?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             291
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossing
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             292
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a tuna sandwich, a brown paper bag, inside which are
Floyd | two tuna sandwiches, a metal cube, a rock, a penny, and a pail. And
Floyd | your hands are spotted with pine pitch, your ribs still ache, and your
Floyd | arm hurts a little. You are going to get in such big trouble.
Floyd |
Floyd | You get a feeling something is wrong. What if something happened
Floyd | to your grandpa?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Hmm, does that mean we should go back?"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "I guess so?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "go upstream" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        293
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO UPSTREAM
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Swimming hole
Floyd | You emerge from the thick woods, and the trees open up to the sky. The
Floyd | swimming hole lies before you, a deep pool carved out of and
Floyd | surrounded by smooth granite rocks. It is big enough that you can swim
Floyd | like they taught you at the YWCA from one end to the other, and deep
Floyd | enough to dive off the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is possible to walk along the rocky shore downstream to another
Floyd | spot along the creek. Back up the trail leads through the woods back
Floyd | to the dirt road.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of
Floyd | the swimming hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a deep pool here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         294
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | As you step out of the shaded trail, the heat is like a physical force
Floyd | that pushes against you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Long stretch
Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat
Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the
Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but
Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is
Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air
Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you
Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras.
Floyd |
Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down
Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for
Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad
Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone
Floyd | bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is
Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we need to get to Grandpa, but perhaps by a new route."
Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            295
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dirt Road
Floyd | The dirt road slopes down as it runs along the creek before turning
Floyd | into a trail over the stone bridge. The old creekside road is seldom
Floyd | used now and in poor condition with deep ruts and sandy areas.
Floyd | Nowadays it is only used by people walking down to Bear Creek from the
Floyd | highway, fishermen and berry pickers mostly. Here, someone's field
Floyd | backs up to the road and is separated by a chain link fence. The field
Floyd | is a mass of tall weeds and old junk cars.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old dirt road continues on uphill for a long stretch running
Floyd | parallel to the creek downstream. Back toward the old stone bridge,
Floyd | the road narrows to a ragged trail as it crosses the bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog is wandering in the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog is making a racket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go field" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            296
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO FIELD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog sits and scratches her ear with its hind leg.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow dog" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            297
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FOLLOW DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, she's right here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog is making a racket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give sandwich to do" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            297
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SANDWICH TO DO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give sandwich to dog" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            298
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SANDWICH TO DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog perks up her ears as you approach. The dog extends her nose
Floyd | cautiously to sniff the tuna sandwich, looks alarmed, and then barks
Floyd | furiously at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog chews on the grass on the side of the road for a second and
Floyd | then resumes its barking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw sandwich at dog" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            299
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW SANDWICH AT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've got to get back to the clearing. There must be another
Floyd | way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            300
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog is making a racket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            301
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog chews on the grass on the side of the road for a second and
Floyd | then resumes its barking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            302
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog stands in the road and barks at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Where is the fence from here?"
		Zach says, ">put fire ants on sandwich. give sandwich to dog."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x fence" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            303
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | A chain link fence, dropping in the middle.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog sits and scratches her ear with its hind leg.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Between us and the field, I guess"
		DavidW says (to Zach), "That's another possible choice."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x field" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            304
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FIELD
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone's field backs up to the road and is separated by a chain link
Floyd | fence. The field is a mass of tall weeds and old junk cars.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog stands in the road and barks at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cars" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            305
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARS
Floyd |
Floyd | These are old-timey cars. Big boxy things with big rounded fenders.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog chews on the grass on the side of the road for a second and
Floyd | then resumes its barking.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe pine sap on the sandwich would make the sandwich more attractive to the ants."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search cars" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            306
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH CARS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog sits and scratches her ear with its hind leg.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search weeds" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            307
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH WEEDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog is making a racket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put sap on sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  Dirt Road                                            308
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SAP ON SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can't get if off your hands easily.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog stands in the road and barks at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "hmm, the ants did change"
Zach says (to Floyd), "go picnic table" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         309
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO PICNIC TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Long stretch
Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat
Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the
Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but
Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is
Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air
Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you
Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras.
Floyd |
Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down
Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for
Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad
Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone
Floyd | bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is
Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dog barking can be heard somewhere down the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go picnic table" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Pacific Tracks                              310
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO PICNIC TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance down at the trail to the swimming hole as you walk along
Floyd | the dirt road.
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Pacific Tracks
Floyd | Railroad tracks cross the old dirt road here in a small rise. The
Floyd | tracks run alongside the trailer park fence in one direction and into
Floyd | a tunnel of green in the other. As you cross the tracks, you see a
Floyd | sign that says "Property of Southern Pacific."
Floyd |
Floyd | Across the tracks and through an open gate is the trailer park. Back
Floyd | the other way is the long dirt road gently sloping down along the
Floyd | creek.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a mound of rock here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Can we somehow attack the dog with the ants?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "go picnic table" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          311
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO PICNIC TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Picnic Area
Floyd | At the back of the trailer park, there is a scraggly little picnic
Floyd | area with a patchy lawn that smells like mowed grass. A little cluster
Floyd | of tall trees is against the back fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, is the rest of the trailer park starting with D Loop.
Floyd | Through the back gate are the train tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an impressive red ant hill near the picnic table. Some of the
Floyd | ants have formed a line up the legs of the picnic table. Maybe they've
Floyd | found the remains of a picnic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          312
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the picnic table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x legs" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          312
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LEGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ants" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          313
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | The ants wander about purposefully, though you can't tell exactly what
Floyd | they are up to. One red ant is at the edge of the picnic table. His
Floyd | feelers are waving. Is he looking at you? Weird.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put sandwich on table" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SANDWICH ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the picnic table would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give sandwich to ants" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          314
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SANDWICH TO ANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh, right"
Zach says (to Floyd), "put ant on sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          315
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ANT ON SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the ant hill)
Floyd |
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd | You need to be holding the ant hill before you can put it on top of
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take ants" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          316
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put sandwich on ant hill" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          317
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SANDWICH ON ANT HILL
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the ant hill would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x ant hill" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          318
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ANT HILL
Floyd |
Floyd | This ant hill rises up higher than the top of your sneakers. Some of
Floyd | the red ants are scouting about individually.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          319
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          320
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          321
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          322
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          323
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a tuna sandwich, a brown paper bag, inside which are
Floyd | two tuna sandwiches, a metal cube, a rock, a penny, and a pail. And
Floyd | your hands are spotted with pine pitch, your ribs still ache, and your
Floyd | arm hurts a little. You are going to get in such big trouble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put sandwich on ant hill" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          324
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT SANDWICH ON ANT HILL
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the ant hill would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "kick hill" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          325
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK HILL
Floyd |
Floyd | You kick the ant hill, but now several ants are on your shoes and, oh
Floyd | no! on your leg! You dance around for a while swatting at yourself
Floyd | until you are satisfied that you are safe!
Floyd |
Floyd | The red ants are running around like crazy, looking for someone to
Floyd | attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          326
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance on the other side of the
Floyd | tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          327
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Maybe we can get the dog to follow us?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          328
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ants, go tracks" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          328
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ANTS, GO TRACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't talk to the ants.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suspect we can't get the dog to follow us if he's there as a blockade."
Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               329
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO LOOP B
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | D Loop
Floyd | The D Loop of the trailer park is pretty much like the B and C Loops.
Floyd | Rows of trailers on either side, many fringed with teeny tiny gardens
Floyd | of flowers and shrubs. The most noteworthy thing on this loop is the
Floyd | Cat Lady's trailer, painted bright pink and white with an outrageously
Floyd | overflowing flower garden out in front.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go to the C Loop on the way to Honey and Grandpa's trailer. Or
Floyd | you can go back to the picnic area at the back of the trailer park.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady is out in front of her trailer watering her tiny,
Floyd | overflowing garden. Her hair is kinda crazy, and that makes you a
Floyd | little unsettled. There is a yellow tabby cat rubbing against her
Floyd | legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "tell lady about dog" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               330
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL LADY ABOUT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh dogs, they absolutely terrorize my babies. Just the other day,
Floyd | several of my kitties had to defend their very lives from a ferocious
Floyd | doggy that someone brought in to the park on a leash. It served that
Floyd | bad dog right and he had to be taken to the vet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" 		

Floyd ]  C Loop                                               331
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO LOOP B
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | C Loop
Floyd | C Loop is pretty much like B and D Loops. Rows of trailers on either
Floyd | side, all different colors. The most noteworthy thing on this loop for
Floyd | you is Lee's trailer, though it looks pretty much like every other
Floyd | one.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go to B Loop where Honey and Grandpa's trailer is, or you can
Floyd | go back to D Loop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" 		

Floyd ]  B Loop                                               332
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO LOOP B
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | B Loop
Floyd | B Loop is just like C and D Loops, except Honey and Grandpa's trailer
Floyd | is right here. Rows of trailers on either side, some with big old
Floyd | cars, some not. Other than your grandparent's trailer, there's nothing
Floyd | really interesting here. Well, except for your bike.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go in to Honey and Grandpa's trailer of course. Or you can go
Floyd | back to C Loop and the train tracks behind the trailer park.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see your bicycle here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          333
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Honey and Grandpa's Trailer
Floyd | This trailer feels comfy to you, as much home as your real home with
Floyd | your mom. Honey and Grandpa have lived here as long as you remember.
Floyd | All of the familiar stuff, the couch and the TV are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Today all the windows are steamed up. Fragrant steam wafts from the
Floyd | kitchen. Occasionally, you hear the rattle of jars and lids being
Floyd | washed and set out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Aunt Mary is looming over the stove in the kitchen, stirring a
Floyd | huge vat of blackberry jam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "tell mary about dog" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          334
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL MARY ABOUT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, you don't say," Mary says vaguely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach exclaims, "Waah, we're only 4!"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Eight?"
		Zach says, "Whoops"
		Zach says, "That makes more sense"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          335
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | What's to say? You are eight and a half, and you are going into 4th
Floyd | grade in the fall. And you like riding your bike on dirt roads around
Floyd | Honey and Grandpa's house. And your hands are spotted with pine pitch,
Floyd | your ribs still ache, and your arm hurts a little. You are going to
Floyd | get in such big trouble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Ah, 4th grade"
genericgeekgirl has just been eaten by a grue! 		
genericgeekgirl arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		genericgeekgirl says, "Sorry. I was eaten by a grue."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask mary about dog" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          336
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MARY ABOUT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | "Uh huh," Aunt Mary says distractedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          337
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a tuna sandwich, a brown paper bag, inside which are
Floyd | two tuna sandwiches, a metal cube, a rock, a penny, and a pail. And
Floyd | your hands are spotted with pine pitch, your ribs still ache, and your
Floyd | arm hurts a little. You are going to get in such big trouble.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the train, pretty far off still.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          338
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Honey and Grandpa's Trailer
Floyd | This trailer feels comfy to you, as much home as your real home with
Floyd | your mom. Honey and Grandpa have lived here as long as you remember.
Floyd | All of the familiar stuff, the couch and the TV are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Today all the windows are steamed up. Fragrant steam wafts from the
Floyd | kitchen. Occasionally, you hear the rattle of jars and lids being
Floyd | washed and set out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your Aunt Mary is looming over the stove in the kitchen, stirring a
Floyd | huge vat of blackberry jam.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask mary about lunch" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          339
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MARY ABOUT LUNCH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, you go and take lunch to your Honey and grandpa," she says.
Floyd | "That's hungry work."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask mary about ants" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          340
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK MARY ABOUT ANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I apologize, dear, but I have to go stir the jam," Mary says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show cube to mary" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW CUBE TO MARY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, thanks, dear, but I couldn't," says Aunt Mary, stacking jam jars
Floyd | and lids in the dish drainer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          341
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat jam" 		

Floyd ]  Honey and Grandpa's Trailer                          342
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT JAM
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh be careful, dear. The pot is very hot," Aunt Mary shoos you out of
Floyd | the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the train whistle blowing as it goes through town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Mind if I go back to the creek?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" 		

Floyd ]  B Loop                                               343
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | B Loop
Floyd | B Loop is just like C and D Loops, except Honey and Grandpa's trailer
Floyd | is right here. Rows of trailers on either side, some with big old
Floyd | cars, some not. Other than your grandparent's trailer, there's nothing
Floyd | really interesting here. Well, except for your bike.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go in to Honey and Grandpa's trailer of course. Or you can go
Floyd | back to C Loop and the train tracks behind the trailer park.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see your bicycle here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" 		

Floyd ]  C Loop                                               344
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | C Loop
Floyd | C Loop is pretty much like B and D Loops. Rows of trailers on either
Floyd | side, all different colors. The most noteworthy thing on this loop for
Floyd | you is Lee's trailer, though it looks pretty much like every other
Floyd | one.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go to B Loop where Honey and Grandpa's trailer is, or you can
Floyd | go back to D Loop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        345
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee's Trailer
Floyd | Lee's trailer is empty. Or nearly so.  There is a small table with a
Floyd | single chair. A tiny black and white TV on a crate. And that's about
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a bunch of commercials, Another World is on. This is another
Floyd | soap opera that you don't know, not one of your mom's.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        346
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Like the rest of Lee's trailer, the table is mostly empty. On the
Floyd | table, a newspaper and a coffee mug.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x mug" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        347
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The mug has some kind of blue and yellow coat of arms on it, and says
Floyd | underneath in fancy letters "Brave and True." There is nothing in
Floyd | Lee's coffee mug except gross.
Floyd |
Floyd | The train whistle screams as it hits the crossing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take mug" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        348
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Your manners suggest that it is better to leave Lee's coffee cup
Floyd | alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        349
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the local newspaper. Usually when grandpa reads the newspaper
Floyd | or Honey does the crossword, you ask for the comics. An article on the
Floyd | front page catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lee's TV is still playing Another World.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read article" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        350
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ARTICLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Among the articles about a disaster in China (some dam broke and
Floyd | killed a lot of people), bombings in England, some stuff about
Floyd | Vietnam, and lots and lots of boring politics, there is a cool article
Floyd | about the Viking space probe! The first space ship to the surface of
Floyd | Mars! Will they find water? Martian people? (Unlikely. The orbital
Floyd | probes didn't see any sign of a Martian civilization.) There is a
Floyd | photo and a diagram of the Viking lander on page 3 and you memorize
Floyd | all the parts.
Floyd |
Floyd | You spend a few minutes thinking about being an explorer on the
Floyd | Martian surface, where you'd weigh less than half of what you do on
Floyd | Earth and would be able to jump high in the air like a superhero. If
Floyd | you could do that here, you would leap out of the trailer park, up
Floyd | into the top of the big pine tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take newspaper" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        351
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE NEWSPAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x chair" 		

Floyd ]  Lee's Trailer                                        352
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Like the rest of Lee's trailer, the table is mostly empty. On the
Floyd | table, a coffee mug.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another World is still blaring on Lee's TV.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ]  C Loop                                               353
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | C Loop
Floyd | C Loop is pretty much like B and D Loops. Rows of trailers on either
Floyd | side, all different colors. The most noteworthy thing on this loop for
Floyd | you is Lee's trailer, though it looks pretty much like every other
Floyd | one.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go to B Loop where Honey and Grandpa's trailer is, or you can
Floyd | go back to D Loop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               354
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | D Loop
Floyd | The D Loop of the trailer park is pretty much like the B and C Loops.
Floyd | Rows of trailers on either side, many fringed with teeny tiny gardens
Floyd | of flowers and shrubs. The most noteworthy thing on this loop is the
Floyd | Cat Lady's trailer, painted bright pink and white with an outrageously
Floyd | overflowing flower garden out in front.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go to the C Loop on the way to Honey and Grandpa's trailer. Or
Floyd | you can go back to the picnic area at the back of the trailer park.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Cat Lady is out in front of her trailer watering her tiny,
Floyd | overflowing garden. She is absently humming to herself. There is a
Floyd | yellow tabby cat rubbing against her legs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tabby grooms itself carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask lady about creek" 		

Floyd ]  D Loop                                               355
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT CREEK
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, I don't know, honey," the Cat Lady says.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance on the other side of the
Floyd | tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          356
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Picnic Area
Floyd | At the back of the trailer park, there is a scraggly little picnic
Floyd | area with a patchy lawn that smells like mowed grass. A little cluster
Floyd | of tall trees is against the back fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, is the rest of the trailer park starting with D Loop.
Floyd | Through the back gate are the train tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an impressive red ant hill near the picnic table. Two ants
Floyd | are working together to carry a seed that is bigger than both of them
Floyd | put together.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x seed" 		

Floyd ]  Picnic Area                                          357
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SEED
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the seed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Pacific Tracks                              358
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Southern Pacific Tracks
Floyd | Railroad tracks cross the old dirt road here in a small rise. The
Floyd | tracks run alongside the trailer park fence in one direction and into
Floyd | a tunnel of green in the other. As you cross the tracks, you see a
Floyd | sign that says "Property of Southern Pacific."
Floyd |
Floyd | Across the tracks and through an open gate is the trailer park. Back
Floyd | the other way is the long dirt road gently sloping down along the
Floyd | creek.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a mound of rock here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take rock" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Pacific Tracks                              359
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up one of the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dog barking can be heard a ways down the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take rock" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Pacific Tracks                              360
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up one of the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dog barking can be heard a ways down the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Pacific Tracks                              361
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying three rocks, a newspaper, a tuna sandwich, a brown
Floyd | paper bag, inside which are two tuna sandwiches, a metal cube, a
Floyd | penny, and a pail. And your hands are spotted with pine pitch, your
Floyd | ribs still ache, and your arm hurts a little. You are going to get in
Floyd | such big trouble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Pacific Tracks                              362
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | tuna sandwich: Taken.
Floyd | tuna sandwich: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dog barking can be heard a ways down the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take mound" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Pacific Tracks                              363
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MOUND
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up one of the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all rocks" 		

Floyd ]  Southern Pacific Tracks                              364
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL ROCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up one of the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" 		

Floyd ]  Long stretch                                         365
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Long stretch
Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat
Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the
Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but
Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is
Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air
Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you
Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras.
Floyd |
Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down
Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for
Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad
Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone
Floyd | bridge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is
Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before.
Floyd |
Floyd | A dog barking can be heard somewhere down the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        366
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you step out of the oppressive heat, the cool shade is a welcome
Floyd | relief.
Floyd |
Floyd | Swimming hole
Floyd | Down a long wooded trail that zigs down the bank, you emerge from the
Floyd | thick woods, and the trees open up to the sky. The swimming hole lies
Floyd | before you, a deep pool carved out of and surrounded by smooth granite
Floyd | rocks. It is big enough that you can swim like they taught you at the
Floyd | YWCA from one end to the other, and deep enough to dive off the rocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is possible to walk along the rocky shore downstream to another
Floyd | spot along the creek. Back up the trail leads through the woods back
Floyd | to the dirt road.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a deep pool here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we have enough rocks, honest."
Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        367
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You look around again to see if you are alone. The path from the dirt
Floyd | road is deep forest and there is no one else at the swimming hole. So
Floyd | you carefully strip down to your skivvies, folding your clothes on the
Floyd | rocks. You leap in! Cold! But you get used to it, and it feels good.
Floyd | Actually, it feels great, as you swim around for a bit. When you get
Floyd | out of the water, you stand in the cool shade, and you get a sudden
Floyd | chill.
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Swimming hole                                        368
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | tennis shoes: Taken.
Floyd | clothes: Taken.
Floyd | tuna sandwich: Taken.
Floyd | tuna sandwich: Taken.
Floyd | tuna sandwich: Taken.
Floyd | brown paper bag: Taken.
Floyd | metal cube: Taken.
Floyd | newspaper: Taken.
Floyd | penny: Taken.
Floyd | pine sap: Try as you might, you can't get if off your hands easily.
Floyd | pail: Taken.
Floyd | rock: Taken.
Floyd | rock: Taken.
Floyd | rock: Taken.
Floyd | rock: Taken.
Floyd | rock: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go downstream" 		

Floyd ]  Crossing                                             369
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO DOWNSTREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | You leisurely gather your stuff and pull your clothes back on.
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully navigate the rocky bank, making your way downstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossing
Floyd | Here the creek broadens out a little and, except for a place in the
Floyd | middle where the current is swift, there are big stones, boulders
Floyd | really, scattered about in the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shoreline ends at a steep bank further downstream, though it looks
Floyd | like you might be able to cross the creek on the boulders in
Floyd | midstream. You can also go back along the rocks upstream.
Floyd |
Floyd | A log has floated down the creek and is wedged between the boulders in
Floyd | the middle of the creek.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "huzzah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "go boulders" 		

Floyd ]  Other Shore                                          370
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BOULDERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You are able to hop from boulder to boulder until you get to the
Floyd | middle where there is a sizable gab and a swift current. You balance
Floyd | unsteadily on the driftwood bobbing in the current until you can hop
Floyd | to the nearest boulder on the other side.
Floyd |
Floyd | For a moment, it looks like your efforts might dislodge the drifting
Floyd | log and send it downstream. It totters unsteadily at the edge of the
Floyd | swift current before settling back against the boulders on either side
Floyd | of the gap.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You made it across the creek.
Floyd |
Floyd | You look back at your precarious bridge. You can't believe you made it
Floyd | over the rocks and over that piece of driftwood! Yeah! Heck with that
Floyd | stupid dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now you can make it back to Grandpa and Honey. This is the other side
Floyd | of the river, an area you've never been, but you think it connects
Floyd | with the overgrown blackberry trail. it's darker here and a little
Floyd | cooler. The woods look kind of scary on this side, and it makes you
Floyd | anxious. But you remind yourself that trees are just trees, there is
Floyd | nothing to be afraid of in the woods.
Floyd |
Floyd | Other Shore
Floyd | You are on the far side of the creek where trees come right down to
Floyd | the water. A wooded trail goes into the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The creek here curves around in a funny way, but you're pretty sure
Floyd | that this trail is the same as the overgrown part of blackberry trail.
Floyd | That was this way, right? This trail is darker and more wooded, but it
Floyd | looks like it gets lighter up ahead. Back the way you came, you can
Floyd | get most of the way across the creek by hopping from boulder to
Floyd | boulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | A log has floated down the creek and is wedged in the boulders in the
Floyd | middle of the creek.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Woo!"
		Zach says, "I was going to build a dam, but that works too"
Zach says (to Floyd), "go trail" 		

Floyd ]  Wooded Trail                                         371
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO TRAIL
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Wooded Trail
Floyd | You are on a wooded trail going back toward Honey and Grandpa's
Floyd | blackberry picking spot. You think. You're pretty sure. You hear the
Floyd | creek over there on your left. Or is that another little stream?
Floyd |
Floyd | Best to keep going to the blackberry trail. It should connect up here
Floyd | in a bit. You look back the way you came. You could always go back
Floyd | across the creek. But then there's the dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "How did the log get moved?"
		Zach asks, "Us swimming?"
		DavidW says, "hm. ok."
		Zach asks, "Pure luck?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "go blackberry trail" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Woods                                           372
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO BLACKBERRY TRAIL
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Woods
Floyd | You are no longer sure where you are. The woods look familiar and
Floyd | altogether strange. It's difficult to get your bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Here there is a bright patch in the woods.
Floyd |
Floyd | Whew, in the distance you can just make out a giant fern. You can see
Floyd | trails leading into the woods, but you are no longer sure which one
Floyd | takes you back to either the other shore or to the blackberry trail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x patch" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Woods                                           373
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a bright patch in the woods with darker woods all around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x fern" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Woods                                           373
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FERN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go fern" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Woods                                           374
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO FERN
Floyd |
Floyd | You follow an uncertain path through the wood.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Woods
Floyd | You are not completely certain which way to go. The woods look
Floyd | familiar and altogether strange. It's difficult to get your bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Here there is a giant fern.
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, that looks familiar, just over there a huge madrone tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, your underwear is drying out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go tree" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Woods                                           375
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | They're not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go madrone tree" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Woods                                           376
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GO MADRONE TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | You bushwhack your way through the underbrush.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Woods
Floyd | You are confused. The woods look familiar and altogether strange. It's
Floyd | difficult to get your bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Here there is a huge madrone tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the distance, there is a broad trail.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Can we climb this madrone? Should we?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "climb madrone" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB MADRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is no time for that. You are feeling desperate to find your way
Floyd | back to your Honey and Grandpa. You fight back tears and push on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The afternoon shadows are lengthening and it is slowly getting on
Floyd | toward evening. You should be home by now. Honey and Grandpa will be
Floyd | worried. You fight back a brief wave of misery and trudge on.
Floyd |
Floyd | But it's no use. Part of the time you are pretty sure you are going in
Floyd | circles. The rest of the time you are scared you are getting lost
Floyd | deeper in the forest.
Floyd |
Floyd | For a while there, you felt you were close to finding your way back,
Floyd | but now everything looks completely unfamiliar -- and to be honest, a
Floyd | bit sinister. Like the forest is trying to keep you here, to
Floyd | lead you astray, lead you deeper into the woods. The trees lean in
Floyd | toward you. The underbrush grabs as your clothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | But no, that's stupid. You fight back panic. It's nobody's fault but
Floyd | your own. You should have been more careful, more observant. A good
Floyd | explorer scout would never get lost like this. Stupid stupid stupid,
Floyd | you berate yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Again, you think about your Honey and Grandpa at home. The smell of
Floyd | blackberry jam cooking. Watching TV on the floor with your grandpa.
Floyd | And your mom.  It's all too much.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to admit it: You are hopelessly lost.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sit down right where you are and sob miserably.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | When your tears subside a little, you can't help thinking about the
Floyd | way the light sparkled under the water, how the Cat Lady, Sharon,
Floyd | seems so lonely even with all her cats, how the dog looked as she
Floyd | tried to squirm under the fence, how Lee is not so bad and maybe is
Floyd | your new friend, and how tiny everything looked from the top of the
Floyd | tallest tree in the world.
Floyd |
Floyd | You take stock of yourself: You are tired and miserable and scared.
Floyd | And your hands are spotted with pine pitch, your ribs still ache, and
Floyd | your arm hurts a little. You are going to get in such big trouble. But
Floyd | you are also perceptive, brave, resourceful, sweet, persistent, and
Floyd | unafraid. Maybe it will be okay.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		genericgeekgirl says, "Hm."
genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Part 2
Floyd | Survival
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Now my old world is gone for dead
Floyd |  Cos I can't get it out of my head.
Floyd |  -- Electric Light Orchestra, 1975
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Dark Woods                                           377
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** To be continued... ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Bah."
		DavidW says, "what?!"
		DavidW says, "I feel a bit cheated. Ever so slightly."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Looking at reviews now, that seems to be the general opinion."
		DavidW says, "I vote to eat all the sandwiches."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I suppose we'll need to in order to survive."
		Zach says, "Hmm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Woods                                           376
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Woods
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Woods                                           376
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | Bear Creek was created by Wes Modes. Inform 7, in which it was
Floyd | written, is the work of Graham Nelson. The IF authors Emily Short,
Floyd | Eric Eve, and Aaron Reed provided helpful extensions to Inform. The
Floyd | author is grateful for the testing feedback offered by Aaron Reed, Sia
Floyd | Delacosta, Corey Ostman, Katherine Dalgleish, Jennifer Bushard, and
Floyd | Mari Jacobson. The cover are was generously provided by Darrin Barry.

		



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Bureaucrocy by Adri
As played on ifMUD on May 4, 2014

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 Bureaucrocy written by Adri. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting IFDB.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing this game, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played this game, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.
ToyShop & Floyditorium
		
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		inky says, "is this bureaucracy with crocodiles? that is what I am assuming"
		Jacqueline says, "I believe so, yes."
		Jacqueline says, "There is an adorable little crocodile for the cover art. It is wearing a tiny suit."
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Jacqueline says, "Also, I continue to be impressed with other people's ability to figure that out. My brain doesn't get beyond the misspelling, even though I know why it's misspelled."
		Jacqueline shrugs.
Gerynar arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
djfletch arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		inky says, "ha ha, this rules"
		Jacqueline says, "The image? Yeah, it's awesome."
		Allen says (to Jacq), "that image is from Glitch"
		Allen says, "after Glitch shut down, they licensed all their art creative-commons, which was very generous"
Nitku arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Jacqueline says, "Ah, cool."
		Allen says, "this is me, in glitch, by the way: [LINK]"
		Nitku says, "Those pants don't look very shrimpy to me"
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Jacqueline | Allen Garvin: 43-year-old UNIX admin, viol player, coin collector, homebrewer. His true avocation, however, is spoiling cats.
		Jacqueline exclaims, "That pretty much sums it up. Nicely done!"
Allen arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline asks, "Okay, then. Shall we?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask bureaucrocy" 		
Guest1 arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucrocy
Floyd | A frustrating tale about paperwork by Adri
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 140425 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | What is your name? >

		
DavidW arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
inky says (to Floyd), "Snapper" 		

Floyd ]  Subway Station                                       1
Floyd | What is your name? >
Floyd | > SNAPPER
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know how to pronounce that. Your name will be Alexandra.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucrocy
Floyd | A frustrating tale about paperwork by Adri
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 140425 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Subway Station
Floyd | This is the subway station below Gregarious Grange, Groddle Meadow. A
Floyd | flight of stairs leads up to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a ticket dispenser here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to inky), "yay"
inky says (to Floyd), "x dispenser" 		

Floyd ]  Subway Station                                       2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DISPENSER
Floyd |
Floyd | This machine dispenses subway tickets in exchange for 50 currants.
Floyd | Press the button to buy a ticket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Subway Station                                       3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   200 currants
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Subway Station                                       4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The ticket dispenser says, "Without Papers, you may not use public
Floyd | transportation. You can get your Papers at Bureaucratic Hall."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gregarious Grange
Floyd | The entrance to the subway is down a flight of stairs. You can also go
Floyd | inside Bureaucratic Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucratic Hall
Floyd | A sign proclaims this room to be the "Department of Administrative
Floyd | Affairs - Ministry of Departments". To the left is a waiting area with
Floyd | a water cooler and a bunch of hard, plastic orange chairs. To the
Floyd | right is a counter, behind which is a Bureaucroc. Another sign reads
Floyd | "Please approach the counter for assistance."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Sorry I'm late. Brief recap?"
Guest1 says (to davidW), "I cannot log in. It's Klaw or Katie aquette." 		inky says, "you actually got here right as we started"
		Jacqueline says, "Literally just started."
Gerynar has disconnected. 		
Gerynar has connected. 		inky says, "it's not clear what the backstory is or anything"
		inky says, "though maybe if we had played glitch we would know"
		Allen says, "it's ggg's game based on a thing in Glitch"
		DavidW says, "I don't know what Glitch is."
		Allen says, "it was a massive multiplayer flash-based game that ended in 2012."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "approach counter" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPROACH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "Go away. We don't have time to waste on people
Floyd | who have not learned any Bureaucratic Arts."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask bureaucroc about arts" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK BUREAUCROC ABOUT ARTS
Floyd |
Floyd | To talk to someone, just... "talk to" them.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Guest1 says, "someone anyone Klawor me is having trouble logging in! My username should be Klaw and my password is 051292." 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to bureaucroc" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO BUREAUCROC
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "Go away. We don't have time to waste on people
Floyd | who have not learned any Bureaucratic Arts."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "By the way, we are working to help Katie."
inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Guest1 disappears. 		DavidW says, "oh, sorry"
		[LINK]
		Jacqueline says, "So I guess we need to learn some arts."
		DavidW says, "Maybe there's an art school in the Meadow."
		Nitku asks, "Should we wait or...?"
		DavidW says, "Or an ad on the water cooler."
		DavidW says, "let's wait."
		Jacqueline says, "For inky? Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "But I have a question in the meantime."
		Jacqueline says, "(Well, waiting for inky and Katie, I guess I should say.)"
		Gerynar says, "the answer is forty-two"
		Jacqueline asks, "So far all we've seen is the subway entrance, the street, and the Hall. No other locations have been suggested, right?"
		DavidW says, "The answer is, no, I didn't get enough sleep last night again."
		pollux says (to Jacqueline), "I didn't see any."
		DavidW says, "Unless there's a tunnel under the plastic chairs."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm just wondering where we can go to learn the Arts, given that this guy clearly doesn't plan to teach us anything."
		DavidW says, "Or maybe we just 'learn arts'."
		Allen says, "I already played this through last week. I meant to send ggg a list of suggestions but never got around to it :("
		djfletch says, "I want to see what happens if we just eat all our currants"
		djfletch asks, "also, is currants a pun on currants-y?"
		Jacqueline says (to Allen), "You played it through even though you knew we were about to play it? Mrf."
		Jacqueline says (to djf), "Ah. Possibly."
		Allen says (to Jacq), "no, I didn't know. ggg posted it, and I knew she had been working on a glitch game"
		Allen says, "but also, I know the original puzzles on the MMO"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah. This announcement has been on the bb for about two weeks."
		Jacqueline says, "Glitch looks like it was cute. I'll bet you all were sad when it went away."
		Allen says, "I rarely show up for CF, you know. This is viol day"
		Jacqueline asks, "Any idea why it ended?"
		Allen says, "but Harriet is out"
		Allen says, "they ran out of money"
		Allen says, "it was announced about a month before the end, and they really, really went out of their way to make the last month a fun experience"
		Jacqueline asks, "Damn. Why is it businesses are all so caught up in money?"
		Gerynar guesses that it has something to do with the employees wanting to eat
		Jacqueline says (to Allen), "Oh? Excellent. Sounds like a good group of people."
		Allen says, "it was the founder of Flickr that provided the original capital, and did lots and lots of the coding"
		Allen says, "hence, the in-game snapshotting feature was called Glitchr"
		Jacqueline says, "The art is really beautiful."
		Allen says, "it was super whimsical."
		Allen says, "if you had the tiniest of whimsy bones, you would be completely charmed within 10 minutes"
		Allen says, "the whole point was to run around being kind and cooperating with other plays and having silly fun. It attracted an odd collection of players"
		DavidW says, "hm. I'm trying to remember a trio of games we haven't played yet, but I can't noodle out any keywords to search for. I thought they were 'Adventure Time', but that wasn't it."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Is it a trio of games where we'll grab our friends and go to very distant lands?"
		DavidW says, "I haven't played them, so I don't know."
		Jacqueline smiles.
		Jacqueline says, "So, I whispered to inky for an update a bit ago, and didn't hear back."
		DavidW says, "I remember that the names of the games were confusing in the sense that it wasn't obvious whether they were a new edition or a sequel."
		Jacqueline says, "For me that is all the Andromeda games."
inky arrives, full of fun and funk. 		DavidW says, "no, not the Andromeda ones."
		Jacqueline asks, "So. Bureaucratic Arts. Ideas, anyone?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "learn arts" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN ARTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You cannot learn the Bureaucratic Arts until you have obtained and
Floyd | activated the Card-Carrying Qualification. You can obtain the
Floyd | Card-Carrying Qualification at Bureaucratic Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x chairs" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the perfect chair for those who like the idea of sitting
Floyd | briefly and with utmost caution.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "obtain qualification" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OBTAIN QUALIFICATION
Floyd |
Floyd | You will need to go to Bureaucratic Hall to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look under chairs" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER CHAIRS
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucratic Hall
Floyd | A sign proclaims this room to be the "Department of Administrative
Floyd | Affairs - Ministry of Departments". To the left is a waiting area with
Floyd | a water cooler and a bunch of hard, plastic orange chairs. To the
Floyd | right is a counter, behind which is a Bureaucroc. Another sign reads
Floyd | "Please approach the counter for assistance."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Wait. Aren't we already there?"
Nitku says (to Floyd), "talk to bureaucroc" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO BUREAUCROC
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "Go away. We don't have time to waste on people
Floyd | who have not learned any Bureaucratic Arts."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x counter" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a standard counter. You don't see anything special about it.
Floyd | There is a pen here, secured to the counter with a length of ball
Floyd | chain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cooler" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COOLER
Floyd |
Floyd | Water dispensing devices do not get more generic than this. It is as
Floyd | plain as could be. Were it possible for water to be beige, beige this
Floyd | water would be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chairs" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the perfect chair for those who like the idea of sitting
Floyd | briefly and with utmost caution.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Klaw arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pen" 		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "sit on chair" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PEN
Floyd |
Floyd | This generic pen will let you write messages and notes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT ON CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You would rather not sit in one of those chairs unless you absolutely
Floyd | have to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get pen" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET PEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast a nervous look around you before yanking the pen hard enough
Floyd | to snap the chain. A bureaucroc looks up at the sound, and you panic.
Floyd | You find yourself outside Bureaucratic Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gregarious Grange
Floyd | The entrance to the subway is down a flight of stairs. You can also go
Floyd | inside Bureaucratic Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hunh"
		inky says, "I wonder if that was a mistake"
inky says (to Floyd), "x hall" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HALL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a small squat building where the Bureaucrocs work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I don't think so?"
		DavidW asks, "What's upstairs?"
		Nitku says, "this is the upstairs"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x currants" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CURRANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Currants make up the local currency.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I thought we were outside."
		Jacqueline says, "Because we stole a pen and got scared."
		DavidW says, "I thought we weren't."
		Klaw says (to inky), "Um I can not get to my inboxbut I managed to log in here."
		Nitku says, "I mean the stairs lead down from here, not up"
		DavidW says, "Anyway, the series I was thinking of is Moments Out of Time by L. Ross Raszewski."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x stairs" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "eat currents" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT CURRENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "eat currants" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT CURRANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's plainly inedible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Klaw says (to Jacqueline), "I'm here."
		Jacqueline says, "I see you, Katie."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucratic Hall
Floyd | A sign proclaims this room to be the "Department of Administrative
Floyd | Affairs - Ministry of Departments". To the left is a waiting area with
Floyd | a water cooler and a bunch of hard, plastic orange chairs. To the
Floyd | right is a counter, behind which is a Bureaucroc. Another sign reads
Floyd | "Please approach the counter for assistance."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to djf), "Sorry about the currants not being edible."
		Klaw asks, "What game are we playing today?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "stab croc with pen" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAB CROC WITH PEN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Katie, we are playing Bureaucrocy. It is a game about bureaucracy, but with crocodiles."
Nitku says (to Floyd), "obtain qualification" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OBTAIN QUALIFICATION
Floyd |
Floyd | You will need to go to Bureaucratic Hall to do that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "ask croc about qualification" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CROC ABOUT QUALIFICATION
Floyd |
Floyd | To talk to someone, just... "talk to" them.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of Allen), "So... you manaaged to play this through to the end, you say?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny conical cup of water cooler water is duly dispensed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You imbibe the plain water from the generic cone-cup. Ewww. That water
Floyd | tastes really... bureaucratic-y. You file the cup in the trash can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "yes"
inky says (to Floyd), "x trash can" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRASH CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just a trash can. It's not important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "it may help to know how the original game worked"
inky says (to Floyd), "look in trash can" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN TRASH CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just a trash can. It's not important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | This sign reads "Please approach the counter for assistance."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get sign" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "if you don't get it I'll help"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "move chairs" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOVE CHAIRS
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "approach counter" 		

Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "the trick is to jump everywhere and pet stuff"

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPROACH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A bureaucroc says, "We will be with you as soon as possible. Now
Floyd | please sit down and wait." He then proceeds to ignore you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (on the chair)
Floyd | You take a seat on one of their uncomfortable plastic chairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't do anything while waiting. Just wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't do anything while waiting. Just wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "wait, did drinking the water help somehow?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I don't think so."
		Jacqueline says, "We didn't like the water."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "write on counter" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WRITE ON COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't do anything while waiting. Just wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't do anything while waiting. Just wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So why was the response to approach counter different this time?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, you literally can't do *anything* while waiting. Not even take inventory."
		pollux says, "The water tasted like bureaucracy. Perhaps it is infused with bureaucratic arts."
		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "Hrm."
Nitku says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, I literally 'approach counter'ed, as opposed to speaking to the croc."
		Jacqueline asks, "Was that the difference?"
		Nitku says, "someone did that earlier too"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. Then perhaps it was the water."
		DavidW says, "No. I did a literal 'approach counter' earlier."
		Nitku says, "But then we didn't know about needing a qualification"
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we drink more?"
		DavidW asks, "I don't know. We're waiting, aren't we?"
Nitku says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, we are."
Nitku says (to Floyd), "get up" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't do anything while waiting. Just wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait an hour" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT AN HOUR
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood the first part of that.
Floyd | You might try: >WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | To stop these messages entirely, type NOVICE OFF.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "something is up. It only took about 3 or 4 waits for me"
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we go see if we've waired long enough?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get up" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't do anything while waiting. Just wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't do anything while waiting. Just wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Um."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "approach counter" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPROACH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't do anything while waiting. Just wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "UM."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT

		Nitku says, "The timer could be messed up"

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

		
Allen says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't do anything while waiting. Just wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "version" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > VERSION
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucrocy
Floyd | A frustrating tale about paperwork by Adri
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 140425 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd | Identification number: //4F068EF6-57AC-4642-9F2D-DDBCFCC1DA03//
Floyd | Interpreter version 1.3.1 / VM 3.1.2 / Library serial number 080126
Floyd | Standard Rules version 2/090402 by Graham Nelson
Floyd | Commonly Unimplemented version 1 by Aaron Reed
Floyd | Questions version 4 by Michael Callaghan
Floyd | Smarter Parser version 15/120116 by Aaron Reed
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Sigh. Restart?"
		DavidW says, "I have no idea. I haven't played this before."
		Allen says, "yeah. Well, it does say 'A frustrating tale'"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "stop waiting" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STOP WAITING
Floyd |
Floyd | Use verbs in present tense command form.
Floyd | You might try: >STOP WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "stop wait" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STOP WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline is ready to restart.
		Allen says, "I think it's a bug. It's not the behavior I got"
		DavidW says, "ok"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Wait! You were just about to win the game!
Floyd | cheapglulxe quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		Jacqueline says (to Game), "I DO NOT BELIEVE YOU"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask bureaucrocy" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucrocy
Floyd | A frustrating tale about paperwork by Adri
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 140425 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | What is your name? >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Chomper" 		

Floyd ]  Subway Station                                       1
Floyd | What is your name? >
Floyd | > CHOMPER
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't know how to pronounce that. Your name will be Alexandra.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucrocy
Floyd | A frustrating tale about paperwork by Adri
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 140425 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Subway Station
Floyd | This is the subway station below Gregarious Grange, Groddle Meadow. A
Floyd | flight of stairs leads up to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a ticket dispenser here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x dispense" 		

Floyd ]  Subway Station                                       1
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DISPENSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x dispenser" 		

Floyd ]  Subway Station                                       2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DISPENSER
Floyd |
Floyd | This machine dispenses subway tickets in exchange for 50 currants.
Floyd | Press the button to buy a ticket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Subway Station                                       3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The ticket dispenser says, "Without Papers, you may not use public
Floyd | transportation. You can get your Papers at Bureaucratic Hall."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gregarious Grange
Floyd | The entrance to the subway is down a flight of stairs. You can also go
Floyd | inside Bureaucratic Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucratic Hall
Floyd | A sign proclaims this room to be the "Department of Administrative
Floyd | Affairs - Ministry of Departments". To the left is a waiting area with
Floyd | a water cooler and a bunch of hard, plastic orange chairs. To the
Floyd | right is a counter, behind which is a Bureaucroc. Another sign reads
Floyd | "Please approach the counter for assistance."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "approach counter" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPROACH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "Go away. We don't have time to waste on people
Floyd | who have not learned any Bureaucratic Arts."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get water" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny conical cup of water cooler water is duly dispensed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You imbibe the plain water from the generic cone-cup. Ewww. That water
Floyd | tastes really... bureaucratic-y. You file the cup in the trash can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "approach counter" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPROACH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A bureaucroc says, "We will be with you as soon as possible. Now
Floyd | please sit down and wait." He then proceeds to ignore you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Drink more water, or sit down?"
		DavidW says, "So drinking the water did have an effect."
		DavidW says, "sure, try more water."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get water" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny conical cup of water cooler water is duly dispensed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar asks, "pour water on the counter to upset the bureaucroc?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You imbibe the plain water from the generic cone-cup. Ewww. That water
Floyd | tastes really... bureaucratic-y. You file the cup in the trash can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, so seems like a one-time level up."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get water" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny conical cup of water cooler water is duly dispensed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pour water on croc" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POUR WATER ON CROC
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (on the chair)
Floyd | You take a seat on one of their uncomfortable plastic chairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bureaucroc calls out, "Alexandra! You're up!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "huh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get up" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucratic Hall
Floyd | A sign proclaims this room to be the "Department of Administrative
Floyd | Affairs - Ministry of Departments". To the left is a waiting area with
Floyd | a water cooler and a bunch of hard, plastic orange chairs. To the
Floyd | right is a counter, behind which is a Bureaucroc. Another sign reads
Floyd | "Please approach the counter for assistance."
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc calls out again, "I haven't got all day, Alexandra! You
Floyd | can take your turn, or someone else can take theirs."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "I wonder if stealing the pen where we were forced to exit broke the timer"
		DavidW says, "approach counter"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "approach counter" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPROACH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "Alexandra, your request for Card-Carrying
Floyd | Qualification will have to be passed along to the correct department.
Floyd | Please wait while I ascertain the availability of Prefect
Floyd | Wigglesbottom." Then he turns and shuffles away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Allen), "Possibly, yeah."
		Jacqueline asks, "So... um... wait some more?"
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
		DavidW says, "on the chairs, please"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (on the chair)
Floyd | Don't move. Just wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Another bureaucroc, presumably Prefect Wigglesbottom, approaches the
Floyd | counter. "Let's see here. You are interested in obtaining
Floyd | Card-Carrying Qualification, correct?" He stares intently at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Y/N? >

		Jacqueline says, "Y"
		Jacqueline asks, "Right?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    22
Floyd | Y/N? >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "I can probably deal with your application.
Floyd | Before we proceed, I must ask, which shelf-height do you prefer?"
Floyd | 1 - High shelves
Floyd | 2 - Ankle-height shelves
Floyd |
Floyd | 1/2?>

		Jacqueline asks, "2?"
		DavidW says, "1"
		Nitku says, "1"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    23
Floyd | 1/2?>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "Interesting. Perhaps you'd better talk to
Floyd | Secretary Piksnixson about this." The bureaucroc walks away without
Floyd | another word.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Another bureaucroc, presumably Secretary Piksnixson, approaches the
Floyd | counter. "What do we have here, then? I see. So, it's Card-Carrying
Floyd | Qualification you're after, is it?" He stares intently at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Y/N? >

		Allen says, "there were some amusing things in the game... the crocs made you wait a long time. They were all sitting in front of computer terminals. If you looked really closely, you could tell they were all playing farmville"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    25
Floyd | Y/N? >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "Sounds reasonable. Quick question first, though.
Floyd | Is it ever too late?"
Floyd | 1 - Yes
Floyd | 2 - No
Floyd |
Floyd | 1/2?>

		Jacqueline says, "2, but probably actually 1."
		Jacqueline asks, "What do you all think?"
		DavidW says, "I'd choose 1."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    26
Floyd | 1/2?>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc nods and says, "Very well. In that case, the fee is 50
Floyd | currants, and we only take cash."
Floyd |
Floyd | You count out a pile of currants, and the bureaucroc hands over
Floyd | Card-Carrying Qualification.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you for your business. To conduct another transaction, you must
Floyd | exit and re-enter the Hall."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gregarious Grange
Floyd | The entrance to the subway is down a flight of stairs. You can also go
Floyd | inside Bureaucratic Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Subway Station                                       28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | As you make your way back down to the Subway Station, a Bureaucroc
Floyd | corners you on the stairs. He whispers, "Psssst. Here'sss the deal.
Floyd | Getting your Card Carrying Qualification is the first step in the
Floyd | Bureaucratic Artsss. Yesss, and once you have it, you are on your way
Floyd | to being able to obtain Your Papersss (and all sorts of licenses and
Floyd | permits). It used to be you could acquire the bureaucratic documentsss
Floyd | directly from a friend--Oh, it'sss perfectly legal, mind you--but
Floyd | seemsss like you're the only one around. You'll have to go the
Floyd | official route and deal with the red tape. Head over to the
Floyd | Bureaucratic Hall on Gregariousss Grange and talk to one of my
Floyd | friendsss there. You'll get what you need." And then he disappears as
Floyd | quickly as he appeared.
Floyd |
Floyd | That was weird.
Floyd |
Floyd | Subway Station
Floyd | This is the subway station below Gregarious Grange, Groddle Meadow. A
Floyd | flight of stairs leads up to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a ticket dispenser here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, subway, or go up and do that other thing that the weird snakey bureaucroc approached us about?"
		djfletch says, "try the subway but it sounded like we need the next kind of papers first"
		pollux says, "We can't subway yet. We don't have Papers."
		DavidW says, "yeah, no papers"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, oh, oh, right."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gregarious Grange
Floyd | The entrance to the subway is down a flight of stairs. You can also go
Floyd | inside Bureaucratic Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucratic Hall
Floyd | A sign proclaims this room to be the "Department of Administrative
Floyd | Affairs - Ministry of Departments". To the left is a waiting area with
Floyd | a water cooler and a bunch of hard, plastic orange chairs. To the
Floyd | right is a counter, behind which is a Bureaucroc. Another sign reads
Floyd | "Please approach the counter for assistance."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "approach counter" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPROACH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A bureaucroc says, "We will be with you as soon as possible. Now
Floyd | please sit down and wait." He then proceeds to ignore you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (on the chair)
Floyd | You take a seat on one of their uncomfortable plastic chairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bureaucroc calls out, "Alexandra! Your turn!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get up" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucratic Hall
Floyd | A sign proclaims this room to be the "Department of Administrative
Floyd | Affairs - Ministry of Departments". To the left is a waiting area with
Floyd | a water cooler and a bunch of hard, plastic orange chairs. To the
Floyd | right is a counter, behind which is a Bureaucroc. Another sign reads
Floyd | "Please approach the counter for assistance."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "approach counter" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPROACH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "So you're requesting Card-Carrying Qualification
Floyd | are you, Alexandra? Associate Naraiwaddleappali is the official you
Floyd | need to speak to. Please bear with me a moment." Then he turns and
Floyd | shuffles away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Another bureaucroc, presumably Associate Naraiwaddleappali, approaches
Floyd | the counter. "What's this, then? You're hoping to acquire
Floyd | Card-Carrying Qualification, correct?" He stares intently at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Y/N? >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    40
Floyd | Y/N? >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "I should be able to rubber stamp this. But
Floyd | first, quick question: which number is better?"
Floyd | 1 - 631
Floyd | 2 - 11
Floyd |
Floyd | 1/2?>

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, wait, no. We already have that."
		Jacqueline asks, "Should I undo?"
		DavidW asks, "no. We already have qualification, dont we?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    40
Floyd | 1/2?>
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The use of UNDO is forbidden in this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | 1/2?>

		Jacqueline says, "Nice one, Adri."
		Jacqueline says, "Sigh. Sorry, folks. Sit tight."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "631" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    40
Floyd | 1/2?>
Floyd | > 631
Floyd |
Floyd | 1/2?>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    41
Floyd | 1/2?>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc nods and says, "I'll take that. The fee is 50 currants,
Floyd | and I'll take that, as well. In cash."
Floyd |
Floyd | You count out a pile of currants, and the bureaucroc hands over
Floyd | Card-Carrying Qualification.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you for your business. To conduct another transaction, you must
Floyd | exit and re-enter the Hall."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gregarious Grange
Floyd | The entrance to the subway is down a flight of stairs. You can also go
Floyd | inside Bureaucratic Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucratic Hall
Floyd | A sign proclaims this room to be the "Department of Administrative
Floyd | Affairs - Ministry of Departments". To the left is a waiting area with
Floyd | a water cooler and a bunch of hard, plastic orange chairs. To the
Floyd | right is a counter, behind which is a Bureaucroc. Another sign reads
Floyd | "Please approach the counter for assistance."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "approach counter" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPROACH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "Go away. We don't have time to waste on people
Floyd | who have not learned any Bureaucratic Arts."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Card-Carrying Qualification
Floyd |   a cup of water
Floyd |   100 currants
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You imbibe the plain water from the generic cone-cup. Ewww. That water
Floyd | tastes really... bureaucratic-y. You file the cup in the trash can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "approach counter" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPROACH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A bureaucroc says, "We will be with you as soon as possible. Now
Floyd | please sit down and wait." He then proceeds to ignore you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (on the chair)
Floyd | You take a seat on one of their uncomfortable plastic chairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z

		DavidW says, "We might not have enough currants to finish if we spent 100 on the qualif."

Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bureaucroc calls out, "Alexandra! Ready for you now!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get up" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucratic Hall
Floyd | A sign proclaims this room to be the "Department of Administrative
Floyd | Affairs - Ministry of Departments". To the left is a waiting area with
Floyd | a water cooler and a bunch of hard, plastic orange chairs. To the
Floyd | right is a counter, behind which is a Bureaucroc. Another sign reads
Floyd | "Please approach the counter for assistance."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "approach counter" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPROACH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "I understand you're hoping to attain
Floyd | Card-Carrying Qualification, Alexandra. That's a matter for Secretary
Floyd | Wigglesbottom. Let me find out if they're in the office this week."
Floyd | Then he turns and shuffles away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't move. Just wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I thought... ugh."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Another bureaucroc, presumably Secretary Wigglesbottom, approaches the
Floyd | counter. "What do we have here, then? I see. So, it's Card-Carrying
Floyd | Qualification you're after, is it?" He stares intently at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Y/N? >

		Jacqueline says, "Have to go all the way through it."
		Jacqueline says, "Thought leaving would start it over."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    57
Floyd | Y/N? >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "Very well" and walks away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, hrm."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Another bureaucroc, presumably Secretary Wigglesbottom, approaches the
Floyd | counter. "I'm led to believe you're interested in receiving
Floyd | Card-Carrying Qualification, is that correct?" He stares intently at
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Y/N? >

		Jacqueline asks, "That's not correct, right?"
		DavidW asks, "Did we restart or not?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    59
Floyd | Y/N? >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "Very well" and walks away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't move. Just wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't move. Just wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Another bureaucroc, presumably Secretary Wigglesbottom, approaches the
Floyd | counter. "Right then, let's see... You're here hoping to procure
Floyd | Card-Carrying Qualification, are you?" He stares intently at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Y/N? >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    63
Floyd | Y/N? >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "I can probably deal with your application. But
Floyd | first, favorite noise?"
Floyd | 1 - Duck
Floyd | 2 - Not a Duck
Floyd |
Floyd | 1/2?>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    64
Floyd | 1/2?>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc nods and says, "Very well. The fee is 50 currants. We
Floyd | only accept cash."
Floyd |
Floyd | You count out a pile of currants, and the bureaucroc hands over
Floyd | Card-Carrying Qualification.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you for your business. To conduct another transaction, you must
Floyd | exit and re-enter the Hall."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh noes."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Card-Carrying Qualification
Floyd |   50 currants
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes, this is messed up."
		Jacqueline says, "I have probably just screwed up badly. Sorry."
		Jacqueline says, "Although... not entirely my fault, I would put forth."
		DavidW says, "We haven't even looked at the qualification yet."
		Jacqueline says, "So, um. I know you all will hate me but I think we need to start over"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x qualification" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X QUALIFICATION
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the most basic, entry-level, bureaucratic item of all. Being
Floyd | qualified to carry cards is a prerequisite to becoming the sort of
Floyd | person who can have Papers at all, let alone Papers which are in
Floyd | order.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, restart."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTART
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to restart?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucrocy
Floyd | A frustrating tale about paperwork by Adri
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 140425 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | What is your name? >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Alexandra" 		

Floyd ]  Subway Station                                       1
Floyd | What is your name? >
Floyd | > ALEXANDRA
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucrocy
Floyd | A frustrating tale about paperwork by Adri
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 140425 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Subway Station
Floyd | This is the subway station below Gregarious Grange, Groddle Meadow. A
Floyd | flight of stairs leads up to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a ticket dispenser here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
marshal_tenner_winter arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gregarious Grange
Floyd | The entrance to the subway is down a flight of stairs. You can also go
Floyd | inside Bureaucratic Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucratic Hall
Floyd | A sign proclaims this room to be the "Department of Administrative
Floyd | Affairs - Ministry of Departments". To the left is a waiting area with
Floyd | a water cooler and a bunch of hard, plastic orange chairs. To the
Floyd | right is a counter, behind which is a Bureaucroc. Another sign reads
Floyd | "Please approach the counter for assistance."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get water" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny conical cup of water cooler water is duly dispensed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You imbibe the plain water from the generic cone-cup. Ewww. That water
Floyd | tastes really... bureaucratic-y. You file the cup in the trash can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "approach counter" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPROACH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A bureaucroc says, "We will be with you as soon as possible. Now
Floyd | please sit down and wait." He then proceeds to ignore you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to MTW), "hi"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (on the chair)
Floyd | You take a seat on one of their uncomfortable plastic chairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bureaucroc calls out, "Who's Next? Alexandra? Is Alexandra here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get up" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucratic Hall
Floyd | A sign proclaims this room to be the "Department of Administrative
Floyd | Affairs - Ministry of Departments". To the left is a waiting area with
Floyd | a water cooler and a bunch of hard, plastic orange chairs. To the
Floyd | right is a counter, behind which is a Bureaucroc. Another sign reads
Floyd | "Please approach the counter for assistance."
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc calls out again, "Time's a wasting, Alexandra! Come
Floyd | speak to me or lose your place in line."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "approach counter" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPROACH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "Alexandra, as I understand, you are requesting
Floyd | Card-Carrying Qualification. You will have to speak to Manager
Floyd | Chucklesmouth about that. Please wait a moment." Then he turns and
Floyd | shuffles away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Another bureaucroc, presumably Manager Chucklesmouth, approaches the
Floyd | counter. "Let's see here. You are interested in obtaining
Floyd | Card-Carrying Qualification, correct?" He stares intently at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Y/N? >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    15
Floyd | Y/N? >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "I might be able to sign this off. But first, one
Floyd | question. What's my square root?"
Floyd | 1 - 67
Floyd | 2 - I prefer not to say
Floyd |
Floyd | 1/2?>

		Jacqueline asks, "1?"
		Allen says, "it's random"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure it matters."
		Allen says, "or was in the game"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    16
Floyd | 1/2?>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc nods and says, "Very well. In that case, the fee is 50
Floyd | currants, and we only take cash."
Floyd |
Floyd | You count out a pile of currants, and the bureaucroc hands over
Floyd | Card-Carrying Qualification.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you for your business. To conduct another transaction, you must
Floyd | exit and re-enter the Hall."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf32" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    16
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gregarious Grange
Floyd | The entrance to the subway is down a flight of stairs. You can also go
Floyd | inside Bureaucratic Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Subway Station                                       18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | As you make your way back down to the Subway Station, a Bureaucroc
Floyd | corners you on the stairs. He whispers, "Psssst. Here'sss the deal.
Floyd | Getting your Card Carrying Qualification is the first step in the
Floyd | Bureaucratic Artsss. Yesss, and once you have it, you are on your way
Floyd | to being able to obtain Your Papersss (and all sorts of licenses and
Floyd | permits). It used to be you could acquire the bureaucratic documentsss
Floyd | directly from a friend--Oh, it'sss perfectly legal, mind you--but
Floyd | seemsss like you're the only one around. You'll have to go the
Floyd | official route and deal with the red tape. Head over to the
Floyd | Bureaucratic Hall on Gregariousss Grange and talk to one of my
Floyd | friendsss there. You'll get what you need." And then he disappears as
Floyd | quickly as he appeared.
Floyd |
Floyd | That was weird.
Floyd |
Floyd | Subway Station
Floyd | This is the subway station below Gregarious Grange, Groddle Meadow. A
Floyd | flight of stairs leads up to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a ticket dispenser here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gregarious Grange
Floyd | The entrance to the subway is down a flight of stairs. You can also go
Floyd | inside Bureaucratic Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucratic Hall
Floyd | A sign proclaims this room to be the "Department of Administrative
Floyd | Affairs - Ministry of Departments". To the left is a waiting area with
Floyd | a water cooler and a bunch of hard, plastic orange chairs. To the
Floyd | right is a counter, behind which is a Bureaucroc. Another sign reads
Floyd | "Please approach the counter for assistance."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf33" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    20
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "approach counter" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPROACH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A bureaucroc says, "We will be with you as soon as possible. Now
Floyd | please sit down and wait." He then proceeds to ignore you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (on the chair)
Floyd | You take a seat on one of their uncomfortable plastic chairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bureaucroc calls out, "NEXT, Alexandra!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get up" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucratic Hall
Floyd | A sign proclaims this room to be the "Department of Administrative
Floyd | Affairs - Ministry of Departments". To the left is a waiting area with
Floyd | a water cooler and a bunch of hard, plastic orange chairs. To the
Floyd | right is a counter, behind which is a Bureaucroc. Another sign reads
Floyd | "Please approach the counter for assistance."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "approach counter" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPROACH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "Alexandra? If you are seeking Card-Carrying
Floyd | Qualification, you must speak to Director Candnot. Please wait while I
Floyd | see if they're taking appointments today." Then he turns and shuffles
Floyd | away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says "bloop" and shrinks down into a little dot, then winks out...just like those old-fashioned B&w televisions. 		
Gerynar has disconnected. 		Jacqueline says, "But we're not. He didn't even ask."
		DavidW says, "no, stop this."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Another bureaucroc, presumably Director Candnot, approaches the
Floyd | counter. "I understand you're here to procure yourself Card-Carrying
Floyd | Qualification, is that right?" He stares intently at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Y/N? >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    30
Floyd | Y/N? >
Floyd | > N

		DavidW says, "argh."

Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "Very well" and walks away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "learn arts" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN ARTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't move. Just wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, this time I don't know what I screwed up."
		Jacqueline says, "Because ... wait."
		DavidW says, "You probably went downstairs at the wrong time."
		djfletch asks, "can we show our card-carrying thing to one of them?"
		Jacqueline says, "No. No, I didn't."
		Jacqueline says, "I went downstairs at just the right, absolutely natural time."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Another bureaucroc, presumably Director Candnot, approaches the
Floyd | counter. "Right then, let's see... You're here hoping to procure
Floyd | Card-Carrying Qualification, are you?" He stares intently at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Y/N? >

		DavidW says, "I disagree"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, I'll restore and you can take it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    32
Floyd | Y/N? >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd | Y/N? >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    33
Floyd | Y/N? >
Floyd | > Y
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "I don't see why not. But first, please choose
Floyd | between the following:"
Floyd | 1 - Pirates
Floyd | 2 - Ninjas
Floyd |
Floyd | 1/2?>

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    34
Floyd | 1/2?>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc nods and says, "Acceptable. The fee is 50 currants.
Floyd | Cash up front, please."
Floyd |
Floyd | You count out a pile of currants, and the bureaucroc hands over
Floyd | Card-Carrying Qualification.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you for your business. To conduct another transaction, you must
Floyd | exit and re-enter the Hall."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf32" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    16
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline makes a Be My Guest gesture to DW.
		DavidW says, "I don't know when in the game this is."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Card-Carrying Qualification
Floyd |   150 currants
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "too late."
		Jacqueline says, "This is just after our first thing that we go."
		Jacqueline says, "er, got."
		DavidW says, "So it's already gone wrong."
		Jacqueline asks, "Why is this too late?"
		Jacqueline says, "This is before we've gone back downstairs."
		DavidW says, "I think we need to meet the snaky guy before getting qualification."
		Jacqueline says, "You can't."
		DavidW says, "I think the snaky guy does an unwanted reset."
		Allen says, "I might know what to do."
		Jacqueline says, "He doesn't appear until after you've gotten the qualification, though, David."
		Jacqueline asks (of Allen), "What's your idea?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "learn arts" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN ARTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You cannot learn the Bureaucratic Arts until you have obtained and
Floyd | activated the Card-Carrying Qualification. You can obtain the
Floyd | Card-Carrying Qualification at Bureaucratic Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Allen says (to Floyd), "activate qualification" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ACTIVATE QUALIFICATION
Floyd |
Floyd | Congratulations! You have taken the first step toward Bureaucratic
Floyd | officialdom. As with all first steps, there is a second, a third...
Floyd | Once you learn Bureaucratic Arts, then get and complete your Papers,
Floyd | you'll be able to use public transportation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, seriously?"
		DavidW says, "ah. I almost had that."
		DavidW says, "I only noticed the 'activated' line just before you did it."
		Klaw says, "Sorry everyone but My computer is being a pain in the neck today."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "learn arts" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN ARTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Well done: you can now obtain papers with only the requisite amount of
Floyd | hassle and annoyance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "man"
		DavidW asks, "so go back in?"
		Jacqueline) inky says, "this game"
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "yay"
		DavidW says, "oh wait, we go out then in."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Gregarious Grange
Floyd | The entrance to the subway is down a flight of stairs. You can also go
Floyd | inside Bureaucratic Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bureaucratic Hall
Floyd | A sign proclaims this room to be the "Department of Administrative
Floyd | Affairs - Ministry of Departments". To the left is a waiting area with
Floyd | a water cooler and a bunch of hard, plastic orange chairs. To the
Floyd | right is a counter, behind which is a Bureaucroc. Another sign reads
Floyd | "Please approach the counter for assistance."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline has to go afk for a few.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "approach counter" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPROACH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A bureaucroc says, "We will be with you as soon as possible. Now
Floyd | please sit down and wait." He then proceeds to ignore you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT ON CHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a seat on one of their uncomfortable plastic chairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bureaucroc calls out, "Alexandra! Ready for you now!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "approach counter" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > APPROACH COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "I understand you're hoping to attain Papers,
Floyd | Alexandra. That's a matter for Assistant Candnot. Let me find out if
Floyd | they're in the office this week." Then he turns and shuffles away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Another bureaucroc, presumably Assistant Candnot, approaches the
Floyd | counter. "What do we have here, then? I see. So, it's Papers you're
Floyd | after, is it?" He stares intently at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Y/N? >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    31
Floyd | Y/N? >
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc says, "I imagine we can help. First, however, one
Floyd | question:"
Floyd | 1 - Innie?
Floyd | 2 - Outie?
Floyd |
Floyd | 1/2?>

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    32
Floyd | 1/2?>
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | The bureaucroc nods and says, "I'll take that. The fee is 100
Floyd | currants, and I'll take that, as well. In cash."
Floyd |
Floyd | You count out a pile of currants, and the bureaucroc hands over
Floyd | Papers.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you for your business. To conduct another transaction, you must
Floyd | exit and re-enter the Hall."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Here is a full yet incomplete set of all the papers a person might
Floyd | require in order that they may prove, justify or otherwise provide
Floyd | evidence that their papers are in order.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "order papers" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ORDER PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill papers" 		

Floyd ]  Bureaucratic Hall                                    33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILL PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pen" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast a nervous look around you before yanking the pen hard enough
Floyd | to snap the chain. A bureaucroc looks up at the sound, and you panic.
Floyd | You find yourself outside Bureaucratic Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gregarious Grange
Floyd | The entrance to the subway is down a flight of stairs. You can also go
Floyd | inside Bureaucratic Hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "write on papers" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WRITE ON PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You fiddle with the pen, and it leaks ink all over you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fix pen" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FIX PEN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sign papers" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIGN PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x card" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x qualification" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X QUALIFICATION
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the most basic, entry-level, bureaucratic item of all. Being
Floyd | qualified to carry cards is a prerequisite to becoming the sort of
Floyd | person who can have Papers at all, let alone Papers which are in
Floyd | order.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put papers in order" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT PAPERS IN ORDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read papers" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Here is a full yet incomplete set of all the papers a person might
Floyd | require in order that they may prove, justify or otherwise provide
Floyd | evidence that their papers are in order.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "it's a guess the verb"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "prove" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PROVE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "file papers" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FILE PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "sort papers" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SORT PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "complete papers" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COMPLETE PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You cross your "i's and dot your "t's. Or maybe it's the other way
Floyd | around. In any case, you manage to complete your Papers without too
Floyd | much trouble.
Floyd | Well done. Now go ride a subway!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd ]  Gregarious Grange                                    39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Here is a full yet incomplete set of all the papers a person might
Floyd | require in order that they may prove, justify or otherwise provide
Floyd | evidence that their papers are in order.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "heh, no desc update"
		DavidW says, "hm. Maybe that's a bug."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Subway Station                                       40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | As you make your way back down to the Subway Station, a Bureaucroc
Floyd | corners you on the stairs. He whispers, "Psssst. Here'sss the deal.
Floyd | Getting your Card Carrying Qualification is the first step in the
Floyd | Bureaucratic Artsss. Yesss, and once you have it, you are on your way
Floyd | to being able to obtain Your Papersss (and all sorts of licenses and
Floyd | permits). It used to be you could acquire the bureaucratic documentsss
Floyd | directly from a friend--Oh, it'sss perfectly legal, mind you--but
Floyd | seemsss like you're the only one around. You'll have to go the
Floyd | official route and deal with the red tape. Head over to the
Floyd | Bureaucratic Hall on Gregariousss Grange and talk to one of my
Floyd | friendsss there. You'll get what you need." And then he disappears as
Floyd | quickly as he appeared.
Floyd |
Floyd | That was weird.
Floyd |
Floyd | Subway Station
Floyd | This is the subway station below Gregarious Grange, Groddle Meadow. A
Floyd | flight of stairs leads up to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a ticket dispenser here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Subway Station                                       40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The ticket dispenser says, "Train tickets cost 50C. Which line would
Floyd | you like to ride?"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You won the game! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "woot!"
		djfletch says, "hurrah"
		Jacqueline blinks.
		inky says, "hooray"
		DavidW says, "I didn't think the game would end there. But oh well."
		Jacqueline says, "So, this game had its moments, but as a general rule I am less fond of games that are about the pain of painful things or the boredom of boring things."
		Allen says, "the translation of a clicky flash-based game to text misses a lot of the visual charm"
		Jacqueline nods.
		*** LATER ***
		genericgeekgirl says, "Looking through the transcript. taking the pen shouldn't be an issue. The second thing should never happen."
		Klaw says, "So I can talk on channels."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ugh, you didn't need to restart. You just needed to wait."
		genericgeekgirl says, "You fail at waiting."
		pollux exclaims, "For how long?!"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Five turns, I believe, WITHOUT doing anything else."
		genericgeekgirl says, "You kept restarting the timer because you refused to wait."
		pollux says, "... heh."
		inky says, "ha ha"
		Klaw says (to genericgeekgirl), "I have tried to take the pen but it says you can't see any such thing."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Four."
		genericgeekgirl says, "According to my playthrough right now."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Drinking the water may actually have been what caused you to get the qualification twice :/"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Which is a bug."



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NightFloyd Transcript:
Max Blaster and Doris de Lightning Against the Parrot Creatures of Venus by Dan Shiovitz and Emily Short
As played on ifMUD on May 8, 2014

Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Unlike ClubFloyd, NightFloyd often takes on significantly larger works of interactive fiction, knowing going in that each one will take multiple sessions (but not always, as you'll see in this transcript). NightFloyd is also a bit more informal than ClubFloyd in that it's only announced on the ifMUD #clubfloyd bulletin board, and the time shifts around to meet player's schedules far more than ClubFloyd does. NightFloyd is organized by genericgeekgirl, aka Adri.

Below is a transcript of Max Blaster and Doris de Lightning Against the Parrot Creatures of Venus written by Dan Shiovitz and Emily Short. It was released during the 2003 Spring Thing, which it won. It went on to be nominated for two Xyzzy awards: Best Writing and 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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		Zach says, "Does anyone have an idea for a game? I've never played "Max Blaster and Doris de Lightning Against the Parrot Creatures of Venus""
		genericgeekgirl says, "... Is that a real game? Because YES."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I don't care what it's about, with a name like that.."
		DavidW says, "It's real and by inky and Emily."
		Zach says, "Oh, it is"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh gosh."
		DavidW says, "It's an interesting game."
		DavidW says, "Superheros in space vs parrots and sandwiches."
		Zach says, "As long as no parrots were harmed in the making of the game"
		DavidW says, "oh, they were all overacting actors, trust me."
You say (to Floyd), "load sleepmask parrots" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Press S to skip the intro, R to restore a saved game, or any other key
Floyd | to begin
Floyd | the game

		
You push the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Captain's Cabin (as Captain Dotar Sojat)           Destroy the human!
Floyd | Exits: out
Floyd | The wind roars by the windows on either side of you as your Syreksian
Floyd | sky-ship
Floyd | tears through the atmosphere, but you're more concerned with dodging
Floyd | stray
Floyd | laser blasts from the battle taking place at the other end of the
Floyd | ship.  Klono
Floyd | curse that interfering human!  You don't even know where he came from:
Floyd | you just
Floyd | suddenly saw the main mast sheared away by an energy beam and the
Floyd | fight was on.
Floyd | The fool should have known he'd be no match for your crew of hardened
Floyd | space-
Floyd | pirate-lizards, though.  He seems to have taken cover behind some
Floyd | boxes -- and
Floyd | as soon as you fire this disruptor cannon, he'll find out what a
Floyd | mistake that
Floyd | was ...
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain's Cabin
Floyd | The room is full to bursting with the spoils of your earlier raids:
Floyd | platinum
Floyd | bars from the asteroid belt, titanium neuro-packs from Centauri,
Floyd | leather
Floyd | corsets from the moons of Mars.  But none of these is worth a tithe as
Floyd | much as
Floyd | the little box sitting on your desk: codekeys for Earth's defense
Floyd | system.
Floyd |
Floyd | Set into your desk is a control panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		genericgeekgirl says, "Hinky"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x corsets" 		

Floyd | Captain's Cabin (as Captain Dotar Sojat)           Destroy the human!
Floyd | Exits: out
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CORSETS
Floyd |
Floyd | People have often complimented you on the quality of your booty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "ha ha"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | Captain's Cabin (as Captain Dotar Sojat)           Destroy the human!
Floyd | Exits: out
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Green, scaly, a sneer on your lips (or what pass for lips) and a patch
Floyd | over one
Floyd | eye.  You've got a swagger in your step, a ring in your nose, and a
Floyd | rocket in
Floyd | your pocket[1].  It's enough to make the ladies wish your mating
Floyd | season came
Floyd | five years earlier.
Floyd |

		
Floyd (A number in [square brackets] like the one above refers to a 		

Floyd | footnote, which
Floyd | you can read by typing FOOTNOTE followed by the number: FOOTNOTE 1,
Floyd | for
Floyd | example.  Footnotes usually contain added background information that
Floyd | might be
Floyd | interesting but isn't essential to the story.  If you'd prefer not to
Floyd | see
Floyd | footnotes at all, you can control their appearance by typing
Floyd | FOOTNOTES.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Is anyone else getting weird wordwrap?"
		pollux says, "Yes. It's quite annoying."
		DavidW says (to Zach), "yes. I've been trying to adjust my font size."
		pollux says, "It won't help. The weird line breaks come from Floyd."
		pollux says, "(Not your client.)"
		DavidW says, "I guess in the prologue section we play as a Venusian parrot."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "footnote 1" 		

Floyd | Captain's Cabin (as Captain Dotar Sojat)           Destroy the human!
Floyd | Exits: out
Floyd |
Floyd | > FOOTNOTE 1
Floyd |
Floyd | Not to mention a blaster in your belt, a pistol in your pants, and
Floyd | springs in
Floyd | your socks.  You also have forcefields on your feet, a blackjack in
Floyd | your belly,
Floyd | and a taser on your tail.  Plus -- anyway, suffice it to say you
Floyd | always take a
Floyd | while to get through the spaceport security checkpoints.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "No. A pirate lizard."
		pollux says, "And then an evil scientist."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd | Captain's Cabin (as Captain Dotar Sojat)           Destroy the human!
Floyd | Exits: out
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The microchips in there are worth a fortune to the right buyer.  But
Floyd | which
Floyd | slavering warlord bent on Earth's destruction should you sell to?
Floyd | Ivan the
Floyd | Implacable?  Racquelle the Ruthless?  Undor the Unkind?  You can say
Floyd | one thing
Floyd | for this evil-overlord deregulation: an enterprising pirate has
Floyd | options these
Floyd | days.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "explore options" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXPLORE OPTIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | The word "explore" is not necessary in this story.
Floyd |
Floyd | (If this was an accidental misspelling, you can correct it by typing
Floyd | OOPS
Floyd | followed by the corrected word now.  Any time the story points out an
Floyd | unknown
Floyd | word, you can correct a misspelling using OOPS as your next command.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | Captain's Cabin (as Captain Dotar Sojat)           Destroy the human!
Floyd | Exits: out
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying your vast array of weaponry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x weaponry" 		

Floyd | Captain's Cabin (as Captain Dotar Sojat)           Destroy the human!
Floyd | Exits: out
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WEAPONRY
Floyd |
Floyd | Razor-edge reavers and whisker-thin lasers, explosive copper sulfate
Floyd | and belt-
Floyd | mounted phasers, ticking brown paper packages tied up with string --
Floyd | these are
Floyd | a few of your favorite things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Another energy ray sizzles through the air from the back of the ship,
Floyd | grazing
Floyd | the cockpit.  You glare over at the Earthling, holed up beyond those
Floyd | boxes, and
Floyd | your fingers instinctively twitch towards the firing button of the
Floyd | disruptor
Floyd | cannon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press button" 		

Floyd | Captain's Cabin (as Captain Dotar Sojat)           Destroy the human!
Floyd | Exits: out
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eat plasma, Earth-man!"  you snarl as you slam your clawed hand down
Floyd | on the
Floyd | button.  The deadly blast shoots out, vaporizing the boxes as well as
Floyd | two
Floyd | crewlizards unfortunate enough to be in the way.  But when the smoke
Floyd | clears
Floyd | (which doesn't take long, given that you're hurtling through the sky
Floyd | on a
Floyd | mostly-exposed ship), you see that, incredibly, the human is still
Floyd | holding on
Floyd | with one hand amongst the ruins of the boxes.  Even more incredibly,
Floyd | he's still
Floyd | got a blaster in the other hand that he's using to fend off the rest
Floyd | of your
Floyd | crew[2].
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to Floyd), "footnote 2" 		

Floyd | Captain's Cabin (as Captain Dotar Sojat)           Destroy the human!
Floyd | Exits: out
Floyd |
Floyd | > FOOTNOTE 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Noshabkeming only knows what the earth-man'd have done if he'd had a
Floyd | third
Floyd | hand.  Ordered pizza, maybe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose PUSH BUTTON"
Zach says (to Floyd), "press button" 		

Floyd | Captain's Cabin (as Captain Dotar Sojat)           Destroy the human!
Floyd | Exits: out
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | "This'll finish you!"  you snarl again as you re-push the button.
Floyd | Click.
Floyd |
Floyd | A computerized voice speaks: "Device recharging; estimated time
Floyd | three units."
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a small, bright light in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd | Captain's Cabin (as Captain Dotar Sojat)           Destroy the human!
Floyd | Exits: out
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's silver and coming towards the ship fast.  But whatever it is,
Floyd | your cannon
Floyd | will be recharged in a few minutes, and remember, the second law of
Floyd | villainy is
Floyd | "Never negotiate with anything you can blow up".
Floyd |
Floyd | The light seems to be getting closer.  What could it be?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "eat human" 		

Floyd | Captain's Cabin (as Captain Dotar Sojat)           Destroy the human!
Floyd | Exits: out
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Earthling does not appear to be edible.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shiny object resolves itself into a cylinder, made of smooth
Floyd | chrome and
Floyd | going extremely fast.  You at first think it will strike the ship, but
Floyd | the
Floyd | human somehow manages to holster his weapon, pluck the object out of
Floyd | the air,
Floyd | lift it to his ear, and then redraw his gun, all before your crew have
Floyd | finished
Floyd | gaping.  The Earthling's lips move slightly, and your spy-mikes pick
Floyd | up
Floyd | snatches of conversation: "Tuesday ...  secret weapon ...  galactic
Floyd | danger?
Floyd | I'm on my way, chief."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Disruptor cannon fully recharged," a computerized voice
Floyd | informs you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "Ahem. Sorry. Couldn't help myself."
Zach says (to Floyd), "press button" 		

Floyd | Captain's Cabin (as Captain Dotar Sojat)          All systems piratey
Floyd | Exits: out
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a crackling burst of negatronic energy, a roar and a smoke
Floyd | cloud, and
Floyd | when you can see clearly again you can see that the human has been
Floyd | completely
Floyd | vaporized.  Man, you love this job.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Puny human"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x crew" 		

Floyd | Captain's Cabin (as Captain Dotar Sojat)          All systems piratey
Floyd | Exits: out
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CREW
Floyd |
Floyd | Arr, there be no finer crew than these for pillaging, looting, or
Floyd | biting.  Pity
Floyd | they can't seem to shoot worth a darn and are totally useless for a
Floyd | hand of
Floyd | pinochle, but then, it's so hard to find good henchmen these days.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a slight, disconcerting thump from someplace nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "heh 'All systems piratey'."
		Zach says, "hee"
Zach says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd | Captain's Cabin (as Captain Dotar Sojat)              What? He dares?
Floyd | Exits: out
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you have time to do anything, the starboard window suddenly
Floyd | explodes in
Floyd | a shower of synthcrystal.  The Earthling jumps in through the hole,
Floyd | releasing
Floyd | the docking line in his hand.  He bows in your direction.  "Max
Floyd | Blaster, at
Floyd | your service."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x max" 		

Floyd | Captain's Cabin (lying on the floor) (as Captain Dotar Sojat)   Uh-oh
Floyd | Exits: out
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAX
Floyd |
Floyd | Tanned skin, curly blonde locks, and handsome.  And check out those
Floyd | perfectly-
Floyd | white teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max Blaster is carrying his blaster and his magno-grapnel.  Max
Floyd | Blaster is
Floyd | wearing his airchute.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max flashes his perfectly white teeth at you, and says "Apologize to
Floyd | to your
Floyd | lads for me: I was enjoying the scrap but I've got other business to
Floyd | attend to.
Floyd | Now, if you'll excuse me--" You recover from your surprise long enough
Floyd | to go
Floyd | for your gun, but Max makes a quick motion with his leg and your knee
Floyd | and
Floyd | suddenly you're on the ground, looking up.
Floyd |
Floyd | He turns to the desk and snatches up the box, sticking it into a
Floyd | pocket of his
Floyd | uniform.  Max taps the self-destruct button in passing (you knew you
Floyd | shouldn't
Floyd | have given into the salesdroid's blandishments, but it was offering a
Floyd | great 2-
Floyd | for-1 deal on self-destruct systems, with free installation) and then
Floyd | leaps
Floyd | nimbly out through the same window he entered by.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "'what? He dares?' in the status line. Love it."
		Klaw says, "I have to go to bed."
		Zach says, "Damn you, Max Blaster!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x self-destruct button" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SELF-DESTRUCT BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the button that controls the ship's self-destruct system.  The
Floyd | salesman
Floyd | insisted it was absolutely the done thing to place it prominently on
Floyd | the main
Floyd | control panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a bang outside the window, probably Max's airchute engaging.
Floyd | "What a
Floyd | guy," you mutter, and then your attention is drawn back to the room by
Floyd | a
Floyd | computerized voice speaking:
Floyd |
Floyd | One time unit to destruction.  Thank you for choosing Dynablast,
Floyd | Inc, the
Floyd | company that puts the "pal" in "astro-napalm"...
Floyd |
Floyd | [More]

		Zach says, "Good night"
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | MAX
Floyd |
Floyd | BLASTER
Floyd | [More]

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Secret Meeting Chamber (sitting on your chair) (as Doctor
Floyd | Hackles)Plotting
Floyd | Exits: east
Floyd | You glance around at the others sitting around this table.  Like you,
Floyd | all of
Floyd | them are male.  Like you, all are slightly pudgy and pale of skin.
Floyd | Like you,
Floyd | all have frizzy white hair.  In short, you are all mad scientists.
Floyd |
Floyd | The man at the head of the table raps it for attention.  "Now then!
Floyd | Let us
Floyd | begin.  Greetings, fellow mad scientists.  As you know, we have had
Floyd | some
Floyd | defeats in the past -- but this time we will not be stopped!  Our new
Floyd | army of
Floyd | sad clown robots will be unstoppable!  No one will be able to stop
Floyd | them!  Muha
Floyd | ha ha ha!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Secret Meeting Chamber (sitting on your chair)
Floyd | Deep beneath the streets of Astro-City, there lies a maze of deadly
Floyd | traps and
Floyd | deadlier guards, inside of which is a secret, hidden fortress, inside
Floyd | of which
Floyd | is a dark and mysterious forest (albeit a rather small one which needs
Floyd | to be
Floyd | lit by artificial lights and tended by a gardening crew once a week)
Floyd | that
Floyd | conceals a tiny cottage, inside of which are a dozen angry
Floyd | leopards[3].  It is
Floyd | because of this careful attention to detail, no doubt, that nobody has
Floyd | ever
Floyd | discovered the trapdoor beneath the cottage that leads to this
Floyd | meeting-room.
Floyd | But it is here that you and your fellow scientists sit around the
Floyd | great oak
Floyd | table in the center of the room and plot your schemes and scheme your
Floyd | plots.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "footnote 3" 		

Floyd | Secret Meeting Chamber (sitting on your chair) (as Doctor
Floyd | Hackles)Plotting
Floyd | Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > FOOTNOTE 3
Floyd |
Floyd | You had lobbied for a creamy nougat filling instead, but your mind was
Floyd | changed
Floyd | after attending a lecture on "Oral Hygiene: Important Even For Bad
Floyd | Guys".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "If even bad guys can't have nougat, who can?"
		Klaw says, "I wish I could stay but I have work tomorrow."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | Secret Meeting Chamber (sitting on your chair) (as Doctor
Floyd | Hackles)Plotting
Floyd | Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Middle-aged, slightly pudgy and balding.  Nobody would guess to look
Floyd | at you
Floyd | that you are actually Doctor Hackles, supervillain extraordinaire.
Floyd | Your secret
Floyd | power: to be able to think of new plans for revenge when your last one
Floyd | fails.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of your compatriots stands and gives his report.  "Ahem!  Erm.  In
Floyd | regards
Floyd | to transportation, we have arranged a VW bug to be placed on the
Floyd | scene, from
Floyd | which our army of sad clown robots can emerge suddenly and seize the
Floyd | area."  He
Floyd | sits back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd | Secret Meeting Chamber (sitting on your chair) (as Doctor
Floyd | Hackles)Plotting
Floyd | Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | Max Blaster's voice booms out of nowhere.  "Hey, Doris, it's time for
Floyd | the
Floyd | special secret message for the Max-and-Doris Patrol Club Members!
Floyd | What's the
Floyd | secret letter for today?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Doris de Lightning's voice responds, "Ready, Junior Cadets?  The
Floyd | secret letter
Floyd | for today is X, as in Xavian -- so line up your secret decoder rings
Floyd | with A on
Floyd | the outside and X on the inside, and get ready for the message!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ihuulrtik Fxlhbd Zdmy Eueyuh!  Qu obfu vbm utcbv lork obdb-kremdxlrbt
Floyd | bn lou
Floyd | nrhkl Exs Ydxkluh xtj Jbhrk ju Drioltrti xjputlmhu.  Lou kfuzrxd ybtmk
Floyd | nbh lork
Floyd | puhkrbt bn lou kre rk xpxrdxydu prx "YBTMKREXIU"; rt lou usfxtjuj
Floyd | puhkrbt lb yu
Floyd | huduxkuj dxluh, "YBTMKKZUTU" qrdd xdkb yu xpxrdxydu.  Rn, nbh kbeu
Floyd | huxkbt, vbm
Floyd | xhu erkkrti vbmh Fxlhbd Zdmy Eueyuh arl, julxrdk nbh fmhzoxkrti
Floyd | xtblouh zbfv
Floyd | qrdd yu xpxrdxydu kbbt xl ollf://qqq.nuudruk.bhi/ Loxta vbm nbh
Floyd | fdxvrti!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Klaw goes home. 		Zach says, "Dang, I never got my decoder ring"
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | Secret Meeting Chamber (sitting on your chair) (as Doctor
Floyd | Hackles)Plotting
Floyd | Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a manilla folder (which contains a case history and
Floyd | your
Floyd | secret plans).
Floyd |
Floyd | Another man rises, stroking his beard thoughtfully.  "The police, of
Floyd | course,
Floyd | will be utterly helpless against the sad clown robots, and unable to
Floyd | prevent
Floyd | the robots from assuming positions around the city square and then
Floyd | performing
Floyd | antics.  We have carefully calculated these antics to be amusing to
Floyd | three
Floyd | decimal places, and expect that the contrast with their sad faces will
Floyd | be quite
Floyd | ...  interesting."  He is unable to suppress an evil snigger at this
Floyd | last
Floyd | statement as he returns to his seat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm gonna grab some vittles as you guys play the prologue."
inky says (to Floyd), "x case history" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CASE HISTORY
Floyd |
Floyd | You read over the history of your previous attempts:
Floyd |
Floyd | PLAN: killer death robots (with killer death rays)
Floyd | RESULT: FAILED
Floyd | AGENT: Max Blaster
Floyd |
Floyd | PLAN: genetically-modified badgervarks (with snout-mounted
Floyd | disintegration
Floyd | missiles)
Floyd | RESULT: FAILED
Floyd | AGENT: Max Blaster
Floyd |
Floyd | PLAN: mecha-powered pain enforcers (with Allergitastic blaze-blasters)
Floyd | RESULT: FAILED
Floyd | AGENT: cute kittens
Floyd |
Floyd | PLAN: sad clown robots (with explosive cream pies)
Floyd | RESULT: ?????
Floyd |
Floyd | Pathetic, really.  But this time Max Blaster has been gotten out of
Floyd | the way,
Floyd | the sad clown robots have been carefully equipped with anti-kitten
Floyd | force
Floyd | fields, and there is no way you can fail!
Floyd |
Floyd | A third scientist stands and reports in.  "Once this part of the plan
Floyd | has been
Floyd | [More]

		
pollux pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Secret Meeting Chamber (sitting on your chair) (as Doctor
Floyd | Hackles)Plotting
Floyd | Exits: east
Floyd | completed, we will arrive ourselves.  Using remotes like these
Floyd | (he tosses one
Floyd | onto the table) we will command the robots to enter the nearby WIMP
Floyd | radio
Floyd | station and .."  The speaker pauses as there is a noise from outside
Floyd | the room.
Floyd | "Ah, Miss Lane," he says, seeing her come in with the coffee.  "Just
Floyd | put that
Floyd | on the table, there's a good girl."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x lane" 		

Floyd | Secret Meeting Chamber (sitting on your chair) (as Doctor
Floyd | Hackles)Gloating
Floyd | Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LANE
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Lane is a mousy-looking brunette, not much to speak of.  But a
Floyd | busy
Floyd | organization like yours needs somebody to file the papers and remember
Floyd | the
Floyd | number for the pizza place, and she was the only applicant who could
Floyd | get by the
Floyd | maze of doom, so.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Anyway, as I was saying," he continues.  "Once our minions have taken
Floyd | control
Floyd | of the radio tower, they will immediately attach their
Floyd | emotio-projection units
Floyd | and begin broadcasting on all frequencies, thereby--" The speaker
Floyd | breaks off
Floyd | abruptly.  "Miss Lane, what are you doing?  I said, put the coffee on
Floyd | the
Floyd | table!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Lane lets the coffee-tray fall to the ground with a crash.
Floyd | "Sorry, boys,
Floyd | but the only thing I'm putting is you in prison!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "What?  Who do you think you are?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Lane rips off her brunette wig, letting long red hair spill out.
Floyd | "Doris
Floyd | de Lightning, WLPD special forces," she replies crisply.
Floyd |
Floyd | You and your fellow scientists reel back in horror and amazement.
Floyd | "Well, I'm
Floyd | not writing her a letter of reference for her next secretarial job,
Floyd | and that's
Floyd | final," the man next to you mutters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hide" 		

Floyd | Secret Meeting Chamber (sitting on your chair) (as Doctor
Floyd | Hackles)Gloating
Floyd | Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | What?  When you have her (more or less) at your mercy?
Floyd |
Floyd | Your gaze strays to the remote control on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x control" 		

Floyd | Secret Meeting Chamber (sitting on your chair) (as Doctor
Floyd | Hackles)Gloating
Floyd | Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CONTROL
Floyd |
Floyd | It is covered with a variety of buttons to control the sad clown
Floyd | robots and
Floyd | operate the microwave and so on.  One of particular note is marked
Floyd | "SEIZE HER".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press button" 		

Floyd | Secret Meeting Chamber (sitting on your chair) (as Doctor
Floyd | Hackles)Gloating
Floyd | Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the remote control)
Floyd | "Very clever, Miss de Lightning," you sneer.  "But I'm afraid you've
Floyd | forgotten
Floyd | something."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh?  What?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "This!"  You thumb the button on the remote, and from hidden
Floyd | entrances, sad
Floyd | clown robots proceed into the room.  Working quickly, they move to
Floyd | either side
Floyd | of her and silently sketch out an invisible box.
Floyd |
Floyd | Doris pounds her fists furiously against the walls of the box but,
Floyd | just as
Floyd | planned, the box is impenetrable by any physical force.  She
Floyd | eventually gives
Floyd | up and sits back sulkily, fingering her purse, as you and your fellow
Floyd | scientists compete with each other to see who has the most maniacal
Floyd | laugh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ha ha"
Zach says (to Floyd), "laugh" 		

Floyd | Secret Meeting Chamber (sitting on your chair) (as Doctor
Floyd | Hackles)Gloating
Floyd | Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > LAUGH
Floyd |
Floyd | You give it your best shot.  "MuahahahahahahahaHA!"  The other
Floyd | scientists look
Floyd | on, impressed.  "Yeah, but I bet he took a breath midway," one of them
Floyd | mutters.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not so happy now that you've met up with the sad clowns, eh, Miss de
Floyd | Lightning?"  one of the other scientists sneers.  The comment seems to
Floyd | unnerve
Floyd | her totally, and she begins to snuffle.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh no, I have been captured," she says.  "Whatever shall I do?"  She
Floyd | turns
Floyd | imploring eyes on you.  "Please, can I at least touch up my makeup?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | The word "no" is not necessary in this story.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd | Secret Badly-Lit Meeting Chamber (sitting) (as Doctor Hackles) Fuming
Floyd | Exits: None
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The thing about invisible boxes, see, is that you can't.
Floyd |
Floyd | Doris de Lightning is here, trapped in the invisible box.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ok, fine, go ahead," one of your fellow scientists says.  "But don't
Floyd | think
Floyd | it'll let you foil our plans in some kind of sneaky, underhanded way."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, thank you!"  says Doris, rummaging in her purse.  She emerges
Floyd | with a tube
Floyd | of lipstick, which she lifts to her lips.  But instead of applying
Floyd | anything,
Floyd | she twists the end and a bright blue beam shoots out.  It strikes the
Floyd | remote
Floyd | control, knocking it from your hands, and then the telekinetic beam
Floyd | darts
Floyd | towards the light switch, flipping it off.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "how embarrassing"
		inky says, "oh, I bet you can talk to her"
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Secret Meeting Chamber (sitting on your chair) (as Doctor
Floyd | Hackles)Gloating
Floyd | Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Taking back one turn: "x box".
Floyd |
Floyd | Secret Meeting Chamber (sitting on your chair)
Floyd | Deep beneath the streets of Astro-City, there lies a maze of deadly
Floyd | traps and
Floyd | deadlier guards, inside of which is a secret, hidden fortress, inside
Floyd | of which
Floyd | is a dark and mysterious forest (albeit a rather small one which needs
Floyd | to be
Floyd | lit by artificial lights and tended by a gardening crew once a week)
Floyd | that
Floyd | conceals a tiny cottage, inside of which are a dozen angry leopards.
Floyd | It is
Floyd | because of this careful attention to detail, no doubt, that nobody has
Floyd | ever
Floyd | discovered the trapdoor beneath the cottage that leads to this
Floyd | meeting-room.
Floyd | But it is here that you and your fellow scientists sit around the
Floyd | great oak
Floyd | table in the center of the room and plot your schemes and scheme your
Floyd | plots.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a brunette wig here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Doris de Lightning is here, trapped in the invisible box.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sad clown robots are here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "talk to doris" 		

Floyd | Secret Meeting Chamber (sitting on your chair) (as Doctor
Floyd | Hackles)Gloating
Floyd | Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO DORIS
Floyd |
Floyd | (This game uses a topic/menu-based conversation system.  See "ABOUT"
Floyd | for
Floyd | details.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Talking 1: Isn't that so like a woman!  Haw haw!2: That's
Floyd | right, you'll want to
Floyd | look your best when I drop you in my death trap with only one
Floyd | well-hidden
Floyd | exit.3: Go right ahead -- but FIRST, I must tell you about my secret
Floyd | plan!  Ah
Floyd | ha ha ha!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Nice"
Zach says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd | Secret Badly-Lit Meeting Chamber (sitting) (as Doctor Hackles) Fuming
Floyd | Exits: None
Floyd |
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | "Go right ahead -- but FIRST, I must tell you about my secret plan!
Floyd | Ah ha ha
Floyd | ha!"  you smirk.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, thank you!"  says Doris, rummaging in her purse.  She emerges
Floyd | with a tube
Floyd | of lipstick, which she lifts to her lips.  But instead of applying
Floyd | anything,
Floyd | she twists the end and a bright blue beam shoots out.  It strikes the
Floyd | remote
Floyd | control, knocking it from your hands, and then the telekinetic beam
Floyd | darts
Floyd | towards the light switch, flipping it off.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is now pitch black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "weird, that doesn't render well at all"
		Zach asks, "Is the game sticking in newlines?"
		DavidW says, "It's the terp, I think."
Zach says (to Floyd), "switch on light" 		

Floyd | Secret Meeting Chamber (trapped in the invisible box) (as Doctor
Floyd | Hackles)Fuming
Floyd | Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWITCH ON LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You rise and start to stumble towards the light switch.  "Hey, no
Floyd | pushing!"  a
Floyd | voice complains.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some mysterious beeps and clicks come from the darkness.  Abruptly,
Floyd | you are
Floyd | grabbed and shoved, and then the lights turn on again.
Floyd |
Floyd | That girl has escaped!  What's more, now you're in the
Floyd | invisible box.  Curse
Floyd | the modern woman!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "curse" 		

Floyd | Secret Meeting Chamber (trapped in the invisible box) (as Doctor
Floyd | Hackles)Fuming
Floyd | Exits: east
Floyd |
Floyd | > CURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Drat it all!"  you swear, stamping your foot.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of your compatriots managed to avoid being put in the box.  He
Floyd | starts to
Floyd | run for the door, only to be brought up short as one of the sad clown
Floyd | robots
Floyd | throws an invisible rope around him.  Inch by inch he is pulled
Floyd | backwards and
Floyd | then stuck into the box, where he glares at you and the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x plans" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PLANS
Floyd |
Floyd | You scan over the plans, refreshing your memory on the important bits:
Floyd | "...
Floyd | sad clown robots ...  tear gas just makes them stronger ...  Mimenator
Floyd | 3000 ...
Floyd | seize Astro-City, Cosmo-City, and Galacto-City ...  people fleeing in
Floyd | terror --
Floyd | laugh maniacally (mem: muahaha?  brewahaha?  bwahaha?  muha muha?
Floyd | (this last
Floyd | emphatically crossed out)) ..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Doris makes a small adjustment on the radio transmitter in her hand,
Floyd | and it
Floyd | folds back into a hairclip.  She starts to slip it back into her purse
Floyd | when it
Floyd | begins to ring.  Doris reopens the transmitter and holds it to her
Floyd | ear, then
Floyd | begins to talk.  "Chief?  Yes?  Yes?  Oh really?  I'm on my
Floyd | way.  But you'd
Floyd | better send some troops out to take these old coots away -- they're a
Floyd | bit tied
Floyd | up at the moment."
Floyd |
Floyd | You stare after her, fuming.  Old coot?  Old coot?  Why you ...  hey,
Floyd | why had
Floyd | you never considered the concept of duck-bot warriors before?
Floyd | Waterproof,
Floyd | portable, non-echoing quacks -- the possibilities are endless!
Floyd |
Floyd | Doris flashes you a quick salute and is out the door.  You stare after
Floyd | her,
Floyd | shaking your head and your handcuffs, and mutter "What a dame!"[More]

		
pollux pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | DORIS
Floyd |
Floyd | DE LIGHTNING
Floyd | [More]

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Already shifting your thoughts to what the next mission might be, you
Floyd | take the
Floyd | next shuttle to HQ and head for the chief's office as quickly as
Floyd | possible.
Floyd | Something big must be up: normally missions get handed out to special
Floyd | agents
Floyd | via low-level functionaries, but this one is coming from the Director
Floyd | himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eventually the lift-tube arrives at the right floor and from there
Floyd | it's only a
Floyd | few steps to the door of the briefing room.  You take a deep breath,
Floyd | steadying
Floyd | yourself, and then head inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | In this game you can take the role of either Max Blaster or Doris de
Floyd | Lightning;
Floyd | it is possible to complete the game as either but the experience will
Floyd | be
Floyd | somewhat different.
Floyd |
Floyd | Which character would you like to play, (M)ax or (D)oris?

		Zach asks, "Any thoughts?"
		zarf says, "I've always wanted to be ginger"
		inky says, "doris is the more puzzly choice"
		DavidW says, "I think we can switch characters during the game."
		inky says, "and yeah"
		Zach asks (of zarf), "Is that Max?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/915
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Briefing Room
Floyd | In a typical display of budget priorities, the Galactic Commission has
Floyd | splashed
Floyd | out on this room like there's no such thing as import tax: hefty slab
Floyd | of
Floyd | snarled oak big enough to slaughter a pig on, thick pile carpet that
Floyd | you can
Floyd | barely feel underfoot, massive telescreen.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Galactic Director himself sits at the desk, smoking a cigar.  A
Floyd | chrome-
Floyd | plated personal-sized vacuumbot hovers at his elbow, and a large
Floyd | telescreen is
Floyd | mounted on the wall behind him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x screen" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/916
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Built in where an ordinary office would have a window.  Security won't
Floyd | permit
Floyd | that, though -- too insecure.  Currently it is displaying a bright
Floyd | lunarscape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x director" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/917
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DIRECTOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You've never actually met the Galactic Director before, so this is a
Floyd | bit of a
Floyd | milestone.  Also a bit of a surprise: does he always look that grim,
Floyd | or is he
Floyd | just displeased to see you?
Floyd |
Floyd | The Director is carrying his cigar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't trust the bot. Could be a spy."
Zach says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/917
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | This game was written by Dan Shiovitz and Emily Short as an entry for
Floyd | Adam
Floyd | Cadre's 2002 Spring Thing, although it didn't actually get done until
Floyd | Adam
Floyd | Cadre's 2003 Spring Thing.  It is designed to be played as either Max
Floyd | Blaster
Floyd | or Doris de Lightning; you can change between them with, eg, "SWITCH
Floyd | TO MAX"
Floyd | when both characters are in the same room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The conversation system is Pytho's-Mask-style: you can type the number
Floyd | of a
Floyd | statement to say it, and you can do "TOPIC CHEESE" to instead discuss
Floyd | cheese,
Floyd | or "TOPIC" on its own to return to the main topic.  The conversation
Floyd | menu can
Floyd | be toggled between a banner and the main window with "BANNER ON" and
Floyd | "BANNER
Floyd | OFF".  When not in the banner, statements will only be displayed if
Floyd | there is
Floyd | something new to say (so if you wait a turn, they won't be displayed
Floyd | again on
Floyd | the second turn).  If you are in banner-off mode (or even if not) you
Floyd | can do
Floyd | "TALK" to see what, if anything, there is to say at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | For more information about the game, type "CREDITS".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "also [LINK] [LINK]"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bot" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/918
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOT
Floyd |
Floyd | Looks like the X2100 model: hovertechnology they haven't even approved
Floyd | for use
Floyd | by field agents, together with one of the most powerful suction
Floyd | devices known
Floyd | to man.  You've thought about stripping one down for the components
Floyd | and
Floyd | plugging the hovertech into a belt holster -- but they're still quite
Floyd | expensive, and you're not sure it would be powerful enough to lift you
Floyd | securely.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Director looks up from his desk and seems to notice you for the
Floyd | first time.
Floyd | "Ah, Doris.  I wanted to commend you for your work on the sad clown
Floyd | caper.  A
Floyd | fine job, and they'll be put away for a long while -- but in the
Floyd | meantime,
Floyd | something serious has come up that I need you to look into.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/918
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | Talking 1: I'd be glad to take on the job.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/919
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | 'I'd be glad to take on the job.  What sort of situation is it, sir?'
Floyd |
Floyd | The Director raises his hand.  'I'm actually expecting someone ..
Floyd | Aha, there
Floyd | you are!'  He stands up (he didn't stand up when you walked
Floyd | in) and extends his
Floyd | hand across the table.  You turn as well, only to find all six foot
Floyd | two inches
Floyd | of smiling shining every-hair-varnished-in-place MAX BLASTER.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		zarf says, "heh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/919
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | Talking 1: Oh no, not you!2: Excuse me, I've just
Floyd | remembered an appointment --
Floyd | it's due to be over just as soon as he's gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/920
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Surprise renders you temporarily speechless.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Director looks from you to him and back again.  'I don't think you
Floyd | two have
Floyd | met,' he says.  'Doris, this is--'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/920
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | Talking 1: -- Max Blaster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/921
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | '-- Max Blaster,' you finish for him.  'He looks just like
Floyd | his action figure.'
Floyd |
Floyd | Max beams down at you, then transfers his gaze to the Director.  'So
Floyd | who's the
Floyd | little lady?'
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a pensive silence while you grind your teeth and the Director
Floyd | taps his
Floyd | cigar.  The vacuumbot whirrs sadly and drifts towards the floor to
Floyd | collect the
Floyd | ashes.  'Max,' says the Director heartily, 'meet Doris de Lightning.
Floyd | Your new
Floyd | partner.'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "slap max" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SLAP MAX
Floyd |
Floyd | The word 'slap' is not necessary in this story.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/921
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | Talking 1: Sorry, I don't work with Ken dolls.2: WHAT?!?3: Does
Floyd | this mean I get
Floyd | a real equipment budget for once?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/922
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | 'WHAT?!?'  you say, at the same time that Max booms 'That's a
Floyd | negative, sir.'
Floyd | The two of you glare at each other.  Max continues: 'I always work
Floyd | alone.'
Floyd |
Floyd | The Director bites the end of his cigar.  The smoke curls towards the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd | 'This is a matter of life and death,' he says.  'The two of you are
Floyd | the best
Floyd | we've got for this mission -- and we definitely do need two
Floyd | people.'  His eye
Floyd | darts keenly from you to Max.  'Badly enough that if necessary I'll
Floyd | assign the
Floyd | Dobert Twins instead.'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "topic twins" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/922
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOPIC TWINS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to say about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/922
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | Talking 1: What is the job, sir?2: Sir, they're
Floyd | actresses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/923
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Sir, they're actresses,' you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | He makes a dismissive gesture with one hand, nearly knocking the
Floyd | vacuumbot out
Floyd | of the air.  'Sure, but they do their own stunts,' he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "heh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/923
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | Talking 1: What is the job, sir?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/924
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | 'I assure you, sir, I can do whatever the job is better without him,'
Floyd | you say.
Floyd | You think for a moment.  'What is the job, sir?'
Floyd |
Floyd | The Director goes back behind his behemoth desk.  'Let me show you.
Floyd | This
Floyd | morning we received a transmission on several frequencies.  From
Floyd | Venus.'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/925
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | 'I don't suppose you know much about the Xavians, do you?'  Max says
Floyd | to you.
Floyd | 'As you know, sir, the Venusian Xavians are the largest group of our
Floyd | enemies.
Floyd | The rest of the System's rabble, well, they're disorganized crime, and
Floyd | hardly
Floyd | have the resources to mount an offensive against Earth.'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/925
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | Talking 1: Do, please, continue to instruct us on these obvious
Floyd | points, since
Floyd | you, O great Max Blaster, are the only person who knows anything about
Floyd | them.2:
Floyd | I wonder if we could locate the source of the transmission with proper
Floyd | triangulation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/926
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | 'I wonder if we could locate the source of the transmission with
Floyd | proper
Floyd | triangulation,' you muse.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Director shakes his head impatiently and jabs a button on top of
Floyd | his desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The telescreen behind the Director's head flickers and the scene
Floyd | switches: it
Floyd | is now displaying what must be an office someplace on Venus.  There
Floyd | are a few
Floyd | desks scattered around covered in memos and so on, but your attention
Floyd | is drawn
Floyd | to the large perch hanging from the ceiling, on which Xavian Warlord
Floyd | Ch'awww-
Floyd | k'pot is sitting and smirking out at the camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/926
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | Talking 1: That seems like an awfully messy office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/927
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | 'That seems like an awfully messy office,' you say.  'I see they've
Floyd | laid fresh
Floyd | newspaper down on the floor, though.'
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Greetings, people of Earth!'  Ch'awwwk squawks.  'I am pleased to
Floyd | announce
Floyd | that the age of Xavian domination of the galaxy is at wing!  Our
Floyd | scientists
Floyd | have finished the construction of our greatest secret weapon yet, one
Floyd | that is
Floyd | completely immune to your puny Earth defenses and will give us
Floyd | complete control
Floyd | of your planet in a matter of mere days!'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/928
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes...
Floyd |
Floyd | 'A secret weapon?  We've got to stop it!'  Max exclaims.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Our demands are simple,' Ch'awwwk says.  'Surrender now, and we will
Floyd | spare you
Floyd | the awesome force of our weapon -- if you can pay the tribute
Floyd | we demand.
Floyd | Resist, and we will destroy your planet utterly!  You have forty-eight
Floyd | of your
Floyd | Earth-hours to respond; at the end of that time, we engage the weapon!
Floyd | Ah-ha-
Floyd | ha-haawwwwwk--'
Floyd |
Floyd | Overcome by laughter, Ch'awwwk topples backwards off his perch and out
Floyd | of
Floyd | sight.  The telescreen fades to black.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk" 		

Floyd | Briefing Room (as Doris)                                        0/928
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | Talking 1: Whatever his secret weapon is, I hope it has as bad
Floyd | balance as he
Floyd | does.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Whatever his secret weapon is, I hope it has as bad balance as he
Floyd | does,' you
Floyd | smirk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Director looks steadily across the desk at the two of you.  'I'm
Floyd | afraid
Floyd | this threat is only too real; our spies on Venus have confirmed that
Floyd | some kind
Floyd | of massive construction is taking place, but have been unable to
Floyd | penetrate the
Floyd | base or find out more information about what's going on.  You two will
Floyd | have to
Floyd | go to Xavian territory, get into the base somehow, and then disable
Floyd | the secret
Floyd | weapon, whatever it is.  We'll have your spaceship ready in one hour.'
Floyd |
Floyd | The Director rises from his chair.  For a minute, you think you see
Floyd | his cigar
Floyd | tremble in his mouth, but surely he can't be showing signs of nerves,
Floyd | not now.
Floyd | 'Good luck, both of you -- Earth's fate depends on your
Floyd | success.'[More]

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | DESTINATION:
Floyd |
Floyd | VENUS
Floyd | [More]

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | The landing is not going well.  The jungle swings wildly towards the
Floyd | viewscreen, back, left, right, then zooms in like a Canon-3000.  Max
Floyd | fights
Floyd | desperately with the steering controls, arm-muscles bulging as he
Floyd | struggles to
Floyd | pull it off of a collision course.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Cut the thrust on my count, Doris!'  Max says through gritted teeth.
Floyd | 'Three
Floyd | ..  two ..  one ..  GO!'
Floyd |
Floyd | You slam your hand down on the button, even as you mutter 'This better
Floyd | work,
Floyd | Blaster'.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is the shriek of tearing metal, a terrible heat, and smoke
Floyd | surrounds the
Floyd | cockpit windows as the jungle burns.[More]

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Crash Site (as Doris)                                             0/2
Floyd | Exits: north   south   east   west   northeast   northwest
Floyd | southeast   southwest   up
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | But hey, any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.  And
Floyd | 'walk' is
Floyd | definitely the operative word here[4], because you're somewhere in the
Floyd | middle
Floyd | of the jungle, and there ain't no road between here and the Xavian
Floyd | base.  You
Floyd | and Max climb out of the ship and take stock.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max Blaster and Doris de Lightning Against the Parrot Creatures of
Floyd | Venus
Floyd | Copyright 2003 by Dan Shiovitz and Emily Short
Floyd | [First-time players should type 'about']
Floyd |
Floyd | Crash Site
Floyd | This place is noteworthy for two reasons: one, because it's a clearing
Floyd | in the
Floyd | midst of thick jungle, and two, because your spaceship has
Floyd | crash-landed here.
Floyd | These two facts are not entirely unrelated, as the scorched vegetation
Floyd | and

		
Floyd blackened earth[5] attest. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Max is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "footnote 4" 		

Floyd | Crash Site (as Doris)                                             0/2
Floyd | Exits: north   south   east   west   northeast   northwest
Floyd | southeast   southwest   up
Floyd |
Floyd | > FOOTNOTE 4
Floyd |
Floyd | But while 'walk' may be the operative word, 'hack your way through
Floyd | jungle
Floyd | that's thicker than a zero-gee football linebacker' is the operative
Floyd | phrase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "Footnote 5" 		

Floyd | Crash Site (as Doris)                                             0/2
Floyd | Exits: north   south   east   west   northeast   northwest
Floyd | southeast   southwest   up
Floyd |
Floyd | > FOOTNOTE 5
Floyd |
Floyd | Or blackened Venus.  Hard to tell when it's all burnt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ship" 		

Floyd | Crash Site (as Doris)                                             0/3
Floyd | Exits: north   south   east   west   northeast   northwest
Floyd | southeast   southwest   up
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | The spaceship has seen better days, you must say.  Currently most of
Floyd | the chrome
Floyd | is scratched off the nose cone, the tail fins are bent at odd angles,
Floyd | and a
Floyd | large tree trunk has stabbed itself through the engine.  And it's all
Floyd | due to
Floyd | Max's lousy piloting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x max" 		

Floyd | Crash Site (as Doris)                                             0/4
Floyd | Exits: north   south   east   west   northeast   northwest
Floyd | southeast   southwest   up
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAX
Floyd |
Floyd | Tanned skin, curly blonde locks, and handsome.  And check out those
Floyd | perfectly-
Floyd | white teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max is carrying his blaster, his force generator, and the ultra-bomb
Floyd | (disguised
Floyd | as a pocketwatch).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | Crash Site (as Doris)                                             0/5
Floyd | Exits: north   south   east   west   northeast   northwest
Floyd | southeast   southwest   up
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | A sullen-yet-sultry red-head.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying your tk device (disguised as a tube of lipstick) and
Floyd | your
Floyd | image projector (disguised as a powder compact).  You are wearing your
Floyd | rocket
Floyd | pants and your jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh, I was confused because I thought Doris was brunette, but that was the disguise."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x rocket pants" 		

Floyd | Crash Site (as Doris)                                             0/6
Floyd | Exits: north   south   east   west   northeast   northwest
Floyd | southeast   southwest   up
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROCKET PANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Rocket pants are, without a doubt, the best article of clothing ever
Floyd | invented.
Floyd | It's good to live in the future.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x jacket" 		

Floyd | Crash Site (as Doris)                                             0/7
Floyd | Exits: north   south   east   west   northeast   northwest
Floyd | southeast   southwest   up
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JACKET
Floyd |
Floyd | The jacket is made of a silver fabric and looks rather nice.  It is
Floyd | also hot
Floyd | and not very suitable for the Venusian climate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max glances at you and his eyes slide down to your rocket pants.
Floyd | 'Well, fine,
Floyd | if you don't want to take any risks, I'll scout out the terrain
Floyd | myself.'
Floyd |
Floyd | Max spits on his hands and shimmies athletically up the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd | Crash Site (as Doris)                                             0/8
Floyd | Exits: north   south   east   west   northeast   northwest
Floyd | southeast   southwest   up
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's probably a bad idea for both of you to go off scouting at the
Floyd | same time.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is some rustling from the trees above as Max moves around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tk device" 		

Floyd | Crash Site (as Doris)                                             0/9
Floyd | Exits: west   up
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TK DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | The tk device can project a short blast of either attractive or
Floyd | repelling
Floyd | telekinetic force (depending on the setting of its switch, currently
Floyd | set to
Floyd | attracting force).  Use is simple: just point the device at a target
Floyd | and
Floyd | activate it.  It is disguised as a tube of lipstick, although trying
Floyd | to use it
Floyd | like that would probably lead to a sudden facelift.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is some rustling from the trees above as Max moves around.
Floyd | 'Looks like
Floyd | it's off to the west,' he shouts down.  'Probably most of a day's
Floyd | hike.'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This is my least favourite part, when you're trying to figure out your inventory but the game isn't patient."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x projector" 		

Floyd | Crash Site (as Doris)                                            0/10
Floyd | Exits: west   up
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PROJECTOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The image projector is disguised as a powder compact, but the interior
Floyd | mirror
Floyd | flips up to reveal a set of miniature scanning devices and generators.
Floyd | When
Floyd | the projector is activated, it creates a large holographic image of
Floyd | whatever
Floyd | has been placed inside it.  The image projector is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max slides down the tree trunk and lands softly on the jungle floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | In the Foliage (as Doris)                                        0/11
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You shove aside a giant fern frond and set off into the jungle.  Going
Floyd | is rough
Floyd | at first but you eventually get the hang of it: stepping around the
Floyd | pools of
Floyd | sucking mud, wiping off the sweat that pours down your forehead and
Floyd | into your
Floyd | eyes, ducking to avoid the branches that Max keeps accidentally
Floyd | whipping back
Floyd | at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Foliage
Floyd | Making your way through the Venusian jungle is a bit like working
Floyd | security in
Floyd | the front rows of a rock concert mobbed by giant broccoli[6].  Every
Floyd | direction
Floyd | that isn't blocked by actual treetrunk is accounted for in vines,
Floyd | overhanging
Floyd | fruit, or (worst) the Venusian atmosphere.  Nevertheless, you've got
Floyd | to keep
Floyd | heading west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The heat is really starting to get to you.  Your jacket is starting to
Floyd | feel
Floyd | like one of your grandmother's porcuswine-quill sweaters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "footnote 6" 		

Floyd | In the Foliage (as Doris)                                        0/11
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > FOOTNOTE 6
Floyd |
Floyd | But they got real calm when you flashed the steam-gun in your hand --
Floyd | man, the
Floyd | things you had to do to pay the rent before you made it in the Patrol.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take off jacket" 		

Floyd | In the Foliage (as Doris)                                        0/12
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE OFF JACKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You strip off the jacket of your uniform, leaving your arms bare.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max's lips form into the shape of a whistle, but when he sees your
Floyd | expression
Floyd | the lips quickly reshape themselves into 'Weather's kind of hot here,
Floyd | isn't
Floyd | it.'
Floyd |
Floyd | Give the man points for basic perception.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hit max" 		

Floyd | In the Foliage (as Doris)                                        0/13
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT MAX
Floyd |
Floyd | He certainly deserves it on occasion, but better reconsider at least
Floyd | until
Floyd | after the mission's complete.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kiss max" 		

Floyd | In the Foliage (as Doris)                                        0/14
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS MAX
Floyd |
Floyd | Sometimes tempting, but you hate to make him any smugger than he
Floyd | already is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Edge of Gorge (as Doris)                                         0/15
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You travel only a short distance more before being brought to a halt
Floyd | by a
Floyd | sudden onset of geography.
Floyd |
Floyd | Edge of Gorge
Floyd | The foliage abruptly parts here, leaving you in the clear air -- and a
Floyd | short
Floyd | distance from the edge of a steep gorge, with walls of sheer rock.
Floyd | The lack of
Floyd | dirt is presumably the only reason the gorge is not also overgrown
Floyd | with
Floyd | concealing vegetation; even so, vines cling to every ledge, and hang
Floyd | from the
Floyd | trees on both sides of the gorge.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the bottom you can make out a trickle of water.  The far side of
Floyd | the gorge
Floyd | is perhaps fifteen feet away -- definitely too far to jump.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk" 		

Floyd | Edge of Gorge (as Doris)                                         0/15
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | (You can't think of anything to say at the moment.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x gorge" 		

Floyd | Edge of Gorge (as Doris)                                         0/16
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GORGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The gorge is probably fifteen feet across: too far to jump and not a
Floyd | bridge in
Floyd | sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | Edge of Gorge (as Doris)                                         0/17
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You zip down into the gorge, but quickly discover it's rocks all the
Floyd | way down,
Floyd | and not much else.  Eventually you fly back up again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Edge of Gorge (as Doris)                                         0/18
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Trying to jump over the gorge seems likely to get you killed.  If you
Floyd | want to
Floyd | fly west, say so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "fly west" 		

Floyd | Other Edge of Gorge (as Doris)                                   0/19
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > FLY WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You thumb the control on the rocket belt, and the thrusters flame to
Floyd | life.
Floyd | There's a nervewracking moment where you think you're about to be
Floyd | pasted all
Floyd | over the far wall of the gorge, but you make it neatly back to solid
Floyd | ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | They should really have given you more time to practice with these
Floyd | things.
Floyd |
Floyd | Other Edge of Gorge
Floyd | The foliage suddenly comes together here as the jungle resumes, a few
Floyd | paces
Floyd | beyond the clear air of the cliff edge.  The gorge still looks just as
Floyd | steep on
Floyd | this side, the river at the bottom just as far away.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max is on the other side of the chasm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x river" 		

Floyd | Other Edge of Gorge (as Doris)                                   0/20
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RIVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The river seems very small from up here.  If you're thirsty, it'd
Floyd | probably be
Floyd | faster to look for a drinking fountain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x max" 		

Floyd | Other Edge of Gorge (as Doris)                                   0/21
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAX
Floyd |
Floyd | Tanned skin, curly blonde locks, and handsome.  And check out those
Floyd | perfectly-
Floyd | white teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max is carrying his blaster, his force generator, and the ultra-bomb
Floyd | (disguised
Floyd | as a pocketwatch).
Floyd |
Floyd | Max stares thoughtfully at the gorge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk" 		

Floyd | Other Edge of Gorge (as Doris)                                   0/21
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | (You can't think of anything to say at the moment.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (as Doris)                                       0/22
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You return to the westward march, followed a few minutes later by Max.
Floyd | The
Floyd | ground level drops a bit and the jungle floor becomes soggier, which
Floyd | doesn't
Floyd | help your mood any.  You are just brushing aside yet another vine and
Floyd | are about
Floyd | to step into a small clearing, when you are brought up short by a
Floyd | shout from
Floyd | Max.  'Wait!'
Floyd |
Floyd | Jungle Clearing
Floyd | A particularly large tree grew here until recently (bearing in mind
Floyd | that trees
Floyd | have a different definition of 'recently' than humans do).  Now all
Floyd | that
Floyd | remains are the rotting remains of the trunk, a stump slowly returning
Floyd | to
Floyd | earth, and a clearing in the jungle, not yet reclaimed by the
Floyd | surrounding
Floyd | vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vine lies across the middle of the clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x vine" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (as Doris)                                       0/23
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VINE
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like an ordinary vine.  Which is not too surprising, because
Floyd | it is an
Floyd | ordinary vine.  Exactly like the millions of other completely ordinary
Floyd | vines in
Floyd | this jungle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Perhaps the trees and vines can help get Max across."
		DavidW says, "Unless he's got hyperboots and can just jump across."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take vine" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (lying on the jungle floor) (as Doris)           0/24
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE VINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk forward and reach out a hand to touch the vine, which blinks
Floyd | one eye
Floyd | open and lunges at you; you fall to the ground, wearing the snake like
Floyd | a
Floyd | feather boa[7]. Max takes a few hasty steps to get a better view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "aw dang"
pollux says (to footnote), "7" 		inky says, "there is a certain amount of funny conversation we just skipped"
		pollux says, "haha oops"
inky says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (as Doris)                                       0/23
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Taking back one turn: 'take vine'.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jungle Clearing
Floyd | A particularly large tree grew here until recently (bearing in mind
Floyd | that trees
Floyd | have a different definition of 'recently' than humans do).  Now all
Floyd | that
Floyd | remains are the rotting remains of the trunk, a stump slowly returning
Floyd | to
Floyd | earth, and a clearing in the jungle, not yet reclaimed by the
Floyd | surrounding
Floyd | vegetation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vine lies across the middle of the clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "talk to max" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (as Doris)                                       0/23
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO MAX
Floyd |
Floyd | Talking 1: What's the hold-up?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (as Doris)                                       0/24
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | 'What's the hold-up?'  you ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'For your information, you were just about to step into the clearing.
Floyd | Straight
Floyd | into the clutches of that vine snake!'  Max says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "talk" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (as Doris)                                       0/24
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | Talking about vine snakes1: Um, that's a vine.2: Since when do
Floyd | you have a
Floyd | degree in xenobiology?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (as Doris)                                       0/25
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Um, that's a vine.'
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Are you saying I don't know a vine snake when I see one?'  Max asks,
Floyd | indignantly.  'It's a snake!'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "talk" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (as Doris)                                       0/25
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | Talking about vine snakes1: It's a vine!2: Since when do you
Floyd | have a degree in
Floyd | xenobiology?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (as Doris)                                       0/26
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | 'It's a vine!'  You give Max a scornful look and walk toward the vine.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Snake!'  Max shouts, taking an absurdly cautious step or two closer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "talk" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (as Doris)                                       0/26
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK
Floyd |
Floyd | Talking about vine snakes1: Since when do you have a degree in
Floyd | xenobiology?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (as Doris)                                       0/27
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Oh, right, vine snakes.  Since when do you have a degree in
Floyd | xenobiology?  I
Floyd | must've missed it in your last press release.'
Floyd |
Floyd | 'For your information, I was just doing an intensive six-week course
Floyd | in alien
Floyd | fauna.  Besides, I learned all about vine snakes last week, on "It Bit
Floyd | My Face,
Floyd | Episode 17: The Reptilian Horror of Venus".'
Floyd |
Floyd | You blink.  Has Max always been this short?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Ellison says, "oh, dang, you're playing THAT game. wish I had jumped in earlier."
inky says (to Floyd), "x max" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (as Doris)                                       0/28
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAX
Floyd |
Floyd | Tanned skin, curly blonde locks, and handsome.  And check out those
Floyd | perfectly-
Floyd | white teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max seems to be up to his shins in a pool of quicksand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max is carrying his blaster, his force generator, and the ultra-bomb
Floyd | (disguised
Floyd | as a pocketwatch).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "get vine" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (lying on the jungle floor) (as Doris)           0/29
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET VINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk forward and reach out a hand to touch the vine, which blinks
Floyd | one eye
Floyd | open and lunges at you; you fall to the ground, wearing the snake like
Floyd | a
Floyd | feather boa[7].
Floyd |
Floyd | Feeling a gentle brush around his knees, Max glances down to see that
Floyd | he
Floyd | appears to be standing in a pool of quicksand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "ok anyway"
inky says (to Floyd), "note 7" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (lying on the jungle floor) (as Doris)           0/29
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > NOTE 7
Floyd |

		
pollux says (to floyd), "footnote 7" 		

Floyd | Only without the feathers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Jungle Clearing (lying on the jungle floor) (as Doris)           0/29
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > FOOTNOTE 7
Floyd |
Floyd | Only without the feathers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kill snake" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (lying on the jungle floor) (as Doris)           0/30
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | (with your bare hands)
Floyd | Your arms are held tightly to your sides by the snake's coils.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you fight to free yourself from the snake, you collide with
Floyd | something, hard.
Floyd | Twisting your neck to see, you realize the tides of battle have washed
Floyd | you up
Floyd | against a reef.  Or at least a tree stump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x stump" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (lying on the jungle floor) (as Doris)           0/31
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The stump, though gradually decaying, retains most of its original
Floyd | form.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max is up to his waist in the quicksand.
Floyd |
Floyd | The snake uncoils part of its length and grabs hold of the tree stump
Floyd | with its
Floyd | tail.  Thus anchored, it rears its head back and prepares to get down
Floyd | to what
Floyd | it probably thinks of as a business lunch.  'Get this snake off me!'
Floyd | you
Floyd | shout.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to max" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (lying on the jungle floor) (as Doris)           0/31
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO MAX
Floyd |
Floyd | (You can't think of anything to say at the moment.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on pants" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (lying on the jungle floor) (as Doris)           0/32
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON PANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You will automatically activate the pants as needed.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Don't go anywhere, I'll be right with you,' Max calls.
Floyd |
Floyd | The snake regards you beadily, head drawn almost all the way back
Floyd | against the
Floyd | stump as it gets ready to lunge forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open projector" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (lying on the jungle floor) (as Doris)           0/33
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN PROJECTOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You snap open the image projector.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max sinks a few more inches into the quicksand.
Floyd |
Floyd | The vine snake suddenly snaps its head forward, jaws lunging for your
Floyd | neck.
Floyd | With a mighty effort, you twist out of the way just in time and its
Floyd | fangs bite
Floyd | thin air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "switch device" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (lying on the jungle floor) (as Doris)           0/34
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWITCH DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | (your tk device)
Floyd | You set the tk device to repelling force.

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on device" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | The snake shakes its head, dazedly, no doubt wondering why you don't
Floyd | do the
Floyd | sensible thing and lie still so it can eat you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Jungle Clearing (lying on the jungle floor) (as Doris)           0/35
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | The quicksand makes it difficult to reach Max's force generator.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max sinks a few more inches into the quicksand.
Floyd |
Floyd | The snake rears its head back and prepares to get down to business.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "fire tk device at snake" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (as Doris)                                       0/36
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIRE TK DEVICE AT SNAKE
Floyd |
Floyd | The vine snake's head snaps back suddenly as your force bolt strikes
Floyd | it under
Floyd | what passes for its chin.  Its head, already close to the stump,
Floyd | continues its
Floyd | move backwards and strikes the wood with a thunk.  The snake's eyes
Floyd | cross and
Floyd | it goes limp.  You throw the snake off yourself and struggle to your
Floyd | feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Well,' you say finally.  'I suppose it was a snake.'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x max" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (as Doris)                                       0/37
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAX
Floyd |
Floyd | Tanned skin, curly blonde locks, and handsome.  And check out those
Floyd | perfectly-
Floyd | white teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max seems to be up to his chest in a pool of quicksand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max is carrying his blaster, his force generator, and the ultra-bomb
Floyd | (disguised
Floyd | as a pocketwatch).
Floyd |
Floyd | Max turns on the forcefield device.  A shimmering sphere of force
Floyd | appears.
Floyd |
Floyd | Max sinks a few more inches into the quicksand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You can probably pull max out of the quicksand."
pollux says (to floyd), "give snake to max" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (as Doris)                                       0/38
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE SNAKE TO MAX
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the vine snake)
Floyd | You hold fast to one end of the vine snake and toss the other to Max.
Floyd | He grabs
Floyd | on and pulls himself out of the quicksand, breathing a sigh of relief.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Well, at least we don't have to put up with him anymore"
Gerynar arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Zach says, "Dang"
		pollux says, "Sorry, but we needed him."
		DavidW says, "oh, yay vine. We didn't need to touch him and his disgusting male hotness."
		pollux says, "You know, to draw fire."
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to max" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (as Doris)                                       0/38
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO MAX
Floyd |
Floyd | Talking 1: Too bad you missed the XenoGeology and Biodomes
Floyd | Special.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd | Jungle Clearing (as Doris)                                       0/39
Floyd | Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Too bad you missed the XenoGeology and Biodomes Special,' you say.
Floyd | 'It showed
Floyd | just what quicksand looked like.'
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Mmf.'
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "snrk"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Max coughs slightly as you two start to set off into the jungle again.
Floyd | 'I hate
Floyd | to say it,' he says, 'but I told you so.  I told you early and I told
Floyd | you
Floyd | repeatedly.  I told you loudly and I told you quietly.  I told you--'
Floyd |
Floyd | You glare at Max and snap, 'Next time I'm letting you sink, buster.'
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground firms again as it begins to slope upwards, and after only
Floyd | another
Floyd | hour or so of walking, you are in sight of your goal.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hill Outlook
Floyd | This small hill is the jungle's last outpost.  Not covered with trees
Floyd | and
Floyd | creepers, as it would be further back, it is instead dotted with low
Floyd | bushes and
Floyd | halfhearted patches of grass.  The grass begins to win out on the
Floyd | downslope of
Floyd | the hill, however, and as the ground drops and widens into a great
Floyd | natural
Floyd | bowl, the grass holds undisputed reign.  This is a bit worrying, as it
Floyd | suggests
Floyd | the land has been kept artificially clear and free of hiding-places,
Floyd | but you
Floyd | have little attention for that as your gaze is drawn irrevocably
Floyd | towards that
Floyd | which grows in the center of the bowl: the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | Impossibly tall, branches bowed with the weight of a dozen silver
Floyd | cage-domes,
Floyd | the tree encompasses your vision and surpasses it.  And then, at the
Floyd | top of the
Floyd | tree, dark against the setting sun, movement catches your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | [More]

		
Gerynar has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "hope it's not a deadly parrot, hope it's not a deadly parrot"
		pollux says, "I should sleep."
pollux has had its fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | Hill Outlook (as Doris)                                          0/40
Floyd | Exits: down
Floyd |

		
Floyd says, "Max is here." 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cages" 		

Floyd | Hill Outlook (as Doris)                                          0/40
Floyd | Exits: down
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAGES
Floyd |
Floyd | You see no cages here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd | Hill Outlook (as Doris)                                          0/41
Floyd | Exits: down
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | Almost as large as a skyscraper and equally as much a triumph of
Floyd | engineering.
Floyd | Nothing as large as this could survive on its own, and it is only due
Floyd | to the
Floyd | ceaseless action of the nutrient and water pumps built around the base
Floyd | of the
Floyd | tree that it is kept alive.  And it does still live, branches with
Floyd | leaves like
Floyd | bedsheets reaching up to catch the last light of the day.  Also on
Floyd | those
Floyd | branches hang the dozen silver cage-domes, each easily the size of a
Floyd | house, in
Floyd | which the Xavians lair.  Not all are busy lairing at the moment,
Floyd | however, and
Floyd | you can see them flit from dome to dome or fly up to the top of the
Floyd | tree to
Floyd | inspect the dark structure built there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cage-domes" 		

Floyd | Hill Outlook (as Doris)                                          0/42
Floyd | Exits: down
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAGE-DOMES
Floyd |
Floyd | The silver cage-domes are each easily the size of a house, and at
Floyd | least a dozen
Floyd | hang from the branches of the tree.  You've penetrated more
Floyd | impressive-looking
Floyd | bases, but not many[8].
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "footnote 8" 		

Floyd | Hill Outlook (as Doris)                                          0/42
Floyd | Exits: down
Floyd |
Floyd | > FOOTNOTE 8
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, ok, actually you haven't penetrated any more impressive-looking
Floyd | bases,
Floyd | but no sense getting yourself all depressed, right?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | On a dark field (as Doris)                                      10/43
Floyd | Exits: None
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Eventually the shadows are thick enough that it seems safe to start
Floyd | heading for
Floyd | the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | 'There's no cover, so we'll just have to be as quick and quiet as we
Floyd | can,' Max
Floyd | says.  You roll your eyes.  'What, did you think I was going to walk
Floyd | in there
Floyd | playing a flugelhorn?'  But Max is already walking on ahead and
Floyd | disappearing
Floyd | into the darkness even as you hurry to catch up.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Doris has raised the score by ten points.)
Floyd | (If you'd prefer not to be notified about score changes in the future,
Floyd | type
Floyd | NOTIFY OFF.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I better go to sleep too. Job interview tomorrow."
		DavidW asks, "Should we stop it here and continue next week with it?"
		Zach says, "Sure, unless anyone else wants to continue playing."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to readwrite:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nfparrots" 		

Floyd | On a dark field (as Doris)                                      10/43
Floyd | Exits: None
Floyd | Saved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Do you really want to quit? (Y is affirmative) >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks for playing!
Floyd | cheaptads quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 			



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
The Crescent City at the Edge of Disaster by Emily Short
Destiny of the Chihuahua by Adam Biltcliffe
Tooth Ow Zunden Won! by Duncan Cross
As played on ifMUD on May 11, 2014

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 Crescent City at the Edge of Disaster written by Emily Short, Destiny of the Chihuahua written by Adam Biltcliffe, and Tooth Ow Zunden Won! written by Duncan Cross. These games were released as part of SpeedIF January 2001. You can learn more about the games, including how to download them, by visiting the IFDB pages: Destiny of the Chihuahua, The Crescent City at the Edge of Disaster, and Tooth Ow Zunden Won!.

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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The Crescent City at the Edge of Disaster by Emily Short
Destiny of the Chihuahua by Adam Biltcliffe
Tooth Ow Zunden Won! by Duncan Cross
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		Jacqueline says, "Good morning, Floyders."
djfletch arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Jacqueline asks, "Do you all want to try Moments out of Time, which DavidW suggested (even though he is not here), or did you have something else in mind?"
		Jacqueline says, "I will only be here for about an hour and a half today, so I'm actually down with the idea of more speed IFs."
		Marvin asks, "Hmm. I'd like to try MooT at some point, but if DavidW suggested it and he's not here, perhaps we should wait until a day when he is?"
		Marvin says, "SpeedIFs sound good."
		pollux says, "I'm fine with that."
		Marvin says, "I may be able to continue paying attention long enough to get through at least one SpeedIF."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh dear. In searching for 'speed' IFs, I have learned of the existence of Captain Speedo."
		Marvin says, "Ha ha"
		Marvin says, "I do not know what that is, and I'm not sure I wish to."
		Jacqueline says, "There are at least five games in the series, all released in the same year."
		Jacqueline says, "Give me a sec. Looking for the highest rated speed IF we haven't yet played."
Roger arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Jacqueline says, (to Floyd), "load sleepmask crescent" 		

Floyd ]  Saint Louis Street                                     0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saint Louis Street.  7:30 pm.  Three and a half hours from the end of
Floyd | the world.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Crescent City at the Edge of Disaster
Floyd | Copyright (c) 2000 by Emily Short.  (First-time users should type
Floyd | 'help'.)
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 010120 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Saint Louis Street
Floyd | Mostly deserted.  The shops on either side of the street have closed
Floyd | down, though that's not really enough to keep you out if you wanted to
Floyd | go in -- considering the shape that they're in.  The most disastrously
Floyd | torn-open one is the shopfront of NOLA, to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | North, where the junction with Chartres Street should be, there is
Floyd | only a hastily-erected barricade of wire fencing.  Beyond that, forest
Floyd | impenetrable.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the south, Decatur Street, the last narrow strip, humanity's tiny
Floyd | remaining purchase between the forest and the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nearby stands Brutus the Chihuahua, watching you grimly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Saint Louis Street                                     0/2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You look like shit, if you could see yourself, which you can't.  Your
Floyd | costume's torn at the elbows and knees, you've got bruises and
Floyd | abrasions and contusions on every exposed skin surface, and there's a
Floyd | general sense of foreboding located somewhere behind your left
Floyd | eyesocket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline is tempted to say, "...aren't bruises and contusions the same thing?" but realizes that's not helpful and it's a speed IF.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Saint Louis Street                                     0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a black velvet cape (being worn)
Floyd |   a tattered note
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read note" 		

Floyd ]  Saint Louis Street                                     0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | Since you asked, this is ABSOLUTELY YOUR LAST CHANCE to prove that
Floyd | there's something worth preserving in your puny civilization.
Floyd | Otherwise you will be CRUSHED LIKE AN EGG.  [This is scratched out and
Floyd | in scarlet letters it says instead, LIKE YOUR OWN SKULLS.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Build a scale replica of the Taj Mahal out of food products at the
Floyd | center of Jackson Square.  And we'll think about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Signed, the Bright Coalition.
Floyd |
Floyd | [ Rat bastards -- literally, mutant crossbreeds out of NIMH -- it took
Floyd | you twenty hours of non-stop negotiation to get even this concession
Floyd | out of them.  They were laughing like hyenas by the time it ended. ]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Taleslinger arrives, full of fun and funk. 		djfletch says, "omg a plot hook"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
Nitku arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline says, "Part of me thinks we don't make speed IFs like this anymore."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x cape" 		

Floyd ]  Saint Louis Street                                     0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | A little damaged by your recent adventures, but it still hushes
Floyd | reassuringly around you when you walk, and the tassel on the hood
Floyd | still swings jauntily.  It was all worth it, all the years of
Floyd | training, all the effort, just to get to the moment when you first put
Floyd | it on...  when your mother's daughter became the Dark Avenger... but
Floyd | those glory days are behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unless you can save humanity from the grip of the Bright Coalition,
Floyd | that is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Marvin asks, "Do we make actual speed IFs at all anymore?"
		Marvin only ever did one.
		Jacqueline says, "If you mean 'in under 2 hours,' not really."
		Jacqueline says, "Though I've done two of those."
		Jacqueline says, "One in under half an hour."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x chihuahua" 		

Floyd ]  Saint Louis Street                                     0/6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHIHUAHUA
Floyd |
Floyd | So named by someone with a keen sense of irony and no personal fear.
Floyd | Brutus stands a good 6 foot 8 inches, with the girth of a tree-trunk
Floyd | and an affinity for leather gear.  As you look at him, he breaks into
Floyd | a toothy grin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "talk to brutus" 		

Floyd ]  Saint Louis Street                                     0/6
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO BRUTUS
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to talk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Is he blocking our way to Jackson Square?"
		Jacqueline says, "My guess is that he is."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "attack brutus" 		

Floyd ]  Saint Louis Street                                     0/7
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK BRUTUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Marvin says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  NOLA Restaurant                                        0/8
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | NOLA Restaurant
Floyd | Once a rather chic restaurant -- one of Emeril Lagasse's lesser
Floyd | spinoffs, it's true, but still, not bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now it looks like a bomb hit.  The brushed alumninum decor is black
Floyd | with soot.  Tables are overturned, the windows shattered.  The
Floyd | elevator-in-a-cage that goes up to the second floor emits a perpetual
Floyd | high-pitched whine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Swinging doors lead deeper into the restaurant.
Floyd |
Floyd | A single menu lies twisted among the wreckage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Brutus follows you faithfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "But I'm the Dark Avennnnnnngerrrrrrrr!"
		Jacqueline says, "(i.e. why no violence?)"
Marvin says (to Floyd), "x menu" 		

Floyd ]  NOLA Restaurant                                        0/9
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MENU
Floyd |
Floyd | Tattered and burnt almost beyond recognition.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can pick out words here and there -- duck liver pate, sweetened
Floyd | corn beverages, something about sorghum flour and something else about
Floyd | candied hazelnuts...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Taleslinger says, "I want to write a game where violence is the ONLY solution"
		Jacqueline says, "This is where we get our food to make the taj mahal."
Marvin says (to Floyd), "x elevator" 		

Floyd ]  NOLA Restaurant                                        0/9
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ELEVATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Marvin says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  NOLA Kitchen                                           0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | NOLA Kitchen
Floyd | Once a monument to culinary art and ergonomic efficiency; now a temple
Floyd | of destruction.  The stainless counters are dirty and warped, the gas
Floyd | stoves burnt out, the ovens gaping doorless maws.
Floyd |
Floyd | But most disturbingly: a rotting heap of Stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | Brutus follows you faithfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm hoping that when the time comes it will be as simple as 'make taj majal from duck liver pate' as opposed to 'research architecture. determine 1/1000 scale. find sculpting tools. (etc)'"
		Marvin says, "Look, Stuff."
		Jacqueline says, "Brutus follows us... faithfully? huh."
		Marvin says, "Yeah, I'm assuming he's on our side, or something."
inky arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, must be."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x stuff" 		

Floyd ]  NOLA Kitchen                                           0/11
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STUFF
Floyd |
Floyd | The pile itself was made by human, not animal hands, one huge
Floyd | assemblage of garbage that someone must have hoped to be able to burn
Floyd | or get rid of.  Who knows what might still be in the middle of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search stuff" 		

Floyd ]  NOLA Kitchen                                           4/12
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH STUFF
Floyd |
Floyd | Success!  In the form of a single box of croutons, not even opened.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by four points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  NOLA Kitchen                                           4/13
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You've plundered the heap for all that it will likely yield.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Wow, four points."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x ovens" 		

Floyd ]  NOLA Kitchen                                           4/13
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OVENS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x counters" 		

Floyd ]  NOLA Kitchen                                           4/13
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COUNTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x croutons" 		

Floyd ]  NOLA Kitchen                                           4/13
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CROUTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  NOLA Kitchen                                           4/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a crouton box
Floyd |   a black velvet cape (being worn)
Floyd |   a tattered note
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd ]  NOLA Kitchen                                           4/15
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Close inspection of the box shows why it has survived.  The contents
Floyd | are pretty much entirely artificial.  How embarrassing for Emeril.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I must admit I used to watch his show a ton."
Marvin says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  NOLA Kitchen                                           4/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | NOLA Kitchen
Floyd | Once a monument to culinary art and ergonomic efficiency; now a temple
Floyd | of destruction.  The stainless counters are dirty and warped, the gas
Floyd | stoves burnt out, the ovens gaping doorless maws.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nearby stands Brutus the Chihuahua, watching you grimly.
Floyd |
Floyd | But most disturbingly: a rotting heap of Stuff.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Marvin says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  NOLA Restaurant                                        4/17
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | NOLA Restaurant
Floyd | Once a rather chic restaurant -- one of Emeril Lagasse's lesser
Floyd | spinoffs, it's true, but still, not bad.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now it looks like a bomb hit.  The brushed alumninum decor is black
Floyd | with soot.  Tables are overturned, the windows shattered.  The
Floyd | elevator-in-a-cage that goes up to the second floor emits a perpetual
Floyd | high-pitched whine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Swinging doors lead deeper into the restaurant.
Floyd |
Floyd | A single menu lies twisted among the wreckage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Brutus follows you faithfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pet brutus" 		

Floyd ]  NOLA Restaurant                                        4/17
Floyd |
Floyd | > PET BRUTUS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Marvin says (to Floyd), "hug brutus" 		

Floyd ]  NOLA Restaurant                                        4/18
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG BRUTUS
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not feeling that affectionate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Marvin says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  NOLA Restaurant                                        4/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go only east, out or in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get menu" 		

Floyd ]  NOLA Restaurant                                        4/20
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET MENU
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Did we do all the locations inside the restaurant?"
		djfletch says, "it looks like it."
		djfletch says, "probably time to try elsewhere"
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Saint Louis Street                                     4/21
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Saint Louis Street
Floyd | Mostly deserted.  The shops on either side of the street have closed
Floyd | down, though that's not really enough to keep you out if you wanted to
Floyd | go in -- considering the shape that they're in.  The most disastrously
Floyd | torn-open one is the shopfront of NOLA, to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | North, where the junction with Chartres Street should be, there is
Floyd | only a hastily-erected barricade of wire fencing.  Beyond that, forest
Floyd | impenetrable.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the south, Decatur Street, the last narrow strip, humanity's tiny
Floyd | remaining purchase between the forest and the river.
Floyd |
Floyd | Brutus follows you faithfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x barricade" 		

Floyd ]  Saint Louis Street                                     4/21
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BARRICADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "S?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Decatur Street                                         4/22
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Decatur Street
Floyd | To the north is the tiny remaining habitable stretch of Saint Louis
Floyd | Street.  Toulouse and Wilkinson have been given over to the enemy,
Floyd | fenced off.
Floyd |
Floyd | Decatur itself continues east to Jackson Square.
Floyd |
Floyd | Brutus follows you faithfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, south side                             4/23
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Jackson Square, south side
Floyd | Decatur Street runs east-west here, and time was that carriages did
Floyd | too, ferrying tourists around.  To the south, the concrete mass of the
Floyd | MoonWalk.  North, the center of Jackson Square -- the statue of old
Floyd | Andrew has been pulled down to make room for a seething mass of bodies
Floyd | where the young and soulless are dancing like it was 1999.
Floyd | (Apparently that occasion failed to live up to expectation.
Floyd | Dumbasses.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Brutus follows you faithfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, south side                             4/24
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Better safe it until it's time to use it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Isn't it time?"
		Jacqueline says, "We are in the right location"
		Marvin says, "I imagine we need to collect more food."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x bodies" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, south side                             4/24
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BODIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It is too bad we didn't find pate, because I think that would be a good mortar for our croutons."
		djfletch asks, "south?"
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Moonwalk                                               4/25
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Moonwalk
Floyd | A somewhat oddly named strip of concrete overlooking the street on one
Floyd | side and the river on the other, mostly useful for walking back and
Floyd | forth at times of tribulation.  Preferably, times of tribulation when
Floyd | no time limit is in force.
Floyd |
Floyd | The enormous memorial cannon has been turned to point towards the
Floyd | Mississippi.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the river itself, the paddleboat calling itself the Ark drifts,
Floyd | reeking of menace.
Floyd |
Floyd | Brutus follows you faithfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I am trying to manage holding a lap cat who is curious about human food while eating breakfast, so I may not type for a bit."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x cannon" 		

Floyd ]  Moonwalk                                               4/26
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CANNON
Floyd |
Floyd | Once some kind of memorial piece, now again pressed into active
Floyd | service -- at least as long as the cannonballs hold out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look in it" 		

Floyd ]  Moonwalk                                               4/27
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x paddleboat" 		

Floyd ]  Moonwalk                                               4/28
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PADDLEBOAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Sinister, barely lit: through the windows and the drapery of flags
Floyd | that used to adorn it for tourists, you can make out the moving
Floyd | silhouettes of Them, the Bright Coalition.  Hamsters the size of yaks,
Floyd | mockingly costumed in monocles and spats, celebrating the end of
Floyd | humanity...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "haha"
		Jacqueline says, "This is what I mean by 'it was a different time'"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "fire cannon" 		

Floyd ]  Moonwalk                                               4/28
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIRE CANNON
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "bah"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "shoot cannon" 		

Floyd ]  Moonwalk                                               4/28
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT CANNON
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "attack paddleboat" 		

Floyd ]  Moonwalk                                               4/29
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK PADDLEBOAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach the riverboat from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Moonwalk                                               4/30
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | There's not enough water to swim in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Moonwalk                                               4/31
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Moonwalk
Floyd | A somewhat oddly named strip of concrete overlooking the street on one
Floyd | side and the river on the other, mostly useful for walking back and
Floyd | forth at times of tribulation.  Preferably, times of tribulation when
Floyd | no time limit is in force.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nearby stands Brutus the Chihuahua, watching you grimly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The enormous memorial cannon has been turned to point towards the
Floyd | Mississippi.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the river itself, the paddleboat calling itself the Ark drifts,
Floyd | reeking of menace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "not sure we can do much here"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Moonwalk                                               4/32
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go only north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, south side                             4/33
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Jackson Square, south side
Floyd | Decatur Street runs east-west here, and time was that carriages did
Floyd | too, ferrying tourists around.  To the south, the concrete mass of the
Floyd | MoonWalk.  North, the center of Jackson Square -- the statue of old
Floyd | Andrew has been pulled down to make room for a seething mass of bodies
Floyd | where the young and soulless are dancing like it was 1999.
Floyd | (Apparently that occasion failed to live up to expectation.
Floyd | Dumbasses.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Brutus follows you faithfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, south side                             4/34
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | That way's pretty much a stinking mess: the market has grown over into
Floyd | something truly vile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Center of Jackson Square                               4/35
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Center of Jackson Square
Floyd | Once a handsome spot, now a garden of Bacchanalian abuses.  The gates
Floyd | open north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | From side to side of the august park, a group of people -- some drunk
Floyd | -- are dancing to the vibrating tunage of an artist you mentally refer
Floyd | to as Squiggle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x people" 		

Floyd ]  Center of Jackson Square                               4/36
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A motley collection of people, some well-dressed, some less so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Center of Jackson Square                               4/36
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "aw"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Center of Jackson Square                               4/37
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Marvin says, "Even Emily's SpeedIF has more detail than my (non-Speed IF) attempts."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x gates" 		

Floyd ]  Center of Jackson Square                               4/37
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GATES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "north I suppose"
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, north side                             4/38
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Jackson Square, north side
Floyd | Here under the august shadow of the Cabildo it is (almost) possible to
Floyd | believe that nothing has gone wrong or ever will.  The old building
Floyd | still stands, untainted and from here apparently undamaged, the signs
Floyd | for tourists in their places, as if anyone were traveling for pleasure
Floyd | today.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the street is set up a table from which someone was selling
Floyd | souvenir posters and other junk.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the table is a picture of the Taj Mahal.
Floyd |
Floyd | Brutus follows you faithfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x picture" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, north side                             4/39
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PICTURE
Floyd |
Floyd | Just what you were looking for.  Never say that Providence doesn't
Floyd | smile on you, and I'm not talking about when you're interviewing for
Floyd | the Rhode Island tourist board, either.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "OHO"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, north side                             8/40
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by four points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, north side                             8/40
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 8 out of a possible 0, in 40 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, hrm."
		Jacqueline says, "Hard to say how close we are to our goal, then."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, north side                             8/41
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Abandoned, but there is still a thing or two on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look on it" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, north side                             8/41
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK ON IT
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search table" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, north side                             8/42
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TABLE
Floyd |

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "search table" 		

Floyd | There is nothing on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Jackson Square, north side                             8/43
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on the table.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, north side                             8/44
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x signs" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, north side                             8/44
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SIGNS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Sorry I'm late. Wasn't watching the time."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, north side                             8/45
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Jackson Square, north side
Floyd | Here under the august shadow of the Cabildo it is (almost) possible to
Floyd | believe that nothing has gone wrong or ever will.  The old building
Floyd | still stands, untainted and from here apparently undamaged, the signs
Floyd | for tourists in their places, as if anyone were traveling for pleasure
Floyd | today.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nearby stands Brutus the Chihuahua, watching you grimly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the street is set up a table from which someone was selling
Floyd | souvenir posters and other junk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "I think we should probably go back south now."
		djfletch says, "yes, unless we're allowed to go inside here"
		DavidW asks, "oh, the New Orleans game? City on the Edge of Forever, I think it was?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, north side                             8/46
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go only north or south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, north side                             8/47
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Jackson Square, north side
Floyd | Here under the august shadow of the Cabildo it is (almost) possible to
Floyd | believe that nothing has gone wrong or ever will.  The old building
Floyd | still stands, untainted and from here apparently undamaged, the signs
Floyd | for tourists in their places, as if anyone were traveling for pleasure
Floyd | today.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nearby stands Brutus the Chihuahua, watching you grimly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the street is set up a table from which someone was selling
Floyd | souvenir posters and other junk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		djfletch asks, "huh is that just a circular exit?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, north side                             8/48
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Jackson Square, north side
Floyd | Here under the august shadow of the Cabildo it is (almost) possible to
Floyd | believe that nothing has gone wrong or ever will.  The old building
Floyd | still stands, untainted and from here apparently undamaged, the signs
Floyd | for tourists in their places, as if anyone were traveling for pleasure
Floyd | today.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nearby stands Brutus the Chihuahua, watching you grimly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Along the street is set up a table from which someone was selling
Floyd | souvenir posters and other junk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DavidW), "The Crescent City at the Edge of Disaster"
		djfletch says, "ok south then"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, north side                             8/48
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Center of Jackson Square
Floyd | Once a handsome spot, now a garden of Bacchanalian abuses.  The gates
Floyd | open north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | From side to side of the august park, a group of people -- some drunk
Floyd | -- are dancing to the vibrating tunage of an artist you mentally refer
Floyd | to as Squiggle.
Floyd |
Floyd | You clear your throat a few times.  "Excuse me, excuse me!"
Floyd |
Floyd | No one pays any attention.  The artist who is sometimes known as
Floyd | Prince and sometimes not continues to blast your eardrums.
Floyd |
Floyd | "OKAY THEN," roars Brutus.
Floyd |
Floyd | All fall silent.

		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "ah. I was close."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "You were!"
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Jackson Square, north side                             8/48
Floyd | With a degree of articulateness that most would not expect from your
Floyd | intimidating sidekick, Brutus explains to the crowd what must be done.
Floyd | The picture of the Taj Mahal is prominently displayed.  The crowd
Floyd | parts reverently, then gathers again, an almost worshipful calm
Floyd | settling over them as they begin to work peacefully, in unison,
Floyd | constructing the beautiful building anew out of bread products.  It is
Floyd | perhaps the most perfect moment of your life.

		DavidW says, "Anyway, I vaguely remember this game."
		Jacqueline says, "This is awesome. People really are good after all."
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Center of Jackson Square                               8/49
Floyd | After that it's all a blur -- the reconsultation with the Bright
Floyd | Coalition, their embarrassed retreat down the river by boat (as a
Floyd | concession you agree to give them St. Louis, which could not be
Floyd | considered much of a loss), and the rescue of the French Quarter (and
Floyd | the rest of the world, while you're at it) from its process of rapid
Floyd | re-Edenization.
Floyd |
Floyd | And when it's all done, you get your cape washed and pressed, and you
Floyd | and the Chihuahua take a vacation.  A long one.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 8 out of a possible 0, in 49 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "hurrah"
		DavidW says, "congrats"
		DavidW asks, "I guess I missed the Banana Apocalypse and the Rocket Pants of Destiny?"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, I have about an hour. Not quite. Do we want to try one more from this one, see the common themes employed in different ways?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Oh, huh. Perhaps. I was thinking you'd been here for at least part of Rocket Pants."
		DavidW says, "I was lying down and reading and lost track of the time."
		Zach says (to DavidW), "I'm sorry, but that's coming out of your paycheck."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask destiny" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square, Io Mining Colony Three                    0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Times are hard on Io. The bright and lively mining settlement you grew
Floyd | up surrounded by has faded and withered under the rule of the new
Floyd | Commander. Although life expectancy in the aluminium mines has never
Floyd | been more than a few months, the happy-go-lucky acceptance of this
Floyd | fact you used to know among the mining folk is gone. The stream of
Floyd | arrivals seems to be drying up, and huge parts of the settlement lie
Floyd | in ruins, dwelt in only by ghosts.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is at times like these that the accusing finger of the people
Floyd | inevitably turns to point at taxation, and the new taxes levied by
Floyd | Commander Brutus attract that finger like a lump of ore attracts an
Floyd | Ionian. It's hard to pin the blame for the decline directly on
Floyd | taxation, but since everyone hates the new Commander, it seems to be
Floyd | helping.
Floyd |
Floyd | Or at least, you thought it was. It was a source of hope - now you
Floyd | have an enemy in the Commander, a real, tangible adversary, whose
Floyd | defeat would bring back happiness and joy to the colony. You would
Floyd | give a heroic sendoff to the people's representative, who would
Floyd | venture bravely into the palace and seek out Brutus. You would wait
Floyd | pensively, hardly daring to hope, until the representative emerged
Floyd | with the news - the Commander had capitulated! Joy would be restored!
Floyd |
Floyd | But you'd never counted on the bastards electing you.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Destiny of the Chihuahua
Floyd | An entry in SPEED-IF 2001
Floyd | Copyright Adam Biltcliffe 2001
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 010121 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Town Square, Io Mining Colony Three
Floyd | Jupiter looms above you, huge and ominous, lord of planets, driving
Floyd | home the magnitude of your task. To the north is the great Palace of
Floyd | the Chihuahua family, old and encrusted with spires and ornamentation,
Floyd | whence Commander Brutus, last of the Chihuahua, rules the colony with
Floyd | an iron hand. To the west is the Guildhall of the Miners, filled with
Floyd | those you thought your remaining friends, those who just ejected you
Floyd | into the square to carry forth the torch of hope for the whole of your
Floyd | world.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square, Io Mining Colony Three                    0/2
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square, Io Mining Colony Three                    0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | As good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x jupiter" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square, Io Mining Colony Three                    0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JUPITER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch asks, "if we run away into the guildhall will we just get kicked out again?"
		DavidW says, "I think I remember enough about this game that I should just watch."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x palace" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square, Io Mining Colony Three                    0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PALACE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Town Square, Io Mining Colony Three                    0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go back in there now. You have been given a task, and you
Floyd | must fulfil it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "ok onwards then"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Palace of the Chihuahua                     0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Heavy-hearted, you climb the steps up the the palace doors, which
Floyd | swing open at your approach. So deep is your despondency that you
Floyd | barely notice until you are inside and the doors swing silently closed
Floyd | again with an air of greatest malevolence.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Palace of the Chihuahua
Floyd | You've never been inside the palace before, but strangely, instead of
Floyd | the sickening displays of wealth and shamelessness you were expecting,
Floyd | the abandoned air is even more prevalent here. Your footsteps and your
Floyd | voice echo in the empty hallway. The throne room is visible through an
Floyd | archway to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Nothing here?"
		djfletch says, "doesn't look like it"
		djfletch says, "onwards again"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Throne Room of Brutus the Chihuahua                    0/6
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Throne Room of Brutus the Chihuahua
Floyd | The throne room might once have been opulent, but like the rest of the
Floyd | palace, it is hung with sadness.
Floyd |
Floyd | Commander Brutus' great throne sits in the centre of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x throne" 		

Floyd ]  Throne Room of Brutus the Chihuahua                    0/7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X THRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive yet unadorned throne, constructed out of great blocks of
Floyd | aluminium. From here, the Commander rules over all of Io.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Aluminum draped with sadness."
		djfletch says, "heh"
		djfletch says, "I'm sort of scared to sit on this throne but it has to be done"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "sit on throne" 		

Floyd ]  Throne Room of Brutus the Chihuahua                    6/8
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIT ON THRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you touch the throne, hidden motors begin to whir. You leap back in
Floyd | surprise as the giant seat of power slides out of sight mysteriously,
Floyd | revealing a vertical tunnel leading downwards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "ooh"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Deep in the bowels of Io                               6/9
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep in the bowels of Io
Floyd | Though no-one is in sight, your ears are racked by noises of industry
Floyd | such as you never thought you'd hear on Io again. Giant machinery
Floyd | roars in the distance from the passages leading north and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Deep in the bowels of Io                               6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "[You are awarded one Princess Swoobie point.]"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Power Plant                                            6/11
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Power Plant
Floyd | The roar of the giant treadmills assails your ears as you look around
Floyd | this huge chamber. While the giant wheels spin in the darkness, you
Floyd | can make out some kind of control panel nearby. A passage leads back
Floyd | to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Power Plant                                            6/12
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | This aluminium panel sports a bewildering array of levers and buttons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch asks, "hmm start pressing random buttons or try the other direction first?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x levers" 		

Floyd ]  Power Plant                                            6/13
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEVERS
Floyd |
Floyd | This aluminium panel sports a bewildering array of levers and buttons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "might as well try them I suppose"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Power Plant                                            22/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | As you touch the panel, a hideous groan emanates from the giant
Floyd | treadmills. Gloomy shapes move through the darkness, striking each
Floyd | other in showers of sparks. There is a long, drawn-out squeal, a few
Floyd | confused noises from the creatures in the treadmills, and then utter
Floyd | silence.
Floyd |
Floyd | The treadmills have stopped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "press button" 		

Floyd ]  Power Plant                                            22/15
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The control panel is utterly inert.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Power Plant                                            22/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Power Plant
Floyd | The giant treadmills loom silently and motionlessly in the darkness. A
Floyd | passage to the west beckons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Deep in the bowels of Io                               22/17
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep in the bowels of Io
Floyd | The silence is eerie. Passages lead north and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Commander Brutus' Secret Headquarters                  22/18
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You head down the passage and emerge into a huge open chamber.
Floyd | Suddenly, hidden generators whine and the room is flooded with light
Floyd | again, illuminating the figure of Commander Brutus towering above you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "An intruder!" he cackles. "But how very perfectly timed! You shall be
Floyd | the first to witness my great triumph! Revel in this honour, for not
Floyd | much life remains to you in which to do so!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Brutus paces around in a circle atop the dais. "They never suspected,
Floyd | the fools! They thought that since I was the youngest, I was
Floyd | expendable! They sent me into the aluminium mines to die with all the
Floyd | commoners, to show that the great Chihuahua family was not above the
Floyd | humble day-to-day life-and-death struggle of the common miner. They
Floyd | thought they would never see me again! But HOW WRONG THEY WERE!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Brutus pauses. One thing is explained at least; the aluminium fumes
Floyd | have evidently destroyed his brain. He draws himself up for another
Floyd | tirade.
Floyd |
Floyd | "They thought I was the cruel ruler!" he sneers. "They thought I was
Floyd | just out for money! They never suspected that one day I would RULE THE
Floyd | UNIVERSE! I, with the aid of my terrible army of robot croutons, shall
Floyd | rise up and crush all the puny ants who oppose me beneath my aluminium
Floyd | toecaps!"
Floyd |
Floyd | As Brutus falls silent, you sense movement, and look down to see the
Floyd | tide of croutonic metal figures advancing upon you. Brutus leaps down
Floyd | from the dais and is lost among their number.
Floyd |
Floyd | The croutons swarm towards you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "AHHHH! TEXT DUMP! That was scary."
		DavidW says, "Those robot croutons are scarier."
		djfletch asks, "run away? try to eat them?"
		DavidW says, "On aluminum Io, croutons eat you."
		DavidW says, "But try to resist your fate."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x croutons" 		

Floyd ]  Commander Brutus' Secret Headquarters                  22/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CROUTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | An army of metallic croutons advances upon you, destruction in their
Floyd | eyes and in their aluminium hearts.
Floyd |
Floyd | The croutons are drawing closer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I will admit that the robot croutons appear ominous."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat croutons" 		

Floyd ]  Commander Brutus' Secret Headquarters                  22/20
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT CROUTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the robot crouton army)
Floyd | The robot army advances implacably.
Floyd |
Floyd | The robot crouton army is almost upon you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Commander Brutus' Secret Headquarters                  22/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Commander Brutus' Secret Headquarters
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x brutus" 		

Floyd ]  Commander Brutus' Secret Headquarters                  22/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BRUTUS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, maybe not."
		Jacqueline says, "I think we are on a timer and maybe should have saved."
		DavidW says, "Hope you've got a vat of onion soup handy."
		Jacqueline asks, "May I try to undo a bit?"
		djfletch says (to Jacqueline), "yup, might be a good idea"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Commander Brutus' Secret Headquarters                  22/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Commander Brutus' Secret Headquarters
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Commander Brutus' Secret Headquarters                  22/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Can't "undo" twice in succession. Sorry!]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd ]  Commander Brutus' Secret Headquarters                  22/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > /UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "%undo" 		
Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		Jacqueline says, "I thought there was a sneaky multiple undo, but I always forget the syntax."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "\undo" 		

Floyd ]  Commander Brutus' Secret Headquarters                  22/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > \UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf34" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Commander Brutus' Secret Headquarters                  22/19
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh well, saved where I could. Let's do this."
		DavidW says, "Perhaps this terp doesn't have the sneaky undo,"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Perhaps, yeah."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "attack croutons" 		

Floyd ]  Commander Brutus' Secret Headquarters                  22/20
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK CROUTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You could never hope to destroy even one.
Floyd |
Floyd | The robot crouton army is almost upon you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "running away is starting to look like a good plan"
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Deep in the bowels of Io                               22/21
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep in the bowels of Io
Floyd | The silence is eerie. Passages lead north and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | The robot croutons pursue you with murder in their little crouton
Floyd | eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline hesitates to call djf any cowardly names.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take crouton" 		

Floyd ]  Deep in the bowels of Io                               22/22
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CROUTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The robot army advances implacably.
Floyd |
Floyd | The robot croutons show not the slightest bit of recognition as you
Floyd | are sliced into pieces by their irresistable advance.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 22 out of a possible 43, in 22 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Deep in the bowels of Io                               22/21
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Deep in the bowels of Io
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Since when do croutons have the ability to slice?"
		pollux says, "Well, they can have very sharp corners."
		DavidW says, "When they're robot aluminum croutons."
		Jacqueline says, "Good points."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Power Plant                                            43/21
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | As you flee desperately down the passage towards the power plant, some
Floyd | sixth sense tells you that something is about to happen. You throw
Floyd | yourself into a tiny crevice in the wall of the passage, just as the
Floyd | huge army of yaksters, broken free from the treadmill, come cascading
Floyd | down the tunnel in an almightly horde. Looking back past the stream of
Floyd | rumbling animals, you see the lead croutons stop in their tracks, fear
Floyd | flickering in their previously emotionless eyes just for a fraction of
Floyd | a second before they are crushed to smithereens.
Floyd |
Floyd | All is silent. The yaksters are gone, the robots are destroyed.
Floyd | Brutus' body lies in the midst of his robot horde, barely
Floyd | recognisable. The tyrannical insane ruler is dead, prosperity shall
Floyd | reign on Io once more. It is, in fact, a happy ending.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 43 out of a possible 43, in 21 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, good points about bad, sharp points."
		DavidW says, "I bet Cap'n Crunch is even sharper."
		Jacqueline says, "Wow."
		Jacqueline says, "I did not see that ending suddenly coming out of nowhere."
		djfletch says, "it was a bit unexpected"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm glad I didn't call you a cowardly name, djf, for indeed retreat was our best option."
		DavidW says, "Speedy, even."
		Jacqueline says, "I could play one more or I would be happy to call it here. You all decide."
		djfletch says, "I could do another one."
		DavidW asks, "I'm trying to remember, wasn't there a Too Zunden Wun one?"
		Jacqueline says, "Here is the list:"
		Jacqueline | [LINK]
		Jacqueline says, "I picked randomly last time by file name."
		Jacqueline says, "But if you have a specific one you'd like to try..."
		DavidW says, "Tooth Ow Zunden Won! is one of my faves of this set."
		DavidW says, "But I've played all of them, so I can't really play them. Gunther's game is very short but GTVy."
		nm asks, "are we talking about Kurt Schwitters sound poems?"
Nitku has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says (to nm), "Speed-if games, actually."
		nm says, "ah"
		Jacqueline asks (of djf), "Too Zunden Wun, or something else?"
		djfletch says, "sounds fine to me"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask 2001" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | TOOTH OW ZUNDEN WON!
Floyd | A SpeedIF 2001 game by Duncan Cross.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 010121 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
Floyd |
Floyd | The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner
Floyd | One of Io's more successful chains, the Screaming Yak serves the best
Floyd | curd around, and remains popular despite the hamster infestation that
Floyd | has plagued it for almost eight years. The glass double-doors that
Floyd | open out into the moon's surface are to the east, while a door marked
Floyd | "NO ENTRY" lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A surly person is standing behind the counter. His name tag says
Floyd | "HELLO. My name is BRUTUS THE CHIHUAHUA."
Floyd |
Floyd | A menu is hanging on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW chortles with glee.
		Jacqueline asks, "Emily's game had nothing to do with Io, did it? Did she just ignore that bit, or was it subtly included somewhere and I missed it?"
		djfletch says, "I don't remember seeing any Io in that one."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | As good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x menu" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MENU
Floyd |
Floyd | Please make your order by kissing the attendant the number of times
Floyd | given for the item.
Floyd | (3) DOLLOP OF GENERIC CURD
Floyd | (42) CURD WITH CROUTONS
Floyd | (88) LESSER-BUTTOCKED VENUSIAN SNAIL SALAD
Floyd | (6) GRAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | We guarantee that our curd is made with the finest generic ingredients
Floyd | available on Io.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't remember Io in her game, but it might've had a mention somewhere obscure."
		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
		djfletch says, "nice"
		DavidW says, "'Is this a kissing game?'"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kis brutus 88 times" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > KIS BRUTUS 88 TIMES
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kiss brutus 88 times" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS BRUTUS 88 TIMES
Floyd |
Floyd | You smooch the surly person behind the counter eighty-eight times.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We're out of lesser-buttocked Venusian snail." says Brutus.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline laughs.
		inky says, "yay"
		djfletch says, "he just put that on the menu to get more kisses"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "kiss brutus 42 times" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/6
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS BRUTUS 42 TIMES
Floyd |
Floyd | You smooch the surly person behind the counter forty-two times.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The crouton machine's busted."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "kiss brutus 6 times" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/7
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS BRUTUS 6 TIMES
Floyd |
Floyd | You smooch the surly person behind the counter six times.
Floyd |
Floyd | Brutus hands you a grape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x grape" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GRAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the grape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "grape" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/8
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat grape" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/9
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT GRAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find a fun prize razorblade inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "AIE"
		Marvin | Write a game which involves either New Orleans or Io
		Jacqueline says (to Marvin), "Ah"
		DavidW) inky says, "man, this game."
		nm says, "now I'm trying to imagine how 'the street pickup' would be accomplished in IF"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "kiss brutus 3 times" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS BRUTUS 3 TIMES
Floyd |
Floyd | You smooch the surly person behind the counter three times.
Floyd |
Floyd | Brutus grabs a handful of curd from somewhere and chucks it straight
Floyd | into your inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		nm says, "I'm pretty sure it would start with WAVE and end with KISS"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x curd" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/11
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CURD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't fail to deny it doesn't look unappetizing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel something brush against your leg. You look down, to see a
Floyd | tiny hamster scuffling about at your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take hamster" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/12
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE HAMSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hamster nibbles at the curd in your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pet hamster" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/12
Floyd |
Floyd | > PET HAMSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "kiss brutus 999 times" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/13
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS BRUTUS 999 TIMES
Floyd |
Floyd | You smooch the surly person behind the counter nine hundred and
Floyd | ninety-nine times.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hamster nibbles at the curd in your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I have to say that while this is fun, I am failing to see the narrative drive."
		nm says, "and PICK UP CHYK I suppose"
		djfletch asks (of Jacqueline), "yeah, did we have a goal?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner
Floyd | One of Io's more successful chains, the Screaming Yak serves the best
Floyd | curd around, and remains popular despite the hamster infestation that
Floyd | has plagued it for almost eight years. The glass double-doors that
Floyd | open out into the moon's surface are to the east, while a door marked
Floyd | "NO ENTRY" lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A surly person is standing behind the counter. His name tag says
Floyd | "HELLO. My name is BRUTUS THE CHIHUAHUA."
Floyd |
Floyd | A menu is hanging on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hamster nibbles at the curd in your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Perhaps try to leave the diner safely?"
		djfletch says, "ok I'm going to try leaving"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/15
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors appear to have been sealed with dried curd.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hamster nibbles at the curd in your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "HINT HINT"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Brutus pulls you back. "Employees only," he mutters.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hamster nibbles at the curd in your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask brutus about diner" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/17
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK BRUTUS ABOUT DINER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't you want to ask me about the hamsters?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The hamster nibbles at the curd in your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask brutus about hamsters" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/18
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK BRUTUS ABOUT HAMSTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's the curd. They love the stuff, the vermin bastards. That's why
Floyd | we've all been issued these aerosol cans."
Floyd |
Floyd | The hamster nibbles at the curd in your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask brutus about aerosol cans" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK BRUTUS ABOUT AEROSOL CANS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't you want to ask me about the hamsters?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The hamster nibbles at the curd in your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open door with hamster" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR WITH HAMSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hrm"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "cut dried curd" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT DRIED CURD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x can" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "cut curd" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT CURD
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to cut the dollop of curd with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "blade" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/20
Floyd |
Floyd | > BLADE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting that up would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hamster nibbles at the curd in your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask brutus for can" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/20
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK BRUTUS FOR CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "put hamster on curd" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/21
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT HAMSTER ON CURD
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the dollop of curd would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hamster nibbles at the curd in your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "put hamster on door" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/21
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT HAMSTER ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "throw hamster at brutus" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/22
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW HAMSTER AT BRUTUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Brutus pulls an aerosol can behind the counter and sprays the hamster
Floyd | with it. The hamster disintegrates with a shriek. Brutus puts the
Floyd | aerosol can on the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah, there it is."
		Taleslinger asks, "Man, what ARE you kids playing?"
		DavidW says, "'Tooth Ow Zunden Won!'"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x can" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/23
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Mmm, CFCs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x can" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/24
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAN

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Mmm, CFCs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/25
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Brutus stops you. "I need that for the hamsters."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hrm"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "attack brutus with blade" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/25
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK BRUTUS WITH BLADE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to attack the surly person
Floyd | behind the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "cut brutus with blade" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/26
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT BRUTUS WITH BLADE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cutting him up would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "attack brutus" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/27
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACK BRUTUS
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x dried curd" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/27
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRIED CURD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/27
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "Because throwing and disintegrating hamsters isn't violent."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "show blade to brutus" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/28
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW BLADE TO BRUTUS
Floyd |
Floyd | The surly person behind the counter is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, I'm sure the blade will cut something here."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/29
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner
Floyd | One of Io's more successful chains, the Screaming Yak serves the best
Floyd | curd around, and remains popular despite the hamster infestation that
Floyd | has plagued it for almost eight years. The glass double-doors that
Floyd | open out into the moon's surface are to the east, while a door marked
Floyd | "NO ENTRY" lies to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the counter is an aluminium... oh, all right, aluminum
Floyd | aerosol can.
Floyd |
Floyd | A surly person is standing behind the counter. His name tag says
Floyd | "HELLO. My name is BRUTUS THE CHIHUAHUA."
Floyd |
Floyd | A menu is hanging on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "cut menu" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/30
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT MENU
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the razor blade)
Floyd | Cutting that up would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "cut can" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/31
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the razor blade)
Floyd | You slash the can with the razor blade. A cloud of green gas spews
Floyd | out, and floats upwards. It hits the ceiling, which crumples to dust,
Floyd | allowing several tons of croutons to drop down from the floor above
Floyd | onto Brutus's head. He never stood a chance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "Apparently I have to do everything. :P"
		djfletch says, "yes how did we all not think of that perfectly logical solution"
		pollux exclaims, "It seemed reasonable!"
		Jacqueline says, "wow"
		DavidW says, "Gas under pressure."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x croutons" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/32
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CROUTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the gigantic stack of croutons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Anyway, Brutus can't stop us from going south now."
		djfletch says, "oh true"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get croutons" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/33
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET CROUTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | There's too much here to take in one go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "search croutons" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/34
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CROUTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get crouton" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/34
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET CROUTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "ok south then"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/35
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Room
Floyd | There is very little to see here, except the words "PUNT" and "BASS"
Floyd | scrawled across the wall below a high hole, through which you can see
Floyd | light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/35
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "punt bass" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/35
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUNT BASS
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to punt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "punt" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/36
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUNT
Floyd |
Floyd | A hollow voice says, "Sorry, I forgot about those words until I had
Floyd | about four minutes left."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "haha"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "bass" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/37
Floyd |
Floyd | > BASS
Floyd |
Floyd | A hollow voice says, "Sorry, I forgot about those words until I had
Floyd | about four minutes left."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "enter hole" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/37
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/38
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "maybe another magic word?"
		pollux asks, "... maybe we could have climbed up the crouton pile?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/38
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/39
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a razor blade
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "frotz me" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/39
Floyd |
Floyd | > FROTZ ME
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "plugh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "plugh" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/39
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLUGH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bass punt" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/39
Floyd |
Floyd | > BASS PUNT
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to bass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says (to pollux), "oh or push it in here"
		DavidW says, "oh maybe. try it."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/40
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a huge pile of croutons right where that Brutus guy was
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the counter is an aluminium... oh, all right, aluminum
Floyd | aerosol can.
Floyd |
Floyd | A menu is hanging on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I've forgotten how this ends exactly."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "climb croutons" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/41
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB CROUTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get on croutons" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/42
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON CROUTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "push croutons s" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/43
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CROUTONS S
Floyd |
Floyd | Is that the best you can think of?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/44
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | That was a rhetorical question.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "push croutons" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/45
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CROUTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "brb"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get can" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/46
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat croutons" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/47
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT CROUTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the gigantic stack of croutons)
Floyd | There's too much here to take in one go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x can" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/48
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Mmm, CFCs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/49
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/50
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "spray door" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/50
Floyd |
Floyd | > SPRAY DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "build ladder" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/50
Floyd |
Floyd | > BUILD LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to build ladder from?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch asks, "huh, that's a verb?"
pollux says (to floyd), "build ladder from croutons" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/51
Floyd |
Floyd | > BUILD LADDER FROM CROUTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't know how.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "build taj mahal from croutons" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/52
Floyd |
Floyd | > BUILD TAJ MAHAL FROM CROUTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't know how.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oops. Perhaps I jumped the gun."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take menu" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/53
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MENU
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x menu" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/54
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MENU
Floyd |
Floyd | On the back you find full instructions for building a sturdy ladder
Floyd | from croutons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "build ladder from croutons" 		

Floyd ]  The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner                         0/55
Floyd |
Floyd | > BUILD LADDER FROM CROUTONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You rapidly assemble a ladder from the croutons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Croutons are like bamboo in this speed-if."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/56
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Room
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "climb ladder" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/56
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "n. take ladder. s." 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/59
Floyd |
Floyd | > N. TAKE LADDER. S.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The "Screaming Yak" Curd Diner
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a huge pile of croutons right where that Brutus guy was
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a crouton ladder here.
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dark Room
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		djfletch says, "oh right"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "climb ladder" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/60
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get on ladder" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/61
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "drop ladder" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/62
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Drop it first, I think"
pollux says (to floyd), "climb ladder" 		

Floyd ]  Dark Room                                              0/62
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb the ladder, and enter the hole.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 62 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "woot!"
		djfletch says, "hurrah"
		DavidW says, "I'd play a full-sized game in this universe."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline asks, "So that is why it's your favorite of the lot? The setting?"
		DavidW says, "Just everything. The silliness and the writing, I guess. The absurdities."
		Jacqueline nods.
		Jacqueline says, "Well, this was fun."
		DavidW says, "The endgame was supposed to be longer, but as you saw, he ran out of time."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Groove Billygoat by by Hanon Ondricek (as 'Efrain Finnel')
As played on ifMUD on May 18, 2014

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 Groove Billygoat written by Efrain Finnel. It was released as part of ShuffleComp 2014. 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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		Zach says, "So, it looks like Jacq isn't going to be here"
		Gerynar says, "so, Jacq's got a play-date with Emily today"
		Zach asks, "Any preferences about playing groovebillygoat or holyrobotempire?"
		Gerynar says, "I haven't played groovebillygoat, I helped with the beta testing on Holy Robot Empire"
		Gerynar says, "so whichever you folks would like to start with"
		Zach says, "I'm good with Groove Goat"
		Gerynar pokes pollux for an opinion
DavidW arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Gerynar pokes DavidW as well
		Gerynar says, "well, I'm not hearing any dissenting votes"
		DavidW says, "oh, I haven't played much yet. groovebillygoat is fine with me."
		Gerynar says, "that's three and one abstention"
Zach says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask groovebillygoat" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Call came after midnight.  So it's Sunday--what a black day.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I need you to head down to the bad part of town and check out a
Floyd | StepEasy squattin' in the industrial quarter.  Dame across the street
Floyd | said she saw a lady, she thought it shady somehow.   A man came
Floyd | through the window and she was struck down (I mean the lady) old dame
Floyd | thinks, to her doom.  But listen, can you do this?  I mean with all
Floyd | that happened before--"
Floyd |
Floyd | You shook your head as you pushed out of the diner in the quicksilver
Floyd | rain.  Hurled the paper to the garbage where it pattered, closed
Floyd | yourself in the car.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ah, the peace in your automobile before the tension of a case.  You
Floyd | enjoy a puff on a cigar and smooth sax on the radio as you drive to
Floyd | clear your head.  No even remotely-danceable beats.   The captain
Floyd | always said before the prohibition three years ago, "If dancing is a
Floyd | crime, then only criminals will have dance moves."  Or something like
Floyd | that.
Floyd |
Floyd | No suprise they come together in these places in the city.  Every
Floyd | other kind of trouble, irrespective, follows quickly.  The
Floyd | commissioner usually takes a blind eye to the burnouts who writhe at
Floyd | the feet of Muse Terpsichore, but when something happens it's always
Floyd | you.  You are the one who knows your the way around the parquet floors
Floyd | strewn with broken heels and broken glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of these dancing fools are non-violent and out for a good time
Floyd | only, but you know how exertion and adrenaline get out of hand.  If
Floyd | someone has hurt that lady, you'll definitely collar the perp.  You
Floyd | know the exact type of people these madmen are.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		DavidW says, "Hardboiled is difficult to do without an egg-timer."
		Zach says, "Quicksilver rain? The EPA is really slacking."
		DavidW says, "No suprise there."
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     1
Floyd |
Floyd | Groove Billygoat
Floyd | A ShuffleComp Entry by Efrain Finnell
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 140511 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Bad Part of Town
Floyd | Grey and white rain streams down over hard concrete edifices, where it
Floyd | goes swirling and shining, reflecting the dingy streetlights as it
Floyd | pours into the gutters and then down into the black sewers.  Nobody
Floyd | decent comes here, not at this time of night.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beat up old trash can with a lid leans against the brownstone steps
Floyd | that are gray in the gloom of night.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've parked your vehicle to the side of the road.  Not like there's
Floyd | any traffic anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | A haggard figure huddles on some steps out of the rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sign bolted near a gap in a cement wall declares "Outway Only".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky arrives, full of fun and funk. 		DavidW asks, "'Nobody decent comes here' -- is the PC insulting himself?"
Roger arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		DavidW says, "I suggest investigating the haggard figure."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x figure" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FIGURE
Floyd |
Floyd | He's likely one of these StepEasy burnouts.  He's got a tin cup that
Floyd | he brandishes hopefully at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bum shakes his tin cup meaningfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a dark gray suit (being worn)
Floyd |   a soaking wet black trenchcoat (being worn)
Floyd |   your fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest holster (being worn)
Floyd |     your gun
Floyd |   a working knowledge of CPR
Floyd |
Floyd | The bum jingles his tin cup meaningfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give CPR to bum" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CPR TO BUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The bum blinks and looks up, not realizing at first you're talking
Floyd | directly to him.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know about that." he replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bum rattles his tin cup meaningfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x cup" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CUP
Floyd |
Floyd | In the tin cup are some meager coppers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot bum" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT BUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The final order to eliminate all those infected by Muse Terpsichore
Floyd | has not been issued yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ] HELP MENU
Floyd ]          Press a number or letter to choose an option or
Floyd ]                       ESCAPE or X to exit.
Floyd ]                  (Press M to turn Book Mode ON.)
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | (If you're using a screen reader, press S to turn on Screen Reader
Floyd | mode. This message only appears on the front page of the menu system.)
Floyd |
Floyd |      1. About
Floyd |      2. Walkthrough
Floyd |      3. What am I supposed to do?
Floyd |      4. I don't understand.  What song is this based on?
Floyd |      5. I can't get out of Bad Part of Town
Floyd |      6. I have nothing to give the bum.
Floyd |      7. Nothing's happening outside!
Floyd |      8. Where's the StepEasy?
Floyd |      9. How do I enter the Stepeasy?
Floyd |      A. I can't get to the second floor.
Floyd |      B. What do I do with the hooker?
Floyd |      C. I don't have a coin for the jukebox!
Floyd |      D. I can't get to the office.
Floyd |      E. Oh good grief, the dancing.  Do I have to do this?
Floyd |      F. What's a marker?
Floyd |      G. The Dim Bouncer keeps beating me up.
Floyd |      H. How do I select option H?
Floyd |      I. How do I help Annie?
Floyd |      J. The thugs keep attacking me.
Floyd |      K. How do I defeat the thugs?
Floyd |      O. How do I get across to the children?
Floyd |      Q. Why won't the game end?

		Roger says, "Ha, nice"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     6
Floyd | Bad Part of Town
Floyd | Grey and white rain streams down over hard concrete edifices, where it
Floyd | goes swirling and shining, reflecting the dingy streetlights as it
Floyd | pours into the gutters and then down into the black sewers.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beat up old trash can with a lid leans against the brownstone steps
Floyd | that are gray in the gloom of night.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've parked your vehicle to the side of the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | A haggard figure huddles on some steps out of the rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sign bolted near a gap in a cement wall declares "Outway Only".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "boo, spoilerish hint menu"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gap" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GAP
Floyd |
Floyd | It's an outway leading from an even darker and seedier part of the
Floyd | neighborhood.  One would assume that an Outway would have a
Floyd | corresponding Inway, but in these parts of town, sometimes even the
Floyd | laws of physics don't apply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ] HELP MENU
Floyd ]          Press a number or letter to choose an option or
Floyd ]                       ESCAPE or X to exit.
Floyd ]                  (Press M to turn Book Mode ON.)
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | (If you're using a screen reader, press S to turn on Screen Reader
Floyd | mode. This message only appears on the front page of the menu system.)
Floyd |
Floyd |      1. About
Floyd |      2. Walkthrough
Floyd |      3. What am I supposed to do?
Floyd |      4. I don't understand.  What song is this based on?
Floyd |      5. I can't get out of Bad Part of Town
Floyd |      6. I have nothing to give the bum.
Floyd |      7. Nothing's happening outside!
Floyd |      8. Where's the StepEasy?
Floyd |      9. How do I enter the Stepeasy?
Floyd |      A. I can't get to the second floor.
Floyd |      B. What do I do with the hooker?
Floyd |      C. I don't have a coin for the jukebox!
Floyd |      D. I can't get to the office.
Floyd |      E. Oh good grief, the dancing.  Do I have to do this?
Floyd |      F. What's a marker?
Floyd |      G. The Dim Bouncer keeps beating me up.
Floyd |      H. How do I select option H?
Floyd |      I. How do I help Annie?
Floyd |      J. The thugs keep attacking me.
Floyd |      K. How do I defeat the thugs?
Floyd |      O. How do I get across to the children?
Floyd |      Q. Why won't the game end?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     7
Floyd | Bad Part of Town
Floyd | Grey and white rain streams down over hard concrete edifices, where it
Floyd | goes swirling and shining, reflecting the dingy streetlights as it
Floyd | pours into the gutters and then down into the black sewers.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beat up old trash can with a lid leans against the brownstone steps
Floyd | that are gray in the gloom of night.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've parked your vehicle to the side of the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | A haggard figure huddles on some steps out of the rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sign bolted near a gap in a cement wall declares "Outway Only".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Blah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under lid" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER LID
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing under that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open can" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the banged-up trash can, revealing a weird coin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coin" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a weirdly large coin, not of any denomination that spends in
Floyd | civilized society.  You wonder if it's some kind of bus token.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You confiscate the weird coin.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bum indicates his tin cup meaningfully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "Sorry -- who wrote this one?"
Deesix arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		DavidW says, "The whole comp is pseudonominous."
		Roger says, "The repeated references to tin cup makes me picture this bum as a scruffy Kevin Costner"
		Zach says, "ha ha"
		Roger says, "Oh! Shows you know what I know."
		Gerynar says, "Efrain Finnell wrote this"
		DavidW asks, "Shall we put the coin in the cup?"
		Roger says, "Yes let's."
		Gerynar says, "of course, I don't know who Efrain is"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put coin in cup" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT COIN IN CUP
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the weird coin into the tin cup.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you, Sir," the old coot says.
Floyd |
Floyd | He then stands up and after a quick stretch does a tight series of
Floyd | chaine-turns down the sidewalk away from you.  This is followed by a
Floyd | perfectly limber grande battement kick that nearly reaches his face,
Floyd | and then an intricate sequence of alternating grande jetes, stag
Floyd | leaps, and barrel-turns before you lose sight of him down the block.
Floyd |
Floyd | Poor old geezer's got it bad, you think to yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah, as if it were that easy.  And besides, it's illegal unless it
Floyd | comes about as part of the line of duty in an undercover operation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Bad Part of Town
Floyd | Grey and white rain streams down over hard concrete edifices, where it
Floyd | goes swirling and shining, reflecting the dingy streetlights as it
Floyd | pours into the gutters and then down into the black sewers.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beat up old trash can with a lid leans against the brownstone steps
Floyd | that are gray in the gloom of night.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've parked your vehicle to the side of the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sign bolted near a gap in a cement wall declares "Outway Only".
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground shudders as some explosions occur a block or two away.  You
Floyd | shake your head for the old fool--the only thing more dangerous than
Floyd | dancing inside is dancing outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance the forbidden dance" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE THE FORBIDDEN DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to dance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take lid" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LID
Floyd |
Floyd | The garbage trucks aren't on strike anymore, so this can is empty and
Floyd | you could carry it around with you, although you don't know why you
Floyd | would.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I was hoping he'd leave a plot token."
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter gap" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER GAP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Badder Part of Town
Floyd | Inside the outway, removed from the normal public streets, is a vast
Floyd | complex of warehouses and industrial buildings.  Milky gray rain
Floyd | smacks down harder, splashing on the sidewalk.  There are paths in
Floyd | almost every direction, although  none looks any more promising than
Floyd | the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Hmm, I guess that's the only exit?"
		Roger says, "Times are tough."
		DavidW says, "I think so."
		Roger says, "Inadvertent clue"
		DavidW says, "So we can go any direction now? Unusual."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You search a ways to the east.  There's nothing here to spark your
Floyd | interest.  You could always go back out to the somewhat less-bad part
Floyd | of town if you wanted.
Floyd |
Floyd | You really feel awkward carrying around this trash can, and set it
Floyd | down out of the way to continue its pitiful gray life here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kick the can" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK THE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Hand to hand combat is never a good idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Especially when done with feet."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You continue further to the west.  Nothing here worthy of your
Floyd | attention.  You could always go back out to the somewhat less-bad part
Floyd | of town if you wanted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk along the buildings to the north.  You encounter nothing here
Floyd | seemingly related to your investigation.  You could always go back out
Floyd | to the somewhat less-bad part of town if you wanted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You continue in the rainy street to the south.  The search is
Floyd | fruitless, as nothing stands out here that catches you in a noteworthy
Floyd | fashion.  You could always go back out to the somewhat less-bad part
Floyd | of town if you wanted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bad Part of Town
Floyd | Grey and white rain streams down over hard concrete edifices, where it
Floyd | goes swirling and shining, reflecting the dingy streetlights as it
Floyd | pours into the gutters and then down into the black sewers.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've parked your vehicle to the side of the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sign bolted near a gap in a cement wall declares "Outway Only".
Floyd |
Floyd | Your attention is diverted after a storefront second-story window
Floyd | screeches open and a rope spirals down almost to the wet pavement--no
Floyd | not a rope.  Bedsheets tied together.  You hear young voices inside
Floyd | "C'mon Rufus!  Hurry before she hears!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm goin' as fast as I can, shut UP Lenny!"
Floyd |
Floyd | And then a higher female, "Don't forget about me! I'm Betsy!"
Floyd |
Floyd | And with that, three tiny gray youngsters shimmy down in the rain to
Floyd | the pavement, pull down the rope of bedsheets, and sprint across the
Floyd | street, stopping only when they nearly collide with you.  Two boys and
Floyd | a girl, all stare up at you, shocked that there is someone on the
Floyd | street at this hour during pouring rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | The little girl looks up at you with her wiry braids standing up,
Floyd | defying the rain. "Hey Mister, are you a cop?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, no...I..." you stammer, hoping to keep your cover, but then...
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear some strange jazzy music coming from somewhere...you don't
Floyd | know.  The little girl orphan toddles up to you and effortlessly
Floyd | climbs you like that ape on the Empire State Building and settles into
Floyd | your arms.  The music vamps for a few measures, and she opens her
Floyd | mouth...to sing?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Excellent undercover skills"
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop girl" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now, come on, little girl, I'm very busy!  You stop that you hear!  I
Floyd | don't have time for an entire song!" you say, setting the girl down to
Floyd | shut her up.  She humphs up at you puffing her cheeks and making a
Floyd | face, turning away to consider what will likely be her future life of
Floyd | crime now that you've fostered a hatred of law enforcement in her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     22
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Bad Part of Town
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x girl" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | This poor bedraggled orphan girl wears a battered denim jumper with
Floyd | striped long underwear.  Her wiry braids are askew as if she's caught
Floyd | an errant blast of wind to the face.
Floyd |
Floyd | Betsy sings:
Floyd | Hey, Mister, you came along and now I'm not so blue!
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm singin' a song and now I am here with you!
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm tellin' ya, Mister, I'm so glad!  I'm stickin' with you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If you're keeping her, remember it's your responsibility to feed her and clean up after her"
Zach says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't think of anything to sing right now except songs you learned
Floyd | in the precinct, and those would clearly give away your
Floyd | identity as law enforcement.
Floyd |
Floyd | Betsy sings:
Floyd | Hey, Mister, I need a dad, and wished upon a star!
Floyd |
Floyd | Climbed down a rope and zowie here you are!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Bad Part of Town
Floyd | Grey and white rain streams down over hard concrete edifices, where it
Floyd | goes swirling and shining, reflecting the dingy streetlights as it
Floyd | pours into the gutters and then down into the black sewers.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dreary gray edifice the orphans climbed down out of is barely
Floyd | visible in the opaque gray rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've parked your vehicle to the side of the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sign bolted near a gap in a cement wall declares "Outway Only".
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Lenny and Rufus here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Betsy sings:
Floyd | Mister, we make a perfect team!  Your eyes got that special
Floyd | gleam!
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey, Mister, I...am...stickin' with yoooooouuu!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Might try talking to Lenny and Squiggy there."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x lenny" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Lenny's blond hair is either greased back or perhaps rain-stuck to his
Floyd | head, with one long tuft hanging in his face.  You wish you had a pair
Floyd | of scissors to snip it off for him.  Otherwise, he's dressed in denim
Floyd | overalls and a checked shirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Betsy sings:
Floyd | My mom and dad, Mister, they left me flat!
Floyd |
Floyd | And here you come, in your coat and a hat!
Floyd |
Floyd | I wished on a star, Mister!  And here you are, Mister!
Floyd |
Floyd | Just like that!  I'm stickin' with youuuuuuuuuuUUUU!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to lenny" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO LENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Mister," says Rufus.
Floyd |
Floyd | Betsy sings:
Floyd | The orphanage sure did give me the blues!
Floyd |
Floyd | Sweating all day, sewin' ladies high heel shoes!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to rufus" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO RUFUS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Mister," says Rufus.
Floyd |
Floyd | Betsy sings:
Floyd | But now you're here to (maybe) adopt me-
Floyd |
Floyd | LENNY: And me!
Floyd |
Floyd | RUFUS: And me!
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm telling you Mister, we're stickin' with youuuuuuuu!!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | RUFUS AND LENNY: Doo doo doo-doo dooooooo!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "adopt rufus" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADOPT RUFUS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Betsy
Floyd |   a dark gray suit (being worn)
Floyd |   a soaking wet black trenchcoat (being worn)
Floyd |   your fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest holster (being worn)
Floyd |     your gun
Floyd |   a working knowledge of CPR
Floyd |
Floyd | Betsy sings:
Floyd | Yesterday was an awful day, I can surely confide!
Floyd |
Floyd | But today is grand, here with you by my siiiiiiiide, Mistah!
Floyd |
Floyd | You can call me glue-ooh-ooh OOH! Cause Mister I am stickin' here
Floyd | withyah!
Floyd |
Floyd | No need to scrub the orphanage caf-uh-ter-i-a!
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm here...and stickin' with who?
Floyd |
Floyd | RUFUS AND LENNY: With who?
Floyd |
Floyd | With him!
Floyd |
Floyd | Toodle-oo Olivia, you aging cow...
Floyd |
Floyd | Cause I've! Got! A new Dad now!
Floyd |
Floyd | And holy wow!  You're stuck with me now!
Floyd |
Floyd | Out of nowhere, you hear violins swelling, and out-of-place triumphant
Floyd | orchestral brass building anticipatorily.  What the hell?
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's him!" shouts Rufus, pointing down the block, where an unearthly
Floyd | light as if from a hundred garbage truck headlights grows around the
Floyd | corner, casting the shadow of a thin man against the wall. He emerges
Floyd | around the corner, his white suit blinding in the golden light,
Floyd | surrounded by clouds of mist from a curb grate.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sidewalk slab lights up as the man steps, and then the
Floyd | next one as he steps onto it, only fading after it his shoes have left
Floyd | the surface.  This can't be... you think, trying to blink the
Floyd | mirage from your eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The man's clothing is immaculately blinding, and his body twitches
Floyd | angularly as he makes his way down the block toward you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The boys  scamper toward him and receive big hugs in turn, then the
Floyd | man spins on his heels and pulls up his trousers at the knee,
Floyd | displaying gleaming black shoes topped with white spats.
Floyd |
Floyd | He is clearly ill in some way, and you resolve to get him proper help
Floyd | in a hospital if he's not your perp.
Floyd |
Floyd | Betsy squirms in your grasp.  "IT'S HIM, IT'S HIM!" screams the little
Floyd | girl, fighting her way out of your arms, unintentionally planting a
Floyd | solid size-two patent leather sole in your jaw as she scrambles down,
Floyd | the song forgotten, at least for now as she runs to get a hug from the
Floyd | thin man in white.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So much for glue effectiveness."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x thin man" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X THIN MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | He's tall and thin, wearing a glowing white suit and matching
Floyd | black-banded fedora that shadows his eyes.  His body is always seeming
Floyd | both frozen in an angular position and in constant motion with part of
Floyd | his physique still and the rest moving subtly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mysterious man turns away, and now is walking in the opposite
Floyd | direction of his travel.  You shake your head, wondering what was
Floyd | in that coffee you drank.  He's clearly walking away, but moving
Floyd | backwards into the outway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "It is rainy...a lot of glues have issues with water"
		DavidW says, "yeah, it spats around."
		Roger asks, "Another out-of-loop question: Do we know which song inspired this?"
		Gerynar says, "Smooth Criminal"
		DavidW says, "Not me. I know very little music well enough to quote."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Bad Part of Town                                     31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Bad Part of Town
Floyd | Grey and white rain streams down over hard concrete edifices, where it
Floyd | goes swirling and shining, reflecting the dingy streetlights as it
Floyd | pours into the gutters and then down into the black sewers.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear unexpected strains of orchestral music warmups and rehearsal
Floyd | pouring out some slightly lit windows from an edifice on the other
Floyd | side of the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dreary gray edifice the orphans climbed down out of is barely
Floyd | visible in the opaque gray rain.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've parked your vehicle to the side of the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sign bolted near a gap in a cement wall declares "Outway Only".
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Betsy, Lenny and Rufus here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Do we go back in gap?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter gap" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER GAP
Floyd |
Floyd | The three young ragamuffins scramble after you and assemble again in
Floyd | an attentive line.
Floyd |
Floyd | Badder Part of Town
Floyd | Inside the outway, removed from the normal public streets, is a vast
Floyd | complex of warehouses and industrial buildings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The oddly-thin man in white stands aloofly, on a sidewalk tile that
Floyd | seems to glow with luminous heat under his shoes.  He does a strangely
Floyd | twitchy little kick with his knee bent and repositions his feet.
Floyd | Obviously he's one of these people who rolls deep the StepEasy scene
Floyd | and can't manage to keep his body from writhing in such a manner.  You
Floyd | vaguely wonder if he's the smooth criminal you're looking for.
Floyd |
Floyd | A broad security door seems to be the main entrance into the lighted
Floyd | warehouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | You blink, as you're sure this wasn't here before.  A low, two-story
Floyd | warehouse now has hazy golden light streaming out of it.  It appears
Floyd | to take up half of the entire block.
Floyd |
Floyd | A street sign leans near the entrance, marking the location of the
Floyd | StepEasy.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Betsy, Lenny, Rufus and a banged-up trash can (empty)
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The thin man seems to slide to the door of the now active warehouse
Floyd | without moving his feet in the correct directions somehow
Floyd | then pounds on the metal-clad portal.  The slat is thrown open, and
Floyd | the man in white seems to hiccup before shouting something, that you
Floyd | can only suppose is the word JAMON!
Floyd |
Floyd | At this, the door is thrown open and the strange man holds his hat on
Floyd | as windy golden light blows out the door, surrounding him in a
Floyd | smoky halo.  And you've only had one drink today, seriously.
Floyd |
Floyd | As quickly as it started, the windy light stops and the man proceeds
Floyd | into the StepEasy, the door slamming securely shut behind him.
Floyd | "He's so dreamy!" intones young Betsy, swooning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter stepeasy" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER STEPEASY
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll need to find a way in somehow.  The first floor windows are a
Floyd | bit too high to climb into and have bars over them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on door" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the security door)
Floyd | You pound on the door.  After a second the slat scratches aside.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You gots the passwoid?  Then you say it out loud likea good boy.
Floyd | Unkay?" rumbles a deep voice, probably belonging to a very large and
Floyd | deadly someone.  After a moment, the slat closes as if it were never
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jamon" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JAMON
Floyd |
Floyd | You pound on the door and intone JAMON! as accurately as you
Floyd | can.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a pause, and someone says "Waitaminnit..."  The slat closes
Floyd | and you hear some back and forth arguing.  Then a longer pause before
Floyd | the slat opens again, and a ham sandwich is shoved through the opening
Floyd | at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "heehee"
		Gerynar says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd | You already got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah, it is a ham sandwich.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I'm just not in the groove, I guess. Eat it?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "eat it" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You scarf down the nicely-toasted sandwich hungrily.
Floyd |
Floyd | The orphans look sad.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  37
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Badder Part of Town
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give sandwich to rufus" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SANDWICH TO RUFUS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Mister," says Rufus.
Floyd |
Floyd | The orphans quickly accept your sandwich, divide it in thirds with
Floyd | mathematical precision, then each hungrily wolfs their portion down.
Floyd | "FANKS MIFTER," Betsy says, chewing and swallowing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rufus explains, "Miss Olivia hasn't been feeding us because we've been
Floyd | displaying an overabundance of vigour for orphans of our stature."
Floyd |
Floyd | "And she spells vigour with a U somehow," adds Lenny."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "wait wait. Olivia? Orphanage?"
		Zach says, "Yup"
		DavidW says, "I sense previous game ref, Captain."
Zach says (to Floyd), "jamon" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JAMON
Floyd |
Floyd | You pound on the door and intone JAMON! as accurately as you
Floyd | can.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a pause, and someone says "Waitaminnit..."  The slat closes
Floyd | and you hear some back and forth arguing.  Then a longer pause before
Floyd | the slat opens again, and a ham sandwich is shoved through the opening
Floyd | at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, Mister," Rufus chirps.  "Are you gonna eat that sandwich?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give sandwich to rufus" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SANDWICH TO RUFUS
Floyd |
Floyd | The orphans tear the sandwich into chunks and eat it, much less
Floyd | ferociously than before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "jamon" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JAMON
Floyd |
Floyd | You pound on the door and intone JAMON! as accurately as you
Floyd | can.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a pause, and someone says "Waitaminnit..."  The slat closes
Floyd | and you hear some back and forth arguing.  Then a longer pause before
Floyd | the slat opens again, and a ham sandwich is shoved through the opening
Floyd | at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give sandwich to rufus" 		

Floyd ]  Badder Part of Town                                  42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE SANDWICH TO RUFUS
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, thanks, Mister," Rufus says, patting his stomach.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This is more food than we've had in any three-week period," claims
Floyd | Lenny.
Floyd |
Floyd | "YEAH AND MISS OLIVIA SAYS YOU ASPLODE IF YOU EAT TOO MUCH.  WE DON'T
Floyd | WANNA ASPLODE MISTER!" shouts Betsy.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh wait," says Rufus.  He begins jumping up and down. "I know the
Floyd | password!  I know the password!  You're pronouncing it wrong.  It's
Floyd | not "jamon," it's shamone!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shamone" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHAMONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout "SHAMONE!" at the door ferociously, and it flies open,
Floyd | buffetting you suddenly with a gale force of golden light that
Floyd | explodes out at you.  You lean forward to keep your footing and hold
Floyd | your hat as your clothing and trenchcoat whip around in the uncanny
Floyd | breeze.  Finally it stops and you blink.  "Sorry," says a deep voice,
Floyd | "we been having some A/C problems all week here..."
Floyd |
Floyd | You nod somewhat encouragingly to yourself as you step into the
Floyd | warehouse.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  43
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner of Warehouse
Floyd | The entire warehouse is cleared of its normal furnishings except for
Floyd | some support beams, and indigo light arcs in from high semicircular
Floyd | barred windows.  The entire place is packed with StepEasy denizens,
Floyd | all spastically writhing to the bits of discordant music played by the
Floyd | band, dancing and yet pretending not to dance by writhing, remaining
Floyd | away from the legal limits of the choreography laws.  It looks like
Floyd | you could move through the crowd west and northwest.  The north part
Floyd | of the dancefloor from here is really packed and it would probably
Floyd | take a molotov cocktail to get in amongst the throng.
Floyd |
Floyd | A narrow window in the corner seems to be where clubgoers can check
Floyd | their coats.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "hah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "check coat" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CHECK COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the soaking wet black trenchcoat)
Floyd | Black, like the recesses of your inner soul.  It's also comfy and
Floyd | rain-resistant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a narrow hole in the wall, staffed by a bored-looking young lady.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the coat check window is a coat check girl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give coat to lady" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE COAT TO LADY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the soaking wet black trenchcoat to the coat check girl)
Floyd | "You got something you need checked in?" she says unenthusiastically.
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the soaking wet black trenchcoat off)
Floyd | The girl smartly hangs your coat in the back room and hands you the
Floyd | marker for it.  You tip her, and she says "Enjoy yourself."
Floyd |
Floyd | A severe looking couple tangos past you, arms interlocked holding
Floyd | martini glasses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x marker" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MARKER
Floyd |
Floyd | An ebony tag with a hole in it from the coat check.  Number 116.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man in a dark suit does a dance solo and is cheered on by the crowd
Floyd | around him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I suggest west?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Band Platform
Floyd | A combo band and a microphone is set up in the opposite corner from
Floyd | the warehouse entrance.  From here, you notice that there is a second
Floyd | floor walkway that would seem to lead to an upstairs apartment, but
Floyd | the fire-escape-like stairs are right in the middle of that violent
Floyd | throng of dancers in the northeast corner of the building.  The
Floyd | warehouse entrance is to the east, there's a less-crowded section of
Floyd | dancefloor to the north, and a jam-packed throng of dancers to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hush falls over the crowd as they all catch sight of the thin man in
Floyd | a spotlight.  He pulls a large coin out of his pocket and flicks it in
Floyd | the air, declaring "HOO!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The coin hovers, flipping end over end for a second, suspended.  The
Floyd | thin man shrieks "EEHEE!" and the coin resumes its path straight into
Floyd | the slot of the jukebox.New-fangled, almost unearthly music with a
Floyd | heavy, unrelenting beat begins as the needle drops on the record.
Floyd |
Floyd | The oddly-thin man in white stands disinterestedly.  His hands move
Floyd | furitively over the brim of his white hat and his belt as if
Floyd | repositioning them with bird-like speed.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new-fangled music machine you've heard called a "jukebox" sits here
Floyd | against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the Thin Man shout hoo and oddly enough, small
Floyd | objects seem to levitate off tables and hover in the air a moment
Floyd | before falling down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The intro counts off, and a group of suited men run to the southwest
Floyd | corner of the warehouse near the jukebox and line up, ready to dance.
Floyd | The Thin Man is in the lead of the formation, singing lyrics that go
Floyd | by so fast you can barely understand them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x jukebox.New-fangled" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JUKEBOX.NEW-FANGLED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see records trundling inside, but all the selector keys have
Floyd | been broken off, so it looks like you get pot-luck for putting your
Floyd | coin in the slot.  The plastic dome has a few dents, almost as if it
Floyd | has sustained several good hard thumps in its lifetime.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dancers PIROUETTE, pull their KNEES IN and they NOD NOD.
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh dear. Clap jump kweepa."
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You groove a little self-consciously for a moment even though your
Floyd | attempts feel quite foolish.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Thin Man tosses another coin in the air, then shouts hoo
Floyd | at it, making it hover.  Then he says eehee a little louder,
Floyd | and the coin goes flying directly into the slot of the jukebox.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dancers HEELPIVOT, POINTPOINT and HEADPOP.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "headpop" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEADPOP
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to make it into the dance formation, but you miss your chance.
Floyd | You need to get in right at the beginning to have any chance of
Floyd | keeping up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dancers simultaneously JUMPSHRUG, SHOULDERROLL, and HEADPOP, then
Floyd | they turn to the southwest, while crossing the floor NORTHEAST,
Floyd | penetrating the crowded right dance floor where everyone makes room
Floyd | for them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dancers LEAN over, hovering at an unnatural angle with their feet
Floyd | still on the floor, seemingly defying gravity.  The crowd goes wild,
Floyd | and everyone on the dancefloor joins in, somehow knowing what move
Floyd | comes next at rapid-fire high speed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Dancing puzzle"
		DavidW says, "yeah. Mimic them."
		DavidW says (to Zach), "Feel free to be Dance Leader One."
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | All the dancers JUMPSHRUG and bring their KNEES IN, and they NOD NOD,
Floyd | and they HEELPIVOT, POINT POINT.  Then they all do a HEADPOP, and they
Floyd | JUMPSHRUG, and they SHOULDERROLL, KNEES IN.  Everyone does a
Floyd | HEELPIVOT, POINT POINT and finally STEPSLIDE out of it.
Floyd |   Solo dances continue excitedly as the formation breaks up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "jumpshrug" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMPSHRUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Band Platform
Floyd | A combo band and a microphone is set up in the opposite corner from
Floyd | the warehouse entrance.  From here, you notice that there is a second
Floyd | floor walkway that would seem to lead to an upstairs apartment, but
Floyd | the fire-escape-like stairs are right in the middle of that violent
Floyd | throng of dancers in the northeast corner of the building.  The
Floyd | warehouse entrance is to the east, there's a less-crowded section of
Floyd | dancefloor to the north, and a jam-packed throng of dancers to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The oddly-thin man in white stands at a weird angle.  He points a
Floyd | finger up into the sky while looking away from it in the opposite
Floyd | direction for seemingly no reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new-fangled music machine you've heard called a "jukebox" sits here
Floyd | against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear whooping, and a floozy dancer is launched into the air, does
Floyd | a high flip, and is caught and carried along by the crowd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Huh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "headpop" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEADPOP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man and woman jive relentlessly near you before disappearing into
Floyd | the crowd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You step-touch to no particular beat whatsoever, feeling suddenly very
Floyd | caucasian.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Thin Man shouts whoa as he balances on his toes for a
Floyd | surprisingly long time, almost as if gravity has no effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | That corner of the dance floor is jam-packed.  You'll need to find a a
Floyd | more clever way in there.
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman is thrown around her partner's back jitterbug style.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "We could also try north?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Left Dancefloor                                      60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Dancefloor
Floyd | Spotlights operated by mysterious figures overhead pick out the most
Floyd | risque dancers on this parquet square of premium dance space that
Floyd | continues to the east.  The band is south, and the warehouse exit is
Floyd | southeast.  The even better dancers pack the floor to the east, and
Floyd | you're unsure if you could get through there to where that staircase
Floyd | leading up is.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a dim passage also to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gray-suited thug comes up behind the Thin Man taps him, and swings a
Floyd | roundhouse punch when he turns.  The Thin Man easily deflects it, then
Floyd | shouts aaow.  The thug is hurled back by unseen hands...like
Floyd | the Thin Man punched him with his mind!...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dim Passage
Floyd | This dim, slickly light green-painted corridor leads south and east
Floyd | back to the dancefloor.  There is some lettering stencilled on the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large man wearing thick glasses and sitting on what must be the
Floyd | worlds most tiny, uncomfortable stool glares dimly at you with his
Floyd | arms folded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | It says "Employees Only".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to m an" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO M AN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to man" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You say hello to the dim bouncer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take stool" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STOOL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | He looks very likely like he could squeeze your neck until you pop
Floyd | like a grape that is having its neck squeezed by a very large, person.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The bouncer says "Wisten bub.  I'm watching that office, and I see you
Floyd | headed in that diwection.  Beat it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "beat it" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BEAT IT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Seriously, you haven't heard any drones overhead, but it's best not to
Floyd | risk it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Left Dancefloor                                      68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | "Enjoy your evening in the cwub!" exclaims the dim bouncer, waving.
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Dancefloor
Floyd | Spotlights operated by mysterious figures overhead pick out the most
Floyd | risque dancers on this parquet square of premium dance space that
Floyd | continues to the east.  The band is south, and the warehouse exit is
Floyd | southeast.  The even better dancers pack the floor to the east, and
Floyd | you're unsure if you could get through there to where that staircase
Floyd | leading up is.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a dim passage also to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Left Dancefloor                                      69
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | That corner of the dance floor is jam-packed.  You'll need to find a a
Floyd | more clever way in there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "PIROUETTE" 		

Floyd ]  Left Dancefloor                                      70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PIROUETTE
Floyd |
Floyd | You probably don't have a chance unless you start at the beginning of
Floyd | a song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Band Platform
Floyd | A combo band and a microphone is set up in the opposite corner from
Floyd | the warehouse entrance.  From here, you notice that there is a second
Floyd | floor walkway that would seem to lead to an upstairs apartment, but
Floyd | the fire-escape-like stairs are right in the middle of that violent
Floyd | throng of dancers in the northeast corner of the building.  The
Floyd | warehouse entrance is to the east, there's a less-crowded section of
Floyd | dancefloor to the north, and a jam-packed throng of dancers to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The oddly-thin man in white stands aloofly.  He adjusts his trousers
Floyd | near his crotch seemingly oblivious to the fact that he is in public
Floyd | whilst pointing the thumb, index finger and pinky of his free hand off
Floyd | to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new-fangled music machine you've heard called a "jukebox" sits here
Floyd | against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Thin Man does this crazy thing with his feet - it appears he walks
Floyd | in one direction, but his direction of travel is usually opposite.
Floyd | Like he's walking somewhere with no gravity.  Like the moon for
Floyd | example.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x jukebox" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JUKEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see records trundling inside, but all the selector keys have
Floyd | been broken off, so it looks like you get pot-luck for putting your
Floyd | coin in the slot.  The plastic dome has a few dents, almost as if it
Floyd | has sustained several good hard thumps in its lifetime.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Thump it."
Zach says (to Floyd), "hit jukebox" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT JUKEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You thump hard on the jukebox dome.  Heyyyyy.... Surprisingly, this
Floyd | works, and the contraption lights up and selects a record.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        73
Floyd | The music from the jukebox is otherworldly and incredibly
Floyd | pulse-pounding.
Floyd |
Floyd | The intro counts off, and a group of suited men run to the southwest
Floyd | corner of the warehouse near the jukebox and line up, ready to dance.
Floyd | The Thin Man is in the lead of the formation, singing lyrics that go
Floyd | by so fast you can barely understand them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "PREPARE TO DANCE"
		DavidW says, "Now say it like Ru Paul."
Zach says (to Floyd), "PIROUETTE" 		

Floyd ]  First Beat                                           74
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PIROUETTE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | First Beat
Floyd | Here goes nothing.  You whirl around with the dancers and land right
Floyd | in the middle of the dance formation.  Without even thinking, you pull
Floyd | your
Floyd |
Floyd | Wow, you're really doing this?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "KNEES IN" 		

Floyd ]  Second Beat                                          75
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KNEES IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Second Beat
Floyd | Your knees pull together tightly and without hesitation you
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "Belatedly - yeah, sorry, I had to AFK."
Zach says (to Floyd), "NOD NOD" 		

Floyd ]  Third Beat                                           76
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NOD NOD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Third Beat
Floyd | You all hold the pose for an instant, and then immediately
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "HEELPIVOT" 		

Floyd ]  Fourth Beat                                          77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEELPIVOT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fourth Beat
Floyd | The only thing you can do after that fast of a spin is
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "POINTPOINT" 		

Floyd ]  Fourth Beat                                          77
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POINTPOINT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "POINT POINT" 		

Floyd ]  Fifth Beat                                           78
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POINT POINT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fifth Beat
Floyd | You get both directional points in, and instantly remember to
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "HEADPOP" 		

Floyd ]  Sixth Beat                                           79
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEADPOP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sixth Beat
Floyd | The headpops are ridiculously sharp and you apologize to your
Floyd | chiropractor silently as you and the other dancers line yourself up in
Floyd | a diagonal with the right dancefloor.  While starting the traveling
Floyd | cross you have to
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "JUMPSHRUG" 		

Floyd ]  Seventh Beat                                         80
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMPSHRUG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Seventh Beat
Floyd | You all jumpshrug in tight formation.  The direction changes are
Floyd | ridiculous, but you continue to
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SHOULDERROLL" 		

Floyd ]  Eighth Beat                                          81
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOULDERROLL
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eighth Beat
Floyd | You roll your shoulders best you can while traveling in one direction
Floyd | without tripping and remembering to look in the opposite correct
Floyd | direciton with everyone else.  The dance phrase ends with
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "HEADPOP" 		

Floyd ]  Flourish                                             82
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEADPOP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Flourish
Floyd | Everyone pops their head and freezes for a moment, before sharply
Floyd | turning their bodies southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Approaching Dancefloor                               83
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Approaching Dancefloor
Floyd | A huge round of applause greets the crossing formation.  Somehow
Floyd | everyone in your dance formation meshes with the people on the
Floyd | dancefloor to form a much larger and complicated arrangement.
Floyd | The thin man is singing the lead vocal to the song.  You don't know
Floyd | what the words blazing by actually are, but you try to sing along
Floyd | anyway-"...betty crocker took a car-load...to the drive-in...where
Floyd | they ate spumoni..."
Floyd | The dancefloor clears a space as you and the group of suited dancers
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "lean" 		

Floyd ]  Bridge                                               84
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bridge
Floyd | You hold your breath and close your eyes and lean forward.
Floyd | Unbelieveably when you open your eyes, you are staring straight down
Floyd | at the floor!  Your feet haven't moved, and you're leaning at the same
Floyd | impossible angle as everyone else is!
Floyd | The Thin Man:"...timmy grable did a favor...for the flavor...of
Floyd | rice a roni..."
Floyd | Everyone on the dancefloor joins in and dances in ridiculous speedy
Floyd | precision.  Once again you
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "JUMPSHRUG" 		

Floyd ]  Big Dance One                                        85
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMPSHRUG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Dance One
Floyd | The entire dancefloor jumpshrugs in unison ...greta garbo was
Floyd | unstable, threw a table, at her friend mabel...as you bring your
Floyd | knees in automatically and then nod-nod, and
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "KNEES IN" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > KNEES IN
Floyd |
Floyd | Whoops, that's not right...OW OUCH!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You are bludgeoned by flying arms and legs as you fall out of sync
Floyd | with the rest of the dancers and end up having to crawl out of the
Floyd | formation...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  86
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner of Warehouse
Floyd | The entire warehouse is cleared of its normal furnishings except for
Floyd | some support beams, and indigo light arcs in from high semicircular
Floyd | barred windows.  The entire place is packed with StepEasy denizens,
Floyd | all spastically writhing to the bits of discordant music played by the
Floyd | band, dancing and yet pretending not to dance by writhing, remaining
Floyd | away from the legal limits of the choreography laws.  It looks like
Floyd | you could move through the crowd west and northwest.  The north part
Floyd | of the dancefloor from here is really packed and it would probably
Floyd | take a molotov cocktail to get in amongst the throng.
Floyd |
Floyd | A narrow window in the corner seems to be where clubgoers can check
Floyd | their coats.
Floyd |
Floyd | The coat check girl looks at you disdainfully.  "This your first time
Floyd | honey?  We all been there" she remarks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everybody grooves down low to the floor as the music gets a little
Floyd | softer now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Dance One                                        85
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Dance One
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "HEELPIVOT" 		

Floyd ]  Big Dance Two                                        86
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEELPIVOT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Dance Two
Floyd | Everyone tightly heelpivots penny ante poker...ante poker...poker
Floyd | penny ante!...point points, headpops and jumpshrugs, which chains
Floyd | into
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SHOULDERROLL" 		

Floyd ]  Big Dance Three                                      87
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOULDERROLL
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Dance Three
Floyd | ...knees in sharp...yuban coffee! ...and
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "HEELPIVOT" 		

Floyd ]  Big Dance Four                                       88
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEELPIVOT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Dance Four
Floyd | ...shoulder roll...knees in...butter toffee! ...then
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I hope after we successfully do all this, it turns out to be just an optional easter egg thing. I would laugh and laugh."
Zach says (to Floyd), "HEELPIVOT" 		

Floyd ]  Big Dance Five                                       89
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEELPIVOT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Dance Five
Floyd | ...point point...and finally "...some groove billygoat!"
Floyd | ...there's only one move left!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "STEPSLIDE" 		

Floyd ]  Right Dancefloor                                     90
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STEPSLIDE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Right Dancefloor
Floyd | You lean against a pillar, panting, unbelievably proud of yourself
Floyd | that you made it through the entire dance number.  The surge of
Floyd | adrenaline is intoxicating.  You understand how easy it could be to
Floyd | fall into the lowlife scene of back-alley dancehalls and bathtub
Floyd | sarsaparilla.  You can barely think in the hot, sweaty crush of
Floyd | writhing dancers.  You are forced into some gymnastic positions and
Floyd | movements just to keep your feet on the floor.  You could climb up a
Floyd | metal fire escape staircase that leads to the second floor walkway.
Floyd | The warehouse exit is south, the band platform is southwest, and the
Floyd | less-crowded section of dancefloor is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "NOT FUNNY"
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You leap onto the fire escape stairs and climb up to the walkway,
Floyd | where there is a door that leads out of the sweltering humidity of the
Floyd | nightclub into the cool blue-gray night.  As you are making your way
Floyd | through, you hear a guttural shout from below--the lights change, and
Floyd | all the dancers move in slow motion.  They writhe in a tight knot
Floyd | around the Thin Man, exclaiming random words and syllables and sounds
Floyd | in either wracking pain, desperation, or delirious ecstacy as the
Floyd | downside of Muse Terpsichore takes them out of their heads.
Floyd |
Floyd | Such are the results of a continuous life of dance-crime, you reckon
Floyd | sadly to yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "plunge" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    91
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLUNGE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose we find an employee ID card or uniform near here."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a commotion, the trio of orphans attempt to invade the crime
Floyd | scene, jibberjabbering about candy and jump ropes and other orphan
Floyd | things.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Kids, stay, back, there's nothing to see here!  Nothing at all!" you
Floyd | insist, pushing them towards the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, wait," Lenny says, peering around you. "Are those bloodstains?
Floyd | On the carpet?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "We need to check on Miss Annie," Rufus proclaims.  "She's our friend
Floyd | who was trying to help us get out of the orphanage!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "ANNIE?  ARE YOU OKAY?" bellows Betsy as you push them finally out the
Floyd | door again.
Floyd |
Floyd | An oddly narrow aquarium sits on a side table.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "The kids did it"
Zach says (to Floyd), "arrest orphans" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ARREST ORPHANS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.

		
Gerynar says "bloop" and shrinks down into a little dot, then winks out...just like those old-fashioned B&w televisions. 		
Gerynar has disconnected. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x aquarim" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        92
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AQUARIM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Oh, I just realized why it was raining. Because the sun will come out TOMORROW."
		Roger says, "Now I really want to play a SHAFT-based game"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x aquarium" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        93
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AQUARIUM
Floyd |
Floyd | Wait, it's not an aquarium, rather it's an ant farm.  But you find it
Floyd | to be surprisingly out of place in the apartment of a young woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ant farm" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        94
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ANT FARM
Floyd |
Floyd | The ants have a very structured society with citizen ants and police
Floyd | ants, and down low you notice ants dancing in tight choreographic
Floyd | formations led by one tiny ant with a white hat who seems to move a
Floyd | bit spastically.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		Roger says, "Well played, Efraim"
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        95
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah, as if it were that easy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That's worth the price of admission right there."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blood" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        96
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | Apparently the victim was struck down, as aforementioned, likely to
Floyd | her doom.  The stains lead west into the bedroom where the victim
Floyd | likely attempted to evade her attacker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we're meant to go west."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | A tiny bedroom, filled with one tiny twin bed and a rack with some
Floyd | ladies clothing hung up to dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small, barred window prevents people from breaking in, too bad there
Floyd | weren't bars on the other living room window.
Floyd |
Floyd | The body of a woman lies on the floor at the end of a few blood
Floyd | spatters on the carpet.  It appears she was attempting to crawl under
Floyd | the bed to protect herself when she was struck down.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear some climbing noises and the orphans climb monkey-like at the
Floyd | bars of the window, staring in.  "Listen, kids, this is a crime scene,
Floyd | you need to get away from there this instant!"  Of course they don't
Floyd | pay attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's Miss Annie, is she all right?" Rufus asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "She doesn't look good," Lenny observes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "ARE YOU OKAY MISS ANNIE?" Betsy hollers loud enough to be audible in
Floyd | heaven.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Annie, are you okay?" Rufus says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Sorry, so much multitasking"
Zach says (to Floyd), "poke annie" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              97
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POKE ANNIE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x annie" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              98
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ANNIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Annie is petite, and well put together, wearing a prim blue dress.
Floyd | It's obvious if she is into the StepEasy scene, she hasn't been there
Floyd | long.  You'd almost bet she's fresh off the bus from Idaho or Nebraska
Floyd | or Kentucky.  One of those kinds of places..You're not sure there's
Floyd | much you can do for her.  You don't feel a pulse and her pupils are
Floyd | unresponsive.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you okay?" Lenny says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   your marker
Floyd |   a ham sandwich
Floyd |   a dark gray suit (being worn)
Floyd |   your fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest holster (being worn)
Floyd |     your gun
Floyd |   a working knowledge of CPR
Floyd |
Floyd | "ARE YOU OKAY, ANNIE???" hollers Betsy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "perform cpr" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PERFORM CPR
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to perform cpr on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "perform cpr annie" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              99
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PERFORM CPR ANNIE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "perform cpr on annie" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PERFORM CPR ON ANNIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Feeling rather foolish you move your mouth to the lifeless woman's.
Floyd | mouth-to-mouth resuscitation...
Floyd |  you think as you press your lips to her cold flesh.
Floyd |
Floyd | Then you feel the very breath from your body illuminate and exhale
Floyd | into her.  From below there are roiling violins and hopeful trumpets
Floyd | as wind...now magic and golden...surrounds you both in a violent
Floyd | vortex or a full orchestral score that stands Annie up on her feet.
Floyd | And she is alive again, blinking curiously.
Floyd |
Floyd | "YAAAAAAAY!" shout the orphans, seeing Annie conscious again.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Miss Annie," you say, not knowing what else to ask, "are you...okay?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, I'm fine!" she says, wobbling a bit stiffly.  "And the children
Floyd | are here, so everything is perfect!  Now if I can just make us a cup
Floyd | of tea-"
Floyd |
Floyd | She doesn't get to make that cup of tea because she is interrupted by
Floyd | the thin screams of the orphans as black-gloved hands pull them away
Floyd | from the bars of the window and make off with them.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh no!" Annie exclaims.  "They've taken the orphans!  Mister!  You've
Floyd | got to help them!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside the apartment you hear shoes on cement and the definite
Floyd | clatter of steel weaponry.  Annie grabs your arm, "Don't go out
Floyd | there!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't worry," you say calmly reaching for your .38. "I can handle
Floyd | this."  You glance out the window as your fingers close around air.
Floyd | Your gun is gone.  Oh, nuts.
Floyd |
Floyd | Annie races to the front room of the apartment and you hear her
Floyd | shriek.  A thug in an indigo suit has grabbed both her wrists.  You
Floyd | run out and grapple with the thug for two seconds before Annie brings
Floyd | him down with a solid smash to the head with a ceramic emu from her
Floyd | collection.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That was my grandmother's you creep!" she hisses.  You hear
Floyd | more commotion outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) and an alien ant
Floyd | farm here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Get out of my sight you exceedingly mean people!" Annie growls,
Floyd | grabbing a china saucer and hurling out the door at the thugs outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "Hey the cpr training dummy is named Annie too, isn't it?"
		DavidW says, "I don't know. I never learned that art."
		Zach says, "Apparently CPR is also good for blood lose"
		Zach says, "(if the author is here please excuse my snark)"
Zach says (to Floyd), "look out window" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        100
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK OUT WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to look outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    101
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a Blue Thug and a Red
Floyd | Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "that's not good"
		Roger says, "shooooooot"
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot thugs" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    101
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOOT THUGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    102
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   your marker
Floyd |   a ham sandwich
Floyd |   a dark gray suit (being worn)
Floyd |   your fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest holster (being worn)
Floyd |   a working knowledge of CPR
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Perhaps we should've taken the ant farm."
Zach says (to Floyd), "hit red thug" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    103
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT RED THUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Hand to hand combat is never a good idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear the orphans screaming from the rooftop just to the north,
Floyd | adjacent to the one  you are on.  Their voices echo from behind a red
Floyd | and gray door set in a rooftop building with a smokestack that pours
Floyd | dark coal dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    104
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Suicide isn't a really valid strategy to defeat the thugs!
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Seriously, you haven't heard any drones overhead, but it's best not to
Floyd | risk it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Help us, Mister!" you hear Rufus yell from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dodge bullets" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    105
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DODGE BULLETS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        106
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Annie wrings her hands concernedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) and an alien
Floyd | ant farm here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Scram you two bit thugs!" Annie yells, grabbing a silver saucer and
Floyd | chucking out the window at the thugs outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take farm" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        107
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FARM
Floyd |
Floyd | You could look at the ant farm all day, but you've got work to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the alien ant farm into evidence even though you don't have
Floyd | any little baggies.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Get out of here you mean people!" Annie shouts at the thugs.
Floyd | "What are we going to do?" Annie asks, crouching low.
Floyd | Annie frowns, "Don't you have some kind of secret weapon?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Do we?"
		DavidW says, "Ant-Man used to summon ants to crawl all over his enemies."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        108
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some flying bullets, a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a
Floyd | Blue Thug and a Red Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to duck into the apartment to avoid getting filled with hot
Floyd | lead.  You hurl yourself back inside as shrapnel clatters into the
Floyd | apartment wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Annie wrings her hands concernedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask annie about ants" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        109
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ANNIE ABOUT ANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm sorry, Sir," she says modestly. "I'm afraid I don't completely
Floyd | understand your big-city fast talk.  Shouldn't you go help the
Floyd | children?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "How do we stop them?" Annie asks, crouching low.
Floyd | Annie frowns, "Don't you have some kind of secret weapon?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a Blue Thug and a Red
Floyd | Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the
Floyd | rooftop.  In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as
Floyd | they approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mister!  They're cooking brussels sprouts and they're going
Floyd | to make us eat them!!!" Lenny cries from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You could go for some brussels sprouts right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw ants at red thug" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    110
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW ANTS AT RED THUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ha ha brussels sprouts."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw ant farm at bullets" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        111
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW ANT FARM AT BULLETS
Floyd |
Floyd | Futile.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to duck into the apartment to avoid getting filled with hot
Floyd | lead.  You hurl yourself back inside as shrapnel clatters into the
Floyd | apartment wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Annie wrings her hands concernedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I feel like the answer is dancing"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask annie to dance" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        111
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK ANNIE TO DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "They'll dance if they're covered in ants."
		Zach says, "hee"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x farm" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        112
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FARM
Floyd |
Floyd | You could look at the ant farm all day, but you've got work to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Get lost you mama's boy!" Annie shouts, grabbing a crystal serving
Floyd | tray and throwing out the door at the thugs outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open farm" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN FARM
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Get out of here you strong-arm mutants!" Annie bellows, grabbing a
Floyd | china cherub statue and hurling out the window at the thugs outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        113
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are none at all available!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    114
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a Blue Thug and a Red
Floyd | Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Perhaps it's just break farm."
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        115
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah, as if it were that easy.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to duck into the apartment to avoid getting filled with hot
Floyd | lead.  You hurl yourself back inside as shrapnel clatters into the
Floyd | apartment wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Annie wrings her hands concernedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "break farm" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        116
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK FARM
Floyd |
Floyd | Hand to hand combat is never a good idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you have any ideas?" Annie asks, crouching low.
Floyd | Annie frowns, "Don't you have some kind of secret weapon?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        117
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an alien ant farm
Floyd |   your marker
Floyd |   a ham sandwich
Floyd |   a dark gray suit (being worn)
Floyd |   your fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest holster (being worn)
Floyd |   a working knowledge of CPR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are they still out there?" Annie asks, crouching low.
Floyd | Annie frowns, "Don't you have some kind of secret weapon?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look outside" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        118
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah, there are four of them on the roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are we going to do?" Annie asks, crouching low.
Floyd | Annie frowns, "Don't you have some kind of secret weapon?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Also, Billy, don't lose my number"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x marker" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        119
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MARKER
Floyd |
Floyd | An ebony tag with a hole in it from the coat check.  Number 116.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Get out of here you freaks of nature!" Annie calls, grabbing a
Floyd | antique cherub statue and chucking out the door at the thugs outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x holster" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        120
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOLSTER
Floyd |
Floyd | It holds your piece at the ready just inside your jacket, and isn't
Floyd | visible under normal outerwear.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Get out of here you mama's boy!" Annie screams, grabbing a crystal
Floyd | napkin ring and hurling out the window at the thugs outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              121
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | A tiny bedroom, filled with one tiny twin bed and a rack with some
Floyd | ladies clothing hung up to dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small, barred window prevents people from breaking in.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x rack" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              121
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "bed" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              121
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BED
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              121
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              122
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | In the barred window are Betsy, Lenny and Rufus.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x lenny" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                              123
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Lenny's blond hair is either greased back or perhaps rain-stuck to his
Floyd | head, with one long tuft hanging in his face.  Otherwise, he's dressed
Floyd | in denim overalls and a checked shirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        124
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Annie wrings her hands concernedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "How do we stop them?" Annie asks, crouching low.
Floyd | Annie frowns, "Don't you have some kind of secret weapon?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Can we grab the bullets while they're flying?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    125
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a Blue Thug and a Red
Floyd | Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the
Floyd | rooftop.  In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as
Floyd | they approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | "MISTER YOU NEED TO FIGHT OFF THE THUGS AND GET OVER HERE TO THE NORTH
Floyd | AS SOON AS YOU CAN!  THEY'RE HOLDING US PRISONER TO THE NORTH OF WHERE
Floyd | YOU ARE NOW.  AND OH, THIS IS BETSY BY THE WAY IN CASE YOU CAN'T TELL"
Floyd | she belts clearly from the other rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bullets" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    126
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BULLETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You confiscate the flying bullets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yay"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bullets" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    127
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BULLETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the flying bullets into evidence even though you don't have
Floyd | any little baggies.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mister help!  They're strapping us into some big machine and I can't
Floyd | tell what it does...only it's got a lot of hooks and chains and it
Floyd | lights up green!  HEEEEELP!" Rufus hollers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bullets" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    128
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BULLETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You confiscate the flying bullets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Blue Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bullets" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    129
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BULLETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the flying bullets into evidence even though you don't have
Floyd | any little baggies.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Blue Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bullets" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    130
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BULLETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You confiscate the flying bullets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Green Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't know any information you want," shouts Lenny from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take gun" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        131
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to belong to the Chartreuse Thug.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to duck into the apartment to avoid getting filled with hot
Floyd | lead.  You hurl yourself back inside as shrapnel clatters into the
Floyd | apartment wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Annie wrings her hands concernedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a Blue Thug and a Red
Floyd | Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Throw the bullets back at the thugs?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw bullets at red thug" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BULLETS AT RED THUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw bullet at red thug" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    132
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BULLET AT RED THUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    133
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an alien ant farm
Floyd |   your marker
Floyd |   a ham sandwich
Floyd |   a dark gray suit (being worn)
Floyd |   your fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest holster (being worn)
Floyd |   a working knowledge of CPR
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb bullets" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        134
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB BULLETS
Floyd |
Floyd | Climbing is not one of your best skills.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to duck into the apartment to avoid getting filled with hot
Floyd | lead.  You hurl yourself back inside as shrapnel clatters into the
Floyd | apartment wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Annie wrings her hands concernedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take carpet" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        135
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CARPET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you have any ideas?" Annie asks, crouching low.
Floyd | Annie frowns, "Don't you have some kind of secret weapon?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        136
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The pane is smashed, likely creating quite a crescendo as the criminal
Floyd | entered her apartment.  Yes, there are shards of glass on the inside.
Floyd | You disregard this, knowing that touching any of this will ruit it for
Floyd | the lab guys once they get here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are they still out there?" Annie asks, crouching low.
Floyd | Annie frowns, "Don't you have some kind of secret weapon?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach has connected. 		Roger says, "These criminals are less-smooth than I was expecting."
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach has connected. 		DavidW says, "I have no idea what 'secret weapon' our Annie is referring to."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    137
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a Blue Thug and a Red
Floyd | Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "PIROUETTE" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    138
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PIROUETTE
Floyd |
Floyd | You probably don't have a chance unless you start at the beginning of
Floyd | a song.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Maybe we need to dazzle them with a dance move"
		Roger says, "Maybe not"
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Right Dancefloor                                     139
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Right Dancefloor
Floyd | You can barely think in the hot, sweaty crush of writhing dancers.
Floyd | You are forced into some gymnastic positions and movements just to
Floyd | keep your feet on the floor.  You could climb up a metal fire escape
Floyd | staircase that leads to the second floor walkway.  The warehouse exit
Floyd | is south, the band platform is southwest, and the less-crowded section
Floyd | of dancefloor is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        140
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You leap onto the fire escape stairs and climb up to the walkway,
Floyd | where there is a door that leads out of the sweltering humidity of the
Floyd | nightclub into the cool blue-gray night.  As you are making your way
Floyd | through, you hear a guttural shout from below--the lights change, and
Floyd | all the dancers move in slow motion.  They writhe in a tight knot
Floyd | around the Thin Man, exclaiming random words and syllables and sounds
Floyd | in either wracking pain, desperation, or delirious ecstacy as the
Floyd | downside of Muse Terpsichore takes them out of their heads.
Floyd |
Floyd | Such are the results of a continuous life of dance-crime, you reckon
Floyd | sadly to yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some flying bullets, a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a
Floyd | Blue Thug and a Red Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to duck into the apartment to avoid getting filled with hot
Floyd | lead.  You hurl yourself back inside as shrapnel clatters into the
Floyd | apartment wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Annie wrings her hands concernedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. The coat check girl is an employee."
		Zach asks, "Oh, is our gun in our coat?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        141
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What are we going to do?" Annie asks, crouching low.
Floyd | Annie frowns, "Don't you have some kind of secret weapon?"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    142
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a Blue Thug and a Red
Floyd | Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Maybe we give the marker to her, she gives us the wrong coat, then we can get past the bouncer?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Right Dancefloor                                     143
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Right Dancefloor
Floyd | You can barely think in the hot, sweaty crush of writhing dancers.
Floyd | You are forced into some gymnastic positions and movements just to
Floyd | keep your feet on the floor.  You could climb up a metal fire escape
Floyd | staircase that leads to the second floor walkway.  The warehouse exit
Floyd | is south, the band platform is southwest, and the less-crowded section
Floyd | of dancefloor is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  144
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner of Warehouse
Floyd | The entire warehouse is cleared of its normal furnishings except for
Floyd | some support beams, and indigo light arcs in from high semicircular
Floyd | barred windows.  The entire place is packed with StepEasy denizens,
Floyd | all spastically writhing to the bits of discordant music played by the
Floyd | band, dancing and yet pretending not to dance by writhing, remaining
Floyd | away from the legal limits of the choreography laws.  It looks like
Floyd | you could move through the crowd west and northwest.  The north part
Floyd | of the dancefloor from here is really packed and it would probably
Floyd | take a molotov cocktail to get in amongst the throng.
Floyd |
Floyd | A narrow window in the corner seems to be where clubgoers can check
Floyd | their coats.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everybody grooves down low to the floor as the music gets a little
Floyd | softer now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I like how patient these thugs are."
Zach says (to Floyd), "give marker to gir" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  144
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE MARKER TO GIR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give marker to girl" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  145
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE MARKER TO GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | "You got something you need checked in?" she says unenthusiastically.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, yes, I'll get that for you right away, Sir," the girl says,
Floyd | disappearing into the plush collection.
Floyd | The girl returns with your trenchcoat, which is still disappointingly
Floyd | damp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Racking up a lot of time for their Thug Pension"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x coat" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  146
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the soaking wet black trenchcoat)
Floyd | Black, like the recesses of your inner soul.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear coat" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  147
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR COAT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the soaking wet black trenchcoat)
Floyd | You put on the soaking wet black trenchcoat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everyone grooves back up to their feet as the music gets a little
Floyd | louder now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  148
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a soaking wet black trenchcoat (being worn)
Floyd |   an alien ant farm
Floyd |   a ham sandwich
Floyd |   a dark gray suit (being worn)
Floyd |   your fedora (being worn)
Floyd |   a chest holster (being worn)
Floyd |   a working knowledge of CPR
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  149
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | That corner of the dance floor is jam-packed.  You'll need to find a a
Floyd | more clever way in there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "hmmpf"
		Roger says, "Throw some ants at them"
		DavidW asks, "Throw ants at the bouncer?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw ants" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  149
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW ANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I don't think we can do much with the farm"
Roger says (to floyd), "Throw Farm at Dancers" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  150
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW FARM AT DANCERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Futile.
Floyd |
Floyd | A group electric slides around you as you try to avoid getting kicked.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Thin Man moonwalks past in the background, pointing with his one
Floyd | right glove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Reckon so"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask thin man about billy jean" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  151
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK THIN MAN ABOUT BILLY JEAN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Evening," you say, as the Thin Man turns his birdlike attention to
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You will need to move further to the outside to reach that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two athletic dancers whirl and dip impressively.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "Oh could we unplug the jukebox?"
Gerynar arrives, full of fun and funk. 		DavidW says, "I'm confused. My guess about the coat check was wrong."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  152
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner of Warehouse
Floyd | The entire warehouse is cleared of its normal furnishings except for
Floyd | some support beams, and indigo light arcs in from high semicircular
Floyd | barred windows.  The entire place is packed with StepEasy denizens,
Floyd | all spastically writhing to the bits of discordant music played by the
Floyd | band, dancing and yet pretending not to dance by writhing, remaining
Floyd | away from the legal limits of the choreography laws.  It looks like
Floyd | you could move through the crowd west and northwest.  The north part
Floyd | of the dancefloor from here is really packed and it would probably
Floyd | take a molotov cocktail to get in amongst the throng.
Floyd |
Floyd | A narrow window in the corner seems to be where clubgoers can check
Floyd | their coats.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        153
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Band Platform
Floyd | A combo band and a microphone is set up in the opposite corner from
Floyd | the warehouse entrance.  From here, you notice that there is a second
Floyd | floor walkway that would seem to lead to an upstairs apartment, but
Floyd | the fire-escape-like stairs are right in the middle of that violent
Floyd | throng of dancers in the northeast corner of the building.  The
Floyd | warehouse entrance is to the east, there's a less-crowded section of
Floyd | dancefloor to the north, and a jam-packed throng of dancers to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The oddly-thin man in white stands disinterestedly.  He does a
Floyd | strangely twitchy little kick with his knee bent and repositions his
Floyd | feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new-fangled music machine you've heard called a "jukebox" sits here
Floyd | against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A brown-suited man backflips across the dancefloor as people move out
Floyd | of the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Can we waylay the coat check girl and steal her ID or something?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn off jukebox" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        154
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN OFF JUKEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the Thin Man shout hoo and oddly enough, small
Floyd | objects seem to levitate off tables and hover in the air a moment
Floyd | before falling down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger asks, "I missed what happened -- did we also check our gun, or what happened to it?"
		Zach says, "It was just gone after the CPR"
		DavidW says, "Maybe apply CPR to the thugs."
		Roger asks, "Maybe it fell out of the holster and under the bed?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        155
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | That corner of the dance floor is jam-packed.  You'll need to find a a
Floyd | more clever way in there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  156
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner of Warehouse
Floyd | The entire warehouse is cleared of its normal furnishings except for
Floyd | some support beams, and indigo light arcs in from high semicircular
Floyd | barred windows.  The entire place is packed with StepEasy denizens,
Floyd | all spastically writhing to the bits of discordant music played by the
Floyd | band, dancing and yet pretending not to dance by writhing, remaining
Floyd | away from the legal limits of the choreography laws.  It looks like
Floyd | you could move through the crowd west and northwest.  The north part
Floyd | of the dancefloor from here is really packed and it would probably
Floyd | take a molotov cocktail to get in amongst the throng.
Floyd |
Floyd | A narrow window in the corner seems to be where clubgoers can check
Floyd | their coats.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  157
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | That corner of the dance floor is jam-packed.  You'll need to find a a
Floyd | more clever way in there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Unfortunately, I think we have to re-dance across."
Zach says (to Floyd), "PIROUETTE" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  158
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PIROUETTE
Floyd |
Floyd | Hold up tippytoes.  Your fancy-stepping isn't going to be appreciated
Floyd | while you're wearing this heavy coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Thin Man tosses another coin in the air, then shouts hoo
Floyd | at it, making it hover.  Then he says eehee a little louder,
Floyd | and the coin goes flying directly into the slot of the jukebox.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "nooooo"
		Roger says, "Haha"
Zach says (to Floyd), "PIROUETTE" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  159
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PIROUETTE
Floyd |
Floyd | Hold up tippytoes.  Your fancy-stepping isn't going to be appreciated
Floyd | while you're wearing this heavy coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dancers PIROUETTE, pull their KNEES IN and they NOD NOD.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky asks, "did you try using these spells on the bullets?"
		DavidW says, "Check the coat with the girl but try showing the marker to the bouncer. Or the ant farm."
		Zach sobs
		DavidW says, "Try giving non-coats to the girl. Something's gotta work."
pollux says (to Floyd), "x thin man" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  160
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X THIN MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | He's tall and thin, wearing a glowing white suit and matching
Floyd | black-banded fedora that shadows his eyes.  His body is always seeming
Floyd | both frozen in an angular position and in constant motion with part of
Floyd | his physique still and the rest moving subtly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Thin Man shouts whoa as he balances on his toes for a
Floyd | surprisingly long time, almost as if gravity has no effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dancers HEELPIVOT, POINTPOINT and HEADPOP.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        161
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Band Platform
Floyd | A combo band and a microphone is set up in the opposite corner from
Floyd | the warehouse entrance.  From here, you notice that there is a second
Floyd | floor walkway that would seem to lead to an upstairs apartment, but
Floyd | the fire-escape-like stairs are right in the middle of that violent
Floyd | throng of dancers in the northeast corner of the building.  The
Floyd | warehouse entrance is to the east, there's a less-crowded section of
Floyd | dancefloor to the north, and a jam-packed throng of dancers to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The oddly-thin man in white stands at a weird angle.  His hands move
Floyd | furitively over the brim of his white hat and his belt as if
Floyd | repositioning them with bird-like speed.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new-fangled music machine you've heard called a "jukebox" sits here
Floyd | against the wall pounding out extremely dense, complicated, bass-heavy
Floyd | music that makes your joints twitch involuntarily and, disturbingly,
Floyd | your rear-end tingle.  You don't recognize the song, but the lyrics
Floyd | are too fast and don't make a lot of sense.  It seems to be perfectly
Floyd | tailor-made for mindless dancing.  You'd prefer some orchestral Brahms
Floyd | or, if feeling frisky, nothing more wild than a slightly up-tempo
Floyd | polka if you please.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dancers simultaneously JUMPSHRUG, SHOULDERROLL, and HEADPOP, then
Floyd | they turn to the southwest, while crossing the floor NORTHEAST,
Floyd | penetrating the crowded right dance floor where everyone makes room
Floyd | for them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x band" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BAND
Floyd |
Floyd | (the band equipment)
Floyd | Some very sluggish musicians occasionally play an atonal phrase on a
Floyd | saxophone or a clarinet, but the music doesn't make sense.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dancers LEAN over, hovering at an unnatural angle with their feet
Floyd | still on the floor, seemingly defying gravity.  The crowd goes wild,
Floyd | and everyone on the dancefloor joins in, somehow knowing what move
Floyd | comes next at rapid-fire high speed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take microphone" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        162
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MICROPHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Left Dancefloor                                      163
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Dancefloor
Floyd | Spotlights operated by mysterious figures overhead pick out the most
Floyd | risque dancers on this parquet square of premium dance space that
Floyd | continues to the east.  The band is south, and the warehouse exit is
Floyd | southeast.  The even better dancers pack the floor to the east, and
Floyd | you're unsure if you could get through there to where that staircase
Floyd | leading up is.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a dim passage also to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | All the dancers JUMPSHRUG and bring their KNEES IN, and they NOD NOD,
Floyd | and they HEELPIVOT, POINT POINT.  Then they all do a HEADPOP, and they
Floyd | JUMPSHRUG, and they SHOULDERROLL, KNEES IN.  Everyone does a
Floyd | HEELPIVOT, POINT POINT and finally STEPSLIDE out of it.
Floyd |   Solo dances continue excitedly as the formation breaks up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          164
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dim Passage
Floyd | This dim, slickly light green-painted corridor leads south and east
Floyd | back to the dancefloor.  There is some lettering stencilled on the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large man wearing thick glasses and sitting on what must be the
Floyd | worlds most tiny, uncomfortable stool glares dimly at you with his
Floyd | arms folded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          165
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The bouncer says "Wisten bub.  I'm watching that office, and I see you
Floyd | headed in that diwection.  Just beat it."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Left Dancefloor                                      166
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | "Enjoy your evening in the cwub!" exclaims the dim bouncer, waving.
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Dancefloor
Floyd | Spotlights operated by mysterious figures overhead pick out the most
Floyd | risque dancers on this parquet square of premium dance space that
Floyd | continues to the east.  The band is south, and the warehouse exit is
Floyd | southeast.  The even better dancers pack the floor to the east, and
Floyd | you're unsure if you could get through there to where that staircase
Floyd | leading up is.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a dim passage also to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everyone does a jump to the left.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gray-suited thug comes up behind the Thin Man taps him, and swings a
Floyd | roundhouse punch when he turns.  The Thin Man easily deflects it, then
Floyd | shouts aaow.  The thug is hurled back by unseen hands...like
Floyd | the Thin Man punched him with his mind!...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        167
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Band Platform
Floyd | A combo band and a microphone is set up in the opposite corner from
Floyd | the warehouse entrance.  From here, you notice that there is a second
Floyd | floor walkway that would seem to lead to an upstairs apartment, but
Floyd | the fire-escape-like stairs are right in the middle of that violent
Floyd | throng of dancers in the northeast corner of the building.  The
Floyd | warehouse entrance is to the east, there's a less-crowded section of
Floyd | dancefloor to the north, and a jam-packed throng of dancers to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The oddly-thin man in white stands aloofly.  He points a finger up
Floyd | into the sky while looking away from it in the opposite direction for
Floyd | seemingly no reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new-fangled music machine you've heard called a "jukebox" sits here
Floyd | against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  168
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner of Warehouse
Floyd | The entire warehouse is cleared of its normal furnishings except for
Floyd | some support beams, and indigo light arcs in from high semicircular
Floyd | barred windows.  The entire place is packed with StepEasy denizens,
Floyd | all spastically writhing to the bits of discordant music played by the
Floyd | band, dancing and yet pretending not to dance by writhing, remaining
Floyd | away from the legal limits of the choreography laws.  It looks like
Floyd | you could move through the crowd west and northwest.  The north part
Floyd | of the dancefloor from here is really packed and it would probably
Floyd | take a molotov cocktail to get in amongst the throng.
Floyd |
Floyd | A narrow window in the corner seems to be where clubgoers can check
Floyd | their coats.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "aaow"
Zach says (to Floyd), "give coat to girl" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  169
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE COAT TO GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the soaking wet black trenchcoat to the coat check girl)
Floyd | "You got something you need checked in?" she says unenthusiastically.
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the soaking wet black trenchcoat off)
Floyd | The girl smartly hangs your coat in the back room and hands you the
Floyd | marker for it.  You tip her, and she says "Enjoy yourself."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Is aaow a magic word?"
		Zach says, "Hmm, could be"
Zach says (to Floyd), "aaow" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  170
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AAOW
Floyd |
Floyd | "Aaow!" you say, sounding as if you've stubbed your toe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everyone takes a step to the right.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Thin Man does this crazy thing with his feet - it appears he walks
Floyd | in one direction, but his direction of travel is usually opposite.
Floyd | Like he's walking somewhere with no gravity.  Like the moon for
Floyd | example.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        171
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Band Platform
Floyd | A combo band and a microphone is set up in the opposite corner from
Floyd | the warehouse entrance.  From here, you notice that there is a second
Floyd | floor walkway that would seem to lead to an upstairs apartment, but
Floyd | the fire-escape-like stairs are right in the middle of that violent
Floyd | throng of dancers in the northeast corner of the building.  The
Floyd | warehouse entrance is to the east, there's a less-crowded section of
Floyd | dancefloor to the north, and a jam-packed throng of dancers to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The oddly-thin man in white stands disinterestedly.  He adjusts his
Floyd | trousers near his crotch seemingly oblivious to the fact that he is in
Floyd | public whilst pointing the thumb, index finger and pinky of his free
Floyd | hand off to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new-fangled music machine you've heard called a "jukebox" sits here
Floyd | against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Thin Man moonwalks past in the background, pointing with his one
Floyd | right glove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hit jukebox" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT JUKEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You thump hard on the jukebox dome.  Heyyyyy.... Surprisingly, this
Floyd | works, and the contraption lights up and selects a record.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		DavidW says, "Before dancing, try saying aaow to the bouncer!"
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        172
Floyd | The music from the jukebox is otherworldly and incredibly
Floyd | pulse-pounding.
Floyd |
Floyd | The intro counts off, and a group of suited men run to the southwest
Floyd | corner of the warehouse near the jukebox and line up, ready to dance.
Floyd | The Thin Man is in the lead of the formation, singing lyrics that go
Floyd | by so fast you can barely understand them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        171
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Band Platform
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Left Dancefloor                                      172
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Dancefloor
Floyd | Spotlights operated by mysterious figures overhead pick out the most
Floyd | risque dancers on this parquet square of premium dance space that
Floyd | continues to the east.  The band is south, and the warehouse exit is
Floyd | southeast.  The even better dancers pack the floor to the east, and
Floyd | you're unsure if you could get through there to where that staircase
Floyd | leading up is.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a dim passage also to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          173
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dim Passage
Floyd | This dim, slickly light green-painted corridor leads south and east
Floyd | back to the dancefloor.  There is some lettering stencilled on the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large man wearing thick glasses and sitting on what must be the
Floyd | worlds most tiny, uncomfortable stool glares dimly at you with his
Floyd | arms folded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We need secret weapon."
Zach says (to Floyd), "aaow" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          174
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AAOW
Floyd |
Floyd | "Aaow!" you say, sounding as if you've stubbed your toe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I bet it works on the thugs"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Left Dancefloor                                      175
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | "Enjoy your evening in the cwub!" exclaims the dim bouncer, waving.
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Dancefloor
Floyd | Spotlights operated by mysterious figures overhead pick out the most
Floyd | risque dancers on this parquet square of premium dance space that
Floyd | continues to the east.  The band is south, and the warehouse exit is
Floyd | southeast.  The even better dancers pack the floor to the east, and
Floyd | you're unsure if you could get through there to where that staircase
Floyd | leading up is.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a dim passage also to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "say aaow to bouncer" 		

Floyd ]  Left Dancefloor                                      175
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY AAOW TO BOUNCER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says, "w" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          176
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dim Passage
Floyd | This dim, slickly light green-painted corridor leads south and east
Floyd | back to the dancefloor.  There is some lettering stencilled on the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large man wearing thick glasses and sitting on what must be the
Floyd | worlds most tiny, uncomfortable stool glares dimly at you with his
Floyd | arms folded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh, is it a thug only tool?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "say aaow to bouncer" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          177
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAY AAOW TO BOUNCER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nevew you mind that.  I'm busy gawding the office!  And I've got both
Floyd | my weft and my wight eyes on you!  I'm watching you!" he assures.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Left Dancefloor                                      178
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | "Enjoy your evening in the cwub!" exclaims the dim bouncer, waving.
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Dancefloor
Floyd | Spotlights operated by mysterious figures overhead pick out the most
Floyd | risque dancers on this parquet square of premium dance space that
Floyd | continues to the east.  The band is south, and the warehouse exit is
Floyd | southeast.  The even better dancers pack the floor to the east, and
Floyd | you're unsure if you could get through there to where that staircase
Floyd | leading up is.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a dim passage also to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        179
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Band Platform
Floyd | A combo band and a microphone is set up in the opposite corner from
Floyd | the warehouse entrance.  From here, you notice that there is a second
Floyd | floor walkway that would seem to lead to an upstairs apartment, but
Floyd | the fire-escape-like stairs are right in the middle of that violent
Floyd | throng of dancers in the northeast corner of the building.  The
Floyd | warehouse entrance is to the east, there's a less-crowded section of
Floyd | dancefloor to the north, and a jam-packed throng of dancers to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The oddly-thin man in white stands at a weird angle.  He does a
Floyd | strangely twitchy little kick with his knee bent and repositions his
Floyd | feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new-fangled music machine you've heard called a "jukebox" sits here
Floyd | against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the Thin Man shout hoo and oddly enough, small
Floyd | objects seem to levitate off tables and hover in the air a moment
Floyd | before falling down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hit jukebox" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT JUKEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You thump hard on the jukebox dome.  Heyyyyy.... Surprisingly, this
Floyd | works, and the contraption lights up and selects a record.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        180
Floyd | The music from the jukebox is otherworldly and incredibly
Floyd | pulse-pounding.
Floyd |
Floyd | The intro counts off, and a group of suited men run to the southwest
Floyd | corner of the warehouse near the jukebox and line up, ready to dance.
Floyd | The Thin Man is in the lead of the formation, singing lyrics that go
Floyd | by so fast you can barely understand them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The bouncer is Elmer Fudd."
Zach says (to Floyd), "PIROUETTE" 		

Floyd ]  First Beat                                           181
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PIROUETTE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | First Beat
Floyd | Here goes nothing.  You whirl around with the dancers and land right
Floyd | in the middle of the dance formation.  Without even thinking, you pull
Floyd | your
Floyd |
Floyd | Wow, you're really doing this?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), " KNEES IN" 		

Floyd ]  Second Beat                                          182
Floyd | >
Floyd | >  KNEES IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Second Beat
Floyd | Your knees pull together tightly and without hesitation you
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "NOD NOD" 		

Floyd ]  Third Beat                                           183
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NOD NOD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Third Beat
Floyd | You all hold the pose for an instant, and then immediately
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "HEELPIVOT" 		

Floyd ]  Fourth Beat                                          184
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEELPIVOT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fourth Beat
Floyd | The only thing you can do after that fast of a spin is
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "POINTPOINT" 		

Floyd ]  Fourth Beat                                          184
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POINTPOINT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "POINT POINT" 		

Floyd ]  Fifth Beat                                           185
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POINT POINT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fifth Beat
Floyd | You get both directional points in, and instantly remember to
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "HEADPOP" 		

Floyd ]  Sixth Beat                                           186
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEADPOP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sixth Beat
Floyd | The headpops are ridiculously sharp and you apologize to your
Floyd | chiropractor silently as you and the other dancers line yourself up in
Floyd | a diagonal with the right dancefloor.  While starting the traveling
Floyd | cross you have to
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "JUMPSHRUG" 		

Floyd ]  Seventh Beat                                         187
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMPSHRUG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Seventh Beat
Floyd | You all jumpshrug in tight formation.  The direction changes are
Floyd | ridiculous, but you continue to
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SHOULDERROLL" 		

Floyd ]  Eighth Beat                                          188
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOULDERROLL
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eighth Beat
Floyd | You roll your shoulders best you can while traveling in one direction
Floyd | without tripping and remembering to look in the opposite correct
Floyd | direciton with everyone else.  The dance phrase ends with
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "HEADPOP" 		

Floyd ]  Flourish                                             189
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEADPOP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Flourish
Floyd | Everyone pops their head and freezes for a moment, before sharply
Floyd | turning their bodies southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "NE" 		

Floyd ]  Approaching Dancefloor                               190
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Approaching Dancefloor
Floyd | A huge round of applause greets the crossing formation.  Somehow
Floyd | everyone in your dance formation meshes with the people on the
Floyd | dancefloor to form a much larger and complicated arrangement.
Floyd | The thin man is singing the lead vocal to the song.  You don't know
Floyd | what the words blazing by actually are, but you try to sing along
Floyd | anyway-"...betty crocker took a car-load...to the drive-in...where
Floyd | they ate spumoni..."
Floyd | The dancefloor clears a space as you and the group of suited dancers
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "LEAN" 		

Floyd ]  Bridge                                               191
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bridge
Floyd | You hold your breath and close your eyes and lean forward.
Floyd | Unbelieveably when you open your eyes, you are staring straight down
Floyd | at the floor!  Your feet haven't moved, and you're leaning at the same
Floyd | impossible angle as everyone else is!
Floyd | The Thin Man:"...timmy grable did a favor...for the flavor...of
Floyd | rice a roni..."
Floyd | Everyone on the dancefloor joins in and dances in ridiculous speedy
Floyd | precision.  Once again you
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "JUMPSHRUG" 		

Floyd ]  Big Dance One                                        192
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMPSHRUG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Dance One
Floyd | The entire dancefloor jumpshrugs in unison ...greta garbo was
Floyd | unstable, threw a table, at her friend mabel...as you bring your
Floyd | knees in automatically and then nod-nod, and
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "HEELPIVOT" 		

Floyd ]  Big Dance Two                                        193
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEELPIVOT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Dance Two
Floyd | Everyone tightly heelpivots penny ante poker...ante poker...poker
Floyd | penny ante!...point points, headpops and jumpshrugs, which chains
Floyd | into
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SHOULDERROLL" 		

Floyd ]  Big Dance Three                                      194
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOULDERROLL
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Dance Three
Floyd | ...knees in sharp...yuban coffee! ...and
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "HEELPIVOT" 		

Floyd ]  Big Dance Four                                       195
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEELPIVOT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Dance Four
Floyd | ...shoulder roll...knees in...butter toffee! ...then
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "HEELPIVOT" 		

Floyd ]  Big Dance Five                                       196
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEELPIVOT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Dance Five
Floyd | ...point point...and finally "...some groove billygoat!"
Floyd | ...there's only one move left!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "STEPSLIDE" 		

Floyd ]  Right Dancefloor                                     197
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STEPSLIDE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Right Dancefloor
Floyd | You can barely think in the hot, sweaty crush of writhing dancers.
Floyd | You are forced into some gymnastic positions and movements just to
Floyd | keep your feet on the floor.  You could climb up a metal fire escape
Floyd | staircase that leads to the second floor walkway.  The warehouse exit
Floyd | is south, the band platform is southwest, and the less-crowded section
Floyd | of dancefloor is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everyone puts their hands on their hips and pulls their knees in
Floyd | tight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf38" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Right Dancefloor                                     197
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Right Dancefloor                                     198
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        199
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You leap onto the fire escape stairs and climb up to the walkway,
Floyd | where there is a door that leads out of the sweltering humidity of the
Floyd | nightclub into the cool blue-gray night.  As you are making your way
Floyd | through, you hear a guttural shout from below--the lights change, and
Floyd | all the dancers move in slow motion.  They writhe in a tight knot
Floyd | around the Thin Man, exclaiming random words and syllables and sounds
Floyd | in either wracking pain, desperation, or delirious ecstacy as the
Floyd | downside of Muse Terpsichore takes them out of their heads.
Floyd |
Floyd | Such are the results of a continuous life of dance-crime, you reckon
Floyd | sadly to yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some flying bullets, a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a
Floyd | Blue Thug and a Red Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to duck into the apartment to avoid getting filled with hot
Floyd | lead.  You hurl yourself back inside as shrapnel clatters into the
Floyd | apartment wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Annie wrings her hands concernedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    200
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a Blue Thug and a Red
Floyd | Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "aaow" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        201
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AAOW
Floyd |
Floyd | "Aaow!" you say, sounding as if you've stubbed your toe.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to duck into the apartment to avoid getting filled with hot
Floyd | lead.  You hurl yourself back inside as shrapnel clatters into the
Floyd | apartment wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Annie wrings her hands concernedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    202
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a Blue Thug and a Red
Floyd | Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Blue Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Green Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No!  That needle is too big!" Rufus screams from the north.
Floyd | "AAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shamone" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        203
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHAMONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout "SHAMONE!" clearly although you don't quite have any reason
Floyd | to yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to duck into the apartment to avoid getting filled with hot
Floyd | lead.  You hurl yourself back inside as shrapnel clatters into the
Floyd | apartment wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Annie wrings her hands concernedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "lean" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        204
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Go away you freaks of nature!" Annie calls, grabbing a china dinner
Floyd | bell and chucking out the door at the thugs outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear grumbling and random bursts of machine-gun fire from the
Floyd | thugs on the rooftop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    205
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a Blue Thug and a Red
Floyd | Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "lean" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You lean unaturally forward, defying gravity with your feet on the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd | The thugs have a brief conversation about how dealing with sorcery
Floyd | was not in their contract.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bullets whiz right over you.
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "ehee" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    206
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EHEE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach has connected. 		Gerynar asks, "eehee?"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "eehee" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        207
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EEHEE
Floyd |
Floyd | Wow, that takes a lot of stomach muscle.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eehee!" you exclaim, just not feeling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to duck into the apartment to avoid getting filled with hot
Floyd | lead.  You hurl yourself back inside as shrapnel clatters into the
Floyd | apartment wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Annie wrings her hands concernedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hmm"
		DavidW asks, "Was 'hoo' the floating word?"
		inky says, "that sounds right"
		DavidW asks, "What was eehee supposed to do, make floating things fall?"
		pollux says, "Yeah."
		DavidW asks, "So hoo then eehee, and maybe bullets fly over us and fall back at the thugs?"
		Zach says, "Oh yeah, and we have hints"
		Zach says, "Ok, I looked at the hints"
		DavidW says, "I'd prefer if we can do without the hints."
		DavidW says, "Since we have clued in that there's magic words in play."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    208
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a Blue Thug and a Red
Floyd | Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | "MISTER, JUST SO YOU KNOW I'VE WRIGGLED OUT OF THE ROPES THEY TIED ME
Floyd | UP WITH!  I'M TRYING TO GET OVER TO THE BIG RED BUTTON ON THE MACHINE
Floyd | THAT--what?  Oh.  All right.  NEVER MIND, MISTER!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hoo" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        209
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HOO
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hoo!" you say, without much conviction.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to duck into the apartment to avoid getting filled with hot
Floyd | lead.  You hurl yourself back inside as shrapnel clatters into the
Floyd | apartment wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Annie wrings her hands concernedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    210
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a Blue Thug and a Red
Floyd | Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the
Floyd | rooftop.  In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as
Floyd | they approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lean" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    211
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You lean unaturally forward, defying gravity with your feet on the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bullets whiz right over you.
Floyd | The Red Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the
Floyd | rooftop.  In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as
Floyd | they approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lean" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    212
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Wow, that takes a lot of stomach muscle.
Floyd |
Floyd | You lean unaturally forward, defying gravity with your feet on the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bullets whiz right over you.
Floyd | The Red Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the
Floyd | rooftop.  In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as
Floyd | they approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No!  No!  Not prune juice!" wails Lenny from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lean" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    213
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Wow, that takes a lot of stomach muscle.
Floyd |
Floyd | You lean unaturally forward, defying gravity with your feet on the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bullets whiz right over you.
Floyd | The Red Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Blue Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Green Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Sorry, I just had to mentally and emotionally prepare myself if we have to do the dance again"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lean" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    214
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Wow, that takes a lot of stomach muscle.
Floyd |
Floyd | You lean unaturally forward, defying gravity with your feet on the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bullets whiz right over you.
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop farm" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        215
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP FARM
Floyd |
Floyd | Wow, that takes a lot of stomach muscle.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to duck into the apartment to avoid getting filled with hot
Floyd | lead.  You hurl yourself back inside as shrapnel clatters into the
Floyd | apartment wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Annie wrings her hands concernedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    216
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an alien ant farm, a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a Blue
Floyd | Thug and a Red Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the
Floyd | rooftop.  In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as
Floyd | they approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hoo" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        217
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HOO
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hoo!" you say, without much conviction.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to duck into the apartment to avoid getting filled with hot
Floyd | lead.  You hurl yourself back inside as shrapnel clatters into the
Floyd | apartment wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Annie wrings her hands concernedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    218
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an alien ant farm, a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a Blue
Floyd | Thug and a Red Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the
Floyd | rooftop.  In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as
Floyd | they approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmph. I guess the ants and the bullets don't react to 'hoo'."
		pollux says, "I don't think the magic words are working for us."
		pollux says, "We probably need to do something to make them work."
		DavidW asks, "Do we need a material component?"
		inky asks, "do you need to get some music out there?"
		pollux says, "We should go back down."
		DavidW says, "I have no idea. I'm grasping at straws."
pollux says (to floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Right Dancefloor                                     219
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Right Dancefloor
Floyd | You can barely think in the hot, sweaty crush of writhing dancers.
Floyd | You are forced into some gymnastic positions and movements just to
Floyd | keep your feet on the floor.  You could climb up a metal fire escape
Floyd | staircase that leads to the second floor walkway.  The warehouse exit
Floyd | is south, the band platform is southwest, and the less-crowded section
Floyd | of dancefloor is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I've had several ideas I can't really try in group play like this."
pollux says (to floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Right Dancefloor                                     220
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        221
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Band Platform
Floyd | A combo band and a microphone is set up in the opposite corner from
Floyd | the warehouse entrance.  From here, you notice that there is a second
Floyd | floor walkway that would seem to lead to an upstairs apartment, but
Floyd | the fire-escape-like stairs are right in the middle of that violent
Floyd | throng of dancers in the northeast corner of the building.  The
Floyd | warehouse entrance is to the east, there's a less-crowded section of
Floyd | dancefloor to the north, and a jam-packed throng of dancers to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The oddly-thin man in white stands aloofly.  His hands move furitively
Floyd | over the brim of his white hat and his belt as if repositioning them
Floyd | with bird-like speed.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new-fangled music machine you've heard called a "jukebox" sits here
Floyd | against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Thin Man tosses another coin in the air, then shouts hoo
Floyd | at it, making it hover.  Then he says eehee a little louder,
Floyd | and the coin goes flying directly into the slot of the jukebox.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "x man" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        222
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (thin man)
Floyd | He's tall and thin, wearing a glowing white suit and matching
Floyd | black-banded fedora that shadows his eyes.  His body is always seeming
Floyd | both frozen in an angular position and in constant motion with part of
Floyd | his physique still and the rest moving subtly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dancers PIROUETTE, pull their KNEES IN and they NOD NOD.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "x suit" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        223
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the dark gray suit)
Floyd | It's dark gray, so as to be inconspicuous without being so dark as to
Floyd | cause panic in people you interact with.  It's also a size or two
Floyd | larger than you need, in case you need to become a man of action at
Floyd | any given moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dancers HEELPIVOT, POINTPOINT and HEADPOP.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "x white suit" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        224
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHITE SUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | It's spotless, despite him being in the rain without a coat.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dancers simultaneously JUMPSHRUG, SHOULDERROLL, and HEADPOP, then
Floyd | they turn to the southwest, while crossing the floor NORTHEAST,
Floyd | penetrating the crowded right dance floor where everyone makes room
Floyd | for them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "x jukebox" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        225
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JUKEBOX

		DavidW asks, "Do we need the fedora? The glove?"

Floyd |
Floyd | You can see records trundling inside, but all the selector keys have
Floyd | been broken off, so it looks like you get pot-luck for putting your
Floyd | coin in the slot.  The plastic dome has a few dents, almost as if it
Floyd | has sustained several good hard thumps in its lifetime.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dancers LEAN over, hovering at an unnatural angle with their feet
Floyd | still on the floor, seemingly defying gravity.  The crowd goes wild,
Floyd | and everyone on the dancefloor joins in, somehow knowing what move
Floyd | comes next at rapid-fire high speed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux asks, "There was a glove?"
		Roger says, "The glove is implied."
		olethros asks, "what are we playing?"
olethros arrives, full of fun and funk. 		DavidW says, "The one glove was mentioned at one point. The thin man is Michael Jackson inspired."
		pollux says (to Roger), "Fair enough."
		DavidW says (to olethros), "One of the Shufflecomp games."
		DavidW asks, "Groove Billy Goat, I guess it is?"
		inky asks, "can you steal the jukebox?"
inky says (to Floyd), "get jukebox" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        226
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GET JUKEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | All the dancers JUMPSHRUG and bring their KNEES IN, and they NOD NOD,
Floyd | and they HEELPIVOT, POINT POINT.  Then they all do a HEADPOP, and they
Floyd | JUMPSHRUG, and they SHOULDERROLL, KNEES IN.  Everyone does a
Floyd | HEELPIVOT, POINT POINT and finally STEPSLIDE out of it.
Floyd |   Solo dances continue excitedly as the formation breaks up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        227
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Band Platform
Floyd | A combo band and a microphone is set up in the opposite corner from
Floyd | the warehouse entrance.  From here, you notice that there is a second
Floyd | floor walkway that would seem to lead to an upstairs apartment, but
Floyd | the fire-escape-like stairs are right in the middle of that violent
Floyd | throng of dancers in the northeast corner of the building.  The
Floyd | warehouse entrance is to the east, there's a less-crowded section of
Floyd | dancefloor to the north, and a jam-packed throng of dancers to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The oddly-thin man in white stands disinterestedly.  He points a
Floyd | finger up into the sky while looking away from it in the opposite
Floyd | direction for seemingly no reason.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new-fangled music machine you've heard called a "jukebox" sits here
Floyd | against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everyone pelvic thrusts suggestively around you, and the crowd goes
Floyd | insane.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Thin Man shouts whoa as he balances on his toes for a
Floyd | surprisingly long time, almost as if gravity has no effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess WHOA is another magic word."
pollux says (to floyd), "take glove" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        228
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to belong to thin man.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "take fedora" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        229
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FEDORA
Floyd |
Floyd | (your fedora)
Floyd | You already got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "I think we probably need to get past the dim bouncer somehow."
		DavidW asks, "I think there must be something we can do with the coat check. Can we rip or alter our marker to get something back that isn't ours?"
pollux says (to floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Left Dancefloor                                      230
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Dancefloor
Floyd | Spotlights operated by mysterious figures overhead pick out the most
Floyd | risque dancers on this parquet square of premium dance space that
Floyd | continues to the east.  The band is south, and the warehouse exit is
Floyd | southeast.  The even better dancers pack the floor to the east, and
Floyd | you're unsure if you could get through there to where that staircase
Floyd | leading up is.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a dim passage also to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "Well, since I seem to be running this now..."
pollux says (to floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          231
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dim Passage
Floyd | This dim, slickly light green-painted corridor leads south and east
Floyd | back to the dancefloor.  There is some lettering stencilled on the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large man wearing thick glasses and sitting on what must be the
Floyd | worlds most tiny, uncomfortable stool glares dimly at you with his
Floyd | arms folded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          232
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The bouncer says "Wisten bub.  I'm watching that office, and I see you
Floyd | headed in that diwection.  Just beat it, beat it hoo."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "Hm. Here, let me try something crazy."
pollux says (to floyd), "moonwalk" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          232
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOONWALK
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to moonwalk?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "I do not know what to make of this."
		DavidW says, "I suspect it's a move that comes up later."
		pollux says, "Wait, or maybe:"
pollux says (to floyd), "moonwalk south" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          233
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOONWALK SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You should try moonwalking the opposite of the direction you intend to
Floyd | travel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "moonwalk north" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                          234
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MOONWALK NORTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You shiftily transfer your weight and push with your toes so that it
Floyd | appears you are walking north while moving south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You afford the dim bouncer a friendly nod as you scrape your way
Floyd | backward, southward...into the office while facing north the entire
Floyd | time.
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Office
Floyd | This makeshift office appears to be where the club payroll and work
Floyd | schedule are figured.  The only exit is north.
Floyd |
Floyd | A blue beam of light shines down on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a bulletin board here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "woot!"
		DavidW says, "THAT was clever."
		Zach says, "Nice"
pollux says (to floyd), "x light" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                          235
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | In the blue beam of light is a different marker.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "take marker" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  236
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MARKER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the different marker)
Floyd | You take the different marker into evidence even though you don't have
Floyd | any little baggies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your feet suddenly leave the ground as the dim bouncer picks you up by
Floyd | the neck and squeezes.  "Wissen pow," he growls.  "I told you to beat
Floyd | it!  And despite my extweme neawsightedness, I can see the mawker is
Floyd | gone.  So now I'm gonna beat you!"  Which he then proceeds to do, in
Floyd | grand and professional fashion.
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner of Warehouse
Floyd | The entire warehouse is cleared of its normal furnishings except for
Floyd | some support beams, and indigo light arcs in from high semicircular
Floyd | barred windows.  The entire place is packed with StepEasy denizens,
Floyd | all spastically writhing to the bits of discordant music played by the
Floyd | band, dancing and yet pretending not to dance by writhing, remaining
Floyd | away from the legal limits of the choreography laws.  It looks like
Floyd | you could move through the crowd west and northwest.  The north part
Floyd | of the dancefloor from here is really packed and it would probably
Floyd | take a molotov cocktail to get in amongst the throng.
Floyd |
Floyd | A narrow window in the corner seems to be where clubgoers can check
Floyd | their coats.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "Uh, guess I should have Lost Ark'd it first."
pollux says (to floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                          235
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Office
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes."
pollux says (to floyd), "put marker in light" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                          236
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MARKER IN LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | (your marker in the blue beam of light)
Floyd | You put your marker into the blue beam of light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "take different" 		

Floyd ]  Back Office                                          237
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE DIFFERENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the different marker into evidence even though you don't have
Floyd | any little baggies.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Dim Passage                                          238
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dim Passage
Floyd | This dim, slickly light green-painted corridor leads south and east
Floyd | back to the dancefloor.  There is some lettering stencilled on the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large man wearing thick glasses and sitting on what must be the
Floyd | worlds most tiny, uncomfortable stool glares dimly at you with his
Floyd | arms folded.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Left Dancefloor                                      239
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | "Enjoy your evening in the cwub!" exclaims the dim bouncer, waving.
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Dancefloor
Floyd | Spotlights operated by mysterious figures overhead pick out the most
Floyd | risque dancers on this parquet square of premium dance space that
Floyd | continues to the east.  The band is south, and the warehouse exit is
Floyd | southeast.  The even better dancers pack the floor to the east, and
Floyd | you're unsure if you could get through there to where that staircase
Floyd | leading up is.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a dim passage also to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "Now... I don't remember how to get to the coat check."
		pollux asks, "Anyone?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "south" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        240
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Band Platform
Floyd | A combo band and a microphone is set up in the opposite corner from
Floyd | the warehouse entrance.  From here, you notice that there is a second
Floyd | floor walkway that would seem to lead to an upstairs apartment, but
Floyd | the fire-escape-like stairs are right in the middle of that violent
Floyd | throng of dancers in the northeast corner of the building.  The
Floyd | warehouse entrance is to the east, there's a less-crowded section of
Floyd | dancefloor to the north, and a jam-packed throng of dancers to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The oddly-thin man in white stands at a weird angle.  He adjusts his
Floyd | trousers near his crotch seemingly oblivious to the fact that he is in
Floyd | public whilst pointing the thumb, index finger and pinky of his free
Floyd | hand off to the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new-fangled music machine you've heard called a "jukebox" sits here
Floyd | against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "east" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  241
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAST
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner of Warehouse
Floyd | The entire warehouse is cleared of its normal furnishings except for
Floyd | some support beams, and indigo light arcs in from high semicircular
Floyd | barred windows.  The entire place is packed with StepEasy denizens,
Floyd | all spastically writhing to the bits of discordant music played by the
Floyd | band, dancing and yet pretending not to dance by writhing, remaining
Floyd | away from the legal limits of the choreography laws.  It looks like
Floyd | you could move through the crowd west and northwest.  The north part
Floyd | of the dancefloor from here is really packed and it would probably
Floyd | take a molotov cocktail to get in amongst the throng.
Floyd |
Floyd | A narrow window in the corner seems to be where clubgoers can check
Floyd | their coats.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some dancers writhe on the catwalk above, silhouetted in the flashing
Floyd | lights.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "here it is."
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach has connected. 		
pollux says (to floyd), "give marker to girl" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  242
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE MARKER TO GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | "You got something you need checked in?" she says unenthusiastically.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, yes, I'll get that for you right away, Sir," the girl says,
Floyd | disappearing into the plush collection.
Floyd | The girl returns holding out a white glove between two fingers.  "I've
Floyd | got to apologize that I don't have your coat sir, but instead it seems
Floyd | to have gone missing somewhere, but I'm happy to return to you this.
Floyd | This glove," she says, dropping it on the sill.  "Personally that's
Floyd | the reason I don't check anything but coats, because who's
Floyd | the first person they're gonna come lookin' for once somethin' turns
Floyd | up missing?..."  She continues talking but you can't hear the rest as
Floyd | she organizes some boxes of shoes out of your view.
Floyd |
Floyd | A thug in a maroon suit stage-dives from the catwalk and is caught and
Floyd | carried on the crowd below.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gray-suited thug comes up behind the Thin Man taps him, and swings a
Floyd | roundhouse punch when he turns.  The Thin Man easily deflects it, then
Floyd | shouts aaow.  The thug is hurled back by unseen hands...like
Floyd | the Thin Man punched him with his mind!...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "wear glove" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  243
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the left white glove)
Floyd | You put on the left white glove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "aaow" 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  244
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AAOW
Floyd |
Floyd | "AAOW!" you scream as a wave of energy thunders around you, rattling
Floyd | things that aren't nailed down.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear whooping, and a floozy dancer is launched into the air, does
Floyd | a high flip, and is caught and carried along by the crowd.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Thin Man does this crazy thing with his feet - it appears he walks
Floyd | in one direction, but his direction of travel is usually opposite.
Floyd | Like he's walking somewhere with no gravity.  Like the moon for
Floyd | example.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "northwest" 		

Floyd ]  Left Dancefloor                                      245
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NORTHWEST
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Left Dancefloor
Floyd | Spotlights operated by mysterious figures overhead pick out the most
Floyd | risque dancers on this parquet square of premium dance space that
Floyd | continues to the east.  The band is south, and the warehouse exit is
Floyd | southeast.  The even better dancers pack the floor to the east, and
Floyd | you're unsure if you could get through there to where that staircase
Floyd | leading up is.
Floyd |
Floyd | You notice a dim passage also to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everyone pelvic thrusts suggestively around you, and the crowd goes
Floyd | insane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "jukebox is south"
		pollux says, "Riiiiiiiight."
pollux says (to floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        246
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Band Platform
Floyd | A combo band and a microphone is set up in the opposite corner from
Floyd | the warehouse entrance.  From here, you notice that there is a second
Floyd | floor walkway that would seem to lead to an upstairs apartment, but
Floyd | the fire-escape-like stairs are right in the middle of that violent
Floyd | throng of dancers in the northeast corner of the building.  The
Floyd | warehouse entrance is to the east, there's a less-crowded section of
Floyd | dancefloor to the north, and a jam-packed throng of dancers to the
Floyd | northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | The oddly-thin man in white stands aloofly.  He does a strangely
Floyd | twitchy little kick with his knee bent and repositions his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | A new-fangled music machine you've heard called a "jukebox" sits here
Floyd | against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman is thrown around her partner's back jitterbug style.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "hit jukebox" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT JUKEBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You thump hard on the jukebox dome.  Heyyyyy.... Surprisingly, this
Floyd | works, and the contraption lights up and selects a record.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
pollux pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Band Platform                                        247
Floyd | The music from the jukebox is otherworldly and incredibly
Floyd | pulse-pounding.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Thin Man moonwalks past in the background, pointing with his one
Floyd | right glove.
Floyd |
Floyd | The intro counts off, and a group of suited men run to the southwest
Floyd | corner of the warehouse near the jukebox and line up, ready to dance.
Floyd | The Thin Man is in the lead of the formation, singing lyrics that go
Floyd | by so fast you can barely understand them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "pirouette" 		

Floyd ]  First Beat                                           248
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PIROUETTE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | First Beat
Floyd | Here goes nothing.  You whirl around with the dancers and land right
Floyd | in the middle of the dance formation.  Without even thinking, you pull
Floyd | your
Floyd |
Floyd | Wow, you're really doing this?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		olethros says, "much more"
pollux says (to floyd), "knees in" 		

Floyd ]  Second Beat                                          249
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KNEES IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Second Beat
Floyd | Your knees pull together tightly and without hesitation you
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "nod nod" 		

Floyd ]  Third Beat                                           250
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NOD NOD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Third Beat
Floyd | You all hold the pose for an instant, and then immediately
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "heelpivot" 		

Floyd ]  Fourth Beat                                          251
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEELPIVOT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fourth Beat
Floyd | The only thing you can do after that fast of a spin is
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "pointpoint" 		

Floyd ]  Fourth Beat                                          251
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POINTPOINT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "point point" 		

Floyd ]  Fifth Beat                                           252
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POINT POINT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Fifth Beat
Floyd | You get both directional points in, and instantly remember to
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "headpop" 		

Floyd ]  Sixth Beat                                           253
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEADPOP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sixth Beat
Floyd | The headpops are ridiculously sharp and you apologize to your
Floyd | chiropractor silently as you and the other dancers line yourself up in
Floyd | a diagonal with the right dancefloor.  While starting the traveling
Floyd | cross you have to
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "jumpshrug" 		

Floyd ]  Seventh Beat                                         254
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMPSHRUG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Seventh Beat
Floyd | You all jumpshrug in tight formation.  The direction changes are
Floyd | ridiculous, but you continue to
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "shoulderroll" 		

Floyd ]  Eighth Beat                                          255
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOULDERROLL
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Eighth Beat
Floyd | You roll your shoulders best you can while traveling in one direction
Floyd | without tripping and remembering to look in the opposite correct
Floyd | direciton with everyone else.  The dance phrase ends with
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "headpop" 		

Floyd ]  Flourish                                             256
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEADPOP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Flourish
Floyd | Everyone pops their head and freezes for a moment, before sharply
Floyd | turning their bodies southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Approaching Dancefloor                               257
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Approaching Dancefloor
Floyd | A huge round of applause greets the crossing formation.  Somehow
Floyd | everyone in your dance formation meshes with the people on the
Floyd | dancefloor to form a much larger and complicated arrangement.
Floyd | The thin man is singing the lead vocal to the song.  You don't know
Floyd | what the words blazing by actually are, but you try to sing along
Floyd | anyway-"...betty crocker took a car-load...to the drive-in...where
Floyd | they ate spumoni..."
Floyd | The dancefloor clears a space as you and the group of suited dancers
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "lean" 		

Floyd ]  Bridge                                               258
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bridge
Floyd | You hold your breath and close your eyes and lean forward.
Floyd | Unbelieveably when you open your eyes, you are staring straight down
Floyd | at the floor!  Your feet haven't moved, and you're leaning at the same
Floyd | impossible angle as everyone else is!
Floyd | The Thin Man:"...timmy grable did a favor...for the flavor...of
Floyd | rice a roni..."
Floyd | Everyone on the dancefloor joins in and dances in ridiculous speedy
Floyd | precision.  Once again you
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "jumpshrug" 		

Floyd ]  Big Dance One                                        259
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMPSHRUG
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Dance One
Floyd | The entire dancefloor jumpshrugs in unison ...greta garbo was
Floyd | unstable, threw a table, at her friend mabel...as you bring your
Floyd | knees in automatically and then nod-nod, and
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "heelpivot" 		

Floyd ]  Big Dance Two                                        260
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEELPIVOT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Dance Two
Floyd | Everyone tightly heelpivots penny ante poker...ante poker...poker
Floyd | penny ante!...point points, headpops and jumpshrugs, which chains
Floyd | into
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "shoulderroll" 		

Floyd ]  Big Dance Three                                      261
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOULDERROLL
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Dance Three
Floyd | ...knees in sharp...yuban coffee! ...and
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "heelpivot" 		

Floyd ]  Big Dance Four                                       262
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEELPIVOT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Dance Four
Floyd | ...shoulder roll...knees in...butter toffee! ...then
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "point point" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > POINT POINT
Floyd |
Floyd | Whoops, that's not right...OW OUCH!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You are bludgeoned by flying arms and legs as you fall out of sync
Floyd | with the rest of the dancers and end up having to crawl out of the
Floyd | formation...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
pollux pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Corner of Warehouse                                  263
Floyd |
Floyd | Corner of Warehouse
Floyd | The entire warehouse is cleared of its normal furnishings except for
Floyd | some support beams, and indigo light arcs in from high semicircular
Floyd | barred windows.  The entire place is packed with StepEasy denizens,
Floyd | all spastically writhing to the bits of discordant music played by the
Floyd | band, dancing and yet pretending not to dance by writhing, remaining
Floyd | away from the legal limits of the choreography laws.  It looks like
Floyd | you could move through the crowd west and northwest.  The north part
Floyd | of the dancefloor from here is really packed and it would probably
Floyd | take a molotov cocktail to get in amongst the throng.
Floyd |
Floyd | A narrow window in the corner seems to be where clubgoers can check
Floyd | their coats.
Floyd |
Floyd | The coat check girl looks at you disdainfully.  "This your first time
Floyd | honey?  We all been there" she remarks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Big Dance Four                                       262
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Dance Four
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "heelpivot" 		

Floyd ]  Big Dance Five                                       263
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HEELPIVOT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Dance Five
Floyd | ...point point...and finally "...some groove billygoat!"
Floyd | ...there's only one move left!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "stepslide" 		

Floyd ]  Right Dancefloor                                     264
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STEPSLIDE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Right Dancefloor
Floyd | You can barely think in the hot, sweaty crush of writhing dancers.
Floyd | You are forced into some gymnastic positions and movements just to
Floyd | keep your feet on the floor.  You could climb up a metal fire escape
Floyd | staircase that leads to the second floor walkway.  The warehouse exit
Floyd | is south, the band platform is southwest, and the less-crowded section
Floyd | of dancefloor is east.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear the Thin Man shout hoo and oddly enough, small
Floyd | objects seem to levitate off tables and hover in the air a moment
Floyd | before falling down again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says, "..floyd" 		
pollux says (to floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        265
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You leap onto the fire escape stairs and climb up to the walkway,
Floyd | where there is a door that leads out of the sweltering humidity of the
Floyd | nightclub into the cool blue-gray night.  As you are making your way
Floyd | through, you hear a guttural shout from below--the lights change, and
Floyd | all the dancers move in slow motion.  They writhe in a tight knot
Floyd | around the Thin Man, exclaiming random words and syllables and sounds
Floyd | in either wracking pain, desperation, or delirious ecstacy as the
Floyd | downside of Muse Terpsichore takes them out of their heads.
Floyd |
Floyd | Such are the results of a continuous life of dance-crime, you reckon
Floyd | sadly to yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some flying bullets, an alien ant farm, a Chartreuse Thug,
Floyd | a Green Thug, a Blue Thug and a Red Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to duck into the apartment to avoid getting filled with hot
Floyd | lead.  You hurl yourself back inside as shrapnel clatters into the
Floyd | apartment wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Annie wrings her hands concernedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    266
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an alien ant farm, a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a Blue
Floyd | Thug and a Red Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Blue Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Green Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "hoo" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    267
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HOO
Floyd |
Floyd | "HOO!" you shout, feeling warm air causing an updraft around you.
Floyd | The bullets miraculously stop dead in midair and remain hovering
Floyd | there, turning end over end.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the
Floyd | rooftop.  In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as
Floyd | they approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "eehee" 		

Floyd ]  Her Apartment                                        268
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EEHEE
Floyd |
Floyd | "EEHEE!" you squeal waving your arm.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have to duck into the apartment to avoid getting filled with hot
Floyd | lead.  You hurl yourself back inside as shrapnel clatters into the
Floyd | apartment wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her Apartment
Floyd | A standard tiny two-room flat, much tidier on the inside than out.
Floyd | The furnishings are spare, if neatly kept.  There is minimal damage
Floyd | except to the window where the perp likely entered, and the carpet
Floyd | which is painted with darkening red bloodstains.  The bedroom is west
Floyd | from here, and you can exit to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Miss Annie wrings her hands concernedly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a carpet (on which are some bloodstains) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    269
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouse Rooftop
Floyd | You're on top of the warehouse where it has stopped raining, but a
Floyd | cool breeze ripples the puddles of rain that have accumulated.  To
Floyd | your left, (the west that is) is the entrance to a shabby rooftop
Floyd | flat.  To the north there is barely a step up onto the wide, low wall
Floyd | that surrounds the edge of the building.  Between that and the gravel
Floyd | rooftop of the other building to the north is a sickening, likely
Floyd | fatal, plunge.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an alien ant farm, a Chartreuse Thug, a Green Thug, a Blue
Floyd | Thug and a Red Thug here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "aaow" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    270
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AAOW
Floyd |
Floyd | "AAOW!" you scream, hearing it echo off the concrete buildings back to
Floyd | you.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug is knocked backwards off his feet, losing his grip
Floyd | on his gun, which goes clattering over the side of the building!
Floyd | The Green Thug braces in the wake of your shout, and manages to resist
Floyd | the force of it!
Floyd | The Blue Thug is knocked backwards off his feet, losing his grip on
Floyd | his gun, which goes clattering over the side of the building!
Floyd | The Red Thug braces in the wake of your shout, and manages to resist
Floyd | the force of it!
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug staggers back to his feet.
Floyd | The Blue Thug whips in a circle and hurls a ninja star at you, which
Floyd | seems to slow down for a moment on its approach.
Floyd | The Green Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug staggers back to his feet.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug whips in a circle and hurls a ninja star at you,
Floyd | which seems to slow down for a moment on its approach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "lean" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    271
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You lean unaturally forward, defying gravity with your feet on the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bullets whiz right over you.
Floyd | A ninja star whizzes right over you, missing by inches.
Floyd | A ninja star whizzes right over you, missing by inches.
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug looks a bit dazed.
Floyd | The Blue Thug glares at you maliciously.
Floyd | The Green Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug looks a bit dazed.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug glares at you maliciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "lean" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    272
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Wow, that takes a lot of stomach muscle.
Floyd |
Floyd | You lean unaturally forward, defying gravity with your feet on the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bullets whiz right over you.
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug looks a bit dazed.
Floyd | The Blue Thug glares at you maliciously.
Floyd | The Green Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug looks a bit dazed.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug glares at you maliciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "lean" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    273
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Wow, that takes a lot of stomach muscle.
Floyd |
Floyd | You lean unaturally forward, defying gravity with your feet on the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bullets whiz right over you.
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug staggers back to his feet.
Floyd | The Blue Thug, deprived of weaponry, lunges at you!
Floyd | The Green Thug sprays a rattle of machine-gun fire across the rooftop.
Floyd | In your adrenaline rush, the bullets seem to slow down as they
Floyd | approach.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug looks a bit dazed.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug, deprived of weaponry, lunges at you!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "hoo" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    274
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HOO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wow, that takes a lot of stomach muscle.
Floyd |
Floyd | "HOO!" you shout, feeling warm air causing an updraft around you.
Floyd | The bullets miraculously stop dead in midair and remain hovering
Floyd | there, turning end over end.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug is lifted, cursing and struggling, up in the air
Floyd | where he hovers, turning slow antigravity somersaults.
Floyd | The Blue Thug is lifted, cursing and struggling, up in the air where
Floyd | he hovers, turning slow antigravity somersaults.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Blue Thug looks a bit dazed.
Floyd | The Blue Thug thrashes a bit in his anti-gravity hover.  "Lemme down
Floyd | outta here! "The Green Thug works to reload his gun.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug looks a bit dazed.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug thrashes a bit in his anti-gravity hover.  "Aw
Floyd | come on! "
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Where'd the stars come from?"
pollux says (to floyd), "aaow" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    275
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AAOW
Floyd |
Floyd | "AAOW!" you scream, hearing it echo off the concrete buildings back to
Floyd | you.
Floyd | The Green Thug is knocked backwards off his feet, losing his grip on
Floyd | his gun, which goes clattering over the side of the building!
Floyd | The Red Thug is knocked backwards off his feet, losing his grip on his
Floyd | gun, which goes clattering over the side of the building!
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug staggers back to his feet.
Floyd | The Red Thug whips in a circle and hurls a ninja star at you, which
Floyd | seems to slow down for a moment on its approach.
Floyd | The Blue Thug staggers back to his feet.
Floyd | The Blue Thug thrashes a bit in his anti-gravity hover.
Floyd | "Seriously...gonna...hurl! "The Green Thug looks a bit dazed.
Floyd | The Green Thug whips in a circle and hurls a ninja star at you, which
Floyd | seems to slow down for a moment on its approach.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug staggers back to his feet.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug thrashes a bit in his anti-gravity hover.  "WHAT
Floyd | KIND OF DEMON SPAWN ARE YOU?? "
Floyd | You can hear the children wailing and arguing with their captors to
Floyd | the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "lean" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    276
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You lean unaturally forward, defying gravity with your feet on the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | A ninja star whizzes right over you, missing by inches.
Floyd | A ninja star whizzes right over you, missing by inches.
Floyd | The Red Thug staggers back to his feet.
Floyd | The Red Thug glares at you maliciously.
Floyd | The Blue Thug staggers back to his feet.
Floyd | The Blue Thug thrashes a bit in his anti-gravity hover.  "Mister!
Floyd | This is unnatural! "The Green Thug looks a bit dazed.
Floyd | The Green Thug, deprived of weaponry, lunges at you!
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug staggers back to his feet.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug thrashes a bit in his anti-gravity hover.  "What
Floyd | are you, the devil?? "
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "hoo" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    277
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HOO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wow, that takes a lot of stomach muscle.
Floyd |
Floyd | "HOO!" you shout, feeling warm air causing an updraft around you.
Floyd | The Green Thug is lifted, cursing and struggling, up in the air where
Floyd | he hovers, turning slow antigravity somersaults.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug staggers back to his feet.
Floyd | The Red Thug glares at you maliciously.
Floyd | The Blue Thug looks a bit dazed.
Floyd | The Blue Thug thrashes a bit in his anti-gravity hover.
Floyd | "Ohmygodohmygodohmygod"The Green Thug staggers back to his feet.
Floyd | The Green Thug thrashes a bit in his anti-gravity hover.  "Put me
Floyd | down! "The Chartreuse Thug looks a bit dazed.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug thrashes a bit in his anti-gravity hover.
Floyd | "Lissen, Mister, it's a long way down, now just please put me down
Floyd | gently! "
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "aaow" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    278
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AAOW
Floyd |
Floyd | "AAOW!" you scream, hearing it echo off the concrete buildings back to
Floyd | you.
Floyd | The Red Thug is knocked backwards off his feet!
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug staggers back to his feet.
Floyd | The Red Thug, deprived of weaponry, lunges at you!
Floyd | The Blue Thug looks a bit dazed.
Floyd | The Blue Thug thrashes a bit in his anti-gravity hover.  "Lemme down
Floyd | outta here! "The Green Thug looks a bit dazed.
Floyd | The Green Thug thrashes a bit in his anti-gravity hover.
Floyd | "Ohmygodohmygodohmygod"The Chartreuse Thug staggers back to his feet.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug thrashes a bit in his anti-gravity hover.  "Lemme
Floyd | down outta here! "
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "hoo" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    279
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HOO
Floyd |
Floyd | "HOO!" you shout, feeling warm air causing an updraft around you.
Floyd | The Red Thug is lifted, cursing and struggling, up in the air where he
Floyd | hovers, turning slow antigravity somersaults.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Thug looks a bit dazed.
Floyd | The Red Thug thrashes a bit in his anti-gravity hover.  "WHAT KIND OF
Floyd | DEMON SPAWN ARE YOU?? "The Blue Thug staggers back to his feet.
Floyd | The Blue Thug thrashes a bit in his anti-gravity hover.  "Put me down!
Floyd | "The Green Thug staggers back to his feet.
Floyd | The Green Thug thrashes a bit in his anti-gravity hover.  "Lemme down
Floyd | outta here! "The Chartreuse Thug staggers back to his feet.
Floyd | The Chartreuse Thug thrashes a bit in his anti-gravity hover.  "Aw
Floyd | come on! "
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "eehee" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    280
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EEHEE
Floyd |
Floyd | "EEHEE!" you squeal waving your arm.
Floyd | The Red Thug, the Green Thug, the Blue Thug, the Chartreuse Thug and
Floyd | the flying bullets hovering above are blasted in different directions
Floyd | where they disappear in nonlethal puff of multicolored smoke.
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch your breath.  They seem to have stopped attacking for now.
Floyd | You hear Betsy yelling "Mister!" from the north still.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouse Rooftop                                    281
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You leap onto the low wall at the edge of the building thinking you
Floyd | can jump it, but you lose your nerve at the last second, and there is
Floyd | a sickening moment of dread as you pinwheel your arms to keep balance.
Floyd | You finally manage to fall back onto the rooftop, heart pounding.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "try WHOA"
		pollux exclaims, "Right!"
pollux says (to floyd), "whoa" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHOA
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand up on the low wall of the roof, close your eyes and
Floyd | concentrate, thinking "whoa" as intensely as you can,
Floyd | standing up on your tiptoes.  There is a rush of wind and when you
Floyd | open your eyes...you are across the gap!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
pollux pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Snowy Rooftop                                        282
Floyd |
Floyd | Snowy Rooftop
Floyd | Inexplicably, the rain has turned to fluffy snow that piles around
Floyd | like drifts of cake frosting.  There is a low building here, which
Floyd | must be where the children are being held.  Before you can charge in,
Floyd | the door opens up and Annie walks out holding hands with Lenny and
Floyd | Rufus and Betsy.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Annie, how did you get across--I thought the children were in
Floyd | danger?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "No danger," Annie says, shaking her hair as her features morph into
Floyd | that of the Thin Man.  You stand, jaw agape, not comprehending.
Floyd | "Things aren't always what they seem," says the Thin Man, putting his
Floyd | fingers to his mouth to give a loud whistle.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear jingle bells, and a sleigh pulled by eight tiny reindeer
Floyd | alights on the rooftop and skids to a halt.  "Come on, children, time
Floyd | to go!" the Thin Man says as they begin piling into the sleigh,
Floyd | giggling.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wait," you say, "I don't care how smooth of a criminal you
Floyd | are, you can't steal these children from the orphanage!
Floyd |
Floyd | "We want to go!" Betsy says, and Lenny and Rufus nod enthusiastically.
Floyd | "I'm not stealing them," says the Thin Man, climbing onto the front
Floyd | seat of the sleigh, which is loaded with presents. "I'm taking them to
Floyd | live with new families, where they will be loved and appreciated and
Floyd | won't be orphans anymore!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "YAAAAAAAAY!" the children shout in unison.  You can't help but grin a
Floyd | bit as you shake your head in disbelief.  "Are you Santa Claus?" you
Floyd | ask.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not quite," the man replies, switching out his white fedora for a
Floyd | floppy red cap with a white brim.  "Oh," I'll need that other glove
Floyd | back.  I don't think the world is quite ready for that kind of power
Floyd | yet," he grins.
Floyd |
Floyd | The oddly-thin man in white stands disinterestedly.  His hands move
Floyd | furitively over the brim of his white hat and his belt as if
Floyd | repositioning them with bird-like speed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Betsy, Lenny, Rufus and a large sleigh here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You realize you are still wearing the man's other glove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "save"
pollux says (to floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		pollux says, "... I wasn't really paying attention to the pattern we do with these. :P"
		inky says, "ha ha"
		DavidW asks, "So we give Jackson his other glove and he becomes Satan Santa or what?"
		pollux says, "Apparently."
		DavidW says, "Try it."
		DavidW says, "Maybe he'll become oddly fat."
Gerynar says "bloop" and shrinks down into a little dot, then winks out...just like those old-fashioned B&w televisions. 		
Gerynar has disconnected. 		pollux asks, "OK, so, cf39?"
		DavidW says, "oh, I didn't realize we were in mid-save. You didn't use the save button, I guess."
		DavidW says, "say glove."
		pollux says, "I have never *done* this before, I don't know what I'm doing. :P"
pollux says (to floyd), "glove" 		

Floyd ]  Snowy Rooftop                                        282
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "remove glove" 		

Floyd ]  Snowy Rooftop                                        283
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the left white glove)
Floyd | You take off the left white glove.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Thin Man waits expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "give glove to thin man" 		

Floyd ]  Snowy Rooftop                                        284
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE GLOVE TO THIN MAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (the left white glove to thin man)
Floyd | "Evening," you say, as the Thin Man turns his birdlike attention to
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you," he says, folding the unused garment into his coat pocket.
Floyd | "You've been a big help.  More than you know," he says, piling into
Floyd | the sleigh.  "Say bye to the nice detective, kids," he suggests, and
Floyd | they all wave and squeal at you happily.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, I almost forgot.  A very special lady asked me to give you this,"
Floyd | he says, tossing his white hat with the wide black brim to you.  You
Floyd | notice there is a folded card tucked inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Thin Man cracks his whip, and the reindeer heave the sleigh as he
Floyd | lifts off into the night, in the distance you can hear him urging the
Floyd | reindeer on:
Floyd |
Floyd | "On Randy!  On Tito!  On Jermaine and Janet...on Marlon and
Floyd | Jackie...KEEP UP LATOYA!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake your head in disbelief, wondering how exactly you're going
Floyd | to change the details when you write this up in your report so you
Floyd | won't be laughed out of the precinct...or worse fired for
Floyd | being drunk somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, you do have this nice hat, you remark, as fluffy snowflakes
Floyd | begin to drift down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "take hat" 		

Floyd ]  Snowy Rooftop                                        285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You already got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "read card" 		

Floyd ]  Snowy Rooftop                                        285
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "x hat" 		

Floyd ]  Snowy Rooftop                                        286
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | An anniversary present given to you by your late wife.  The felt is
Floyd | charcoal black, like your soul.  "Doesn't it make me look a little
Floyd | dangerous?" "Oh sweetie, that's not a bad thing.  I'm not sure you
Floyd | could pull off a white one just yet," she grinned.  "At least until
Floyd | you start saving people like a superhero!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "take white hat" 		

Floyd ]  Snowy Rooftop                                        286
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WHITE HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to take the white fedora.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "take white fedora" 		

Floyd ]  Snowy Rooftop                                        287
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WHITE FEDORA
Floyd |
Floyd | You already got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "x white fedora" 		

Floyd ]  Snowy Rooftop                                        288
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WHITE FEDORA
Floyd |
Floyd | A gleaming white wide fedora hat with a broad black band around it
Floyd | There's a folded card tucked in the band.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "take folded" 		

Floyd ]  Snowy Rooftop                                        289
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FOLDED
Floyd |
Floyd | You already got it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "read folded" 		

Floyd ]  Snowy Rooftop                                        289
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ FOLDED
Floyd |
Floyd | You unfold the note and the strength goes out of your legs when you
Floyd | see the handwriting:
Floyd |
Floyd | "My Love.  You always will be my superhero.  I'm waiting.
Floyd | --A.
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 blinks.
		DavidW says, "I suppose that's a reference I don't get at all."
pollux 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?" 		pollux says, "So, that was something."
		DavidW says, "Yes. A definite something."
		Zach says, "This is my fault for wanting more games to implement 'dance'"
pollux has had its fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "Cheeseshop supports 'dance'."
		DavidW says, "I think 69,105 Keys recognizes 'dance' too. I'd have to check."
		Zach says, "IT BETTER"
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Zach departs for the Underworld to converse with Rasputin and James Doohan. 		DavidW says, "(I'm guessing we're done?)"
		Zach says, "I'm satisfied"
inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
olethros has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "Perhaps in a subsequent release, the game won't force a 2nd dance marathon if you've solved that part once already."
		Zach says, "Yeah, that was my only real problem with the game"
		Zach says, "I felt like having to redance punished exploration"
		DavidW says, "Imagine how punished the author feels writing and testing that."
		Zach says, "They got to use the 'test' command!"
		DavidW asks, "You think maybe there's a magic 'dance dance revolution' command that skips it all?"
		Zach says, "Hmm, maybe, but I didn't see that hinted at"
		DavidW says, "I mean for testing, not for players."
		DavidW says, "Although, a GONEAR FARM would work just fine."
Roger disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			



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NightFloyd Transcript:
Risorgimento Represso by Michael J. Coyne
As played on ifMUD on May 15/22/24, 2014

Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Unlike ClubFloyd, NightFloyd often takes on significantly larger works of interactive fiction, knowing going in that each one will take multiple sessions (but not always, as you'll see in this transcript). NightFloyd is also a bit more informal than ClubFloyd in that it's only announced on the ifMUD #clubfloyd bulletin board, and the time shifts around to meet player's schedules far more than ClubFloyd does. NightFloyd is organized by genericgeekgirl, aka Adri.

Below is a transcript of Risorgimento Represso written by Michael J. Coyne . It was released as part of the 2003 Interactive Fiction Awards, in which it placed nineth overall but was awarded Miss Congeniality. It was nominated for several Xyzzy Awards: Best Game, Best Puzzles, Best NPCs, and 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 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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Zach says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask risorg" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                              Score: 0     Moves: 0
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You've heard about them from others. You've even had them yourself:
Floyd | classes that seem to last forever. But this one takes the biscuit. You
Floyd | wonder what possessed you to sign up for Celtic Elements in Early
Floyd | Teutonic Settlements: a field of study so narrow and boring,
Floyd | you'd wonder they would award doctorates in it. But they must, for the
Floyd | chap running the lecture has one.
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance down at the notebook in your hands, but the thought of
Floyd | recording all this boredom for posterity doesn't thrill you. Instead,
Floyd | you look around the hall, wondering if you could sneak out and find
Floyd | something better to do with your time.
Floyd |
Floyd | Risorgimento Represso
Floyd | An Interactive Invigoration
Floyd | Copyright (c) 2003,2006 by Michael J. Coyne.
Floyd | Players new to Interactive Fiction should type HELP for instructions
Floyd | on how to play.
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 4 / Serial number 060308 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11
Floyd | This work is licensed under the Creative Commons
Floyd | Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial License. Type LICENSE to find out
Floyd | more about the terms of the license.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lecture Hall (on the seat)
Floyd | An ordinary, run-of-the-mill lecture hall. Its many banks of tiered
Floyd | seats run up towards the large and heavy double doors at the west end.
Floyd | Down at floor level, at the east end of the hall, the professor is
Floyd | teaching the lesson. Tiers upon tiers of bored students sit in the
Floyd | seats.
Floyd |
Floyd | An empty cup of yogurt, the remains of your elevenses, sits on the
Floyd | desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yay, proper line breaks"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                              Score: 0     Moves: 1
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Intelligent and easygoing, you've done well during your two years at
Floyd | university. The students and fellows at Worrell College accept you,
Floyd | even though you only joined the college this year. You're a bit
Floyd | concerned about this term's chemistry course, but your tutor thought
Floyd | it would make for a good broadening of your Classics focus.
Floyd |
Floyd | At the moment, you're dressed in your usual casual Classics-student
Floyd | type clothes: neatly pressed shirt, and a smart pair of trousers.
Floyd | Worrell is one of the more traditional colleges at the university, and
Floyd | your attire is certainly smart enough to fit the bill.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now if you remember, in the course syllabus, I mentioned we would
Floyd | begin by discussing the settling instincts of early German nomad
Floyd | tribes," lectures the professor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                              Score: 0     Moves: 2
Floyd |
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You've had so many all-night swotting sessions this year you're good
Floyd | for a long while yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's fascinating to note that as the early Teutons shifted from
Floyd | nomads to village-dwellers, they started by building huts," declaims
Floyd | the professor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                              Score: 0     Moves: 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   an exercise book
Floyd |
Floyd | "But what is particularly fascinating is the fact that, under some
Floyd | circumstances..." intones the professor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cup" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                              Score: 0     Moves: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CUP
Floyd |
Floyd | A fly crawls slowly along the rim of the empty cup of raspberry
Floyd | yogurt, nosing around the silvery foil flap that used to cover the
Floyd | cup.
Floyd |
Floyd | "... and some very unique conditions, when parts of these huts have
Floyd | collapsed in certain ways..." drawls the professor.
Floyd |
Floyd | You really feel you must get out of this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "lick cup" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                              Score: 0     Moves: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > LICK CUP
Floyd |
Floyd | Ah, the tantalising flavour of raspberry yogurt.
Floyd |
Floyd | "... they could, by expert scholars, be reasoned to have been built in
Floyd | the shape of early Celtic crosses," mumbles the professor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take cup" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                              Score: 0     Moves: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CUP
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to move your hand towards the yogurt cup, but you hit it
Floyd | accidentally, and knock it to the floor, where it rolls underneath the
Floyd | desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Indeed, it is this very fact upon which my whole research has been
Floyd | founded," rambles the professor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take cup" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                              Score: 0     Moves: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CUP
Floyd |
Floyd | But the yogurt has rolled under the desk!
Floyd |
Floyd | "It was some thirty years ago now I first received a grant from the
Floyd | Teutonic Study Foundation..." maunders the professor.
Floyd |
Floyd | A brief low rumbling comes from under your desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "nice going, clumsy"
Zach says (to Floyd), "look under desk" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                              Score: 0     Moves: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | You look under the desk. To your surprise the yogurt cup has vanished
Floyd | completely. Instead, a strange green glowing ball sits there. As you
Floyd | watch, it expands suddenly and bursts open into a large green portal,
Floyd | throwing you, the desk and all its contents into the air as it does
Floyd | so.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Students shall refrain from moving the furniture," says the professor
Floyd | as you land with a crash.
Floyd |
Floyd | A green glowing portal, shimmering and coruscating, lies north of you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...and proceeded to finally realise my dream of spending every waking
Floyd | moment immersed in Teutonic and Celtic lore," blathers the professor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh now you've done it."
Zach says (to Floyd), " read book" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                              Score: 0     Moves: 9
Floyd |
Floyd | >  READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip to some of your class notes.
Floyd |
Floyd |  PHIL NOTES
Floyd |
Floyd | Historically flds of alchemy, phil., astron., etc. very closely tied.
Floyd | Ancient phils studied all areas.
Floyd | Many accts of early phils shrouded in myth / folklore, e.g. Hermes
Floyd | Trismegistus, Egypt. fndr of alchemy (perhaps), more figure myth than
Floyd | reality. Said to have invented 'magic seal'. Word hermetic -> root of
Floyd | mdn word / concept of hermits, hermits blvd to have magic powers
Floyd | Greeks: heavy believers in divining, oracular concepts
Floyd | Greek root -mancy meaning diviner, prophet
Floyd | e.g. oneiromancy: divination (oneiro - ??)
Floyd | necromancy: conjuring spirits of dead spec. for divination (necro -
Floyd | dead)
Floyd | tyromancy: using coagulating cheese for divination (!) (tyro - cheese)
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now, let us proceed on to the meat of the lecture, though I warn you,
Floyd | some of this material is not quite as exciting as the title of the
Floyd | course may indicate," drones the professor.
Floyd |
Floyd | A mild sense of panic is beginning to set in. You feel the boredom of
Floyd | the lecture seeping into your body, leeching the strength from your
Floyd | limbs. You must get out of here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "you broke physics"
		Zach says, "Uh, that's what I meant to do"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x students" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                              Score: 0     Moves: 10
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STUDENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | The students look extremely bored, disinterested and dispirited.
Floyd |
Floyd | The professor drones boringly on with the lecture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I like the idea of tyromancy. Anything for more cheese in my life."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x professor" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                              Score: 0     Moves: 11
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PROFESSOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The professor is dressed in the same clothes he's been wearing since
Floyd | the start of term. He is standing by the overhead projector and
Floyd | droning on and on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The professor drones boringly on with the lecture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                              Score: 0     Moves: 12
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors rattle as you pull at the handle. They are locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Students shall please remain in the hall until the lecture ends,"
Floyd | drones your professor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The professor drones boringly on with the lecture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                              Score: 0     Moves: 13
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | Remembering your old days of playing Adventure in the computer lab,
Floyd | you cry out "Xyzzy!" in a loud voice but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | The professor scowls up in your direction. "Please dispense with the
Floyd | historical Crowther and Woods references. Their contributions to
Floyd | Celtic lore will be discussed in a subsequent lecture."
Floyd |
Floyd | The professor drones boringly on with the lecture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x portal" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                              Score: 0     Moves: 14
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PORTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The green portal glows and shimmers, pulsating hypnotically. Oddly, no
Floyd | one else pays it the slightest attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | The professor drones boringly on with the lecture.
Floyd |
Floyd | A mild sense of panic is beginning to set in. You feel the boredom of
Floyd | the lecture seeping into your body, leeching the strength from your
Floyd | limbs. You must get out of here!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Enter portal?"
		DavidW says, "I think it's the call of destiny, yes."
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter portal" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                              Score: 0     Moves: 14
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER PORTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Desperate to find out where your yogurt has gone and desperate to
Floyd | escape the mind-numbing tryptophanic journey of this lecture, you leap
Floyd | into the portal. The swirling colours spin past you in a blur of
Floyd | gaseous green fluorescence. Dull reverberations push against your ears
Floyd | in a throbbing pressure of sound. Then, everything goes green.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press any key to continue]

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 15
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Crash! You land with a whump of displaced air and a frantic flurry of
Floyd | lecture notes. As the notes cascade down in a soft blanket of Teutonic
Floyd | white, you hear a voice. "Mm-yes. Most satisfactory. I appear even to
Floyd | have brought your local precipitation along with your good self."
Floyd |
Floyd | As the papers slowly settle, you make out a figure in a long robe
Floyd | standing in front of you. As the figure leans forward to look at the
Floyd | lecture notes, you see a wizened and bespectacled old face with small
Floyd | beady features buried in a mass of white hair, beard and wrinkles.
Floyd |
Floyd | "However," he continues, picking up some of your lecture notes, "it
Floyd | seems a most unusual form of precipitation. No doubt localised to the
Floyd | university. I must give the idea some study one day."
Floyd |
Floyd | He drops the notes and extends a hand. "Welcome, my dear student.
Floyd | Please excuse the mess, but I'm sure you know the disorder a life of
Floyd | study - mm-yes - the work of the scholar - can bring. Oh, by the way,
Floyd | my name is Ninario, but my friends - erm, my acquaintances - call me
Floyd | Ninny." He pauses and frowns slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shake his hand bemusedly, unsure what to make of your new
Floyd | surroundings. You are in a large rectangular room, with walls of grey
Floyd | stone. A huge set of double doors lie on the east wall. Opposite the
Floyd | doors are six windows, stretching from floor to ceiling. The sunlight
Floyd | streaming in through these reveals your lecture papers have added
Floyd | little to this fellow's mess - the floor is knee deep in loose papers,
Floyd | and books with dark leather covers are scattered at various points,
Floyd | like raisins buried in a mass of white bread. There are also several
Floyd | precarious-looking stacks of books standing up tall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario picks up a book from the floor absently and looks around in
Floyd | some consternation, trying to find somewhere to put it. He settles for
Floyd | placing it on top of a large tower of books. The pile, already
Floyd | unsteady, takes unkindly to this latest affront, and collapses,
Floyd | separating into its component volumes and disappearing into the mass
Floyd | of white. Ninario expels a sigh of the long-suffering variety and
Floyd | returns his attention to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "No doubt you are somewhat confused and disoriented by your journey.
Floyd | Perhaps, given the mess, it would be best if we retired to my study so
Floyd | I can explain why I've brought you here. Why don't you meet me there
Floyd | in a few minutes, just after I... erm, well, yes, attend to some other
Floyd | business. It's through the small oaken door across the hall."
Floyd |
Floyd | Somehow, Ninario struggles through the vast mountains of paper, and
Floyd | leaves the room. You are all alone in this strange and new place.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar will bap anyone who calls him ninny
Zach says (to Floyd), "notes" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 15
Floyd |
Floyd | > NOTES
Floyd |
Floyd | Using that verb will not appreciably help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x notes" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 16
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NOTES
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip to some of your class notes.
Floyd |
Floyd |  CHEM NOTES
Floyd | Chem. intro: used to be called 'hermetick', poss after Hermes
Floyd | Trismegistus (talked about this chap in Phil didn't we?).
Floyd | Chem most pwrful of sciences (accdng to prof, nat.)
Floyd | All substances in world can be reduced to chem. combin. of raw cmpds
Floyd | Many cmplx. cmpds must be mixed with mortar and pestle to really drive
Floyd | grains together. Sometimes mechanical device is even used to mix
Floyd | properly
Floyd | Some examples of cmpds:
Floyd | 2KNO3 + 3C + S -> K2S + 3CO2 + N2
Floyd | (right-hand side: gunpowder?! And nov 5 coming up!)
Floyd | (saltpetre old name for potassium nitrate)
Floyd | C3H5(OH)3 + 3HNO3 -> C3H5(NO3)3 + 3H2O
Floyd | nitroglycerin: one lb produces 156 cu ft of gas, shock wave moves
Floyd | 25,000 ft/sec
Floyd | (this lecturer is seriously off her head... one dangerous lady!)
Floyd | NaOH + HCl -> NaCl + H2O
Floyd | (sod. hydroxide + hydrochloric acid gives salt and water?)
Floyd | H2CO3(aq) -> H2O + CO2(gas)
Floyd | Carbonic acid (e.g. fizzy drinks)
Floyd | 2Mg + O2 -> 2MgO
Floyd | (magnesium oxide: any metal + oxygen in syn. reaction yields metal
Floyd | oxide)
Floyd | this course might prove interesting...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 17
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Large and rectangular, the library has solid walls of grey stone.
Floyd | Overpopulated bookshelves line the northern wall. A huge set of open
Floyd | double doors lie on the east wall. Opposite the doors are six windows,
Floyd | stretching from floor to ceiling. By the sunlight streaming in through
Floyd | these, you can see the floor is knee deep in loose papers, and books
Floyd | with dark leather covers are scattered at various points, like raisins
Floyd | buried in a mass of white bread. This room is incredibly messy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x books" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 18
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Various books with strange-sounding titles. Judging by the level of
Floyd | dust on all the books, you expect Ninario keeps them in here because
Floyd | he never reads them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read books" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 19
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Clouds of dust rise into the air as you remove a book from one of the
Floyd | shelves at random. You open it and several dozen pages disintegrate
Floyd | into papery dust. Hurriedly, you close the book and put it back on the
Floyd | shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Whoops"
Zach says (to Floyd), "look at window" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 20
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK AT WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The six large windows reach from floor to ceiling, filling the western
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "look out window" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 21
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK OUT WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | A large dirt courtyard sits below the window. A huge stone wall runs
Floyd | along the west side of the courtyard, but from here, you can't tell
Floyd | how far it extends. A huge portcullis is lowered in front of a large
Floyd | opening in the middle of the wall, directly across the courtyard.
Floyd | Beyond the portcullis is a short passageway, followed by a set of
Floyd | iron-banded wooden doors, massive and imposing. A large white fountain
Floyd | sits majestically in the middle of the courtyard, water cascading down
Floyd | its pristine alabaster surfaces.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Interesting that the game lets us proceed at our own pace. I like that."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x fountain" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 22
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Clear glittering water cascades down over the pristine alabaster
Floyd | surfaces of the fountain. Small marble figurines line the rim of the
Floyd | fountain. The base of the fountain is full of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x papers" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 23
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a mass of papers, books, scrolls and other paraphernalia.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read papers" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 24
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a mass of papers, books, scrolls and other paraphernalia.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suspect this room has nothing important in it."
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 25
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The northern wall is filled with bookshelves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 26
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to struggle through the mountain of paper to get to the door
Floyd | but you have sunk in so far you can't move.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 27
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you looked at yourself? You're dressed in flowing sorcery-student
Floyd | robes. And before you ask, no, you're not the naturist sort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 28
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   an exercise book
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 29
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | Remembering your old days of playing Adventure in the computer lab,
Floyd | you cry out "Xyzzy!" in a loud voice but nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "What does it mean, I'm not the naturist sort? Boo."
Zach says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 29
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to dig?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dig books" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 30
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Digging would achieve nothing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "dig papers" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 1     Moves: 31
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Digging would achieve nothing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move papers" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 2     Moves: 32
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You shift the worst of the mess, getting the place into some semblance
Floyd | of order; to your surprise you not only manage that, but also uncover
Floyd | a small steel key and a shiny red satchel.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take key and satchel" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 2     Moves: 33
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEY AND SATCHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | small steel key: Taken.
Floyd | shiny red satchel: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear satchel" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 2     Moves: 34
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR SATCHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You sling the shiny red satchel over your shoulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 2     Moves: 35
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | A very fetching shiny red satchel. It has a rather odd foil lid that
Floyd | can be pulled over the opening to close it, and a strong sturdy strap
Floyd | for slinging over one's shoulder. You have the strange idea that
Floyd | you've seen this satchel, or something very like it, before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh hell. It's our yogurt cup, isn't it?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell it" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 2     Moves: 36
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The interior smells very strongly of raspberries.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		Gerynar says, "hee"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 2     Moves: 37
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | A small steel key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "lick satchel" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 2     Moves: 38
Floyd |
Floyd | > LICK SATCHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Ah, the tantalising flavour of raspberry yogurt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "anyway, feel free to try to leave the room now."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Library                                   Score: 2     Moves: 38
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the south hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | South Hallway
Floyd | Daylight seeps almost apologetically into the passage through the
Floyd | narrow window in the south wall. A set of open double doors lead west
Floyd | to the library and a smaller oaken door lies closed to the east. The
Floyd | dim sunlight reveals a set of stairs to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario wanders down the hall from the north, drying his hands on his
Floyd | robe.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, there you are, my dear student," he beams. "Let's step into my
Floyd | study, and we can sort all this out." Ninario opens the door to the
Floyd | east and escorts you into the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press any key to continue]

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 39
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | More orderly than the library to the west, but still rather cluttered,
Floyd | this room looks like it is used on a regular basis. Although it lacks
Floyd | the appointment of a proper bed, the settee in the corner, loaded with
Floyd | pillows, tells you Ninario sleeps in here more often than not. A desk
Floyd | sits in the corner, loaded with papers, half-written spell scrolls,
Floyd | and various mouldy old books. A long, glowing strip of parchment hangs
Floyd | from the northern wall. Large glass windows on the southern and
Floyd | eastern walls admit bright shining sunlight into the room. West, the
Floyd | open door leads back to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario waves you to a seat on the settee and then proceeds to settle
Floyd | himself down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Let me explain why you are here and how you arrived from the
Floyd | university. I have brought you here because I have need of an
Floyd | apprentice. It's a bit of a social requirement amongst wizards. To
Floyd | that end, I used a spell to retrieve you from the Wizardry Internship
Floyd | Programme at Oxbridge University in Vechlee.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's that you say? You didn't sign up for a Wizardry Internship
Floyd | Programme? Well perhaps a professor put your name on the.... You don't
Floyd | even attend Oxbridge University? Oh dear. Perhaps I contacted another
Floyd | university in Vechlee by mis.... I beg your pardon? You've never heard
Floyd | of Vechlee? But it's the largest city in the whole of Thalion, my
Floyd | young... Oh dear. Never heard of Thalion... Eh? England? No, I've
Floyd | never heard of it, dear student. Oh my, oh my. You seem to be from an
Floyd | altogether different time and place.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mm-yes," continues Ninario, "I thought I detected some small
Floyd | interferences in the spell. Of course, the incantation I used to
Floyd | retrieve you was not, in fact, my own, and the people from whom I, um,
Floyd | acquired it were not disposed to explain its proper operation. I had
Floyd | no idea its efficacy would allow it to extend to other dimensions.
Floyd | Mm-yes. I fear something must have gone wrong after I'd made contact
Floyd | with Oxbridge, and somehow the spell ended up reaching into your
Floyd | bizarrely-named England and extracting you from your
Floyd | scholarly pursuits. Most vexing.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Still, never mind. We'll soon sort things out. Mm-yes. I would
Floyd | conjecture some type of bridge has formed between our two realities, a
Floyd | rift in our world, if you will. It must be repaired, perhaps through
Floyd | sending you home... or if you'd rather stay, perhaps I can find a
Floyd | spell to close it."
Floyd |
Floyd | He turns to his desk and begins groping around on it. "I know that
Floyd | spell is here somewhere. If only I could... now where on earth have my
Floyd | spectacles gone?" He sighs in exasperation. "I can't possibly find
Floyd | that spell, let alone cast it, without them. Mm-yes. No."
Floyd |
Floyd | He pokes around the desk, frowning to himself, and then suddenly
Floyd | brightens. "Of course! That can be your first little job, my dear
Floyd | student. Perhaps you can find my spectacles for me, while I get on
Floyd | with some other work here, and then we can see about sending you
Floyd | home... or at least getting that rift closed."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario taps a finger pensively against his chin. "Now let's see," he
Floyd | murmurs, "I had the spectacles in the library, when I greeted the new
Floyd | student. Then I went to the facilities and I know I had them then, to
Floyd | read the paper while I, um, mm-yes. Then I put them down on the seat
Floyd | and after that... oh dear. I hope I didn't end up dropping them down
Floyd | the drain... um... again. Mm-yes."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario waves a hand vaguely in the direction of the hallway and the
Floyd | rest of his tower. "Well, I'm sure you'll find them!" he says
Floyd | cheerfully, and then turns back to his desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | You get off the settee.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Mission Spectacles."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 40
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | More orderly than the library to the west, but still rather cluttered,
Floyd | this room looks like it is used on a regular basis. Although it lacks
Floyd | the appointment of a proper bed, the settee in the corner, loaded with
Floyd | pillows, tells you Ninario sleeps in here more often than not. A desk
Floyd | sits in the corner, loaded with papers, half-written spell scrolls,
Floyd | and various mouldy old books. A long, glowing strip of parchment hangs
Floyd | from the northern wall. Large glass windows on the southern and
Floyd | eastern walls admit bright shining sunlight into the room. West, the
Floyd | open door leads back to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bearskin rug lies across the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario sits at his desk, working.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x rug" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 41
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The black bearskin rug is old, mouldy and foul-smelling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look under rug" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 42
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull back the rug, but don't find anything other than the hardwood
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What were you expecting?" asks Ninario looking at you amusedly. "A
Floyd | trap door?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take rug" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 43
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario's foot slams down on the rug. "I know you apprentices are
Floyd | prone to running around and picking up everything that isn't nailed
Floyd | down, but don't even think about it. That's my rug."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look out window" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 43
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK OUT WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the eastern window or the southern window?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look out eastern window" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 44
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK OUT EASTERN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | A large plot of tilled earth lies below this window, as though there
Floyd | was a garden at one time, but it is now barren and lifeless. A huge
Floyd | stone wall runs along the east side of the courtyard, but from here,
Floyd | it's hard to tell how far it extends.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I love the asides in this game."
Zach says (to Floyd), "look out southern window" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 45
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK OUT SOUTHERN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You look out over the southern part of the courtyard. A pebbled walk
Floyd | extends south to the door of a small wooden shed. Beyond the shed, a
Floyd | huge stone wall runs along the south side of the courtyard, but from
Floyd | here, it's hard to tell how far it extends.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I don't know if this stuff is important, but it's cool the author has figured out the details"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x pillows" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 46
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PILLOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | The settee is loaded down with soft white pillows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take pillow" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 46
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PILLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no pillow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take pillows" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 47
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PILLOWS
Floyd |
Floyd | The settee and its assorted pillows and cushions are so beautifully
Floyd | arranged, you decide to leave them as they are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x parchment" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 48
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PARCHMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | The long glowing strip of parchment is composed of hundreds of lines
Floyd | of densely spaced text.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read parchment" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 49
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ PARCHMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | The first few lines read Case for the Wizards Guild versus
Floyd | Ninario, styling himself 'wizard'. Pending charges:
Floyd |
Floyd | The parchment continues, listing hundreds of items such as
Floyd | Magicking without a Guild Membership, Involuntary Magical
Floyd | Manslaughter and various other bizarre offences.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ninny about parchment" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 50
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK NINNY ABOUT PARCHMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario glares in the direction of the parchment and shakes his head.
Floyd | "You should have a look at it yourself. It's a monstrous piece of
Floyd | work. A sheer travesty of justice. Those are all the complaints the
Floyd | Wizards Guild have against me, all the charges they've leveled.
Floyd | They're all trumped-up, naturally. Five hundred and sixty-three counts
Floyd | of magicking without a licence... I mean, really! I can understand
Floyd | them wanting to make a point, but honestly, five hundred charges?
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mm-yes. Look at this here." He points to an entry. "This is the most
Floyd | serious offence and all I did was cast a spell to make the bed. But
Floyd | what do they call it? Seditious breakdown of the class structure.
Floyd | Hah!"
Floyd |
Floyd | He points to a couple of other items. "And then look at these! Did you
Floyd | ever see anything so outrageous? I mean, Negligent and Dangerous
Floyd | Magicking causing Grievous Bodily Harm? I warned those bystanders they
Floyd | were in the way. Mm-yes. Fortunately that's a less serious charge, but
Floyd | still... that's the blasted Wizards Guild for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario falls silent, muttering to himself now and then about his
Floyd | unwarranted persecution at the hands of the Wizards Guild.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Uh oh, what sort of shady character have we gotten mixed up with/"
Zach says (to Floyd), "read books" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 51
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | The books, quills, papers and scrolls are strewn all over the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 52
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | The desk is a sturdy utilitarian affair. In line with much of the rest
Floyd | of Ninario's life, it is a mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Aww"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ninny about manslaughter" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 53
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK NINNY ABOUT MANSLAUGHTER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mm-yes, indeed," murmurs Ninario. "To explain all about that, I have
Floyd | to go back to many, many years ago. I was just a young boy then, and
Floyd | well, you know how young boys are." Ninario regales you at length with
Floyd | humourous anecdotes about his childhood, amusing you greatly, but
Floyd | largely leaving your question unanswered. "So there you are," he
Floyd | concludes. "That explains it." He falls silent, fond memories leaving
Floyd | him smiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yes, fond childhood memories of murder"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask ninny about rug" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 54
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK NINNY ABOUT RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario sighs. "She was a pet, a dear friend, for many, many years.
Floyd | Mm-yes. Once she was gone, I couldn't bear to part with her." He pats
Floyd | the rug tenderly. "And of course," he continues clinically, "the rest
Floyd | of her was extremely useful. Spell components, you know. Mm-yes
Floyd | indeed. And if you ever need to look like a bear in a hurry? An
Floyd | invaluable disguise."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask ninny about guild" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 55
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK NINNY ABOUT GUILD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ooh, don't get me started on that again," cries Ninario. "I'll end up
Floyd | getting all annoyed and cranky." He mutters to himself for a few
Floyd | minutes, coming to terms with his anger.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario shuffles the papers on his desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "re manslaughter, I think that was a default response to ask ninny about X."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask ninny about monkeys" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 56
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK NINNY ABOUT MONKEYS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mm-yes, indeed," murmurs Ninario. "To explain all about that, I have
Floyd | to go back to many, many years ago. I was just a young boy then, and
Floyd | well, you know how young boys are." Ninario regales you at length with
Floyd | humourous anecdotes about his childhood, amusing you greatly, but
Floyd | largely leaving your question unanswered. "So there you are," he
Floyd | concludes. "That explains it." He falls silent, fond memories leaving
Floyd | him smiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ninny about spectacles" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 57
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK NINNY ABOUT SPECTACLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario gives you a slightly embarrassed glance. "Mm-yes, well, as I
Floyd | said earlier, there's a strong possibility that they may have ended up
Floyd | down the drain... um... again. Mm-yes."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ninny about drain" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 58
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK NINNY ABOUT DRAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | "It leads to the sewer vat in the basement," says Ninario, giving a
Floyd | vague wave in the direction of the rest of the tower. "Down the
Floyd | stairs."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ninny about sewer" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 59
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK NINNY ABOUT SEWER
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's in the basement. Probably needs unblocking, too."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ninny about basement" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 60
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK NINNY ABOUT BASEMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Down the staircase," mutters Ninario. "Take a light with you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ninny about light" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 61
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK NINNY ABOUT LIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think there's one in the laboratory," says Ninario, busy with
Floyd | something at his desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ninny about laboratory" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 62
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK NINNY ABOUT LABORATORY
Floyd |
Floyd | "South from the main hall," he says shortly, not looking up from his
Floyd | work.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask ninny about name" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 2     Moves: 63
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK NINNY ABOUT NAME
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mm-yes, indeed," murmurs Ninario. "To explain all about that, I have
Floyd | to go back to many, many years ago. I was just a young boy then, and
Floyd | well, you know how young boys are." Ninario regales you at length with
Floyd | humourous anecdotes about his childhood, amusing you greatly, but
Floyd | largely leaving your question unanswered. "So there you are," he
Floyd | concludes. "That explains it." He falls silent, fond memories leaving
Floyd | him smiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Out and about?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  South Hallway                             Score: 2     Moves: 64
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the south hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | South Hallway
Floyd | Daylight seeps almost apologetically into the passage through the
Floyd | narrow window in the south wall. A set of open double doors lead west
Floyd | to the library and a smaller oaken door lies open to the east. The dim
Floyd | sunlight reveals a set of stairs to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Stairwell                                 Score: 2     Moves: 65
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You head north up the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  North Hallway                             Score: 2     Moves: 66
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You head north up the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hallway
Floyd | A small narrow window on the northern wall admits bright warm sunlight
Floyd | into this end of the hall. A bedroom lies through the open door to the
Floyd | west. East is a closed solid stone door. The stairs are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 67
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | Thick carpeting covers the floor of Ninario's extravagantly decorated
Floyd | bedroom. Spacious windows in the north and west walls admit generous
Floyd | amounts of light. The door back to the hallway lies to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large chest full of linen sits open against the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large, old-fashioned canopied four-poster bed also lies here,
Floyd | complete with frilly lace pillows, spotless white silk sheets, and a
Floyd | tastefully elegant lace skirting, reaching from the mattress all the
Floyd | way down to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Arrayed beautifully on the bed is a frilly lace pillow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 68
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift up the skirting on the bed, apprehension gnawing at you.
Floyd | Surely there wouldn't be... yes, of course. Why do people always leave
Floyd | things under their bed? You shake your head in despair. Well, at least
Floyd | it makes sense for an elderly fellow like Ninario to have a small
Floyd | ceramic chamberpot under his bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the small chamberpot, admiring its beautiful
Floyd | rabbit-motifed handiwork. Last year's History of the
Floyd | Chamberpot course enables you to confidently classify it as an
Floyd | early Renaissance 3-pinter. Fortunately, it seems to have been cleaned
Floyd | thoroughly since its last use, as you can't resist hanging on to such
Floyd | a fine piece.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "uh. We have a chamberpot now?"
		Zach says, "ew"
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 69
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an empty chamberpot
Floyd |   a raspberry satchel (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |   a small steel key
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   an exercise book
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x pillow" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 70
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PILLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The pillow has a long slit along one end, where the frilly lace has
Floyd | pulled away, ripping the fabric.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search pillow" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 71
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PILLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Unsurprisingly for a frilly and fluffy lace pillow, it is full of
Floyd | stuffing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take stuffing" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 72
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STUFFING
Floyd |
Floyd | As you pull the stuffing out of the pillow, it separates into its
Floyd | component feathers, which drift slowly down to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, just take the pillow"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take pillow case" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 72
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PILLOW CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to take the frilly lace
Floyd | pillow.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take p illow" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 72
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE P ILLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no p illow here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take pillow" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 73
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PILLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up the frilly lace pillow, a little reluctant to disturb the
Floyd | perfection of the bed, but really, it's got more feng-shui without it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open chest" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 74
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest is already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search chest" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 75
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | The plain wooden chest is full of linen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take linen" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 76
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LINEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You're fairly certain you don't have any pressing need for piles of
Floyd | linen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "press linen" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 77
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS LINEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You're fairly certain you don't have any pressing need for piles of
Floyd | linen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Oh, and we do for the chamber pot?"
		DavidW says, "Apparently. (shrug)"
Zach says (to Floyd), "use chamberpot" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 78
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE CHAMBERPOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You may be a student, and you may not be the most fastidious person in
Floyd | the world, but you draw the line at using chamberpots, especially
Floyd | someone else's.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pot" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 79
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POT
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautifully decorated ceramic chamberpot, in rabbit motif, capable
Floyd | of holding 3 pints of water. It is currently empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh geez. Is it for a measuring puzzle?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x pillow" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 80
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PILLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The pillow has a long slit along one end, where the frilly lace has
Floyd | pulled away, ripping the fabric.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 81
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | Thick carpeting covers the floor of Ninario's extravagantly decorated
Floyd | bedroom. Spacious windows in the north and west walls admit generous
Floyd | amounts of light. The door back to the hallway lies to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large chest full of linen sits open against the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large, old-fashioned canopied four-poster bed also lies here,
Floyd | complete with frilly lace pillows, spotless white silk sheets, and a
Floyd | tastefully elegant lace skirting, reaching from the mattress all the
Floyd | way down to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are hundreds of tiny feathers strewn all over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "count feathers" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 81
Floyd |
Floyd | > COUNT FEATHERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Using that verb will not appreciably help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take feathers" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 82
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FEATHERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The hundreds of feathers are strewn all around the room. Picking them
Floyd | all up would be far too time-consuming. Besides, they're
Floyd | biodegradable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "clean feathers" 		

Floyd ]  Bedroom                                   Score: 2     Moves: 83
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN FEATHERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The hundreds of feathers are strewn all around the room. Picking them
Floyd | all up would be far too time-consuming. Besides, they're
Floyd | biodegradable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  North Hallway                             Score: 2     Moves: 84
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the north hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hallway
Floyd | A small narrow window on the northern wall admits bright warm sunlight
Floyd | into this end of the hall. A bedroom lies through the open door to the
Floyd | west. East is a closed solid stone door. The stairs are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  North Hallway                             Score: 2     Moves: 85
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the solid stone door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 2     Moves: 86
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the garderobe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Garderobe
Floyd | The peak of ancient plumbing technology, the garderobe is a fairly
Floyd | simple affair: a short stone bench jutting out from the wall with the
Floyd | usual-sized hole roughly in the middle of it, and a rack for reading
Floyd | material attached to the wall. The only odd thing is the lack of any
Floyd | toilet paper. Perhaps it's all accomplished magically. A small narrow
Floyd | window on the northern wall admits some light into this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rack contains choice reading material for those occasionally
Floyd | necessary long visits to the toilet. At the moment, it contains a copy
Floyd | of Wizarding Weekly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take weekly" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 2     Moves: 87
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WEEKLY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 2     Moves: 88
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizarding Weekly, a collection of the latest news, gossip and innuendo
Floyd | in the field of magic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 2     Moves: 89
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (reading the first article)
Floyd |
Floyd |  *** THEFT SHOCKS HALLOWED HALLS ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Staff and students at Oxbridge University learned last week that even
Floyd | their hallowed halls are not safe from seditious burglary. In an
Floyd | embarrassing incident for campus security, thieves broke into the
Floyd | Supplies Cupboard in broad daylight, and purloined an Internship
Floyd | Student Retrieval scroll. The Wizards Guild is investigating.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Gee, I wonder who stole that scroll...?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 2     Moves: 90
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (reading the next article)
Floyd |
Floyd |  *** RENEGADE WIZARD TOPS 500 CHARGES ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Court documents filed today by the Wizards Guild indicate that
Floyd | renegade wizard Ninario now tops the list of illegal spellusers, with
Floyd | some 581 spells cast, all without guild sanction. Guild members are
Floyd | worried Ninario's conduct may undermine guild authority in these
Floyd | trying times, especially in light of the recent Plumbers Union
Floyd | resurgence. "Ninario is precisely the kind of amateur, unprofessional
Floyd | bungler who gives legitimate wizards a bad name," said Renaldo, head
Floyd | of the Wizards Guild. "He thinks he can run around casting spells,
Floyd | totally guild-free. Well, his spellcasting days are numbered." Renaldo
Floyd | refused to clarify, stating only that "the wheels are in motion."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 2     Moves: 91
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (reading the next article)
Floyd |
Floyd |  *** PLUMBERS UNION RESURFACES ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Recent bulletins from our reporters in rural areas indicate the
Floyd | ancient Plumbers Union is actively recruiting members once again. The
Floyd | infamous banned order is reportedly holding mysterious rituals and
Floyd | advocating strange-sounding practices, such as "double-billing on
Floyd | weekends", and the dangerous and unsanitary use of non-magic toilets.
Floyd | A spokescaster for the Wizards Guild says the uprising should be
Floyd | flushed out before too long.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "'flushed'"
		Zach says, "yay"
Zach says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 2     Moves: 92
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (reading the next article)
Floyd |
Floyd |  *** CHEESE BLATANTLY MENTIONED ***
Floyd |
Floyd | In what is becoming an alarming tradition, cheese was blatantly
Floyd | mentioned at the Vechlee Victuallers Meeting yesterday, when local
Floyd | cheesewright Eliza Stilton stood up and expounded on the relative
Floyd | merits of block versus truckles. After this surprising outburst,
Floyd | Stilton then discussed the subtle differences between Cheshire and
Floyd | Roquefort. She then finished up with a scathing attack on Caerphilly,
Floyd | and its completely unsuitable tyromantic capabilities. Local villagers
Floyd | are still in shock. "I think it's awful," said one, who requested
Floyd | anonymity. "Stilton shouldn't have said the things she did about
Floyd | Caerphilly. She's the cheesewright here in Vechlee, a trusted woman on
Floyd | the subject, and she's in a position to do a lot of hurt to a lot of
Floyd | innocent cheeses."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 2     Moves: 93
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (reading the next article)
Floyd |
Floyd |  *** COMPANY RECALLS REFURBISHED CANNON ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Mortar Remains, suppliers of refurbished cannonry, announced today
Floyd | they are recalling their self-sparking BrutalMaimer(tm) models from
Floyd | customers. A company spokesperson cited safety concerns. "These cannon
Floyd | are meant for military use only, and should never have been
Floyd | refurbished and resold to the general public. They are extremely
Floyd | susceptible to sparking when gunpowder is loaded into the barrel, and
Floyd | the general public are unschooled in the proper use of the required
Floyd | powder bags. In addition, the large-bore calibre means there is a
Floyd | danger of large objects, such as dogs, cats, children, apprentices and
Floyd | other pets falling into the mouth of the cannon and being launched,
Floyd | accidentally or otherwise." The company vehemently denied reports that
Floyd | pressure from the Wizards Guild was behind the recall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 2     Moves: 94
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (reading the next article)
Floyd |
Floyd |  *** PERSONALS ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Young-at-heart wizard, lonely, seeks witch of a woman for
Floyd | companionship, maybe more. Contact Magic Bunny via crystal
Floyd | ball network if interested. Please, no scrying after midnight!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I bet every single article in this mag is relevant."
		Zach says, "Oh my"
Zach says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 2     Moves: 95
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (reading the next article)
Floyd |
Floyd |  *** PERSONALS ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Emily: please come back. Forgive me. I promise to allow the cheese to
Floyd | be part of our life.
Floyd |                     -- Renaldo
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Awwww"
Zach says (to Floyd), "read it" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 2     Moves: 96
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ IT
Floyd |
Floyd | (flipping back to the first article)
Floyd |
Floyd |  *** THEFT SHOCKS HALLOWED HALLS ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Staff and students at Oxbridge University learned last week that even
Floyd | their hallowed halls are not safe from seditious burglary. In an
Floyd | embarrassing incident for campus security, thieves broke into the
Floyd | Supplies Cupboard in broad daylight, and purloined an Internship
Floyd | Student Retrieval scroll. The Wizards Guild is investigating.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x toilet" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 2     Moves: 97
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOILET
Floyd |
Floyd | The opening is a circular hole leading into inky blackness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 2     Moves: 98
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The opening is a circular hole leading into inky blackness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "use toilet" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 2     Moves: 99
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE TOILET
Floyd |
Floyd | You're a casual, easygoing sort of person, but you still don't use the
Floyd | toilet with the door open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 2     Moves: 100
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the solid stone door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "use toilet" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 2     Moves: 101
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE TOILET
Floyd |

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through window" 		

Floyd | You settle down on the toilet for a short time, but nothing much
Floyd | happens. You don't need to go, so you stand back up, fastening
Floyd | everything back up as you do so. Why do new and exciting experiences
Floyd | always affect you the same way?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 2     Moves: 102
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The window is so narrow all you can see is packed dirt in the
Floyd | courtyard below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we need to get the light from the lab and then go down the stairs."
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 2     Moves: 103
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the solid stone door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  North Hallway                             Score: 2     Moves: 104
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the north hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hallway
Floyd | A small narrow window on the northern wall admits bright warm sunlight
Floyd | into this end of the hall. A bedroom lies through the open door to the
Floyd | west. East is an open solid stone door. The stairs are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Stairwell                                 Score: 2     Moves: 105
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south down the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 2     Moves: 106
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You ascend the winding stairs into the warm sunshine on top of the
Floyd | tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | Sun beats down from high overhead, warming the flagstones of the
Floyd | tower. A commanding and breathtaking view of the fields and pastures
Floyd | surrounding the caer greets you in every direction. In addition, there
Floyd | is a good view of the courtyard below, with its beautiful alabaster
Floyd | fountain. You also see the portcullis and catch a glimpse of the
Floyd | double wooden doors beyond it. The stairs in the centre of the tower
Floyd | lead back down to the first floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | A massive cannon sits here, resting on a huge swivel base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "don't fall in the cannon"
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter cannon" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 2     Moves: 107
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CANNON
Floyd |
Floyd | You sit on top of the barrel and slide your feet into the cannon.
Floyd | Pushing and straining, you attempt to push the rest of your body in,
Floyd | but there's too much friction. You can't squeeze yourself in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "fire cannon" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 2     Moves: 108
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIRE CANNON
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the cord and from inside the cannon hear the dull clack of
Floyd | flint striking frizzen. Nothing more happens. There is no powder to
Floyd | ignite inside the cannon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Maybe with melted cheese and gunpowder, that would work."
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Stairwell                                 Score: 2     Moves: 109
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You clatter down to the first floor, the rickety stairs shaking and
Floyd | groaning in protest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                 Score: 2     Moves: 110
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the stairs to the ground floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands closed to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Laboratory                                Score: 2     Moves: 111
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the polished steel door with the small steel key, open it
Floyd | and step into the laboratory.
Floyd |
Floyd | Laboratory
Floyd | The southern half of the tower is completely taken up by this large
Floyd | laboratory. From the profusion of chemicals and powders strewn about,
Floyd | you conclude that this room sees much use. It seems that Ninario is
Floyd | more than simply a wizard; he is engaged in scientific endeavour as
Floyd | well. Black streaks of soot on the walls bear mute evidence to the
Floyd | violent failure (or perhaps success) of past experiments. What little
Floyd | sunlight there is filters in through the numerous small windows lining
Floyd | the walls. The open door to the north leads back to the main hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scarred and stained table rests against the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The table holds various bags and pouches: the components of some of
Floyd | Ninario's experiments. Amongst the items of interest are a
Floyd | silvery-white cylinder, a silk purse, a small red tube and a leather
Floyd | pouch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting above the table is a shelf containing a small stone bottle, a
Floyd | flask, a vial of liquid, an earthenware dish and a ceramic bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Gunpowder in the leather pouch, perhaps?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Laboratory                                Score: 2     Moves: 112
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | silvery-white cylinder: Taken.
Floyd | silk purse: Taken.
Floyd | small red tube: Taken.
Floyd | leather pouch: Taken.
Floyd | small stone bottle: Taken.
Floyd | flask: (putting the exercise book into the raspberry satchel to make
Floyd | room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | vial of liquid: (putting the small steel key into the raspberry
Floyd | satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | earthenware dish: (putting the chamberpot into the raspberry satchel
Floyd | to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | ceramic bowl: (putting the frilly lace pillow into the raspberry
Floyd | satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "geez"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Laboratory                                Score: 2     Moves: 113
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Laboratory
Floyd | The southern half of the tower is completely taken up by this large
Floyd | laboratory. From the profusion of chemicals and powders strewn about,
Floyd | you conclude that this room sees much use. It seems that Ninario is
Floyd | more than simply a wizard; he is engaged in scientific endeavour as
Floyd | well. Black streaks of soot on the walls bear mute evidence to the
Floyd | violent failure (or perhaps success) of past experiments. What little
Floyd | sunlight there is filters in through the numerous small windows lining
Floyd | the walls. The open door to the north leads back to the main hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scarred and stained table rests against the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting above the table is an empty shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yeah, that really was all"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Laboratory                                Score: 2     Moves: 114
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A rickety metal table, presumably once gleaming and unmarred. Now its
Floyd | surface is scratched and scored with lines, the steel dull and dirty.
Floyd | It bears the stains and scars of many a chemical experiment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "None of that was the light, though, or was it?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Laboratory                                Score: 2     Moves: 115
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a ceramic bowl
Floyd |     a translucent crystalline substance
Floyd |   an earthenware dish
Floyd |     some small blue crystals
Floyd |   a vial of liquid
Floyd |   a flask
Floyd |     a white powdery substance
Floyd |   a small stone bottle
Floyd |   a leather pouch (which is closed)
Floyd |   a small red tube
Floyd |   a silk purse (which is closed)
Floyd |   a silvery-white cylinder
Floyd |   a copy of Wizarding Weekly
Floyd |   a raspberry satchel (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a frilly lace pillow
Floyd |     an empty chamberpot
Floyd |     a small steel key
Floyd |     an exercise book
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x vial" 		

Floyd ]  Laboratory                                Score: 2     Moves: 116
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The vial contains a clear colourless liquid. On the side of the vial
Floyd | is the cryptic lettering #1 #17.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x substance" 		

Floyd ]  Laboratory                                Score: 2     Moves: 116
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SUBSTANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the translucent crystalline substance or the white
Floyd | powdery substance?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x translucent substance" 		

Floyd ]  Laboratory                                Score: 2     Moves: 117
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRANSLUCENT SUBSTANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | A translucent crystalline substance. It looks like a salt of some
Floyd | kind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake vial" 		

Floyd ]  Laboratory                                Score: 2     Moves: 118
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE VIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Aside from the emotional scarring, the vial of liquid remains
Floyd | undamaged by your brutal and senseless attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x vial" 		

Floyd ]  Laboratory                                Score: 2     Moves: 119
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The vial contains a clear colourless liquid. On the side of the vial
Floyd | is the cryptic lettering #1 #17.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Not glowstick liquid, I guess."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cylinder" 		

Floyd ]  Laboratory                                Score: 2     Moves: 120
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CYLINDER
Floyd |
Floyd | A small cylinder of some silvery-white metal. Inscribed on the side in
Floyd | tiny letters are the words #12 Illuminator, Commercial Grade.
Floyd | A fine line encircles the middle of the rod, a tiny arrow printed
Floyd | beside it, pointing around the circumference of the cylinder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "aha"
Zach says (to Floyd), "spin cylinder" 		

Floyd ]  Laboratory                                Score: 2     Moves: 120
Floyd |
Floyd | > SPIN CYLINDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Using that verb will not appreciably help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shake cylinder" 		

Floyd ]  Laboratory                                Score: 3     Moves: 121
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAKE CYLINDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the cylinder a sharp twist and it suddenly bursts forth in
Floyd | blazing white light. Then, as your eyes struggle to adjust, the
Floyd | cylinder dims to a more reasonable level. It is now quite usable as a
Floyd | light source.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Science!"
		DavidW says, "yay. Now we can descend to the basement."
		DavidW says, "(but maybe visit the kitchen first?)"
		Gerynar says, "and play in the muck of the sewage tank"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                 Score: 3     Moves: 122
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the main hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands closed to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 3     Moves: 123
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway, into the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | A few rusted pots and pans line this rather spartan kitchen area. A
Floyd | fireplace sits in the northern wall, but no fire has been laid there.
Floyd | A well-scrubbed oak table occupies the middle of the room. Southwest
Floyd | is the doorway back to the main hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Although the kitchen gives the impression of never being used someone
Floyd | has left a creamy yellow stick of butter sitting on the table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah, grease for the cannon."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x butter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 3     Moves: 124
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUTTER
Floyd |
Floyd | A creamy yellow stick of butter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take butter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 3     Moves: 125
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BUTTER
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the copy of Wizarding Weekly into the raspberry satchel to
Floyd | make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x pots" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 3     Moves: 126
Floyd |
Floyd | > X  POTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Miscellaneous pots and pans line the walls of the kitchen. They are
Floyd | all rusted, and look like they are never used. You wonder whether
Floyd | Ninario does any cooking or even eats in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 3     Moves: 127
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | Worn, grey stone masonry surrounds this ancient-looking fireplace. The
Floyd | fireplace is free of ashes, and bears no signs of being used recently,
Floyd | so the stains of smoke on the grey brick must have been there for some
Floyd | time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in fireplace" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 3     Moves: 128
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | The fireplace gapes emptily, free even of ashes or kindling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 3     Moves: 129
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Beautifully crafted of the finest oak, the table is clean and
Floyd | well-scrubbed, as befits a surface where meals are prepared. The
Floyd | tabletop is smooth and level, the four legs sturdy beams of oak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I'm going to take a break from typing for a minute and eat some cereal"
		DavidW says, "ok. I can wait."
		DavidW says, "I had some gluten a few minutes ago."
		Gerynar needs some nicotine
		Zach says, "Oh, I mean you can drive if you want"
		DavidW says, "oh, ok."
		DavidW says, "I'll try to stay in the castle, though."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                 Score: 3     Moves: 130
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back into the main hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands closed to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rusty" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                 Score: 3     Moves: 131
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RUSTY
Floyd |
Floyd | Corroded stains line the pitted steel surface of the closed door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                 Score: 3     Moves: 132
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement                                  Score: 3     Moves: 133
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend cautiously down the rickety staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | The slow drip of water echoes through this dark and damp room. The
Floyd | walls and floor are wet with moisture, and the air seems stuffy and
Floyd | unclean. A doorway opens to the north, and a most unwholesome odour
Floyd | emanates from that direction. The spiral staircase climbs back up to
Floyd | the main hall here, and a narrow slimy passage heads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  Basement                                  Score: 3     Moves: 134
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd | An unwholesome odour wafts into this room from the doorway to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Olly arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 135
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Braving the foul odour, you step through the doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer
Floyd | Dank and dark, this is one of the less memorable attractions you've
Floyd | visited. You're not certain how often Ninario has this room cleaned,
Floyd | but the stench is horrendous. A miasma of gas seems to hang in the
Floyd | air, visible as a shimmering in the corner of your eye. The basement
Floyd | lies back through the doorway to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vat looms here, six feet high, and constructed of stone, with a
Floyd | metal ladder leading up to the rim.  There is a large stone channel
Floyd | connected to the bottom of the vat, where waste is supposed to exit
Floyd | the vat. The channel leads along the floor to the wall, where you can
Floyd | see the lip of a small outflow pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Olly teleports out of the room, library card in hand. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in vat" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 136
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN VAT
Floyd |
Floyd | This stinking vat of filth is full to the brim with things so nasty,
Floyd | you don't even want to contemplate them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 137
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The sewer outflow pipe is operating normally.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x channel" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 138
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHANNEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone channel leads from the sewer vat to the outflow pipe. The
Floyd | opening from the vat to the channel is blocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x block" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 139
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone channel leads from the sewer vat to the outflow pipe. The
Floyd | opening from the vat to the channel is blocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unblock channel" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 140
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNBLOCK CHANNEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You're pretty sure you won't be able to remove the blockage in this
Floyd | way. Perhaps if you could find a way to blast the sewage out of the
Floyd | vat, the blockage would be cleared.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 141
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a stick of butter
Floyd |   a ceramic bowl
Floyd |     a translucent crystalline substance
Floyd |   an earthenware dish
Floyd |     some small blue crystals
Floyd |   a vial of liquid
Floyd |   a flask
Floyd |     a white powdery substance
Floyd |   a small stone bottle
Floyd |   a leather pouch (which is closed)
Floyd |   a small red tube
Floyd |   a silk purse (which is closed)
Floyd |   a magnesium flare (providing light)
Floyd |   a raspberry satchel (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a copy of Wizarding Weekly
Floyd |     a frilly lace pillow
Floyd |     an empty chamberpot
Floyd |     a small steel key
Floyd |     an exercise book
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blue crystals" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 142
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLUE CRYSTALS
Floyd |
Floyd | A handful of small blue crystals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell them" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 143
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | The small blue crystals are odourless.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x red tube" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 143
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RED TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the raspberry
Floyd | satchel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x small red tube" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 143
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SMALL RED TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no small red tube here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh, maybe our key unlocks that door"
		DavidW says, "Our key unlocked the lab."
		Zach says, "ah"
		DavidW says, "I can't refer to the tube in our inventory, though, which is odd."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x purse" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 144
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | A small silk purse, with yellow drawstrings. A small card attached to
Floyd | the drawstrings reads #16.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There must be an index to explain these numbers."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open purse" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 145
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the silk purse, revealing some yellow powder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x yellow powder" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 146
Floyd |
Floyd | > X YELLOW POWDER
Floyd |
Floyd | A small amount of yellow powder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "smell powder" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 146
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL POWDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the white powdery substance or the yellow powder?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "smell yellow powder" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 147
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL YELLOW POWDER
Floyd |
Floyd | The yellow powder has no discernible odour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "taste it" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 148
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Not a good idea to do that with unknown substances.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close purse" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 149
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE PURSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the drawstrings together, sealing the silk purse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open leather" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 150
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LEATHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the leather pouch, revealing a black grainy substance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "David, safety first!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grainy" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 151
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GRAINY
Floyd |
Floyd | A black grainy substance that looks a trifle like coal dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell it" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 152
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL IT
Floyd |
Floyd | The charcoal has an odd coal-like smell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close leather" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 153
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE LEATHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the drawstrings together, sealing the leather pouch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Coal smells like coal, you say"
		DavidW says, "I suspect that the yellow substance is saltpeter. I think we have to manufacture gunpowder from basic components."
		DavidW says, "Or is it sulphur in the recipe? I forget."
Zach says (to Floyd), "read exercise book" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 154
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ EXERCISE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | (taking the exercise book first)
Floyd | (putting the silk purse into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You flip to some of your class notes.
Floyd |
Floyd | CELT NOTES
Floyd |
Floyd | There are no notes in this section as today was the first lecture, and
Floyd | you didn't take any notes in the brief time you were in the lecture
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read notes" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 155
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NOTES
Floyd |
Floyd | (flipping back to the front of the exercise book)
Floyd |
Floyd |  PHIL NOTES
Floyd |
Floyd | Historically flds of alchemy, phil., astron., etc. very closely tied.
Floyd | Ancient phils studied all areas.
Floyd | Many accts of early phils shrouded in myth / folklore, e.g. Hermes
Floyd | Trismegistus, Egypt. fndr of alchemy (perhaps), more figure myth than
Floyd | reality. Said to have invented 'magic seal'. Word hermetic -> root of
Floyd | mdn word / concept of hermits, hermits blvd to have magic powers
Floyd | Greeks: heavy believers in divining, oracular concepts
Floyd | Greek root -mancy meaning diviner, prophet
Floyd | e.g. oneiromancy: divination (oneiro - ??)
Floyd | necromancy: conjuring spirits of dead spec. for divination (necro -
Floyd | dead)
Floyd | tyromancy: using coagulating cheese for divination (!) (tyro - cheese)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "hmm , I thought we had chem notes"
		DavidW says, "We do."
		DavidW says, "It's like the Wizards Weekly; you have to repeatedly read it to get the next section."
Zach says (to Floyd), "read notes" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 156
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NOTES
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip to some of your class notes.
Floyd |
Floyd |  CHEM NOTES
Floyd | Chem. intro: used to be called 'hermetick', poss after Hermes
Floyd | Trismegistus (talked about this chap in Phil didn't we?).
Floyd | Chem most pwrful of sciences (accdng to prof, nat.)
Floyd | All substances in world can be reduced to chem. combin. of raw cmpds
Floyd | Many cmplx. cmpds must be mixed with mortar and pestle to really drive
Floyd | grains together. Sometimes mechanical device is even used to mix
Floyd | properly
Floyd | Some examples of cmpds:
Floyd | 2KNO3 + 3C + S -> K2S + 3CO2 + N2
Floyd | (right-hand side: gunpowder?! And nov 5 coming up!)
Floyd | (saltpetre old name for potassium nitrate)
Floyd | C3H5(OH)3 + 3HNO3 -> C3H5(NO3)3 + 3H2O
Floyd | nitroglycerin: one lb produces 156 cu ft of gas, shock wave moves
Floyd | 25,000 ft/sec
Floyd | (this lecturer is seriously off her head... one dangerous lady!)
Floyd | NaOH + HCl -> NaCl + H2O
Floyd | (sod. hydroxide + hydrochloric acid gives salt and water?)
Floyd | H2CO3(aq) -> H2O + CO2(gas)
Floyd | Carbonic acid (e.g. fizzy drinks)
Floyd | 2Mg + O2 -> 2MgO
Floyd | (magnesium oxide: any metal + oxygen in syn. reaction yields metal
Floyd | oxide)
Floyd | this course might prove interesting...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I smelled the yellow powder hoping it was sulfur"
		DavidW asks, "so.. two parts saltpetre plus three parts carbon plus one part sulphur gives gunpowder and a few gases?"
		Zach says, "After we exploded it"
		Zach says, "I mean, I think it is gunpowder"
		DavidW says, "We need a mortar and pestle or mechanical device to grind the powders together properly."
		Zach | It is a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 157
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an exercise book
Floyd |   a stick of butter
Floyd |   a ceramic bowl
Floyd |     a translucent crystalline substance
Floyd |   an earthenware dish
Floyd |     some small blue crystals
Floyd |   a vial of liquid
Floyd |   a flask
Floyd |     a white powdery substance
Floyd |   a small stone bottle
Floyd |   a leather pouch (which is closed)
Floyd |   a small red tube
Floyd |   a magnesium flare (providing light)
Floyd |   a raspberry satchel (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a silk purse (which is closed)
Floyd |     a copy of Wizarding Weekly
Floyd |     a frilly lace pillow
Floyd |     an empty chamberpot
Floyd |     a small steel key
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bowl" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 158
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | A small ceramic bowl. Scrawled on the lip are the letters (#7
Floyd | #1(4))2 #16 #8(4).
Floyd |
Floyd | The bowl contains a translucent crystalline substance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm going by the first equation in the chem notes."
		Zach says, "Hmm, maybe that's a chemical formula"
		DavidW says, "possibly, yes"
		Zach says, "#16 is sulfur, #7 N, #1 H, #8 O"
		DavidW says, "That's insightful."
		DavidW says, "I wouldn't have figured that out."
		Zach says, "NH_4 is ammonium"
		Zach asks, "Where are all the science majors?"
		DavidW asks, "Can we see what's in the south and slimy passage?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Basement                                  Score: 3     Moves: 159
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back into the relatively cleaner air of the basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | The slow drip of water echoes through this dark and damp room. The
Floyd | walls and floor are wet with moisture, and the air seems stuffy and
Floyd | unclean. A doorway opens to the north, and a most unwholesome odour
Floyd | emanates from that direction. The spiral staircase climbs back up to
Floyd | the main hall here, and a narrow slimy passage heads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 160
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south down the slimy passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rubbish Heap
Floyd | This small room has been put into use as a rubbish tip for all of
Floyd | Ninario's cast-off spellcasting implements, bits of machinery and
Floyd | general odds and ends. About the only place to stand is here in the
Floyd | doorway heading back north, as the huge heap of rubbish takes up most
Floyd | of the floor space. At the south end of this room are the dim
Floyd | beginnings of a passage heading upwards, but whatever set of stairs or
Floyd | ladder led up there has long since rotted away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x heap" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 161
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HEAP
Floyd |
Floyd | The heap of rubbish towers about five feet in the air, and is made up
Floyd | of all kinds of different items.
Floyd |
Floyd | You dig through the dirty and unpleasant heap for a short time, and
Floyd | uncover a rusty but serviceable helmet!
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the small red tube into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | You dig it out of the heap and take it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x helmet" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 162
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HELMET
Floyd |
Floyd | A rusty old medieval helmet, with sturdy metal bracing over the facial
Floyd | area, and beautiful red plumes set in the top. The interior of the
Floyd | helmet is extremely well-padded and reinforced.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Beautiful plumage!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear it" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 163
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the rusty helmet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 164
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | The normal, ordinary sorcery student-type robes that seem to have
Floyd | materialised on your body in this strange and mystical land suit you
Floyd | well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x heap" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 165
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HEAP
Floyd |
Floyd | The heap of rubbish towers about five feet in the air, and is made up
Floyd | of all kinds of different items.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x vial" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 166
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The vial contains a clear colourless liquid. On the side of the vial
Floyd | is the cryptic lettering #1 #17.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Hydrogen what?"
		Zach says, "Chloride"
		DavidW asks, "Hydrochloric acid, then?"
		Zach says, "Do not drink"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
		DavidW asks, "Maybe use on the blockage or on the rusty door?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x dish" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 167
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DISH
Floyd |
Floyd | A small earthenware dish with a wide flat lip. Scratched into the
Floyd | earthenware surface of the dish are the letters #29 #16
Floyd | #8(4). The dish contains some small blue crystals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm, copper sulfur oxygen"
		Zach | Copper sulfate reacts with concentrated hydrochloric acid very strongly.
		DavidW asks, "Where did that line come from?"
		Zach says, "wikipedia"
		Zach says, "I'm not sure what the use would be, though"
		Zach says, "So much for a simple game"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tube" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 168
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | A short red tube. Small printing on the side reads All-Purpose
Floyd | Wood Hastener.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf35" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 168
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, this game isn't simple, but I'm not as familiar with it as Meteor."
Zach says (to Floyd), "use tub on stairs" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 168
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE TUB ON STAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no tub here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "use tube on stairs" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 168
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE TUBE ON STAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no stairs here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 169
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Rubbish Heap
Floyd | This small room has been put into use as a rubbish tip for all of
Floyd | Ninario's cast-off spellcasting implements, bits of machinery and
Floyd | general odds and ends. About the only place to stand is here in the
Floyd | doorway heading back north, as the huge heap of rubbish takes up most
Floyd | of the floor space. At the south end of this room are the dim
Floyd | beginnings of a passage heading upwards, but whatever set of stairs or
Floyd | ladder led up there has long since rotted away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Hmm, 'wood hastener?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x flask" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 170
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | The glass flask contains a white powdery substance. Inscribed on its
Floyd | side is the cryptic lettering #19 #7 #8(3).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I dunno what 'wood hastener' means."
Zach says (to Floyd), "lick tube" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 171
Floyd |
Floyd | > LICK TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the tube of wood hastener first)
Floyd | The reddish paste has an extremely earthy taste and it's not entirely
Floyd | pleasant. In fact, it makes you feel a trifle ill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 172
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a rusty helmet (perched on your head)
Floyd |   an exercise book
Floyd |   a stick of butter
Floyd |   a ceramic bowl
Floyd |     a translucent crystalline substance
Floyd |   an earthenware dish
Floyd |     some small blue crystals
Floyd |   a vial of liquid
Floyd |   a flask
Floyd |     a white powdery substance
Floyd |   a small stone bottle
Floyd |   a leather pouch (which is closed)
Floyd |   a magnesium flare (providing light)
Floyd |   a raspberry satchel (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a tube of wood hastener
Floyd |     a silk purse (which is closed)
Floyd |     a copy of Wizarding Weekly
Floyd |     a frilly lace pillow
Floyd |     an empty chamberpot
Floyd |     a small steel key
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb heap" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 173
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB HEAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You clamber up onto the rubbish heap, but bits of it slip and slide
Floyd | under your feet, pitching you back to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 174
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UP
Floyd |
Floyd | Whatever set of stairs or ladder led up to the passage has long since
Floyd | rotted away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search heap" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 175
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH HEAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You search the heap of rubbish again, but don't find anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 176
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach high enough to pull yourself into the passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x passage" 		

Floyd ]  Rubbish Heap                              Score: 3     Moves: 177
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PASSAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The passage heads upward at a forty-five degree angle, but is far too
Floyd | high to reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we missed a room somewhere, but if we haven't, maybe experimenting with chemistry is in order."
		DavidW says, "We can show all this stuff to Ninny too."
		Zach says, "That's not a bad idea"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Basement                                  Score: 3     Moves: 178
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You head along the slimy passage to the basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | The slow drip of water echoes through this dark and damp room. The
Floyd | walls and floor are wet with moisture, and the air seems stuffy and
Floyd | unclean. A doorway opens to the north, and a most unwholesome odour
Floyd | emanates from that direction. The spiral staircase climbs back up to
Floyd | the main hall here, and a narrow slimy passage heads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 179
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Braving the foul odour, you step through the doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer
Floyd | Dank and dark, this is one of the less memorable attractions you've
Floyd | visited. You're not certain how often Ninario has this room cleaned,
Floyd | but the stench is horrendous. A miasma of gas seems to hang in the
Floyd | air, visible as a shimmering in the corner of your eye. The basement
Floyd | lies back through the doorway to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vat looms here, six feet high, and constructed of stone, with a
Floyd | metal ladder leading up to the rim.  There is a large stone channel
Floyd | connected to the bottom of the vat, where waste is supposed to exit
Floyd | the vat. The channel leads along the floor to the wall, where you can
Floyd | see the lip of a small outflow pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 180
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK  IN PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The sewer outflow pipe is operating normally.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "get in vat" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 181
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IN VAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to go swimming around in all that filth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Basement                                  Score: 3     Moves: 182
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back into the relatively cleaner air of the basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | The slow drip of water echoes through this dark and damp room. The
Floyd | walls and floor are wet with moisture, and the air seems stuffy and
Floyd | unclean. A doorway opens to the north, and a most unwholesome odour
Floyd | emanates from that direction. The spiral staircase climbs back up to
Floyd | the main hall here, and a narrow slimy passage heads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                 Score: 3     Moves: 183
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You trudge back up the rickety stairs into the brightness of the main
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands closed to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 3     Moves: 184
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head down the stone passageway and emerge into the bright sunshine
Floyd | of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | The whole interior of the caer is given over to a simple, large
Floyd | courtyard, enclosed by a tall wall of stone on all four sides. To the
Floyd | west, a large bailey passage tunnels through the thick wall of the
Floyd | caer to the outside world. On either side of the bailey, stairs ascend
Floyd | to the top of the outer wall. A flagstone path curves northeast and
Floyd | southeast around the base of the tower, and also extends west from the
Floyd | tower doorway to the large portcullis sealing off the bailey passage
Floyd | directly across the courtyard. Beyond the portcullis is a short
Floyd | passageway, followed by a set of iron-banded wooden doors, massive and
Floyd | imposing. To the east is the passage back into the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large white fountain, shimmering with cascading water, sits
Floyd | majestically in the middle of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x fountain" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 3     Moves: 185
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Clear glittering water cascades down over the pristine alabaster
Floyd | surfaces of the fountain. Small marble figurines line the rim of the
Floyd | fountain. The base of the fountain is full of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x figurines" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 3     Moves: 186
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FIGURINES
Floyd |
Floyd | The delicate figurines are exquisitely sculpted in marble, yet somehow
Floyd | they lack the statuesque majesty of most sculptures. Perhaps this is
Floyd | because they are exquisitely sculpted marble rabbits. They line the
Floyd | fountain, spraying water into it around the sides of their prominent
Floyd | front teeth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in fountain" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 3     Moves: 187
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The fountain is full of clear glittering water that continuously
Floyd | cascades from the top down into the base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x teeth" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 3     Moves: 187
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TEETH
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no teeth here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "get in fountain" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 3     Moves: 188
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IN FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You would get your feet all wet if you did that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 3     Moves: 189
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The portcullis blocks further passage to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Atop the West Wall                        Score: 3     Moves: 190
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You clamber up the stairs beside the bailey.
Floyd |
Floyd | Atop the West Wall
Floyd | The landscape of this strange place stretches out from the caer west
Floyd | to the horizon. Cultivated fields are spread out below, a
Floyd | multicoloured cloak draped over the shoulders of the land. A dry
Floyd | ribbon of road runs past the caer heading northeast and southwest
Floyd | through the fields. Villages, visible as small clusters of buildings,
Floyd | dot the farmlands. The fields continue flat and level for quite some
Floyd | distance, gradually leading into more hilly country. Beyond the hills,
Floyd | far in the distance, the many spires and towers of a city or large
Floyd | fortress rise up to touch the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | The caer wall stretches away to the north and south. The wall is very
Floyd | wide here, encompassing the entire width of the bailey below. A small
Floyd | stone building perches on the wall to the west. The courtyard is back
Floyd | down the stairs to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Perhaps we need rabbiteen velvet."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Gatehouse                                 Score: 3     Moves: 191
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step inside the gatehouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gatehouse
Floyd | The area above the bailey is a small, square stone room, bare and
Floyd | featureless but for the holes riddling the floor, used for pouring
Floyd | boiling oil or water over invaders in the bailey below. A doorway east
Floyd | leads back out to the top of the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scarred and rusted machine fills the western wall of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  Gatehouse                                 Score: 3     Moves: 192
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine looms ominously against the western wall of this room. It
Floyd | is scarred and pitted with age, the rusting metal of its construction
Floyd | flaking away. Various gears, hoses and wheels line the front of the
Floyd | machine and large chains rise up out of holes in the floor to loop
Floyd | around some of the gears on the machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | The most comprehensible part of the whole thing is a small funnel or
Floyd | spout that sticks out of the right hand side. There is a small brass
Floyd | plate affixed to the front of the machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x plate" 		

Floyd ]  Gatehouse                                 Score: 3     Moves: 193
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLATE
Floyd |
Floyd |      Hydrolytic Counterbalancing Machine
Floyd |                    MARK IV
Floyd |  *** THESE MACHINES ARE FACTORY CALIBRATED ***
Floyd |  ***   FOR SPECIFIC QUANTITIES OF FLUIDS   ***
Floyd |         (See manual for specifications)
Floyd |     Use of other than calibrated quantities
Floyd |        will not harm the machine but may
Floyd |          result in improper operation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yeah, looks like a measuring puzzle"
		DavidW says, "yeah, the measuring puzzle rears its head."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x funnel" 		

Floyd ]  Gatehouse                                 Score: 3     Moves: 194
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FUNNEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The funnel sticks out from the right-hand side of the machine. The
Floyd | rust staining its metal bears evidence to its use for receiving
Floyd | liquid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "If we can't find the manual, ask Ninny about the gate."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Atop the West Wall                        Score: 3     Moves: 195
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the gatehouse and back onto the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Atop the West Wall
Floyd | The landscape of this strange place stretches out from the caer west
Floyd | to the horizon. Cultivated fields are spread out below, a
Floyd | multicoloured cloak draped over the shoulders of the land. A dry
Floyd | ribbon of road runs past the caer heading northeast and southwest
Floyd | through the fields. Villages, visible as small clusters of buildings,
Floyd | dot the farmlands. The fields continue flat and level for quite some
Floyd | distance, gradually leading into more hilly country. Beyond the hills,
Floyd | far in the distance, the many spires and towers of a city or large
Floyd | fortress rise up to touch the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | The caer wall stretches away to the north and south. The wall is very
Floyd | wide here, encompassing the entire width of the bailey below. A small
Floyd | stone building perches on the wall to the west. The courtyard is back
Floyd | down the stairs to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Atop the West Wall                        Score: 3     Moves: 196
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Rather than walking around the perimeter of the entire wall to end up
Floyd | right back here, you opt to save everyone's time and just stay put.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Atop the West Wall                        Score: 3     Moves: 197
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | The courtyard is back down the stairs, the gatehouse is to the west,
Floyd | and the wall continues north and south from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 3     Moves: 198
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the weathered stone steps to the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | The whole interior of the caer is given over to a simple, large
Floyd | courtyard, enclosed by a tall wall of stone on all four sides. To the
Floyd | west, a large bailey passage tunnels through the thick wall of the
Floyd | caer to the outside world. On either side of the bailey, stairs ascend
Floyd | to the top of the outer wall. A flagstone path curves northeast and
Floyd | southeast around the base of the tower, and also extends west from the
Floyd | tower doorway to the large portcullis sealing off the bailey passage
Floyd | directly across the courtyard. Beyond the portcullis is a short
Floyd | passageway, followed by a set of iron-banded wooden doors, massive and
Floyd | imposing. To the east is the passage back into the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large white fountain, shimmering with cascading water, sits
Floyd | majestically in the middle of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  North of Tower                            Score: 3     Moves: 199
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You follow the path northeast around the corner of the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | North of Tower
Floyd | The northern part of the courtyard is a wide and open space, with
Floyd | hard-packed dirt underfoot. To the north, the wall of the caer runs
Floyd | east and west. The main courtyard can be reached by heading southwest
Floyd | along the stone path, while to the southeast, the path continues
Floyd | around the base of the tower, to where the courtyard opens out into a
Floyd | wide plot of earth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Garden Plot                               Score: 3     Moves: 200
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You follow the path southeast to the garden plot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden Plot
Floyd | A large plot of earth has been cleared here, as though there was a
Floyd | garden at one time, but it is now barren and lifeless. To the east is
Floyd | the wall of the caer running north and south. Paths head northwest and
Floyd | southwest around the base of the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x plot" 		

Floyd ]  Garden Plot                               Score: 3     Moves: 201
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | The plot of earth is barren and lifeless. It must not have been tilled
Floyd | or planted in years.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  South of Tower                            Score: 3     Moves: 202
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You follow the path southwest around the base of the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | South of Tower
Floyd | The path around the tower branches here, with a small pebbled walk
Floyd | heading south to the door of a small wooden shed. Beyond the shed the
Floyd | wall of the caer runs east and west. The stone path heads northwest to
Floyd | the courtyard, and northeast to where it opens out into a wide plot of
Floyd | earth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South of Tower                            Score: 3     Moves: 203
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to enter the shed, but the lock is rusted shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x lock" 		

Floyd ]  South of Tower                            Score: 3     Moves: 204
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The lock is a heavy iron affair.  Rust covers it, and you doubt you
Floyd | could open it even if you had the right key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "break lock" 		

Floyd ]  South of Tower                            Score: 3     Moves: 205
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Aside from the emotional scarring, the lock remains undamaged by your
Floyd | brutal and senseless attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe science would be good for this"
		DavidW says, "Melt it off, perhaps, yes."
		DavidW says, "I don't know how much of every ingredient we have."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x vial" 		

Floyd ]  South of Tower                            Score: 3     Moves: 206
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | The vial contains a clear colourless liquid. On the side of the vial
Floyd | is the cryptic lettering #1 #17.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf36" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  South of Tower                            Score: 3     Moves: 206
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour vial on lock" 		

Floyd ]  South of Tower                            Score: 3     Moves: 207
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR VIAL ON LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull the stopper from the vial, and pour the muriatic acid over
Floyd | the rusted lock. It bubbles and roils as it eats away at the
Floyd | oxidation, chewing through the metal. Within a few minutes, there is
Floyd | substantially less of the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | The vial itself vanishes, a handy consequence of the Thalionic
Floyd | Antimagic Litter Campaign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm, I guess see if there's anything important in the shed? If not we can reload."
		DavidW says, "There'll be something in there, I'm sure."
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Score: 3     Moves: 208
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Its lock now damaged and useless, the shed door opens easily, and you
Floyd | step inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Shed
Floyd | A small shed once used to store gardening implements. It is now mostly
Floyd | empty, with only a few broken remnants of garden tools remaining. A
Floyd | large trap door lies in the floor of the shed. Daylight streams
Floyd | through the open door to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old watering can, spotted with rust, sits amongst the broken tools.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x take acn" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Score: 3     Moves: 208
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TAKE ACN
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can't see that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x take can" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Score: 3     Moves: 208
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can't see that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "gah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take can" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Score: 3     Moves: 209
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x can" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Score: 3     Moves: 210
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Spotted with rust, the old watering can has seen better days. Despite
Floyd | the rust, the can looks still capable of holding water: 5 pints worth,
Floyd | to judge from the rusty 5 stamped into the side. It is
Floyd | currently empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh joy"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tools" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Score: 3     Moves: 211
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOOLS
Floyd |
Floyd | The broken tools sit here, neglected and rusted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search tools" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Score: 3     Moves: 212
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TOOLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You rummage through the old tools, but they're all too broken and
Floyd | rusted to be of use to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open trap door" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Score: 3     Moves: 213
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN TRAP DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the trap door, revealing worn stone steps leading downward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Slimy Passage                             Score: 3     Moves: 214
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the worn stone steps.
Floyd |
Floyd | Slimy Passage
Floyd | This narrow passage under the shed is dark, slimy and unpleasant. The
Floyd | passage continues north, and worn stone steps end at the open trap
Floyd | door above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Might lead to the top of the heap."
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Slimy Ledge                               Score: 3     Moves: 215
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You scuttle along the narrow slimy passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Slimy Ledge
Floyd | The passage from the south ends here at a small slimy ledge that juts
Floyd | out over an open room below. The room down there appears to have been
Floyd | put into use as a rubbish tip for all of Ninario's cast-off
Floyd | spellcasting implements, bits of machinery and general odds and ends.
Floyd | The huge heap of rubbish takes up most of the floor space. North of
Floyd | the heap, a tunnel leads out of the room. Mouldy remnants of wood
Floyd | suggest steps might once have led up to this ledge but they have long
Floyd | since rotted away. It looks possible to clamber down into the room,
Floyd | but climbing back up would be another story.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar 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, "hm. Wood remnants?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wood" 		

Floyd ]  Slimy Ledge                               Score: 3     Moves: 216
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | A short red tube. Small printing on the side reads All-Purpose
Floyd | Wood Hastener. The tube seems to contain a reddish paste.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x remnants" 		

Floyd ]  Slimy Ledge                               Score: 3     Moves: 216
Floyd |
Floyd | > X REMNANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no remnants here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ladder" 		

Floyd ]  Slimy Ledge                               Score: 3     Moves: 216
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no ladder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x steps" 		

Floyd ]  Slimy Ledge                               Score: 3     Moves: 216
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STEPS
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no steps here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, maybe not."
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Slimy Passage                             Score: 3     Moves: 217
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You crawl back south down the slimy passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Slimy Passage
Floyd | This narrow passage under the shed is dark, slimy and unpleasant. The
Floyd | passage continues north, and worn stone steps end at the open trap
Floyd | door above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Shed                           Score: 3     Moves: 218
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You ascend the worn stone steps into the shed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Shed
Floyd | A small shed once used to store gardening implements. It is now mostly
Floyd | empty, with only a few broken remnants of garden tools remaining. A
Floyd | large trap door gapes open here, revealing worn stone steps leading
Floyd | downward. Daylight streams through the open door to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  South of Tower                            Score: 3     Moves: 219
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the shed.
Floyd |
Floyd | South of Tower
Floyd | The path around the tower branches here, with a small pebbled walk
Floyd | heading south to the door of a small wooden shed. Beyond the shed the
Floyd | wall of the caer runs east and west. The stone path heads northwest to
Floyd | the courtyard, and northeast to where it opens out into a wide plot of
Floyd | earth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 3     Moves: 220
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You follow the path northwest, back to the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | The whole interior of the caer is given over to a simple, large
Floyd | courtyard, enclosed by a tall wall of stone on all four sides. To the
Floyd | west, a large bailey passage tunnels through the thick wall of the
Floyd | caer to the outside world. On either side of the bailey, stairs ascend
Floyd | to the top of the outer wall. A flagstone path curves northeast and
Floyd | southeast around the base of the tower, and also extends west from the
Floyd | tower doorway to the large portcullis sealing off the bailey passage
Floyd | directly across the courtyard. Beyond the portcullis is a short
Floyd | passageway, followed by a set of iron-banded wooden doors, massive and
Floyd | imposing. To the east is the passage back into the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large white fountain, shimmering with cascading water, sits
Floyd | majestically in the middle of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                 Score: 3     Moves: 221
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You head down the stone passageway back into the gloom of the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands closed to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Fountain is an obvious water source for the measuring puzzle."
		DavidW says, "All we really need to know is what amount to give it."
		Zach says, "Ah, yeah. We probably also use the water for our chemical reactions."
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Stairwell                                 Score: 3     Moves: 222
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You ascend gingerly to the first floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South Hallway                             Score: 3     Moves: 223
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south down the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | South Hallway
Floyd | Daylight seeps almost apologetically into the passage through the
Floyd | narrow window in the south wall. A set of open double doors lead west
Floyd | to the library and a smaller oaken door lies open to the east. The dim
Floyd | sunlight reveals a set of stairs to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 3     Moves: 224
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | More orderly than the library to the west, but still rather cluttered,
Floyd | this room looks like it is used on a regular basis. Although it lacks
Floyd | the appointment of a proper bed, the settee in the corner, loaded with
Floyd | pillows, tells you Ninario sleeps in here more often than not. A desk
Floyd | sits in the corner, loaded with papers, half-written spell scrolls,
Floyd | and various mouldy old books. A long, glowing strip of parchment hangs
Floyd | from the northern wall. Large glass windows on the southern and
Floyd | eastern walls admit bright shining sunlight into the room. West, the
Floyd | open door leads back to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bearskin rug lies across the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario scratches his head as he studies something at his desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask ninario about machine" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 3     Moves: 225
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK NINARIO ABOUT MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | "You know," muses Ninario, "it's been so many years since I left the
Floyd | caer, I can't even remember how much water you have to put in that
Floyd | machine to open the portcullis. Mm-yes. No. You'll just have to
Floyd | experiment."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Thanks"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask ninario about vial" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 3     Moves: 226
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK NINARIO ABOUT VIAL
Floyd |
Floyd | "The vial of liquid?" says Ninario. "Whatever you do, don't get any on
Floyd | you. It's muriatic acid. Eats through metal like rabbits through a
Floyd | field of carrots. Mm-yes."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask ninario about flask" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 3     Moves: 227
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK NINARIO ABOUT FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | "I've got various purses, pouches and dishes of chemicals down in the
Floyd | laboratory. If you bring them up here, I'll gladly identify any of
Floyd | them for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario shuffles the papers on his desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask ninario about bowl" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 3     Moves: 228
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK NINARIO ABOUT BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | "I've got various purses, pouches and dishes of chemicals down in the
Floyd | laboratory. If you bring them up here, I'll gladly identify any of
Floyd | them for you."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, if our containers are 3 and 5 units each, I'd guess 4 is the magic number."
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 3     Moves: 229
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an empty watering can
Floyd |   a rusty helmet (perched on your head)
Floyd |   an exercise book
Floyd |   a stick of butter
Floyd |   a ceramic bowl
Floyd |     a translucent crystalline substance
Floyd |   an earthenware dish
Floyd |     some small blue crystals
Floyd |   a flask
Floyd |     a white powdery substance
Floyd |   a small stone bottle
Floyd |   a leather pouch (which is closed)
Floyd |   a magnesium flare (providing light)
Floyd |   a raspberry satchel (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a tube of wood hastener
Floyd |     a silk purse (which is closed)
Floyd |     a copy of Wizarding Weekly
Floyd |     a frilly lace pillow
Floyd |     an empty chamberpot
Floyd |     a small steel key
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I'm terrible at mixing puzzles"
		DavidW says, "show the stuff to ninny, not ask."
Zach says (to Floyd), "show bowl to ninny" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 3     Moves: 230
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW BOWL TO NINNY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Those are ammonium sulphate crystals. Not really terribly useful,
Floyd | except as a fertiliser. They're left over from other experiments."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe combined with the wood hastener"
		Zach says, "There's that empty gardener plot"
Zach says (to Floyd), "show helmet to ninny" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 3     Moves: 231
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW HELMET TO NINNY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do all apprentices go around picking up everything that isn't fixed
Floyd | in place? I'm very impressed that you managed to find a rusty helmet
Floyd | but I'd be much more impressed if you managed to find my spectacles."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, the plot is an obvious grow-something-here location."
Zach says (to Floyd), "show dish to ninny" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 3     Moves: 232
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW DISH TO NINNY
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's copper sulphate," says Ninario.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario blows his nose noisily on his sleeve.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show purse to ninny" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 3     Moves: 233
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW PURSE TO NINNY
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the silk purse)
Floyd | (opening the silk purse first)
Floyd | "Is it yellow?" asks Ninario without looking up. "If it is, it's
Floyd | sulphur."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 3     Moves: 234
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The small bottle looks exactly like those stone bottles of ginger
Floyd | beer, but the label on the side reads WizStrip Paint Stripper,
Floyd | Industrial Strength. Then in smaller letters: WARNING: Highly
Floyd | reactive. Do not mix with methane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I wish chemistry class had been this easy"
inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "I'm tempted to drop that bottle into the vat from the hole far above."
Zach says (to Floyd), "show flask to ninny" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 3     Moves: 235
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW FLASK TO NINNY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah," says Ninario, "saltpetre. I thought I only had a bit
Floyd | left."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "That's not a bad idea"
		DavidW says, "I'm sure opening it while standing in the fumes is a bad idea."
Zach says (to Floyd), "show pouch to ninny" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 3     Moves: 236
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW POUCH TO NINNY
Floyd |
Floyd | (opening the leather pouch first)
Floyd | "That looks like charcoal to me. Mm-yes," says Ninario.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show butter to ninny" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 3     Moves: 237
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW BUTTER TO NINNY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do all apprentices go around picking up everything that isn't fixed
Floyd | in place? I'm very impressed that you managed to find a creamy yellow
Floyd | stick of butter but I'd be much more impressed if you managed to find
Floyd | my spectacles."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Good, now we have everything we need to fire Ninny out of the cannon"
Zach says (to Floyd), "show chamberpot to ninny" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 3     Moves: 238
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW CHAMBERPOT TO NINNY
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the chamberpot)
Floyd | (putting the leather pouch into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | "That's the chamberpot from under my bed!" says Ninario in surprise.
Floyd | "Really, you young people are so very odd. Do all apprentices run
Floyd | around picking up everything that isn't fixed in place?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario mutters to himself as he works at his desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 3     Moves: 239
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | That was a rhetorical question.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Drop bottle in hole?"
		DavidW says, "yes, but open it just before we drop it."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  South Hallway                             Score: 3     Moves: 240
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the south hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | South Hallway
Floyd | Daylight seeps almost apologetically into the passage through the
Floyd | narrow window in the south wall. A set of open double doors lead west
Floyd | to the library and a smaller oaken door lies open to the east. The dim
Floyd | sunlight reveals a set of stairs to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Stairwell                                 Score: 3     Moves: 241
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You head north up the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  North Hallway                             Score: 3     Moves: 242
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You head north up the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hallway
Floyd | A small narrow window on the northern wall admits bright warm sunlight
Floyd | into this end of the hall. A bedroom lies through the open door to the
Floyd | west. East is an open solid stone door. The stairs are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 3     Moves: 243
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the garderobe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Garderobe
Floyd | The peak of ancient plumbing technology, the garderobe is a fairly
Floyd | simple affair: a short stone bench jutting out from the wall with the
Floyd | usual-sized hole roughly in the middle of it, and a rack for reading
Floyd | material attached to the wall. The only odd thing is the lack of any
Floyd | toilet paper. Perhaps it's all accomplished magically. A small narrow
Floyd | window on the northern wall admits some light into this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 3     Moves: 244
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You prise the lid from the stone bottle, revealing yellowish oily
Floyd | paint stripper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop bottle in hole" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 3     Moves: 245
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP BOTTLE IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the bottle of WizStrip into the hole. There is a quick
Floyd | magical whoosh, and the hole is empty once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh, that's a magic toilet"
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 3     Moves: 244
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Garderobe
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 3     Moves: 243
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Garderobe
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I didn't hear a kaboom. Maybe pour it on the blockage then."
		DavidW asks, "or pour it in the hole?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "open bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 3     Moves: 244
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You prise the lid from the stone bottle, revealing yellowish oily
Floyd | paint stripper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour bottle in hole" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 3     Moves: 245
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR BOTTLE IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pour the contents of the bottle of WizStrip into the hole. There
Floyd | is a quick magical whoosh, and the hole is empty once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle itself vanishes, a handy consequence of the Thalionic
Floyd | Antimagic Litter Campaign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 3     Moves: 244
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Garderobe
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 3     Moves: 243
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Garderobe
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I think this makes waste magically disappear"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  North Hallway                             Score: 3     Moves: 244
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the north hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hallway
Floyd | A small narrow window on the northern wall admits bright warm sunlight
Floyd | into this end of the hall. A bedroom lies through the open door to the
Floyd | west. East is an open solid stone door. The stairs are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Stairwell                                 Score: 3     Moves: 245
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south down the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                 Score: 3     Moves: 246
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the stairs to the ground floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands closed to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement                                  Score: 3     Moves: 247
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend cautiously down the rickety staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | The slow drip of water echoes through this dark and damp room. The
Floyd | walls and floor are wet with moisture, and the air seems stuffy and
Floyd | unclean. A doorway opens to the north, and a most unwholesome odour
Floyd | emanates from that direction. The spiral staircase climbs back up to
Floyd | the main hall here, and a narrow slimy passage heads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 248
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Braving the foul odour, you step through the doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer
Floyd | Dank and dark, this is one of the less memorable attractions you've
Floyd | visited. You're not certain how often Ninario has this room cleaned,
Floyd | but the stench is horrendous. A miasma of gas seems to hang in the
Floyd | air, visible as a shimmering in the corner of your eye. The basement
Floyd | lies back through the doorway to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vat looms here, six feet high, and constructed of stone, with a
Floyd | metal ladder leading up to the rim.  There is a large stone channel
Floyd | connected to the bottom of the vat, where waste is supposed to exit
Floyd | the vat. The channel leads along the floor to the wall, where you can
Floyd | see the lip of a small outflow pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x channel" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 249
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHANNEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone channel leads from the sewer vat to the outflow pipe. The
Floyd | opening from the vat to the channel is blocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I half-wonder if we can enter the hole safely."
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 250
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to go swimming around in all that filth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 251
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You prise the lid from the stone bottle, revealing yellowish oily
Floyd | paint stripper.
Floyd |
Floyd | As the pent-up sewer gases in this room react with the paint stripper
Floyd | in the stone bottle, a sudden violent explosion rocks the room. Close
Floyd | to the bottle as you are, you form the epicentre of the explosion, and
Floyd | end up violently and messily scattered around the room.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 3 out of a possible 50, in 251 turns, meaning
Floyd | you spent a lot of time playing interactive fiction in the computer
Floyd | lab.
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 | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 3     Moves: 250
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "so... does the hole not deposit its wastes here?"
		Zach says, "Hmm, I dunno. Let me try again"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Basement                                  Score: 3     Moves: 251
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back into the relatively cleaner air of the basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | The slow drip of water echoes through this dark and damp room. The
Floyd | walls and floor are wet with moisture, and the air seems stuffy and
Floyd | unclean. A doorway opens to the north, and a most unwholesome odour
Floyd | emanates from that direction. The spiral staircase climbs back up to
Floyd | the main hall here, and a narrow slimy passage heads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Or maybe we don't hear the explosion."
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                 Score: 3     Moves: 252
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You trudge back up the rickety stairs into the brightness of the main
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands closed to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Stairwell                                 Score: 3     Moves: 253
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You ascend gingerly to the first floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  North Hallway                             Score: 3     Moves: 254
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You head north up the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hallway
Floyd | A small narrow window on the northern wall admits bright warm sunlight
Floyd | into this end of the hall. A bedroom lies through the open door to the
Floyd | west. East is an open solid stone door. The stairs are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 3     Moves: 255
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the garderobe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Garderobe
Floyd | The peak of ancient plumbing technology, the garderobe is a fairly
Floyd | simple affair: a short stone bench jutting out from the wall with the
Floyd | usual-sized hole roughly in the middle of it, and a rack for reading
Floyd | material attached to the wall. The only odd thing is the lack of any
Floyd | toilet paper. Perhaps it's all accomplished magically. A small narrow
Floyd | window on the northern wall admits some light into this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf37" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 3     Moves: 255
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open bottlel" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 3     Moves: 255
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOTTLEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no bottlel here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open bottle" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 3     Moves: 256
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You prise the lid from the stone bottle, revealing yellowish oily
Floyd | paint stripper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour bottle in hole" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 3     Moves: 257
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR BOTTLE IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pour the contents of the bottle of WizStrip into the hole. There
Floyd | is a quick magical whoosh, and the hole is empty once again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bottle itself vanishes, a handy consequence of the Thalionic
Floyd | Antimagic Litter Campaign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe it's just the flush that's magic"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  North Hallway                             Score: 7     Moves: 258
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the north hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hallway
Floyd | A small narrow window on the northern wall admits bright warm sunlight
Floyd | into this end of the hall. A bedroom lies through the open door to the
Floyd | west. East is an open solid stone door. The stairs are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, a violent explosion rocks the depths of the tower, and a
Floyd | massive gurgling and sucking sound echoes up from the basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by four points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yay"
		DavidW says, "ah, delayed reaction."
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Stairwell                                 Score: 7     Moves: 259
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south down the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  North Hallway                             Score: 7     Moves: 260
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You head north up the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hallway
Floyd | A small narrow window on the northern wall admits bright warm sunlight
Floyd | into this end of the hall. A bedroom lies through the open door to the
Floyd | west. East is an open solid stone door. The stairs are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Garderobe                                 Score: 7     Moves: 261
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the garderobe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Garderobe
Floyd | The peak of ancient plumbing technology, the garderobe is a fairly
Floyd | simple affair: a short stone bench jutting out from the wall with the
Floyd | usual-sized hole roughly in the middle of it, and a rack for reading
Floyd | material attached to the wall. The only odd thing is the lack of any
Floyd | toilet paper. Perhaps it's all accomplished magically. A small narrow
Floyd | window on the northern wall admits some light into this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  North Hallway                             Score: 7     Moves: 262
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the north hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hallway
Floyd | A small narrow window on the northern wall admits bright warm sunlight
Floyd | into this end of the hall. A bedroom lies through the open door to the
Floyd | west. East is an open solid stone door. The stairs are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Stairwell                                 Score: 7     Moves: 263
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south down the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                 Score: 7     Moves: 264
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the stairs to the ground floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands closed to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Basement                                  Score: 7     Moves: 265
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend cautiously down the rickety staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | The slow drip of water echoes through this dark and damp room. The
Floyd | walls and floor are wet with moisture, and the air seems stuffy and
Floyd | unclean. A doorway opens to the north, and a most unwholesome odour
Floyd | emanates from that direction. The spiral staircase climbs back up to
Floyd | the main hall here, and a narrow slimy passage heads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 7     Moves: 266
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Braving the foul odour, you step through the doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer
Floyd | Dank and dark, this is one of the less memorable attractions you've
Floyd | visited. You're not certain how often Ninario has this room cleaned,
Floyd | but the stench is horrendous. The basement lies back through the
Floyd | doorway to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vat looms here, six feet high, and constructed of stone, with a
Floyd | metal ladder leading up to the rim.  There is a large stone channel
Floyd | connected to the bottom of the vat, where waste is supposed to exit
Floyd | the vat. The channel leads along the floor to the wall, where you can
Floyd | see the lip of a small outflow pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x channel" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 7     Moves: 267
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHANNEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone channel leads from the sewer vat to the outflow pipe. It
Floyd | seems to be operating normally.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 7     Moves: 268
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN VAT
Floyd |
Floyd | This stinking vat is empty of filth. Sitting in bottom of the sewage
Floyd | vat are a pair of spectacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take spectacles" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 7     Moves: 269
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SPECTACLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to enter the vat to get them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Huzzah! eww!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter vat" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 7     Moves: 270
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER VAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You scoot up the ladder and into the vat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lining the bottom of the sewage vat are a pair of spectacles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take spectacles" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 7     Moves: 271
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SPECTACLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x them" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 7     Moves: 272
Floyd |
Floyd | > X THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | An ordinary pair of wire-rim spectacles. They're the same pair Ninario
Floyd | was wearing when you first arrived. They're extremely filthy, almost
Floyd | too dirty to even see through the lenses.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean them" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 8     Moves: 273
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN THEM
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully wipe the lenses down with a corner of your robe, giving
Floyd | them the tender loving care treatment.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 8     Moves: 274
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the sewage vat.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer
Floyd | Dank and dark, this is one of the less memorable attractions you've
Floyd | visited. You're not certain how often Ninario has this room cleaned,
Floyd | but the stench is horrendous. The basement lies back through the
Floyd | doorway to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vat looms here, six feet high, and constructed of stone, with a
Floyd | metal ladder leading up to the rim.  There is a large stone channel
Floyd | connected to the bottom of the vat, where waste is supposed to exit
Floyd | the vat. The channel leads along the floor to the wall, where you can
Floyd | see the lip of a small outflow pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean me" 		

Floyd ]  Sewer                                     Score: 8     Moves: 275
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You give yourself a quick dusting off. Not too shabby: well, not
Floyd | anymore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "go present our plot token."
		Zach says, "yes sir"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Basement                                  Score: 8     Moves: 276
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back into the relatively cleaner air of the basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | The slow drip of water echoes through this dark and damp room. The
Floyd | walls and floor are wet with moisture, and the air seems stuffy and
Floyd | unclean. A doorway opens to the north, and a most unwholesome odour
Floyd | emanates from that direction. The spiral staircase climbs back up to
Floyd | the main hall here, and a narrow slimy passage heads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                 Score: 8     Moves: 277
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You trudge back up the rickety stairs into the brightness of the main
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands closed to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Stairwell                                 Score: 8     Moves: 278
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You ascend gingerly to the first floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  South Hallway                             Score: 8     Moves: 279
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south down the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | South Hallway
Floyd | Daylight seeps almost apologetically into the passage through the
Floyd | narrow window in the south wall. A set of open double doors lead west
Floyd | to the library and a smaller oaken door lies open to the east. The dim
Floyd | sunlight reveals a set of stairs to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 8     Moves: 280
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | More orderly than the library to the west, but still rather cluttered,
Floyd | this room looks like it is used on a regular basis. Although it lacks
Floyd | the appointment of a proper bed, the settee in the corner, loaded with
Floyd | pillows, tells you Ninario sleeps in here more often than not. A desk
Floyd | sits in the corner, loaded with papers, half-written spell scrolls,
Floyd | and various mouldy old books. A long, glowing strip of parchment hangs
Floyd | from the northern wall. Large glass windows on the southern and
Floyd | eastern walls admit bright shining sunlight into the room. West, the
Floyd | open door leads back to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bearskin rug lies across the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario looks up as you enter. "Mm-yes, hello there." He glances at
Floyd | the rusty old helmet on your head and chuckles to himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "show glasses to ninny" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 9     Moves: 281
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW GLASSES TO NINNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario's eyes light up. "Ah, yes! Those are the very things I need!
Floyd | However did you find them?" He takes the glasses and places them on
Floyd | his nose. "Look at that!" he exclaims. "You've even cleaned the
Floyd | lenses. I can't remember when they've been so clear. Wonderful. Well,
Floyd | when you're ready, just come back and ask me to close that rift, and
Floyd | we'll see what we can do about it."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask ninny about rift" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 9     Moves: 281
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK NINNY ABOUT RIFT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, so you'd like to stay here now, would you?" asks Ninario.
Floyd | "Certainly, if I can manage to close the rift, that's a possibility."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario pushes his spectacles farther up his nose, and rolls up the
Floyd | sleeves of his robe. "Very well," he declares, "it's time to get down
Floyd | to business." He gropes around on the desk, strewing papers left and
Floyd | right, and finally pulls out a worn and faded scroll. "Mm-" he
Floyd | mutters, peering intently at the scroll with interest, "yes. " He
Floyd | reads through it quickly, his lips moving as he says the words to
Floyd | himself. Then he nods. "Mm-yes, I have it now."
Floyd |
Floyd | He begins chanting in a low sonorous voice, glancing at the scroll now
Floyd | and then. The chant builds from its low resonant beginnings to a high
Floyd | frenzied shriek as Ninario waves his arms and shouts with growing
Floyd | intensity. The power whips around, pulling and tugging at you from
Floyd | every direction. The fabric of reality splits apart, as the rift in
Floyd | the fragile continuum of this magical world widens.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press any key to continue]

		DavidW says, "It occurs to me that the helmet will be handy if we do travel by cannon."
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 282
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a final wrench of sound and two robed figures tumble from the
Floyd | tear.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Merciful magic!" exclaims Ninario, blenching.
Floyd |
Floyd | The newcomers loom over Ninario, grim and menacing. One, a
Floyd | stern-looking fellow, waves his hand; the tear slows its gyrations,
Floyd | and stabilises.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's the Wizards Guild," whispers Ninario, his face ashen. "I never
Floyd | thought they'd go through with it."
Floyd |
Floyd | The grim-looking wizard steps forward and places his hand on Ninario's
Floyd | shoulder. "Ninario the so-called wizard, as head of the guild, I,
Floyd | Renaldo, hereby apprehend you in connection with all the prior charges
Floyd | against you, as well as the two latest." Renaldo waves at the strip of
Floyd | parchment on the wall and it glows briefly as two new lines are added.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two charges?" cries Ninario, peering at it. "You can't charge me
Floyd | twice for the same offence. Mm-yes. No."
Floyd |
Floyd | "First charge is for the first offence: theft of an Internship Student
Floyd | Retrieval Scroll," barks Renaldo. "Second charge is for the attempted
Floyd | theft of a student using said spell. Fortunately, we detected your
Floyd | shoddy attempt to nab one of our students and deflected the spell."
Floyd | Renaldo glances witheringly at you. "This article, I presume,
Floyd | was the result of your botched spell."
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario puts on a bold face. "How dare you come here, and accuse me in
Floyd | the sanctity - mm-yes - of my, erm, campestral demesne. A wizard's
Floyd | caer is his own private kingdom. Don't think I don't know the real
Floyd | reason behind this. Mm-yes. It's not about a few miserable spells,
Floyd | it's about stifling any and all scientific..."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Enough!" snarls Renaldo. "Save it for your defence, Ninario. You're
Floyd | coming back to Guild Headquarters in Vechlee for execution and then
Floyd | trial. Come on, Virgil, help me grab him."
Floyd |
Floyd | The two grab Ninario and leap into the portal, dragging him in after
Floyd | them, feet first. "My dear student!" cries Ninario, as his lower torso
Floyd | disappears into the rift. "You must come and rescue me! As your
Floyd | summoner, I'm the only one who can repair the rift. We need each
Floyd | other! Mm-..."
Floyd |
Floyd | The last inevitable yes is cut off as the rest of Ninario is
Floyd | dragged bodily through the portal.
Floyd |
Floyd | As the portal snaps shut, something falls from it, and lands with a
Floyd | clanging sound on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by four points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "mm-yes"
		Zach asks, "Want to stop here for tonight?"
		DavidW says, "Let's see what fell first, but sure, this is a good stopping point."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 283
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | More orderly than the library to the west, but still rather cluttered,
Floyd | this room looks like it is used on a regular basis. Although it lacks
Floyd | the appointment of a proper bed, the settee in the corner, loaded with
Floyd | pillows, tells you Ninario sleeps in here more often than not. A desk
Floyd | sits in the corner, loaded with papers, half-written spell scrolls,
Floyd | and various mouldy old books. A long, glowing strip of parchment hangs
Floyd | from the northern wall. Large glass windows on the southern and
Floyd | eastern walls admit bright shining sunlight into the room. West, the
Floyd | open door leads back to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | An old iron key lies here, doubtless jarred loose from Ninario's robes
Floyd | when he was pulled through the portal.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bearskin rug lies across the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 284
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (the old iron key)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "For the rusty door, perhaps, mm-yes."
		Zach says, "mm-yes yes"
		DavidW asks, "So Ninny is a rogue chemist in a world of wizardry? Is that the plotline?"
		Zach says, "Chemist, magician, murderer"
		DavidW says, "now now, boys will be boys."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nfrisorg" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 284
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Are we done for tonight then?"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 284
Floyd |
Floyd | > Q
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?
Floyd | > Y
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		
Floyd says (to Zach), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "A good session. That was just the right amount for me tonight."
		Zach says, "Me too, good to hear"
		


*** A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER ***

		
		
Zach says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask risorg" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                              Score: 0     Moves: 0
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You've heard about them from others. You've even had them yourself:
Floyd | classes that seem to last forever. But this one takes the biscuit. You
Floyd | wonder what possessed you to sign up for Celtic Elements in Early
Floyd | Teutonic Settlements: a field of study so narrow and boring,
Floyd | you'd wonder they would award doctorates in it. But they must, for the
Floyd | chap running the lecture has one.
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance down at the notebook in your hands, but the thought of
Floyd | recording all this boredom for posterity doesn't thrill you. Instead,
Floyd | you look around the hall, wondering if you could sneak out and find
Floyd | something better to do with your time.
Floyd |
Floyd | Risorgimento Represso
Floyd | An Interactive Invigoration
Floyd | Copyright (c) 2003,2006 by Michael J. Coyne.
Floyd | Players new to Interactive Fiction should type HELP for instructions
Floyd | on how to play.
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 4 / Serial number 060308 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11
Floyd | This work is licensed under the Creative Commons
Floyd | Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial License. Type LICENSE to find out
Floyd | more about the terms of the license.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lecture Hall (on the seat)
Floyd | An ordinary, run-of-the-mill lecture hall. Its many banks of tiered
Floyd | seats run up towards the large and heavy double doors at the west end.
Floyd | Down at floor level, at the east end of the hall, the professor is
Floyd | teaching the lesson. Tiers upon tiers of bored students sit in the
Floyd | seats.
Floyd |
Floyd | An empty cup of yogurt, the remains of your elevenses, sits on the
Floyd | desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nfrisorg" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 284
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 285
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | More orderly than the library to the west, but still rather cluttered,
Floyd | this room looks like it is used on a regular basis. Although it lacks
Floyd | the appointment of a proper bed, the settee in the corner, loaded with
Floyd | pillows, tells you Ninario sleeps in here more often than not. A desk
Floyd | sits in the corner, loaded with papers, half-written spell scrolls,
Floyd | and various mouldy old books. A long, glowing strip of parchment hangs
Floyd | from the northern wall. Large glass windows on the southern and
Floyd | eastern walls admit bright shining sunlight into the room. West, the
Floyd | open door leads back to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bearskin rug lies across the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I think our chemist wizard friend just got arrested."
		DavidW says, "right."
		DavidW says, "I think we need to escape from the castle next, or get through the rusty door."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move rug" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 286
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull back the rug, but don't find anything other than the hardwood
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x settee" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 287
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SETTEE
Floyd |
Floyd | The settee is loaded down with soft white pillows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I think we have a new key"
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 288
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an old iron key
Floyd |   an empty chamberpot
Floyd |   a silk purse (which is open)
Floyd |     some powdered sulphur
Floyd |   an empty watering can
Floyd |   a rusty helmet (perched on your head)
Floyd |   an exercise book
Floyd |   a stick of butter
Floyd |   a ceramic bowl
Floyd |     some crystalline ammonium sulphate
Floyd |   an earthenware dish
Floyd |     some copper sulphate crystals
Floyd |   a flask
Floyd |     some potassium nitrate
Floyd |   a magnesium flare (providing light)
Floyd |   a raspberry satchel (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a leather pouch (which is open)
Floyd |       some charcoal
Floyd |     a tube of wood hastener
Floyd |     a copy of Wizarding Weekly
Floyd |     a frilly lace pillow
Floyd |     a small steel key
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x old iron key" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 289
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OLD IRON KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | An old iron key, large and unwieldy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 290
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | The desk is a sturdy utilitarian affair. In line with much of the rest
Floyd | of Ninario's life, it is a mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search desk" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 291
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | Resting on the messy desk are some papers, quills and blank scrolls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take papers" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 292
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | It's such a mess you can't tell which papers are useful and which
Floyd | aren't.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x strip" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 293
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STRIP
Floyd |
Floyd | The long glowing strip of parchment is composed of hundreds of lines
Floyd | of densely spaced text.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take strip" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 294
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE STRIP
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, you thought it was an odd thing for Ninario to display proudly
Floyd | and now you understand. The Guild appear to have magically affixed the
Floyd | parchment to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 295
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | bearskin rug: (putting the flask into the raspberry satchel to make
Floyd | room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x rug" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 296
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The black bearskin rug is old, mouldy and foul-smelling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear rug" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 297
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You duck under the rug. The smell and heat are oppressive, but it's
Floyd | possible to peer through the mouth to see your way around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "roar" 		

Floyd ]  Study                                     Score: 13    Moves: 298
Floyd |
Floyd | > ROAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You roar loudly, attempting to attract some attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "huh. That can be very handy."
		DavidW says, "Bear impersonation."
		DavidW says, "We probably don't want to be a bear too often though."
		Zach says, "Yeah, the rug is kinda gross"
		Zach asks, "Try opening the door?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  South Hallway                             Score: 13    Moves: 299
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the south hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | South Hallway
Floyd | Daylight seeps almost apologetically into the passage through the
Floyd | narrow window in the south wall. A set of open double doors lead west
Floyd | to the library and a smaller oaken door lies open to the east. The dim
Floyd | sunlight reveals a set of stairs to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Stairwell                                 Score: 13    Moves: 300
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You head north up the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The rusty one? sure."
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                 Score: 13    Moves: 301
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the stairs to the ground floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands closed to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 13    Moves: 302
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the rusty metal door with the old iron key, open it and
Floyd | step into the workshop.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Workshop
Floyd | Odd devices and machines fill this room. Half-finished projects lie
Floyd | abandoned in the middle of the floor, and various completed ones are
Floyd | pushed up against the walls. A window on the northern wall admits some
Floyd | light into the room. The main hall lies through the open doorway to
Floyd | the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sturdy hand drill lies here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of black goggles have been carelessly discarded here.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the machines catches your eye. It is a cylindrical drum device,
Floyd | with a lever on one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone blast furnace of the sort used for smelting iron sits here,
Floyd | firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suggest removing the rug, though."
		Zach says, "Ah, I missed that"
Zach says (to Floyd), "remove rug" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 13    Moves: 303
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The stench of the rug wins in the end, and you duck back out from
Floyd | under it. Phew!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Might grab the drill and goggles."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 13    Moves: 304
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | hand drill: (putting the earthenware dish into the raspberry satchel
Floyd | to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | pair of black goggles: (putting the ceramic bowl into the raspberry
Floyd | satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x drill" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 13    Moves: 305
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRILL
Floyd |
Floyd | A manual hand drill, with a medium-sized drill bit in it. Quite
Floyd | possibly state-of-the-art in this world.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The drum machine may be what we use to make gunpowder."
		Zach says, "Ah, yeah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x googles" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 13    Moves: 305
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GOOGLES
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no googles here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x goggles" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 13    Moves: 306
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GOGGLES
Floyd |
Floyd | These goggles are comprised of two individual eye-sized cups, joined
Floyd | by a rubber bridge for the nose. There is also a thick sturdy strap to
Floyd | hold the goggles on your head. The lenses are almost completely
Floyd | opaque.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Let me goggle that for you."
		Zach says, "har har"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 13    Moves: 307
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | A cylindrical ball mill, used for grinding chemicals together. It is
Floyd | fairly large, but the crank on the side shows that it is nevertheless
Floyd | meant to be turned by hand. It has a metal cover which is currently
Floyd | closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open cover" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 13    Moves: 308
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN COVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the ball mill, revealing some heavy lead balls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x balls" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 13    Moves: 309
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | Lead balls line the inside. When the mill is rotated, the lead balls
Floyd | crush the different elements together, forming new chemical compounds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Firion arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 13    Moves: 310
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a pair of black goggles
Floyd |   a hand drill
Floyd |   a bearskin rug
Floyd |   an old iron key
Floyd |   an empty chamberpot
Floyd |   a silk purse (which is open)
Floyd |     some powdered sulphur
Floyd |   an empty watering can
Floyd |   a rusty helmet (perched on your head)
Floyd |   an exercise book
Floyd |   a stick of butter
Floyd |   a magnesium flare (providing light)
Floyd |   a raspberry satchel (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a ceramic bowl
Floyd |       some crystalline ammonium sulphate
Floyd |     an earthenware dish
Floyd |       some copper sulphate crystals
Floyd |     a flask
Floyd |       some potassium nitrate
Floyd |     a leather pouch (which is open)
Floyd |       some charcoal
Floyd |     a tube of wood hastener
Floyd |     a copy of Wizarding Weekly
Floyd |     a frilly lace pillow
Floyd |     a small steel key
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "And a furnace too, was there? We'll probably need a mold to make something in it, I'd guess."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x furnace" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 13    Moves: 311
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FURNACE
Floyd |
Floyd | A small blast furnace, with a heavy stone door. It is cold to the
Floyd | touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 13    Moves: 312
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the blast furnace)
Floyd | You open the blast furnace, revealing a cannonball.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Huzzah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take cannonball" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 13    Moves: 313
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CANNONBALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll need both hands free to pick up the heavy cannonball.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ok. Cannon, cannonball, gunpowder ingredients."
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf39" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 13    Moves: 313
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put sulphur in drum" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 13    Moves: 314
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SULPHUR IN DRUM
Floyd |
Floyd | You empty the silk purse into the ball mill, coating the bottom of the
Floyd | mill with the powdered sulphur.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "(not that we know what to aim at)"
Zach says (to Floyd), "put charcoal in drum" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 13    Moves: 315
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT CHARCOAL IN DRUM
Floyd |
Floyd | (taking the leather pouch first)
Floyd | (putting the creamy yellow stick of butter into the raspberry satchel
Floyd | to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You empty the leather pouch into the ball mill, coating the bottom of
Floyd | the mill with the charcoal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put nitrate in drum" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 13    Moves: 316
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT NITRATE IN DRUM
Floyd |
Floyd | (taking the flask first)
Floyd | (putting the exercise book into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You empty the flask into the ball mill, coating the bottom of the mill
Floyd | with the potassium nitrate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Don't forget that we have a chamberpot and watering can measuring puzzle too."
		Zach says, "Yeah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "close drum" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 13    Moves: 317
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DRUM
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the ball mill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn drum" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 17    Moves: 318
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN DRUM
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the ball mill a vigorous turning, hearing the lead balls
Floyd | clack noisily against each other, relentlessly forcing the elements to
Floyd | combine with each other, grinding and grinding.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by four points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open drum" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 17    Moves: 319
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DRUM
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the ball mill, revealing some black powder and some heavy
Floyd | lead balls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take powder" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 17    Moves: 320
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE POWDER
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the watering can into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | You scoop the grains of black powder into your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 17    Moves: 321
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some black powder
Floyd |   a flask
Floyd |   a leather pouch (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a pair of black goggles
Floyd |   a hand drill
Floyd |   a bearskin rug
Floyd |   an old iron key
Floyd |   an empty chamberpot
Floyd |   a silk purse (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a rusty helmet (perched on your head)
Floyd |   a magnesium flare (providing light)
Floyd |   a raspberry satchel (being worn and open)
Floyd |     an empty watering can
Floyd |     an exercise book
Floyd |     a stick of butter
Floyd |     a ceramic bowl
Floyd |       some crystalline ammonium sulphate
Floyd |     an earthenware dish
Floyd |       some copper sulphate crystals
Floyd |     a tube of wood hastener
Floyd |     a copy of Wizarding Weekly
Floyd |     a frilly lace pillow
Floyd |     a small steel key
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Better put the powder into a container."
		DavidW says, "The pouch, perhaps."
Zach says (to Floyd), "put powder in pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 17    Moves: 322
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT POWDER IN POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the black powder into the leather pouch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 17    Moves: 323
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Workshop
Floyd | Odd devices and machines fill this room. Half-finished projects lie
Floyd | abandoned in the middle of the floor, and various completed ones are
Floyd | pushed up against the walls. A window on the northern wall admits some
Floyd | light into the room. The main hall lies through the open doorway to
Floyd | the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the machines catches your eye. It is a cylindrical drum device,
Floyd | with a lever on one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone blast furnace of the sort used for smelting iron sits here,
Floyd | gaping open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x projects" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 17    Moves: 324
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PROJECTS
Floyd |
Floyd | They appear to be various devices that Ninario has constructed in the
Floyd | course of his scientific investigations. You recognise a set of
Floyd | balances, some mirrors and lenses for optics experiments, and a
Floyd | rudimentary telescope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x balances" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 17    Moves: 325
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BALANCES
Floyd |
Floyd | They appear to be various devices that Ninario has constructed in the
Floyd | course of his scientific investigations. You recognise a set of
Floyd | balances, some mirrors and lenses for optics experiments, and a
Floyd | rudimentary telescope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "interesting."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x mirrors" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 17    Moves: 326
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MIRRORS
Floyd |
Floyd | They appear to be various devices that Ninario has constructed in the
Floyd | course of his scientific investigations. You recognise a set of
Floyd | balances, some mirrors and lenses for optics experiments, and a
Floyd | rudimentary telescope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look through window" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 17    Moves: 327
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The window is so narrow all you can see is packed dirt in the
Floyd | courtyard below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Can we use the telescope in the tower?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x telescope" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 17    Moves: 328
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TELESCOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | They appear to be various devices that Ninario has constructed in the
Floyd | course of his scientific investigations. You recognise a set of
Floyd | balances, some mirrors and lenses for optics experiments, and a
Floyd | rudimentary telescope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, maybe not."
		Zach says, "Looks like it's just scenery"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x flask" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 17    Moves: 329
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | The glass flask is empty. Inscribed on its side is the cryptic
Floyd | lettering #19 #7 #8(3).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                 Score: 17    Moves: 330
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the main hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands open to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 17    Moves: 331
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head down the stone passageway and emerge into the bright sunshine
Floyd | of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | The whole interior of the caer is given over to a simple, large
Floyd | courtyard, enclosed by a tall wall of stone on all four sides. To the
Floyd | west, a large bailey passage tunnels through the thick wall of the
Floyd | caer to the outside world. On either side of the bailey, stairs ascend
Floyd | to the top of the outer wall. A flagstone path curves northeast and
Floyd | southeast around the base of the tower, and also extends west from the
Floyd | tower doorway to the large portcullis sealing off the bailey passage
Floyd | directly across the courtyard. Beyond the portcullis is a short
Floyd | passageway, followed by a set of iron-banded wooden doors, massive and
Floyd | imposing. To the east is the passage back into the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large white fountain, shimmering with cascading water, sits
Floyd | majestically in the middle of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 17    Moves: 332
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The portcullis blocks further passage to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Atop the West Wall                        Score: 17    Moves: 333
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You clamber up the stairs beside the bailey.
Floyd |
Floyd | Atop the West Wall
Floyd | The landscape of this strange place stretches out from the caer west
Floyd | to the horizon. Cultivated fields are spread out below, a
Floyd | multicoloured cloak draped over the shoulders of the land. A dry
Floyd | ribbon of road runs past the caer heading northeast and southwest
Floyd | through the fields. Villages, visible as small clusters of buildings,
Floyd | dot the farmlands. The fields continue flat and level for quite some
Floyd | distance, gradually leading into more hilly country. Beyond the hills,
Floyd | far in the distance, the many spires and towers of a city or large
Floyd | fortress rise up to touch the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | The caer wall stretches away to the north and south. The wall is very
Floyd | wide here, encompassing the entire width of the bailey below. A small
Floyd | stone building perches on the wall to the west. The courtyard is back
Floyd | down the stairs to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Gatehouse                                 Score: 17    Moves: 334
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step inside the gatehouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gatehouse
Floyd | The area above the bailey is a small, square stone room, bare and
Floyd | featureless but for the holes riddling the floor, used for pouring
Floyd | boiling oil or water over invaders in the bailey below. A doorway east
Floyd | leads back out to the top of the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scarred and rusted machine fills the western wall of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  Gatehouse                                 Score: 17    Moves: 335
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine looms ominously against the western wall of this room. It
Floyd | is scarred and pitted with age, the rusting metal of its construction
Floyd | flaking away. Various gears, hoses and wheels line the front of the
Floyd | machine and large chains rise up out of holes in the floor to loop
Floyd | around some of the gears on the machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | The most comprehensible part of the whole thing is a small funnel or
Floyd | spout that sticks out of the right hand side. There is a small brass
Floyd | plate affixed to the front of the machine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x plate" 		

Floyd ]  Gatehouse                                 Score: 17    Moves: 336
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLATE
Floyd |
Floyd |      Hydrolytic Counterbalancing Machine
Floyd |                    MARK IV
Floyd |  *** THESE MACHINES ARE FACTORY CALIBRATED ***
Floyd |  ***   FOR SPECIFIC QUANTITIES OF FLUIDS   ***
Floyd |         (See manual for specifications)
Floyd |     Use of other than calibrated quantities
Floyd |        will not harm the machine but may
Floyd |          result in improper operation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Do we remember how much liquid we needed?"
		DavidW says, "Since our vessels are 3 and 5 units of liquid, I'm guessing 4 has to be what we want."
		DavidW says, "Ninny forgot how much it was went we asked; we never found the manual."
		Firion asks, "What are we playing?"
Ghogg arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Gatehouse                                 Score: 17    Moves: 337
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | If you drop through the holes while the portcullis is closed, you'll
Floyd | end up stuck in the bailey!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Rigatoni Rotisserie. I can't remember its real name."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Atop the West Wall                        Score: 17    Moves: 338
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the gatehouse and back onto the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Atop the West Wall
Floyd | The landscape of this strange place stretches out from the caer west
Floyd | to the horizon. Cultivated fields are spread out below, a
Floyd | multicoloured cloak draped over the shoulders of the land. A dry
Floyd | ribbon of road runs past the caer heading northeast and southwest
Floyd | through the fields. Villages, visible as small clusters of buildings,
Floyd | dot the farmlands. The fields continue flat and level for quite some
Floyd | distance, gradually leading into more hilly country. Beyond the hills,
Floyd | far in the distance, the many spires and towers of a city or large
Floyd | fortress rise up to touch the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | The caer wall stretches away to the north and south. The wall is very
Floyd | wide here, encompassing the entire width of the bailey below. A small
Floyd | stone building perches on the wall to the west. The courtyard is back
Floyd | down the stairs to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 17    Moves: 339
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the weathered stone steps to the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | The whole interior of the caer is given over to a simple, large
Floyd | courtyard, enclosed by a tall wall of stone on all four sides. To the
Floyd | west, a large bailey passage tunnels through the thick wall of the
Floyd | caer to the outside world. On either side of the bailey, stairs ascend
Floyd | to the top of the outer wall. A flagstone path curves northeast and
Floyd | southeast around the base of the tower, and also extends west from the
Floyd | tower doorway to the large portcullis sealing off the bailey passage
Floyd | directly across the courtyard. Beyond the portcullis is a short
Floyd | passageway, followed by a set of iron-banded wooden doors, massive and
Floyd | imposing. To the east is the passage back into the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large white fountain, shimmering with cascading water, sits
Floyd | majestically in the middle of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x watering can" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 17    Moves: 340
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WATERING CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Spotted with rust, the old watering can has seen better days. Despite
Floyd | the rust, the can looks still capable of holding water: 5 pints worth,
Floyd | to judge from the rusty 5 stamped into the side. It is
Floyd | currently empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "fill can" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 17    Moves: 341
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | (taking the watering can first)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You dip the watering can into the fountain and fill it right to the
Floyd | top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "Risorgimento Represso"
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour can into pot" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 17    Moves: 342
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR CAN INTO POT
Floyd |
Floyd | You pour the contents of the watering can into the chamberpot, leaving
Floyd | some excess behind in the watering can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x can" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 17    Moves: 343
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Spotted with rust, the old watering can has seen better days. Despite
Floyd | the rust, the can looks still capable of holding water: 5 pints worth,
Floyd | to judge from the rusty 5 stamped into the side. It is
Floyd | currently two-fifths full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x pot" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 17    Moves: 344
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POT
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautifully decorated ceramic chamberpot, in rabbit motif, capable
Floyd | of holding 3 pints of water. It is currently full to the brim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Empty pot. Fill pot with can. Fill can with fountain"
		Zach asks, "And that gives us 7?"
Gerynar arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Zach says, "Oh and then fill pot again"
		DavidW says, "yes."
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour can in pot" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 17    Moves: 345
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR CAN IN POT
Floyd |
Floyd | But the chamberpot is already full!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Assuming 4 pints is the correct quantity."
Zach says (to Floyd), "empty pot" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 17    Moves: 346
Floyd |
Floyd | > EMPTY POT
Floyd |
Floyd | You empty the chamberpot all over the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour can in pot" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 17    Moves: 347
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR CAN IN POT
Floyd |
Floyd | You pour the contents of the watering can into the chamberpot. The
Floyd | watering can is now empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "fill can" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 17    Moves: 348
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You dip the watering can into the fountain and fill it right to the
Floyd | top.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Wait, that doesn't work"
		DavidW says, "So we're at 2:0. Fill the can from the fountain should give us 2:5. Then pour can in pot ought to be 3:4."
		Zach says, "Oh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour can in pot" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 17    Moves: 349
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR CAN IN POT
Floyd |
Floyd | You pour the contents of the watering can into the chamberpot, leaving
Floyd | some excess behind in the watering can.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x can" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 17    Moves: 350
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Spotted with rust, the old watering can has seen better days. Despite
Floyd | the rust, the can looks still capable of holding water: 5 pints worth,
Floyd | to judge from the rusty 5 stamped into the side. It is
Floyd | currently four-fifths full.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 17    Moves: 351
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The portcullis blocks further passage to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Atop the West Wall                        Score: 17    Moves: 352
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You clamber up the stairs beside the bailey.
Floyd |
Floyd | Atop the West Wall
Floyd | The landscape of this strange place stretches out from the caer west
Floyd | to the horizon. Cultivated fields are spread out below, a
Floyd | multicoloured cloak draped over the shoulders of the land. A dry
Floyd | ribbon of road runs past the caer heading northeast and southwest
Floyd | through the fields. Villages, visible as small clusters of buildings,
Floyd | dot the farmlands. The fields continue flat and level for quite some
Floyd | distance, gradually leading into more hilly country. Beyond the hills,
Floyd | far in the distance, the many spires and towers of a city or large
Floyd | fortress rise up to touch the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | The caer wall stretches away to the north and south. The wall is very
Floyd | wide here, encompassing the entire width of the bailey below. A small
Floyd | stone building perches on the wall to the west. The courtyard is back
Floyd | down the stairs to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Gatehouse                                 Score: 17    Moves: 353
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step inside the gatehouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gatehouse
Floyd | The area above the bailey is a small, square stone room, bare and
Floyd | featureless but for the holes riddling the floor, used for pouring
Floyd | boiling oil or water over invaders in the bailey below. A doorway east
Floyd | leads back out to the top of the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scarred and rusted machine fills the western wall of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour can in machine" 		

Floyd ]  Gatehouse                                 Score: 19    Moves: 354
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR CAN IN MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pour the contents of the watering can into the funnel. The
Floyd | watering can is now empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The water swishes around the funnel and drains away into the bowels of
Floyd | the machine. The machine lets out a great shuddering noise, and begins
Floyd | to shake. The wheels strain and groan, and then suddenly start
Floyd | turning. A great rumbling and a clattering noise come from below. The
Floyd | portcullis is opening!
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine strains and rumbles and suddenly with a hissing of air,
Floyd | one of the hoses snaps free and falls to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | As if the snapping of the hose was a signal to stop, the wheels slow,
Floyd | and the clattering subsides. The machine falls silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by two points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "woohoo"
		Ghogg says, "woot"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf40" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Gatehouse                                 Score: 19    Moves: 354
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Gatehouse                                 Score: 19    Moves: 355
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You strain and squeeze, but you can't manage to fit through the murder
Floyd | holes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I love it when a plan comes together."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Atop the West Wall                        Score: 19    Moves: 356
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the gatehouse and back onto the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Atop the West Wall
Floyd | The landscape of this strange place stretches out from the caer west
Floyd | to the horizon. Cultivated fields are spread out below, a
Floyd | multicoloured cloak draped over the shoulders of the land. A dry
Floyd | ribbon of road runs past the caer heading northeast and southwest
Floyd | through the fields. Villages, visible as small clusters of buildings,
Floyd | dot the farmlands. The fields continue flat and level for quite some
Floyd | distance, gradually leading into more hilly country. Beyond the hills,
Floyd | far in the distance, the many spires and towers of a city or large
Floyd | fortress rise up to touch the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | The caer wall stretches away to the north and south. The wall is very
Floyd | wide here, encompassing the entire width of the bailey below. A small
Floyd | stone building perches on the wall to the west. The courtyard is back
Floyd | down the stairs to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 19    Moves: 357
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the weathered stone steps to the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | The whole interior of the caer is given over to a simple, large
Floyd | courtyard, enclosed by a tall wall of stone on all four sides. To the
Floyd | west, a large bailey passage tunnels through the thick wall of the
Floyd | caer to the outside world. On either side of the bailey, stairs ascend
Floyd | to the top of the outer wall. A flagstone path curves northeast and
Floyd | southeast around the base of the tower, and also extends west from the
Floyd | tower doorway to the large open portcullis directly across the
Floyd | courtyard. Beyond the portcullis is a short passageway, followed by a
Floyd | set of iron-banded wooden doors, massive and imposing. To the east is
Floyd | the passage back into the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large white fountain, shimmering with cascading water, sits
Floyd | majestically in the middle of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bailey                                    Score: 19    Moves: 358
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head west along the path, passing under the raised portcullis and
Floyd | into the bailey.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bailey
Floyd | This short stone passageway leads from the portcullis to the east to
Floyd | the large double doors out of the caer to the west. Looking up, you
Floyd | can see several holes bored through the stone ceiling, presumably for
Floyd | dropping boiling oil or water down on the heads of invaders. West,
Floyd | huge iron-banded double doors loom imposingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bailey                                    Score: 19    Moves: 359
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since the huge wooden doors are in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open doors" 		

Floyd ]  Bailey                                    Score: 19    Moves: 360
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors appear well and truly locked, and you don't have a key to
Floyd | fit the massive lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x lock" 		

Floyd ]  Bailey                                    Score: 19    Moves: 361
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | These wooden doors lead outside the caer. They are large and imposing,
Floyd | and reinforced with large strips of iron. They loom here imposingly,
Floyd | blocking your way out of the caer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ghogg goes home. 		DavidW says, "okay, maybe this is what the cannon is for."
		Gerynar asks, "Iron key?"
		DavidW says, "I thought the iron key was for the lab."
		Zach says, "Or for the tool shop"
		Gerynar says, "I haven't been paying too much attention, so that's quite possible"
		DavidW says, "But try anyway. Don't assume."
Zach says (to Floyd), "unlock door" 		

Floyd ]  Bailey                                    Score: 19    Moves: 362
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors appear well and truly locked, and you don't have a key to
Floyd | fit the massive lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 19    Moves: 363
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | The whole interior of the caer is given over to a simple, large
Floyd | courtyard, enclosed by a tall wall of stone on all four sides. To the
Floyd | west, a large bailey passage tunnels through the thick wall of the
Floyd | caer to the outside world. On either side of the bailey, stairs ascend
Floyd | to the top of the outer wall. A flagstone path curves northeast and
Floyd | southeast around the base of the tower, and also extends west from the
Floyd | tower doorway to the large open portcullis directly across the
Floyd | courtyard. Beyond the portcullis is a short passageway, followed by a
Floyd | set of iron-banded wooden doors, massive and imposing. To the east is
Floyd | the passage back into the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large white fountain, shimmering with cascading water, sits
Floyd | majestically in the middle of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 19    Moves: 364
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an empty watering can
Floyd |   a flask
Floyd |   a leather pouch (which is open)
Floyd |     some black powder
Floyd |   a pair of black goggles
Floyd |   a hand drill
Floyd |   a bearskin rug
Floyd |   an old iron key
Floyd |   a chamberpot containing 3 pints of water
Floyd |   a silk purse (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a rusty helmet (perched on your head)
Floyd |   a magnesium flare (providing light)
Floyd |   a raspberry satchel (being worn and open)
Floyd |     an exercise book
Floyd |     a stick of butter
Floyd |     a ceramic bowl
Floyd |       some crystalline ammonium sulphate
Floyd |     an earthenware dish
Floyd |       some copper sulphate crystals
Floyd |     a tube of wood hastener
Floyd |     a copy of Wizarding Weekly
Floyd |     a frilly lace pillow
Floyd |     a small steel key
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "ammonium sulphate is fertilizer"
		DavidW asks, "ok. There was a plot of ground to grow something too, right?"
		Zach says, "Right"
		DavidW says, "I suppose we'll find a pumpkin seed or an acorn or something suitable."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                 Score: 19    Moves: 365
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You head down the stone passageway back into the gloom of the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands open to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Stairwell                                 Score: 19    Moves: 366
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You ascend gingerly to the first floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 367
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You ascend the winding stairs into the warm sunshine on top of the
Floyd | tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | Sun beats down from high overhead, warming the flagstones of the
Floyd | tower. A commanding and breathtaking view of the fields and pastures
Floyd | surrounding the caer greets you in every direction. In addition, there
Floyd | is a good view of the courtyard below, with its beautiful alabaster
Floyd | fountain. You also see the portcullis and catch a glimpse of the
Floyd | double wooden doors beyond it. The stairs in the centre of the tower
Floyd | lead back down to the first floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cannon sits here, aimed to the north, out over the caer wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push cannon down" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 368
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CANNON DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You tilt the cannon and aim it briefly at the floor, but nothing rolls
Floyd | out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push cannon down stairs" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 368
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH CANNON DOWN STAIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to push the cannon down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cannon" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 369
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CANNON
Floyd |
Floyd | The cannon is large and menacing. It looks a very powerful model, with
Floyd | a bore some ten inches in diameter. There is a small plaque affixed to
Floyd | the side of the barrel and a pull cord hangs from the breech end.
Floyd | Heavy trunnions and framing support the cannon, mounting it securely
Floyd | to a large and weighty swivel base. The base rotates, allowing the
Floyd | cannon to be aimed at different targets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cannon currently points to the north, out over the caer wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "no, we'd fire it from here, I'd guess."
		Zach says, "Oh, I guess we could fire from here"
		Zach says, "YEah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x plaque" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 370
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLAQUE
Floyd |
Floyd | BrutalMaimer(tm) Self-Sparking Model
Floyd |
Floyd | Just load with powder bag and shot, then pull cord to fire.
Floyd |
Floyd | BrutalMaiming(tm) Guarantee not applicable if firing solid shot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Aiming, though, is essential."
Zach says (to Floyd), "aim cannon at door" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 371
Floyd |
Floyd | > AIM CANNON AT DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You grasp the cannon and pull and tug until it swivels around on the
Floyd | huge base to point at the huge wooden doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh good. We don't need a match or tinderbox."
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 372
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | watering can: Dropped.
Floyd | flask: Dropped.
Floyd | leather pouch: Dropped.
Floyd | pair of black goggles: Dropped.
Floyd | hand drill: Dropped.
Floyd | bearskin rug: Dropped.
Floyd | old iron key: Dropped.
Floyd | chamberpot: Dropped.
Floyd | silk purse: Dropped.
Floyd | magnesium flare: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Stairwell                                 Score: 19    Moves: 373
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You clatter down to the first floor, the rickety stairs shaking and
Floyd | groaning in protest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "nice thinking of 'aim'."
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                 Score: 19    Moves: 374
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the stairs to the ground floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands open to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 19    Moves: 375
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the workshop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Workshop
Floyd | Odd devices and machines fill this room. Half-finished projects lie
Floyd | abandoned in the middle of the floor, and various completed ones are
Floyd | pushed up against the walls. A window on the northern wall admits some
Floyd | light into the room. The main hall lies through the open doorway to
Floyd | the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the machines catches your eye. It is a cylindrical drum device,
Floyd | with a lever on one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone blast furnace of the sort used for smelting iron sits here,
Floyd | gaping open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "thanks"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take cannon ball" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 19    Moves: 375
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CANNON BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no cannon ball here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), " x furnace" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 19    Moves: 376
Floyd |
Floyd | >  X FURNACE
Floyd |
Floyd | A small blast furnace, with a heavy stone door. It is cold to the
Floyd | touch. Nestled snugly inside the blast furnace is a cannonball.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take cannonball" 		

Floyd ]  Workshop                                  Score: 19    Moves: 377
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CANNONBALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You heft the cannonball. It weighs a good five or six stone! You won't
Floyd | be able to carry it very far.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cannonball is getting heavier by the second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                 Score: 19    Moves: 378
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the main hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands open to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cannonball is getting heavier by the second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Stairwell                                 Score: 19    Moves: 379
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You ascend gingerly to the first floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cannonball is getting heavier by the second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 380
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You ascend the winding stairs into the warm sunshine on top of the
Floyd | tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | Sun beats down from high overhead, warming the flagstones of the
Floyd | tower. A commanding and breathtaking view of the fields and pastures
Floyd | surrounding the caer greets you in every direction. In addition, there
Floyd | is a good view of the courtyard below, with its beautiful alabaster
Floyd | fountain. You also see the portcullis and catch a glimpse of the
Floyd | double wooden doors beyond it. The stairs in the centre of the tower
Floyd | lead back down to the first floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bearskin rug lies across the tower floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sturdy hand drill lies here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of black goggles have been carelessly discarded here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cannon sits here, aimed at the huge wooden doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a magnesium flare, a silk purse (which is empty), a
Floyd | chamberpot containing 3 pints of water, an old iron key, a leather
Floyd | pouch (in which is some black powder), a flask (which is empty) and an
Floyd | empty watering can here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your arms give out and you drop the cannonball. It thumps solidly to
Floyd | the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf41" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 380
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 381
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put powder in cannon" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 382
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT POWDER IN CANNON
Floyd |
Floyd | Strewing the contents of the leather pouch all over the cannon will
Floyd | only make an awful mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "load cannon with powder" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 382
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOAD CANNON WITH POWDER
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "load cannon" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 382
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOAD CANNON
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to load the cannon in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cannon" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 383
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CANNON
Floyd |
Floyd | The cannon is large and menacing. It looks a very powerful model, with
Floyd | a bore some ten inches in diameter. There is a small plaque affixed to
Floyd | the side of the barrel and a pull cord hangs from the breech end.
Floyd | Heavy trunnions and framing support the cannon, mounting it securely
Floyd | to a large and weighty swivel base. The base rotates, allowing the
Floyd | cannon to be aimed at different targets.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cannon currently points at the huge wooden doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour powder into cannon" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 384
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR POWDER INTO CANNON
Floyd |
Floyd | Strewing the contents of the leather pouch all over the cannon will
Floyd | only make an awful mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put powder into bore" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 385
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT POWDER INTO BORE
Floyd |
Floyd | Strewing the contents of the leather pouch all over the cannon will
Floyd | only make an awful mess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "blah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x powder" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 386
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POWDER
Floyd |
Floyd | The mixing in the ball mill has forced the saltpeter into the pores of
Floyd | the charcoal and sulphur, resulting in beautifully fine-grained black
Floyd | powder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bag into cannon" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 387
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BAG INTO CANNON
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking it off)
Floyd |
Floyd | You remove the raspberry satchel from your shoulder.
Floyd | You put the raspberry satchel into the cannon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 386
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take p owder" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 386
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE P OWDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no p owder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take powder" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 387
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE POWDER
Floyd |
Floyd | You scoop the grains of black powder into your hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put pouch into cannon" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 388
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT POUCH INTO CANNON
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the leather pouch into the cannon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put cannonball into cannon" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 389
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT CANNONBALL INTO CANNON
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to be holding the cannonball before you can put it into
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ball" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 390
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll need both hands free to pick up the heavy cannonball.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Wait, I've got the powder"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 391
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some black powder
Floyd |   a rusty helmet (perched on your head)
Floyd |   a raspberry satchel (being worn and open)
Floyd |     an exercise book
Floyd |     a stick of butter
Floyd |     a ceramic bowl
Floyd |       some crystalline ammonium sulphate
Floyd |     an earthenware dish
Floyd |       some copper sulphate crystals
Floyd |     a tube of wood hastener
Floyd |     a copy of Wizarding Weekly
Floyd |     a frilly lace pillow
Floyd |     a small steel key
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 392
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach into the cannon and grab the leather pouch, hauling it back
Floyd | out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put powder in cannon" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 393
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT POWDER IN CANNON
Floyd |
Floyd | If you just drop the black powder in like that, it will scatter all
Floyd | over the inside of the cannon, losing its concussive force.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Ah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "put powder in pouch" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 394
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT POWDER IN POUCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the black powder into the leather pouch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Put the powder back in the pouch. Put the pouch in the cannon."
Zach says (to Floyd), "put pouch in cannon" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 395
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT POUCH IN CANNON
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the leather pouch into the cannon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 395
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to drop those things in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take cannonball" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 396
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CANNONBALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You heft the cannonball. It weighs a good five or six stone! You won't
Floyd | be able to carry it very far.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cannonball is getting heavier by the second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put cannonball in cannon" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 19    Moves: 397
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT CANNONBALL IN CANNON
Floyd |
Floyd | You strain and heave and manage to haul the cannonball up to the
Floyd | muzzle of the cannon. You give it a final push and it rolls down the
Floyd | barrel, giving a great clang as it reaches the bottom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull cord" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 21    Moves: 398
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL CORD
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the cord a good yank. There is a shockingly loud concussive
Floyd | blast, the cannon rocking alarmingly on its swivel base, but the
Floyd | cannonball shoots forth!
Floyd |
Floyd | It flies through the air, sails along the bailey and crashes into the
Floyd | doors with a resounding boom, wrenching them mercilessly from their
Floyd | hinges. The sound echoes throughout the caer, and you stand gazing in
Floyd | awe at the destructive power of the BrutalMaimer(tm).
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by two points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hurray!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 21    Moves: 399
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | Sun beats down from high overhead, warming the flagstones of the
Floyd | tower. A commanding and breathtaking view of the fields and pastures
Floyd | surrounding the caer greets you in every direction. In addition, there
Floyd | is a good view of the courtyard below, with its beautiful alabaster
Floyd | fountain. You also see the portcullis and catch a glimpse of the
Floyd | double wooden doors beyond it. The stairs in the centre of the tower
Floyd | lead back down to the first floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bearskin rug lies across the tower floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | A sturdy hand drill lies here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of black goggles have been carelessly discarded here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cannon sits here, aimed at the huge wooden doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a magnesium flare, a silk purse (which is empty), a
Floyd | chamberpot containing 3 pints of water, an old iron key, a flask
Floyd | (which is empty) and an empty watering can here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), " take all" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 21    Moves: 400
Floyd |
Floyd | >  TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | magnesium flare: Taken.
Floyd | silk purse: Taken.
Floyd | chamberpot: Taken.
Floyd | old iron key: Taken.
Floyd | bearskin rug: Taken.
Floyd | hand drill: Taken.
Floyd | pair of black goggles: Taken.
Floyd | flask: Taken.
Floyd | watering can: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Grab our goodies"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Tower                                     Score: 21    Moves: 401
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | Sun beats down from high overhead, warming the flagstones of the
Floyd | tower. A commanding and breathtaking view of the fields and pastures
Floyd | surrounding the caer greets you in every direction. In addition, there
Floyd | is a good view of the courtyard below, with its beautiful alabaster
Floyd | fountain. You also see the portcullis and catch a glimpse of the
Floyd | double wooden doors beyond it. The stairs in the centre of the tower
Floyd | lead back down to the first floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cannon sits here, aimed at the huge wooden doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Stairwell                                 Score: 21    Moves: 402
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You clatter down to the first floor, the rickety stairs shaking and
Floyd | groaning in protest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                 Score: 21    Moves: 403
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the stairs to the ground floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands open to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Courtyard                                 Score: 21    Moves: 404
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head down the stone passageway and emerge into the bright sunshine
Floyd | of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | The whole interior of the caer is given over to a simple, large
Floyd | courtyard, enclosed by a tall wall of stone on all four sides. To the
Floyd | west, a large bailey passage tunnels through the thick wall of the
Floyd | caer to the outside world. On either side of the bailey, stairs ascend
Floyd | to the top of the outer wall. A flagstone path curves northeast and
Floyd | southeast around the base of the tower, and also extends west from the
Floyd | tower doorway to the large open portcullis directly across the
Floyd | courtyard. Beyond the portcullis is a short passageway, followed by a
Floyd | set of iron-banded wooden doors. They have been blasted apart, and
Floyd | hang limply from their hinges. To the east is the passage back into
Floyd | the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large white fountain, shimmering with cascading water, sits
Floyd | majestically in the middle of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Bailey                                    Score: 21    Moves: 405
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head west along the path, passing under the raised portcullis and
Floyd | into the bailey.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bailey
Floyd | This short stone passageway leads from the portcullis to the east to
Floyd | the large double doors out of the caer to the west. Looking up, you
Floyd | can see several holes bored through the stone ceiling, presumably for
Floyd | dropping boiling oil or water down on the heads of invaders. West, the
Floyd | huge iron-banded double doors have been blasted apart, and hang limply
Floyd | from their hinges.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Road                                Score: 21    Moves: 406
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Road
Floyd | The dusty road is a dry brown ribbon of earth running northeast and
Floyd | southwest. The sun shines down from high overhead, the warm baking
Floyd | heat of high summer. A meandering country fence runs along the edge of
Floyd | the road to the northwest. East, the huge wooden doors into the caer
Floyd | hang dispiritedly from their hinges, twisted hunks of wood and iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large cast iron cannonball sits here, looking extremely heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kick ball" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Road                                Score: 21    Moves: 407
Floyd |
Floyd | > KICK BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Aside from the emotional scarring, the cannonball remains undamaged by
Floyd | your brutal and senseless attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x fence" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Road                                Score: 21    Moves: 408
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | The fence is a long low wooden barrier, built by the owner of the
Floyd | fields to keep livestock in the meadow, although there are no signs of
Floyd | livestock there right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Road                                Score: 21    Moves: 409
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You step over the fence and wander around the field for a short while,
Floyd | clearing your head before you return to the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "clear head" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Road                                Score: 21    Moves: 409
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAR HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no head here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Waah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Road                                Score: 21    Moves: 410
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | From here you can head east back into the bailey, or along the road to
Floyd | the northeast or southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Firion asks, "Nobody knows the real name of this game?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]                      About Risorgimento Represso
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                                Q = resume game
Floyd ]
Floyd ]   Select from:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    > About the game
Floyd ]      About the author
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      How to Play Interactive Fiction
Floyd ]      License Information
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      Credits
Floyd ]      Release Notes
Floyd ]      Problems and bugs
Floyd ]      Special Features
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      Go Back
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		Firion says, "Thanks."
Zach presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                             About the game
Floyd |
Floyd | I started this game in March of 2003 when I rediscovered r.a.i-f and
Floyd | first heard of the Inform programming language.
Floyd |
Floyd | It was created using gVim on a Duron 1.3GHz machine running Linux. A
Floyd | patched build of the Inform compiler and library files were used in
Floyd | compilation.
Floyd |
Floyd | The idea for the plot grew out of a short story I had started to write
Floyd | about a student being accidentally sucked into the internship
Floyd | programme in an alternate dimension. That was about the extent of the
Floyd | story when I started the game, and it has grown from there.
Floyd |
Floyd | The name of the game came from my desire to capture the idea that the
Floyd | Wizards Guild were suppressing a magical society on the verge of
Floyd | breaking through into the age of reason. Risorgimento is a legitimate
Floyd | English word, taken from Italian, meaning a time of renewal or
Floyd | renaissance. Once I had chosen one Italian word, I opted for
Floyd | Risorgimento Represso for its literal meaning of
Floyd | Renaissance Repressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The game and hints were completed by July 1, 2003, and the first beta
Floyd | release to the testers was made at that time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The second beta-release followed on August 31, and the testers were
Floyd | then given one final version to look over on September 17. The initial
Floyd | competition release was built on September 24, and uploaded to the IF
Floyd | Comp website.
Floyd |
Floyd | Note that spellings of some words may look incorrect. This is because
Floyd | British spellings have been used throughout, given the main
Floyd | character's nationality. Of particular note is the word "carcase"
Floyd | which may look wrong but is, in fact, correct. Also, in Europe, the
Floyd | ground level of a building is often referred to as the "ground floor",
Floyd | and climbing the first set of stairs takes you up to the "first
Floyd | floor."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please press SPACE.]

		Zach says, "Crazy Brits"
Zach presses the yellow enter button. 		

Floyd ]                      About Risorgimento Represso
Floyd ]  N = next subject                                        P = previous
Floyd ]  RETURN = read subject                                Q = resume game
Floyd ]
Floyd ]   Select from:
Floyd ]
Floyd ]    > About the game
Floyd ]      About the author
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      How to Play Interactive Fiction
Floyd ]      License Information
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      Credits
Floyd ]      Release Notes
Floyd ]      Problems and bugs
Floyd ]      Special Features
Floyd ]
Floyd ]      Go Back
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Road
Floyd | The dusty road is a dry brown ribbon of earth running northeast and
Floyd | southwest. The sun shines down from high overhead, the warm baking
Floyd | heat of high summer. A meandering country fence runs along the edge of
Floyd | the road to the northwest. East, the huge wooden doors into the caer
Floyd | hang dispiritedly from their hinges, twisted hunks of wood and iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large cast iron cannonball sits here, looking extremely heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | From here you can head east back into the bailey, or along the road to
Floyd | the northeast or southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You march down the long southwest road, dust billowing around your
Floyd | feet. The road is long and straight, an arrow fired directly
Floyd | southwest. After a lengthy walk, you arrive at the Vechlee town gate
Floyd | and step through into the bustle of the town.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vechlee Gate
Floyd | Vechlee seems a bustling and thriving town. The foot traffic is
Floyd | impressive here just inside the town gate. The street is not terribly
Floyd | wide, but does boast the impressive upgrade of cobblestones.
Floyd | Southwest, the avenue continues and widens out into a large square.
Floyd | North, the road heads into the more professional quarter of North
Floyd | Vechlee. To the northeast is the town gate, leading back to the dusty
Floyd | road to Ninario's caer.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small shop lies to the south, a wooden sign wedged into the
Floyd | cobblestones in front of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | The sign is mounted on a stout wooden post, wedged securely between
Floyd | the cobblestones in front of the shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | NOTICE:
Floyd | Eliza's Cheese Emporium has been seized by the Wizards Guild
Floyd | in connection with certain dangerous, unsanitary and illicit practices
Floyd | carried out within. Said practices having been duly deemed a seditious
Floyd | and destabilising influence on the world of magic, the Wizards Guild
Floyd | have seized and sealed the property in accordance with articles 9, 24,
Floyd | 28, 31, 37, 65, 66, 76, 83, and 112 of the Guild Act.
Floyd |
Floyd | Petition for entry to these premises can be filed with the Wizards
Floyd | Guild every third month during the new moon. Allow 12 weeks for
Floyd | processing of all requests.
Floyd |
Floyd | NOTE: charges relating to the Foreign Cheese Act are still being
Floyd | determined and will be posted at the appropriate juncture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the shop door and step into Eliza's Cheese Emporium.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eliza's Cheese Emporium
Floyd | Emptiness and silence greet you in this small and ordinary cheese
Floyd | shop. The shop is devoid of both staff and customers. It looks like it
Floyd | would have been a nice cozy little shop though, friendly and
Floyd | family-run, the kind of place where the staff remember your favourite
Floyd | cheeses, but can also sense when you're looking for something a little
Floyd | more adventurous, a little venture beyond your usual territory. The
Floyd | air is still scented with the aroma of many different cheeses mingled
Floyd | together. The open door to the north leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large counter lining the southern wall of the shop.
Floyd | Although the shop appears abandoned, sitting atop the counter is some
Floyd | Asiago, some Bel Paese, some Caerphilly, some Wensleydale, some
Floyd | Camembert, some Gouda, some Emmental, some Stilton, some Miranda, some
Floyd | Cheshire and some Roquefort.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "mmm, cheese puzzle"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Asiago: Taken.
Floyd | Bel Paese: (putting the silk purse into the raspberry satchel to make
Floyd | room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Caerphilly: (putting the chamberpot into the raspberry satchel to make
Floyd | room)
Floyd | The magical properties of the satchel prove themselves again, keeping
Floyd | the water from spilling out of the chamberpot as you place it inside.
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Wensleydale: (putting the old iron key into the raspberry satchel to
Floyd | make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Camembert: (putting the bearskin rug into the raspberry satchel to
Floyd | make room)
Floyd | You roll the bearskin rug up tightly and manage to shove it into the
Floyd | raspberry satchel.
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Gouda: (putting the hand drill into the raspberry satchel to make
Floyd | room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Emmental: (putting the pair of black goggles into the raspberry
Floyd | satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Stilton: (putting the flask into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Miranda: (putting the watering can into the raspberry satchel to make
Floyd | room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Cheshire: (putting the Asiago into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Roquefort: (putting the Bel Paese into the raspberry satchel to make
Floyd | room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, this can't end well."
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some Roquefort
Floyd |   some Cheshire
Floyd |   some Miranda
Floyd |   some Stilton
Floyd |   some Emmental
Floyd |   some Gouda
Floyd |   some Camembert
Floyd |   some Wensleydale
Floyd |   some Caerphilly
Floyd |   a magnesium flare (providing light)
Floyd |   a rusty helmet (perched on your head)
Floyd |   a raspberry satchel (being worn and open)
Floyd |     some Bel Paese
Floyd |     some Asiago
Floyd |     an empty watering can
Floyd |     a flask
Floyd |     a pair of black goggles
Floyd |     a hand drill
Floyd |     a bearskin rug
Floyd |     an old iron key
Floyd |     a chamberpot containing 3 pints of water
Floyd |     a silk purse (which is open but empty)
Floyd |     an exercise book
Floyd |     a stick of butter
Floyd |     a ceramic bowl
Floyd |       some crystalline ammonium sulphate
Floyd |     an earthenware dish
Floyd |       some copper sulphate crystals
Floyd |     a tube of wood hastener
Floyd |     a copy of Wizarding Weekly
Floyd |     a frilly lace pillow
Floyd |     a small steel key
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x gouda" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GOUDA
Floyd |
Floyd | A light cream-coloured cheese with a firm and compact texture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Walking around with illegal cheese?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf42" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway out into the Vechlee Gate area.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vechlee Gate
Floyd | Vechlee seems a bustling and thriving town. The foot traffic is
Floyd | impressive here just inside the town gate. The street is not terribly
Floyd | wide, but does boast the impressive upgrade of cobblestones.
Floyd | Southwest, the avenue continues and widens out into a large square.
Floyd | North, the road heads into the more professional quarter of North
Floyd | Vechlee. To the northeast is the town gate, leading back to the dusty
Floyd | road to Ninario's caer.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small shop lies to the south, a wooden sign wedged into the
Floyd | cobblestones in front of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "cheesy thievery"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way up the street into North Vechlee, the crowd
Floyd | lessening as you leave the gate area.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Vechlee
Floyd | The sprawling professional district of North Vechlee is home to many
Floyd | artists, craftspeople, tradesfolk and their families. Their shops and
Floyd | houses fill the small cluttered streets.
Floyd |
Floyd | An oddly silent shop lies to the west. It seems to have fallen upon
Floyd | hard economic times and is utterly abandoned, lacking even the dignity
Floyd | of boards over the windows. A sign over the door reads William's
Floyd | Woodcraft.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east side of the street is a prosperous and thriving business.
Floyd | Gold lettering over the entranceway reads Wizardry Wooding.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street leads back south to the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | A notice is attached to the door of the abandoned shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wensleydale" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WENSLEYDALE
Floyd |
Floyd | A creamy-white cheese, flaky and firm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x notice" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd | The notice is scrawled on a small piece of parchment.
Floyd |
Floyd | The wording seems a little odd.
Floyd |
Floyd | NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS:
Floyd | Because the cheaper and far superior products offered at Wizardry
Floyd | Wooding (conveniently located just across the street) threatened
Floyd | our slim margins of profitability William's Woodcraft was forced
Floyd | as of the end of this summer to cease business and close up shop.
Floyd | At Wizardry Wooding prices are so much better it was foolish to
Floyd | continue competing with them. It was a tricky decision to close.
Floyd | --William
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the empty silence of the abandoned shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | William's Woodcraft
Floyd | The competition from Wizardry Wooding has hit William's Woodcraft
Floyd | hard. The one-room storefront and workshop has been utterly abandoned,
Floyd | its remaining stock snapped up by Wizardry Wooding, leaving it without
Floyd | even the dignity of boards over the windows. A few lonely wood
Floyd | shavings are the only remaining testament to a once brisk and bustling
Floyd | trade.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sprawling streets of North Vechlee lie back through the doorway to
Floyd | the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | About the only item of stock that seems to have been left behind is a
Floyd | familiar-looking stone bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bottle" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's another bottle of WizStrip. It looks exactly like those stone
Floyd | bottles of ginger beer, but the label on the side reads WizStrip
Floyd | Paint Stripper, Industrial Strength. Then in smaller letters:
Floyd | WARNING: Highly reactive. Do not mix with methane.
Floyd |
Floyd | Unlike the last bottle, this one appears to have a waxy hermetic seal
Floyd | around the lip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "eh? Familiar?"
		DavidW says, "oh, I see."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take bottle" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the Caerphilly into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk back out into the bright sunshine.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Vechlee
Floyd | The sprawling professional district of North Vechlee is home to many
Floyd | artists, craftspeople, tradesfolk and their families. Their shops and
Floyd | houses fill the small cluttered streets.
Floyd |
Floyd | An oddly silent shop lies to the west. It seems to have fallen upon
Floyd | hard economic times and is utterly abandoned, lacking even the dignity
Floyd | of boards over the windows. A sign over the door reads William's
Floyd | Woodcraft.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east side of the street is a prosperous and thriving business.
Floyd | Gold lettering over the entranceway reads Wizardry Wooding.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street leads back south to the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | A notice is attached to the door of the abandoned shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the antiseptic cleanliness of Wizardry Wooding.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizardry Wooding
Floyd | Stark plain utilitarianism seems to be the order of the day in this
Floyd | shop. The room is large and bare, save for a counter on the east side,
Floyd | just in front of a curtained doorway. The street lies out the doorway
Floyd | to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | An older woman stands behind the counter, dealing with a customer, a
Floyd | large burly man.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, I'm sorry, luv," says the shopkeeper, "but the original order
Floyd | quite clearly says red mahogany, and there's your signature
Floyd | at the bottom. Did you want to wait for the black to come in?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The burly man looks around in some consternation. "But it's taken five
Floyd | weeks just to get this order. How much longer would black mahogany
Floyd | take?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopkeeper purses her lips. "Ooh, that would take another five to
Floyd | six at least, luv, I'm sorry. D'you know any wizards? If you did, I
Floyd | could p'raps bump you up the list a bit."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Bah!" snorts the man in disgust. "When I used to deal with William,
Floyd | this never happened." He turns to stomp out of the store. "Wizards,"
Floyd | he mutters as he passes you, looking darkly at your robes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopkeeper sighs as he leaves. "Customers," she smiles, looking at
Floyd | you. "Now, luv, you look like a nice wizard's apprentice, what can I
Floyd | do for you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about william" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SHOPKEEPER ABOUT WILLIAM
Floyd |
Floyd | "Isn't it such a shame, luv?" asks the shopkeeper, shaking her head.
Floyd | "He was such a nice man of course, but selling all that ordinary plain
Floyd | wood to all those customers... all without Guild sanction. Poor
Floyd | dearie. He should have seen it coming."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think we know what we want here yet."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about cheese" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SHOPKEEPER ABOUT CHEESE
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopkeeper's eyes narrow. "I sell wood," she says, a bit
Floyd | menacingly, "not cheese. You want cheese, go visit Eliza Stilton's
Floyd | place."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "hee"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about guild" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SHOPKEEPER ABOUT GUILD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ooh, I wouldn't worry about that at all if I were you, luv," smiles
Floyd | the shopkeeper. "Best not to, really."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about wood" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about Ninario" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SHOPKEEPER ABOUT WOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopkeeper brightens visibly and pulls herself off the counter.
Floyd | "So you're interested in some wood are you? Well, let me run down what
Floyd | we've got, luv."
Floyd |
Floyd | She takes a deep breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We've got alder, ash, aspen, balsa, bamboo, basswood, birch,
Floyd | butternut, cedar, dark cedar, white cedar, red cedar, cherry,
Floyd | chestnut, cottonwood, cypress, ebony, elm, soft elm, rock elm, fir,
Floyd | hawthorn, hemlock, hickory, holly..." She trails off.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Half a mo, and let me catch my breath, luv." She pauses and fills her
Floyd | lungs again.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We've also got larch, maple, hard maple, soft maple, mahogany, red
Floyd | mahogany, black mahogany, myrtle, pecan, persimmon, pine, red pine,
Floyd | white pine, dried pine, knotty pine, dried knotty pine, spruce,
Floyd | redwood, rosewood, rowan, sycamore, teak, willow and black willow."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now then luv," smiles the shopkeeper. "Which would you like?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SHOPKEEPER ABOUT NINARIO
Floyd |
Floyd | "I haven't seen him in quite a while, the poor dear," frowns the
Floyd | shopkeeper. "Of course, he's in a bit of a legal squabble with the
Floyd | guild, so I'm sure he's busy."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe we can grow a tree"
		DavidW says, "Not from a plank. And until we know exactly what we want, I don't want to guess."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's unclear what you're referring to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back out into the sunshine, and draw a cleansing breath of
Floyd | air.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Vechlee
Floyd | The sprawling professional district of North Vechlee is home to many
Floyd | artists, craftspeople, tradesfolk and their families. Their shops and
Floyd | houses fill the small cluttered streets.
Floyd |
Floyd | An oddly silent shop lies to the west. It seems to have fallen upon
Floyd | hard economic times and is utterly abandoned, lacking even the dignity
Floyd | of boards over the windows. A sign over the door reads William's
Floyd | Woodcraft.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east side of the street is a prosperous and thriving business.
Floyd | Gold lettering over the entranceway reads Wizardry Wooding.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street leads back south to the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | A notice is attached to the door of the abandoned shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Also, how would we pay for it?"
		Zach says, "CHEES"
		DavidW says, "I have the suspicion that cheese is a magical reagent in this game."
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head back south to the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vechlee Gate
Floyd | Vechlee seems a bustling and thriving town. The foot traffic is
Floyd | impressive here just inside the town gate. The street is not terribly
Floyd | wide, but does boast the impressive upgrade of cobblestones.
Floyd | Southwest, the avenue continues and widens out into a large square.
Floyd | North, the road heads into the more professional quarter of North
Floyd | Vechlee. To the northeast is the town gate, leading back to the dusty
Floyd | road to Ninario's caer.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small shop lies to the south, a wooden sign wedged into the
Floyd | cobblestones in front of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push southwest through the crowd to the market square.
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Square
Floyd | A bustle of people and activity fills this cobblestoned market square.
Floyd | The people of Vechlee hurry about their business, intent on their
Floyd | daily tasks with barely a glance to spare for a lowly wizard's
Floyd | apprentice, otherworldly or not.
Floyd |
Floyd | Many different shops and establishments line the edges of the square.
Floyd | To the north is a sturdy workmanlike building, falling into disrepair.
Floyd | Large letters over the entrance read Vechlee Townspeople Building
Floyd | Society. To the south is a sprawling commercial edifice, with a
Floyd | seemingly endless stream of wizards pushing their way through the
Floyd | doors. Gilt-edged lettering over the door reads Wizards Guild
Floyd | Savings & Loan.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest is a small shop, notable more for the lack of
Floyd | customers streaming into it than any other distinguishing
Floyd | characteristic. Small hand-lettered writing over the doorway reads
Floyd | Sorcery Supply. Southwest, the cobblestoned road heads out of
Floyd | the square and toward the western outskirts of Vechlee. Back to the
Floyd | northeast lies the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | An abandoned market stall sits here, weathered and worn, a yellowed
Floyd | piece of paper attached to its side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says "bloop" and shrinks down into a little dot, then winks out...just like those old-fashioned B&w televisions. 		
Gerynar has disconnected. 		DavidW says, "Found the bank."
		Zach says, "Now to rob it"
Zach says (to Floyd), "read paper" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the yellowed piece of paper)
Floyd | Due to the constant annoying stream of customers that owning a
Floyd | business seems to have generated, I have retired to the mountains to
Floyd | pursue life as a hermit. Do not come to visit, do
Floyd | not come to buy nice shiny objects for your hearth and home
Floyd | at low, low prices and above all, do not come to offer me one
Floyd | more chance to purchase anything that slices, dices, purees or chops
Floyd | -- Robert
Floyd |
Floyd | At the bottom of the note, a different hand has added:
Floyd |
Floyd | Yes, we at the Bureau of Public Works are aware that this stall has
Floyd | been abandoned for some three weeks now. The problem will be dealt
Floyd | with as soon as the necessary Temporary Stall Removal Forms are
Floyd | processed by the Bureau of Stamping, Filing and Collating (now a
Floyd | wholly licensed subsidiary of the Wizards Guild). Kindly stop dropping
Floyd | by to inform us of the abandoned stall, as the crowds of helpful
Floyd | people are creating needlessly long lines in the Bureau and ruining
Floyd | the graceful architectural lines of the lobby. -- B.P.W.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, right."
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push through the throngs of people in the square and into the
Floyd | empty silence of the Vechlee Townspeople Building Society.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vechlee Townspeople Building Society
Floyd | It seems this building society's fortunes have fallen rather sharply
Floyd | of late. Every scrap of furniture, all the dividing walls, counters
Floyd | and so on one would expect to see in a bank have all been ripped up,
Floyd | leaving a hollow empty shell. A forlorn sign on the wall tells
Floyd | customers about the competitive loan rates and exciting investment
Floyd | opportunities.
Floyd |
Floyd | Whoever cleaned the bank out was not completely thorough; sunlight
Floyd | glints on a small gold coin in the corner of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This game is like Enchanter and Bureaucracy combined."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take coin" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the Wensleydale into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yay, money"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x coin" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | This small coin, about the same size as a pound coin, is minted
Floyd | beautifully in gold, and feels wonderfully solid in the hand. The
Floyd | edges are smooth and unmilled. The obverse shows the profile of a
Floyd | regal looking chap along with the inscription Turthalion: D G
Floyd | Regis F D. The reverse shows plumes in a coronet, with the word
Floyd | Plotkins above and the number 10 below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | The sign advertises the building society's low, low loan rates and
Floyd | excellent investment opportunities.
Floyd |
Floyd | We will beat all Wizards Guild Savings Bank quotes! is one of
Floyd | several of its claims.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back into the bustle of the market square.
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Square
Floyd | A bustle of people and activity fills this cobblestoned market square.
Floyd | The people of Vechlee hurry about their business, intent on their
Floyd | daily tasks with barely a glance to spare for a lowly wizard's
Floyd | apprentice, otherworldly or not.
Floyd |
Floyd | Many different shops and establishments line the edges of the square.
Floyd | To the north is a sturdy workmanlike building, falling into disrepair.
Floyd | Large letters over the entrance read Vechlee Townspeople Building
Floyd | Society. To the south is a sprawling commercial edifice, with a
Floyd | seemingly endless stream of wizards pushing their way through the
Floyd | doors. Gilt-edged lettering over the door reads Wizards Guild
Floyd | Savings & Loan.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest is a small shop, notable more for the lack of
Floyd | customers streaming into it than any other distinguishing
Floyd | characteristic. Small hand-lettered writing over the doorway reads
Floyd | Sorcery Supply. Southwest, the cobblestoned road heads out of
Floyd | the square and toward the western outskirts of Vechlee. Back to the
Floyd | northeast lies the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | An abandoned market stall sits here, weathered and worn, a yellowed
Floyd | piece of paper attached to its side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the bustle of the market square and into the dimly lit
Floyd | quiet of Sorcery Supply.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorcery Supply
Floyd | Eerie ghostly light flows dimly into this shop from unseen sources,
Floyd | bathing everything in an almost mystical glow. The smell of incense
Floyd | and various magical chemicals and powders lend the shop a heady aroma
Floyd | that makes your head spin. The room is steeped in a palpable air of
Floyd | magic. Southeast is the doorway back to the market square, whose
Floyd | bright sunshine and loud noises seem a distant memory.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Greetings, young apprentice!" calls the shopkeeper, an old crone
Floyd | sitting in a rocking chair. "Welcome to Sorcery Supply, the
Floyd | place for all manner of spellcasting paraphernalia."
Floyd |
Floyd | A glass trophy case filled with expensive merchandise catches your
Floyd | eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting prominently displayed on a wooden stand is a silver bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bowl" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the silver bowl or the ceramic bowl?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x silver" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SILVER
Floyd |
Floyd | A large silver bowl, beautifully made. The sides are delicately worked
Floyd | with bas-relief of farm scenes, rural folk about their everyday
Floyd | business: milking cows, shearing sheep, churning butter and making
Floyd | cheese.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old crone jots something down on a piece of paper and nods
Floyd | approvingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask crone about silver" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CRONE ABOUT SILVER
Floyd |
Floyd | "It is a bowl of scrying," says the old crone, "used for divination.
Floyd | The object whose divine mysteries you wish to explore is placed
Floyd | inside. The bowl works its magic, and then you look deeply into it and
Floyd | divine the future, the past, or other hidden secrets." The old crone
Floyd | coughs and slips out of her salespitch style. "Artisan-direct pricing,
Floyd | only five plotkins."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask crone about cheese" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CRONE ABOUT CHEESE
Floyd |
Floyd | A sudden gleam comes into the old crone's eyes. "Cheese, my dear
Floyd | student, that's the true secret to divination. Cheese!" She falls
Floyd | silent, an odd but pensive smile on her face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask crone about gouda" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CRONE ABOUT GOUDA
Floyd |
Floyd | A sudden gleam comes into the old crone's eyes. "Cheese, my dear
Floyd | student, that's the true secret to divination. Cheese!" She falls
Floyd | silent, an odd but pensive smile on her face.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old woman flicks an eye in your direction. "Still here, are you?
Floyd | Well, tell that bumbleheaded fool Ninario I said hello."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask crone about ninario" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CRONE ABOUT NINARIO
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ninario the wizard? He and I are very old friends," says the
Floyd | old crone. "The main word being old," she adds, cackling.
Floyd | "Yes, little Magic Bunny and I have known each other for a very long
Floyd | time."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "hee hee Magic Bunny"
		DavidW says, "'Magic Bunny'?!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask crone about Magic Bunny" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CRONE ABOUT MAGIC BUNNY
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, my dear, trust me. A young thing like you doesn't want to hear
Floyd | about what old biddies like your master and I used to get up to.
Floyd | Suffice to say, we weren't always this old."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eye of newt," mutters the old crone glancing at a piece of paper in
Floyd | her hand. "How provincial."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "More than just friends, I'd say"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x case" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | The interior of the glass trophy case is lined with shelves. Resting
Floyd | on the shelves are a coil of rope, a nasty-looking knife, a brass
Floyd | lantern, an Elvish sword of great antiquity and a jewel-encrusted egg.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open case" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | The old crone slaps your hand away. "If you're interested in
Floyd | something, ask."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you going to buy something," asks the old crone suddenly, "or
Floyd | just stand there like a lump in a bog? This isn't the student lounge,
Floyd | you know."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask crone about zork" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CRONE ABOUT ZORK
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh you never know what those Implementors are up to," says the old
Floyd | crone with a touch of frustration. "They've been pretty quiet for a
Floyd | number of years, though."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask crone about rope" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CRONE ABOUT ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Rope," says the old crone. "As one infamous reluctant hero once said,
Floyd | you'll want it, if you haven't got it. Don't get hung up on a
Floyd | forgotten rope. Yours for the mere pittance of thirteen plotkins."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask crone about knife" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CRONE ABOUT KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | "You won't find a nastier one," says the old crone. "Never dulls. A
Floyd | steal at twenty-seven plotkins."

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask crone about wood" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CRONE ABOUT WOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Rather than admit ignorance on any topic, the elderly prefer to feign
Floyd | deafness and ignore the question altogether," says the old crone.
Floyd | "Watch as I demonstrate."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask crone about egg" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CRONE ABOUT EGG
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, these were all the rage a number of years ago," says the old
Floyd | crone. "Of course, this one was one of the earliest; they proved so
Floyd | popular everyone started making them. Then the makers of this
Floyd | original one got into making office fripperies for the business world,
Floyd | and the whole market for these eggs collapsed." She sighs and shakes
Floyd | her head. "This one's going for one hundred and five plotkins."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask crone about sword" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CRONE ABOUT SWORD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of ancient Elvish workmanship," says the old crone. "A rare bargain
Floyd | at only seventy-three plotkins." She pauses. "I've never been certain
Floyd | why we've got Elvish swords, but no Elves. Odd."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "heh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask crone about lantern" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CRONE ABOUT LANTERN
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, the brass lantern," says the old crone. "Just the thing for
Floyd | exploring extinct underground empires. This magical variety never runs
Floyd | out of power. A paltry forty-seven plotkins and it's yours."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you going to buy something," asks the old crone suddenly, "or
Floyd | just stand there like a lump in a bog? This isn't the student lounge,
Floyd | you know."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suspect that we can only buy the silver bowl, but who knows."
		Zach says, "Yeah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf43" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "buy bowl" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the silver bowl or the ceramic bowl?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "buy silver" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY SILVER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, the discerning eye of the student picks out the best bargain,"
Floyd | says the old crone "5 plotkins will suffice to purchase the bowl of
Floyd | scrying." She takes the 10 plotkin piece in her hand, snaps her
Floyd | fingers strangely, and hands it back to you. You notice that it is now
Floyd | silver instead of gold.
Floyd |
Floyd | She waves her hand toward the silver bowl. "It's yours," she tells
Floyd | you. "Use it well."
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift the silver bowl from the stand.
Floyd | (putting the Camembert into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorcery Supply
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Should we buy it?"
		DavidW says, "I think we should, yeah."
Zach says (to Floyd), "buy silver" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY SILVER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, the discerning eye of the student picks out the best bargain,"
Floyd | says the old crone "5 plotkins will suffice to purchase the bowl of
Floyd | scrying." She takes the 10 plotkin piece in her hand, snaps her
Floyd | fingers strangely, and hands it back to you. You notice that it is now
Floyd | silver instead of gold.
Floyd |
Floyd | She waves her hand toward the silver bowl. "It's yours," she tells
Floyd | you. "Use it well."
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift the silver bowl from the stand.
Floyd | (putting the Camembert into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in bowl" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the silver bowl)
Floyd | The silver bowl is empty.

		DavidW says, "I don't see how to avoid making big mistakes, though, except by remembering our old save points."

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put gouda in bowl" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT GOUDA IN BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the silver bowl)
Floyd | You drop the Gouda into the silver bowl. For a moment, nothing
Floyd | happens. Then, astoundingly, the cheese begins to break down, as it
Floyd | reverses the coagulating process and turns into a lumpy mess of raw
Floyd | curds. The bowl hums as it slowly consumes the raw curds to fuel its
Floyd | visionary powers. The bowl begins to glow with an otherworldly light
Floyd | and you gaze into its glowing silvery depths.
Floyd |
Floyd | Slowly, a scene forms in the depths of the bowl. You bend closer and
Floyd | suddenly feel yourself being pulled into the bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch black. This is madness! You have no concept of the dangers
Floyd | that lurk in the darkness of this strange and magical world.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, abruptly, the vision fades, and you are back where you
Floyd | started.
Floyd |
Floyd | The last of the Gouda vanishes from the bowl with a curious sucking
Floyd | sound and the bowl goes dim.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Try putting something, a cheese, into the silver bowl and scry it."
		DavidW says, "oh dear. The cheese vanishes."
		Zach says, "We've got a lot, though"
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a silver bowl
Floyd |   a small silver coin
Floyd |   a bottle of WizStrip
Floyd |   some Roquefort
Floyd |   some Cheshire
Floyd |   some Miranda
Floyd |   some Stilton
Floyd |   some Emmental
Floyd |   a magnesium flare (providing light)
Floyd |   a rusty helmet (perched on your head)
Floyd |   a raspberry satchel (being worn and open)
Floyd |     some Camembert
Floyd |     some Wensleydale
Floyd |     some Caerphilly
Floyd |     some Bel Paese
Floyd |     some Asiago
Floyd |     an empty watering can
Floyd |     a flask
Floyd |     a pair of black goggles
Floyd |     a hand drill
Floyd |     a bearskin rug
Floyd |     an old iron key
Floyd |     a chamberpot containing 3 pints of water
Floyd |     a silk purse (which is open but empty)
Floyd |     an exercise book
Floyd |     a stick of butter
Floyd |     a ceramic bowl
Floyd |       some crystalline ammonium sulphate
Floyd |     an earthenware dish
Floyd |       some copper sulphate crystals
Floyd |     a tube of wood hastener
Floyd |     a copy of Wizarding Weekly
Floyd |     a frilly lace pillow
Floyd |     a small steel key
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | The old crone glances up at you briefly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Dare we try a non-cheese?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "put steel key in bowl" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT STEEL KEY IN BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the silver bowl)
Floyd | You need to be holding the small steel key before you can put it into
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put coin in bowl" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT COIN IN BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the silver bowl)
Floyd | You drop the small silver coin into the silver bowl. Nothing happens;
Floyd | no vision of the future appears, no secret mysteries of the universe
Floyd | are revealed. Disappointed, you remove it from the bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "wait, we have two keys?"
		Zach says, "One for the lab, one for the machine shop"
		DavidW says, "oh."
		DavidW says, "I guess the bowl is only gouda for cheeses."
		Zach says, "heh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good luck with the scrying bowl!" calls the old crone as you step
Floyd | out.
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back out of the dim and dusty shop into the brilliant
Floyd | sunshine of the market square.
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Square
Floyd | A bustle of people and activity fills this cobblestoned market square.
Floyd | The people of Vechlee hurry about their business, intent on their
Floyd | daily tasks with barely a glance to spare for a lowly wizard's
Floyd | apprentice, otherworldly or not.
Floyd |
Floyd | Many different shops and establishments line the edges of the square.
Floyd | To the north is a sturdy workmanlike building, falling into disrepair.
Floyd | Large letters over the entrance read Vechlee Townspeople Building
Floyd | Society. To the south is a sprawling commercial edifice, with a
Floyd | seemingly endless stream of wizards pushing their way through the
Floyd | doors. Gilt-edged lettering over the door reads Wizards Guild
Floyd | Savings & Loan.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest is a small shop, notable more for the lack of
Floyd | customers streaming into it than any other distinguishing
Floyd | characteristic. Small hand-lettered writing over the doorway reads
Floyd | Sorcery Supply. Southwest, the cobblestoned road heads out of
Floyd | the square and toward the western outskirts of Vechlee. Back to the
Floyd | northeast lies the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | An abandoned market stall sits here, weathered and worn, a yellowed
Floyd | piece of paper attached to its side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way through the throng of wizards and into the Wizards
Floyd | Guild Savings & Loan. Before you can take another step, a short and
Floyd | rather ugly guard grabs you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oi! Non-wizard banking hours are from eleven until three every second
Floyd | Wednesday." He pushes you back out into the street, wagging a finger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search stall" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH STALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The whole thing looks in imminent danger of collapsing, so it might be
Floyd | safer not to disturb it any further.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can head north into the Vechlee Townspeople Building Society,
Floyd | south into the Wizards Guild Savings & Loan or northwest into Sorcery
Floyd | Supply.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street also heads northeast to the town gate, or southwest to the
Floyd | outskirts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way out of the market square and head southwest through
Floyd | ever-thinning crowds to the outskirts of Vechlee.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd | The westernmost outskirts of Vechlee contrast sharply with the
Floyd | bustling and thriving town you glimpsed at the east gate. Here at the
Floyd | west gate, the foot traffic is nonexistent, and Vechlee seems quiet
Floyd | and peaceful, almost eerily so. The street is narrow and cobblestoned,
Floyd | and heads west out of the city. The market square is back to the
Floyd | northeast and south is the entrance to a large and impressive looking
Floyd | building.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bored-looking guard lounges beside the entrance to the Guild Hall.
Floyd | When he sees you, he straightens up with a sigh, trying vainly to look
Floyd | interested in his job.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard raises a hand as you approach. "Studen' mun ev wizzurds wiv
Floyd | 'em for ti cum intiv 'all ," he tells you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "bribe guard with cheese" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > BRIBE GUARD WITH CHEESE
Floyd |
Floyd | Using that verb will not appreciably help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask guard about cheese" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT CHEESE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah dean't knaw nowt aboot 'at," declares the guard stoutly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell guard about ninny" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL GUARD ABOUT NINNY
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard nods seriously. "Oh aye, ah ed an ideear 'at wur t' cayse."
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard sighs and shifts his stance slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "turn guard into newt"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head out the western gates of the town.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Vechlee
Floyd | The peace and quiet of a summer countryside surround you once again,
Floyd | here outside the walls of Vechlee. The cobblestones have vanished and
Floyd | the road has reverted to a plain dirt ribbon snaking its way west.
Floyd | Hilly mountainous country borders the road to the north and a small
Floyd | path wends that way, climbing up into the crags. East are the walls of
Floyd | Vechlee, their broad expanse interrupted by both the gate back into
Floyd | town as well as the end of a rusty metal pipe that sticks out of the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small wooden sign sits at the side of the road leading west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | The sign is mounted on a steel post driven into the grass at the side
Floyd | of the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | Blumph: 40 miles
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x pipe" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The sewer outflow pipe rises up into the wall surrounding Vechlee, and
Floyd | looks like it connects to the vast sewer system inside the city. It's
Floyd | about a foot in diameter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in pipe" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The narrow path twists and turns up the side of the mountain. It's not
Floyd | too hard of a climb, but it certainly gets the limbs moving and the
Floyd | heart pumping. Eventually, the path you are following narrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge
Floyd | The path narrows to a ledge here that curves around the side of the
Floyd | mountain. East is a towering wall of rock, west a nasty tumble off the
Floyd | cliffside. The narrow path heads south back down the mountain, and to
Floyd | the north, the ledge opens up into a wide plateau.
Floyd |
Floyd | A black bear blocks the trail north here, pawing at the carcase of
Floyd | some unfortunate animal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear rug" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the bearskin rug)
Floyd | You duck under the rug. The smell and heat are oppressive, but it's
Floyd | possible to peer through the mouth to see your way around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "roar" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You roar loudly, attempting to attract some attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bear doesn't seem too bothered by your roar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kiss bear" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS BEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The bear roars and swipes at you with a massive claw. You back away
Floyd | hurriedly, keeping your affections to yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think we can fool an actual bear this way."
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Using that verb will not appreciably help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "remove rug" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The stench of the rug wins in the end, and you duck back out from
Floyd | under it. Phew!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "But we could pretend to be this bear to someone else, I'd think."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bear" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The black bear has a long, straight muzzle, large teeth and short
Floyd | sharp claws. It looks very menacing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The black bear rears up on its hind legs and roars angrily. It doesn't
Floyd | want you interfering with its meal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | It's doubtful that you could scale the wall of rock, certainly not
Floyd | without mountaineering equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The narrow path twists and turns down the mountainside. It's much
Floyd | easier going back down than coming up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Vechlee
Floyd | The peace and quiet of a summer countryside surround you once again,
Floyd | here outside the walls of Vechlee. The cobblestones have vanished and
Floyd | the road has reverted to a plain dirt ribbon snaking its way west.
Floyd | Hilly mountainous country borders the road to the north and a small
Floyd | path wends that way, climbing up into the crags. East are the walls of
Floyd | Vechlee, their broad expanse interrupted by both the gate back into
Floyd | town as well as the end of a rusty metal pipe that sticks out of the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small wooden sign sits at the side of the road leading west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk back into the outskirts of Vechlee.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd | The westernmost outskirts of Vechlee contrast sharply with the
Floyd | bustling and thriving town you glimpsed at the east gate. Here at the
Floyd | west gate, the foot traffic is nonexistent, and Vechlee seems quiet
Floyd | and peaceful, almost eerily so. The street is narrow and cobblestoned,
Floyd | and heads west out of the city. The market square is back to the
Floyd | northeast and south is the entrance to a large and impressive looking
Floyd | building.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard looks at the helmet and nods approvingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear rug" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You duck under the rug. The smell and heat are oppressive, but it's
Floyd | possible to peer through the mouth to see your way around.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard's eyes narrow. "Ez-tha gotten et?" he asks, peering at the
Floyd | bearskin rug suspiciously.
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard glances up at you briefly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "roar" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You roar loudly, attempting to attract some attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thoo soonds weeantly vexed!" says the guard, shaking his head in
Floyd | sympathy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "remove rug" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The stench of the rug wins in the end, and you duck back out from
Floyd | under it. Phew!
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard stares at you in astonishment. "Stthrange queer things tha
Floyd | diz, fair eneeaf," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guard about guild" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT GUILD
Floyd |
Floyd | "That be guild 'all," says the guard nodding his head at the building
Floyd | behind him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guard about wizards" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT WIZARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah dean't knaw ower much aboot any wizzurds," declares the guard. "Ah
Floyd | yanly worrks for 'em."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guard about himself" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT HIMSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard nods at you. "Ah's varry weel suited ti meet tha. Ah's Ned.
Floyd | Ah worrk at dooerwaay." He pauses. "Thoo maay think them's a good 'un,
Floyd | but ah reckons nowt on 't. It deean't pay seea verry weel."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "He's Ned."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ned about crone" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NED ABOUT CRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah dean't knaw nowt aboot 'at," declares Ned stoutly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ned sighs and shifts his stance slightly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ned about ninny" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NED ABOUT NINNY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah dean't knaw ower much aboot any wizzurds," declares Ned. "Ah yanly
Floyd | worrks for 'em."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ned about william" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NED ABOUT WILLIAM
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah dean't knaw nowt aboot 'at," declares Ned stoutly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ned about eliza" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NED ABOUT ELIZA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah dean't knaw nowt aboot 'at," declares Ned stoutly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ned gazes dejectedly at the ground. "Ah thowt ah knaw a' aboot
Floyd | trainin' troops, but 'e reckons ah knaw nowt. If ah ed knawn haw ti
Floyd | drill 'em, ah mud ev deean betther."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask ned about troops" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NED ABOUT TROOPS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Aye, tha's gat good thowt there, ah's sairly slack aboot them troops.
Floyd | Ah aam for ti drill 'em, but ah deean't knaw haw." He sighs. "Ah mud
Floyd | be oot o' worrk if ah can't. Ah's gotten a weyfe an' bairns, an' ah's
Floyd | a right ti keep 'em. Mah worrk deean't pay seea varry weel, ah've bin
Floyd | sellin' th' graith, leyke. 'F ah yanly ed summat vallabull ti sell,
Floyd | we'd be awl suited. We's addlin' nowt reet noo. An' ah'll tell tha
Floyd | strait, if ah seed 10 plotkins awl a' yance, t'au'd missus an' ah an'
Floyd | t'bairns'd flit."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Translation?"
		pollux says, "'woe is me, I haven't enough cash'"
		DavidW says, "'if I only had something valuable to sell, we'd be all suited."
		DavidW says, "hm. We might've given him the 10 plotkin coin to get in, I suppose."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask ned about silver" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK NED ABOUT SILVER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah dean't knaw nowt aboot 'at," declares Ned stoutly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show coin to ned" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW COIN TO NED
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah's reet suited sumyan ez gat sum brass, any road," Ned
Floyd | tells you, sounding a bit despondent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give coin to ned" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE COIN TO NED
Floyd |
Floyd | Ned's eyes widen as he sees the shining silver coin. "Thoo wants ma ti
Floyd | ev 'at?" he asks in surprise. "Ah'll tell tha, ah doot we could find
Floyd | summat for ti ware 'at on." He glances around furtively, and then
Floyd | takes the offered coin.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah's off for ti tell th' weyfe an' bairns, an' visit th' market, but
Floyd | ah'll be back i' t' crackin' of a lop."
Floyd |
Floyd | He charges off, a happy man.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "um. Did we want to do that?"
		Zach says, "Now we can go in, I guess"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the arched doorway into the vaulted splendour of the
Floyd | guild hall foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Hall Foyer
Floyd | The opulent splendour of the guild hall foyer is almost overwhelming.
Floyd | Huge marble columns rise up to hold the vaulted ceiling in place, and
Floyd | the marble walls and floor seem to glow and shimmer with a queer
Floyd | internal light. At the western end of the room, an ornate marble
Floyd | staircase ascends to the first floor. A doorway leads south into a
Floyd | large kitchen, and a small closet lies east. The doorway to the north
Floyd | leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, wish I knew if it was the right thing to do."
		Zach says, "We did get a point"
		DavidW says, "yes, but this may be a puzzle box where there's multiple solutions to early puzzles, but only one way to solve all of them concurrently."
		DavidW says, "anyway, let's explore this guild."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the door and step into the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Closet
Floyd | Small and cramped, this tiny closet is barely large enough to turn
Floyd | around in. It is devoid of supplies of any kind, but is obviously used
Floyd | for maintenance purposes, rather than storage. The hall is back to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small copper pipe runs down the southern wall, entering the closet
Floyd | from the floor above and descending down to depths unknown.
Floyd |
Floyd | Near the bottom of the eastern wall, at floor level, is a rectangular
Floyd | grille-covered opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x opening" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X OPENING
Floyd |
Floyd | The rectangular shaped opening is covered with a metal grille. Beyond
Floyd | the grille, you can see a duct extending upwards. It's probably an air
Floyd | intake vent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open grille" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN GRILLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't pry the cover from the intake vent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "tap pipe" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAP PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Doing that to inanimate objects doesn't seem to do much.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "listen to pipe" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LISTEN TO PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You prick up your ears, but hear nothing out of the ordinary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the narrow confinement of the closet and into the
Floyd | echoing vastness of the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Hall Foyer
Floyd | The opulent splendour of the guild hall foyer is almost overwhelming.
Floyd | Huge marble columns rise up to hold the vaulted ceiling in place, and
Floyd | the marble walls and floor seem to glow and shimmer with a queer
Floyd | internal light. At the western end of the room, an ornate marble
Floyd | staircase ascends to the first floor. A doorway leads south into a
Floyd | large kitchen, and a small closet lies east. The doorway to the north
Floyd | leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says, "s" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south into the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Gleaming pots and pans line the walls of this expansive and rather
Floyd | barren kitchen. A well-scrubbed pine table occupies the middle of the
Floyd | room. The foyer lies back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Embedded in the southern wall of the kitchen is a dumb waiter attached
Floyd | to a system of ropes and pulleys. Resting on the dumb waiter is a
Floyd | silver tea tray. On the tray, you can see some cold chicken and a
Floyd | bottle of ginger beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Although the kitchen is deserted, someone has left a stick of
Floyd | margarine sitting on the table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | cold chicken: Taken.
Floyd | bottle of ginger beer: (putting the Emmental into the raspberry
Floyd | satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | stick of margarine: (putting the Stilton into the raspberry satchel to
Floyd | make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "What's we gotsss in our pocketsss? Everything."
		Zach says, "mwaha"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tabke" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABKE
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no tabke here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The pine table is smooth and level, crafted of soft white pine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x pots" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Miscellaneous pots and pans line the walls of the kitchen. They look
Floyd | in pristine condition, and you wonder if they have ever been used.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Dumbwaiter may be an elevator for us, but who knows yet."
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter dumbwaiter" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER DUMBWAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no dumbwaiter here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter dumb waiter" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER DUMB WAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, it wasn't designed to accomodate students. Dumb waiter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The only way out is north back to the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back into the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Hall Foyer
Floyd | The opulent splendour of the guild hall foyer is almost overwhelming.
Floyd | Huge marble columns rise up to hold the vaulted ceiling in place, and
Floyd | the marble walls and floor seem to glow and shimmer with a queer
Floyd | internal light. At the western end of the room, an ornate marble
Floyd | staircase ascends to the first floor. A doorway leads south into a
Floyd | large kitchen, and a small closet lies east. The doorway to the north
Floyd | leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You ascend the ornate marble staircase to the first floor, but just as
Floyd | you reach the top, a burly guard appears. "First floor is off-limits
Floyd | to apprentices," he booms in stentorian tones.
Floyd |
Floyd | He sends you marching back down the stairs, watching to make sure you
Floyd | go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, I wondered about that."
		DavidW says, "We probably need a shrinking elixir or a turn-into-monkey spell scroll."
		DavidW says, "Or send up the sandwich laced with sleeping potion."
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a stick of margarine
Floyd |   a bottle of ginger beer
Floyd |   some cold chicken
Floyd |   a bearskin rug
Floyd |   a silver bowl
Floyd |   a bottle of WizStrip
Floyd |   some Roquefort
Floyd |   some Cheshire
Floyd |   some Miranda
Floyd |   a magnesium flare (providing light)
Floyd |   a rusty helmet (perched on your head)
Floyd |   a raspberry satchel (being worn and open)
Floyd |     some Stilton
Floyd |     some Emmental
Floyd |     some Camembert
Floyd |     some Wensleydale
Floyd |     some Caerphilly
Floyd |     some Bel Paese
Floyd |     some Asiago
Floyd |     an empty watering can
Floyd |     a flask
Floyd |     a pair of black goggles
Floyd |     a hand drill
Floyd |     an old iron key
Floyd |     a chamberpot containing 3 pints of water
Floyd |     a silk purse (which is open but empty)
Floyd |     an exercise book
Floyd |     a stick of butter
Floyd |     a ceramic bowl
Floyd |       some crystalline ammonium sulphate
Floyd |     an earthenware dish
Floyd |       some copper sulphate crystals
Floyd |     a tube of wood hastener
Floyd |     a copy of Wizarding Weekly
Floyd |     a frilly lace pillow
Floyd |     a small steel key
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x margarine" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MARGARINE
Floyd |
Floyd | A bright yellow stick of margarine.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x chicken" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHICKEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The cold chicken has delicately spiced crispy skin, just the way you
Floyd | like it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ginger" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GINGER
Floyd |
Floyd | A bottle of ginger beer. It looks identical to the bottle of WizStrip,
Floyd | save for the lack of a warning label on the side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder if we can scry the margarine. I doubt it though."
		Zach says, "Or poison them"
		DavidW says, "Since it's not dairy"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take label" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LABEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You painstakingly pick at the label. It comes off in annoyingly
Floyd | discrete little chunks, but eventually the bottle is label-free.
Floyd | Unfortunately, the label doesn't survive the process.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Hall Foyer
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf44" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take label" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LABEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You painstakingly pick at the label. It comes off in annoyingly
Floyd | discrete little chunks, but eventually the bottle is label-free.
Floyd | Unfortunately, the label doesn't survive the process.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south into the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Gleaming pots and pans line the walls of this expansive and rather
Floyd | barren kitchen. A well-scrubbed pine table occupies the middle of the
Floyd | room. The foyer lies back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Embedded in the southern wall of the kitchen is a dumb waiter attached
Floyd | to a system of ropes and pulleys. Resting on the dumb waiter is a
Floyd | silver tea tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a stick of margarine
Floyd |   a bottle of ginger beer
Floyd |   some cold chicken
Floyd |   a bearskin rug
Floyd |   a silver bowl
Floyd |   a bottle of WizStrip
Floyd |   some Roquefort
Floyd |   some Cheshire
Floyd |   some Miranda
Floyd |   a magnesium flare (providing light)
Floyd |   a rusty helmet (perched on your head)
Floyd |   a raspberry satchel (being worn and open)
Floyd |     some Stilton
Floyd |     some Emmental
Floyd |     some Camembert
Floyd |     some Wensleydale
Floyd |     some Caerphilly
Floyd |     some Bel Paese
Floyd |     some Asiago
Floyd |     an empty watering can
Floyd |     a flask
Floyd |     a pair of black goggles
Floyd |     a hand drill
Floyd |     an old iron key
Floyd |     a chamberpot containing 3 pints of water
Floyd |     a silk purse (which is open but empty)
Floyd |     an exercise book
Floyd |     a stick of butter
Floyd |     a ceramic bowl
Floyd |       some crystalline ammonium sulphate
Floyd |     an earthenware dish
Floyd |       some copper sulphate crystals
Floyd |     a tube of wood hastener
Floyd |     a copy of Wizarding Weekly
Floyd |     a frilly lace pillow
Floyd |     a small steel key
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You might try to steam a label off."
		DavidW says, "But you'd have to restore first to try it."
		Zach asks, "Do we have anything to steam with?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "put chicken on tray" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CHICKEN ON TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the cold chicken on the silver tea tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "No, but we haven't been everywhere yet."
Zach says (to Floyd), "put wizstrip on tray" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WIZSTRIP ON TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the bottle of WizStrip on the silver tea tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull dumb waiter" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL DUMB WAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | You strain and tug, but can't do it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "raise waiter" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RAISE WAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not certain how to raise this dumb waiter. Perhaps it's only
Floyd | meant to be pulled up from above.

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull rope" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You strain and tug, but can't do it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "whistle" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHISTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Using that verb will not appreciably help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tug rope" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TUG ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You strain and tug, but can't do it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. There must be a signal for it."
		DavidW says, "like ringing a dinner bell, maybe."
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back into the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Hall Foyer
Floyd | The opulent splendour of the guild hall foyer is almost overwhelming.
Floyd | Huge marble columns rise up to hold the vaulted ceiling in place, and
Floyd | the marble walls and floor seem to glow and shimmer with a queer
Floyd | internal light. At the western end of the room, an ornate marble
Floyd | staircase ascends to the first floor. A doorway leads south into a
Floyd | large kitchen, and a small closet lies east. The doorway to the north
Floyd | leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "tell guard about dinner" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL GUARD ABOUT DINNER
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You ascend the ornate marble staircase once again. Just as you reach
Floyd | the top and think you're in the clear, two pairs of arms reach out,
Floyd | and grab you. The two guards now posted at the top of the stairs
Floyd | frogmarch you back down. "Don't you listen?" bellows the stentorian
Floyd | one. "Off-limits!"
Floyd |
Floyd | They march back up the stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There's no way to communicate directly with the stairs guard."
Zach says (to Floyd), "ring silver bowl" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RING SILVER BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | Using that verb will not appreciably help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put margarine in silver bowl" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT MARGARINE IN SILVER BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the stick of margarine into the silver bowl. Nothing happens;
Floyd | no vision of the future appears, no secret mysteries of the universe
Floyd | are revealed. Disappointed, you remove it from the bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put Wensleydale in silver" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WENSLEYDALE IN SILVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to be holding the Wensleydale before you can put it into
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take Wensleydale" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WENSLEYDALE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put Wensleydale in silver" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT WENSLEYDALE IN SILVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the Wensleydale into the silver bowl. As the cheese breaks
Floyd | down, the bowl begins to glow with an otherworldly light and you gaze
Floyd | into its glowing silvery depths.
Floyd |
Floyd | Slowly, a scene forms in the depths of the bowl. You bend closer and
Floyd | suddenly feel yourself being pulled into the bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | This small stone room seems to have only recently been converted into
Floyd | a cell. There is a short stone bench jutting out from the wall, with a
Floyd | familiar round hole roughly in the middle of it. The Guild seem to
Floyd | have temporarily given over their main toilet for incarcerating
Floyd | Ninario. However magical the Guild are, it doesn't extend to their
Floyd | bodily functions; the smell in here is definitely not what you would
Floyd | call magical.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario glances at the small opening to the toilet distastefully.
Floyd | "After you, I'm sure, my dear student. Mm-yes."
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, abruptly, the vision fades, and you are back where you
Floyd | started.
Floyd |
Floyd | The last of the Wensleydale vanishes from the bowl with a curious
Floyd | sucking sound and the bowl goes dim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Hmm, maybe we have to use all the cheese?"
		Zach asks, "Where have we not been yet?"
		DavidW says, "west of outskirts, at least."
inky arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		DavidW says, "I'm worried about using all the cheeses, but it's hard to see what else to do with them yet."
		DavidW says, "Maybe we can re-find Ned somewhere and ask him more questions."
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step from the vast echoing foyer of the Guild Hall into the
Floyd | street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd | The westernmost outskirts of Vechlee contrast sharply with the
Floyd | bustling and thriving town you glimpsed at the east gate. Here at the
Floyd | west gate, the foot traffic is nonexistent, and Vechlee seems quiet
Floyd | and peaceful, almost eerily so. The street is narrow and cobblestoned,
Floyd | and heads west out of the city. The market square is back to the
Floyd | northeast and south is the entrance to a large and impressive looking
Floyd | building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'd restore back to before destroying the label, at some point."
Zach says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf44" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a stick of margarine
Floyd |   a bottle of ginger beer
Floyd |   some cold chicken
Floyd |   a bearskin rug
Floyd |   a silver bowl
Floyd |   a bottle of WizStrip
Floyd |   some Roquefort
Floyd |   some Cheshire
Floyd |   some Miranda
Floyd |   a magnesium flare (providing light)
Floyd |   a rusty helmet (perched on your head)
Floyd |   a raspberry satchel (being worn and open)
Floyd |     some Stilton
Floyd |     some Emmental
Floyd |     some Camembert
Floyd |     some Wensleydale
Floyd |     some Caerphilly
Floyd |     some Bel Paese
Floyd |     some Asiago
Floyd |     an empty watering can
Floyd |     a flask
Floyd |     a pair of black goggles
Floyd |     a hand drill
Floyd |     an old iron key
Floyd |     a chamberpot containing 3 pints of water
Floyd |     a silk purse (which is open but empty)
Floyd |     an exercise book
Floyd |     a stick of butter
Floyd |     a ceramic bowl
Floyd |       some crystalline ammonium sulphate
Floyd |     an earthenware dish
Floyd |       some copper sulphate crystals
Floyd |     a tube of wood hastener
Floyd |     a copy of Wizarding Weekly
Floyd |     a frilly lace pillow
Floyd |     a small steel key
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step from the vast echoing foyer of the Guild Hall into the
Floyd | street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd | The westernmost outskirts of Vechlee contrast sharply with the
Floyd | bustling and thriving town you glimpsed at the east gate. Here at the
Floyd | west gate, the foot traffic is nonexistent, and Vechlee seems quiet
Floyd | and peaceful, almost eerily so. The street is narrow and cobblestoned,
Floyd | and heads west out of the city. The market square is back to the
Floyd | northeast and south is the entrance to a large and impressive looking
Floyd | building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You return to the crowded bustle of the market square.
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Square
Floyd | A bustle of people and activity fills this cobblestoned market square.
Floyd | The people of Vechlee hurry about their business, intent on their
Floyd | daily tasks with barely a glance to spare for a lowly wizard's
Floyd | apprentice, otherworldly or not.
Floyd |
Floyd | Many different shops and establishments line the edges of the square.
Floyd | To the north is a sturdy workmanlike building, falling into disrepair.
Floyd | Large letters over the entrance read Vechlee Townspeople Building
Floyd | Society. To the south is a sprawling commercial edifice, with a
Floyd | seemingly endless stream of wizards pushing their way through the
Floyd | doors. Gilt-edged lettering over the door reads Wizards Guild
Floyd | Savings & Loan.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest is a small shop, notable more for the lack of
Floyd | customers streaming into it than any other distinguishing
Floyd | characteristic. Small hand-lettered writing over the doorway reads
Floyd | Sorcery Supply. Southwest, the cobblestoned road heads out of
Floyd | the square and toward the western outskirts of Vechlee. Back to the
Floyd | northeast lies the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | An abandoned market stall sits here, weathered and worn, a yellowed
Floyd | piece of paper attached to its side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way out of the market square and head southwest through
Floyd | ever-thinning crowds to the outskirts of Vechlee.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd | The westernmost outskirts of Vechlee contrast sharply with the
Floyd | bustling and thriving town you glimpsed at the east gate. Here at the
Floyd | west gate, the foot traffic is nonexistent, and Vechlee seems quiet
Floyd | and peaceful, almost eerily so. The street is narrow and cobblestoned,
Floyd | and heads west out of the city. The market square is back to the
Floyd | northeast and south is the entrance to a large and impressive looking
Floyd | building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head out the western gates of the town.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Vechlee
Floyd | The peace and quiet of a summer countryside surround you once again,
Floyd | here outside the walls of Vechlee. The cobblestones have vanished and
Floyd | the road has reverted to a plain dirt ribbon snaking its way west.
Floyd | Hilly mountainous country borders the road to the north and a small
Floyd | path wends that way, climbing up into the crags. East are the walls of
Floyd | Vechlee, their broad expanse interrupted by both the gate back into
Floyd | town as well as the end of a rusty metal pipe that sticks out of the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small wooden sign sits at the side of the road leading west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The narrow path twists and turns up the side of the mountain. It's not
Floyd | too hard of a climb, but it certainly gets the limbs moving and the
Floyd | heart pumping. Eventually, the path you are following narrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge
Floyd | The path narrows to a ledge here that curves around the side of the
Floyd | mountain. East is a towering wall of rock, west a nasty tumble off the
Floyd | cliffside. The narrow path heads south back down the mountain, and to
Floyd | the north, the ledge opens up into a wide plateau.
Floyd |
Floyd | A black bear blocks the trail north here, pawing at the carcase of
Floyd | some unfortunate animal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I was thinking west of the Outside Vechlee"
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw chicken to bear" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW CHICKEN TO BEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to throw the cold chicken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give chicken to bear" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE CHICKEN TO BEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The bear sniffs briefly at the cold chicken but doesn't show any other
Floyd | interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The narrow path twists and turns down the mountainside. It's much
Floyd | easier going back down than coming up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Vechlee
Floyd | The peace and quiet of a summer countryside surround you once again,
Floyd | here outside the walls of Vechlee. The cobblestones have vanished and
Floyd | the road has reverted to a plain dirt ribbon snaking its way west.
Floyd | Hilly mountainous country borders the road to the north and a small
Floyd | path wends that way, climbing up into the crags. East are the walls of
Floyd | Vechlee, their broad expanse interrupted by both the gate back into
Floyd | town as well as the end of a rusty metal pipe that sticks out of the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small wooden sign sits at the side of the road leading west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance at the sign, which reads Blumph: 40 miles, and
Floyd | reconsider. You'll need a faster means of transportation than your
Floyd | feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm-yes"
		Zach says, "Maybe this is the same pipe from the Wizard Guild"
		DavidW asks, "Can we go north of North Vechlee, or is it just the two woodshops there?"
		DavidW says, "I thought the pipes were completely different."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x pipe" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The sewer outflow pipe rises up into the wall surrounding Vechlee, and
Floyd | looks like it connects to the vast sewer system inside the city. It's
Floyd | about a foot in diameter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yeah, you're right"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk back into the outskirts of Vechlee.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd | The westernmost outskirts of Vechlee contrast sharply with the
Floyd | bustling and thriving town you glimpsed at the east gate. Here at the
Floyd | west gate, the foot traffic is nonexistent, and Vechlee seems quiet
Floyd | and peaceful, almost eerily so. The street is narrow and cobblestoned,
Floyd | and heads west out of the city. The market square is back to the
Floyd | northeast and south is the entrance to a large and impressive looking
Floyd | building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You return to the crowded bustle of the market square.
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Square
Floyd | A bustle of people and activity fills this cobblestoned market square.
Floyd | The people of Vechlee hurry about their business, intent on their
Floyd | daily tasks with barely a glance to spare for a lowly wizard's
Floyd | apprentice, otherworldly or not.
Floyd |
Floyd | Many different shops and establishments line the edges of the square.
Floyd | To the north is a sturdy workmanlike building, falling into disrepair.
Floyd | Large letters over the entrance read Vechlee Townspeople Building
Floyd | Society. To the south is a sprawling commercial edifice, with a
Floyd | seemingly endless stream of wizards pushing their way through the
Floyd | doors. Gilt-edged lettering over the door reads Wizards Guild
Floyd | Savings & Loan.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest is a small shop, notable more for the lack of
Floyd | customers streaming into it than any other distinguishing
Floyd | characteristic. Small hand-lettered writing over the doorway reads
Floyd | Sorcery Supply. Southwest, the cobblestoned road heads out of
Floyd | the square and toward the western outskirts of Vechlee. Back to the
Floyd | northeast lies the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | An abandoned market stall sits here, weathered and worn, a yellowed
Floyd | piece of paper attached to its side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We could try using more cheeses in the hopes that one of the visions will give us a magic word or a secret location to search."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push stall" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH STALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The whole thing looks in imminent danger of collapsing, so it might be
Floyd | safer not to disturb it any further.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under stall" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER STALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The whole thing looks in imminent danger of collapsing, so it might be
Floyd | safer not to disturb it any further.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break stall" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK STALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The whole thing looks in imminent danger of collapsing, so it might be
Floyd | safer not to disturb it any further.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb stall" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB STALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The whole thing looks in imminent danger of collapsing, so it might be
Floyd | safer not to disturb it any further.
Floyd |
Floyd | The buzz of many voices and conversations swells in the crowd around
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crowd" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CROWD
Floyd |
Floyd | The townsfolk of Vechlee all look extremely busy, hurrying about their
Floyd | business. There's certainly a wide cross-section of society
Floyd | represented.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flare" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLARE
Floyd |
Floyd | The magnesium cylinder has been twisted and glows intensely, providing
Floyd | illumination. It glows so brightly that looking directly at it is
Floyd | difficult.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "steam" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > STEAM
Floyd |
Floyd | Using that verb will not appreciably help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Steam is a verb, I see."
Zach says (to Floyd), "put Caerphilly in bowl" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CAERPHILLY IN BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the silver bowl)
Floyd | You need to be holding the Caerphilly before you can put it into
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take Caerphilly" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAERPHILLY
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the Miranda into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put Caerphilly in bowl" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CAERPHILLY IN BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the silver bowl)
Floyd | You drop the Caerphilly into the silver bowl. As the cheese breaks
Floyd | down, the bowl begins to glow with an otherworldly light and you gaze
Floyd | into its glowing silvery depths.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everything goes fuzzy and indistinct. Annoyingly, it seems to stay
Floyd | that way. You can see things happening in the bowl, a scene of the
Floyd | future being played out, but you can make out nothing of the details,
Floyd | no matter how hard you look. Eventually, the last of the Caerphilly
Floyd | vanishes from the bowl with a curious sucking sound and the bowl goes
Floyd | dim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Square
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		McMartin says, "Well, I mean, it *is* a verb"
		DavidW asks, "Did Ninny's kitchen have a kettle?"
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach has connected. 		
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach has connected. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Square
Floyd | A bustle of people and activity fills this cobblestoned market square.
Floyd | The people of Vechlee hurry about their business, intent on their
Floyd | daily tasks with barely a glance to spare for a lowly wizard's
Floyd | apprentice, otherworldly or not.
Floyd |
Floyd | Many different shops and establishments line the edges of the square.
Floyd | To the north is a sturdy workmanlike building, falling into disrepair.
Floyd | Large letters over the entrance read Vechlee Townspeople Building
Floyd | Society. To the south is a sprawling commercial edifice, with a
Floyd | seemingly endless stream of wizards pushing their way through the
Floyd | doors. Gilt-edged lettering over the door reads Wizards Guild
Floyd | Savings & Loan.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest is a small shop, notable more for the lack of
Floyd | customers streaming into it than any other distinguishing
Floyd | characteristic. Small hand-lettered writing over the doorway reads
Floyd | Sorcery Supply. Southwest, the cobblestoned road heads out of
Floyd | the square and toward the western outskirts of Vechlee. Back to the
Floyd | northeast lies the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | An abandoned market stall sits here, weathered and worn, a yellowed
Floyd | piece of paper attached to its side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some Caerphilly
Floyd |   a stick of margarine
Floyd |   a bottle of ginger beer
Floyd |   some cold chicken
Floyd |   a bearskin rug
Floyd |   a silver bowl
Floyd |   a bottle of WizStrip
Floyd |   some Roquefort
Floyd |   some Cheshire
Floyd |   a magnesium flare (providing light)
Floyd |   a rusty helmet (perched on your head)
Floyd |   a raspberry satchel (being worn and open)
Floyd |     some Miranda
Floyd |     some Stilton
Floyd |     some Emmental
Floyd |     some Camembert
Floyd |     some Wensleydale
Floyd |     some Bel Paese
Floyd |     some Asiago
Floyd |     an empty watering can
Floyd |     a flask
Floyd |     a pair of black goggles
Floyd |     a hand drill
Floyd |     an old iron key
Floyd |     a chamberpot containing 3 pints of water
Floyd |     a silk purse (which is open but empty)
Floyd |     an exercise book
Floyd |     a stick of butter
Floyd |     a ceramic bowl
Floyd |       some crystalline ammonium sulphate
Floyd |     an earthenware dish
Floyd |       some copper sulphate crystals
Floyd |     a tube of wood hastener
Floyd |     a copy of Wizarding Weekly
Floyd |     a frilly lace pillow
Floyd |     a small steel key
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take asiago" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ASIAGO
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the Cheshire into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put asiago in silver" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ASIAGO IN SILVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the Asiago into the silver bowl. As the cheese breaks down,
Floyd | the bowl begins to glow with an otherworldly light and you gaze into
Floyd | its glowing silvery depths.
Floyd |
Floyd | Slowly, a scene forms in the depths of the bowl. You bend closer and
Floyd | suddenly feel yourself being pulled into the bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Mountaintop
Floyd | Sunlight beats down warmly from high overhead this bald and barren
Floyd | mountaintop. It's extremely hot, and the trees and grass have faded
Floyd | away, leaving a bare smooth expanse of rock. The wind is stronger
Floyd | here, and whips your robe against your legs. West, the mountain trail
Floyd | winds back down toward the plateau.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small shoddily built lean-to sits here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Why was I made to suffer so?" wails the hermit suddenly. "I came up
Floyd | here with every good intention of getting away from society and having
Floyd | time to contemplate, but all I can think about is the burning pain in
Floyd | my eyes. If only I could find a way to shield my eyes from all this
Floyd | sunlight!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, abruptly, the vision fades, and you are back where you
Floyd | started.
Floyd |
Floyd | The last of the Asiago vanishes from the bowl with a curious sucking
Floyd | sound and the bowl goes dim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, the black goggles would help the hermit."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take cheeses" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CHEESES
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the Caerphilly, the Roquefort, the Cheshire, the
Floyd | Miranda, the Stilton, the Emmental, the Camembert, the Wensleydale or
Floyd | the Bel Paese?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take Camembert" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CAMEMBERT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put Camembert in silver" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT CAMEMBERT IN SILVER
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the Camembert into the silver bowl. As the cheese breaks
Floyd | down, the bowl begins to glow with an otherworldly light and you gaze
Floyd | into its glowing silvery depths.
Floyd |
Floyd | Slowly, a scene forms in the depths of the bowl. You bend closer and
Floyd | suddenly feel yourself being pulled into the bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd | The westernmost outskirts of Vechlee contrast sharply with the
Floyd | bustling and thriving town you glimpsed at the east gate. Here at the
Floyd | west gate, the foot traffic is nonexistent, and Vechlee seems quiet
Floyd | and peaceful, almost eerily so. The street is narrow and cobblestoned,
Floyd | and heads west out of the city. The market square is back to the
Floyd | northeast and south is the entrance to a large and impressive looking
Floyd | building.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Aye," says Ned excitedly as you offer him the hand drill. "Ah could
Floyd | sell tha' for a reet bit o' brass and the weyfe an' bairns an' ma
Floyd | could git summat t' eat, leyke." He rubs his broad chin pensively.
Floyd | "'Course, on t'other hond, if ah gave 'at ti ploomber's union, they
Floyd | mud let ma in." He reaches towards the drill, and then stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Diz-ta reely want ti gi' ma that?" he asks doubtfully. "Ah's nivver
Floyd | deean nowt for tha."
Floyd |
Floyd | When you offer the drill again, he accepts it eagerly. "Weel, that's
Floyd | reet good o' tha. Ah'll tell tha, if there's owt ah can effther deea
Floyd | for tha, ah's thah chap. Ah'll nut forget tha."
Floyd |
Floyd | He shakes your hand firmly and wholeheartedly and then charges off, a
Floyd | happy man.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, abruptly, the vision fades, and you are back where you
Floyd | started.
Floyd |
Floyd | The last of the Camembert vanishes from the bowl with a curious
Floyd | sucking sound and the bowl goes dim.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd disperses briefly, like waves breaking on shore, but then
Floyd | begins its slow surf-like buildup once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "gee, that's what we shoulda done with Ned, then."
Zach says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf37" 		

Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garderobe
Floyd | The peak of ancient plumbing technology, the garderobe is a fairly
Floyd | simple affair: a short stone bench jutting out from the wall with the
Floyd | usual-sized hole roughly in the middle of it, and a rack for reading
Floyd | material attached to the wall. The only odd thing is the lack of any
Floyd | toilet paper. Perhaps it's all accomplished magically. A small narrow
Floyd | window on the northern wall admits some light into this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf44" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "restore 43" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE 43
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to restore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "43" 		

Floyd | %% Critical error.
Floyd | %% Message: stream_open_file: unable to open file.
Floyd | > RESTORERestore failed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "42" 		

Floyd | %% Critical error.
Floyd | %% Message: stream_open_file: unable to open file.
Floyd | > RESTORERestore failed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "cf43 is just before we bought the silver bowl."
		DavidW says, "You're forgetting to use cf in front of the numbers."
		Zach says, "Ah, right"
		Zach says, "I thought we saved before giving the coin, but it looks like not"
		DavidW says, "no, we probably need to go back to cf43."
Zach says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf43" 		

Floyd | > RESTOREOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorcery Supply
Floyd | Eerie ghostly light flows dimly into this shop from unseen sources,
Floyd | bathing everything in an almost mystical glow. The smell of incense
Floyd | and various magical chemicals and powders lend the shop a heady aroma
Floyd | that makes your head spin. The room is steeped in a palpable air of
Floyd | magic. Southeast is the doorway back to the market square, whose
Floyd | bright sunshine and loud noises seem a distant memory.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old crone sits and rocks slowly back and forth on her chair.
Floyd |
Floyd | A glass trophy case filled with expensive merchandise catches your
Floyd | eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting prominently displayed on a wooden stand is a silver bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm wondering if we really need the silver bowl at all? We get points for using it, but so far, its hints are things that we might've done without it."
		Zach says, "Yeah, good just be the hint system"
		Zach says, "s/good/could"
		Zach says, "Want to drive? My fingers are tired."
		DavidW asks, "ok. Do we buy the bowl or not this time?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Come again, young apprentice!" calls the shopkeeper as you leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back out of the dim and dusty shop into the brilliant
Floyd | sunshine of the market square.
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Square
Floyd | A bustle of people and activity fills this cobblestoned market square.
Floyd | The people of Vechlee hurry about their business, intent on their
Floyd | daily tasks with barely a glance to spare for a lowly wizard's
Floyd | apprentice, otherworldly or not.
Floyd |
Floyd | Many different shops and establishments line the edges of the square.
Floyd | To the north is a sturdy workmanlike building, falling into disrepair.
Floyd | Large letters over the entrance read Vechlee Townspeople Building
Floyd | Society. To the south is a sprawling commercial edifice, with a
Floyd | seemingly endless stream of wizards pushing their way through the
Floyd | doors. Gilt-edged lettering over the door reads Wizards Guild
Floyd | Savings & Loan.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest is a small shop, notable more for the lack of
Floyd | customers streaming into it than any other distinguishing
Floyd | characteristic. Small hand-lettered writing over the doorway reads
Floyd | Sorcery Supply. Southwest, the cobblestoned road heads out of
Floyd | the square and toward the western outskirts of Vechlee. Back to the
Floyd | northeast lies the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | An abandoned market stall sits here, weathered and worn, a yellowed
Floyd | piece of paper attached to its side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way out of the market square and head southwest through
Floyd | ever-thinning crowds to the outskirts of Vechlee.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd | The westernmost outskirts of Vechlee contrast sharply with the
Floyd | bustling and thriving town you glimpsed at the east gate. Here at the
Floyd | west gate, the foot traffic is nonexistent, and Vechlee seems quiet
Floyd | and peaceful, almost eerily so. The street is narrow and cobblestoned,
Floyd | and heads west out of the city. The market square is back to the
Floyd | northeast and south is the entrance to a large and impressive looking
Floyd | building.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bored-looking guard lounges beside the entrance to the Guild Hall.
Floyd | When he sees you, he straightens up with a sigh, trying vainly to look
Floyd | interested in his job.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guard about himself" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT HIMSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | The guard nods at you. "Ah's varry weel suited ti meet tha. Ah's Ned.
Floyd | Ah worrk at dooerwaay." He pauses. "Thoo maay think them's a good 'un,
Floyd | but ah reckons nowt on 't. It deean't pay seea verry weel."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give drill to ned" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE DRILL TO NED
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the hand drill)
Floyd | (putting the Camembert into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | "Aye," says Ned excitedly as you offer him the hand drill. "Ah could
Floyd | sell tha' for a reet bit o' brass and the weyfe an' bairns an' ah
Floyd | could git summat t' eat, leyke." He rubs his broad chin pensively.
Floyd | "'Course, on t'other 'and, if ah gave 'at ti ploomber's union, they
Floyd | mud let ma in." He reaches towards the drill, and then stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Diz-ta reely want ti gi' ma that?" he asks doubtfully. "Ah's nivver
Floyd | deean nowt for tha."
Floyd |
Floyd | When you offer the drill again, he accepts it eagerly. "Weel, that's
Floyd | reet good o' tha. Ah'll tell tha, if there's owt ah can effther deea
Floyd | for tha, ah's thah chap. Ah'll nut forget tha."
Floyd |
Floyd | He shakes your hand firmly and wholeheartedly and then charges off, a
Floyd | happy man.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by four points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "We can if we get stuck"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the arched doorway into the vaulted splendour of the
Floyd | guild hall foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Hall Foyer
Floyd | The opulent splendour of the guild hall foyer is almost overwhelming.
Floyd | Huge marble columns rise up to hold the vaulted ceiling in place, and
Floyd | the marble walls and floor seem to glow and shimmer with a queer
Floyd | internal light. At the western end of the room, an ornate marble
Floyd | staircase ascends to the first floor. A doorway leads south into a
Floyd | large kitchen, and a small closet lies east. The doorway to the north
Floyd | leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south into the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Gleaming pots and pans line the walls of this expansive and rather
Floyd | barren kitchen. A well-scrubbed pine table occupies the middle of the
Floyd | room. The foyer lies back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Embedded in the southern wall of the kitchen is a dumb waiter attached
Floyd | to a system of ropes and pulleys. Resting on the dumb waiter is a
Floyd | silver tea tray. On the tray, you can see some cold chicken and a
Floyd | bottle of ginger beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Although the kitchen is deserted, someone has left a stick of
Floyd | margarine sitting on the table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tray and stick" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TRAY AND STICK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the stick of margarine or the creamy yellow stick
Floyd | of butter?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "We have butter?"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tray and margarine" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TRAY AND MARGARINE
Floyd |
Floyd | silver tea tray: Taken.
Floyd | stick of margarine: (putting the Gouda into the raspberry satchel to
Floyd | make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tray" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | A silver tea tray, delicately filigreed with pastoral scenes. The tray
Floyd | contains some cold chicken and a bottle of ginger beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x waiter" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | The dumb waiter sits in a square stone shaft embedded in the southern
Floyd | wall of the kitchen. It is currently open, but empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close waiter" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOSE WAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | As you close the door to the dumb waiter, a bell rings somewhere
Floyd | above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah. That's how it works."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open waiter" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN WAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | The bell rings again, this time with a much lower tone, as you open
Floyd | the door, revealing the dumb waiter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach smacks head
		DavidW says, "We still need to steam the label"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back into the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Hall Foyer
Floyd | The opulent splendour of the guild hall foyer is almost overwhelming.
Floyd | Huge marble columns rise up to hold the vaulted ceiling in place, and
Floyd | the marble walls and floor seem to glow and shimmer with a queer
Floyd | internal light. At the western end of the room, an ornate marble
Floyd | staircase ascends to the first floor. A doorway leads south into a
Floyd | large kitchen, and a small closet lies east. The doorway to the north
Floyd | leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step from the vast echoing foyer of the Guild Hall into the
Floyd | street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd | The westernmost outskirts of Vechlee contrast sharply with the
Floyd | bustling and thriving town you glimpsed at the east gate. Here at the
Floyd | west gate, the foot traffic is nonexistent, and Vechlee seems quiet
Floyd | and peaceful, almost eerily so. The street is narrow and cobblestoned,
Floyd | and heads west out of the city. The market square is back to the
Floyd | northeast and south is the entrance to a large and impressive looking
Floyd | building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The market square lies back to the northeast, south is the entrance to
Floyd | a large building, and west the road heads out of town.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You return to the crowded bustle of the market square.
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Square
Floyd | A bustle of people and activity fills this cobblestoned market square.
Floyd | The people of Vechlee hurry about their business, intent on their
Floyd | daily tasks with barely a glance to spare for a lowly wizard's
Floyd | apprentice, otherworldly or not.
Floyd |
Floyd | Many different shops and establishments line the edges of the square.
Floyd | To the north is a sturdy workmanlike building, falling into disrepair.
Floyd | Large letters over the entrance read Vechlee Townspeople Building
Floyd | Society. To the south is a sprawling commercial edifice, with a
Floyd | seemingly endless stream of wizards pushing their way through the
Floyd | doors. Gilt-edged lettering over the door reads Wizards Guild
Floyd | Savings & Loan.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest is a small shop, notable more for the lack of
Floyd | customers streaming into it than any other distinguishing
Floyd | characteristic. Small hand-lettered writing over the doorway reads
Floyd | Sorcery Supply. Southwest, the cobblestoned road heads out of
Floyd | the square and toward the western outskirts of Vechlee. Back to the
Floyd | northeast lies the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | An abandoned market stall sits here, weathered and worn, a yellowed
Floyd | piece of paper attached to its side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can head north into the Vechlee Townspeople Building Society,
Floyd | south into the Wizards Guild Savings & Loan or northwest into Sorcery
Floyd | Supply.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street also heads northeast to the town gate, or southwest to the
Floyd | outskirts.
Floyd |
Floyd | The buzz of many voices and conversations swells in the crowd around
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way through the throng of wizards and into the Wizards
Floyd | Guild Savings & Loan. Before you can take another step, a short and
Floyd | rather ugly guard grabs you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oi! Non-wizard banking hours are from eleven until three every second
Floyd | Wednesday." He pushes you back out into the street, wagging a finger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask guard about bank" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK GUARD ABOUT BANK
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask crowd about bank" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CROWD ABOUT BANK
Floyd |
Floyd | You ask a few of the passersby, and finally a frazzled woman stops and
Floyd | tells you, "The building society? Aye, it was a bad business, that.
Floyd | They were offering better loan rates than the Wizards Guild Bank for a
Floyd | bit, but it seems a lot of wizards signed up for loans and then
Floyd | defaulted on payment all at once." She shakes her head. "Then the
Floyd | Wizards Guild Bank bought them up, and closed shop. Now if you want to
Floyd | bank, it has to be there." She suddenly seems to notice your
Floyd | apprentice robes. "But there's nothing wrong with banking there, of
Floyd | course," she adds quickly. She looks around furtively and then
Floyd | scurries away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Seems like the guild needs a smackdown."
		Zach says, "Good idea asking the crowd"
		Zach says, "Yeah, the Guild are jerks"
		DavidW says, "This game seems to have excellent NPC topic repetoires."
		DavidW says, "I'm worried we've missed an exit or location somewhere."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wood" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | A short red tube. Small printing on the side reads All-Purpose
Floyd | Wood Hastener. The tube seems to contain a reddish paste.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So, we could buy wood with our coin, I suppose, then 'hasten' it, whatever that means."
		Zach says, "Ah, I forgot about that"
		Zach says, "Yeah, let's see what it costs"
		DavidW says, "ok"
		Zach says, "I assumed hasten = grow"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push through the throngs of people in the square and into the
Floyd | empty silence of the Vechlee Townspeople Building Society.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vechlee Townspeople Building Society
Floyd | It seems this building society's fortunes have fallen rather sharply
Floyd | of late. Every scrap of furniture, all the dividing walls, counters
Floyd | and so on one would expect to see in a bank have all been ripped up,
Floyd | leaving a hollow empty shell. A forlorn sign on the wall tells
Floyd | customers about the competitive loan rates and exciting investment
Floyd | opportunities.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm really not sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back into the bustle of the market square.
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Square
Floyd | A bustle of people and activity fills this cobblestoned market square.
Floyd | The people of Vechlee hurry about their business, intent on their
Floyd | daily tasks with barely a glance to spare for a lowly wizard's
Floyd | apprentice, otherworldly or not.
Floyd |
Floyd | Many different shops and establishments line the edges of the square.
Floyd | To the north is a sturdy workmanlike building, falling into disrepair.
Floyd | Large letters over the entrance read Vechlee Townspeople Building
Floyd | Society. To the south is a sprawling commercial edifice, with a
Floyd | seemingly endless stream of wizards pushing their way through the
Floyd | doors. Gilt-edged lettering over the door reads Wizards Guild
Floyd | Savings & Loan.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest is a small shop, notable more for the lack of
Floyd | customers streaming into it than any other distinguishing
Floyd | characteristic. Small hand-lettered writing over the doorway reads
Floyd | Sorcery Supply. Southwest, the cobblestoned road heads out of
Floyd | the square and toward the western outskirts of Vechlee. Back to the
Floyd | northeast lies the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | An abandoned market stall sits here, weathered and worn, a yellowed
Floyd | piece of paper attached to its side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push northeast through the crowd back toward the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vechlee Gate
Floyd | Vechlee seems a bustling and thriving town. The foot traffic is
Floyd | impressive here just inside the town gate. The street is not terribly
Floyd | wide, but does boast the impressive upgrade of cobblestones.
Floyd | Southwest, the avenue continues and widens out into a large square.
Floyd | North, the road heads into the more professional quarter of North
Floyd | Vechlee. To the northeast is the town gate, leading back to the dusty
Floyd | road to Ninario's caer.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small shop lies to the south, a wooden sign wedged into the
Floyd | cobblestones in front of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way up the street into North Vechlee, the crowd
Floyd | lessening as you leave the gate area.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Vechlee
Floyd | The sprawling professional district of North Vechlee is home to many
Floyd | artists, craftspeople, tradesfolk and their families. Their shops and
Floyd | houses fill the small cluttered streets.
Floyd |
Floyd | An oddly silent shop lies to the west. It seems to have fallen upon
Floyd | hard economic times and is utterly abandoned, lacking even the dignity
Floyd | of boards over the windows. A sign over the door reads William's
Floyd | Woodcraft.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east side of the street is a prosperous and thriving business.
Floyd | Gold lettering over the entranceway reads Wizardry Wooding.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street leads back south to the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | A notice is attached to the door of the abandoned shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the antiseptic cleanliness of Wizardry Wooding.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizardry Wooding
Floyd | Stark plain utilitarianism seems to be the order of the day in this
Floyd | shop. The room is large and bare, save for a counter on the east side,
Floyd | just in front of a curtained doorway. The street lies out the doorway
Floyd | to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopkeeper's eyes flick up to the helmet and her eyebrows rise
Floyd | slightly. "Expecting some danger are you, luv?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about hickory" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SHOPKEEPER ABOUT HICKORY
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopkeeper sighs and pulls herself off the counter. "Now, now,
Floyd | luv, you really must listen this time. It fair tires me out repeating
Floyd | this list."
Floyd |
Floyd | She takes a deep breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We've got alder, ash, aspen, balsa, bamboo, basswood, birch,
Floyd | butternut, cedar, dark cedar, white cedar, red cedar, cherry,
Floyd | chestnut, cottonwood, cypress, ebony, elm, soft elm, rock elm, fir,
Floyd | hawthorn, hemlock, hickory, holly..." She trails off.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Half a mo, and let me catch my breath, luv." She pauses and fills her
Floyd | lungs again.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We've also got larch, maple, hard maple, soft maple, mahogany, red
Floyd | mahogany, black mahogany, myrtle, pecan, persimmon, pine, red pine,
Floyd | white pine, dried pine, knotty pine, dried knotty pine, spruce,
Floyd | redwood, rosewood, rowan, sycamore, teak, willow and black willow."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now then luv," smiles the shopkeeper. "Which would you like?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopkeeper picks up a piece of paper from the countertop and
Floyd | sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf45" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "buy hickory" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY HICKORY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Of course, luv," says the shopkeeper. She springs into action and
Floyd | notes down your order meticulously. "Now let me just check..." She
Floyd | vanishes into the back room for a few seconds, where you hear her
Floyd | rummaging about. She soon returns.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We don't have any in stock at the moment, but I've put you down on
Floyd | the list," she says, her blue-tinged hair bobbing as she nods her
Floyd | head.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Although," she adds, frowning, "as you're not a wizard, I'm afraid
Floyd | you go near the bottom of the list, just above our regular non-wizard
Floyd | customers, luv. Still, it doesn't take long; your wood should be here
Floyd | in about four weeks."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizardry Wooding
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "hm, shame Ninny didn't leave a spare wizard robe lying around."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about cost" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SHOPKEEPER ABOUT COST
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ooh, I wouldn't worry about that at all if I were you, luv," smiles
Floyd | the shopkeeper. "Best not to, really."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about hastener" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SHOPKEEPER ABOUT HASTENER
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wood hastener!" says the shopkeeper. "Very nice, luv. Just the thing
Floyd | for speeding up the growth of young trees or making green lumber
Floyd | expand ever so slightly. We usually have a few tubes available, but
Floyd | not this week."
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopkeeper picks up a piece of paper from the countertop and
Floyd | sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ok, it is growth."
		DavidW says, "At least we know that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back out into the sunshine, and draw a cleansing breath of
Floyd | air.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Vechlee
Floyd | The sprawling professional district of North Vechlee is home to many
Floyd | artists, craftspeople, tradesfolk and their families. Their shops and
Floyd | houses fill the small cluttered streets.
Floyd |
Floyd | An oddly silent shop lies to the west. It seems to have fallen upon
Floyd | hard economic times and is utterly abandoned, lacking even the dignity
Floyd | of boards over the windows. A sign over the door reads William's
Floyd | Woodcraft.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east side of the street is a prosperous and thriving business.
Floyd | Gold lettering over the entranceway reads Wizardry Wooding.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street leads back south to the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | A notice is attached to the door of the abandoned shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe we do need more cheese wisdoms"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear rug" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the bearskin rug)
Floyd | (putting the Emmental into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | You duck under the rug. The smell and heat are oppressive, but it's
Floyd | possible to peer through the mouth to see your way around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the antiseptic cleanliness of Wizardry Wooding.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizardry Wooding
Floyd | Stark plain utilitarianism seems to be the order of the day in this
Floyd | shop. The room is large and bare, save for a counter on the east side,
Floyd | just in front of a curtained doorway. The street lies out the doorway
Floyd | to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello there, luv!" calls the shopkeeper cheerfully as you step into
Floyd | the shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "roar" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You roar loudly, attempting to attract some attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh dear," says the shopkeeper peering nervously over her shoulder.
Floyd | "We don't want to disturb mum, luv,"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hmmm..." mutters the shopkeeper stopping suddenly to make a note on a
Floyd | piece of paper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove rug" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The stench of the rug wins in the end, and you duck back out from
Floyd | under it. Phew!
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopkeeper gazes at you for a long while, then nods. "Well, luv,
Floyd | if I had any doubts that you really were a wizard's apprentice,
Floyd | they're gone now. You're certainly odd enough to fit the bill."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about ninny" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SHOPKEEPER ABOUT NINNY
Floyd |
Floyd | "I haven't seen him in quite a while, the poor dear," frowns the
Floyd | shopkeeper. "Of course, he's in a bit of a legal squabble with the
Floyd | guild, so I'm sure he's busy."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask shopkeeper about Ned" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SHOPKEEPER ABOUT NED
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ooh, I wouldn't worry about that at all if I were you, luv," smiles
Floyd | the shopkeeper. "Best not to, really."
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopkeeper fluffs her blue-tinged hair with one hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK SHOPKEEPER ABOUT HERSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | The shopkeeper smiles a broad toothless grin at you. "I'm right
Floyd | pleased to meet you, luv. I'm Betty."
Floyd |
Floyd | Betty jots something down on a piece of paper and nods approvingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Firion has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The street lies back through the doorway to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back out into the sunshine, and draw a cleansing breath of
Floyd | air.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Vechlee
Floyd | The sprawling professional district of North Vechlee is home to many
Floyd | artists, craftspeople, tradesfolk and their families. Their shops and
Floyd | houses fill the small cluttered streets.
Floyd |
Floyd | An oddly silent shop lies to the west. It seems to have fallen upon
Floyd | hard economic times and is utterly abandoned, lacking even the dignity
Floyd | of boards over the windows. A sign over the door reads William's
Floyd | Woodcraft.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east side of the street is a prosperous and thriving business.
Floyd | Gold lettering over the entranceway reads Wizardry Wooding.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street leads back south to the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | A notice is attached to the door of the abandoned shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You wander around the streets of North Vechlee for a time, but
Floyd | conclude that the only areas of interest are the stores to the west
Floyd | and east of you, and the road back south to Vechlee Gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head back south to the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vechlee Gate
Floyd | Vechlee seems a bustling and thriving town. The foot traffic is
Floyd | impressive here just inside the town gate. The street is not terribly
Floyd | wide, but does boast the impressive upgrade of cobblestones.
Floyd | Southwest, the avenue continues and widens out into a large square.
Floyd | North, the road heads into the more professional quarter of North
Floyd | Vechlee. To the northeast is the town gate, leading back to the dusty
Floyd | road to Ninario's caer.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small shop lies to the south, a wooden sign wedged into the
Floyd | cobblestones in front of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take stones" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE STONES
Floyd |
Floyd | Whoever constructed this road did a very good job. You can't manage to
Floyd | pry any of them up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push southwest through the crowd to the market square.
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Square
Floyd | A bustle of people and activity fills this cobblestoned market square.
Floyd | The people of Vechlee hurry about their business, intent on their
Floyd | daily tasks with barely a glance to spare for a lowly wizard's
Floyd | apprentice, otherworldly or not.
Floyd |
Floyd | Many different shops and establishments line the edges of the square.
Floyd | To the north is a sturdy workmanlike building, falling into disrepair.
Floyd | Large letters over the entrance read Vechlee Townspeople Building
Floyd | Society. To the south is a sprawling commercial edifice, with a
Floyd | seemingly endless stream of wizards pushing their way through the
Floyd | doors. Gilt-edged lettering over the door reads Wizards Guild
Floyd | Savings & Loan.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest is a small shop, notable more for the lack of
Floyd | customers streaming into it than any other distinguishing
Floyd | characteristic. Small hand-lettered writing over the doorway reads
Floyd | Sorcery Supply. Southwest, the cobblestoned road heads out of
Floyd | the square and toward the western outskirts of Vechlee. Back to the
Floyd | northeast lies the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | An abandoned market stall sits here, weathered and worn, a yellowed
Floyd | piece of paper attached to its side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the bustle of the market square and into the dimly lit
Floyd | quiet of Sorcery Supply.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorcery Supply
Floyd | Eerie ghostly light flows dimly into this shop from unseen sources,
Floyd | bathing everything in an almost mystical glow. The smell of incense
Floyd | and various magical chemicals and powders lend the shop a heady aroma
Floyd | that makes your head spin. The room is steeped in a palpable air of
Floyd | magic. Southeast is the doorway back to the market square, whose
Floyd | bright sunshine and loud noises seem a distant memory.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old crone looks at the helmet and rubs her hands together. "Oh-ho!
Floyd | Dangerous times indeed," she cackles.
Floyd |
Floyd | A glass trophy case filled with expensive merchandise catches your
Floyd | eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting prominently displayed on a wooden stand is a silver bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "buy silver bowl" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > BUY SILVER BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ah, the discerning eye of the student picks out the best bargain,"
Floyd | says the old crone "5 plotkins will suffice to purchase the bowl of
Floyd | scrying." She takes the 10 plotkin piece in her hand, snaps her
Floyd | fingers strangely, and hands it back to you. You notice that it is now
Floyd | silver instead of gold.
Floyd |
Floyd | She waves her hand toward the silver bowl. "It's yours," she tells
Floyd | you. "Use it well."
Floyd |
Floyd | You lift the silver bowl from the stand.
Floyd | (putting the Stilton into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CRONE ABOUT HERSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | "Rather than admit ignorance on any topic, the elderly prefer to feign
Floyd | deafness and ignore the question altogether," says the old crone.
Floyd | "Watch as I demonstrate."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask crone about crone" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CRONE ABOUT CRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Rather than admit ignorance on any topic, the elderly prefer to feign
Floyd | deafness and ignore the question altogether," says the old crone.
Floyd | "Watch as I demonstrate."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask crone about helmet" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CRONE ABOUT HELMET
Floyd |
Floyd | "Rather than admit ignorance on any topic, the elderly prefer to feign
Floyd | deafness and ignore the question altogether," says the old crone.
Floyd | "Watch as I demonstrate."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old crone cackles quietly to herself as she rocks back and forth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask crone about magic" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CRONE ABOUT MAGIC
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, my dear, trust me. A young thing like you doesn't want to hear
Floyd | about what old biddies like your master and I used to get up to.
Floyd | Suffice to say, we weren't always this old."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask crone about guild" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK CRONE ABOUT GUILD
Floyd |
Floyd | "Rather than admit ignorance on any topic, the elderly prefer to feign
Floyd | deafness and ignore the question altogether," says the old crone.
Floyd | "Watch as I demonstrate."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old crone cackles quietly to herself as she rocks back and forth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss crone" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS CRONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You bestow a chaste kiss on the old crone's leathery cheek. "Oh-ho!"
Floyd | she cackles disturbingly. "The charms of the wily old crone melt the
Floyd | stubborn heart of the student."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cheese" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHEESE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the Roquefort, the Cheshire, the Miranda, the
Floyd | Stilton, the Emmental, the Gouda, the Camembert, the Wensleydale, the
Floyd | Caerphilly, the Bel Paese or the Asiago?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put roquefort in silver bowl" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT ROQUEFORT IN SILVER BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the Roquefort into the silver bowl. For a moment, nothing
Floyd | happens. Then, astoundingly, the cheese begins to break down, as it
Floyd | reverses the coagulating process and turns into a lumpy mess of raw
Floyd | curds. The bowl hums as it slowly consumes the raw curds to fuel its
Floyd | visionary powers. The bowl begins to glow with an otherworldly light
Floyd | and you gaze into its glowing silvery depths.
Floyd |
Floyd | Slowly, a scene forms in the depths of the bowl. You bend closer and
Floyd | suddenly feel yourself being pulled into the bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | Soaring high over the city below, the tower has a low parapet running
Floyd | all the way around it. Far below, you can see the bustle of people
Floyd | moving through the market square, a small undulating wave of humanity.
Floyd | The sunshine seems even stronger here, and the sky is a brilliant
Floyd | blue. A square opening in the middle of the rough stone floor leads
Floyd | back down into the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | From somewhere within the building, you hear a bell ringing loudly,
Floyd | and the tramping of feet marching in step.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ninario is here, glancing around nervously.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This might be the perfect place to launch that carpet from," muses
Floyd | Ninario.
Floyd |
Floyd | You get on the threadbare red carpet. The edges flutter weakly and
Floyd | then the carpet seems to give up.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It doesn't seem to work," says Ninario. "That's not good. Mm-yes. No.
Floyd | Perhaps you shouldn't have taken that ride down the mountainside that
Floyd | you mentioned."
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, abruptly, the vision fades, and you are back where you
Floyd | started.
Floyd |
Floyd | The last of the Roquefort vanishes from the bowl with a curious
Floyd | sucking sound and the bowl goes dim.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Was there a red carpet in Ninny's castle?"
		Zach says, "Huh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x rug" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The black bearskin rug is old, mouldy and foul-smelling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stilton in silver bowl" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT STILTON IN SILVER BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to be holding the Stilton before you can put it into
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take it" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put it in silver bowl" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT IT IN SILVER BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the Stilton into the silver bowl. As the cheese breaks down,
Floyd | the bowl begins to glow with an otherworldly light and you gaze into
Floyd | its glowing silvery depths.
Floyd |
Floyd | Slowly, a scene forms in the depths of the bowl. You bend closer and
Floyd | suddenly feel yourself being pulled into the bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eliza's Cheese Emporium
Floyd | Emptiness and silence greet you in this small and ordinary cheese
Floyd | shop. The shop is devoid of both staff and customers. It looks like it
Floyd | would have been a nice cozy little shop though, friendly and
Floyd | family-run, the kind of place where the staff remember your favourite
Floyd | cheeses, but can also sense when you're looking for something a little
Floyd | more adventurous, a little venture beyond your usual territory. The
Floyd | air is still scented with the aroma of many different cheeses mingled
Floyd | together. The open door to the north leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Eliza hums to herself as she puts the finishing touches on a wheel of
Floyd | Camembert.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, the door bursts open and soldiers wearing the golden wand
Floyd | insignia of the Wizards Guild charge into the shop. The lead one steps
Floyd | forward.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eliza Stilton, I hereby apprehend you on the charge of using
Floyd | scientific methods of preservation in the production of your cheeses.
Floyd | As decreed by the Wizards Guild, such practices are duly deemed a
Floyd | seditious and destabilising influence on the world of magic. Now, come
Floyd | along with us to the Guild Hall for processing, if you please."
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, you can't!" protests Eliza futilely. "All I did was keep the
Floyd | cheese in a cool room so it lasted longer, you can't arrest me for
Floyd | that, you can't!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Ignoring the cheesewright's pleas, the soldiers grab her and frogmarch
Floyd | her out the door, leaving the shop empty and abandoned.
Floyd |
Floyd | From outside the shop, comes the sound of hammering as a sign is
Floyd | wedged into the cobblestones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, abruptly, the vision fades, and you are back where you
Floyd | started.
Floyd |
Floyd | The last of the Stilton vanishes from the bowl with a curious sucking
Floyd | sound and the bowl goes dim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "More cheese in the bowl?"
		DavidW says, "I think I want to double-check the castle, see if we missed a kettle or red carpet."
		Zach says, "Yeah"
		Zach says, "Sounds good"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put emmenthal in silver bowl" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT EMMENTHAL IN SILVER BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no emmenthal here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take emmental" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE EMMENTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "OK, the Guild messing with cheese is the last straw"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put it in silver bowl" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT IT IN SILVER BOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop the Emmental into the silver bowl. As the cheese breaks down,
Floyd | the bowl begins to glow with an otherworldly light and you gaze into
Floyd | its glowing silvery depths.
Floyd |
Floyd | Slowly, a scene forms in the depths of the bowl. You bend closer and
Floyd | suddenly feel yourself being pulled into the bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd | The westernmost outskirts of Vechlee contrast sharply with the
Floyd | bustling and thriving town you glimpsed at the east gate. Here at the
Floyd | west gate, the foot traffic is nonexistent, and Vechlee seems quiet
Floyd | and peaceful, almost eerily so. The street is narrow and cobblestoned,
Floyd | and heads west out of the city. The market square is back to the
Floyd | northeast and south is the entrance to a large and impressive looking
Floyd | building.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Aye," says Ned excitedly as you offer him the hand drill. "Ah could
Floyd | sell tha' for a reet bit o' brass and the weyfe an' bairns an' ma
Floyd | could git summat t' eat, leyke." He rubs his broad chin pensively.
Floyd | "'Course, on t'other hond, if ah gave 'at ti ploomber's union, they
Floyd | mud let ma in." He reaches towards the drill, and then stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Diz-ta reely want ti gi' ma that?" he asks doubtfully. "Ah's nivver
Floyd | deean nowt for tha."
Floyd |
Floyd | When you offer the drill again, he accepts it eagerly. "Weel, that's
Floyd | reet good o' tha. Ah'll tell tha, if there's owt ah can effther deea
Floyd | for tha, ah's thah chap. Ah'll nut forget tha."
Floyd |
Floyd | He shakes your hand firmly and wholeheartedly and then charges off, a
Floyd | happy man.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, abruptly, the vision fades, and you are back where you
Floyd | started.
Floyd |
Floyd | The last of the Emmental vanishes from the bowl with a curious sucking
Floyd | sound and the bowl goes dim.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. We've seen that one before."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > BRIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | Risorgimento Represso is now in its "brief" printing mode, which gives
Floyd | long descriptions of places never before visited and short
Floyd | descriptions otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The only way out is southeast back to the market square.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old crone glances up at you briefly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Cast carefully," calls Betty as you head out the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back out of the dim and dusty shop into the brilliant
Floyd | sunshine of the market square.
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Square
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push northeast through the crowd back toward the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vechlee Gate
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way up the street into North Vechlee, the crowd
Floyd | lessening as you leave the gate area.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Vechlee
Floyd |
Floyd | A notice is attached to the door of the abandoned shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head back south to the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vechlee Gate
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You extricate yourself from the bustle inside the gate and march back
Floyd | along the long and dusty road to the caer, dust rising up from the
Floyd | road to fill your eyes and nose.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Road
Floyd |
Floyd | A large cast iron cannonball sits here, looking extremely heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the twisted remains of the doors back into the
Floyd | bailey.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bailey
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Risorgimento Represso is now in its normal "verbose" mode, which
Floyd | always gives long descriptions of locations (even if you've been there
Floyd | before).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | The whole interior of the caer is given over to a simple, large
Floyd | courtyard, enclosed by a tall wall of stone on all four sides. To the
Floyd | west, a large bailey passage tunnels through the thick wall of the
Floyd | caer to the outside world. On either side of the bailey, stairs ascend
Floyd | to the top of the outer wall. A flagstone path curves northeast and
Floyd | southeast around the base of the tower, and also extends west from the
Floyd | tower doorway to the large open portcullis directly across the
Floyd | courtyard. Beyond the portcullis is a short passageway, followed by a
Floyd | set of iron-banded wooden doors. They have been blasted apart, and
Floyd | hang limply from their hinges. To the east is the passage back into
Floyd | the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large white fountain, shimmering with cascading water, sits
Floyd | majestically in the middle of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You head down the stone passageway back into the gloom of the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands open to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway, into the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | A few rusted pots and pans line this rather spartan kitchen area. A
Floyd | fireplace sits in the northern wall, but no fire has been laid there.
Floyd | A well-scrubbed oak table occupies the middle of the room. Southwest
Floyd | is the doorway back to the main hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | Worn, grey stone masonry surrounds this ancient-looking fireplace. The
Floyd | fireplace is free of ashes, and bears no signs of being used recently,
Floyd | so the stains of smoke on the grey brick must have been there for some
Floyd | time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light fireplace" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT FIREPLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you contemplate setting fire to the fireplace, you realise Ninario
Floyd | showed extreme foresight in providing you neither matches nor torches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x kettle" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X KETTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no kettle here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xlkjas" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > XLKJAS
Floyd |
Floyd | Using that verb will not appreciably help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lksj" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LKSJ
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no lksj here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "drat. No proof of kettle that way."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back into the main hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands open to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the laboratory.
Floyd |
Floyd | Laboratory
Floyd | The southern half of the tower is completely taken up by this large
Floyd | laboratory. From the profusion of chemicals and powders strewn about,
Floyd | you conclude that this room sees much use. It seems that Ninario is
Floyd | more than simply a wizard; he is engaged in scientific endeavour as
Floyd | well. Black streaks of soot on the walls bear mute evidence to the
Floyd | violent failure (or perhaps success) of past experiments. What little
Floyd | sunlight there is filters in through the numerous small windows lining
Floyd | the walls. The open door to the north leads back to the main hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scarred and stained table rests against the southern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting above the table is an empty shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the main hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands open to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the workshop.
Floyd |
Floyd | Workshop
Floyd | Odd devices and machines fill this room. Half-finished projects lie
Floyd | abandoned in the middle of the floor, and various completed ones are
Floyd | pushed up against the walls. A window on the northern wall admits some
Floyd | light into the room. The main hall lies through the open doorway to
Floyd | the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the machines catches your eye. It is a cylindrical drum device,
Floyd | with a lever on one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | A stone blast furnace of the sort used for smelting iron sits here,
Floyd | gaping open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x furnace" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FURNACE
Floyd |
Floyd | A small blast furnace, with a heavy stone door. It is cold to the
Floyd | touch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TURN ON FURNACE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light furnace" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LIGHT FURNACE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have any way of lighting the blast furnace. You also don't
Floyd | need to cast any iron, so don't worry about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the main hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands open to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You ascend gingerly to the first floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x railing" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RAILING
Floyd |
Floyd | The rickety wrought-iron staircase leads down to the ground floor, and
Floyd | up to the top of the tower. Its brass railing has been worn smooth by
Floyd | the passage of countless hands along its surface; it could do with
Floyd | some serious reinforcement work, but it looks serviceable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break it" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Aside from the emotional scarring, the winding spiral staircase
Floyd | remains undamaged by your brutal and senseless attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You head north up the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hallway
Floyd | A small narrow window on the northern wall admits bright warm sunlight
Floyd | into this end of the hall. A bedroom lies through the open door to the
Floyd | west. East is an open solid stone door. The stairs are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the bedroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bedroom
Floyd | Thick carpeting covers the floor of Ninario's extravagantly decorated
Floyd | bedroom. Spacious windows in the north and west walls admit generous
Floyd | amounts of light. The door back to the hallway lies to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large chest full of linen sits open against the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large, old-fashioned canopied four-poster bed also lies here,
Floyd | complete with frilly lace pillows, spotless white silk sheets, and a
Floyd | tastefully elegant lace skirting, reaching from the mattress all the
Floyd | way down to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are hundreds of tiny feathers strewn all over the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x linen" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LINEN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's just more frilly white linen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You find no vast store of hidden wealth in convenient thousand pound
Floyd | notes, no dismembered corpse and no ages-old undiscovered secret.
Floyd | Sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the north hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hallway
Floyd | A small narrow window on the northern wall admits bright warm sunlight
Floyd | into this end of the hall. A bedroom lies through the open door to the
Floyd | west. East is an open solid stone door. The stairs are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the garderobe.
Floyd |
Floyd | Garderobe
Floyd | The peak of ancient plumbing technology, the garderobe is a fairly
Floyd | simple affair: a short stone bench jutting out from the wall with the
Floyd | usual-sized hole roughly in the middle of it, and a rack for reading
Floyd | material attached to the wall. The only odd thing is the lack of any
Floyd | toilet paper. Perhaps it's all accomplished magically. A small narrow
Floyd | window on the northern wall admits some light into this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the north hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Hallway
Floyd | A small narrow window on the northern wall admits bright warm sunlight
Floyd | into this end of the hall. A bedroom lies through the open door to the
Floyd | west. East is an open solid stone door. The stairs are to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south down the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south down the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | South Hallway
Floyd | Daylight seeps almost apologetically into the passage through the
Floyd | narrow window in the south wall. A set of open double doors lead west
Floyd | to the library and a smaller oaken door lies open to the east. The dim
Floyd | sunlight reveals a set of stairs to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the library.
Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Large and rectangular, the library has solid walls of grey stone.
Floyd | Overpopulated bookshelves line the northern wall. A huge set of open
Floyd | double doors lie on the east wall. Opposite the doors are six windows,
Floyd | stretching from floor to ceiling. By the sunlight streaming in through
Floyd | these, you can see the floor is made of beautifully polished hardwood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux has had its fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "hm. No carpet here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x books" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Various books with strange-sounding titles. Judging by the level of
Floyd | dust on all the books, you expect Ninario keeps them in here because
Floyd | he never reads them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search books" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You caused enough damage last time that you don't want to risk
Floyd | touching another.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the south hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | South Hallway
Floyd | Daylight seeps almost apologetically into the passage through the
Floyd | narrow window in the south wall. A set of open double doors lead west
Floyd | to the library and a smaller oaken door lies open to the east. The dim
Floyd | sunlight reveals a set of stairs to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach has connected. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the study.
Floyd |
Floyd | Study
Floyd | More orderly than the library to the west, but still rather cluttered,
Floyd | this room looks like it is used on a regular basis. Although it lacks
Floyd | the appointment of a proper bed, the settee in the corner, loaded with
Floyd | pillows, tells you Ninario sleeps in here more often than not. A desk
Floyd | sits in the corner, loaded with papers, half-written spell scrolls,
Floyd | and various mouldy old books. A long, glowing strip of parchment hangs
Floyd | from the northern wall. Large glass windows on the southern and
Floyd | eastern walls admit bright shining sunlight into the room. West, the
Floyd | open door leads back to the hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x carpet" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CARPET
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no carpet here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the doorway into the south hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | South Hallway
Floyd | Daylight seeps almost apologetically into the passage through the
Floyd | narrow window in the south wall. A set of open double doors lead west
Floyd | to the library and a smaller oaken door lies open to the east. The dim
Floyd | sunlight reveals a set of stairs to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You head north up the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You ascend the winding stairs into the warm sunshine on top of the
Floyd | tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tower
Floyd | Sun beats down from high overhead, warming the flagstones of the
Floyd | tower. A commanding and breathtaking view of the fields and pastures
Floyd | surrounding the caer greets you in every direction. In addition, there
Floyd | is a good view of the courtyard below, with its beautiful alabaster
Floyd | fountain. You also see the portcullis and catch a glimpse of the
Floyd | double wooden doors beyond it. The stairs in the centre of the tower
Floyd | lead back down to the first floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cannon sits here, aimed at the huge wooden doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | If you do that, you'll tumble over the edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look north" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK NORTH
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking north from here, you can just make out a small farmstead
Floyd | buried amidst the rolling fields and pastures.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x farmstead" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FARMSTEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no farmstead here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look east" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | Pastures and fields extend away to the east as far as the eye can see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look south" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | Pastures and fields extend away to the south as far as the eye can
Floyd | see.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look west" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK WEST
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking west, you can see a dry dusty road just outside the caer,
Floyd | running northeast and southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Is there a way to that farm?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You clatter down to the first floor, the rickety stairs shaking and
Floyd | groaning in protest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Stairwell
Floyd | There are no windows here near the stairwell of this squat and
Floyd | serviceable tower, but dim dusty sunlight filters down from above and
Floyd | from the ends of the hallway. A wrought-iron spiral staircase ascends
Floyd | and descends here, its brass railing polished smooth by the passage of
Floyd | many hands. The corridor also extends north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Hmm, was there a way around the castle we didn't go?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the stairs to the ground floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands open to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head down the stone passageway and emerge into the bright sunshine
Floyd | of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | The whole interior of the caer is given over to a simple, large
Floyd | courtyard, enclosed by a tall wall of stone on all four sides. To the
Floyd | west, a large bailey passage tunnels through the thick wall of the
Floyd | caer to the outside world. On either side of the bailey, stairs ascend
Floyd | to the top of the outer wall. A flagstone path curves northeast and
Floyd | southeast around the base of the tower, and also extends west from the
Floyd | tower doorway to the large open portcullis directly across the
Floyd | courtyard. Beyond the portcullis is a short passageway, followed by a
Floyd | set of iron-banded wooden doors. They have been blasted apart, and
Floyd | hang limply from their hinges. To the east is the passage back into
Floyd | the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large white fountain, shimmering with cascading water, sits
Floyd | majestically in the middle of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You follow the path northeast around the corner of the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | North of Tower
Floyd | The northern part of the courtyard is a wide and open space, with
Floyd | hard-packed dirt underfoot. To the north, the wall of the caer runs
Floyd | east and west. The main courtyard can be reached by heading southwest
Floyd | along the stone path, while to the southeast, the path continues
Floyd | around the base of the tower, to where the courtyard opens out into a
Floyd | wide plot of earth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The caer wall runs around the entire perimeter of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb wall" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's far too tall to climb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can follow the stone path southeast or southwest around
Floyd | the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You follow the path southeast to the garden plot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden Plot
Floyd | A large plot of earth has been cleared here, as though there was a
Floyd | garden at one time, but it is now barren and lifeless. To the east is
Floyd | the wall of the caer running north and south. Paths head northwest and
Floyd | southwest around the base of the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig plot" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIG PLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | You dig away merrily in the dirt, enjoying yourself immensely. You
Floyd | don't, however, uncover anything interesting. You stand back up,
Floyd | dusting the earth off your hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You follow the path southwest around the base of the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | South of Tower
Floyd | The path around the tower branches here, with a small pebbled walk
Floyd | heading south to the door of a small wooden shed. Beyond the shed the
Floyd | wall of the caer runs east and west. The stone path heads northwest to
Floyd | the courtyard, and northeast to where it opens out into a wide plot of
Floyd | earth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the shed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Shed
Floyd | A small shed once used to store gardening implements. It is now mostly
Floyd | empty, with only a few broken remnants of garden tools remaining. A
Floyd | large trap door gapes open here, revealing worn stone steps leading
Floyd | downward. Daylight streams through the open door to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tools" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TOOLS
Floyd |
Floyd | The broken tools sit here, neglected and rusted.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the worn stone steps.
Floyd |
Floyd | Slimy Passage
Floyd | This narrow passage under the shed is dark, slimy and unpleasant. The
Floyd | passage continues north, and worn stone steps end at the open trap
Floyd | door above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You scuttle along the narrow slimy passage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Slimy Ledge
Floyd | The passage from the south ends here at a small slimy ledge that juts
Floyd | out over an open room below. The room down there appears to have been
Floyd | put into use as a rubbish tip for all of Ninario's cast-off
Floyd | spellcasting implements, bits of machinery and general odds and ends.
Floyd | The huge heap of rubbish takes up most of the floor space. North of
Floyd | the heap, a tunnel leads out of the room. Mouldy remnants of wood
Floyd | suggest steps might once have led up to this ledge but they have long
Floyd | since rotted away. It looks possible to clamber down into the room,
Floyd | but climbing back up would be another story.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It seems odd that this location even exists."
Zach yeah 		Zach says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You slip and slide dangerously down to the floor of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Rubbish Heap
Floyd | This small room has been put into use as a rubbish tip for all of
Floyd | Ninario's cast-off spellcasting implements, bits of machinery and
Floyd | general odds and ends. About the only place to stand is here in the
Floyd | doorway heading back north, as the huge heap of rubbish takes up most
Floyd | of the floor space. At the south end of this room are the dim
Floyd | beginnings of a passage heading upwards, but whatever set of stairs or
Floyd | ladder led up there has long since rotted away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search heap" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH HEAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You search the heap of rubbish again, but don't find anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You head along the slimy passage to the basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | The slow drip of water echoes through this dark and damp room. The
Floyd | walls and floor are wet with moisture, and the air seems stuffy and
Floyd | unclean. A doorway opens to the north, and a most unwholesome odour
Floyd | emanates from that direction. The spiral staircase climbs back up to
Floyd | the main hall here, and a narrow slimy passage heads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Braving the foul odour, you step through the doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sewer
Floyd | Dank and dark, this is one of the less memorable attractions you've
Floyd | visited. You're not certain how often Ninario has this room cleaned,
Floyd | but the stench is horrendous. The basement lies back through the
Floyd | doorway to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A vat looms here, six feet high, and constructed of stone, with a
Floyd | metal ladder leading up to the rim.  There is a large stone channel
Floyd | connected to the bottom of the vat, where waste is supposed to exit
Floyd | the vat. The channel leads along the floor to the wall, where you can
Floyd | see the lip of a small outflow pipe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The way out is south back to the basement stairs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN VAT
Floyd |
Floyd | This stinking vat is empty of filth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pipe" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Using that verb will not appreciably help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pipe" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The sewer outflow pipe is operating normally.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. maybe steam isn't a verb."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clobberation" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLOBBERATION
Floyd |
Floyd | Using that verb will not appreciably help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. y'know, in universary, it was said that only a virgin could peel the label off a beer bottle without tearing it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back into the relatively cleaner air of the basement.
Floyd |
Floyd | Basement
Floyd | The slow drip of water echoes through this dark and damp room. The
Floyd | walls and floor are wet with moisture, and the air seems stuffy and
Floyd | unclean. A doorway opens to the north, and a most unwholesome odour
Floyd | emanates from that direction. The spiral staircase climbs back up to
Floyd | the main hall here, and a narrow slimy passage heads south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You trudge back up the rickety stairs into the brightness of the main
Floyd | hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Sunlight streams into the main hall of the tower from the large
Floyd | passage west out to the courtyard. An open doorway leads into the
Floyd | kitchen to the northeast. A polished steel door leads south, and a
Floyd | rusty metal door stands open to the northwest. The spiral staircase
Floyd | ascends to the first floor, and also descends down into inky darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head down the stone passageway and emerge into the bright sunshine
Floyd | of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | The whole interior of the caer is given over to a simple, large
Floyd | courtyard, enclosed by a tall wall of stone on all four sides. To the
Floyd | west, a large bailey passage tunnels through the thick wall of the
Floyd | caer to the outside world. On either side of the bailey, stairs ascend
Floyd | to the top of the outer wall. A flagstone path curves northeast and
Floyd | southeast around the base of the tower, and also extends west from the
Floyd | tower doorway to the large open portcullis directly across the
Floyd | courtyard. Beyond the portcullis is a short passageway, followed by a
Floyd | set of iron-banded wooden doors. They have been blasted apart, and
Floyd | hang limply from their hinges. To the east is the passage back into
Floyd | the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large white fountain, shimmering with cascading water, sits
Floyd | majestically in the middle of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN FOUNTAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The fountain is full of clear glittering water that continuously
Floyd | cascades from the top down into the base.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | There's only about a foot of water in the fountain. If there's not
Floyd | enough room to demonstrate your medal-worthy butterfly stroke, forget
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can follow the path northeast or southeast around the
Floyd | tower, head west to the portcullis, climb up to the top of the wall,
Floyd | or head east back into the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You clamber up the stairs beside the bailey.
Floyd |
Floyd | Atop the West Wall
Floyd | The landscape of this strange place stretches out from the caer west
Floyd | to the horizon. Cultivated fields are spread out below, a
Floyd | multicoloured cloak draped over the shoulders of the land. A dry
Floyd | ribbon of road runs past the caer heading northeast and southwest
Floyd | through the fields. Villages, visible as small clusters of buildings,
Floyd | dot the farmlands. The fields continue flat and level for quite some
Floyd | distance, gradually leading into more hilly country. Beyond the hills,
Floyd | far in the distance, the many spires and towers of a city or large
Floyd | fortress rise up to touch the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | The caer wall stretches away to the north and south. The wall is very
Floyd | wide here, encompassing the entire width of the bailey below. A small
Floyd | stone building perches on the wall to the west. The courtyard is back
Floyd | down the stairs to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yeah, I'm not sure we need to save the label"
		DavidW asks, "You think we can put the WizStrip bottle on the tray and they won't notice?"
		Zach says, "It might just get destroyed because the author already gave us so much crap"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Rather than walking around the perimeter of the entire wall to end up
Floyd | right back here, you opt to save everyone's time and just stay put.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step inside the gatehouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gatehouse
Floyd | The area above the bailey is a small, square stone room, bare and
Floyd | featureless but for the holes riddling the floor, used for pouring
Floyd | boiling oil or water over invaders in the bailey below. A doorway east
Floyd | leads back out to the top of the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A short length of rubber hose lies here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scarred and rusted machine fills the western wall of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hose" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hose" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | A short length of black rubber hose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the gatehouse and back onto the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Atop the West Wall
Floyd | The landscape of this strange place stretches out from the caer west
Floyd | to the horizon. Cultivated fields are spread out below, a
Floyd | multicoloured cloak draped over the shoulders of the land. A dry
Floyd | ribbon of road runs past the caer heading northeast and southwest
Floyd | through the fields. Villages, visible as small clusters of buildings,
Floyd | dot the farmlands. The fields continue flat and level for quite some
Floyd | distance, gradually leading into more hilly country. Beyond the hills,
Floyd | far in the distance, the many spires and towers of a city or large
Floyd | fortress rise up to touch the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | The caer wall stretches away to the north and south. The wall is very
Floyd | wide here, encompassing the entire width of the bailey below. A small
Floyd | stone building perches on the wall to the west. The courtyard is back
Floyd | down the stairs to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You descend the weathered stone steps to the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtyard
Floyd | The whole interior of the caer is given over to a simple, large
Floyd | courtyard, enclosed by a tall wall of stone on all four sides. To the
Floyd | west, a large bailey passage tunnels through the thick wall of the
Floyd | caer to the outside world. On either side of the bailey, stairs ascend
Floyd | to the top of the outer wall. A flagstone path curves northeast and
Floyd | southeast around the base of the tower, and also extends west from the
Floyd | tower doorway to the large open portcullis directly across the
Floyd | courtyard. Beyond the portcullis is a short passageway, followed by a
Floyd | set of iron-banded wooden doors. They have been blasted apart, and
Floyd | hang limply from their hinges. To the east is the passage back into
Floyd | the tower.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large white fountain, shimmering with cascading water, sits
Floyd | majestically in the middle of the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head west along the path, passing under the raised portcullis and
Floyd | into the bailey.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bailey
Floyd | This short stone passageway leads from the portcullis to the east to
Floyd | the large double doors out of the caer to the west. Looking up, you
Floyd | can see several holes bored through the stone ceiling, presumably for
Floyd | dropping boiling oil or water down on the heads of invaders. West, the
Floyd | huge iron-banded double doors have been blasted apart, and hang limply
Floyd | from their hinges.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only go west towards the doors or east back to the courtyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Road
Floyd | The dusty road is a dry brown ribbon of earth running northeast and
Floyd | southwest. The sun shines down from high overhead, the warm baking
Floyd | heat of high summer. A meandering country fence runs along the edge of
Floyd | the road to the northwest. East, the huge wooden doors into the caer
Floyd | hang dispiritedly from their hinges, twisted hunks of wood and iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large cast iron cannonball sits here, looking extremely heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk northeast along the road, your feet kicking up a small cloud
Floyd | of dust. The road is long and twisting but eventually ends at a farm
Floyd | gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Farm Gate
Floyd | The dusty road ends here at a farm gate to the north. Beyond it, a
Floyd | large open farmyard encloses a ramshackle old barn and a large pile of
Floyd | rubble, but no farmhouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Broad pastures lie to either side of the road, bordered by small
Floyd | wooden fences. A small little-used lane heads east, barely more than a
Floyd | line of dirt in the grass. Southwest, the road leads back to the caer.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large wooden sign sits in front of the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We did miss this."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | NOTICE:
Floyd | These premises have been seized by the Wizards Guild in connection
Floyd | with certain dangerous, unsanitary and illicit practices carried out
Floyd | within, including, but not limited to, use of illicit plumbing
Floyd | features and scientific methods for wild animal repulsion. Said
Floyd | practices having been duly deemed a seditious and destabilising
Floyd | influence on the world of magic, the Wizards Guild have seized and
Floyd | sealed the property in accordance with articles 9, 24, 28, 31, 37, 65,
Floyd | 66, 74, 79, 86, 96 and 243 of the Guild Act.
Floyd |
Floyd | Petition for entry to these premises can be filed with the Wizards
Floyd | Guild every third month during the new moon. Allow 12 weeks for
Floyd | processing of all requests.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to push your way up and over the gate, but an invisible
Floyd | barrier seems to block your progress.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x barrier" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BARRIER
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no barrier here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gate" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The farm gate is an ordinary wooden one, constructed of large wooden
Floyd | beams, sturdy and well-built. It sits closed, blocking the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open gate" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull and strain at the gate, but you can't seem to open it. Odd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Magic locked."
		Zach says, "Or this is a VR simulation and this is the end of the world"
		DavidW says, "I'm wondering if the cannon can send us over the barrier."
		DavidW says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk east down the narrow lane.
Floyd |
Floyd | End of the Lane
Floyd | The narrow lane peters to an end here, the small strip of dirt fading
Floyd | into grass. Barren fields lie south and east. North, a tall fence
Floyd | borders the lane.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender elm tree stands on the south side of the path. A couple of
Floyd | low branches beckon tantalisingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small savage-looking bird rests in the upper branches of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bird" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BIRD
Floyd |
Floyd | An impressively proud and savage hawk rests in the upper branches of
Floyd | the tree. It seems placid right now, but the sharp beak and long claws
Floyd | look serious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x branches" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRANCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You could probably reach a few of the low branches.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb tree" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | You scramble up into the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Tree
Floyd | This slender elm tree sways gently in the wind as you cling
Floyd | precariously to your perch. Above you, the tree becomes even more
Floyd | narrow and flimsy.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long springy branch extends north out over the fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small savage-looking hawk rests in the upper branches of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x branch" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRANCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The long and springy branch extends north out over the fence. If you
Floyd | were to climb onto it, you could probably drop down on the other side
Floyd | of the fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf46" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You inch slowly along the springy branch. It bobs and sways alarmingly
Floyd | under your weight. You edge forward cautiously, but by the time you
Floyd | reach the halfway point, your weight becomes too much for the springy
Floyd | branch. The tree is just too young and springy. It bends, bowing down
Floyd | low to the ground. You scrabble to maintain your footing, but slip and
Floyd | tumble to the dirt path.
Floyd |
Floyd | End of the Lane
Floyd | The narrow lane peters to an end here, the small strip of dirt fading
Floyd | into grass. Barren fields lie south and east. North, a tall fence
Floyd | borders the lane.
Floyd |
Floyd | A slender elm tree stands on the south side of the path. A couple of
Floyd | low branches beckon tantalisingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small savage-looking hawk rests in the upper branches of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Wood hastener on the branch?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You scramble up into the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Tree
Floyd | This slender elm tree sways gently in the wind as you cling
Floyd | precariously to your perch. Above you, the tree becomes even more
Floyd | narrow and flimsy.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long springy branch extends north out over the fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small savage-looking hawk rests in the upper branches of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put hastener on branch" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT HASTENER ON BRANCH
Floyd |
Floyd | (taking the tube of wood hastener first)
Floyd | (putting the Miranda into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You spread some of the wood hastener on the firm strong branch. There
Floyd | is a grinding crackling noise from the tree and it suddenly bursts
Floyd | forth in a tremendous growth spurt as its growth is hastened.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a tremendous flapping of surprise from the hawk, following by
Floyd | a squawk of pleasure as it settles back down in its drastically
Floyd | altered home.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out onto the branch, inching your way forward. You are about
Floyd | halfway to the fence when there is a creaking, shuddering noise. The
Floyd | sudden burst of growth must have been too much for the branch, as it
Floyd | abruptly snaps under you. You tumble gracelessly out of the tree, and
Floyd | land heavily on the dirt path.
Floyd |
Floyd | End of the Lane
Floyd | The narrow lane peters to an end here, the small strip of dirt fading
Floyd | into grass. Barren fields lie south and east. North, a tall fence
Floyd | borders the lane.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bushy elm tree stands on the south side of the path. A couple of low
Floyd | branches beckon tantalisingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small savage-looking hawk rests in the upper branches of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | A firm strong branch lies across the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "damn"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x branch" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BRANCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The firm strong branch has been snapped cleanly from the tree. This
Floyd | broken portion is about three feet long.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hastener" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HASTENER
Floyd |
Floyd | A short red tube. Small printing on the side reads All-Purpose
Floyd | Wood Hastener. The tube seems to contain a reddish paste.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "were we supposed to use the hastener twice?"
		Zach says, "Perhaps."
		DavidW asks, "Should I undo? Use this branch elsewhere? Sell the branch to the wood guy?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take branch" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BRANCH
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the Cheshire into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You scramble up into the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Tree
Floyd | This large bushy elm tree is strong and supports your weight well.
Floyd | Above you, the large trunk offers a path into the higher reaches of
Floyd | the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small savage-looking hawk rests in the upper branches of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hawk about tree" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ASK HAWK ABOUT TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The branch has broken, meaning you can no longer walk out along it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm, I can think of a lot of possibilities"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump north" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP NORTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You would achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | The hawk squawks angrily and attacks in a fury of wings, claws and
Floyd | beak, pecking madly at your eyes, despite the protection of the
Floyd | helmet. Instinctively, you cover your eyes, losing your hold on the
Floyd | tree. The hawk attacks again, and in the fury of its assault, you
Floyd | tumble out of the tree to the ground below.
Floyd |
Floyd | End of the Lane
Floyd | The narrow lane peters to an end here, the small strip of dirt fading
Floyd | into grass. Barren fields lie south and east. North, a tall fence
Floyd | borders the lane.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bushy elm tree stands on the south side of the path. A couple of low
Floyd | branches beckon tantalisingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small savage-looking hawk rests in the upper branches of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "yes?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "use hastener on branch" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE HASTENER ON BRANCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You spread some of the wood hastener on the firm strong branch, but it
Floyd | has no effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The hawk seems to block the uppermost part of the tree"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake tree" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHAKE TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | The sturdy elm tree is impervious to your attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search tree" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Maybe use it twice on the branch while it's still on the tree"
		DavidW says, "iffy"
		Zach says, "Scare the bird with the bear rug"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear rug" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You duck under the rug. The smell and heat are oppressive, but it's
Floyd | possible to peer through the mouth to see your way around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You scramble up into the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Tree
Floyd | This large bushy elm tree is strong and supports your weight well.
Floyd | Above you, the large trunk offers a path into the higher reaches of
Floyd | the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small savage-looking hawk rests in the upper branches of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "roar" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > ROAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You roar loudly, attempting to attract some attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit hawk" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT HAWK
Floyd |
Floyd | The hawk screams in indignation and attacks you in a flurry of wings,
Floyd | claws and beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kill hawk" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > KILL HAWK
Floyd |
Floyd | The hawk screams in indignation and attacks you in a flurry of wings,
Floyd | claws and beak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | The hawk squawks angrily and attacks in a fury of wings, claws and
Floyd | beak, pecking madly at your eyes, despite the protection of the rug
Floyd | and the helmet. Instinctively, you cover your eyes, losing your hold
Floyd | on the tree. The hawk attacks again, and in the fury of its assault,
Floyd | you tumble out of the tree to the ground below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | End of the Lane
Floyd | The narrow lane peters to an end here, the small strip of dirt fading
Floyd | into grass. Barren fields lie south and east. North, a tall fence
Floyd | borders the lane.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bushy elm tree stands on the south side of the path. A couple of low
Floyd | branches beckon tantalisingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small savage-looking hawk rests in the upper branches of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You scramble up into the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Tree
Floyd | This large bushy elm tree is strong and supports your weight well.
Floyd | Above you, the large trunk offers a path into the higher reaches of
Floyd | the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small savage-looking hawk rests in the upper branches of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear goggles" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR GOGGLES
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the pair of black goggles)
Floyd | The goggles won't fit over the helmet, so you remove the rug, remove
Floyd | the helmet, slip the goggles on, put the helmet back on, and then duck
Floyd | back under the rug. Then you pause to catch your breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "heh heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | With your eyes protected, and your body covered in the bearskin rug,
Floyd | you shuffle up the tree. The hawk attacks, pecking madly at you, but
Floyd | cannot reach you through the rug. It squawks in frustration and
Floyd | flutters away.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the goggles on, you're forced to move slowly and carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Very Top of the Tree
Floyd | You cling precariously to the very top of the tree. The branches here
Floyd | are extremely flimsy and unstable. The tree waves back and forth
Floyd | gently, dipping briefly towards the fence and then swinging back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "haha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove goggles" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE GOGGLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You remove the bearskin rug, take off the helmet, take off the
Floyd | goggles, put the helmet back on, and then put the bearskin rug back
Floyd | on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Very Top of the Tree
Floyd | You cling precariously to the very top of the tree. The branches here
Floyd | are extremely flimsy and unstable. The tree waves back and forth
Floyd | gently, dipping briefly towards the fence and then swinging back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to have run out of branches strong enough to bear your
Floyd | weight.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swing north" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWING NORTH
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing sensible to swing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put hastener on tree" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT HASTENER ON TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | You spread some of the wood hastener on the bushy elm tree, but it has
Floyd | no effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to have run out of branches strong enough to bear your
Floyd | weight.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Drop everything?"
		DavidW says, "Possessions don't seem to be a problem."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide back down to the firmer branches below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Tree
Floyd | This large bushy elm tree is strong and supports your weight well.
Floyd | Above you, the large trunk offers a path into the higher reaches of
Floyd | the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trunk" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRUNK
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no trunk here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop rug" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the bearskin rug off)
Floyd | The stench of the rug wins in the end, and you duck back out from
Floyd | under it. Phew!
Floyd | The bearskin rug tumbles down through the branches to the ground
Floyd | below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You head gingerly up into the very topmost reaches of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Very Top of the Tree
Floyd | You cling precariously to the very top of the tree. The branches here
Floyd | are extremely flimsy and unstable. The tree waves back and forth
Floyd | gently, dipping briefly towards the fence and then swinging back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "crawl" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > CRAWL
Floyd |
Floyd | Using that verb will not appreciably help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dip" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > DIP
Floyd |
Floyd | Using that verb will not appreciably help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put hastener on branches" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT HASTENER ON BRANCHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You spread some of the wood hastener on the thin branches. Nothing
Floyd | happens; they're not made of wood.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oops. I guess he missed that one."
		DavidW says, "We got a point for getting rid of the bird, but I don't see how this location helps."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | pair of black goggles: The pair of black goggles tumble down through
Floyd | the branches to the ground below.
Floyd | firm strong branch: The firm strong branch tumbles down through the
Floyd | branches to the ground below.
Floyd | tube of wood hastener: The tube of wood hastener tumbles down through
Floyd | the branches to the ground below.
Floyd | black rubber hose: The black rubber hose tumbles down through the
Floyd | branches to the ground below.
Floyd | silver bowl: The silver bowl tumbles down through the branches to the
Floyd | ground below.
Floyd | small silver coin: The small silver coin tumbles down through the
Floyd | branches to the ground below.
Floyd | stick of margarine: The stick of margarine tumbles down through the
Floyd | branches to the ground below.
Floyd | silver tea tray: The silver tea tray tumbles down through the branches
Floyd | to the ground below.
Floyd | bottle of WizStrip: The bottle of WizStrip tumbles down through the
Floyd | branches to the ground below.
Floyd | magnesium flare: The magnesium flare tumbles down through the branches
Floyd | to the ground below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a rusty helmet (perched on your head)
Floyd |   a raspberry satchel (being worn and open)
Floyd |     some Cheshire
Floyd |     some Miranda
Floyd |     some Gouda
Floyd |     some Camembert
Floyd |     some Wensleydale
Floyd |     some Caerphilly
Floyd |     some Bel Paese
Floyd |     some Asiago
Floyd |     an empty watering can
Floyd |     a flask
Floyd |     an old iron key
Floyd |     a chamberpot containing 3 pints of water
Floyd |     a silk purse (which is open but empty)
Floyd |     an exercise book
Floyd |     a stick of butter
Floyd |     a ceramic bowl
Floyd |       some crystalline ammonium sulphate
Floyd |     an earthenware dish
Floyd |       some copper sulphate crystals
Floyd |     a copy of Wizarding Weekly
Floyd |     a frilly lace pillow
Floyd |     a small steel key
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop satchel" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SATCHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the raspberry satchel off)
Floyd | You remove the raspberry satchel from your shoulder.
Floyd | The raspberry satchel tumbles down through the branches to the ground
Floyd | below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop helmet" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP HELMET
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the rusty helmet off)
Floyd | You take off the rusty helmet.
Floyd | The rusty helmet tumbles down through the branches to the ground
Floyd | below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove clothes" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | Let's leave everybody's clothes where they belong.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, not a weight puzzle."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide back down to the firmer branches below.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Tree
Floyd | This large bushy elm tree is strong and supports your weight well.
Floyd | Above you, the large trunk offers a path into the higher reaches of
Floyd | the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You let yourself slide slowly back down to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | End of the Lane
Floyd | The narrow lane peters to an end here, the small strip of dirt fading
Floyd | into grass. Barren fields lie south and east. North, a tall fence
Floyd | borders the lane.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bushy elm tree stands on the south side of the path. A couple of low
Floyd | branches beckon tantalisingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | A silver tea tray with some cold chicken and a bottle of ginger beer
Floyd | sitting on it lies here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A short length of rubber hose lies here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of black goggles have been carelessly discarded here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bearskin rug lies across the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a rusty helmet, a raspberry satchel containing an
Floyd | assortment of objects, a magnesium flare, a bottle of WizStrip, a
Floyd | stick of margarine, a small silver coin, a silver bowl, a tube of wood
Floyd | hastener and a firm strong branch here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Clothes, boo"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take helmet. wear it. take satchel. wear it." 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HELMET. WEAR IT. TAKE SATCHEL. WEAR IT.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You put on the rusty helmet.
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You sling the raspberry satchel over your shoulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | magnesium flare: Taken.
Floyd | bottle of WizStrip: Taken.
Floyd | silver tea tray: Taken.
Floyd | stick of margarine: Taken.
Floyd | small silver coin: Taken.
Floyd | silver bowl: Taken.
Floyd | black rubber hose: Taken.
Floyd | tube of wood hastener: Taken.
Floyd | firm strong branch: Taken.
Floyd | pair of black goggles: Taken.
Floyd | bearskin rug: (putting the bottle of WizStrip into the raspberry
Floyd | satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | cold chicken: (putting the silver tea tray into the raspberry satchel
Floyd | to make room)
Floyd | (the cold chicken falling off into the raspberry satchel as you do so)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | bottle of ginger beer: (putting the stick of margarine into the
Floyd | raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hastener" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HASTENER
Floyd |
Floyd | A short red tube. Small printing on the side reads All-Purpose
Floyd | Wood Hastener. The tube seems to contain a reddish paste.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You scramble up into the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Tree
Floyd | This large bushy elm tree is strong and supports your weight well.
Floyd | Above you, the large trunk offers a path into the higher reaches of
Floyd | the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You head gingerly up into the very topmost reaches of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Very Top of the Tree
Floyd | You cling precariously to the very top of the tree. The branches here
Floyd | are extremely flimsy and unstable. The tree waves back and forth
Floyd | gently, dipping briefly towards the fence and then swinging back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You leap from the tree, attempting to make it over the fence, but the
Floyd | distance is too great. You tumble down to the dirt path below.
Floyd |
Floyd | End of the Lane
Floyd | The narrow lane peters to an end here, the small strip of dirt fading
Floyd | into grass. Barren fields lie south and east. North, a tall fence
Floyd | borders the lane.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bushy elm tree stands on the south side of the path. A couple of low
Floyd | branches beckon tantalisingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "It's getting a bit late. I kinda need to be awake in the morning."
		Zach says, "Yeah, I was thinking the same thing"
Zach has disconnected. 		
Zach has connected. 		DavidW asks, "restore back to before the branch broke and save as nfrisorg2 ?"
		DavidW says, "(although maybe the branch is useful for something)"
		DavidW says, "I want to try selling the branch to the wood merchant."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf46" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Tree
Floyd | This slender elm tree sways gently in the wind as you cling
Floyd | precariously to your perch. Above you, the tree becomes even more
Floyd | narrow and flimsy.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long springy branch extends north out over the fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small savage-looking hawk rests in the upper branches of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nfrisorg2" 		

Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait, I have an idea." 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAIT, I HAVE AN IDEA.
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to take inventory.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put hastener on branch" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT HASTENER ON BRANCH
Floyd |
Floyd | (taking the tube of wood hastener first)
Floyd | (putting the Miranda into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You spread some of the wood hastener on the firm strong branch. There
Floyd | is a grinding crackling noise from the tree and it suddenly bursts
Floyd | forth in a tremendous growth spurt as its growth is hastened.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a tremendous flapping of surprise from the hawk, following by
Floyd | a squawk of pleasure as it settles back down in its drastically
Floyd | altered home.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | You spread some of the wood hastener on the firm strong branch, but it
Floyd | has no effect.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear rug" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You duck under the rug. The smell and heat are oppressive, but it's
Floyd | possible to peer through the mouth to see your way around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear goggles" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > WEAR GOGGLES
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the pair of black goggles)
Floyd | The goggles won't fit over the helmet, so you remove the rug, remove
Floyd | the helmet, slip the goggles on, put the helmet back on, and then duck
Floyd | back under the rug. Then you pause to catch your breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | With your eyes protected, and your body covered in the bearskin rug,
Floyd | you shuffle up the tree. The hawk attacks, pecking madly at you, but
Floyd | cannot reach you through the rug. It squawks in frustration and
Floyd | flutters away.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the goggles on, you're forced to move slowly and carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Very Top of the Tree
Floyd | You cling precariously to the very top of the tree. The branches here
Floyd | are extremely flimsy and unstable. The tree waves back and forth
Floyd | gently, dipping briefly towards the fence and then swinging back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove goggles" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > REMOVE GOGGLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You remove the bearskin rug, take off the helmet, take off the
Floyd | goggles, put the helmet back on, and then put the bearskin rug back
Floyd | on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You leap from the tree, attempting to make it over the fence, but the
Floyd | distance is too great. You tumble down to the dirt path below.
Floyd |
Floyd | End of the Lane
Floyd | The narrow lane peters to an end here, the small strip of dirt fading
Floyd | into grass. Barren fields lie south and east. North, a tall fence
Floyd | borders the lane.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bushy elm tree stands on the south side of the path. A couple of low
Floyd | branches beckon tantalisingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You scramble up into the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Tree
Floyd | This large bushy elm tree is strong and supports your weight well.
Floyd | Above you, the large trunk offers a path into the higher reaches of
Floyd | the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | A firm strong branch extends north out over the fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You head gingerly up into the very topmost reaches of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Very Top of the Tree
Floyd | You cling precariously to the very top of the tree. The branches here
Floyd | are extremely flimsy and unstable. The tree waves back and forth
Floyd | gently, dipping briefly towards the fence and then swinging back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump onto branch" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP ONTO BRANCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can't see that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump over fence" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUMP OVER FENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't do that from up here!
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swing tree" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SWING TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing sensible to swing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no place to sit here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide back down to the firmer branches below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Tree
Floyd | This large bushy elm tree is strong and supports your weight well.
Floyd | Above you, the large trunk offers a path into the higher reaches of
Floyd | the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | A firm strong branch extends north out over the fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no place to sit here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out onto the branch, inching your way forward. You are about
Floyd | halfway to the fence when there is a creaking, shuddering noise. The
Floyd | sudden burst of growth must have been too much for the branch, as it
Floyd | abruptly snaps under you. You tumble gracelessly out of the tree, and
Floyd | land heavily on the dirt path.
Floyd |
Floyd | End of the Lane
Floyd | The narrow lane peters to an end here, the small strip of dirt fading
Floyd | into grass. Barren fields lie south and east. North, a tall fence
Floyd | borders the lane.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bushy elm tree stands on the south side of the path. A couple of low
Floyd | branches beckon tantalisingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | A firm strong branch lies across the ground here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take branch" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BRANCH
Floyd |
Floyd | (putting the Cheshire into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head west back to the farm gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Farm Gate
Floyd | The dusty road ends here at a farm gate to the north. Beyond it, a
Floyd | large open farmyard encloses a ramshackle old barn and a large pile of
Floyd | rubble, but no farmhouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Broad pastures lie to either side of the road, bordered by small
Floyd | wooden fences. A small little-used lane heads east, barely more than a
Floyd | line of dirt in the grass. Southwest, the road leads back to the caer.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large wooden sign sits in front of the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit gate with branch" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > HIT GATE WITH BRANCH
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to hit the farm gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lean branch on gate" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEAN BRANCH ON GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | Using that verb will not appreciably help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step over the fence and wander around the field for a short time,
Floyd | clearing your head before you return to the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You head southwest back along the dusty road.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Road
Floyd | The dusty road is a dry brown ribbon of earth running northeast and
Floyd | southwest. The sun shines down from high overhead, the warm baking
Floyd | heat of high summer. A meandering country fence runs along the edge of
Floyd | the road to the northwest. East, the huge wooden doors into the caer
Floyd | hang dispiritedly from their hinges, twisted hunks of wood and iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large cast iron cannonball sits here, looking extremely heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step over the fence and wander around the field for a short while,
Floyd | clearing your head before you return to the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You march down the long southwest road, dust billowing around your
Floyd | feet. The road is long and straight, an arrow fired directly
Floyd | southwest. After a lengthy walk, you arrive at the Vechlee town gate
Floyd | and step through into the bustle of the town.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vechlee Gate
Floyd | Vechlee seems a bustling and thriving town. The foot traffic is
Floyd | impressive here just inside the town gate. The street is not terribly
Floyd | wide, but does boast the impressive upgrade of cobblestones.
Floyd | Southwest, the avenue continues and widens out into a large square.
Floyd | North, the road heads into the more professional quarter of North
Floyd | Vechlee. To the northeast is the town gate, leading back to the dusty
Floyd | road to Ninario's caer.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small shop lies to the south, a wooden sign wedged into the
Floyd | cobblestones in front of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push southwest through the crowd to the market square.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Square
Floyd | A bustle of people and activity fills this cobblestoned market square.
Floyd | The people of Vechlee hurry about their business, intent on their
Floyd | daily tasks with barely a glance to spare for a lowly wizard's
Floyd | apprentice, otherworldly or not.
Floyd |
Floyd | Many different shops and establishments line the edges of the square.
Floyd | To the north is a sturdy workmanlike building, falling into disrepair.
Floyd | Large letters over the entrance read Vechlee Townspeople Building
Floyd | Society. To the south is a sprawling commercial edifice, with a
Floyd | seemingly endless stream of wizards pushing their way through the
Floyd | doors. Gilt-edged lettering over the door reads Wizards Guild
Floyd | Savings & Loan.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the northwest is a small shop, notable more for the lack of
Floyd | customers streaming into it than any other distinguishing
Floyd | characteristic. Small hand-lettered writing over the doorway reads
Floyd | Sorcery Supply. Southwest, the cobblestoned road heads out of
Floyd | the square and toward the western outskirts of Vechlee. Back to the
Floyd | northeast lies the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | An abandoned market stall sits here, weathered and worn, a yellowed
Floyd | piece of paper attached to its side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push northeast through the crowd back toward the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vechlee Gate
Floyd | Vechlee seems a bustling and thriving town. The foot traffic is
Floyd | impressive here just inside the town gate. The street is not terribly
Floyd | wide, but does boast the impressive upgrade of cobblestones.
Floyd | Southwest, the avenue continues and widens out into a large square.
Floyd | North, the road heads into the more professional quarter of North
Floyd | Vechlee. To the northeast is the town gate, leading back to the dusty
Floyd | road to Ninario's caer.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small shop lies to the south, a wooden sign wedged into the
Floyd | cobblestones in front of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way up the street into North Vechlee, the crowd
Floyd | lessening as you leave the gate area.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | North Vechlee
Floyd | The sprawling professional district of North Vechlee is home to many
Floyd | artists, craftspeople, tradesfolk and their families. Their shops and
Floyd | houses fill the small cluttered streets.
Floyd |
Floyd | An oddly silent shop lies to the west. It seems to have fallen upon
Floyd | hard economic times and is utterly abandoned, lacking even the dignity
Floyd | of boards over the windows. A sign over the door reads William's
Floyd | Woodcraft.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the east side of the street is a prosperous and thriving business.
Floyd | Gold lettering over the entranceway reads Wizardry Wooding.
Floyd |
Floyd | The street leads back south to the town gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | A notice is attached to the door of the abandoned shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the antiseptic cleanliness of Wizardry Wooding.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizardry Wooding
Floyd | Stark plain utilitarianism seems to be the order of the day in this
Floyd | shop. The room is large and bare, save for a counter on the east side,
Floyd | just in front of a curtained doorway. The street lies out the doorway
Floyd | to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello there, luv!" calls Betty cheerfully as you step into the shop.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sell branch" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SELL BRANCH
Floyd |
Floyd | (to Betty)
Floyd | Betty glances at the firm strong branch and frowns. "I'm sure it's as
Floyd | nice as you say, luv, but I don't really need a firm strong branch at
Floyd | the moment."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "show branch to betty" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOW BRANCH TO BETTY
Floyd |
Floyd | Betty glances at the firm strong branch and shrugs. "I'm sure it's
Floyd | very interesting for you, luv, but I'm not sure what it's got to do
Floyd | with me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh well"
		DavidW says, "I think I'm done for now."
		Zach says, "Yeah"
		Zach says, "Thanks for driving. I'm starting to fade"
		DavidW says, "Thanks for playing. I think we made some progress."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

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?" 		
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Zach says, "No problem. Any time, any place."
		Zach says, "If the time and place is here on Thursday night."
		
*** A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER *** 		
		DavidW says (to Zach), "Just the person I wanted to see."
		Zach says, "Yay"
		DavidW says, "Gimme a sec to upload my notes so far."
		DavidW says, "or several seconds"
		Zach says, "months, years. whateves"
		DavidW says, "My connection is still horrid."
		DavidW says, "Anyway, I found out a few minor things of interest re: Risorgimento Represso."
		DavidW says, "We missed that there's a back room to Wizardry Wooding; we can't get in until we're a wizard, though."
		DavidW says, "(Darn, I can't get a stable enough connection to plover.net to upload the file.)"
		DavidW says, "I'd misunderstood the bottle label business. I thought the label was on the ginger beer, not on the WizStrip."
		Zach says, "Ah, yeah"
		Zach says, "The ginger beer looks like the label-less WizStrip"
		DavidW says, "The pipe in the Guild closet has a valve on it; we missed that. It turns on the gas."
		DavidW says, "The WizStrip bottle has a waxy hermetic seal that we need to remove somehow."
		DavidW says, "I tried sending up the bottle and they sent it back down, since it wasn't pre-opened."
		Zach says, "Ah"
		Zach says, "Hmm"
		DavidW says, "There's a knife in Sorcery Supply, but too expensive for us."
		DavidW says, "I tried to get the bear to bite it, but that didn't happen."
		Zach asks, "Hmm, maybe something hot to melt the wax?"
		DavidW says, "I thought of that but there doesn't seem to be any flame around. The magnesium flare doesn't do it."
		Zach asks, "Hmm, what chemicals do we have left?"
		DavidW says, "mostly plant growth and plant destruction, I think."
		Zach says, "If we can light the gas, maybe"
		DavidW says, "ammonium sulphate and copper sulphate"
		DavidW says, "I also tried running through all the cheese visions. Near as I can tell, the visions are completely random, except that Caerphilly is useless for getting a good vision, as per the Weekly paper article."
		Zach says, "Ah, yeah. Copper sulphate is a pesticide."
		DavidW says, "One vision gave a decent hint for getting over the farm fence, but another vision suggested we'd be killed soon afterwards."
		Zach says, "Hmm, maybe some visions are red herrings."
		DavidW says, "Some probably are, yes."
		Zach says, "I meant to reread the Wizard Weekly when we were playing."
		DavidW says, "One vision had us with the cannonball at the top of the tree, and that made the tree swing enough to get us into the yard."
		Zach says, "I would have never tried that"
		Zach says, "But it makes sense"
		DavidW says, "But another vision had us land in the farm garden and then immediately attacked by two dogs."
		DavidW says, "Independently, I tried wearing the butter and getting into the cannon -- which worked, but I couldn't reach to pull cord. The hose from the gatehouse isn't bendy enough to tie to it, and there's rope in Sorcery Supply that we can't afford."
		Zach says, "I don't think I remember the hose"
		DavidW says, "When we solved the liquid measuring puzzle, the machine threw a hose loose. We picked it up, but haven't used it for anything."
		DavidW says, "oh, that reminds me, I tried to drop through the murder holes in the gatehouse, but the game said first I'd be trapped in the bailey, then after the porticullis was open, that the holes aren't big enough for my body to fit through."
		DavidW says, "But yeah, when we get back to the game, re-read all of our student notes and the Wizarding Weekly paper."
		DavidW says, "I also thought that we might not smell right in our bear costume, re trying to get past the bear, but the game wouldn't let me wash the rug in the fountain."
		DavidW says, "I asked the crone about the bear, and she suggested that arktos essence attracts bears."
		Zach says, "Yes, I suspect we have to seduce the bear."
		DavidW says, "Scary"
		DavidW says, "I'm thinking of that Bugs Bunny cartoon where Bugs dresses up as a Tazmanian SHE-devil, complete with bear trap in his mouth."
		DavidW says, "oh sh*t. I just tried hitting the crone. Violence works and I lost 2 points."
		DavidW says, "Still can't open the case with the crone dead, though. Yikes."
		DavidW says, "okay, undoing that unpleasantness."
		Zach says, "Woah"
		DavidW says, "hm. I'm not willing to try the cannonball in tree idea without you. I have no idea how to deal with angry dogs anyway. The mountain pipe seems to be strictly one-way downwards."
		DavidW | >get on stand | Just because it's called a stand doesn't mean you should take it literally.
		Zach says, ">take a stand"
		DavidW | The wooden stand looks so peaceful, you decide to leave it alone.
		* NewsBoy hollers, "Extra! Extra! Jacqueline has posted message 274, about 'May 24 - SHufflecomp Games, Part II', to the bulletin board! Why won't they pay me minimum wage?"
		Zach says (to DavidW), "heh"
		Zach says (to Jacqueline), "Huh, actually, this is NightFloyd territory now."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Well, we started it first!"
		Jacqueline says, "Just kidding. It really doesn't matter that NF is playing them, too."
		Jacqueline says, "Just don't overlap or something."
		DavidW says, "hm. I'm not sure how we'd launch ourselves via the cannon without gunpowder, even if we could reach the cord. But I can't believe there's all these hints to trying it and no payoff."
		Zach says, "Sorry, I've been watching a lot of the Wire recently."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, you're in the middle of a game, so we can discuss it in the morning."
		Zach says, "I was just kidding."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "We didn't finish yesterday's game and I'm butting my head against the puzzle walls."
		Zach says, "It's like pro-wrestling. Fake drama keeps the fans coming back."
		Doug asks, "oh huh, is NightFloyd playing Shufflecomp games too?"
		Doug asks, "which ones did clubfloyd play last week?"
		Jacqueline says, "I think that bit earlier may have been a joke."
		Jacqueline says, "Not sure, though, and not looking into it until tomorrow."
		Jacqueline is enjoying a Jacquelineday.
		Zach says, "Right now NightFloyd is two sessions into Risorgimento Represso."
		Zach says, "It would be interesting to play through all the 2nd place ifcomp games."
		Zach says, "Probably all good but lesser known."
		Doug says, "enjoy your Jacquelinearity"
		Doug asks, "Wichita Jacquelineman?"
		DavidW says (to Zach), "ok, finally got [LINK] up."
		Zach says, "Excellent"
		Zach says, "I wonder how many puzzles have multiple solutions"
		DavidW says, "I don't know. A few, maybe."
		DavidW asks, "I wish I could figure out where we're stuck. Opening the WizStrip bottle, maybe?"
		DavidW says, "Interesting. I can wear butter or smear the butter on the bearskin rug or take a bite out of the stick of butter -- but I can't do any of that with the margarine."
		Doug says, "parkay!"
		DavidW says (to Zach), "I'm a bad person. I said I wasn't going to follow up on the cannonball vision, but I eventually did anyway."
		Zach says, "That's it, no tea for a week."
		Zach asks, "What happened?"
		DavidW asks, "Happened in the game?"
		Zach says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "Well, first of all, I found out that the cannonball was too heavy to carry up into the tree."
		DavidW says, "But I knew from the vision that it must be possible."
		DavidW says, "So I put the cannonball into the satchel -- and the satchel explicitly didn't get any heavier."
		Zach says, "MAGIC!"
		DavidW says, "yes, the satchel is magic."
		DavidW says, "So we have to use the hastener on the tree first, otherwise the tree itself isn't strong enough."
		DavidW says, "And I had to use the rug and googles to get rid of the bird."
		DavidW says, "And, while wearing helmet, goggles, rug, and satchel at the top of the tree, I removed the goggles and put them into the satchel, then took the cannonball out of the satchel..."
		DavidW says, "And the tree swayed, I fell over the fence, banging my head against it (but the helmet protected me) and fell into the garden where two vicious dogs appeared (but they got scared at seeing a bear-thing and ran away)."
Lionheart arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Lionheart has had Lionheart's fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "The farm's garden had nothing in it but me and the cannonball and the fence. Digging yielded nothing."
		Zach says, "Excellent"
		Zach says, "Huh"
		Zach asks, "Can you make anything grow?"
		Zach says, "Maybe something is already planted"
		DavidW says, "The gate in the farmyard opened normally and broke the magical barrier."
		DavidW says, "I have nothing to grow, so I don't know yet."
		DavidW says, "There's a Pile of Rubble north of the Farmyard where there was a scrap of paper about arktos essence being useful for keeping animals at bay."
		DavidW says, "And west of Farmyard was a cabinet with a jar of essence of arktos."
		DavidW says, "And that seemed to be it for the farm."
		Zach says, "At least we can get passed the bear now"
		DavidW says, "The farm was destroyed mainly because they had indoor plumbing instead of magical toilets."
		DavidW says, "Yes, we should be able to get past the bear now. And I'm curious when. :)"
		Zach says, "Heh, now is fine if you're antsy."
		DavidW says, "I am antsy!"
		Zach says, "Got alien ants in your pants."
DavidW arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Zach arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		DavidW says, "Perry's still on."
		DavidW says, "Floyd's playing Curses. for Klaw, I bet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "klaw" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd |

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		DavidW says, "hmph. I'm lagging now. Boo."
		DavidW asks, "so it's... load sleepmask risorg?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask risorg" 		

Floyd ]  Lecture Hall                              Score: 0     Moves: 0
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You've heard about them from others. You've even had them yourself:
Floyd | classes that seem to last forever. But this one takes the biscuit. You
Floyd | wonder what possessed you to sign up for Celtic Elements in Early
Floyd | Teutonic Settlements: a field of study so narrow and boring,
Floyd | you'd wonder they would award doctorates in it. But they must, for the
Floyd | chap running the lecture has one.
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance down at the notebook in your hands, but the thought of
Floyd | recording all this boredom for posterity doesn't thrill you. Instead,
Floyd | you look around the hall, wondering if you could sneak out and find
Floyd | something better to do with your time.
Floyd |
Floyd | Risorgimento Represso
Floyd | An Interactive Invigoration
Floyd | Copyright (c) 2003,2006 by Michael J. Coyne.
Floyd | Players new to Interactive Fiction should type HELP for instructions
Floyd | on how to play.
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 4 / Serial number 060308 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11
Floyd | This work is licensed under the Creative Commons
Floyd | Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial License. Type LICENSE to find out
Floyd | more about the terms of the license.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lecture Hall (on the seat)
Floyd | An ordinary, run-of-the-mill lecture hall. Its many banks of tiered
Floyd | seats run up towards the large and heavy double doors at the west end.
Floyd | Down at floor level, at the east end of the hall, the professor is
Floyd | teaching the lesson. Tiers upon tiers of bored students sit in the
Floyd | seats.
Floyd |
Floyd | An empty cup of yogurt, the remains of your elevenses, sits on the
Floyd | desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nfrisorg2" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  In the Tree                               Score: 27    Moves: 607
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  In the Tree                               Score: 27    Moves: 608
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Tree
Floyd | This slender elm tree sways gently in the wind as you cling
Floyd | precariously to your perch. Above you, the tree becomes even more
Floyd | narrow and flimsy.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long springy branch extends north out over the fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small savage-looking hawk rests in the upper branches of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put hastener on tree" 		

Floyd ]  In the Tree                               Score: 28    Moves: 609
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT HASTENER ON TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | (taking the tube of wood hastener first)
Floyd | (putting the Miranda into the raspberry satchel to make room)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You spread some of the wood hastener on the bushy elm tree. There is a
Floyd | grinding crackling noise from the tree and it suddenly bursts forth in
Floyd | a tremendous growth spurt as its growth is hastened.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a tremendous flapping of surprise from the hawk, following by
Floyd | a squawk of pleasure as it settles back down in its drastically
Floyd | altered home.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear rug" 		

Floyd ]  In the Tree                               Score: 28    Moves: 610
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You duck under the rug. The smell and heat are oppressive, but it's
Floyd | possible to peer through the mouth to see your way around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear goggles" 		

Floyd ]  In the Tree                               Score: 28    Moves: 611
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR GOGGLES
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the pair of black goggles)
Floyd | The goggles won't fit over the helmet, so you remove the rug, remove
Floyd | the helmet, slip the goggles on, put the helmet back on, and then duck
Floyd | back under the rug. Then you pause to catch your breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  The Very Top of the Tree                  Score: 29    Moves: 612
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | With your eyes protected, and your body covered in the bearskin rug,
Floyd | you shuffle up the tree. The hawk attacks, pecking madly at you, but
Floyd | cannot reach you through the rug. It squawks in frustration and
Floyd | flutters away.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the goggles on, you're forced to move slowly and carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Very Top of the Tree
Floyd | You cling precariously to the very top of the tree. The branches here
Floyd | are extremely flimsy and unstable. The tree waves back and forth
Floyd | gently, dipping briefly towards the fence and then swinging back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove rug" 		

Floyd ]  The Very Top of the Tree                  Score: 29    Moves: 613
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The stench of the rug wins in the end, and you duck back out from
Floyd | under it. Phew!
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove goggles" 		

Floyd ]  The Very Top of the Tree                  Score: 29    Moves: 614
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE GOGGLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You remove the helmet, take off the goggles, and then put the helmet
Floyd | back on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  In the Tree                               Score: 29    Moves: 615
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide back down to the firmer branches below.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Tree
Floyd | This large bushy elm tree is strong and supports your weight well.
Floyd | Above you, the large trunk offers a path into the higher reaches of
Floyd | the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | A firm strong branch extends north out over the fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  End of the Lane                           Score: 29    Moves: 616
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You let yourself slide slowly back down to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | End of the Lane
Floyd | The narrow lane peters to an end here, the small strip of dirt fading
Floyd | into grass. Barren fields lie south and east. North, a tall fence
Floyd | borders the lane.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bushy elm tree stands on the south side of the path. A couple of low
Floyd | branches beckon tantalisingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Farm Gate                                 Score: 29    Moves: 617
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head west back to the farm gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Farm Gate
Floyd | The dusty road ends here at a farm gate to the north. Beyond it, a
Floyd | large open farmyard encloses a ramshackle old barn and a large pile of
Floyd | rubble, but no farmhouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Broad pastures lie to either side of the road, bordered by small
Floyd | wooden fences. A small little-used lane heads east, barely more than a
Floyd | line of dirt in the grass. Southwest, the road leads back to the caer.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large wooden sign sits in front of the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Road                                Score: 29    Moves: 618
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You head southwest back along the dusty road.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Road
Floyd | The dusty road is a dry brown ribbon of earth running northeast and
Floyd | southwest. The sun shines down from high overhead, the warm baking
Floyd | heat of high summer. A meandering country fence runs along the edge of
Floyd | the road to the northwest. East, the huge wooden doors into the caer
Floyd | hang dispiritedly from their hinges, twisted hunks of wood and iron.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large cast iron cannonball sits here, looking extremely heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put all in satchel" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Road                                Score: 29    Moves: 619
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ALL IN SATCHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | pair of black goggles: Done.
Floyd | tube of wood hastener: Done.
Floyd | black rubber hose: You curl up the hose and place it in the raspberry
Floyd | satchel.
Floyd | silver bowl: Done.
Floyd | small silver coin: Done.
Floyd | bearskin rug: You roll the bearskin rug up tightly and manage to shove
Floyd | it into the raspberry satchel.
Floyd | stick of margarine: Done.
Floyd | silver tea tray: (the cold chicken falling off into the raspberry
Floyd | satchel as you do so)
Floyd | Done.
Floyd | bottle of WizStrip: Done.
Floyd | Cheshire: Done.
Floyd | magnesium flare: Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cannonball" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Road                                Score: 29    Moves: 620
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CANNONBALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You heft the cannonball. It weighs a good five or six stone! You won't
Floyd | be able to carry it very far.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cannonball is getting heavier by the second.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put cannonball in satchel" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Road                                Score: 29    Moves: 621
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT CANNONBALL IN SATCHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You manage to hold the satchel open wide enough that you can squeeze
Floyd | the cannonball in. Amazingly, the satchel does not seem to get any
Floyd | bulkier or heavier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Farm Gate                                 Score: 29    Moves: 622
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk northeast along the road, your feet kicking up a small cloud
Floyd | of dust. The road is long and twisting but eventually ends at a farm
Floyd | gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | Farm Gate
Floyd | The dusty road ends here at a farm gate to the north. Beyond it, a
Floyd | large open farmyard encloses a ramshackle old barn and a large pile of
Floyd | rubble, but no farmhouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Broad pastures lie to either side of the road, bordered by small
Floyd | wooden fences. A small little-used lane heads east, barely more than a
Floyd | line of dirt in the grass. Southwest, the road leads back to the caer.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large wooden sign sits in front of the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  End of the Lane                           Score: 29    Moves: 623
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk east down the narrow lane.
Floyd |
Floyd | End of the Lane
Floyd | The narrow lane peters to an end here, the small strip of dirt fading
Floyd | into grass. Barren fields lie south and east. North, a tall fence
Floyd | borders the lane.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bushy elm tree stands on the south side of the path. A couple of low
Floyd | branches beckon tantalisingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear helmet" 		

Floyd ]  End of the Lane                           Score: 29    Moves: 624
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR HELMET
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already wearing that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear rug" 		

Floyd ]  End of the Lane                           Score: 29    Moves: 625
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the bearskin rug)
Floyd | You duck under the rug. The smell and heat are oppressive, but it's
Floyd | possible to peer through the mouth to see your way around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear satchel" 		

Floyd ]  End of the Lane                           Score: 29    Moves: 626
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR SATCHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You're already wearing that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  In the Tree                               Score: 29    Moves: 627
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You scramble up into the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the Tree
Floyd | This large bushy elm tree is strong and supports your weight well.
Floyd | Above you, the large trunk offers a path into the higher reaches of
Floyd | the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | A firm strong branch extends north out over the fence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  The Very Top of the Tree                  Score: 29    Moves: 628
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You head gingerly up into the very topmost reaches of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Very Top of the Tree
Floyd | You cling precariously to the very top of the tree. The branches here
Floyd | are extremely flimsy and unstable. The tree waves back and forth
Floyd | gently, dipping briefly towards the fence and then swinging back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tree dips and sways alarmingly. You're probably just about the
Floyd | maximum weight these flimsy branches can take and still remain
Floyd | standing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cannonball" 		

Floyd ]  Garden                                    Score: 31    Moves: 629
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CANNONBALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You heft the cannonball. It weighs a good five or six stone! You won't
Floyd | be able to carry it very far.
Floyd |
Floyd | The weight of the cannonball in your hands sets the branches to
Floyd | dipping and swaying madly. The gyrations increase and the top of the
Floyd | tree bends down, down towards the fence, gathering speed as it does
Floyd | so. It reaches the bottom moving at an alarming clip. But the tree is
Floyd | just a bit too short, and your head connects soundly with the top of
Floyd | the fence. Fortunately, the helmet protects you, and you rebound off
Floyd | and over the fence, landing heavily in the yard.
Floyd |
Floyd | The heavy cannonball thumps to the ground beside you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden
Floyd | The well-tilled rich earth and neat orderly furrows show that this was
Floyd | the farmhouse garden.  It's early to have harvested all the garden
Floyd | vegetables, but someone appears to have done so, as there is not a
Floyd | living thing left in the earth. It has been stripped clean.
Floyd |
Floyd | West, the garden opens out into a dry and dusty farmyard. A fence
Floyd | rings the garden on the other three sides. The slat construction of
Floyd | the inside of the fence to the south makes for an easy climb back out
Floyd | to the lane.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of large and ferocious dogs wandering in the garden jump in
Floyd | surprise as you come plummeting down at breakneck speed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The dogs take one look and sniff at the bearlike apparition that has
Floyd | descended into the quiet peace of the garden, and turn tail, yipping
Floyd | in terror.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large cast iron cannonball sits here, looking extremely heavy.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by two points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "let me know when to continue"
		Zach says, "Go ahead"
		DavidW asks, "Or do you want to drive at this point?"
		Zach says, "You're good"
		DavidW says, "ok"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cannonball. put it in satchel" 		

Floyd ]  Garden                                    Score: 31    Moves: 631
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CANNONBALL. PUT IT IN SATCHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You heft the cannonball. It weighs a good five or six stone! You won't
Floyd | be able to carry it very far.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cannonball is getting heavier by the second.
Floyd | You manage to hold the satchel open wide enough that you can squeeze
Floyd | the cannonball in. Amazingly, the satchel does not seem to get any
Floyd | bulkier or heavier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Garden                                    Score: 31    Moves: 631
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to dig?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "garden" 		

Floyd ]  Garden                                    Score: 31    Moves: 632
Floyd |
Floyd | > GARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You dig away merrily in the dirt, enjoying yourself immensely. You
Floyd | don't, however, uncover anything interesting. You stand back up,
Floyd | dusting the earth off your hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x garden" 		

Floyd ]  Garden                                    Score: 31    Moves: 633
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GARDEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Though stripped clean of all produce, the earth still looks rich and
Floyd | well-tilled.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Farmyard                                  Score: 31    Moves: 634
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You wander into the farmyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmyard
Floyd | A large and dusty earthen courtyard, the farmyard seems eerily silent
Floyd | and abandoned. A curious pile of rubble to the north seems composed
Floyd | mainly of old timbers and plaster. West, a barn gapes open, its doors
Floyd | wrenched from their hinges. The farmyard ends at a garden plot of some
Floyd | kind to the east. The gate to the south leads back to the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open gate" 		

Floyd ]  Farm Gate                                 Score: 32    Moves: 635
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to open the gate, struggling against an invisible barrier,
Floyd | pushing and straining. You feel the edges of the barrier begin to give
Floyd | and you push harder. There is a sudden audible pop. The gate flies
Floyd | open and you tumble through into the road, the spell of the Wizards
Floyd | Guild broken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Farm Gate
Floyd | The dusty road ends here at an open farm gate to the north. Beyond it,
Floyd | a large open farmyard encloses a ramshackle old barn and a large pile
Floyd | of rubble, but no farmhouse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Broad pastures lie to either side of the road, bordered by small
Floyd | wooden fences. A small little-used lane heads east, barely more than a
Floyd | line of dirt in the grass. Southwest, the road leads back to the caer.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large wooden sign sits in front of the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Farmyard                                  Score: 32    Moves: 636
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the farmyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmyard
Floyd | A large and dusty earthen courtyard, the farmyard seems eerily silent
Floyd | and abandoned. A curious pile of rubble to the north seems composed
Floyd | mainly of old timbers and plaster. West, a barn gapes open, its doors
Floyd | wrenched from their hinges. The farmyard ends at a garden plot of some
Floyd | kind to the east. The open gate to the south leads back to the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Pile of Rubble                            Score: 32    Moves: 637
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk into the midst of the pile of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pile of Rubble
Floyd | There's no doubt. This sad pile of rubble is all that remains of the
Floyd | farmhouse that once stood here. An awesome force of devastation has
Floyd | been levelled against it. Peering amidst the rubble, you spot what may
Floyd | very well have been the ultimate cause of the Wizards Guild attack on
Floyd | this homestead: the twisted pipes and smashed porcelain of an indoor
Floyd | plumbing system. Consorting with the Plumbers Union, and incorporating
Floyd | scientific advances into their home were the seditious and
Floyd | destabilising dangers lurking in this harmless home: a threat to the
Floyd | supremacy of the Wizards Guild, to their grip over the people of this
Floyd | world.
Floyd |
Floyd | The farmyard lies back to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A scrap of paper caught in the pile of rubble flutters briefly in the
Floyd | wind, catching your eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read scrap" 		

Floyd ]  Pile of Rubble                            Score: 32    Moves: 638
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ SCRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | ... you for the animal repellant kit. Everything worked perfectly
Floyd | ...keep ... uders away ... arktos essence: quite ... osite! So we
Floyd | deci... use it... kept attr... premises... dogs were just as ... vance
Floyd | warning ...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Pausing..."
		Zach asks, "What's wrong with uders?"
		DavidW says, "intruders, I think"
		DavidW says, "Actually, I guess arktos attracts, not repels."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take scrap" 		

Floyd ]  Pile of Rubble                            Score: 32    Moves: 639
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SCRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search rubble" 		

Floyd ]  Pile of Rubble                            Score: 32    Moves: 640
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH RUBBLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no doubt. This sad pile of rubble is all that remains of the
Floyd | farmhouse that once stood here. An awesome force of devastation has
Floyd | been levelled against it. Peering amidst the rubble, you spot what may
Floyd | very well have been the ultimate cause of the Wizards Guild attack on
Floyd | this homestead: the twisted pipes and smashed porcelain of an indoor
Floyd | plumbing system. Consorting with the Plumbers Union, and incorporating
Floyd | scientific advances into their home were the seditious and
Floyd | destabilising dangers lurking in this harmless home: a threat to the
Floyd | supremacy of the Wizards Guild, to their grip over the people of this
Floyd | world.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yeah, I think"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Farmyard                                  Score: 32    Moves: 641
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You wander away from the pile of rubble into the farmyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmyard
Floyd | A large and dusty earthen courtyard, the farmyard seems eerily silent
Floyd | and abandoned. A curious pile of rubble to the north seems composed
Floyd | mainly of old timbers and plaster. West, a barn gapes open, its doors
Floyd | wrenched from their hinges. The farmyard ends at a garden plot of some
Floyd | kind to the east. The open gate to the south leads back to the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Barn                                      Score: 32    Moves: 642
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the ramshackle old barn, glancing apprehensively at the
Floyd | sagging timbers above.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Barn
Floyd | The dry dusty smell of hay fills this small and lonely barn. Sunlight
Floyd | streams in through the doorway, lighting up small motes of straw in
Floyd | the air and lending the barn a peculiarly golden quality. The roof and
Floyd | wall timbers of the barn sag alarmingly, as though some terrible
Floyd | violence has been wreaked on them. The barnyard is back east through
Floyd | the doorway.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small wooden cabinet hangs on the wall of the barn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Barn                                      Score: 32    Moves: 643
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | The cabinet creaks open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on the shelves inside is a glass jar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x jar" 		

Floyd ]  Barn                                      Score: 32    Moves: 644
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A small jar, made of frosted blue glass. A peeling hand-written
Floyd | sticker on the jar reads Essence of Arktos.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take jar" 		

Floyd ]  Barn                                      Score: 33    Moves: 645
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE JAR
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf47" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Barn                                      Score: 33    Moves: 645
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "brief" 		

Floyd ]  Barn                                      Score: 33    Moves: 645
Floyd |
Floyd | > BRIEF
Floyd |
Floyd | Risorgimento Represso is now in its "brief" printing mode, which gives
Floyd | long descriptions of places never before visited and short
Floyd | descriptions otherwise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove rug" 		

Floyd ]  Barn                                      Score: 33    Moves: 646
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The stench of the rug wins in the end, and you duck back out from
Floyd | under it. Phew!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Farmyard                                  Score: 33    Moves: 647
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | With some mild relief, you step back out of the ramshackle old barn
Floyd | into the dusty sunshine of the farmyard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Farmyard
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Farm Gate                                 Score: 33    Moves: 648
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the open gate and into the road.
Floyd |
Floyd | Farm Gate
Floyd |
Floyd | A large wooden sign sits in front of the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close gate" 		

Floyd ]  Farm Gate                                 Score: 33    Moves: 649
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You swing the gate closed and latch it carefully.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Dusty Road                                Score: 33    Moves: 650
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You head southwest back along the dusty road.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dusty Road
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Vechlee Gate                              Score: 33    Moves: 651
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You march down the long southwest road, dust billowing around your
Floyd | feet. The road is long and straight, an arrow fired directly
Floyd | southwest. After a lengthy walk, you arrive at the Vechlee town gate
Floyd | and step through into the bustle of the town.
Floyd |
Floyd | Vechlee Gate
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Market Square                             Score: 33    Moves: 652
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push southwest through the crowd to the market square.
Floyd |
Floyd | Market Square
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Outskirts                                 Score: 33    Moves: 653
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way out of the market square and head southwest through
Floyd | ever-thinning crowds to the outskirts of Vechlee.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Vechlee                           Score: 33    Moves: 654
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head out the western gates of the town.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Vechlee
Floyd | The peace and quiet of a summer countryside surround you once again,
Floyd | here outside the walls of Vechlee. The cobblestones have vanished and
Floyd | the road has reverted to a plain dirt ribbon snaking its way west.
Floyd | Hilly mountainous country borders the road to the north and a small
Floyd | path wends that way, climbing up into the crags. East are the walls of
Floyd | Vechlee, their broad expanse interrupted by both the gate back into
Floyd | town as well as the end of a rusty metal pipe that sticks out of the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small wooden sign sits at the side of the road leading west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Vechlee                           Score: 33    Moves: 654
Floyd |
Floyd | > VERBOSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Risorgimento Represso is now in its normal "verbose" mode, which
Floyd | always gives long descriptions of locations (even if you've been there
Floyd | before).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear rug" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Vechlee                           Score: 33    Moves: 655
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You duck under the rug. The smell and heat are oppressive, but it's
Floyd | possible to peer through the mouth to see your way around.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open jar" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Vechlee                           Score: 33    Moves: 656
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN JAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You unscrew the lid from the jar, revealing an oily brown concoction
Floyd | with an extremely unpleasant odour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear arktos" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Vechlee                           Score: 33    Moves: 657
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR ARKTOS
Floyd |
Floyd | You smear the oily brown concoction all over your clothing, rendering
Floyd | yourself extremely malodorous.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jar itself vanishes, a handy consequence of the Thalionic
Floyd | Antimagic Litter Campaign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Vechlee                           Score: 33    Moves: 656
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Vechlee
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put arktos on rug" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Vechlee                           Score: 33    Moves: 657
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ARKTOS ON RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You smear the oily brown concoction all over the bearskin rug.
Floyd |
Floyd | The jar itself vanishes, a handy consequence of the Thalionic
Floyd | Antimagic Litter Campaign.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Ledge                                     Score: 33    Moves: 658
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The narrow path twists and turns up the side of the mountain. It's not
Floyd | too hard of a climb, but it certainly gets the limbs moving and the
Floyd | heart pumping. Eventually, the path you are following narrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge
Floyd | The path narrows to a ledge here that curves around the side of the
Floyd | mountain. East is a towering wall of rock, west a nasty tumble off the
Floyd | cliffside. The narrow path heads south back down the mountain, and to
Floyd | the north, the ledge opens up into a wide plateau.
Floyd |
Floyd | A black bear blocks the trail north here, pawing at the carcase of
Floyd | some unfortunate animal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Plateau                                   Score: 37    Moves: 659
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The black bear peers quizzically at the bearskin rug for a long
Floyd | moment. It nudges a bit closer. It snuffles at you and then gives a
Floyd | curious grunt of pleasure. It rears up and leaps on you, smothering
Floyd | you with love and affection.
Floyd |
Floyd | The weight of the bear pushes against you, and you fall, striking your
Floyd | head a glancing blow on the cliff. Fortunately, the helmet protects
Floyd | you, and you surge back to your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bear's amorous advances are in no way chilled by your reaction,
Floyd | and it lunges forward at you again.  You are already badly off
Floyd | balance, and you trip backwards, your arms windmilling wildly, the
Floyd | edge of the cliff getting closer and closer until suddenly...
Floyd |
Floyd | You tumble over the edge. In a serious break with your expectations,
Floyd | you do not plummet to your death. Through an astonishing series of
Floyd | coincidences that have served to place everyone involved in exactly
Floyd | the right place at the right time, you land with a thump on the
Floyd | trailing rug in a flying carpet convoy.
Floyd |
Floyd | After the initial shock subsides, the carpet vendors' surprise turns
Floyd | to amazement as you relate the story of your encounter with the bear
Floyd | and your plummet off the cliffside.
Floyd |
Floyd | In exchange for this tale, which will keep their firesides entertained
Floyd | for many nights to come, they are only too glad to set you down on the
Floyd | cliff beyond the bear.
Floyd |
Floyd | Before they leave, one of them tosses a carpet towards you. "That's
Floyd | the best carpet in our entire stock!" he calls. "Use it well, my
Floyd | friend!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Plateau
Floyd | Tall mountain grass and towering trees line this peaceful plateau far
Floyd | up the mountainside. West, the plateau ends in an abrupt drop down the
Floyd | mountainside. The trail turns to the east here, running across the
Floyd | plateau and then climbing farther up the mountain. South, it descends
Floyd | back down to the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | A black bear blocks the trail south here, pawing at the carcase of
Floyd | some unfortunate animal.
Floyd |
Floyd | A threadbare red carpet lies across the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by four points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Nice"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x carpet" 		

Floyd ]  Plateau                                   Score: 37    Moves: 660
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CARPET
Floyd |
Floyd | An ugly and cheaply made carpet. It is a garish red and looks ready to
Floyd | fall apart.
Floyd |
Floyd | If it truly is a flying carpet, you're not sure how many trips it's
Floyd | good for before disintegrating underneath you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There was a vision warning not to use the carpet down from here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take carpet. put it in satchel" 		

Floyd ]  Plateau                                   Score: 37    Moves: 662
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CARPET. PUT IT IN SATCHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You put the threadbare red carpet into the raspberry satchel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 37    Moves: 663
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk through the quiet peace of the long, level plateau and up the
Floyd | winding path to the very top.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Mountaintop
Floyd | Sunlight beats down warmly from high overhead this bald and barren
Floyd | mountaintop. It's extremely hot, and the trees and grass have faded
Floyd | away, leaving a bare smooth expanse of rock. The wind is stronger
Floyd | here, and whips your robe against your legs. West, the mountain trail
Floyd | winds back down toward the plateau.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small shoddily built lean-to sits here.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach the lean-to, you spot an old hermit sitting on a rock
Floyd | in front of it. "Bah!" he mutters as he sees you. He squints in your
Floyd | direction, trying to make you out. "That's one ugly bear!" he mutters.
Floyd | "More likely, it's a meddling wizard or, worse yet, an apprentice."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove rug" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 37    Moves: 664
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | The stench of the rug wins in the end, and you duck back out from
Floyd | under it. Phew!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Huh," mutters the hermit. "The bear appears to have turned into a
Floyd | wizard's apprentice."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put rug in satchel" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 37    Moves: 665
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RUG IN SATCHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You roll the bearskin rug up tightly and manage to shove it into the
Floyd | raspberry satchel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hermnit" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 37    Moves: 665
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HERMNIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no hermnit here.

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hermit" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 37    Moves: 666
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HERMIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The cracked and lined face of the hermit almost makes you start back
Floyd | in shock as you gaze at it. This man is old, with darkly tanned and
Floyd | weathered skin, and short spindly limbs. You wonder just how long he's
Floyd | been sitting up here. His eyes are sunk deep into his flesh, squinting
Floyd | so tightly they're almost closed. Tears stream openly from them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Three weeks, I thought, if this is Robert."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x robert" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 37    Moves: 667
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROBERT
Floyd |
Floyd | The cracked and lined face of the hermit almost makes you start back
Floyd | in shock as you gaze at it. This man is old, with darkly tanned and
Floyd | weathered skin, and short spindly limbs. You wonder just how long he's
Floyd | been sitting up here. His eyes are sunk deep into his flesh, squinting
Floyd | so tightly they're almost closed. Tears stream openly from them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Robert?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hermit about himself" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 37    Moves: 668
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HERMIT ABOUT HIMSELF
Floyd |
Floyd | He scowls. "I abandoned my stall and came up here to get away from
Floyd | interfering questions like that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Ah"
		DavidW says, "The abandoned stall."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hermit about wizstrip" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 37    Moves: 669
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HERMIT ABOUT WIZSTRIP
Floyd |
Floyd | "Could you repeat that?" asks the hermit. "My ears aren't what they
Floyd | used to be. In fact," he continues, looking at his hands, "these are
Floyd | pretty different than I remember them." He glances at his body,
Floyd | frowning. "To be honest," he admits, "I don't recognise most
Floyd | of these bits." He looks himself over carefully. "Must have been those
Floyd | years when I was renting myself out to science. I seem to have come
Floyd | away with a lot of erroneous extremities."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "wah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hermnit about science" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 37    Moves: 669
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HERMNIT ABOUT SCIENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no hermnit here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hermit about science" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 37    Moves: 670
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HERMIT ABOUT SCIENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | "I needed the money," scowls the hermit. "You see how enslaved I was
Floyd | by the system? Hah!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hermit about money" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 37    Moves: 671
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HERMIT ABOUT MONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Could you repeat that?" asks the hermit. "My ears aren't what they
Floyd | used to be. In fact," he continues, looking at his hands, "these are
Floyd | pretty different than I remember them." He glances at his body,
Floyd | frowning. "To be honest," he admits, "I don't recognise most
Floyd | of these bits." He looks himself over carefully. "Must have been those
Floyd | years when I was renting myself out to science. I seem to have come
Floyd | away with a lot of erroneous extremities."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hermit about eyes" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 37    Moves: 672
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HERMIT ABOUT EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm not crying," says the hermit shielding his eyes with his hand.
Floyd | "It's that blasted sunlight beating down on me all day every day. It's
Floyd | too much! I'd like to go into town and pick something up to cover
Floyd | them, but..." He pauses and sighs. "Well, it's a matter of principle
Floyd | now. I told them I'd never set foot in town again, said I had all I
Floyd | needed up here. Foolish pride!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give goggles to hermit" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 38    Moves: 673
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE GOGGLES TO HERMIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the pair of black goggles)
Floyd | The hermit snatches the goggles from your hands and claps them to his
Floyd | eyes, hands shaking. He slips the strap over his head and gazes around
Floyd | the mountaintop. "These are perfect!" he murmurs appreciatively. "Just
Floyd | what I needed." He gazes up at you, his eyes now able to open fully.
Floyd | "Thanks, youngster. You've done me a favour that I won't soon forget."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "yay"
		DavidW asks, "Now, what favour might we ask?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hermit about stall" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 38    Moves: 674
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HERMIT ABOUT STALL
Floyd |
Floyd | He scowls. "I abandoned my stall and came up here to get away from
Floyd | interfering questions like that."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hermit about lean-to" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 38    Moves: 675
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HERMIT ABOUT LEAN-TO
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit glances at the lean-to and shrugs. "It's not terribly good.
Floyd | I made it myself to block out the sun, but it ends up being even
Floyd | hotter in there than out here. So I sacrifice my eyes for the sake of
Floyd | being nice and cool. I use the lean-to of a night, though. It gets
Floyd | pretty chilly up here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lean-to" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 38    Moves: 676
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEAN-TO
Floyd |
Floyd | The lean-to is constructed of old sticks and branches and covered with
Floyd | thinly-stretched animal hides. It certainly doesn't look as though it
Floyd | provides a lot of shelter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 38    Moves: 677
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have to worry about doing that to the lean-to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter it" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 38    Moves: 678
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the lean-to, but it's even hotter in there than on the
Floyd | mountaintop, so you step back out again.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey!" calls the hermit. "Stay out of there, that's my home, you
Floyd | know."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hermit, open bottle" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 38    Moves: 678
Floyd |
Floyd | > HERMIT, OPEN BOTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the bottle of WizStrip or the bottle of ginger
Floyd | beer?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wizstrip" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 38    Moves: 679
Floyd |
Floyd | > WIZSTRIP
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, it's against my principles to consort with society, but one
Floyd | good turn deserves another. Give it here."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give wizstrip to hermit" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 40    Moves: 680
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE WIZSTRIP TO HERMIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the bottle of WizStrip)
Floyd | "Well, I suppose it's only fair. You did me a good turn, so I should
Floyd | do you one." He takes the proferred bottle, and gives the neck a quick
Floyd | deft twist. "There you are, youngster. One good turn, I believe.
Floyd | Perhaps now I can get back to some serious solitude."
Floyd |
Floyd | He hands the bottle back to you, and you glance at it. The bottle is
Floyd | still safely closed, but the hermit has broken the seal for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by two points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "huh. I wonder if that was the favour to ask for or not."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pipe" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 40    Moves: 680
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no pipe here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hermit about pipe" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 40    Moves: 681
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HERMIT ABOUT PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Could you repeat that?" asks the hermit. "My ears aren't what they
Floyd | used to be. In fact," he continues, looking at his hands, "these are
Floyd | pretty different than I remember them." He glances at his body,
Floyd | frowning. "To be honest," he admits, "I don't recognise most
Floyd | of these bits." He looks himself over carefully. "Must have been those
Floyd | years when I was renting myself out to science. I seem to have come
Floyd | away with a lot of erroneous extremities."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Progress," mutters the hermit to himself. "It's all a load of
Floyd | cobblers if you ask me."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Because it's hermetically sealed"
		DavidW says, "oh, that is rich."
		DavidW says, "10 points to Zachindor."
		Zach says, "This game is a little cheesy"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i wide" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 40    Moves: 682
Floyd |
Floyd | > I WIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a bottle of WizStrip, a scrap of paper, a rusty
Floyd | helmet (perched on your head), a raspberry satchel (being worn and
Floyd | open), inside which are a bearskin rug, on top of which is a
Floyd | malodorous coating of arktos essence, a threadbare red carpet, a
Floyd | cannonball, a magnesium flare (providing light), some Cheshire, a
Floyd | silver tea tray, on top of which is a bottle of ginger beer, some cold
Floyd | chicken, a stick of margarine, a small silver coin, a silver bowl, a
Floyd | black rubber hose, a tube of wood hastener, some Miranda, some Gouda,
Floyd | some Camembert, some Wensleydale, some Caerphilly, some Bel Paese,
Floyd | some Asiago, an empty watering can, a flask, an old iron key, a
Floyd | chamberpot containing 3 pints of water, a silk purse (which is open
Floyd | but empty), an exercise book, a stick of butter, a ceramic bowl,
Floyd | inside which is some crystalline ammonium sulphate, an earthenware
Floyd | dish, inside which are some copper sulphate crystals, a copy of
Floyd | Wizarding Weekly, a frilly lace pillow and a small steel key and your
Floyd | clothes (being worn).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Neat, I didn't know about that option"
		DavidW says, "I7 games can't do it."
		DavidW says, "They dropped 'i wide' and 'i tall' from Inform's standard commands."
		Zach says, "Huh"
		DavidW says, "There must be a pipe around here somewhere that we can enter to get back down past the bear."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 40    Moves: 683
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | The only way out of here seems to be back down the winding mountain
Floyd | trail to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rock" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 40    Moves: 684
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit perches on a small uncomfortable looking rock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move rock" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 40    Moves: 685
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit grips the rock with both hands. "Hey, you meddlesome
Floyd | so-and-so! I'm sitting on here. Stop that!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hermit about rock" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 40    Moves: 686
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HERMIT ABOUT ROCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit glances at the rock underneath him. "It's not the most
Floyd | comfortable of seats, but it's all I've got," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "We can't wear the rug again?"
		DavidW says, "well, I suppose we can try..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf48" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 40    Moves: 686
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear rug" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 40    Moves: 687
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the bearskin rug)
Floyd | You duck under the rug. The smell and heat are oppressive, but it's
Floyd | possible to peer through the mouth to see your way around.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Huh," mutters the hermit. "The wizard's apprentice appears to have
Floyd | turned into a bear."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "roar" 		

Floyd ]  On the Mountaintop                        Score: 40    Moves: 688
Floyd |
Floyd | > ROAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You roar loudly, attempting to attract some attention.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Plateau                                   Score: 40    Moves: 689
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You head gingerly back down the winding mountain trail to the plateau.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Plateau
Floyd | Tall mountain grass and towering trees line this peaceful plateau far
Floyd | up the mountainside. West, the plateau ends in an abrupt drop down the
Floyd | mountainside. The trail turns to the east here, running across the
Floyd | plateau and then climbing farther up the mountain. South, it descends
Floyd | back down to the ledge.
Floyd |
Floyd | A black bear blocks the trail south here, pawing at the carcase of
Floyd | some unfortunate animal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Ledge                                     Score: 40    Moves: 690
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south past the placated bear who sniffs at you in fond
Floyd | remembrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ledge
Floyd | The path narrows to a ledge here that curves around the side of the
Floyd | mountain. East is a towering wall of rock, west a nasty tumble off the
Floyd | cliffside. The narrow path heads south back down the mountain, and to
Floyd | the north, the ledge opens up into a wide plateau.
Floyd |
Floyd | A black bear blocks the trail north here, pawing at the carcase of
Floyd | some unfortunate animal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Vechlee                           Score: 40    Moves: 691
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The narrow path twists and turns down the mountainside. It's much
Floyd | easier going back down than coming up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rug makes movement difficult, but you manage it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Vechlee
Floyd | The peace and quiet of a summer countryside surround you once again,
Floyd | here outside the walls of Vechlee. The cobblestones have vanished and
Floyd | the road has reverted to a plain dirt ribbon snaking its way west.
Floyd | Hilly mountainous country borders the road to the north and a small
Floyd | path wends that way, climbing up into the crags. East are the walls of
Floyd | Vechlee, their broad expanse interrupted by both the gate back into
Floyd | town as well as the end of a rusty metal pipe that sticks out of the
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small wooden sign sits at the side of the road leading west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove rug. put rug in satchel" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Vechlee                           Score: 40    Moves: 693
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE RUG. PUT RUG IN SATCHEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The stench of the rug wins in the end, and you duck back out from
Floyd | under it. Phew!
Floyd | You roll the bearskin rug up tightly and manage to shove it into the
Floyd | raspberry satchel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Vechlee                           Score: 40    Moves: 694
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The sewer outflow pipe rises up into the wall surrounding Vechlee, and
Floyd | looks like it connects to the vast sewer system inside the city. It's
Floyd | about a foot in diameter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Outside Vechlee                           Score: 40    Moves: 695
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Outside Vechlee                           Score: 40    Moves: 696
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | While the pipe is large enough to enter, it's at enough of a pitch
Floyd | that travelling up it would be pretty difficult. Perhaps if
Floyd | you were at the inflow end where the pipe sloped downward you could
Floyd | manage it; as it stands, it's too difficult.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ok, the pipe goes into Vechlee, not the mountain."
		Zach says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "ok, so we should now be able to deal with the Guild Hall."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Outskirts                                 Score: 40    Moves: 697
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk back into the outskirts of Vechlee.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outskirts
Floyd | The westernmost outskirts of Vechlee contrast sharply with the
Floyd | bustling and thriving town you glimpsed at the east gate. Here at the
Floyd | west gate, the foot traffic is nonexistent, and Vechlee seems quiet
Floyd | and peaceful, almost eerily so. The street is narrow and cobblestoned,
Floyd | and heads west out of the city. The market square is back to the
Floyd | northeast and south is the entrance to a large and impressive looking
Floyd | building.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Hall Foyer                          Score: 40    Moves: 698
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You step through the arched doorway into the vaulted splendour of the
Floyd | guild hall foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Hall Foyer
Floyd | The opulent splendour of the guild hall foyer is almost overwhelming.
Floyd | Huge marble columns rise up to hold the vaulted ceiling in place, and
Floyd | the marble walls and floor seem to glow and shimmer with a queer
Floyd | internal light. At the western end of the room, an ornate marble
Floyd | staircase ascends to the first floor. A doorway leads south into a
Floyd | large kitchen, and a small closet lies east. The doorway to the north
Floyd | leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coin" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Hall Foyer                          Score: 40    Moves: 699
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COIN
Floyd |
Floyd | This small coin, about the same size as a ten pence piece, is minted
Floyd | in silver with smooth unmilled edges. The obverse shows the profile of
Floyd | a regal looking chap along with the inscription Turthalion: D G
Floyd | Regis F D. The reverse shows plumes in a coronet, with the word
Floyd | Plotkins above and the number 5 below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 700
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south into the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Gleaming pots and pans line the walls of this expansive and rather
Floyd | barren kitchen. A well-scrubbed pine table occupies the middle of the
Floyd | room. The foyer lies back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Embedded in the southern wall of the kitchen is a dumb waiter attached
Floyd | to a system of ropes and pulleys.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take tray" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 701
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put tray in waiter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 702
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TRAY IN WAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the silver tea tray into the dumb waiter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take chicken" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 703
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CHICKEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put chicken on tray" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 704
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT CHICKEN ON TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the cold chicken on the silver tea tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take wizstrip" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 705
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WIZSTRIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put wizstrip on tray" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 706
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT WIZSTRIP ON TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to remove something from the tray first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tray" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 707
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | A silver tea tray, delicately filigreed with pastoral scenes. The tray
Floyd | contains some cold chicken and a bottle of ginger beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take beer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 708
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BEER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put wizstrip on tray" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 709
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT WIZSTRIP ON TRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the bottle of WizStrip on the silver tea tray.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf49" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 709
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close waiter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 710
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE WAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | As you close the door to the dumb waiter, a bell rings somewhere
Floyd | above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Hall Foyer                          Score: 40    Moves: 711
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back into the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Hall Foyer
Floyd | The opulent splendour of the guild hall foyer is almost overwhelming.
Floyd | Huge marble columns rise up to hold the vaulted ceiling in place, and
Floyd | the marble walls and floor seem to glow and shimmer with a queer
Floyd | internal light. At the western end of the room, an ornate marble
Floyd | staircase ascends to the first floor. A doorway leads south into a
Floyd | large kitchen, and a small closet lies east. The doorway to the north
Floyd | leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear muffled footsteps above, and then the creaking sound of ropes
Floyd | and pulleys as the dumb waiter is hauled up by someone on the first
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This will be your dinner now, sir," says a voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Excellent! you hear a familiar voice say. "Bring it here and let me
Floyd | tuck in."
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a short pause.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What the devil is wrong with this bottle of ginger beer?" bellows the
Floyd | voice. "It tastes like paint thinner! Send the whole thing back to the
Floyd | kitchen at once!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a door being slammed, and then the sound of ropes and pulleys
Floyd | operating once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah drat"
		Zach says, "hmm"
		DavidW asks, "did we remove the label?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 712
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south into the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Gleaming pots and pans line the walls of this expansive and rather
Floyd | barren kitchen. A well-scrubbed pine table occupies the middle of the
Floyd | room. The foyer lies back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Embedded in the southern wall of the kitchen is the small closed door
Floyd | to the dumb waiter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open waiter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 713
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | The bell rings again, this time with a much lower tone, as you open
Floyd | the door, revealing the dumb waiter. Sitting on the dumb waiter is a
Floyd | silver tea tray. On the tray, you can see a bottle of WizStrip and
Floyd | some cold chicken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wizstrip" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 714
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WIZSTRIP
Floyd |
Floyd | It's another bottle of WizStrip. It looks exactly like those stone
Floyd | bottles of ginger beer, but the label on the side reads WizStrip
Floyd | Paint Stripper, Industrial Strength. Then in smaller letters:
Floyd | WARNING: Highly reactive. Do not mix with methane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove label" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 715
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE LABEL
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the label)
Floyd | You painstakingly pick at the label. It comes off in annoyingly
Floyd | discrete little chunks, but eventually the bottle is label-free.
Floyd | Unfortunately, the label doesn't survive the process.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close waiter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 716
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE WAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | As you close the door to the dumb waiter, a bell rings somewhere
Floyd | above.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Hall Foyer                          Score: 40    Moves: 717
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back into the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Hall Foyer
Floyd | The opulent splendour of the guild hall foyer is almost overwhelming.
Floyd | Huge marble columns rise up to hold the vaulted ceiling in place, and
Floyd | the marble walls and floor seem to glow and shimmer with a queer
Floyd | internal light. At the western end of the room, an ornate marble
Floyd | staircase ascends to the first floor. A doorway leads south into a
Floyd | large kitchen, and a small closet lies east. The doorway to the north
Floyd | leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear muffled footsteps above, and then the creaking sound of ropes
Floyd | and pulleys as the dumb waiter is hauled up by someone on the first
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This should be your corrected dinner now, sir," says a voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, it's about time! you hear a familiar voice say. "Bring it here
Floyd | and let me tuck in."
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a short pause.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What the devil is wrong with this bottle of ginger beer?" bellows the
Floyd | voice. "It tastes like paint thinner! Send the whole thing back to the
Floyd | kitchen at once!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a door being slammed, and then the sound of ropes and pulleys
Floyd | operating once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Ideas?"
		Zach asks, "Maybe we can bring it up the stairs?"
		Zach says, "Special delivery"
		DavidW says, "No, we need to mix the wizstrip with the methane."
		DavidW says, "You haven't seen the valve yet."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                    Score: 40    Moves: 718
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the door and step into the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Closet
Floyd | Small and cramped, this tiny closet is barely large enough to turn
Floyd | around in. It is devoid of supplies of any kind, but is obviously used
Floyd | for maintenance purposes, rather than storage. The hall is back to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small copper pipe runs down the southern wall, entering the closet
Floyd | from the floor above and descending down to depths unknown.
Floyd |
Floyd | Near the bottom of the eastern wall, at floor level, is a rectangular
Floyd | grille-covered opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pipe" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                    Score: 40    Moves: 719
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PIPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The copper pipe is about one inch in diameter, and runs down the
Floyd | southern wall of the closet, from ceiling to floor. About midway up
Floyd | the pipe is a small valve with a nozzle on the end of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn valve" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                    Score: 40    Moves: 720
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN VALVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You twist the valve open.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steady hissing noise comes from the nozzle as gas hisses out of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Hall Foyer                          Score: 40    Moves: 721
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the narrow confinement of the closet and into the
Floyd | echoing vastness of the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Hall Foyer
Floyd | The opulent splendour of the guild hall foyer is almost overwhelming.
Floyd | Huge marble columns rise up to hold the vaulted ceiling in place, and
Floyd | the marble walls and floor seem to glow and shimmer with a queer
Floyd | internal light. At the western end of the room, an ornate marble
Floyd | staircase ascends to the first floor. A doorway leads south into a
Floyd | large kitchen, and a small closet lies east. The doorway to the north
Floyd | leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear a hissing noise coming from the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 722
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south into the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Gleaming pots and pans line the walls of this expansive and rather
Floyd | barren kitchen. A well-scrubbed pine table occupies the middle of the
Floyd | room. The foyer lies back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Embedded in the southern wall of the kitchen is the small closed door
Floyd | to the dumb waiter.
Floyd |
Floyd | Faintly, you hear a hissing noise coming from somewhere nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | The level of gas buildup in here is beginning to affect you. You feel
Floyd | tired and dizzy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open waiter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 723
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | The bell rings again, this time with a much lower tone, as you open
Floyd | the door, revealing the dumb waiter. Sitting on the dumb waiter is a
Floyd | silver tea tray. On the tray, you can see a bottle of WizStrip and
Floyd | some cold chicken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Faintly, you hear a hissing noise coming from somewhere nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gas level is really starting to make you feel unwell. You had best
Floyd | do something about it quickly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close waiter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 724
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE WAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | As you close the door to the dumb waiter, a bell rings somewhere
Floyd | above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Faintly, you hear a hissing noise coming from somewhere nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | The methane gas content in the room finally reaches a level high
Floyd | enough to have an effect. As the gas is odourless and colourless, you
Floyd | don't notice anything odd, other than a vague sleepy sensation. You
Floyd | slump down to the floor, promising yourself a quick nap; regrettably,
Floyd | you never awaken.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 40 out of a possible 50, in 724 turns, meaning
Floyd | you were awarded a Master's Degree.
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 | >

		Zach asks, "Did we open the bottle?"
		DavidW asks, "I suppose try with the waiter open already?"
		DavidW says, "If we open the bottle, it'll explode downstairs."
		Zach says, "OK"
		DavidW says, "The other thing is maybe block the grill."
		DavidW says, "But I couldn't close or cover it."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf49" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 709
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wizstrip" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 710
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WIZSTRIP
Floyd |
Floyd | It's another bottle of WizStrip. It looks exactly like those stone
Floyd | bottles of ginger beer, but the label on the side reads WizStrip
Floyd | Paint Stripper, Industrial Strength. Then in smaller letters:
Floyd | WARNING: Highly reactive. Do not mix with methane.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove label" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 711
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE LABEL
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the label)
Floyd | You painstakingly pick at the label. It comes off in annoyingly
Floyd | discrete little chunks, but eventually the bottle is label-free.
Floyd | Unfortunately, the label doesn't survive the process.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 712
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN WAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | The dumb waiter sits in a square stone shaft embedded in the southern
Floyd | wall of the kitchen. It is currently open, and looking inside, you
Floyd | spot a silver tea tray sitting on it. On the tray, you can see a
Floyd | bottle of WizStrip and some cold chicken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Hall Foyer                          Score: 40    Moves: 713
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back into the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Hall Foyer
Floyd | The opulent splendour of the guild hall foyer is almost overwhelming.
Floyd | Huge marble columns rise up to hold the vaulted ceiling in place, and
Floyd | the marble walls and floor seem to glow and shimmer with a queer
Floyd | internal light. At the western end of the room, an ornate marble
Floyd | staircase ascends to the first floor. A doorway leads south into a
Floyd | large kitchen, and a small closet lies east. The doorway to the north
Floyd | leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                    Score: 40    Moves: 714
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the door and step into the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Closet
Floyd | Small and cramped, this tiny closet is barely large enough to turn
Floyd | around in. It is devoid of supplies of any kind, but is obviously used
Floyd | for maintenance purposes, rather than storage. The hall is back to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small copper pipe runs down the southern wall, entering the closet
Floyd | from the floor above and descending down to depths unknown.
Floyd |
Floyd | Near the bottom of the eastern wall, at floor level, is a rectangular
Floyd | grille-covered opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grille" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover grille with rug" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                    Score: 40    Moves: 715
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GRILLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The rectangular shaped opening is covered with a metal grille. Beyond
Floyd | the grille, you can see a duct extending upwards. It's probably an air
Floyd | intake vent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Closet                                    Score: 40    Moves: 716
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER GRILLE WITH RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to be holding the bearskin rug before you can put it on top
Floyd | of something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rug" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                    Score: 40    Moves: 717
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put rug on grille" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                    Score: 40    Moves: 718
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RUG ON GRILLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the air intake vent would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover grille with rug" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                    Score: 40    Moves: 719
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER GRILLE WITH RUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the air intake vent would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "If that's intake, it wouldn't help keep the methane out."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put rug in grille" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                    Score: 40    Moves: 720
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RUG IN GRILLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Should I ignore the grille and just try again?"
		Zach says, "Sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn valve" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                    Score: 40    Moves: 721
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN VALVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You twist the valve open.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steady hissing noise comes from the nozzle as gas hisses out of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Hall Foyer                          Score: 40    Moves: 722
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the narrow confinement of the closet and into the
Floyd | echoing vastness of the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Hall Foyer
Floyd | The opulent splendour of the guild hall foyer is almost overwhelming.
Floyd | Huge marble columns rise up to hold the vaulted ceiling in place, and
Floyd | the marble walls and floor seem to glow and shimmer with a queer
Floyd | internal light. At the western end of the room, an ornate marble
Floyd | staircase ascends to the first floor. A doorway leads south into a
Floyd | large kitchen, and a small closet lies east. The doorway to the north
Floyd | leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear a hissing noise coming from the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 723
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south into the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Gleaming pots and pans line the walls of this expansive and rather
Floyd | barren kitchen. A well-scrubbed pine table occupies the middle of the
Floyd | room. The foyer lies back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Embedded in the southern wall of the kitchen is a dumb waiter attached
Floyd | to a system of ropes and pulleys. Resting on the dumb waiter is a
Floyd | silver tea tray. On the tray, you can see a bottle of WizStrip and
Floyd | some cold chicken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Faintly, you hear a hissing noise coming from somewhere nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | The level of gas buildup in here is beginning to affect you. You feel
Floyd | tired and dizzy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close waiter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 724
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE WAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | As you close the door to the dumb waiter, a bell rings somewhere
Floyd | above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Faintly, you hear a hissing noise coming from somewhere nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gas level is really starting to make you feel unwell. You had best
Floyd | do something about it quickly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Hall Foyer                          Score: 40    Moves: 725
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back into the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Hall Foyer
Floyd | The opulent splendour of the guild hall foyer is almost overwhelming.
Floyd | Huge marble columns rise up to hold the vaulted ceiling in place, and
Floyd | the marble walls and floor seem to glow and shimmer with a queer
Floyd | internal light. At the western end of the room, an ornate marble
Floyd | staircase ascends to the first floor. A doorway leads south into a
Floyd | large kitchen, and a small closet lies east. The doorway to the north
Floyd | leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear a hissing noise coming from the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear muffled footsteps above, and then the creaking sound of ropes
Floyd | and pulleys as the dumb waiter is hauled up by someone on the first
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This will be your dinner now, sir," says a voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Excellent! you hear a familiar voice say. "Bring it here and let me
Floyd | tuck in."
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a short pause.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What the devil is wrong with this bottle of ginger beer?" bellows the
Floyd | voice. "It tastes like paint thinner! Send the whole thing back to the
Floyd | kitchen at once!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a door being slammed, and then the sound of ropes and pulleys
Floyd | operating once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | The methane gas content in the room finally reaches a level high
Floyd | enough to have an effect. As the gas is odourless and colourless, you
Floyd | don't notice anything odd, other than a vague sleepy sensation. You
Floyd | slump down to the floor, promising yourself a quick nap; regrettably,
Floyd | you never awaken.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 40 out of a possible 50, in 725 turns, meaning
Floyd | you were awarded a Master's Degree.
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 | >

		Zach says, "Hmmphf"
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Hall Foyer                          Score: 40    Moves: 725
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf49" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 709
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 710
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a bottle of ginger beer, a scrap of paper, a rusty
Floyd | helmet (perched on your head), a raspberry satchel (being worn and
Floyd | open), inside which are a bearskin rug, on top of which is a
Floyd | malodorous coating of arktos essence, a threadbare red carpet, a
Floyd | cannonball, a magnesium flare (providing light), some Cheshire, a
Floyd | stick of margarine, a 5 plotkin piece, a silver bowl, a black rubber
Floyd | hose, a tube of wood hastener, some Miranda, some Gouda, some
Floyd | Camembert, some Wensleydale, some Caerphilly, some Bel Paese, some
Floyd | Asiago, an empty watering can, a flask, an old iron key, a chamberpot
Floyd | containing 3 pints of water, a silk purse (which is open but empty),
Floyd | an exercise book, a stick of butter, a ceramic bowl, inside which is
Floyd | some crystalline ammonium sulphate, an earthenware dish, inside which
Floyd | are some copper sulphate crystals, a copy of Wizarding Weekly, a
Floyd | frilly lace pillow and a small steel key and your clothes (being
Floyd | worn).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take pillow" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 711
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PILLOW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cover face with pillow" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 711
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER FACE WITH PILLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Try as you might, you can see no face here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Do we pour ginger beer into the wizstrip?"
		Zach says, "That might work"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take beer. open it" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 713
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BEER. OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd | You prise the lid from the stone bottle, revealing brown ginger beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open wizstrip" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 714
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WIZSTRIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You prise the lid from the stone bottle, revealing yellowish oily
Floyd | paint stripper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour beer into wizstrip" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 715
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR BEER INTO WIZSTRIP
Floyd |
Floyd | Covering the bottle of WizStrip in ginger beer won't help your
Floyd | situation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pour wizstrip on chicken" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 716
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR WIZSTRIP ON CHICKEN
Floyd |
Floyd | (taking the bottle of WizStrip first)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Emptying the bottle of WizStrip over the cold chicken would just waste
Floyd | it to no useful purpose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close beer" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 715
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 716
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE BEER
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully seal the bottle of ginger beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess we can try leaving the wizstrip bottle open, but I expect explosion too soon."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Hall Foyer                          Score: 40    Moves: 717
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back into the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Hall Foyer
Floyd | The opulent splendour of the guild hall foyer is almost overwhelming.
Floyd | Huge marble columns rise up to hold the vaulted ceiling in place, and
Floyd | the marble walls and floor seem to glow and shimmer with a queer
Floyd | internal light. At the western end of the room, an ornate marble
Floyd | staircase ascends to the first floor. A doorway leads south into a
Floyd | large kitchen, and a small closet lies east. The doorway to the north
Floyd | leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                    Score: 40    Moves: 718
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the door and step into the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Closet
Floyd | Small and cramped, this tiny closet is barely large enough to turn
Floyd | around in. It is devoid of supplies of any kind, but is obviously used
Floyd | for maintenance purposes, rather than storage. The hall is back to the
Floyd | west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A small copper pipe runs down the southern wall, entering the closet
Floyd | from the floor above and descending down to depths unknown.
Floyd |
Floyd | Near the bottom of the eastern wall, at floor level, is a rectangular
Floyd | grille-covered opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stuff pillow into grille" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                    Score: 40    Moves: 718
Floyd |
Floyd | > STUFF PILLOW INTO GRILLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Using that verb will not appreciably help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear pillow" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                    Score: 40    Moves: 719
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR PILLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't wear that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rip pillow" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                    Score: 40    Moves: 720
Floyd |
Floyd | > RIP PILLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Aside from the emotional scarring, the frilly lace pillow remains
Floyd | undamaged by your brutal and senseless attack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn valve" 		

Floyd ]  Closet                                    Score: 40    Moves: 721
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN VALVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You twist the valve open.
Floyd |
Floyd | A steady hissing noise comes from the nozzle as gas hisses out of it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Hall Foyer                          Score: 40    Moves: 722
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the narrow confinement of the closet and into the
Floyd | echoing vastness of the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Hall Foyer
Floyd | The opulent splendour of the guild hall foyer is almost overwhelming.
Floyd | Huge marble columns rise up to hold the vaulted ceiling in place, and
Floyd | the marble walls and floor seem to glow and shimmer with a queer
Floyd | internal light. At the western end of the room, an ornate marble
Floyd | staircase ascends to the first floor. A doorway leads south into a
Floyd | large kitchen, and a small closet lies east. The doorway to the north
Floyd | leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear a hissing noise coming from the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 723
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You head south into the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Gleaming pots and pans line the walls of this expansive and rather
Floyd | barren kitchen. A well-scrubbed pine table occupies the middle of the
Floyd | room. The foyer lies back to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Embedded in the southern wall of the kitchen is a dumb waiter attached
Floyd | to a system of ropes and pulleys. Resting on the dumb waiter is a
Floyd | silver tea tray. On the tray, you can see a bottle of WizStrip and
Floyd | some cold chicken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Faintly, you hear a hissing noise coming from somewhere nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | The level of gas buildup in here is beginning to affect you. You feel
Floyd | tired and dizzy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close waiter" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 724
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE WAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | As you close the door to the dumb waiter, a bell rings somewhere
Floyd | above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Faintly, you hear a hissing noise coming from somewhere nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gas level is really starting to make you feel unwell. You had best
Floyd | do something about it quickly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Guild Hall Foyer                          Score: 40    Moves: 725
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You step back into the foyer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guild Hall Foyer
Floyd | The opulent splendour of the guild hall foyer is almost overwhelming.
Floyd | Huge marble columns rise up to hold the vaulted ceiling in place, and
Floyd | the marble walls and floor seem to glow and shimmer with a queer
Floyd | internal light. At the western end of the room, an ornate marble
Floyd | staircase ascends to the first floor. A doorway leads south into a
Floyd | large kitchen, and a small closet lies east. The doorway to the north
Floyd | leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear a hissing noise coming from the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear muffled footsteps above, and then the creaking sound of ropes
Floyd | and pulleys as the dumb waiter is hauled up by someone on the first
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This will be your dinner now, sir," says a voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Excellent! you hear a familiar voice say. "Bring it here and let me
Floyd | tuck in."
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a short pause.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What the devil is wrong with this bottle of ginger beer?" bellows the
Floyd | voice. "It tastes like paint thinner! Send the whole thing back to the
Floyd | kitchen at once!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a door being slammed, and then the sound of ropes and pulleys
Floyd | operating once more.
Floyd |
Floyd | The methane gas content in the room finally reaches a level high
Floyd | enough to have an effect. As the gas is odourless and colourless, you
Floyd | don't notice anything odd, other than a vague sleepy sensation. You
Floyd | slump down to the floor, promising yourself a quick nap; regrettably,
Floyd | you never awaken.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 40 out of a possible 50, in 725 turns, meaning
Floyd | you were awarded a Master's Degree.
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), "cf49" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 709
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Maybe we can duck outside for fresh air?"
		DavidW asks, "hm. Maybe we should sleep on it?"
		Zach says, "Sounds good"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		Zach says, "It was nice to make some progress."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nfrisorg3" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 709
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ]  Kitchen                                   Score: 40    Moves: 709
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?" 		
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "I suppose there's no point in pouring out the ginger beer and putting the wizstrip into the beer bottle."
		Zach says, "Yeah, he already gets the bottles confused"
		Zach says, "I wonder what would happen if we stuck the bottle in the kitchen, turned on the gas, and ran."
		DavidW says, "btw, turning the valve off makes the gas clear up instantly."
		Zach says, "Open bottle"
		DavidW says, "That's a thought."
		DavidW says, "I'm just assuming we want the explosion upstairs because of the dumb waiter."
		Zach says, "Or if going outside for a breather would reset the gas counter"
		DavidW says, "hm. The outside is the same distance from the kitchen as the closet is."
		DavidW says, "I don't remember a window in the kitchen, but open it if there is one."
		DavidW says, "The pipe is a very silly thing to have in a closet anyway. There seems little reason to want to fill a building with methane gas."
		DavidW says, "hm. I don't suppose there's any way to disable the waiter after closing its door."
		DavidW says, "There's no way to prevent Renaldo from returning his snack."
		Zach says, "Yes, that pipe is not safety"
		DavidW says, "well, bah. I really am gonna have to sleep on it. I think we missed something somehow, some variable we can yet manipulate."
		DavidW says, "But yeah, maybe we should leave the open bottle in the dumb waiter, turn on the gas, and leave the building. See what that does."
		Zach says, "Just a little arson in another dimension"
		DavidW says, "I'm gonna crash. Thanks again for the game."
		Zach says, "Sure thing"



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
HOLY ROBOT EMPIRE Caleb Wilson (as 'Ralph Gide')
As played on ifMUD on May 25, 2014

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 HOLY ROBOT EMPIRE written by Ralph Gide. It was released as part of ShuffleComp 2014. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting IFDB.

WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing this game, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played this game, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page.
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		Jacqueline asks, "So should we do Holy Robot Empire?"
		Jacqueline says, arbitrarily, since she's already uploaded that.
		Jacqueline says, "I guess that makes it not arbitrary, but whatever."
Roger arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Zach says, "Sure"
Jacqueline arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		DavidW says, "Sure. But I know one of the Zcode/Glulx games of Shufflecomp isn't Floydable because it's limited to mouse input. I forget which game."
		Doug says, "I'm up for it."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "maga's been giving me intell"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask holyrobotempire" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Classroom                                      0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The day of the Robopope's visit has finally arrived. The Pontiff of
Floyd | Logic; Vicar of the Prince of Cyberspace; Ruler of the Holy C++; The
Floyd | Primal Prime Pope Fortran; here, in this very building.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Or, to be precise--and you are always telling your students to be
Floyd | precise--this very building complex.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that you have finished grading these student examinations, you are
Floyd | going to find the Robopope and then kiss its papal ring, or your name
Floyd | isn't Morgen Santamore.
Floyd |
Floyd | HOLY ROBOT EMPIRE
Floyd | A Text Adventure by Ralph Gide
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 140511 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Empty Classroom
Floyd | The classroom is quiet now. The quiet has the frayed edges that
Floyd | indicate tumult and excitement just a few doors away. The lights are
Floyd | low. The metal walls of the classroom rise, bending at precise yet
Floyd | inexplicable angles as they are lost in the darkness forty, sixty,
Floyd | one-hundred feet overhead.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your stainless-steel teacher's desk stands at the head of the
Floyd | classroom. Twenty-five student desks of molded wire, in five rows of
Floyd | five, sit empty before it. There is an exit to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yay wonderful maga"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. That boy's all right."
		Doug asks, "Does the Robopope know robosluts?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me. i. (are we a robot?)" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Classroom                                      0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME. I. (ARE WE A ROBOT?)
Floyd |
Floyd | Your name is Morgen Santamore, and you are an instructor in robot
Floyd | decorum at the Mathedral of the Heavenly Code High School.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a student examination
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a student examination
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Thank you, Doug."
		DavidW says, "oops. That was meant on channel"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x examination" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Classroom                                      0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EXAMINATION
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin sheet of metal approximately 200mm by 282mm. It is engraved at
Floyd | the top with the student's name, and below that, his answers. At the
Floyd | very bottom is engraved the grade you have given it: 62.875%. Jon K.
Floyd | requires improvement.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Classroom                                      0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | HOLY ROBOT EMPIRE was written and programmed by Ralph Gide in
Floyd | April and May of 2014 for the ShuffleComp. Complete the game to view
Floyd | the songs (chosen by other ShuffleComp participants) that inspired it.
Floyd |
Floyd | This game has a cruelty rating of polite. You cannot make the
Floyd | game unwinnable, though you can arrive at an early ending* in a few
Floyd | situations if you try to. Trust in the Holy Code.
Floyd |
Floyd | Use TALK TO to converse with other characters.
Floyd |
Floyd | Type CREDITS for credits.
Floyd |
Floyd | * Euphemism for death.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "x examination. Then check the desk for drawers. Then out."
Zach says (to Floyd), "compute" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Classroom                                      0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > COMPUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Classroom                                      0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the teacher's desk)
Floyd | It looks a little like it was extracted from the interior of a large,
Floyd | mysterious engine. It has gears and pistons. It is not particularly
Floyd | practical as a desk, but of course it is not the place of humans to
Floyd | question the mechanically perfect aesthetic sense of robot designers
Floyd | and architects.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a slot in the top of the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Mysterious. What size slot?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x slot" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Classroom                                      0/6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | A wide and narrow mouth fringed with a rubber baffle. It's sized to
Floyd | fit a 200mm wide sheet of metal.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put examination in slot" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Classroom                                      1/7
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT EXAMINATION IN SLOT
Floyd |
Floyd | The examination begins to slide into the slot with a brief grinding
Floyd | sound... and now it is gone. Something inside the desk thunks, a
Floyd | pleasant sound, like the mating of important mechanisms.
Floyd |
Floyd | There; you're done with your teacher's duties. And not a moment too
Floyd | soon--the crowd must already be thick around Pope Fortran.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Classroom                                      1/7
Floyd |
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | HOLY ROBOT EMPIRE was tested by Seth Kaplan, Healy, Royce Odle,
Floyd | Alex Klemperer, and Alan DeNiro. Any remaining bugs are the fault of
Floyd | Ralph Gide.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cover image is derived from a public domain photo by Steve
Floyd | Hillebrand of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "hm, where is the cover image?"
		Jacqueline says, "okay, now I want to go see the coverart. One sec."
		DavidW asks, "Robots just love their metal, don't they?"
		Zach says, "Must be a picture of a robot fish"
		Jacqueline says, "It is actually not on IFDB, and maga is unsure."
		Doug says, "maybe one of the songs was "Rock-It""
		Jacqueline says, "Carry on."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x student desks" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Classroom                                      1/8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STUDENT DESKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You know from your own time as a student here--a decade ago now--that
Floyd | the students' desks are very uncomfortable, but for a reason: to focus
Floyd | the minds of the students on learning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Classroom                                      1/8
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Classroom                                      1/8
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Classroom                                      1/9
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You mutter a quick prayer to learning and deference.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Amen"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline asks, "So... shall we away?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  Empty Classroom                                      1/9
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Interstitial Hallway                                 1/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Interstitial Hallway
Floyd | Midway between the dark, twisting corridors of the High School to the
Floyd | west, and the spacious extravagance of the Mathedral to the east. The
Floyd | ceiling is a high, reversed ravine crosshatched with light and spiny
Floyd | shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your classroom is to the north, one of countless nodes on the network
Floyd | of education.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Columnar Polyhedron Narthex                          1/11
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | And... yes, here's the crowd.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looks like they got the jump on you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Columnar Polyhedron Narthex
Floyd | A chaos of knees and elbows. The average person in this crowd seems to
Floyd | have, on average, five such protruding joints, and each attached
Floyd | appendage is flailing and threshing as the crowd packs itself tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is barely space to breathe here, but the crowd takes up just the
Floyd | bottom, say, 5% of the great portico. Above your head tower obtuse
Floyd | angles of gray-shining metal, each segment tilted a different way and
Floyd | so bearing a differing depth of shadow. Higher still a riot of white
Floyd | sunlight twinkles on geometrical patterns of rivets, and beyond, the
Floyd | ceiling is hidden in a glowing haze... presumably.
Floyd |
Floyd | Doorways shaped like quartz crystals head east and west, south is a
Floyd | vaulted archway to the plaza, and north is the huge, tiered gateway to
Floyd | the nave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hyperbole in one so precise? Tsk tsk."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x crowd" 		

Floyd ]  Columnar Polyhedron Narthex                          1/12
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CROWD
Floyd |
Floyd | A swelling mass of humanity, moving slowly northward.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Nave                                           1/13
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | If it appeared that the crowd could not be compressed any further...
Floyd | then appearances were deceiving.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lower Nave
Floyd | When empty, you love the lower nave: mathematical branching archways,
Floyd | buttress building upon buttress. When it is packed as full as a
Floyd | magnet-tram at rush-hour--only without the motion towards home--not so
Floyd | much. (As for the upper nave, where vaults meet more vaults in fractal
Floyd | intersections: not crowded, but nobody can get there except for robots
Floyd | and drones with flight/hover capability...)
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone has dropped their emergency tool kit; it's lying up against
Floyd | the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd, a dense seething mass each unit of which is desperately
Floyd | trying to do exactly the same thing as you--approach Pope Fortran--is
Floyd | mashed together cheek to jowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | Far to the north, near the chapel, you can see a broad head sticking
Floyd | up over the mass of adoring visitors: Pope Fortran location acquired.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "take tool kit. x it."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, we want the kit."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take kit" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Nave                                           1/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x kit" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Nave                                           1/15
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KIT
Floyd |
Floyd | A box of soft black plastic. Written on the side in red are the words:
Floyd | "Emergency Tool Kit". It is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Nave                                           1/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the emergency tool kit, revealing a pair of wirecutters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "huh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x fortran" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Nave                                           1/17
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FORTRAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to get closer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Are we going to kill the robot pope!?"
		Jacqueline says, "Gosh"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x wirecutters" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Nave                                           1/18
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WIRECUTTERS
Floyd |
Floyd | A simple metal tool used to cut wires.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "No way, man. No way."
		DavidW says (to Zach), "Heavens no"
		vimes says, "neopope is too awesome"
		Jacqueline) Zach says, "I'm out. Find a different driver!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Nave                                           1/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You are sweatily rebuffed.
Floyd |
Floyd | This isn't a crowd you're trying to penetrate so much as an impassable
Floyd | rampart made of people, which outmasses you by a factor of roughly
Floyd | 1,000.
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to find another way to get to the chapel, preferably
Floyd | bypassing all these elbows, shoulders, hips and buttocks.
Floyd |
Floyd | Isn't the chapel accessible from the crypt? If you can find a way down
Floyd | into it, you should be able to work your way through the crypt and up
Floyd | again clear across the nave, right where you need to be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		[band-name] Zach says, "Sweaty Rebuff"
		Doug says, "impassable rampart is made of people! it's people!!"
		Zach says, "heehee"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x buttocks" 		

Floyd ]  Lower Nave                                           1/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUTTOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "'You are sweatily rebuffed' is an interesting phrase, even in context."
		DavidW says, "No holy orgy today, I guess."
		Zach says, "Holy orgy, Batman!"
		Doug says, "no oxford comma either."
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Columnar Polyhedron Narthex                          1/20

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a battle, but by swinging your arms like hammers and donning a
Floyd | fierce, blank smile that implies joy arising from the act of violence,
Floyd | you forge your way back into the narthex.
Floyd |
Floyd | Columnar Polyhedron Narthex
Floyd | A chaos of knees and elbows. The average person in this crowd seems to
Floyd | have, on average, five such protruding joints, and each attached
Floyd | appendage is flailing and threshing as the crowd packs itself tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is barely space to breathe here, but the crowd takes up just the
Floyd | bottom 5% of the great portico. Above your head tower obtuse angles of
Floyd | gray-shining metal, each segment tilted a different way and so bearing
Floyd | a differing depth of shadow. Higher still a riot of white sunlight
Floyd | twinkles on geometrical patterns of rivets, and beyond, the ceiling is
Floyd | hidden in a glowing haze.
Floyd |
Floyd | Doorways shaped like quartz crystals head east and west, south is a
Floyd | vaulted archway to the plaza, and north is the huge, tiered gateway to
Floyd | the nave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Columnar Polyhedron Narthex                          1/21
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oops sorry"
		Zach asks, "Could we have gone down from there?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n. d." 		

Floyd ]  Lower Nave                                           1/23
Floyd |
Floyd | > N. D.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Lower Nave
Floyd | When empty, you love the lower nave: mathematical branching archways,
Floyd | buttress building upon buttress. When it is packed as full as a
Floyd | magnet-tram at rush-hour--only without the motion towards home--not so
Floyd | much.
Floyd |
Floyd | An impassable rampart made of people fills the nave wall to wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Far to the north, near the chapel, you can see a broad head sticking
Floyd | up over the mass of adoring visitors: Pope Fortran location acquired.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ah no"
		Doug says, "from the crypt"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Columnar Polyhedron Narthex                          1/24
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Columnar Polyhedron Narthex
Floyd | A chaos of knees and elbows. The average person in this crowd seems to
Floyd | have, on average, five such protruding joints, and each attached
Floyd | appendage is flailing and threshing as the crowd packs itself tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is barely space to breathe here, but the crowd takes up just the
Floyd | bottom 5% of the great portico. Above your head tower obtuse angles of
Floyd | gray-shining metal, each segment tilted a different way and so bearing
Floyd | a differing depth of shadow. Higher still a riot of white sunlight
Floyd | twinkles on geometrical patterns of rivets, and beyond, the ceiling is
Floyd | hidden in a glowing haze.
Floyd |
Floyd | Doorways shaped like quartz crystals head east and west, south is a
Floyd | vaulted archway to the plaza, and north is the huge, tiered gateway to
Floyd | the nave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/25
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Almshouse
Floyd | The east wall leans west, the south wall leans south, and the north
Floyd | and west walls are crooked in angular S-curves. There is a narrow gap
Floyd | in the north wall, and just through it, a hint of descending steps.
Floyd | The narthex is back to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Carpet: that's rare in these halls. It is sea-foam green. Sea-foam is
Floyd | a type of green, isn't it? The carpet runs up the walls to a height of
Floyd | ten feet, and above that is blotchy steel.
Floyd |
Floyd | The carpet is ratty, worn in a threadbare pathway before a cot along
Floyd | the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the cot is a prayer helmet.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large, flaccid pauper is standing near the cot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "East or south from the narthex, I guess we want."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, when that text flew up on the screen I totally read, 'On the cat is a prayer helmet,' and I got really excited."
		Zach says, "Yay"
		[band-name] Doug says, "Flaccid Pauper"
		[band-name] Jota says, "This sounds like some kind of insult contest between the two of you."
		[band-name] Doug says, "Insult Contest"
		[band-name] McMartin says, "Stumbling Puzzlewit"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take helmet. x it." 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/27
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE HELMET. X IT.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pauper casually lays his hand on the helmet, preventing you from
Floyd | taking it.
Floyd |
Floyd | He says: "This is mine. Though actually I don't have any use for this
Floyd | old helmet, so I'll give it to you for a song."
Floyd |
Floyd | An industrial-strength prayer helmet, beige plastic with molded
Floyd | contours, stained with the marks of a thousand dirty fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		vimes says, "a jaunty prayer helmet!"
		DavidW says, "And I read 'flaccid paper'"
Zach says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/28
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | You sing a verse of code, quite off-key.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pauper winces. He says: "Sorry, I don't like a capella. Maybe
Floyd | there's an instrument around here somewhere you can play for me
Floyd | instead."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x carpet" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/29
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CARPET
Floyd |
Floyd | Down the center of the room the carpet is worn away to the gridlike
Floyd | underlayer--and elsewhere it's none too plush, either.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x pauper" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/30
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAUPER
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks as though he used to be fat, but recent deprivation has begun
Floyd | the process of his dwindling away like a snowbank in the spring. He's
Floyd | wearing a medley of colors and patterns; maroon jacket, houndstooth
Floyd | pants, green socks, paisley shirt. He looks a little bit familiar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Any trap doors under that rare carpet?"
		Zach says (to DavidW), "There are stairs down to the north"
		Zach asks, "How can you tell that someone used to be fat?"
		Doug asks, "extra skin?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Crossway                                             1/31
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | As you climb down the steps, a cold atmosphere smelling of rust and
Floyd | burnt electronics drifts up the steps to meet you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The light lessens, of course. The low-power bulbs along the stairway
Floyd | to the crypt give off little more than a faint, rotten, brownish
Floyd | phosphorescence.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are encrypted.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossway
Floyd | Actually a slight inaccuracy. Though maybe it used to be a crossway,
Floyd | with four brick tunnels branching out beneath a groined vault, now
Floyd | only the northwestern and southwestern passages are open. The others
Floyd | have collapsed and are full of broken bricks. A staircase heads
Floyd | upwards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Skin that doesn't stretch tightly, hanging skin, yeah."
		Doug asks, "encrypted? as in we entered the crypt?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Crossway                                             1/32
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Your name is Morgen Santamore, and you are an instructor in robot
Floyd | decorum at the Mathedral of the Heavenly Code High School.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an emergency tool kit (open)
Floyd |     a pair of wirecutters
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Encrypted. I see what the author has done here."
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Reliquary                                            1/33
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You gain another layer of encryption...
Floyd |
Floyd | Reliquary
Floyd | A rutted ground of rotted bricks. The ceiling is low, lumpy with
Floyd | whitish nitre. The walls are very close and crooked, but not by any
Floyd | mysterious robot design. They're just ancient--and were shoddy to
Floyd | begin with. Brick passageways lead southeast and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a plexiglass cabinet (closed) (in which is a mangled saint
Floyd | (in which is a holy fuse)) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "buttocks... flaccid ... groined... what has the author done?"
		Doug asks, "hm, robot decorum? like C3PO?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Reliquary                                            1/34
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (first unlocking the plexiglass cabinet)
Floyd | You lack a key that fits the plexiglass cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x fuse" 		

Floyd ]  Reliquary                                            1/35
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Small, square. Although this fuse, taken from the body of Saint 9,
Floyd | must be nearly 400 years old, it doesn't seem to be burnt out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x saint" 		

Floyd ]  Reliquary                                            1/36
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SAINT
Floyd |
Floyd | A 10cm by 30cm plaque identifies this as Saint 9. Apparently in the
Floyd | year 23 ARA this poor peaceable holy machine was pushed into a trash
Floyd | compactor by a mob of unvirtuous pagans. (And then crushed therein.)
Floyd |
Floyd | What's left of Saint 9 is bolted to the back of the plexiglass
Floyd | cabinet. Streaks of clotted oil have dripped down around a crushed
Floyd | metal shell. The saint's semi-conical, mantisoid head rests on its
Floyd | shoulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | In Saint 9 is a holy fuse.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "this is reminding me a little of Valley of Steel."
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/37
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | By God, something reeks over this way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Subsidence
Floyd | And here, the rotten brick floor has partially collapsed--there
Floyd | appears to be a level below the crypt. You could probably climb down
Floyd | to it if you really wanted to...
Floyd |
Floyd | Or, if you skirt the hole, the hallway continues to the north. The
Floyd | hallway also runs southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman in a rust-red jumpsuit is leaning against the shabby, filthy
Floyd | wall, just across the hole. Her shoulders are right in a mass of
Floyd | cobwebs--she must not care.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/38
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A nasty, jagged hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | She smiles crisply, as if realizing you are not a threat, and says: "A
Floyd | civilian. Good. I'm commandeering your help. I'm following a lead on a
Floyd | reported heretical item somewhere around here--I suspect it's further
Floyd | down. You're a deputy Inquisitor now; neither of us are going anywhere
Floyd | until we uproot that heresy. Got it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we should've visited the plaza earlier. This game seems to like having scattered tools."
		Zach says, "We can always go back, I think."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x woman" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/39
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Not very many people wear rust-red jumpsuits--pretty much only
Floyd | Inquisitors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to woman" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/40
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO WOMAN
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "Hello." 		
Floyd [2] "Can you tell me more about this 'heretical item'?" 		
Floyd [3] "So what's it like to be an Inquisitor?" 		
Floyd [4] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Seems counterintuitive that the key would be upstairs, if that's what you were thinking."
		DavidW asks, "well, darn. We can't retreat now, can we?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/41
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | She says: "It's most likely printed material."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "Hello." 		
Floyd [2] "Any idea where I should look for this 'heretical item'?" 		
Floyd [3] "So what's it like to be an Inquisitor?" 		
Floyd [4] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I was thinking of a flute."
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/42
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | She says: "Somewhere down that hole, mostly likely."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "Hello." 		
Floyd [2] "So what's it like to be an Inquisitor?" 		
Floyd [3] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "...oh"
		Nitku says, "as far as I know you can't put this into an unwinnable state"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/43
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | She says: "You must think I just tell everyone who wanders by about my
Floyd | work, don't you? Well, I don't."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "Hello." 		
Floyd [2] "You can't even tell a Deputy Inquisitor, like me, about what you 		

Floyd | do?"

		
Floyd [3] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/44
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | She says: "My Inquisitorial work is classified. You won't need to know
Floyd | anything about it, unless one day we are called upon to interview
Floyd | you."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "Hello." 		
Floyd [2] "I have nothing to hide; I would be happy to answer any questions 		

Floyd | your office might have."

		
Floyd [3] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yeah, it said cruelty rating was polite."
		Doug says, "but that's what a cruel game would say!!"
		Nitku says, "ha ha"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		DavidW says (to Nitku), "oh right. The game did say that."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/45
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | She says: "You remind me a bit of a client we had in the Interrogation
Floyd | Chambers last week. He wouldn't stop babbling, at least at first. Then
Floyd | eventually he did stop babbling. It was nice."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "Hello." 		
Floyd [2] "You probably don't know this, but I applied to become an 		

Floyd | Inquisitor after I graduated."

		
Floyd [3] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/46
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | She says: "We are very particular about who we accept."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "Hello." 		
Floyd [2] "They said I wasn't healthy enough to be an Inquisitor." 		
Floyd [3] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "She will kill us if I keep on..."
		Zach says, "Waah"
		Jacqueline says, "She doesn't like us talking."
		Doug says, "it's funny that we still have the option to say Hello."
		Jacqueline says, "Of course, then we could start over and explore upstairs if we die."
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/47
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | She nods curtly.
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "They said I wasn't healthy enough to be an Inquisitor." 		
Floyd [2] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, ">SAY EVERYTHING"
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/48
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | She says: "Do you have a physical condition? Or perhaps a mental one?"
Floyd |
Floyd | She seems interested in what you're saying for the first time.
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "I contracted cyber-arthritis as a child. Both arms and both 		

Floyd | legs."

		
Floyd [2] "I suffered from agnosticism as a child." 		
Floyd [3] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		[band-name] Zach says, "Cyber Arthritis"
		DavidW says, "sigh"
		Zach says, "ha ha"
		Zach says, "A crippling lack of faith in the robot pope"
		[band-name] Doug says, "Suffered From Agnosticism"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x cobwebs" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/48
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COBWEBS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/49
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | She shudders, and says: "You've healed, I presume?"
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "My agnosticism has completey relapsed. A miracle, I've always 		

Floyd | believed."

		
Floyd [2] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I feel like I am now obligated to insert the #band-name stuff into this transcript by hand before it's posted."
		Zach says, "Yay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/50
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | She says: "That's lucky, for you. But please don't talk to me about
Floyd | miracles."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "Don't talk about miracles? Why not?" 		
Floyd [2] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/51
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | She says: "Have you ever heard of the Cult of the New Version?"
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "What's the 'Cult of the New Version'?" 		
Floyd [2] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/52
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | She says: "A sect of heretics; they believe that the universe is
Floyd | currently running from a outdated version of the Heavenly Code. They
Floyd | point to miracles, or seemingly unsupported features of the universe
Floyd | that still function, as 'previews' of their heretical new version."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "And now whenever someone talks of miracles, you think they might 		

Floyd | be a heretic? How sad."

		
Floyd [2] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I have no idea what song any of this refers to, certainly. But I could say that for most song-based games."
		Doug asks, "is "relapsed" really the right word there?"
		pollux says, "No."
		Zach asks, "Remission?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/53
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | She shrugs, and says: "My job isn't to not be sad. It's to crush
Floyd | heresy wherever I find it."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "I am definitely not a heretic." 		
Floyd [2] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Because they're referring to it as a sickness, except that it's in remission... timing"
		Doug says, "yeah, I'm still holding out hope that one of my songs is on the list, but I kinda doubt it."
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/54
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | She says: "That's exactly what everyone says, including heretics."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "How can I prove to you that I'm not a heretic?" 		
Floyd [2] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/55
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "I was sure she was going to kill us if we kept talking. Clearly I was wrong."

Floyd | She says: "You can't. One of the Inquisition's biggest challenges is
Floyd | that there's really no way to prove that kind of a negative. So maybe
Floyd | you should stop talking now, while you're still free."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "She needs us to go hole diving"
		[band-name] Jacqueline says, "Hole Diving"
		[band-name] Zach says, "Holy Hole Diving"
		[band-name] Zach says, "Robot Pope and the Holy Hole Divers"
		[band-name] Zach says, "Sorry"
		Doug says, "ok then."
		Jacqueline says, "True. Also..."
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/56
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | You decide to say nothing after all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, ""decide""
Doug says (to Floyd), "say something" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           1/57
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY SOMETHING
Floyd |
Floyd | (to the Inquisitor)
Floyd | [Use TALK TO to interact with characters.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Amazing. She didn't kill us. This time."
		Doug says, "anyway. I vote down"
		Jacqueline asks, "I thought we wanted to sweep the plaza first?"
		Doug asks, "will she let us?"
		Jacqueline says, "Dunno"
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Reliquary                                            1/58
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Reliquary
Floyd | A rutted ground of rotted bricks. The ceiling is low, lumpy with
Floyd | whitish nitre. The walls are very close and crooked, but not by any
Floyd | mysterious robot design. They're just ancient--and were shoddy to
Floyd | begin with. Brick passageways lead southeast and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a plexiglass cabinet (closed) (in which is a mangled saint
Floyd | (in which is a holy fuse)) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		[band-name] Doug says, "Deputy Inquisitor"
		[band-name] Doug says, "Whitish Nitre -- ok I'll stop now."
		Doug says, "neither of us are going anywhere until we uproot the heresy..."
		DavidW says, "I don't think she'll let us go backwards now."
		Doug asks, "but I guess that was an idle threat?"
		Zach says, "Yeah, we have tenure"
		DavidW says, "huh"
		Jacqueline asks, "Where did you want to go, precisely?"
		Doug asks, "plaza?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Crossway                                             1/59
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossway
Floyd | Though maybe it used to be a crossway, with four brick tunnels
Floyd | branching out beneath a groined vault, now only the northwestern and
Floyd | southwestern passages are open. The others have collapsed and are full
Floyd | of broken bricks. A staircase heads upwards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "south of the narthex"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Crossway                                             1/60
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/61
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Almshouse
Floyd | The east wall leans west, the south wall leans south, and the north
Floyd | and west walls are crooked in angular S-curves. There is a narrow gap
Floyd | in the north wall, and just through it, a hint of descending steps.
Floyd | The narthex is back to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Carpet: that's rare in these halls. It is sea-foam green. The carpet
Floyd | runs up the walls to a height of ten feet, and above that is blotchy
Floyd | steel.
Floyd |
Floyd | The carpet is ratty, worn in a threadbare pathway before a cot along
Floyd | the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the cot is a prayer helmet.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large, flaccid pauper is standing near the cot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Columnar Polyhedron Narthex                          1/62
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Columnar Polyhedron Narthex
Floyd | A chaos of knees and elbows. The average person in this crowd seems to
Floyd | have, on average, five such protruding joints, and each attached
Floyd | appendage is flailing and threshing as the crowd packs itself tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is barely space to breathe here, but the crowd takes up just the
Floyd | bottom 5% of the great portico. Above your head tower obtuse angles of
Floyd | gray-shining metal, each segment tilted a different way and so bearing
Floyd | a differing depth of shadow. Higher still a riot of white sunlight
Floyd | twinkles on geometrical patterns of rivets, and beyond, the ceiling is
Floyd | hidden in a glowing haze.
Floyd |
Floyd | Doorways shaped like quartz crystals head east and west, south is a
Floyd | vaulted archway to the plaza, and north is the huge, tiered gateway to
Floyd | the nave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Columnar Polyhedron Narthex                          1/63
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Going south would be contrary to the common will of the crowd. Even as
Floyd | you waste time more people are squeezing into the narthex from the
Floyd | plaza, that is, they are forcing their way north. Besides, Pope
Floyd | Fortran isn't in the plaza; it's somewhere further inside the
Floyd | Mathedral to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug | [LINK]
		Zach says, "There was also a hallway west of here"
		DavidW says, "South of narthex is a plaza, iirc."
		DavidW says, "I haven't been mapping, so I don't quite know where all the exits are."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Interstitial Hallway                                 1/64
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Interstitial Hallway
Floyd | Midway between the dark, twisting corridors of the High School to the
Floyd | west, and the spacious extravagance of the Mathedral to the east. The
Floyd | ceiling is a high, reversed ravine crosshatched with light and spiny
Floyd | shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your classroom is to the north, one of countless nodes on the network
Floyd | of education.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Interstitial Hallway                                 1/65
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | On a normal day, yes. Those dim and tangled passages would be
Floyd | confidently strode, by you; the auditorium, the principal's office,
Floyd | the server lounge, all the important rooms and zones. But today the
Floyd | High School will have to run itself without your help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Columnar Polyhedron Narthex                          1/66
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Columnar Polyhedron Narthex
Floyd | A chaos of knees and elbows. The average person in this crowd seems to
Floyd | have, on average, five such protruding joints, and each attached
Floyd | appendage is flailing and threshing as the crowd packs itself tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is barely space to breathe here, but the crowd takes up just the
Floyd | bottom 5% of the great portico. Above your head tower obtuse angles of
Floyd | gray-shining metal, each segment tilted a different way and so bearing
Floyd | a differing depth of shadow. Higher still a riot of white sunlight
Floyd | twinkles on geometrical patterns of rivets, and beyond, the ceiling is
Floyd | hidden in a glowing haze.
Floyd |
Floyd | Doorways shaped like quartz crystals head east and west, south is a
Floyd | vaulted archway to the plaza, and north is the huge, tiered gateway to
Floyd | the nave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay, it seems we should return to the crypt."
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/67
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Almshouse
Floyd | The east wall leans west, the south wall leans south, and the north
Floyd | and west walls are crooked in angular S-curves. There is a narrow gap
Floyd | in the north wall, and just through it, a hint of descending steps.
Floyd | The narthex is back to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Carpet: that's rare in these halls. It is sea-foam green. The carpet
Floyd | runs up the walls to a height of ten feet, and above that is blotchy
Floyd | steel.
Floyd |
Floyd | The carpet is ratty, worn in a threadbare pathway before a cot along
Floyd | the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the cot is a prayer helmet.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large, flaccid pauper is standing near the cot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to pauper" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/68
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO PAUPER
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "Hello." 		
Floyd [2] "Can I borrow your helmet?" 		
Floyd [3] "Do you know a way to get into the crypt from here?" 		
Floyd [4] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Unless there was a missed exit."
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/69
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | He says: "I'll give it to you if you play me a song."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "Can I please borrow your helmet?" 		
Floyd [2] "Do you know a way to get into the crypt from here?" 		
Floyd [3] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/70
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | He told you he would give it to you if you played a song for him.
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "Can I please borrow your helmet?" 		
Floyd [2] "Do you know a way to get into the crypt from here?" 		
Floyd [3] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/71
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | He says: "Just head down those stairs to the north. I'm not sure why
Floyd | the almshouse is so close to the crypt; it's rather eerie..."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "Can I please borrow your helmet?" 		
Floyd [2] "Do you know a way to get to the chapel from the crypt?" 		
Floyd [3] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/72
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | He says: "I'm afraid not. I just got here."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "You look familiar. Have we met?" 		
Floyd [2] "Can I please borrow your helmet?" 		
Floyd [3] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/73
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | He says: "Probably not. I was a choir boy in this Mathedral, but that
Floyd | was years ago. You most likely recognize me from my acting days."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "What did you act in?" 		
Floyd [2] "Can I please borrow your helmet?" 		
Floyd [3] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/74
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | He says: "My name is Barry West. I was a child actor who played a role
Floyd | on the popular historical entertainment show 'Robo Crush Saga,' which
Floyd | was about pioneers in the early years after the Robot Apotheosis.""
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "Who did you play on 'Robo Crush Saga'?" 		
Floyd [2] "'Robo Crush Saga'? I loved that show!" 		
Floyd [3] "'Robo Crush Saga'? I hated that show." 		
Floyd [4] "Can I please borrow your helmet?" 		
Floyd [5] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "haha"
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/75
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | He says: "Everyone did."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "Who did you play on 'Robo Crush Saga'?" 		
Floyd [2] "My favorite character on 'RCS' was Adam Susquehanna." 		
Floyd [3] "My favorite character on 'RCS' was little Elsa Werner." 		
Floyd [4] "Can I please borrow your helmet?" 		
Floyd [5] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/76
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | He says: "I played a character named 'Earl Porterhouse,' who was a
Floyd | vile little sneak, cheat, brat, bully, snob, and anti-robot bigot."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "What was it like being Earl?" 		
Floyd [2] "My favorite character on 'RCS' was Adam Susquehanna." 		
Floyd [3] "My favorite character on 'RCS' was little Elsa Werner." 		
Floyd [4] "Can I please borrow your helmet?" 		
Floyd [5] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Boo"
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/77
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | He says: "I wasn't Earl. The character Earl wasn't me and I wasn't
Floyd | him, but everywhere I went, people hated me like they hated him. As I
Floyd | grew older, and grew fatter, and said goodbye to cute while somehow
Floyd | never finding handsome, the public's hatred of me grew as well."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "What brings you to the almshouse?" 		
Floyd [2] "My favorite character on 'RCS' was Adam Susquehanna." 		
Floyd [3] "My favorite character on 'RCS' was little Elsa Werner." 		
Floyd [4] "Can I please borrow your helmet?" 		
Floyd [5] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Robo Crush Saga. Yay."
		Doug says, "I wonder if these were other pseudonyms"
		maga says, "nope. you can check the list"
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/78
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | He says: "You have to ask? For a few years I had plenty of money from
Floyd | acting. No matter how I spent it, the public hated me more and more,
Floyd | for what I had seemed to be, but had not really been. I was madly
Floyd | profligate, trying to buy their love, until I went broke, and then
Floyd | they hated me all the more for being destitute. The public thought my
Floyd | fall served me right, payback for what the fictional Earl had done on
Floyd | a scripted entertainment. My only choice was to come here and become a
Floyd | professional beggar of alms. It seems the only people who don't hate
Floyd | me now are robots."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "I'm not a robot, and I don't hate you." 		
Floyd [2] "I'm not a robot, and I am indifferent to you." 		
Floyd [3] "I'm not a robot, and I hate you, so you could be correct, though 		

Floyd | it depends on whether robots do or do not hate you as well."

		
Floyd [4] "My favorite character on 'RCS' was Adam Susquehanna." 		
Floyd [5] "My favorite character on 'RCS' was little Elsa Werner." 		
Floyd [6] "Can I please borrow your helmet?" 		
Floyd [7] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Do we hate this punk?"
		Jacqueline says, "nah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/79
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | He shrugs and says: "Kind of you, but it doesn't really matter any
Floyd | more."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "My favorite character on 'RCS' was Adam Susquehanna." 		
Floyd [2] "My favorite character on 'RCS' was little Elsa Werner." 		
Floyd [3] "Can I please borrow your helmet?" 		
Floyd [4] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/80
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | He says: "Ah, yes, played by Michelle Roark. She alone of all the cast
Floyd | was always kind to me. A pity she died during the unrest of '99."
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "Can I please borrow your helmet?" 		
Floyd [2] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/81
Floyd |
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | He told you he would give it to you if you played a song for him.
Floyd |

		
Floyd [1] "Can I please borrow your helmet?" 		
Floyd [2] Say nothing. 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            1/82
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | You decide to say nothing after all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Crossway                                             1/83
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossway
Floyd | Though maybe it used to be a crossway, with four brick tunnels
Floyd | branching out beneath a groined vault, now only the northwestern and
Floyd | southwestern passages are open. The others have collapsed and are full
Floyd | of broken bricks. A staircase heads upwards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Try the other way?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Funerary Niche                                       1/84
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Funerary Niche
Floyd | Fragments of brick stick from the walls and ceiling like
Floyd | snaggle-teeth. The ground is a thick carpet of dust, soft under your
Floyd | feet. The tunnel bends here, heading northeast and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a plexiglass pedestal (on which is a saint's severed head
Floyd | (in which are an LED eye and a piece of wire)) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I have no opinion. I'm going to go read about groined vaults."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x head" 		

Floyd ]  Funerary Niche                                       1/85
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal head shaped like a dented canister. A 10cm by 30cm plaque
Floyd | identifies this as the head of Saint 43. It seems that in the year 87
Floyd | ARA this poor robot was beheaded by immersion in a vat of acid.
Floyd | (Though technically that would be the exact opposite of beheading...)
Floyd | The head is bolted to the plexiglass pedestal.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the head of Saint 43 are an LED eye and a wire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I'm beginning to think we shouldn't have backtracked at all and should've gone into the hole looking for the heretical whatever."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we did."
		Jacqueline says, "And I don't think it matters much."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x eye" 		

Floyd ]  Funerary Niche                                       1/86
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EYE
Floyd |
Floyd | The eye of Saint 43. It provides light, like a tiny, incorruptible
Floyd | star.The eye is attached to the head with a short length of wire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I think we can go do that now."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take head" 		

Floyd ]  Funerary Niche                                       1/87
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. Light source would be good."
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to head" 		

Floyd ]  Funerary Niche                                       1/88
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Generally, it's best to talk to living things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cut wire" 		

Floyd ]  Funerary Niche                                       1/89
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT WIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the emergency tool kit)
Floyd | The emergency tool kit is not sharp enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take wire cutter" 		

Floyd ]  Funerary Niche                                       1/89
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WIRE CUTTER
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to take the wire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take wirecutter" 		

Floyd ]  Funerary Niche                                       1/90
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WIRECUTTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cut wire with it" 		

Floyd ]  Funerary Niche                                       1/91
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUT WIRE WITH IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You snip through the wire, detaching it from the head of Saint 43 and
Floyd | from the LED eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take eye" 		

Floyd ]  Funerary Niche                                       2/92
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE EYE
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "cut wire with cutter"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x eye" 		

Floyd ]  Funerary Niche                                       2/93
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EYE
Floyd |
Floyd | The eye of Saint 43. It provides light, like a tiny, incorruptible
Floyd | star.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nice"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Funerary Niche                                       2/94
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Funerary Niche
Floyd | Fragments of brick stick from the walls and ceiling like
Floyd | snaggle-teeth. The ground is a thick carpet of dust, soft under your
Floyd | feet. The tunnel bends here, heading northeast and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a plexiglass pedestal (on which is a saint's severed head
Floyd | (in which is a piece of wire)) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x saint" 		

Floyd ]  Funerary Niche                                       2/95
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SAINT
Floyd |
Floyd | A metal head shaped like a dented canister. A 10cm by 30cm plaque
Floyd | identifies this as the head of Saint 43. It seems that in the year 87
Floyd | ARA this poor robot was beheaded by immersion in a vat of acid. The
Floyd | head is bolted to the plexiglass pedestal.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the head of Saint 43 is a holy wire.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take holy wire" 		

Floyd ]  Funerary Niche                                       2/96
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE HOLY WIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken. (That's a holy relic; be careful with it.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "(really wish I wasn't lagging so horribly)"
		Zach says, "Hmm, I wonder if we can pick the lock with that"
Zach says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Charnel Cyst                                         2/97
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Charnel Cyst
Floyd | A forgotten clutter of bricks and broken ductwork. There is barely
Floyd | room to move. Light from the LED shines in rainbows on drippings of
Floyd | oil. The sole exit is to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a plexiglass coffin (closed) (in which is flattened saint
Floyd | (in which are two relics (a red music chip and a white music chip)))
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "ARA = After Robot Apotheosis?"
		Zach says, "Oooh, music"
Zach says (to Floyd), "open coffin" 		

Floyd ]  Charnel Cyst                                         2/98
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first unlocking the plexiglass coffin)
Floyd | You lack a key that fits the plexiglass coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pick lock with wire" 		

Floyd ]  Charnel Cyst                                         2/98
Floyd |
Floyd | > PICK LOCK WITH WIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open coffin with wire" 		

Floyd ]  Charnel Cyst                                         2/99
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN COFFIN WITH WIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The holy wire does not fit the plexiglass coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "chips, fuses, wires... still seems a lot like Valley of Steel."
		Jacqueline says, "aw"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x saint" 		

Floyd ]  Charnel Cyst                                         2/100
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SAINT
Floyd |
Floyd | A 10cm by 30cm plaque identifies this as the body of Saint 71. In the
Floyd | year 133 ARA this robot, designed for the peaceful task of playing
Floyd | music, was slowly run over by a steamroller, playing hymns all the
Floyd | while.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now the saint's body, which once was rotund and perhaps even "cute",
Floyd | is flattened and misshapen.
Floyd |
Floyd | In Saint 71 are two relics (a red music chip and a white music chip).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x coffin" 		

Floyd ]  Charnel Cyst                                         2/101
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | In the plexiglass coffin is Saint 71.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "break coffin" 		

Floyd ]  Charnel Cyst                                         2/102
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | It doesn't break.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "This crypt is carefully secured against IF players."
		Jacqueline says, "Totes"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get coffin" 		

Floyd ]  Charnel Cyst                                         2/103
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x chip" 		

Floyd ]  Charnel Cyst                                         2/103
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the red music chip or the white music chip?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "red" 		

Floyd ]  Charnel Cyst                                         2/104
Floyd |
Floyd | > RED
Floyd |
Floyd | A small, round music chip. Written on the side in minuscule type are
Floyd | the word "The DOSology."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x white" 		

Floyd ]  Charnel Cyst                                         2/105
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WHITE
Floyd |
Floyd | A small, round music chip. Written on the side in minuscule type are
Floyd | the words "Ave Machina."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "OK, I gotta go be a productive member of society."
		Jacqueline continues to smile and shake her head at this game.
		Jacqueline asks (of Zach), "You're going to take over from Doug and enter commands, you mean?"
		Doug says, "points for spelling "minuscule" correctly"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or... wait a second. You're leaving, Zach?"
		Doug asks, "robo society, you mean?"
		Jacqueline says, "So, we need to keep looking around. Keys are around here, somewhere."
		Doug says, "yep"
		Jacqueline asks, "I have not been mapping. Do you have a sense of where we haven't been?"
		Doug says, "I think the hole is the only untaken exit."
		Doug says, "oh, and we could keep going past the hole"
		DavidW says, "Just down the hole, but I haven't been mapping either."
		Doug asks, "is Zach gone for good? should I drive?"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's go down the hole. We have light now."
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Charnel Cyst                                         2/106
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   two relics:
Floyd |     a holy wire
Floyd |     an LED eye (providing light)
Floyd |   a pair of wirecutters
Floyd |   an emergency tool kit (open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Dough), "Could you? I'm not feeling awesome and David is laggy."
		DavidW says, "And don't ask me to drive. It's been taking minutes for me to see what's going on."
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Funerary Niche                                       2/107
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Funerary Niche
Floyd | Fragments of brick stick from the walls and ceiling like
Floyd | snaggle-teeth. The ground is a thick carpet of dust, soft under your
Floyd | feet. The tunnel bends here, heading northeast and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a plexiglass pedestal (on which is a saint's severed head
Floyd | (empty)) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get head" 		

Floyd ]  Funerary Niche                                       2/108
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Crossway                                             2/109
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossway
Floyd | Though maybe it used to be a crossway, with four brick tunnels
Floyd | branching out beneath a groined vault, now only the northwestern and
Floyd | southwestern passages are open. The others have collapsed and are full
Floyd | of broken bricks. A staircase heads upwards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Reliquary                                            2/110
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Reliquary
Floyd | A rutted ground of rotted bricks. The ceiling is low, lumpy with
Floyd | whitish nitre. The walls are very close and crooked, but not by any
Floyd | mysterious robot design. They're just ancient--and were shoddy to
Floyd | begin with. Brick passageways lead southeast and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a plexiglass cabinet (closed) (in which is a mangled saint
Floyd | (in which is a holy fuse)) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open cabinet with wire" 		

Floyd ]  Reliquary                                            2/111
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET WITH WIRE
Floyd |
Floyd | The holy wire does not fit the plexiglass cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           2/112
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Subsidence
Floyd | And here, the rotten brick floor has partially collapsed--there
Floyd | appears to be a level below the crypt. You could probably climb down
Floyd | to it if you really wanted to...
Floyd |
Floyd | Or, if you skirt the hole, the hallway continues to the north. The
Floyd | hallway also runs southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman in a rust-red jumpsuit is leaning against the shabby, filthy
Floyd | wall, just across the hole. Her shoulders are right in a mass of
Floyd | cobwebs--she must not care.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           2/113
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | The Inquisitor stops you with the almost palpable force of her gaze.
Floyd | Like she said, she's not going to let you past there until you help

		Jacqueline asks, "So, D?"

Floyd | her find this "heretical item."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, or not."
		Doug says, "ah, I see, she just won't let us go forward."
		Jacqueline says, "Or, or not not."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. We must descend."
Doug says (to Floyd), "help inquisitor" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           2/113
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELP INQUISITOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to help.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Channel                                              2/114
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Hands and feet on slippery, fragile brick, descending into a deep,
Floyd | rank darkness--
Floyd |
Floyd | The Inquisitor calls after you: "Search carefully down there. I'll
Floyd | continue the investigation up on this level."
Floyd |
Floyd | --and then you fall.
Floyd |
Floyd | So... it was only three feet. Still, you could easily have twisted an
Floyd | ankle.
Floyd |
Floyd | Channel
Floyd | This was probably a culvert once. Muddy, dim. Just breathing the air
Floyd | here is like kissing a grave. The bowed ceiling (cinderblocks? ancient
Floyd | masonry?), which curves down to become the walls, is riddled with
Floyd | fissures, from which protrude dead black roots.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old culvert runs east and west, and a ragged chimney leads up into
Floyd | the relatively clean air of the crypt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "AA-- oh."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, yeah. She's really searching hard up there."
		Doug says, "read that as "dead black robots""
		Doug asks, "east or west? do we have a coin to flip in the toyshop?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x roots" 		

Floyd ]  Channel                                              2/115
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROOTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Just the scraggly, twisted roots of long dead plants.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Just pick a direction."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Thicket                                              2/116
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground crunches and shifts wetly underfoot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thicket
Floyd | Unhealthy stems grow lush here. They have woven themselves into a
Floyd | pliable mesh between floor and ceiling. The roots are sunk into a
Floyd | putrid matrix of muck and shattered bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your LED's light gleams in pale splinters off the stems. The growth is
Floyd | crushed down in paths heading east, west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		[band-name] Doug says, "Putrid Matrix"
		Zach says, "Sorry for being unclear. Yeah, I gotta leave for work."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x bones" 		

Floyd ]  Thicket                                              2/117
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BONES
Floyd |
Floyd | They were shattered an age ago. In another age they'll be dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "bones?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x stems" 		

Floyd ]  Thicket                                              2/118
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STEMS
Floyd |
Floyd | Some kind of colorless subterranean weed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Zach), "You weren't unclear."
		Jacqueline says, "I was being snarky."
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 2/119
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | White stems frame a tilted lintel stone. Beyond it is a flicker of
Floyd | feverish light. You duck through.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | A cramped stone cubicle. The walls are shaggy with cancer-like scales
Floyd | of soot. An iron basket of smoldering dirt clods hangs from the
Floyd | ceiling. The air, mostly smoke, stinks like the filth of millennia.
Floyd | The exit is west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hermit covered in white felted frizz hunches against the back wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the floor before the hermit is an open-topped cardboard box.
Floyd | Scrawled on its front panel is the phrase: "Everything's a dollar in
Floyd | this box."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach shakes his fist. "Jacqueline!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 2/120
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | In the cardboard box are a plexiglass key, a paperback book, a
Floyd | clarinet, and a bowling ball.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I guess we need some dollars..."
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to hermit" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 2/121
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO HERMIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit makes a strange gesture with his right hand: index and
Floyd | middle fingers extended, pointing up at a shallow angle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "Scout's honor?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x basket" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 2/122
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | Burning dirt in a hanging iron basket might be the least sophisticated
Floyd | method of generating light and/or heat you have ever encountered. For
Floyd | his own safety, the hermit should really just get some modern
Floyd | appliances down here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This is a *very* weird location to set up a pawn shop."
		Doug says, "haha"
		DavidW asks, "Also 'dollar'? Not bitcoins?"
		Doug says, "like a nethack dungeon"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get key" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 2/123
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | According to the writing on the box, everything inside costs a dollar,
Floyd | and you don't have a dollar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask hermit about dollar" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 2/124
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HERMIT ABOUT DOLLAR
Floyd |
Floyd | [Use TALK TO to interact with characters.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "so, shall we keep looking?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thicket                                              2/125
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thicket
Floyd | Unhealthy stems grow lush here. They have woven themselves into a
Floyd | pliable mesh between floor and ceiling. The roots are sunk into a
Floyd | putrid matrix of muck and shattered bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your LED's light gleams in pale splinters off the stems. The growth is
Floyd | crushed down in paths heading east, west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Midden                                               2/126
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground rises--unstable heaps of rubble--while the ceiling doesn't.
Floyd |
Floyd | You go to hands and knees until, suddenly, the ceiling is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Midden
Floyd | At your best guess, this was the bottom of a garbage chute. There is a
Floyd | faint blur of illumination high overhead, but whatever gleaming
Floyd | expanse of civilization is up there, is out of reach. Trash, dumped
Floyd | down the chute since forever ago, has heaped up under the mouth of the
Floyd | chute in the shape of a shallow cone. The ground drops away to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sticking up out of the trash heap is the corner of a paper envelope.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Midden                                               2/127
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | A dirty paper envelope in the old style. It's sealed shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Are any of these items heretical? Like the book?"
		DavidW says, "I think we should at least examine the items in the box."
Doug says (to Floyd), "get it" 		

Floyd ]  Midden                                               2/128
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ah, sorry"
Doug says (to Floyd), "open envelope" 		

Floyd ]  Midden                                               2/129
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN ENVELOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the paper envelope, revealing a dollar bill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ferret arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x dollar" 		

Floyd ]  Midden                                               2/130
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOLLAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A small wrinkled white bill. Curving text on the bill reads:
Floyd | "Monopoly", and below that, "1".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "s'okay. I'm lagging atrociously."
		Doug says, "heh"
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Thicket                                              2/131
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thicket
Floyd | Unhealthy stems grow lush here. They have woven themselves into a
Floyd | pliable mesh between floor and ceiling. The roots are sunk into a
Floyd | putrid matrix of muck and shattered bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your LED's light gleams in pale splinters off the stems. The growth is
Floyd | crushed down in paths heading east, west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 2/132
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | A cramped stone cubicle. The walls are shaggy with cancer-like scales
Floyd | of soot. An iron basket of smoldering dirt clods hangs from the
Floyd | ceiling. The air, mostly smoke, stinks like the filth of millennia.
Floyd | The exit is west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hermit covered in white felted frizz hunches against the back wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the floor before the hermit is an open-topped cardboard box.
Floyd | Scrawled on its front panel is the phrase: "Everything's a dollar in
Floyd | this box."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 2/133
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | In the cardboard box are a plexiglass key, a paperback book, a
Floyd | clarinet, and a bowling ball.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x all" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 2/133
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 2/134
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the plexiglass key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 2/135
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The pages are yellow and full of their own little labyrinth of worm
Floyd | holes. On the cover, a ridiculously improbable painting of a robot. It
Floyd | is almost as if whoever designed the cover for this "I, Robot" by one
Floyd | "Isaac Asimov" had never seen an actual robot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your breath takes a hitch. This book, which seems to contain
Floyd | uneducated nonsense about the inner workings of robots, is almost
Floyd | certainly heretical.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can almost visualize the heresies swimming around, seeping from
Floyd | page to page until the whole thing is saturated; swarms of blurry,
Floyd | corrupted type.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x clarinet" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 2/136
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLARINET
Floyd |
Floyd | A poorly-maintained electro-clarinet. Along the side of the instrument
Floyd | are a square fuse slot (containing a dead fuse) and round hole for a
Floyd | music chip (containing nothing).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x ball" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 2/137
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | A purple-swirled bowling ball around 22cm in diameter and weighing
Floyd | around 7kg.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We're gonna want more 'dollars'."
		Doug says, "seems like we kinda want everything, but I guess we should do the fetch quest first."
		Jacqueline asks, "So the key?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get book" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 2/138
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the the paperback book from the box, handing a dollar bill
Floyd | over to the hermit in exchange.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Or, oh, right."
		Jacqueline says, "She wants the book."
Doug says (to Floyd), "thank hermit" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 2/138
Floyd |
Floyd | > THANK HERMIT
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 2/139
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a paperback book
Floyd |   a paper envelope (open but empty)
Floyd |   two relics:
Floyd |     a holy wire
Floyd |     an LED eye (providing light)
Floyd |   a pair of wirecutters
Floyd |   an emergency tool kit (open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Possibly, the inquistor will pay us for the book?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thicket                                              2/140
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thicket
Floyd | Unhealthy stems grow lush here. They have woven themselves into a
Floyd | pliable mesh between floor and ceiling. The roots are sunk into a
Floyd | putrid matrix of muck and shattered bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your LED's light gleams in pale splinters off the stems. The growth is
Floyd | crushed down in paths heading east, west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Channel                                              2/141
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Channel

		Jacqueline says, "Let's hope."

Floyd | This was probably a culvert once. Muddy, dim. Just breathing the air
Floyd | here is like kissing a grave. The bowed ceiling, which curves down to
Floyd | become the walls, is riddled with fissures, from which protrude dead
Floyd | black roots.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old culvert runs east and west, and a ragged chimney leads up into
Floyd | the relatively clean air of the crypt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           2/142
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Subsidence
Floyd | The rotten brick floor has partially collapsed, allowing access to a
Floyd | level below the crypt. You can climb down, or you can skirt the hole
Floyd | and go north. The hallway also runs southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman in a rust-red jumpsuit is leaning against the shabby, filthy
Floyd | wall, just across the hole. Her shoulders are right in a mass of
Floyd | cobwebs--she must not care.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Klaw arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Doug says, "I guess we never went west either."
		Doug asks, "should we just give her the book?"
		DavidW asks, "Didn't bother to save, eh?"
		Doug says, "I'm trusting the politeness, but we could save if you like"
		DavidW says, "That was our only dollar, but whatevs."
		DavidW says, "True, we never went west down there."
		DavidW says, "Might as well just give the book now."
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
		Klaw says, "Greetings, ClubFloyd."
Doug says (to Floyd), "give book to inquisitor" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           3/143
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BOOK TO INQUISITOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The Inquisitor snatches the paperback book out of your hands.
Floyd |
Floyd | She says: "Aha! Heretical material!"
Floyd |
Floyd | She glares at you for a second, almost as if she blames you for the
Floyd | existence of this heresy. Then she cracks her knuckles and walks
Floyd | swiftly away into the crypt.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel a wash of relief as she takes the evil text around the corner
Floyd | and out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hi, Katie."
		Doug asks, "ok then. north, or back down and west?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Wait, what?! That's it? No reward?!"
		Doug says, "we got a point!"
		DavidW says, "Down and west first, I think."
		Doug says, "and also the ability to go north"
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "Still. That was decidedly not nice."
		pollux says, "Your reward is not being tortured by the inquisition, of course."
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Channel                                              3/144
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Channel
Floyd | This was probably a culvert once. Muddy, dim. Just breathing the air
Floyd | here is like kissing a grave. The bowed ceiling, which curves down to
Floyd | become the walls, is riddled with fissures, from which protrude dead
Floyd | black roots.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old culvert runs east and west, and a ragged chimney leads up into
Floyd | the relatively clean air of the crypt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Slum                                                 3/145
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | The ground drops away in a gentle slope. Each footstep sinks into the
Floyd | mire.
Floyd |
Floyd | Slum
Floyd | Not much light at all, just a few knife-edges of shuttered candle
Floyd | gleam coming from the hodge-podge of alleys and houses. Though--my
Floyd | God--houses isn't the right word for them. Shanties? Hovels? You are
Floyd | appalled that people could possibly be allowed to live down here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Maybe they aren't people. Though you don't see any residents at the
Floyd | moment, the buildings are not perfectly quiet. Little noises of
Floyd | creaking wood. Whispers, too, perhaps.
Floyd |
Floyd | Decayed alleys run in many directions, but seeing as how you don't
Floyd | want to die in a trackless labyrinth of abject poverty, you should
Floyd | probably stick to traveling east, back towards the culvert, or north,
Floyd | where a sturdier structure of stone stands amongst the ramshackle
Floyd | dwellings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x buildings" 		

Floyd ]  Slum                                                 3/146
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUILDINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Haphazard dens of scrapwood barely well-built enough to function as
Floyd | bonfires, let alone dwellings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Klaw says, "I apologize that I'm late butchurch started at 10:00 A.M. and I had to greet the people in the lounge. I'm out of breath but here."
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Slum                                                 3/147
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a faint creak of wood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   3/148
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Your footsteps echo on still-solid stone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Underground Church
Floyd | Four thick square columns near the corners. Your LED makes elongated
Floyd | shadows dance out behind each one as you move. The central space is
Floyd | empty. Maybe once there were seats or pews, but if so they've rotted
Floyd | entirely away. It may be ancient, but this tiny building has nice
Floyd | proportions. The architect was human, no doubt, but probably had
Floyd | robotic assistance. The exit is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Near the north wall is a huge oblong block of stone with a smooth top.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the block of stone are a tarnished silver plate (in which is a
Floyd | dollar bill), a tube of glue, and a broken idol.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Katie), "I think it's probably too late for you to catch up with what's happening, unfortunately."
		Doug says, "ooh, another dollar"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x stone" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   3/149
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STONE
Floyd |
Floyd | A block of stone as large as a table.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the block of stone are a tarnished silver plate (in which is a
Floyd | dollar bill), a tube of glue, and a broken idol.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x plate" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   3/150
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLATE
Floyd |
Floyd | An old collection plate.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the tarnished silver plate is a dollar bill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tube" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   3/151
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | A half-used tube of glue. Small text along it reads: "Suitable for
Floyd | most materials. Do not sniff."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Klaw says, "got to go." 		DavidW says, "so we can steal from this church, eh? Ethically, iffy."
Doug says (to Floyd), "sniff" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   3/152
Floyd |
Floyd | > SNIFF
Floyd |
Floyd | It smells like cold stone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Klaw says, "I got ott go."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay. See you later, Katie."
Klaw goes home. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sniff tube" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   3/153
Floyd |
Floyd | > SNIFF TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | Smells like chemicals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   3/154
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Smells like chemicals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   3/155
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Smells like chemicals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   3/156
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | Smells like chemicals.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "aw"
		Jacqueline says, "Carry on."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x idol" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   3/157
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IDOL
Floyd |
Floyd | A peculiar ancient idol. It is about six inches high, and depicts a
Floyd | woman in a blue shawl holding a baby. It has been cracked across the
Floyd | middle, and is in two pieces.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   3/158
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | tarnished silver plate: Taken.
Floyd | dollar bill: Taken.
Floyd | tube of glue: Taken.
Floyd | broken idol: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux asks, "I wish that would be more specific - does it smell more like, say, Argon, or Sulfur?"
		Doug says, "yoink."
		Doug asks, "do noble gases smell?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure noble gases have noses."
		pollux says, "Anything can smell in the mysterious post-singularity."
		Jacqueline asks, "Are all the Shufflecomp games this solid?"
		Doug asks, "anything else to do? or shall we go back and buy the key?"
		DavidW says, "glue the idol, please."
Doug says (to Floyd), "glue idol" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   3/159
Floyd |
Floyd | > GLUE IDOL
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the tube of glue)
Floyd | You squeeze out a bit of glue and repair the broken idol.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x idol" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   3/160
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IDOL
Floyd |
Floyd | A peculiar ancient idol. It is about six inches high, and depicts a
Floyd | woman in a blue shawl holding a baby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says (to Jacqueline), "the ones I've played have been solid but not this involved."
		Doug says, "I kinda suspect this was started before the comp."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm."
		Jacqueline says, "That would seem difficult."
		DavidW asks, "pray?"
		DavidW asks, "x dollar?"
		DavidW says, "Might want to leave the idol on the altar, but I dunno."
Doug says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   3/161
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You mutter a quick prayer of protection against disease.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put idol on altar" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   3/162
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT IDOL ON ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the ancient idol on the block of stone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   3/163
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Underground Church
Floyd | Four thick square columns near the corners. Your LED makes elongated
Floyd | shadows dance out behind each one as you move. The central space is
Floyd | empty. Maybe once there were seats or pews, but if so they've rotted
Floyd | entirely away. It may be ancient, but this tiny building has nice
Floyd | proportions. The architect was human, no doubt, but probably had
Floyd | robotic assistance. The exit is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Near the north wall is a huge oblong block of stone with a smooth top.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the block of stone is an ancient idol.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "(geez the lag is bad)"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x dollar" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   3/164
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOLLAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A small wrinkled white bill. Curving text on the bill reads:
Floyd | "Monopoly", and below that, "1".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "welp, we can come back for the idol if we need it"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Slum                                                 3/165
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Slum
Floyd | Not much light at all, just a few knife-edges of shuttered candle
Floyd | gleam coming from the hodge-podge of alleys and houses. You are
Floyd | appalled that people could possibly be allowed to live down here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't see any residents at the moment, the buildings are
Floyd | not perfectly quiet. Little noises of creaking wood. Whispers, too,
Floyd | perhaps.
Floyd |
Floyd | Decayed alleys run in many directions, but you should probably stick
Floyd | to traveling east, back towards the culvert, or north, where a
Floyd | sturdier structure of stone stands amongst the ramshackle dwellings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Channel                                              3/166
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Channel
Floyd | This was probably a culvert once. Muddy, dim. Just breathing the air
Floyd | here is like kissing a grave. The bowed ceiling, which curves down to
Floyd | become the walls, is riddled with fissures, from which protrude dead
Floyd | black roots.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old culvert runs east and west, and a ragged chimney leads up into
Floyd | the relatively clean air of the crypt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Thicket                                              3/167
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thicket
Floyd | Unhealthy stems grow lush here. They have woven themselves into a
Floyd | pliable mesh between floor and ceiling. The roots are sunk into a
Floyd | putrid matrix of muck and shattered bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your LED's light gleams in pale splinters off the stems. The growth is
Floyd | crushed down in paths heading east, west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 3/168
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | A cramped stone cubicle. The walls are shaggy with cancer-like scales
Floyd | of soot. An iron basket of smoldering dirt clods hangs from the
Floyd | ceiling. The air, mostly smoke, stinks like the filth of millennia.
Floyd | The exit is west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hermit covered in white felted frizz hunches against the back wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the floor before the hermit is an open-topped cardboard box.
Floyd | Scrawled on its front panel is the phrase: "Everything's a dollar in
Floyd | this box."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "(You guys could be seven rooms away from the church by now.)"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 3/169
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | In the cardboard box are a plexiglass key, a clarinet, and a bowling
Floyd | ball.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "buy key" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 3/170
Floyd |
Floyd | > BUY KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the the plexiglass key from the box, handing a dollar bill
Floyd | over to the hermit in exchange.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thicket                                              3/171
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thicket
Floyd | Unhealthy stems grow lush here. They have woven themselves into a
Floyd | pliable mesh between floor and ceiling. The roots are sunk into a
Floyd | putrid matrix of muck and shattered bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your LED's light gleams in pale splinters off the stems. The growth is
Floyd | crushed down in paths heading east, west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Channel                                              3/172
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Channel
Floyd | This was probably a culvert once. Muddy, dim. Just breathing the air
Floyd | here is like kissing a grave. The bowed ceiling, which curves down to
Floyd | become the walls, is riddled with fissures, from which protrude dead
Floyd | black roots.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old culvert runs east and west, and a ragged chimney leads up into
Floyd | the relatively clean air of the crypt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           3/173
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Subsidence
Floyd | The rotten brick floor has partially collapsed, allowing access to a
Floyd | level below the crypt. You can climb down, or you can skirt the hole
Floyd | and go north. The hallway also runs southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Reliquary                                            3/174
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Reliquary
Floyd | A rutted ground of rotted bricks. The ceiling is low, lumpy with
Floyd | whitish nitre. The walls are very close and crooked, but not by any
Floyd | mysterious robot design. They're just ancient--and were shoddy to
Floyd | begin with. Brick passageways lead southeast and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a plexiglass cabinet (closed) (in which is a mangled saint
Floyd | (in which is a holy fuse)) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Reliquary                                            3/175
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (first unlocking the plexiglass cabinet)
Floyd | (with the plexiglass key)
Floyd | Unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oops. The plexiglass key must have been pretty fragile. It snaps into
Floyd | two pieces as you unlock the cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the plexiglass cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "!!!!!!"
		Doug asks, "sorry?"
		Jacqueline says, "No."
Doug says (to Floyd), "get fuse" 		

Floyd ]  Reliquary                                            3/176
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET FUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken. (That's a holy relic; be careful with it.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Nothing to be sorry about."
		Jacqueline says, "Just... was hoping that would work in more than one place."
		Jacqueline says, "But of course that would be too easy."
		DavidW says, "(or 17 rooms away by now)"
		DavidW says, "(I'd explore north of the hole or talk to the hermit before buying anything further from him.)"
		Doug says, "the coffin? yeah"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Reliquary                                            3/177
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a broken key
Floyd |   a tube of glue
Floyd |   a tarnished silver plate
Floyd |   a paper envelope (open but empty)
Floyd |   a pair of wirecutters
Floyd |   an emergency tool kit (open but empty)
Floyd |   three relics:
Floyd |     a holy fuse
Floyd |     a holy wire
Floyd |     an LED eye (providing light)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Klaw arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "glue key" 		

Floyd ]  Reliquary                                            4/178
Floyd |
Floyd | > GLUE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the tube of glue)
Floyd | You squeeze out a bit of glue and repair the broken plexiglass key.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ding!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Oh yeah!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Nice!"
		Doug asks, "shall we open the coffin then?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes, please."
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Crossway                                             4/179
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossway
Floyd | Though maybe it used to be a crossway, with four brick tunnels
Floyd | branching out beneath a groined vault, now only the northwestern and
Floyd | southwestern passages are open. The others have collapsed and are full
Floyd | of broken bricks. A staircase heads upwards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Funerary Niche                                       4/180
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Funerary Niche
Floyd | Fragments of brick stick from the walls and ceiling like
Floyd | snaggle-teeth. The ground is a thick carpet of dust, soft under your
Floyd | feet. The tunnel bends here, heading northeast and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a plexiglass pedestal (on which is a saint's severed head
Floyd | (empty)) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Charnel Cyst                                         4/181
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Charnel Cyst
Floyd | A forgotten clutter of bricks and broken ductwork. There is barely
Floyd | room to move. Light from the LED shines in rainbows on drippings of
Floyd | oil. The sole exit is to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a plexiglass coffin (closed) (in which is flattened saint
Floyd | (in which are two relics (a red music chip and a white music chip)))
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get chips" 		

Floyd ]  Charnel Cyst                                         4/182
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET CHIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | red music chip: The plexiglass coffin isn't open.
Floyd | white music chip: The plexiglass coffin isn't open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open coffin" 		

Floyd ]  Charnel Cyst                                         4/183
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN COFFIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first unlocking the plexiglass coffin)
Floyd | (with the plexiglass key)
Floyd | Unlocked.
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the plexiglass coffin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get chips" 		

Floyd ]  Charnel Cyst                                         4/184
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET CHIPS
Floyd |
Floyd | red music chip: Taken. (That's a holy relic; be careful with it.)
Floyd | white music chip: Taken. (That's a holy relic; be careful with it.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "so hm, should we look for another dollar? or go try to talk to the hermit?"
		DavidW asks, "Examine the music chips; does the red chip specify a different music from the white chip?"
		pollux says, "Yes."
		Doug says, "yeah, one is DOSology and the other Ave Machina."
		pollux says, "We did that before."
		DavidW asks, "There might be another dollar north of the hole?"
		Klaw says, "I'm here again. Had to switch to braillenote apex because Grandpa Mixer turned on the television. I believe I'm here for good now."
		Doug says, "that was my thinking."
		Gerynar says, "one can sell items back to the hermit, I don't think it was made very clear"
		DavidW says, "Talking to the hermit is also good."
		Doug says, "I was thinking that too."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, huh."
		Jacqueline says, "That's convenient."
		Doug asks, "but also, spoiler?"
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe."
		Gerynar says, "IIRC, it was written on the box"
		Jacqueline says, "But it's out now."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's talk to the hermit, yeah"
		Doug says, "it just says "everything's a dollar in this box""
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x red chip" 		

Floyd ]  Charnel Cyst                                         4/185
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RED CHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | A small, round music chip taken from the body of Saint 71. Written on
Floyd | the side in minuscule type are the word "The DOSology."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ah, red = round"
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Funerary Niche                                       4/186
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Funerary Niche
Floyd | Fragments of brick stick from the walls and ceiling like
Floyd | snaggle-teeth. The ground is a thick carpet of dust, soft under your
Floyd | feet. The tunnel bends here, heading northeast and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a plexiglass pedestal (on which is a saint's severed head
Floyd | (empty)) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Crossway                                             4/187
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossway
Floyd | Though maybe it used to be a crossway, with four brick tunnels
Floyd | branching out beneath a groined vault, now only the northwestern and
Floyd | southwestern passages are open. The others have collapsed and are full
Floyd | of broken bricks. A staircase heads upwards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Reliquary                                            4/188
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Reliquary
Floyd | A rutted ground of rotted bricks. The ceiling is low, lumpy with
Floyd | whitish nitre. The walls are very close and crooked, but not by any
Floyd | mysterious robot design. They're just ancient--and were shoddy to
Floyd | begin with. Brick passageways lead southeast and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a plexiglass cabinet (in which is a mangled saint (empty))
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           4/189
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Subsidence
Floyd | The rotten brick floor has partially collapsed, allowing access to a
Floyd | level below the crypt. You can climb down, or you can skirt the hole
Floyd | and go north. The hallway also runs southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ]  Channel                                              4/190
Floyd |
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Channel
Floyd | This was probably a culvert once. Muddy, dim. Just breathing the air
Floyd | here is like kissing a grave. The bowed ceiling, which curves down to
Floyd | become the walls, is riddled with fissures, from which protrude dead
Floyd | black roots.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old culvert runs east and west, and a ragged chimney leads up into
Floyd | the relatively clean air of the crypt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Thicket                                              4/191
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thicket
Floyd | Unhealthy stems grow lush here. They have woven themselves into a
Floyd | pliable mesh between floor and ceiling. The roots are sunk into a
Floyd | putrid matrix of muck and shattered bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your LED's light gleams in pale splinters off the stems. The growth is
Floyd | crushed down in paths heading east, west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/192
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | A cramped stone cubicle. The walls are shaggy with cancer-like scales
Floyd | of soot. An iron basket of smoldering dirt clods hangs from the
Floyd | ceiling. The air, mostly smoke, stinks like the filth of millennia.
Floyd | The exit is west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hermit covered in white felted frizz hunches against the back wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the floor before the hermit is an open-topped cardboard box.
Floyd | Scrawled on its front panel is the phrase: "Everything's a dollar in
Floyd | this box."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to hermit" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/193
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO HERMIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit makes a strange gesture with his right hand: a fist with
Floyd | the fronts of his curled fingers displayed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to hermit" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/194
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO HERMIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit makes a strange gesture with his right hand: fingers
Floyd | together, little finger extended.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/195
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | In the cardboard box are a clarinet and a bowling ball.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "read sign" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/195
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "anyone know ASL?"
		Jacqueline says, "Some."
		Gerynar says, "I think the first one was "a" the second "i""
		Jacqueline says, "These are letters, I think."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to hermit" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/196
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO HERMIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit makes a strange gesture with his right hand: index finger
Floyd | pointing up, thumb pointing sideways.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "L"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		Doug | [LINK]
		Doug says, "the first one the last time was H"
		Doug says, "HAIL HYDRA!"
pollux says (to floyd), "talk to hermit. g." 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/198
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO HERMIT. G.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit makes a strange gesture with his right hand: little finger
Floyd | tucked under thumb, other fingers pointed straight downward.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit makes a strange gesture with his right hand: a fist with
Floyd | the fronts of his curled fingers displayed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug | [LINK]
		Doug says, "aw."
		Doug asks, "M E?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/199
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit makes a strange gesture with his right hand: thumb over
Floyd | ring and little fingers, index and middle fingers pointed up, slightly
Floyd | crossed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "r"
		Jacqueline says, "R"
Doug says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/200
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit makes a strange gesture with his right hand: little finger
Floyd | and thumb sticking out to the sides, other fingers close to the palm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/201
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit makes a strange gesture with his right hand: index finger
Floyd | and thumb pinched together, other fingers raised loosely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "g. g. g." 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/202
Floyd |
Floyd | > G. G. G.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit makes a strange gesture with his right hand: thumb over
Floyd | ring and little fingers, index and middle fingers pointed up, side by
Floyd | side.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "L.. F ??"
		DavidW says, "There's no way for me to comment on this sign language fast enough."
		DavidW says, "Whatever I say isn't going to match where we are."
		Gerynar says, "U"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Just sit tight a sec."
		Jacqueline asks, "Doug Are you writing this down or otherwise keeping track, or should I scroll back?"
		Doug asks, "HAIL MERLFU ?"
		Doug says, "but I might have gotten one wrong"
		pollux says, "Seemed more like MARYFU."
		pollux asks, "So... HAIL MARY, F U?"
		Doug says, "ohh"
		Doug asks, "LL OF GRACE?"
		pollux says, "I liked my version better."
Doug says (to Floyd), "g. g. g" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/203
Floyd |
Floyd | > G. G. G
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit makes a strange gesture with his right hand: index finger
Floyd | pointing up, thumb pointing sideways.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "(But probably. Should we bring him the idol?)"
		Doug says, "ahh, good idea."
		pollux says, "Apparently we can't g more than once in succession."
Doug says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/204
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit makes a strange gesture with his right hand: index finger
Floyd | pointing up, thumb pointing sideways.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "yup, two Ls"
pollux says (to Floyd), "talk to hermit. g." 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/206
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO HERMIT. G.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit makes a strange gesture with his right hand: fingers curled
Floyd | downward, thumb curled up to meet them underneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit makes a strange gesture with his right hand: index finger
Floyd | and thumb pinched together, other fingers raised loosely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "OF"
		Doug says, "ok, I'm for getting the idol"
		Klaw says, "Sorry my braillenote apex was acting up."
		Doug says, "unless someone wants to see if he said the whole hail mary..."
		Doug says, "says"
		Jacqueline says, "brb"
		pollux says, "I so do not want to do that."
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Thicket                                              4/207
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thicket
Floyd | Unhealthy stems grow lush here. They have woven themselves into a
Floyd | pliable mesh between floor and ceiling. The roots are sunk into a
Floyd | putrid matrix of muck and shattered bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your LED's light gleams in pale splinters off the stems. The growth is
Floyd | crushed down in paths heading east, west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "w. w." 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Slum                                                 4/209
Floyd |
Floyd | > W. W.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Channel
Floyd | This was probably a culvert once. Muddy, dim. Just breathing the air
Floyd | here is like kissing a grave. The bowed ceiling, which curves down to
Floyd | become the walls, is riddled with fissures, from which protrude dead
Floyd | black roots.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old culvert runs east and west, and a ragged chimney leads up into
Floyd | the relatively clean air of the crypt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Slum
Floyd | Not much light at all, just a few knife-edges of shuttered candle
Floyd | gleam coming from the hodge-podge of alleys and houses. You are
Floyd | appalled that people could possibly be allowed to live down here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't see any residents at the moment, the buildings are
Floyd | not perfectly quiet. Little noises of creaking wood. Whispers, too,
Floyd | perhaps.
Floyd |
Floyd | Decayed alleys run in many directions, but you should probably stick
Floyd | to traveling east, back towards the culvert, or north, where a
Floyd | sturdier structure of stone stands amongst the ramshackle dwellings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Slum                                                 4/210
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You would probably get lost and die of starvation back there. Or at
Floyd | the very least die with a knife in your gut or crushed under a
Floyd | splintery deadfall. There is a path to the east, however, and a single
Floyd | safe-looking building, to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   4/211
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Underground Church
Floyd | Four thick square columns near the corners. Your LED makes elongated
Floyd | shadows dance out behind each one as you move. The central space is
Floyd | empty. Maybe once there were seats or pews, but if so they've rotted
Floyd | entirely away. It may be ancient, but this tiny building has nice
Floyd | proportions. The architect was human, no doubt, but probably had
Floyd | robotic assistance. The exit is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Near the north wall is a huge oblong block of stone with a smooth top.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the block of stone is an ancient idol.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get idol" 		

Floyd ]  Underground Church                                   4/212
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IDOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "s. e. e. e." 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/216
Floyd |
Floyd | > S. E. E. E.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Slum
Floyd | Not much light at all, just a few knife-edges of shuttered candle
Floyd | gleam coming from the hodge-podge of alleys and houses. You are
Floyd | appalled that people could possibly be allowed to live down here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though you don't see any residents at the moment, the buildings are
Floyd | not perfectly quiet. Little noises of creaking wood. Whispers, too,
Floyd | perhaps.
Floyd |
Floyd | Decayed alleys run in many directions, but you should probably stick
Floyd | to traveling east, back towards the culvert, or north, where a
Floyd | sturdier structure of stone stands amongst the ramshackle dwellings.
Floyd |
Floyd | Channel
Floyd | This was probably a culvert once. Muddy, dim. Just breathing the air
Floyd | here is like kissing a grave. The bowed ceiling, which curves down to
Floyd | become the walls, is riddled with fissures, from which protrude dead
Floyd | black roots.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old culvert runs east and west, and a ragged chimney leads up into
Floyd | the relatively clean air of the crypt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thicket
Floyd | Unhealthy stems grow lush here. They have woven themselves into a
Floyd | pliable mesh between floor and ceiling. The roots are sunk into a
Floyd | putrid matrix of muck and shattered bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your LED's light gleams in pale splinters off the stems. The growth is
Floyd | crushed down in paths heading east, west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | A cramped stone cubicle. The walls are shaggy with cancer-like scales
Floyd | of soot. An iron basket of smoldering dirt clods hangs from the
Floyd | ceiling. The air, mostly smoke, stinks like the filth of millennia.
Floyd | The exit is west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hermit covered in white felted frizz hunches against the back wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the floor before the hermit is an open-topped cardboard box.
Floyd | Scrawled on its front panel is the phrase: "Everything's a dollar in
Floyd | this box."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "go to cell" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/216
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO TO CELL
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "He's probably signing 'I can't hear youuuuu'."

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

		Doug says, "why don't you drive for a while"
		pollux asks, "He may not be deaf; he probably just took a vow of silence, yeah?"
		DavidW says, "If it's 'hail mary', then do that at the idol."
pollux says (to floyd), "show idol to hermit" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/217
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW IDOL TO HERMIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit is unimpressed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says (to pollux), "yeah"
pollux says (to floyd), "give idol to hermit" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/218
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE IDOL TO HERMIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "hail mary" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/218
Floyd |
Floyd | > HAIL MARY
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The idol was of Mary, I suspect."
		Doug says, "yes"
Doug says (to Floyd), "put idol in box" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/219
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT IDOL IN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the ancient idol into the cardboard box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hm, no dollar."
Doug says (to Floyd), "get clarinet" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/220
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET CLARINET
Floyd |
Floyd | According to the writing on the box, everything inside costs a dollar,
Floyd | and you don't have a dollar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "get dollar" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/221
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET DOLLAR
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to belong to the hermit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "d'oh, sorry."
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x writing" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/221
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WRITING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ack!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get idol" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/222
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IDOL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |

		
pollux says (to floyd), "ask hermit for dollar" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/223
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK HERMIT FOR DOLLAR
Floyd |
Floyd | [Use TALK TO to interact with characters.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Don't put the idol into the box!!!!!"
		DavidW says, "undo that!"
		Doug says, "gotta have faith, David :)"
		DavidW says, "I can't. My connection is too slow."
Doug says (to Floyd), "sell idol" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/223
Floyd |
Floyd | > SELL IDOL
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x idol" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/224
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IDOL
Floyd |
Floyd | A peculiar ancient idol. It is about six inches high, and depicts a
Floyd | woman in a blue shawl holding a baby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "show mary to hermit" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/224
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOW MARY TO HERMIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "Maybe we can..."
pollux says (to floyd), "put idol in box. talk to hermit." 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/226
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT IDOL IN BOX. TALK TO HERMIT.
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the ancient idol into the cardboard box.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit makes a strange gesture with his right hand: fingers
Floyd | curled, thumb and index finger pointed right at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "What did the hermit 'say' anyway? I never saw."
		pollux says, "Or not."
		Doug says (to DavidW), "he said HAIL MARY FULL OF ..."
pollux says (to floyd), "take idol." 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/227
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE IDOL.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "what is that last sign though?"
		pollux says, "G"
		Doug says, "oh"
		Doug says, "confused by "pointed right at you""
		Doug says, "I guess this wikipedia image is from the speaker's point of view. that makes sense."
		pollux says, "If you are looking at that wikipedia image, some of them are marked as showing a different angle from the viewer. The *L/*R ones."
		Doug says, "aha."
		Doug asks, "do you think we can put the chips into the clarinet without taking it?"
		Doug says, "or maybe we should just explore north of the hole"
		pollux says, "Explore north, definitely."
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/228
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | A cramped stone cubicle. The walls are shaggy with cancer-like scales
Floyd | of soot. An iron basket of smoldering dirt clods hangs from the
Floyd | ceiling. The air, mostly smoke, stinks like the filth of millennia.
Floyd | The exit is west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hermit covered in white felted frizz hunches against the back wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the floor before the hermit is an open-topped cardboard box.
Floyd | Scrawled on its front panel is the phrase: "Everything's a dollar in
Floyd | this box."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wouldn't want to put the chips into an unpaid clarinet."
		[band-name] Doug says, "Unpaid Clarinet"
Doug says (to Floyd), "w. w. u" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           4/231
Floyd |

		DavidW says, "If items can be returned, return the key."

Floyd | > W. W. U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thicket
Floyd | Unhealthy stems grow lush here. They have woven themselves into a
Floyd | pliable mesh between floor and ceiling. The roots are sunk into a
Floyd | putrid matrix of muck and shattered bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your LED's light gleams in pale splinters off the stems. The growth is
Floyd | crushed down in paths heading east, west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Channel
Floyd | This was probably a culvert once. Muddy, dim. Just breathing the air
Floyd | here is like kissing a grave. The bowed ceiling, which curves down to
Floyd | become the walls, is riddled with fissures, from which protrude dead
Floyd | black roots.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old culvert runs east and west, and a ragged chimney leads up into
Floyd | the relatively clean air of the crypt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Subsidence
Floyd | The rotten brick floor has partially collapsed, allowing access to a
Floyd | level below the crypt. You can climb down, or you can skirt the hole
Floyd | and go north. The hallway also runs southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh, good idea."
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/228
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put key in box" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/229
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT KEY IN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The plexiglass key drops into the box.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit shrugs and hands you back your dollar bill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get clarinet" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/230
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET CLARINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the the clarinet from the box, handing a dollar bill over to
Floyd | the hermit in exchange.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put chips into clarinet" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/231
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT CHIPS INTO CLARINET
Floyd |
Floyd | white music chip: Done.
Floyd | red music chip: There is no more room in the round hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x clarinet" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/232
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLARINET
Floyd |
Floyd | A poorly-maintained electro-clarinet. Along the side of the instrument
Floyd | are a square fuse slot (containing a dead fuse) and round hole for a
Floyd | music chip (containing a white music chip).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put fuse into clarinet" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/233
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FUSE INTO CLARINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the holy fuse into the clarinet)
Floyd | There is no more room in the square slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "take dead fuse. put fuse in clarinet." 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/234
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE DEAD FUSE. PUT FUSE IN CLARINET.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the dead fuse or the holy fuse?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get dead fuse" 		Jacqueline says, "(Sorry, helping maga with something)"

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/235
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET DEAD FUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "put holy fuse in clarinet" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/236
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT HOLY FUSE IN CLARINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the holy fuse into the square slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "play clarinet" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/237
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY CLARINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You play "Ave Machina" on the clarinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get white. put red in clarinet." 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/237
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET WHITE. PUT RED IN CLARINET.
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the smock or the white music chip?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x smock" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/238
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SMOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | It inhabits the uncanny valley between garment and bodily growth.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "haha"
Doug says (to Floyd), "get white chip. put red chip into clarinet. play clarinet." 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 4/241
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET WHITE CHIP. PUT RED CHIP INTO CLARINET. PLAY CLARINET.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken. (That's a holy relic; be careful with it.)
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the red music chip into the round hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | You play "The DOSology" on the clarinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "okey doke."
		Doug says, "I guess we can figure out how to get the bowling ball later."
Doug says (to Floyd), "w. w. u" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           4/244
Floyd |
Floyd | > W. W. U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thicket
Floyd | Unhealthy stems grow lush here. They have woven themselves into a
Floyd | pliable mesh between floor and ceiling. The roots are sunk into a
Floyd | putrid matrix of muck and shattered bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your LED's light gleams in pale splinters off the stems. The growth is
Floyd | crushed down in paths heading east, west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Channel
Floyd | This was probably a culvert once. Muddy, dim. Just breathing the air
Floyd | here is like kissing a grave. The bowed ceiling, which curves down to
Floyd | become the walls, is riddled with fissures, from which protrude dead
Floyd | black roots.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old culvert runs east and west, and a ragged chimney leads up into
Floyd | the relatively clean air of the crypt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Subsidence
Floyd | The rotten brick floor has partially collapsed, allowing access to a
Floyd | level below the crypt. You can climb down, or you can skirt the hole
Floyd | and go north. The hallway also runs southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Back Stair                                           4/245
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Stair
Floyd | Brick steps lead up around a vertical square air channel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hallway runs south under a brick arch, back towards the crypt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your heart is thundering with anticipation. Any moment now you'll be
Floyd | in the presence of Pope Fortran.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We might have no need for a bowling ball."
		Doug asks, "hm, which music would be better for the pope?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x steps" 		

Floyd ]  Back Stair                                           4/246
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STEPS
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the steps.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "I'm going AFK for a bit, so, I'm afraid you're on your own. :P"
		Doug says, "thanks for your ASL decoding skills!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Secondary Chapel Approach                            4/247
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You climb up towards the glare and roar of the Mathedral. Your legs
Floyd | are shaky.
Floyd |
Floyd | Secondary Chapel Approach
Floyd | A V-shaped metal hallway. The bright walls and floor are covered with
Floyd | rubber wheel marks. The chapel is south; to the north, the hallway
Floyd | branches into a maelstrom of variously-purposed robot roads, paths,
Floyd | cyber-catwalks, and transport chutes. A hatch leads down into a lower
Floyd | level.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel a vibration in the substance of the world to the south:
Floyd | the chapel must be running some heavy-duty prayer engines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I am back."
		Doug says, "ooh, chutes."
Doug says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Secondary Chapel Approach                            4/248
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There's nothing but a snarl of metal robot routes that way, unsafe for
Floyd | travel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Secondary Chapel Approach                            4/249
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | One step towards the chapel, and a stigmata forms, a drop of blood
Floyd | welling at your nostril.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hum of those prayer engines: they have been cranked up to a
Floyd | awe-inspiring degree.
Floyd |
Floyd | Get any closer to those prayer engines without wearing a prayer helmet
Floyd | and your brain will be, ah, nothing but stigmata.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oh right!"
		Doug says, "we can play a song for the pauper now!"
		DavidW says, "The bowling ball might've been another way of opening plexiglass cases and coffins."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Yes!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Back Stair                                           4/250
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Stair
Floyd | Brick steps lead up around a vertical square air channel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hallway runs south under a brick arch, back towards the crypt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "That's what I thought you all were working up to!"
		Doug says, "yeah, forgot"
Doug says (to Floyd), "s. se. se" 		

Floyd ]  Crossway                                             4/253
Floyd |
Floyd | > S. SE. SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Subsidence
Floyd | The rotten brick floor has partially collapsed, allowing access to a
Floyd | level below the crypt. You can climb down, or you can skirt the hole
Floyd | and go north. The hallway also runs southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reliquary
Floyd | A rutted ground of rotted bricks. The ceiling is low, lumpy with
Floyd | whitish nitre. The walls are very close and crooked, but not by any
Floyd | mysterious robot design. They're just ancient--and were shoddy to
Floyd | begin with. Brick passageways lead southeast and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a plexiglass cabinet (in which is a mangled saint (empty))
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossway
Floyd | Though maybe it used to be a crossway, with four brick tunnels
Floyd | branching out beneath a groined vault, now only the northwestern and
Floyd | southwestern passages are open. The others have collapsed and are full
Floyd | of broken bricks. A staircase heads upwards.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            4/254
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Almshouse
Floyd | The east wall leans west, the south wall leans south, and the north
Floyd | and west walls are crooked in angular S-curves. There is a narrow gap
Floyd | in the north wall, and just through it, a hint of descending steps.
Floyd | The narthex is back to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Carpet: that's rare in these halls. It is sea-foam green. The carpet
Floyd | runs up the walls to a height of ten feet, and above that is blotchy
Floyd | steel.
Floyd |
Floyd | The carpet is ratty, worn in a threadbare pathway before a cot along
Floyd | the east wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the cot is a prayer helmet.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large, flaccid pauper is standing near the cot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "play clarinet" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            5/255
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY CLARINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You play "The DOSology" on the clarinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pauper sings along in a high, sweet voice:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Praise God, in whom all lines compile;
Floyd | Grant read/write access, every file,
Floyd | To him who writes the heavenly code;
Floyd | Praise parser, prompt and debug mode.
Floyd | Amen."
Floyd |
Floyd | The pauper gestures to the helmet. He says: "Take it, it's yours."
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get helmet" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            5/256
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET HELMET
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            5/257
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | An industrial-strength prayer helmet, beige plastic with molded
Floyd | contours, stained with the marks of a thousand dirty fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "That was an awesome song."
Doug says (to Floyd), "get red chip. put white chip into clarinet. play clarinet." 		

Floyd ]  Almshouse                                            5/260
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET RED CHIP. PUT WHITE CHIP INTO CLARINET. PLAY CLARINET.
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken. (That's a holy relic; be careful with it.)
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the white music chip into the round hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | You play "Ave Machina" on the clarinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pauper sings along in a high, sweet voice:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ave Machina! Mechanism fair!
Floyd | Listen to this support request
Floyd | Transmitted wirelessly through the air.
Floyd | Thou canst help me my program to test.
Floyd |
Floyd | Safely powered down I rest;
Floyd | Lights blink green as I sleep;
Floyd | Download, install your version best,
Floyd | While my dreams browse through wikis deep!
Floyd | Ave Machina!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I wonder if those are the shufflecomp songs..."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Possibly."
		Doug asks, "ok, back to the mathedral?"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't get the DOSology reference."
		Doug says, "me neither"
		Roger says, "I would guess some form of 'doxology'"
		Doug says, "doxo--yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. Yeah."
		DavidW says, "If that's all we need for the clarinet, exchange it for the bowling ball, just in case."
Doug says (to Floyd), "d. nw. nw." 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           5/263
Floyd |
Floyd | > D. NW. NW.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crossway
Floyd | Though maybe it used to be a crossway, with four brick tunnels
Floyd | branching out beneath a groined vault, now only the northwestern and
Floyd | southwestern passages are open. The others have collapsed and are full
Floyd | of broken bricks. A staircase heads upwards.
Floyd |
Floyd | Reliquary
Floyd | A rutted ground of rotted bricks. The ceiling is low, lumpy with
Floyd | whitish nitre. The walls are very close and crooked, but not by any
Floyd | mysterious robot design. They're just ancient--and were shoddy to
Floyd | begin with. Brick passageways lead southeast and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a plexiglass cabinet (in which is a mangled saint (empty))
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Subsidence
Floyd | The rotten brick floor has partially collapsed, allowing access to a
Floyd | level below the crypt. You can climb down, or you can skirt the hole
Floyd | and go north. The hallway also runs southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "d. e. e" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 5/266
Floyd |
Floyd | > D. E. E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Channel
Floyd | This was probably a culvert once. Muddy, dim. Just breathing the air
Floyd | here is like kissing a grave. The bowed ceiling, which curves down to
Floyd | become the walls, is riddled with fissures, from which protrude dead
Floyd | black roots.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old culvert runs east and west, and a ragged chimney leads up into
Floyd | the relatively clean air of the crypt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thicket
Floyd | Unhealthy stems grow lush here. They have woven themselves into a
Floyd | pliable mesh between floor and ceiling. The roots are sunk into a
Floyd | putrid matrix of muck and shattered bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your LED's light gleams in pale splinters off the stems. The growth is
Floyd | crushed down in paths heading east, west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | A cramped stone cubicle. The walls are shaggy with cancer-like scales
Floyd | of soot. An iron basket of smoldering dirt clods hangs from the
Floyd | ceiling. The air, mostly smoke, stinks like the filth of millennia.
Floyd | The exit is west.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hermit covered in white felted frizz hunches against the back wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the floor before the hermit is an open-topped cardboard box.
Floyd | Scrawled on its front panel is the phrase: "Everything's a dollar in
Floyd | this box."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put clarinet in box" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 5/267
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT CLARINET IN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The clarinet drops into the box.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hermit shrugs and hands you back your dollar bill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get ball" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 5/268
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the the bowling ball from the box, handing a dollar bill over
Floyd | to the hermit in exchange.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x ball" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 5/269
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | A purple-swirled bowling ball around 22cm in diameter and weighing
Floyd | around 7kg.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x finger holes" 		

Floyd ]  Cell                                                 5/269
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FINGER HOLES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w. w. u" 		

Floyd ]  Subsidence                                           5/272
Floyd |
Floyd | > W. W. U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Thicket
Floyd | Unhealthy stems grow lush here. They have woven themselves into a
Floyd | pliable mesh between floor and ceiling. The roots are sunk into a
Floyd | putrid matrix of muck and shattered bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your LED's light gleams in pale splinters off the stems. The growth is
Floyd | crushed down in paths heading east, west, and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Channel
Floyd | This was probably a culvert once. Muddy, dim. Just breathing the air
Floyd | here is like kissing a grave. The bowed ceiling, which curves down to
Floyd | become the walls, is riddled with fissures, from which protrude dead
Floyd | black roots.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old culvert runs east and west, and a ragged chimney leads up into
Floyd | the relatively clean air of the crypt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Subsidence
Floyd | The rotten brick floor has partially collapsed, allowing access to a
Floyd | level below the crypt. You can climb down, or you can skirt the hole
Floyd | and go north. The hallway also runs southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "n. u" 		

Floyd ]  Secondary Chapel Approach                            5/274
Floyd |
Floyd | > N. U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Back Stair
Floyd | Brick steps lead up around a vertical square air channel.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hallway runs south under a brick arch, back towards the crypt.
Floyd |
Floyd | Secondary Chapel Approach
Floyd | A V-shaped metal hallway. The bright walls and floor are covered with
Floyd | rubber wheel marks. The chapel is south; to the north, the hallway
Floyd | branches into a maelstrom of variously-purposed robot roads, paths,
Floyd | cyber-catwalks, and transport chutes. A hatch leads down into a lower
Floyd | level.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can feel a vibration in the substance of the world to the south:
Floyd | the chapel must be running some heavy-duty prayer engines.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Secondary Chapel Approach                            5/275
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Get any closer to those prayer engines without wearing a prayer helmet
Floyd | and your brain will be nothing but stigmata.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wear gelmet" 		

Floyd ]  Secondary Chapel Approach                            5/275
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR GELMET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wear helmet" 		

Floyd ]  Secondary Chapel Approach                            5/276
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR HELMET
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the prayer helmet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel of Spiritual Cybernetics                      6/277
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Chapel of Spiritual Cybernetics
Floyd | The walls, floor and ceiling are vibrating beige panels.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ten prayer engines thunder, fringed with halos of divine radiation.
Floyd | You feel the hum of the engines in your skull, in your teeth, in your
Floyd | eyeballs. Fortunately the shielding of the prayer helmet prevents
Floyd | spontaneous spiritual hemorrhage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Doorways are north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A hulking antique crusader bot is standing just in front of the south
Floyd | doorway, blocking it.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Golly."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x bot" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel of Spiritual Cybernetics                      6/278
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOT
Floyd |
Floyd | An old-fashioned crusaderbot, eight feet high and four feet wide. It
Floyd | is made of fire-blackened steel covered with red and white decals.
Floyd |
Floyd | An unobtrusive antenna is attached to the robot's chest like a medal.
Floyd |
Floyd | The brainpan at the top of the robot's head has been opened. It
Floyd | contains nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crusaderbot speaks in a tinny roar: "DEAR MADAM OR SIR FIND ME MY
Floyd | BRAIN AND I WILL LET YOU PASS MY BRAIN IS ROUND."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put ball in brainpan" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel of Spiritual Cybernetics                      7/279
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BALL IN BRAINPAN
Floyd |
Floyd | The bowling ball settles into the brainpan with a thud.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crusaderbot says: "DEUS VOLT! THANK YOU KIND MADAM OR SIR THAT
Floyd | FEELS LIKE MY MISSING BRAIN IT MUST BE MY MISSING BRAIN THANK YOU FOR
Floyd | FINDING IT."
Floyd |
Floyd | It performs a clanking bow; in doing so it moves forward from the
Floyd | south door, allowing you space to pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "okay then!"
		Jacqueline says, "Well awesome."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x decals" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel of Spiritual Cybernetics                      7/280
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DECALS
Floyd |
Floyd | The decals depict the sacking of heretic cities.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "And here I was going to ask you to try bowling it down."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x antenna" 		

Floyd ]  Chapel of Spiritual Cybernetics                      7/281
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ANTENNA
Floyd |
Floyd | Though it must not realize it, the old crusaderbot doesn't have its
Floyd | own brain anymore. Instead its consciousness has been networked, and
Floyd | is now accessed wirelessly via this antenna.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "x bot"
		DavidW says, "Bowling ball is round."
Doug says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Robopope                                             7/282
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You are filled with ecstasy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Robopope
Floyd | Everything else is a sphere of irrelevance arrayed about you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pope Fortran is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the pope's right grasping appendage is its ring of office.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x pope" 		

Floyd ]  Robopope                                             7/283
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Robopope Fortran is a towering intellectual mechanism. Its head looks
Floyd | like the blade of an earth-moving machine, and its body and limbs are
Floyd | a configurable mass of jointed metallo-muscles. It is wearing a cloak
Floyd | of purple fireproof cloth with a white-black checked human-hair
Floyd | fringe, shoes made of solid ruby-tinted titanium, and, on the end of
Floyd | its right manipulator appendage, its ring of office, the band of which
Floyd | is made of whiskered yellow ceramic and which holds a green and silver
Floyd | smartjewel.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We must kiss the ring. I forget if we must kneel first."
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. Yeah."
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to robopope" 		

Floyd ]  Robopope                                             7/283
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO ROBOPOPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to pope" 		

Floyd ]  Robopope                                             7/284
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO POPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You quickly think of twenty-seven different things you might say to
Floyd | Pope Fortran, but just as quickly reject them all as unworthy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your mind isn't running quite straight at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking for a second that there might be a robo crush thing for the jewel, but yeah, you probably just kiss it."
Doug says (to Floyd), "kiss ring" 		

Floyd ]  Robopope                                             8/284
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS RING
Floyd |
Floyd | You kneel.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pope Fortran's exorbitant stainless steel head--like the blade of a
Floyd | bulldozer decorated with dozens of bulbs and sensors--is aimed the
Floyd | other way. Maybe that's for the best.
Floyd |
Floyd | As your dry lips move closer to the smartjewel of Pope Fortran's ring,
Floyd | you wonder what it was like for the faithful before the robots
Floyd | discovered the fractal code that underpins the universe and made it
Floyd | available to anyone who pledged obedience to them--a pittance to pay,
Floyd | for the reward of effortless certainty in the divine. Those vanished
Floyd | ages must have been dark and paranoid indeed. If faith might be
Floyd | misplaced, then it can be no comfort whatsoever.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lips and jewel meet. A faint spark. A sense that you have as much
Floyd | relative meaning to the function of the universe as a single atom. The
Floyd | sound of sub-atomic particles screaming along unimaginable scraggly
Floyd | paths shaped like masses of melted hair. The searing stink of outer
Floyd | space.
Floyd |
Floyd | Though maybe that's just your imagination.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 8 out of a possible 8, in 284 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, see the list of SONGS, or read the JOKES page?
Floyd | >

		maga says, "the nice part about having a CF transcript is that now I don't have to play the whole game when I want to check which songs this drew on"
		Doug says, "hooray"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "songs" 		

Floyd ]  Robopope                                             8/284
Floyd |
Floyd | > SONGS
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | List of songs influencing this game, albeit often flippantly, in
Floyd | approximate order of obviousness of influence, though perhaps obvious
Floyd | to nobody but the author:
Floyd |
Floyd | My Robot Friend - Robot High School
Floyd | Tom Waits - Soldier's Things
Floyd | Quasimoto - Goodmorning Sunshine
Floyd | Peter Gabriel - The Barry Williams Show
Floyd | A Tribe Called Red - Electric pow wow drum
Floyd | Saint Etienne - I was born on Christmas day
Floyd | Aimee Mann - Calling it Quits
Floyd | Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, see the list of SONGS, or read the JOKES page?
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "unless we quit without..."
		Jacqueline says, "Oops."
		Doug says, "hm, I don't know any of those except Bon Jovi"
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "For enough compensation, the transcript could have an 'accident' before Gerynar typed in that command."
		Doug says, "haha"
Doug says (to Floyd), "jokes" 		

Floyd ]  Robopope                                             8/284
Floyd |
Floyd | > JOKES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Here is your reward for winning:
Floyd |
Floyd | Q. Why did the robot cross the road?
Floyd | A. It is very unlikely that the robot needed to cross a road. Most
Floyd | robots do not use roads, and following the Robot Apotheosis the
Floyd | majority of human road systems rapidly fell into disrepair.
Floyd |
Floyd | DID YOU KNOW that the Holy Robot Empire is neither Holy, Robotic, nor
Floyd | an Empire?
Floyd |
Floyd | Q. How many robots does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Floyd | A. This depends on the function of the robot.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: Knock-knock.
Floyd | B: Who's there?
Floyd | A: Si.
Floyd | B: Si Who?
Floyd | A: Si Bernetic.
Floyd | B: ... You cannot spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | DID YOU KNOW that the final secret digit of pi is 6?
Floyd |
Floyd | "I can go any cardinal direction plus up or down," said Tom movingly.
Floyd | "I run both Inform and TADS games," interpreted Tom.
Floyd | "You are likely to be eaten by a grue," said Tom darkly.
Floyd | "I just found the last lousy point!" said Tom winningly.
Floyd | "I'm discovering a lot of bugs in this text adventure," said Tom
Floyd | testily.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, see the list of SONGS, or read the JOKES page?
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "Sorry :/"
		Jacqueline says, "I know a few. Possibly augmented by the fact that maga is probably the one who submitted Quasimoto to the mix."
		maga says, "guilty as charged"
		maga says, "although someone else submitted another Quasimoto song, so there"
		Doug says, "should have been DAD JOKES"
		maga says, "(but yes, I am particularly fond of that one)"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, hooray Curveship at the end."
		Jacqueline says, "This was rather good, though not the sort of thing I would ever play on my own."
Klaw goes home. 		Doug asks, "curveship?"
		Jacqueline says, "The bit with all the adverbs seems reminiscient of Curveship."
		Doug says, "oh, they're Tom Swifties"
		Jacqueline says, "reminiscent, even"
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "Oh."
		DavidW says, "yeah, those are Tom Swifties."
		Doug | [LINK]
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay. I see."
		Jacqueline says, "I am unfamiliar with Tom Swities."
		DavidW says, "'I dropped the toothpaste, Tom said crestfallen.'"
		Doug | "I have no flowers," Tom said lackadaisically.
		Jacqueline says, "Ah"
		DavidW says, "I like camping, Tom said intently."
		Doug says, "anyway, yeah, I liked it a lot. old school puzzle mentality, but I'm fine with that."
Doug says (to Floyd), "full score" 		

Floyd ]  Robopope                                             8/284
Floyd |
Floyd | > FULL SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, see the list of SONGS, or read the JOKES page?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Now those sentences make more sense and are funnier. Hooray for learning something new."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Robopope                                             7/284
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Robopope
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Robopope                                             7/283
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Robopope
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "full score" 		

Floyd ]  Robopope                                             7/283
Floyd |
Floyd | > FULL SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "full score" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Robopope                                             7/283
Floyd |
Floyd | > FULL SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, I shouldn't anticipate."
		Doug says, "heh."
Doug says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd ]  Robopope                                             7/283
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have so far scored 7 out of a possible 8, in 283 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "No full score, t'would seem."
		Doug asks, "is that a TADS-ism?"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, thanks, everyong! Good game."
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "No, I don't think so..."
		Doug says, "yes thanks! It would have taken me a lot longer to figure out some of those puzzles probably."
		Doug says, "so wait, we never did anything with the idol"
		Doug asks, "or maybe just gluing it together let us get further than we would have otherwise?"
		Jacqueline says, "Not sure. That was during the bit where I'd stepped away."
		Doug | On the word "full", the character forms the "L" twice, which is a nonfluency in American sign; double letters other than "JJ" and "ZZ" are properly made by sliding the shape away from the signer's body as it's formed, a sort of signing analog to a typographic ligature.
		DavidW says, "Full score is from older Inform 6 games. It's not standard in Inform 7."
		Doug says, "from Maeja's review"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Ah"
		Doug says, "I'm torn between wanting to play another one and wanting to go to a pig roast."
		DavidW says, "I should probably research and write-up an evolution of standard commands, since they have changed over time."
		Taleslinger asks, "Oh, are you kids playing ShuffleComp games?"
		Gerynar says, "yes."
		Taleslinger says, "Neat,"
		Jacqueline says, "We were. We're done for today. Played a very solid one, though."
		Taleslinger says, "I think you can't play many of them anyway."
		Taleslinger says, "There were some odd formats"
		DavidW says, "I'm willing to 'play' another game, but my lag still makes it difficult to participate directly,."
		DavidW says, "ah. ok."
Ferret has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Nitku says, "More than half were Inform or TADS"
		Nitku says, "so the pool isn't nowhere near empty after two games"
		Doug says, "yeah, plenty more. I think I'm gonna head out though. thanks all!"



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NightFloyd Transcript:
Sequitur by Tin Foil Jenny
As played on ifMUD on May 29, 2014

Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Unlike ClubFloyd, NightFloyd often takes on significantly larger works of interactive fiction, knowing going in that each one will take multiple sessions (but not always, as you'll see in this transcript). NightFloyd is also a bit more informal than ClubFloyd in that it's only announced on the ifMUD #clubfloyd bulletin board, and the time shifts around to meet player's schedules far more than ClubFloyd does. NightFloyd is organized by genericgeekgirl, aka Adri.

Below is a transcript of Sequitur written by Tin Foil Jenny. It was released as part of ShuffleComp 2014, and was one of the ten Commended games. 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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genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask sequitur" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You won't be able to save your game if you are using either
Floyd | Windows Glulxe or Parchment, and sequitur will likely take
Floyd | more than an hour to play. interpreters that work best with
Floyd | sequitur include Filfre, Gargoyle, and Git. Sorry for the
Floyd | inconvenience. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.

		
genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd | Detective Cochone is being tortured by a dancing bear. The small toy
Floyd | bobs on the desk, its cymbals crashing out an eardrum-tearing beat
Floyd | that shouldn't be possible for such tiny plates of gold-colored tin.
Floyd | Cochone's head pounds in sympathy. Even the walls of Jenny's office
Floyd | seem to shake. With a sour expression, Cochone turns away from the
Floyd | cacophony.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, so you don't like Happy Jack," Jenny says as the bear stops
Floyd | clapping. Seated in her wheelchair in front of the only other desk in
Floyd | the office, Jenny frowns in mock disappointment. "Somebody has a bad
Floyd | case of the mubble fubbles."
Floyd |
Floyd | "The morning has been a bit rough," Cochone says. "I think I'm coming
Floyd | down with something."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well, I hope you are well enough to listen to some music. I need a
Floyd | soundtrack to my day. Do you want to choose a song?"
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug asks, "hm, what interpreter does Floyd use?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "It won't be a problem."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf50" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd | —
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone rubs his eyes and sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny jumps in before he can proceed. "This is going to happen, Chief,
Floyd | whether you want to participate or not. So, are you going to pick a
Floyd | song?"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | —
Floyd ]
Floyd | —
Floyd | > CF50
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, come on," Jenny says. "It's not like I am going to ask you to
Floyd | choose Eminem or Pitbull or anything like that."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny must see something in Cochone's eyes. Or maybe it's his blanched
Floyd | face. "We need to get on with this," she says. "I'll handle it."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Just do me  a favor and keep the volume down."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny turns the laptop back to face her. "Let's see. I'm sure you like
Floyd | The Animals, so we'll add lots of them. We also need
Floyd | something modern." She considers. "We'll take solid gold synth from
Floyd | The Golden Filter. And a little French culture wouldn't hurt.
Floyd | Jacques Dutronc. And to help lighten the mood , we'll add 'Hot Dog.'
Floyd | She taps some keys on the laptop, and "Venus and Serena" begins to
Floyd | play. She nods at the computer behind Cochone. "Let's get to work.
Floyd | Open the Sequitur program."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone clicks on the icon, and The sequitur program opens,
Floyd | automatically loading the case:
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ...
Floyd | Sequitur V1 by Tin Foil Jenny Technology
Floyd | An Interactive Chain of Evidence. Copyright © 2014  by Tin Foil Jenny
Floyd | Technology. LICENSE shows copyright information.
Floyd | All rights reserved. Serial number 140513 / Inform 7 build 6G60
Floyd | (I6/v6.32 Lib 6/12N)
Floyd | COVER shows the cover art, with text description.
Floyd |
Floyd | Case AU1319602014
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence:     The Sequence (slots A to J) is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | Tracks:
Floyd | 1. Google (CP3; 0:00)     2. Basement (VR1; 7:33)     3. Torching
Floyd | (CP2; 0:17)     4. Escape (CP1; 8:02)
Floyd | 5. Time Lapse (VR2; 120:00)     6. Sound Test (SR; 0:21)     7.
Floyd | Kitchen (VR1; 5:22)     8. Dead Zone (CP1; 3:12)
Floyd | 9. Locked Door (CP1; 3:52)     10. Powerboat (SR; 120:00)     11.
Floyd | Chrysanthemum (CP2; 4:01)     12. Diary (VR1; 0:30)
Floyd | 13. Fight (CP2; 7:46)     14. Squirrel Trap (CP2; 6:11)     15.
Floyd | Backyard (CP1; 4:25)
Floyd |

		
Floyd Common Commands: CUT [a track] FROM [a slot or playlist] | 		
Floyd PLAY [a track] or SEQUENCE or PLAYLIST | PUT [a track] IN [a slot or 		
Floyd playlist] | SLIDE [a track] LEFT or RIGHT [a number] | SWITCH [a 		
Floyd track] WITH [a track] 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Your playlist is empty
Floyd |
Floyd | You can resume a previous investigation with re-open. The HELP command
Floyd | shows a brief guide to using the software. Type CLEAR NOTES to erase
Floyd | the notebook.
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone screws up his face. "Oh boy," he mutters.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't forget," Jenny says. "You can also ask me for help."
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "we're not at a command prompt yet"
		Ghogg says, "yeah, you needed a YES or NO"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ugh, you're right."
		genericgeekgirl says, "HATE."
		DavidW says, "ah. I had to play Truth twice because I won after three turns and missed most of the actual game."
		DavidW says, "I don't think I've played Sequitur yet."
		DavidW says, "(argh, I'm not going to be of much use when I'm lagging so much.)"
		Ghogg says (to DAvidW), "again, not a problem with this me"
		Ghogg says, "game"
		Ghogg says, "oh guys: you might want to take a few notes in another window or somethig"
zarf arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		vimes says, "terps are git and fizmo and frobtads, more or less"
		vimes says, "with some question about frobtads because there's reportedly weirdness in saving"
Zach says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Sequitur is designed for
Floyd | you to put tracks in the Sequence in temporal order. This particular
Floyd | case has 15 tracks, so two sequences should be established: one with
Floyd | ten tracks and the other with five. Something will tell you when the
Floyd | sequence of events for either of these is set sensibly and, when you
Floyd | do realize it, we should know what to do next. Usually solving the
Floyd | long chain is sufficient to continue. Only by sequencing both chains,
Floyd | however,  will we be able to see the whole story.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequitur Commands and Brief Guide
Floyd |
Floyd | CLEAR SEQUENCE [or PLAYLIST]: removes all the tracks

		
Floyd CUT [a track] FROM [a slot or playlist[: removes the track; if a 		

Floyd | second noun isn't specified, the track will be removed from the
Floyd | Sequence

		
Floyd CUT [a track] THROUGH [a track]: removes the track in the first 		

Floyd | specified slot up to and including the track in the second specified
Floyd | slot
Floyd | EXAMINE or X [a track or slot]: plays the track or the track which is
Floyd | in the slot
Floyd | EXXAMINE or X TRACKS or SEQUENCE or PLAYLIST: lists all the tracks,
Floyd | the tracks in the Sequence, or the tracks in the playlist,
Floyd | respectively

		
Floyd PUT [a track] IN [a slot or playlist]: This will either fill an empty 		

Floyd | slot or, if the slot contains a track,  first shift the tracks right
Floyd | if there is an empty slot available. If no slots are available to the
Floyd | right but there is an empty slot to the left, the tracks shift
Floyd | backward. If the Sequence is already full, the track in the last slot
Floyd | is lost; u can also put a track number first or second or third, etc.
Floyd | PLAY TRACKS or PLAYLIST or SEQUENCE: plays all the tracks in whatever
Floyd | you specified; "tracks" will play all the unslotted tracks
Floyd | PLAY or P [a track]: accepts track names or numbers

		
Floyd PLAY or P [a slot or track] THROUGH [a slot or track]: specifying two 		

Floyd | unslotted tracks plays tracks that are not in the Sequence in their
Floyd | number order
Floyd | PLAY TRACKS or SEQUENCE or PLAYLIST RANDOMLY: if "tracks" is
Floyd | specified, all the tracks not in the Sequence will play  randomly
Floyd | RENAME [a track]

		
Floyd SHIFT [a track or slot] FORWARD or BACKWARD BY [a number]: moves the 		

Floyd | track or track in the specified slot forward or backward the specified
Floyd | number along the Sequence if there are empty sklots to fill; if an
Floyd | empty slot is specified, the specified number of slots forward or back
Floyd | will be emptied; it will seperate tracks  if the specified track is
Floyd | next to another track
Floyd |
Floyd | SHUFFLE PLAYLIST or SEQUENCE: rearranges the tracks but doesn't play
Floyd | them
Floyd | SUMMARIZE [a track]: allows you to write a brief description of the
Floyd | track; if you play a track with a summary and summaries is switched
Floyd | on, your description will be printed, instead of playing the track
Floyd | SWITCH SUMMARIES or SWITCH ON or OFF SUMMARIES: When summaries are
Floyd | switched on, your descriptions of the tracks will be printed. When
Floyd | they're off, the tracks play normally

		
Floyd SWITCH [a track or slot] WITH [a track or a slot]: this won't shift 		

Floyd | the tracks in the Sequence; the track is placed in the new position,
Floyd | either filling it or replacing the previous track it held
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also record notes by typing WRITE," read them with READ
Floyd | NOTES," and clear the notebook with CLEAR NOTEBOOK."
Floyd |
Floyd | Other commands: CREDITS, HELP, QUIT, REOPEN, RESTART, and SAVE.
Floyd |
Floyd | ASK JENNY FOR HINTS if you want her advice, or ASK JENNY FOR an
Floyd | OPINION if you want her to show you how she would fit all the tracks
Floyd | into the Sequence. You can also just TALK TO JENNY anytime.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Cute, Jenny," Cochone says. "Including yourself in there like that."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny giggles. "That's why I'm here. I'm usually good for a little
Floyd | chat."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right." Cochone nods then coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug asks, "heh, a game about making a mixtape?"
		vimes says, "(and some other things if you're not using sleepmask, but i'd have to look those up)"
Doug says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Sequitur is a product of
Floyd | Tin Foil Jenny Technology. Jennifer Lincks headed the development
Floyd | team. Stephen Cochone, Caelyn Sandel, Lucian Smith,  and Carolyn
Floyd | VanEseltine conducted beta testing. Tin Foil Jenny thanks them for
Floyd | their critiques and comments. Your comments and transcripts are
Floyd | welcome, too. Send them to me via Nigel, nigelsjayne@gmail.Com. The
Floyd | program was implemented using Inform 7 ([LINK]), created
Floyd | by Graham Nelson with help from Emily Short and many others.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Some men laugh from down the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | "So, can you tell me a little bit about the case you're working on?"
Floyd | Jenny says.  "It's that house in the bayou?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right." Cochone sighs. "At about 7:00 Thursday night a guy, Mr.
Floyd | Mayer, was walking his weiner dog on the outskirts of the Belle
Floyd | Bayou."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Was his name Oscar? The dog. It was a daschund, right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right. He finds a young woman. Twentysomething. She is barely
Floyd | conscious. She points into the trees. Passes out. Mayer sees some
Floyd | smoke. He calls emergency. They search the area. Turns out there's a
Floyd | house there with a fire in the basement and two burned bodies. Two
Floyd | more people are found dead. Shot. All young, your age. There is also a
Floyd | lot of recording equipment, and some cell phones. We spend all day in
Floyd | and around the house gathering it all up for your little pet project.
Floyd | And today I'm hoping it will talk because right now the woman is in a
Floyd | coma, and we don't even know who any of them are."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny's smile finally fades. "Well, I'm sure we'll figure it out."
Floyd |
Floyd | "It doesn't look good for the woman. Five-to-one says she won't make
Floyd | it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny's eyes widen. "I, I don't like taking chances." She frowns.
Floyd | "Especially when it involves someone's life."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone shrugs. "She lives or dies either way."
Floyd |
Floyd | Arms crossed, Jenny glances at the computer. "Maybe you should get
Floyd | back to work. Ask me for help when you need it." She emphasizes the
Floyd | "when."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone turns back to the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Stephen Cochone scrambled out of bed this morning, rushing to the
Floyd | toilet to vomit. That was actually a good thing; he slept through the
Floyd | alarm, but he still had time for a quick shower and a splash of
Floyd | cologne. He was going to work with a young woman today, after all.
Floyd |
Floyd | If it wasn't for Jenny, he would have probably called in sick. His
Floyd | queasy stomach has settled, but his head pounds, and he has difficulty
Floyd | focusing his itchy eyes. This type of wake-up call was supposed to
Floyd | have ended when he had graduated from college and swore off the booze.
Floyd | That was the year his father, a vice cop, drove head-on into a truck,
Floyd | killing himself and his wife, Stephen's mother. They had just stumbled
Floyd | away from their wedding anniversary celebration at the bar where,
Floyd | twenty years previous, Stephen's father had stuffed dollar bills in
Floyd | his future wife's g-string. Perhaps alcohol abstinence has prevented
Floyd | some of the physical decline associated with age and detective work in
Floyd | a large city; Stephen looks generally the same as he did during his
Floyd | college years, with a few creases around the eyes and gray hairs that
Floyd | appeared during and after the divorce, when his ex decided to take his
Floyd | daughters to New York with her.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone's legs begin to ache, and he shifts in his seat to releive the
Floyd | pressure.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "I think "sequitur" is Latin for "infodump""
Gerynar arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Ghogg says, "heh"
		Ghogg says, "hence, why david's lag will not be a problem"
		Ghogg asks, "anyway, want to start looking at the sequences?"
		Doug says, "or it will be more of a problem.."
		Ghogg exclaims, "well, us busy reading will give his connection time to catch up!"
		Doug says, "or he's still receiving the intro text!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Type "commands" to see a list of
Floyd | commands that I understand.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Ghogg says (to floyd), "commands" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > COMMANDS
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Sequitur is designed for
Floyd | you to put tracks in the Sequence in temporal order. This particular
Floyd | case has 15 tracks, so two sequences should be established: one with
Floyd | ten tracks and the other with five. Something will tell you when the
Floyd | sequence of events for either of these is set sensibly and, when you
Floyd | do realize it, we should know what to do next. Usually solving the
Floyd | long chain is sufficient to continue. Only by sequencing both chains,
Floyd | however,  will we be able to see the whole story.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequitur Commands and Brief Guide
Floyd |
Floyd | CLEAR SEQUENCE [or PLAYLIST]: removes all the tracks

		
Floyd CUT [a track] FROM [a slot or playlist[: removes the track; if a 		

Floyd | second noun isn't specified, the track will be removed from the
Floyd | Sequence

		
Floyd CUT [a track] THROUGH [a track]: removes the track in the first 		

Floyd | specified slot up to and including the track in the second specified
Floyd | slot
Floyd | EXAMINE or X [a track or slot]: plays the track or the track which is
Floyd | in the slot
Floyd | EXXAMINE or X TRACKS or SEQUENCE or PLAYLIST: lists all the tracks,
Floyd | the tracks in the Sequence, or the tracks in the playlist,
Floyd | respectively

		
Floyd PUT [a track] IN [a slot or playlist]: This will either fill an empty 		

Floyd | slot or, if the slot contains a track,  first shift the tracks right
Floyd | if there is an empty slot available. If no slots are available to the
Floyd | right but there is an empty slot to the left, the tracks shift
Floyd | backward. If the Sequence is already full, the track in the last slot
Floyd | is lost; u can also put a track number first or second or third, etc.
Floyd | PLAY TRACKS or PLAYLIST or SEQUENCE: plays all the tracks in whatever
Floyd | you specified; "tracks" will play all the unslotted tracks
Floyd | PLAY or P [a track]: accepts track names or numbers

		
Floyd PLAY or P [a slot or track] THROUGH [a slot or track]: specifying two 		

Floyd | unslotted tracks plays tracks that are not in the Sequence in their
Floyd | number order
Floyd | PLAY TRACKS or SEQUENCE or PLAYLIST RANDOMLY: if "tracks" is
Floyd | specified, all the tracks not in the Sequence will play  randomly
Floyd | RENAME [a track]

		
Floyd SHIFT [a track or slot] FORWARD or BACKWARD BY [a number]: moves the 		

Floyd | track or track in the specified slot forward or backward the specified
Floyd | number along the Sequence if there are empty sklots to fill; if an
Floyd | empty slot is specified, the specified number of slots forward or back
Floyd | will be emptied; it will seperate tracks  if the specified track is
Floyd | next to another track
Floyd |
Floyd | SHUFFLE PLAYLIST or SEQUENCE: rearranges the tracks but doesn't play
Floyd | them
Floyd | SUMMARIZE [a track]: allows you to write a brief description of the
Floyd | track; if you play a track with a summary and summaries is switched
Floyd | on, your description will be printed, instead of playing the track
Floyd | SWITCH SUMMARIES or SWITCH ON or OFF SUMMARIES: When summaries are
Floyd | switched on, your descriptions of the tracks will be printed. When
Floyd | they're off, the tracks play normally

		
Floyd SWITCH [a track or slot] WITH [a track or a slot]: this won't shift 		

Floyd | the tracks in the Sequence; the track is placed in the new position,
Floyd | either filling it or replacing the previous track it held
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also record notes by typing WRITE," read them with READ
Floyd | NOTES," and clear the notebook with CLEAR NOTEBOOK."
Floyd |
Floyd | Other commands: CREDITS, HELP, QUIT, REOPEN, RESTART, and SAVE.
Floyd |
Floyd | ASK JENNY FOR HINTS if you want her advice, or ASK JENNY FOR an
Floyd | OPINION if you want her to show you how she would fit all the tracks
Floyd | into the Sequence. You can also just TALK TO JENNY anytime.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Ghogg says, "hm ok"
		DavidW says, "The lag is so bad that it's pausing in the middle of the huge textdumps."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tracks" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X TRACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... There are  15 tracks:
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. Google (CP3; 0:00)     2. Basement (VR1; 7:33)     3. Torching
Floyd | (CP2; 0:17)     4. Escape (CP1; 8:02)
Floyd | 5. Time Lapse (VR2; 120:00)     6. Sound Test (SR; 0:21)     7.
Floyd | Kitchen (VR1; 5:22)     8. Dead Zone (CP1; 3:12)
Floyd | 9. Locked Door (CP1; 3:52)     10. Powerboat (SR; 120:00)     11.
Floyd | Chrysanthemum (CP2; 4:01)     12. Diary (VR1; 0:30)
Floyd | 13. Fight (CP2; 7:46)     14. Squirrel Trap (CP2; 6:11)     15.
Floyd | Backyard (CP1; 4:25)
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
pollux arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Ghogg says (to floyd), "play 1" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PLAY 1
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 1 Google
Floyd |
Floyd | Summary of Google Search Results
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. Mont Helene's Hospital, New Orleans ... 30 Years since a
Floyd | patient was treated within its walls, Mont Helen's hospital remains
Floyd | dormant, the City has no ... One of the oldest and smallest ... 2.
Floyd | Mont Helene's ... On Orleans, Mont Helene's School for the Deaf is
Floyd | among ...
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. Two-headed cobra ring | eBay ... Vintage mens ring made of
Floyd | metal with a two-headed cobra ready to strike ... 2. Sangoro
Floyd | Correctional Facility — New Orleans ... The prison has been
Floyd | closed
Floyd | for over a decade ... Metal rings with two-headed cobras sticking from
Floyd | them like horns. They are used as weapons ... 3. Snake Rings in
Floyd | Prison ... Metal rings of snakes, sometimes two headed ... Cobras
Floyd | popular in the Louisiana penal facilities ...
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. St. Maria's — New Orleans ... The church has one of the
Floyd | largest graveyards in the State ... Numerous large, and often
Floyd | elaborate, mausoleums ... 2. Mass Schedule | St. Maria's Church
Floyd | ... Mass is held twice on Sunday mornings ... Archdiocese of New
Floyd | Orleans ... Father Baptiste will be speaking at ... 3. St.
Floyd | Maria's ... Haunted tours ... The tombstones were found
Floyd | desecrated, and many have gone missing over the years ... The ghosts
Floyd | that wander ...
Floyd |
Floyd | Note that you can write your own description of a track with the
Floyd | command SUMMARIZZE [a track]. SWITCH ON SUMMARIES will show these
Floyd | descriptions when you play the tracks, and SWITCH OFF SUMMARIES allows
Floyd | you to play the original tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Lieutenant Jayne appears in the doorway. He glances down at the stain
Floyd | on Cochone's crotch. "Everything okay in here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny's lips curl up. She whispers, "He's had a little accident."
Floyd |
Floyd | "What?" Cochone says, turning away from the computer screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | "He's doing great so far," Jenny continues, grinning.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks, teach," Cochone says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Come on, Steve, we all know how you are with electronics. Your watch
Floyd | runs backward. Which is why you're here on this beautiful Saturday
Floyd | morning. The bayou case is perfet to test out the new software. If you
Floyd | can learn it ..."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Anybody can," Cochone says. "Right. And Lady Gaga here is gonna help
Floyd | me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Miss Lincks helped develop the program," Nigel says. "She can teach
Floyd | computer tech to chimps."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Chimps are pretty smart," Cochone says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, but I don't think we'll need a million of you with a million
Floyd | computers to write Shakespeare," Jenny says. "Or figure this out."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Shakespeare?" Cochone says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Geeze," Jenny says. "Is it too late to get a monkey in here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I have faith in you, Jenny," Nigel says. "I'm going to get some
Floyd | lunch. You two want anything?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny shakes her head. "No thank you."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Woof!. Woof-woof!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Excuse me," Jenny says then takes her cell from her desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah," Cochone says to Nigel. "I'll take two."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay. I'll be back soon." Nigel leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone sighs, settles back, then looks at the computer monitor.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		DavidW says, "Also, I'm totally clueless about music. I also haven't a clue what we're doing."
		Ghogg says, "man, it's got the track infodump PLUS the background stuff happening"
		Ghogg says (to DavidW), "we have two out of squence stories"
		Ghogg says, "they have been jumbled into parts"
		Ghogg says, "we need to fit them back together"
		Ghogg says, "so if you ignore the Nigel/Cochone whatever business Track 1 is that Google Search Result thing"
Doug says (to Floyd), "play 2" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PLAY 2
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 2 Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | "I didn't sign up for breaking and entering," a man with a face so
Floyd | full of metal piercings that he could have kissed a live grenade
Floyd | says. He rams a tripod leg between wood boards and the side of the
Floyd | house at his feet. He pulls the tool, and two boards separate from the
Floyd | clapboard with a loud crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | A murder of blackbirds caw and fly off.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I told you, nobody owns this place," a man with a "Meat is Murder"
Floyd | t-shirt  says, sliding a knife into his pants. "Neo was right. These
Floyd | planks have rotted."
Floyd |
Floyd | Shrapnel and Veggie free the remaining boards.
Floyd |
Floyd | The video stutters, blacks out.
Floyd |
Floyd | The footage starts again. An enclosed counter fronted by clear glass
Floyd | sits in the feeble light cast by the window beside it. A pipe snakes
Floyd | from the top of the fumehood and attaches to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wow," a man says. The camera swings around and catches Veggie
Floyd | standing over another counter, its length swallowed in the gloom of
Floyd | the basement. Veggie's flashlight beam glides along its black surface,
Floyd | picking out bottles, a digital weigh scale, flasks, and a sink. It
Floyd | comes to rest on a humming refrigerator.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's that smell?" Veggie says.  "Sulfur?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe this was a mistake, Salt." A woman's voice, the camera
Floyd | operator. "Argo?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera finds Argo pointing his flashlight over boxes in a corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The video goes black and when the footage starts again, Argo is
Floyd | starting up some stairs with Salt behind him. A tall figure emerges
Floyd | from behind them. Its eyes are large and bulging. It throws a cloud of
Floyd | glittering powder into their faces. Both men collapse gasping and
Floyd | coughing onto the floor. The camera dips as its operator begins to
Floyd | sway.  She hacks and sputters.
Floyd |
Floyd | Argo twitches, trapped by seizure. The figure, whose face is covered
Floyd | by a gas mask, bends down and places a bag over Salt's head.
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera turns to the stairs. The video fades and goes black.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone hears ringing in his ears.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		DavidW asks, "We do, huh? Made out of songs?"
		Doug says, "how did they have time to write all this? this is seeming like it's gonna be longer than nanowrimo"
		Ghogg says, "well, these are videos"
		Ghogg says, "so far: track 1 -- google search of haunted things; track 2 --- lots of action/violence"
		DavidW says, "Except the tapes/tracks/slots/whatevers aren't songs, are they? So lost."
		Ghogg says, "yeah, it's like you're editing a VHS tape"
		Doug asks, "yeah, I guess we have to watch them all and figure out what sequence they're supposed to be in?"
		Ghogg says, "exactly"
		DavidW says, "The first piece didn't seem all that solidly coherent in itself."
		Ghogg says, "if you read the directions careful, it is two stories, one with 10 parts and one with 5 parts"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x jenny" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny grins at Cochone and bobs her head as she listens to her cell.
Floyd | Her bracelet, which is on the arm holding the phone, has slid down
Floyd | toward her elbow . Her cane leans against the wall and next to the
Floyd | window, which looks out into the quiet hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny is stuck in a wheelchair that is a bit too small for her lanky
Floyd | body. Cochone has pieced together parts of her story from other cops.
Floyd | She hasn't always needed the wheels and cane. She had walked the beat
Floyd | when she joined the force, but her career path had veered off course
Floyd | after her drunken boyfriend found her in his house with another guy.
Floyd | His response was bone shattering. Jenny was smart enough to leave Mr.
Floyd | Fists and join the IT department, advancing it into the 21st century
Floyd | with innovation that would make NASA envious.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone thinks that she doesn't look like a computer geek. She is
Floyd | slim, and she wears a stylish sleeveless shirt and skirt, which shows
Floyd | off most of her tanned legs. Her hair also exudes fashion and flash:
Floyd | long, copper, and curled at the bottom. And there's her rack, too. But
Floyd | she isn't pretty. Her facial features are pinched, and her lips are
Floyd | reddened to a shade that even vice cops would consider excessive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "And there's her rack, too."
		pollux says, "Well, it's got to be somewhere."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x 3" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X 3
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 3 Torching
Floyd |
Floyd | The screen is black, but voices are audible.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We have enough now." A man with a French accent. "We can burn this
Floyd | place. Leave nothing." It is safest."
Floyd |
Floyd | "No." A woman. "My mother. She needs this house."
Floyd |
Floyd | "We must burn the basement at least. Nobody can find your work. Marco
Floyd | will take their van. We'll take the boat."
Floyd |
Floyd | Floorboards creak. Footsteps. The woman, "You should see a doctor.
Floyd | That hand looks terrible."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Non." Another man's voice. French. "I hate hospitals."
Floyd |
Floyd | Footsteps pound down the stairs. A third man. French. "She ran away."
Floyd |
Floyd | "We need to hurry then," the first man says. "We'll need to move out
Floyd | the stockpile this weekend."
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound stops, and the video ends.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Ghogg says, "so we can shorten each one by using SUMMARIZE"
		Doug asks, "do we want to just watch them all in order? or try to guess from their titles which ones we should watch?"
		Doug says (to Ghogg), "I think we killed NightFloyd"
		Ghogg says, "yeah, dunno"
		Zach says, "I'm just watching"
		Zach says, "I have no idea what's going on"
Doug says (to Floyd), "play 4" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PLAY 4
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 4 Escape
Floyd |
Floyd | Closeup of a door. Somebody bangs on it from the other side. A woman
Floyd | wheezes and gasps.
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera shakes. It swings around to a window with a potted flower
Floyd | on its sill. The camera drops to waist height. The camera operator
Floyd | slides the window open.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door bursts open. A scream. The camera shakes and whirls around.
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera captures a black man pointing a Glock pistol. Unnoticed by
Floyd | the man, a Japanese girl in a white shirt and skirt is standing just
Floyd | inside the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gun clicks. "Merde!" The guy says.
Floyd |
Floyd | The girl offers a slight smile, and she nods at the camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera operator grunts and wheezes. She throws herself out the
Floyd | window. She slams into the ground. The video goes black, but the
Floyd | woman's panting can be heard.
Floyd |
Floyd | The side of the house appears with the man at the open window. He
Floyd | points his Glock down at the camera operator, but nothing happens. He
Floyd | slams the pistol against the window frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman rises, wheezing and coughing. After a few wobbly steps, she
Floyd | stumbles through the trees. She steadies herself with an arm against a
Floyd | trunk, and the camera is lifted. She pokes at some buttons, crying.
Floyd | She falls. The video stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | "Bye," Jenny says, then louder, "You're off to a good start."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone turns to face her. Does she ever stop smiling? He
Floyd | wonders. "So far, so good."
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Ghogg says (to Zach), "we are watching parts of strories. We are then going to have to put them in order"
		DavidW says, "I'm just waiting for people to type commands since no way I can."
		Doug says, "I'm guessing that once we see enough of them we'll start to see how they might be connected"
		Ghogg says, "French seems to be in 1, 3, 4"
		Ghogg says, "but not in 2"
Ghogg says (to floyd), "x 5" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X 5
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 5 Time Lapse
Floyd |
Floyd | The backyard of the house from a high vantage point. The camera looks
Floyd | down over a birdbath next to several overhanging ash trees and a
Floyd | fountain with two sculptured figures at its center. The ornaments cast
Floyd | westward shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | The footage is speeded up. The bushes rustle, and a fox races across
Floyd | the lawn. Wind jostles the leaves of those trees with branches
Floyd | sprouting into the open space of the yard. Occasionally some leaves
Floyd | break free and sail onto the grass or into the fountain and birdbath.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shadows in the yard eventually disappear as the footage continues
Floyd | to its end.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		DavidW asks, "Where's the French in 4?"
		Ghogg says, "merde"
		DavidW says, "oh right."
		Ghogg asks, "everyone ready for 6?"
		Doug says, "yep"
Ghogg says (to floyd), "x 6" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X 6
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 6 Sound Test
Floyd |
Floyd | The audio recording plays.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Testing," a man says. "Testing. By the river."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You know, I've been thinking," a woman says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There's a first time for everything," the man replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That birdbath was full of water. It hasn't rained in weeks. And it
Floyd | was clean. The whole yard was like that. Clean. And what about that
Floyd | ring I found? I doubt it was Kiku's. And the generator?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The audio stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Zach says, "This is why videos have timestamps"
		Ghogg says, "hm, both 5 and 6 have birdbaths"
		Doug says, "yeah"
Ghogg says (to floyd), "x 6" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X 6
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 6 Sound Test
Floyd |
Floyd | The audio recording plays.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Testing," a man says. "Testing. By the river."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You know, I've been thinking," a woman says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There's a first time for everything," the man replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That birdbath was full of water. It hasn't rained in weeks. And it
Floyd | was clean. The whole yard was like that. Clean. And what about that
Floyd | ring I found? I doubt it was Kiku's. And the generator?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The audio stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Ghogg says, "oops, sorry"
		Ghogg says, "meant to do 7"
Ghogg says (to floyd), "x 7" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X 7
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 7 Kitchen
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera frames a spacious foyer and wide staircase, which ascends
Floyd | to a second floor lined with doors. A man, the camera operator,
Floyd | coughs. Floorboards creak as the camera turns left into a sitting room
Floyd | furnished with decades-old sofas and chairs, floral cushions attached
Floyd | to wood frames and armrests. An empty fireplace is set in the far
Floyd | wall. The muted sunlight, filtered by a yellowed shear over a large
Floyd | window, highlights dust. Everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera operator coughs again and clears his throat. Excited
Floyd | chatter behind him. Something bangs to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera returns to the foyer and finds a music keyboard and guitar
Floyd | by the door. It continues into a dining room with a long table
Floyd | surrounded by chairs, then it enters a  kitchen. It focuses on a
Floyd | refrigerator. The camera operator pulls it open. It's empty. The
Floyd | camera finds a sink set into the cracked countertop. The camera
Floyd | operator turns the taps, producing only a squeaking sound.
Floyd |
Floyd | A chair scrapes the floor. "What did you expect?" A man's voice. "This
Floyd | place is abandoned, right?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera swings around. Argo is sitting at the table. "By the way,
Floyd | thanks for the help unloading," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm here to shoot, Argo. Music is your department. This place is
Floyd | great," the camera operator says. "Just like I told you."
Floyd |
Floyd | Argo shrugs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "C'mon this is the one that puts Chien chaud, Chat Froid on
Floyd | the charts. Billboard." He sings, "Cover of the Rolling
Floyd | Stone. 'White Phosphorous' is gonna explode. Forget gold, baby,
Floyd | platinum."
Floyd |
Floyd | A door slams and floorboards creak. "Hey." Female voice. A woman with
Floyd | short blue hair  rushes over to Argo and flops onto his lap. Smiling,
Floyd | she wraps an arm around his shoulders.
Floyd |
Floyd | The video stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "wonder what the abbreviations in the track list are for. CP1, CP2, VR1, etc"
		Ghogg says, "Argo was a character in 2"
		Ghogg says, "also refs the 'camera operator' more than other clips"
		DavidW says, "I'm not bothering to take notes. I don't know yet what sorts of things might be important."
		Doug says, "I figure I can look at scrollback as needed."
		Ghogg says, "I have quick notes so I know which is which"
Ghogg says (to floyd), "x 8" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X 8
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 8 Dead Zone
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera tramples through bush. It finds a dead rabbit with white
Floyd | eyes. Zoom in. Maggots squirm in the eye sockets. "Ugh," a woman says,
Floyd | obviously the camera operator.
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera continues to roam, picking out a few dead blackbirds and
Floyd | squirrel. "Wow," the same high-pitched voice says, more to herself
Floyd | than anyone else. "What happened here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | She focuses on a branch at eye level. Its leaves twingle with gold
Floyd | flecks that catch the sun. The camera pans over wilting flowers of
Floyd | Spanish moss and monkey flower.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I gotta piss."
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera whirls around to the white clapboard side of the house
Floyd | where Blue is standing, a boarded-up window beside her slim legs. A
Floyd | man wearing a Pink Floyd shirt  walks into frame and
Floyd | addresses Blue, who frowns at him. "Already? We just got here. You'll
Floyd | have to go in there." Pink gestures toward the camera. "This place
Floyd | doesn't have plumbing."
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue scowls. "Okay, but turn that camera off. I don't want any chance
Floyd | there'll be some 'whoopsie' footage of me taking a leak."
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		zarf says, "'twingle'"
		Doug says, "yeah, I'm getting the sense that the author is not a native speaker of English"
		zarf says, "(I am barely paying attention, but I like that typo or word)"
		DavidW says, "I guess Blue is that blue-haired girl that enters the Kitchen sequence."
Ghogg says (to floyd), "x 9" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X 9
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 9 Locked Door
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera is carried down a flight of stairs toward Pink, who is
Floyd | closing the front door. "Nickell." A woman's voice. "Did you see a
Floyd | girl come down here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera steadies on Nickell. He runs a hand through his thick black
Floyd | hair. "No, but I was outside setting up. I could have missed her.
Floyd | Somebody lives here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "We're not sure," the woman says.
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera whirls away and enters the dining room then the kitchen.
Floyd | Salt twists the knob of a door in the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's up, Salt?" Another woman says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Salt turns around. "The door is locked. I bet this goes downstairs.
Floyd | I'd like to get down there." He sits at the table and Argo joins him.
Floyd | Blue walks into frame, tosses a ring onto the table, and continues to
Floyd | the door. She twists the knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Let me have your phone, Argo," Salt says. He extends a hand to Argo.
Floyd | "Research."
Floyd |
Floyd | Blue looks into the camera. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking,
Floyd | Xeno?" She gestures at the door behind her. "Give me your phone for a
Floyd | sec."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't have a 'key' app on that thing, Neo," a woman says as she
Floyd | hands over the camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I want to check something," Neo says, then the video stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone hears ringing in his ears.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Ghogg says, "it really seems like all the ones with direct reference to a cameraman are one story, and the ones that don't are the other"
		DavidW says, "A lot of chemical names."
		DavidW asks, "Is Neo short for Neon, and Argo short for Argon?"
		Doug says, "Xenon"
		DavidW asks, "And Xeno short for Xenon?"
		Ghogg says, "so I think so far 2, 7, 8, 9 are one story"
		Ghogg says, "and 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 are the other"
		DavidW asks, "Where's a flying dog when we need one?"
		DavidW says, "(Krypto)"
Ghogg says (to floyd), "x 10" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X 10
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 10 Powerboat
Floyd |
Floyd | Audio track
Floyd |
Floyd | Excerpts from highlighted sound bites.
Floyd |
Floyd | 00:42 — Birds chatter and insects buzz. The cawing of blackbirds,
Floyd | distant. Their cries crescendo and fade out.
Floyd |
Floyd | 51:02 — Faint buzz of a boat motor. It eventually drowns all other
Floyd | sound. Footsteps stomp along the wood planks of a dock. The motor
Floyd | dies.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Combien?" A man's voice. French.
Floyd |
Floyd | "She wasn't sure." Another man, French accent. "Three. Maybe even four
Floyd | or five."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Merde." A third French man.
Floyd |
Floyd | 01:09 — Footsteps along the dock. Water sloshes against the boat.
Floyd | Feet
Floyd | clomp away.
Floyd |
Floyd | 01:41 — The faint sound of a vehicle engine.
Floyd |
Floyd | 02:38 — "We don't need to come back," one of the French men says.
Floyd | "It's probably not safe for you either."
Floyd |
Floyd | A boat engine revs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Let her go," the man says. "Go home to her family. Live happy. And
Floyd | rich. Your husband would be proud."
Floyd |
Floyd | The boat drives away.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone knocks at the office door. Nigel appears at Cochone's
Floyd | shoulder. "Well, I don't see any smoke pouring from the motherboard,"
Floyd | Nigel says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right," Cochone says. "Marie Curie here must be rubbing off on me."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Indeed," Nigel says, "I didn't even think you knew who Curie was."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure I do. She invented that Indian spice."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny giggles. Nigel places a box and a can of cola on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Keep rubbing, Jenny," Nigel says. "Maybe something will stick
Floyd | eventually." Nigel leaves.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone regards the hot dogs smothered with mustard, relish, and
Floyd | pickles. He turns around. "You want a bite?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny reaches into a small bag that hangs from her chair. "No thank
Floyd | you. I'm fine." She places a bagel and a bottle of water on her desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's healthy. Are you one of those people who won't eat anything
Floyd | that farts?" Cochone bites off the tail of one of the hot dogs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Actually I am."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right. Well, I don't want to know what's in this, okay?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "You don't want to know my sister found a vein in one?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah. Some girls don't like wieners with big veins. There's so much
Floyd | stuff on these that I can't even tell if I'm eatin' the cow's tits."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Cows don't have 'tits.'"
Floyd |
Floyd | "You haven't seen my ex's mother."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Pig."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey, I'm a Cochone. There's an 'e' at the end." Cochone takes another
Floyd | bite of the hot dog, mustard dripping onto his hand. "Mmmm. That's
Floyd | good booby."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny giggles and shakes her head.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone wipes his hand on a napkin and returns to the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "Nickell, and... Salt"
		Ghogg asks, "ready for 11?"
		Ghogg says, "I am actively ignoring the 'backstory' stuff"
		Doug says, "more like forestory."
		DavidW asks, "uh, How concerned do we have to be with the office politics?"
		Ghogg exclaims, "no idea!"
Ghogg says (to floyd), "x 11" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X 11
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 11 Chrysanthemum
Floyd |
Floyd | A girl with long black hair stares out a window, the sun in the east
Floyd | sky falling on a potted yellow flower beside her.
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman with short gold hair and pointed features  approaches the girl
Floyd | and stops at the foot of a bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The girl turns around. She is Asian, mid-to-late teens, and wearing  a
Floyd | plain white shirt and a skirt. Her large eyes shift from Foxy to the
Floyd | camera, her expression unchanging and flat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We're so sorry." The voice female, the camera operator. "We thought
Floyd | this place was empty. I'm Neo, and she is Xeno."
Floyd |
Floyd | The girl stares into the camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's your name?" Xeno says.
Floyd |
Floyd | The girl turns to Foxy and hesitates. "Kiku," she says, quiet and
Floyd | accented.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you live here?" Xeno says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kiku nods and looks down.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are your parents here?" Xeno says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Silence.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your mother?" The camera operator says. "Your Father?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey." A man's voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kiku's head snaps away from the camera to stare beyond it. Her eyes
Floyd | widen. She rushes past the camera, which swings around to catch her
Floyd | disappearing out the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The video stutters. Fades out, clicks on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Argo is standing beside the door. "Who's she?" He says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We don't know," Xeno says. "She didn't seem to speak English well."
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera follows Argo over to several books on a shelf. "Makura
Floyd | No Soshi? Argo says. "If she doesn't, then why does she have
Floyd | Twilight and The Hunger Games?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The video stutters and stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | So the girl we found alive is Xeno, Cochone thinks.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Ghogg says, "so 2, 8, 9, 11 on the one with Xeno/Argo etc."
		Doug says, "she's a nonfartarian"
		Ghogg says, "I'm guessing it's the sequence of only 5 so there should be one more"
Ghogg says (to floyd), "x 12" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X 12
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 12 Diary
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera focuses on Argo, who  is sitting on a bed with a Roland
Floyd | keyboard on his lap. "You don't find it weird that this bed is made?"
Floyd | Argo says. He lays the keyboard onto the mattress.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't worry about it. I checked this place out. Nobody seems to know
Floyd | much about it, but nobody owns it, man. There's nobody here. We're
Floyd | in-and-out in a few hours, anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | The video stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | Excerpts from scanned copies of two handwritten pages taken from the
Floyd | nightstand:
Floyd |
Floyd | October 23, 1968
Floyd | I am worried about Kiku. All girls get hurt, but she doesn't heal
Floyd | good. I try to help her by telling the men that she's sick and can't
Floyd | work. They don't listen. I am teaching her English. She also wants to
Floyd | learn to read Makura No Soshi, which her mother read to her
Floyd | and she brought with her.
Floyd |
Floyd | May 4, 1969
Floyd | I begged to take Kiku to Mont Helene's so she can have her baby . They
Floyd | wouldn't let me. I tried to save her. Poor Kiku was too young maybe,
Floyd | too weak. Father Baptiste let me bury her at St. Maria. Thank God her
Floyd | baby survived. I took her to the hospital to make her safe. I just
Floyd | leave her there. I will leave this place. I will help Kiku's daughter
Floyd | find a home.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Ghogg says, "actually wait, it would be 2, 7, 8, 9, 11"
		Ghogg asks, "so if that's right those make a complete story?"
Ghogg says (to floyd), "x 12" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X 12
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 12 Diary
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera focuses on Argo, who  is sitting on a bed with a Roland
Floyd | keyboard on his lap. "You don't find it weird that this bed is made?"
Floyd | Argo says. He lays the keyboard onto the mattress.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't worry about it. I checked this place out. Nobody seems to know
Floyd | much about it, but nobody owns it, man. There's nobody here. We're
Floyd | in-and-out in a few hours, anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | The video stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | Excerpts from scanned copies of two handwritten pages taken from the
Floyd | nightstand:
Floyd |
Floyd | October 23, 1968
Floyd | I am worried about Kiku. All girls get hurt, but she doesn't heal
Floyd | good. I try to help her by telling the men that she's sick and can't
Floyd | work. They don't listen. I am teaching her English. She also wants to
Floyd | learn to read Makura No Soshi, which her mother read to her
Floyd | and she brought with her.
Floyd |
Floyd | May 4, 1969
Floyd | I begged to take Kiku to Mont Helene's so she can have her baby . They
Floyd | wouldn't let me. I tried to save her. Poor Kiku was too young maybe,
Floyd | too weak. Father Baptiste let me bury her at St. Maria. Thank God her
Floyd | baby survived. I took her to the hospital to make her safe. I just
Floyd | leave her there. I will leave this place. I will help Kiku's daughter
Floyd | find a home.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone bites into a hot dog, wipes his mouth and fingers with a
Floyd | napkin, drinks from the can, and returns to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | Some men laugh from down the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Marie Curie was a Polish chemist, you know," Jenny says. "She
Floyd | discovered radium and polonium. There's an element named after her and
Floyd | her husband. Curium."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right. I can read Wikipedia, too."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I didn't need to look that up."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Did you also know that Pierre was mowed down in the street, died, and
Floyd | Marie shacked up with one of his students who she was bangin'?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone hears ringing in his ears.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Ghogg says, "wait, no."
		Ghogg says, "hrmf"
		Doug says, "more element."
		Ghogg says, "let's just watch the rest and then talk"
		Doug says, "s"
		Doug says, "ok"
Ghogg says (to floyd), "x 13" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X 13
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 13 Fight
Floyd |
Floyd | A closeup of Neo. Her face scrunches, and the camera shakes. "C'mon
Floyd | you stupid thing. Work." Floorboards moan. Neo looks up. The phone is
Floyd | cast aside, but its eye peeks from a crook in the floral-patterned
Floyd | sofa. It captures Xeno gasping and coughing in the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Neo rushes to Xeno and helps her into the sunlit room. "Xeno? What's
Floyd | wrong?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Xeno sputters, bends over.
Floyd |
Floyd | Neo turns to face the window and disappears from view. "Xeno? There's
Floyd | some men coming." She reappears  at Xeno's side.
Floyd |
Floyd | The view stutters, scrambles, goes black.
Floyd |
Floyd | Audio only. Xeno sucks air. A thud.
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera flicks on. A woman — fortyish and tall — is standing
Floyd | over
Floyd | Xeno and Neo, who huddle together on the floor, oblivious. The woman
Floyd | hauls Neo to her feet and pulls her toward the camera. Neo twists, but
Floyd | she can't free her arms. "Who? Let me." Neo continues to struggle. The
Floyd | woman shifts her stance, flashing a yellow flower tattoo on her arm.
Floyd |
Floyd | Xeno, having regained some control over her breathing, gets to her
Floyd | feet. She looks left, darts away to her right.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crackle. Black.
Floyd |
Floyd | The video returns. Neo shakes and cries next to the camera. A black
Floyd | man points a Glock pistol at her. Suddenly he is knocked away, the gun
Floyd | falling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nickell holding an oar. He goes fuzzy, and the image disappears.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thump. A woman screaming.
Floyd |
Floyd | A gloved hand appears and punches at something on the floor, fist
Floyd | bloodier with every swing. Deep breaths, then the gloved hand pushes
Floyd | off the cushion in front of the camera. One of the fingers of the
Floyd | glove is shredded. The man hefts himself to his feet. He turns,
Floyd | revealing the Glock. Two shots at the body on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Neo, in hysterics, is thrown onto the sofa. Two shots.
Floyd |
Floyd | Visual and audio cut out.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone's legs begin to ache, and he shifts in his seat to releive the
Floyd | pressure.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		DavidW says, "I think it's possible the two storylines share some characters."
		Ghogg says, "yeah"
		Doug says, "oh heh, "Hot Dog" was one of the songs."
Ghogg says (to floyd), "x 14" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X 14
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 14 Squirrel Trap
Floyd |
Floyd | The video starts with a closeup of Neo. She stares into the camera,
Floyd | her eyes a shade of blue lighter than that of her hair. She pulls the
Floyd | camera away from her face. "Seems to work okay out here."
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera turns to Nickell, who is sitting propped up against a
Floyd | cypress and snarfing down a submarine sandwich. Behind him, the
Floyd | sluggish Mississippi River caresses the posts of several dilapitated
Floyd | docks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I hope —" Nickell says, but Neo interrupts him.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sshh!"
Floyd |
Floyd | A furry head peers out at the camera from a bush to the left of
Floyd | Nickell. The camera pans over to the animal, its fluffy tail twitching
Floyd | against its twiggy camouflage.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Quiet," Neo says. "I've got a great idea."
Floyd |
Floyd | Nickell says something that sounds like "Two in ten minutes. That's
Floyd | good."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Shut up and be quiet. This will be a cool shot if it works."
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera jiggles across some trees and away from the animal. Neo's
Floyd | hand places a strawberry on the grass, then the camera descends to
Floyd | ground level and focuses on the fruit center screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Minutes pass with the occasional twitter and call from some birds.
Floyd | Then, a squirrel enters the frame. It scurries awkwardly over to the
Floyd | strawberry, nose twitching. Its black fur is speckled with gold dust.
Floyd | The squirrel snatches up the bait and scampers off, dragging one
Floyd | hindleg through the grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It worked!" Neo shrieks. The camera is pulled from the ground.
Floyd | "Gotcha my pretty. Salt will love this."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Let's take a look," Nickell says.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Ghogg says, "last one..."
Ghogg says (to floyd), "x 15" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X 15
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 15 Backyard
Floyd |
Floyd | Neo swings open a door and steps out into bright sunlight. Nickell
Floyd | follows her as she walks passed a van, footfalls crunching gravel.
Floyd | Birds respond with their own loud calls. The camera joins the two then
Floyd | scans some ash trees as if searching for them. It circles back round
Floyd | to catch Neo and Nickell disappearing around a corner of the house.
Floyd | The footage jiggles as the camera follows the pair, its operator
Floyd | breathing hard.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shaky camera settles on a large clearing crowded by trees and
Floyd | bush. Two black squirrels drink from the birdbath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Zoom in. A hindleg of one of the squirrels hangs limply over the side
Floyd | of the bowl.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you getting this, Xeno?" Neo says.
Floyd |
Floyd | The squirrels leap from the bowl and scamper up a nearby tree, their
Floyd | tails jittering. The camera swings around and pulls out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Neo rushes over to the large fountain centered in the yard. "Whoa!"
Floyd | She steps back and stares at three sculpted figures. "Is that his ...
Floyd | Thing?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Nickell saunters up next to her. "Yep. And those are hers, and those
Floyd | are hers."
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera tightens in on the three naked figures: a man standing in
Floyd | the middle of the basin with one girl kneeling  at one side and
Floyd | another girl standing on the other, their hands caressing his body.
Floyd |
Floyd | "They look a bit young, don't you think?" Neo says. "Kind of gross.
Floyd | It's not like an innocent little boy peeing, that's for sure."
Floyd |
Floyd | Nickell continues to study the girls. He turns away and looks at the
Floyd | camera. "Why don't you turn that off. Maybe we should look around a
Floyd | bit. Get an idea of what's here. We don't need everything. This is
Floyd | supposed to be like reality tv, remember? It doesn't need to be real."
Floyd |
Floyd | The video goes black.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | A door bangs closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Huh," Jenny says. "You're right. About Marie. Although I wouldn't
Floyd | have quite put it like that."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone smiles. I may not use "Wikipedia," but I do watch "The
Floyd | History Channel."
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x 16" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X 16
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... That isn't related to the
Floyd | Sequitur program, or I haven't learned to recognize it.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Ghogg says, "15 is the last"
		Ghogg says, "anyway, here is where I gave up"
		Doug says, "yeah, was hoping for an easter egg :)"
		Ghogg says, "(when I first tried it)"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x hot dog" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X HOT DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The fat wieners are slathered in mustard, with long pickle slices
Floyd | nestled in the relish. Cochone washes down each bite with a swig from
Floyd | the cola can.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone bites into a hot dog, wipes his mouth and fingers with a
Floyd | napkin, drinks from the can, and returns to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | A door bangs closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone leans back and glances at the time in the corner of the
Floyd | screen. "Does this thing come with a sports ticker?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "What kind of sports?" Jenny says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "NHL, hockey. NBA."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'll see what I can do."
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Ghogg says, "theory: 1, 3, 5, 6, 10 make one story"
		Ghogg says, "in some order"
		Ghogg says, "but y'all will need to test on your own, because I need to take care of child"
		Doug says, "6 mentions Kiku, so it should come after 11"
Ghogg goes home. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tracks" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X TRACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... There are  15 tracks:
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. Google (CP3; 0:00)     2. Basement (VR1; 7:33)     3. Torching
Floyd | (CP2; 0:17)     4. Escape (CP1; 8:02)
Floyd | 5. Time Lapse (VR2; 120:00)     6. Sound Test (SR; 0:21)     7.
Floyd | Kitchen (VR1; 5:22)     8. Dead Zone (CP1; 3:12)
Floyd | 9. Locked Door (CP1; 3:52)     10. Powerboat (SR; 120:00)     11.
Floyd | Chrysanthemum (CP2; 4:01)     12. Diary (VR1; 0:30)
Floyd | 13. Fight (CP2; 7:46)     14. Squirrel Trap (CP2; 6:11)     15.
Floyd | Backyard (CP1; 4:25)
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		DavidW says, "Perhaps the easter egg is to find all elements of the periodic table in the game."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x can" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X CAN
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... That isn't related to the
Floyd | Sequitur program, or I haven't learned to recognize it.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone wipes his damp forehead.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask jenny about nickell" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > ASK JENNY ABOUT NICKELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone tries to talk to Jenny about nickell, but she gives a
Floyd | dismissive shrug, smiles, and returns to her work.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone stretches his sore fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		DavidW says, "Maybe plotted on a table, it makes a big X with iridium at the center."
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut 1" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > CUT 1
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ...
Floyd | Track 1 isn't in a slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "oh, I guess that list of tracks isn't the playlist"
Doug says (to Floyd), "put 11 in 1" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT 11 IN 1
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Tracks can't hold other tracks.
Floyd | Try inserting a track into a slot instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone bites into a hot dog, wipes his mouth and fingers with a
Floyd | napkin, drinks from the can, and returns to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug asks, "hm, how do we refer to slots?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "put 11 in playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT 11 IN PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 11 has been added to your
Floyd | playlist.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your playlist contains 1 track: Chrysanthemum
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		DavidW asks, "Do we know how many of each tapes belong to a sequence?"
		DavidW asks, "er, lemme rephrase, do we know the expected sequence lengths?"
		Doug says, "yes, 10 and 5"
		Doug | This particular case has 15 tracks, so two sequences should be established: one with ten tracks and the other with five.
		Doug says, "Chrysanthemum seems to be where Neo, Xeno, and Kiku are introduced"
		Doug says, "oh, but it refers to Argo. and I guess it's after they enter some building, where they find Kiku"
		DavidW says, "If I was playing offline, this is where I'd start looking at everything a second time, making notes."
		Doug says, "feel free to watch stuff again. I'm just looking at scrollback myself."
		DavidW says, "The exploring-a-vacant-house is a theme. The fountain is a theme. The ring is a theme. The glock is a theme."
		Doug says, "Argo is mentioned in 2, 7, 9, 11, 12"
		DavidW says, "I think it'll be easier for me to start up the game locally and view the tapes there."
		Doug says, "13 seems like it might be the last in its sequence"
		Doug says, "it starts with Xeno gasping and coughing, which might be right after 2, where there's a cloud of glittering powder thrown in Argo & Salt's faces"
		DavidW says, "I assume the powerboat one is not in the same sequence as the house stuff."
Doug says (to Floyd), "put 2 in playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT 2 IN PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 2 has been added to your
Floyd | playlist.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your playlist contains 2 tracks: Chrysanthemum   Basement
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | A door bangs closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay, Hockey Puck," Jenny says . "Or should that be Basket Balls?"
Floyd | She laughs. "If you want to check the sports scores, just type
Floyd | 'scores.'"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right, Cochone says. "You're amazing."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone's legs begin to ache, and he shifts in his seat to releive the
Floyd | pressure.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put 13 in playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT 13 IN PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 13 has been added to your
Floyd | playlist.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your playlist contains 3 tracks: Chrysanthemum   Basement   Fight
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone needs to scratch an itch, so he types.
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... NHL   Anaheim Ducks 0
Floyd | Pittsburgh Penguins 0     San Jose Sharks 0  Buffalo Sabres 0
Floyd | Florida Panthers 0  Boston Bruins 1     NBA  Minnesota
Floyd | Timberwolves 0  Denver Nuggets 0     New Orleans Hornets 0  Phoenix
Floyd | Suns 0
Floyd |
Floyd | C'mon Hornets, Chrissy wants to finish college.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone bites into a hot dog, wipes his mouth and fingers with a
Floyd | napkin, drinks from the can, and returns to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		DavidW asks, "Glittering powder? Like the gold stuff on the squirrel?"
		Doug says, "good catch."
		Doug says, "that was in 14"
		Doug says, "which has Neo and Nickell. but it seems like that'd be before 13, in which Neo finds Xeno coughing."
pollux has had its fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Doug says, "15 and 14 have squirrels, and 8 has dead squirrels. (maybe from the powder?)"
		Doug says, "I think Blue was the girl with blue hair, who then becomes Neo when her name is mentioned."
		Doug says, "in 9"
		Doug says, "and Pink is the guy with the Pink Floyd shirt, who becomes Nickell in 9 also."
		Doug says, "so I guess 8 comes early in its sequence, since they're still called Pink and Blue. so I guess the dead squirrels aren't the same ones in 14/15"
		DavidW says, ""Pink" and "Blue" are Cochone's names for people until the tapes give them names, aren't they? I imagine once Cochone knows who's who, he won't continue to say "Pink" or "Blue" when rewatching a tape (I'd guess)."
		Doug says, "oh, hmm."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x 8" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X 8
Floyd |
Floyd | Track 8 Dead Zone
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera tramples through bush. It finds a dead rabbit with white
Floyd | eyes. Zoom in. Maggots squirm in the eye sockets. "Ugh," a woman says,
Floyd | obviously the camera operator.
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera continues to roam, picking out a few dead blackbirds and
Floyd | squirrel. "Wow," the same high-pitched voice says, more to herself
Floyd | than anyone else. "What happened here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | She focuses on a branch at eye level. Its leaves twingle with gold
Floyd | flecks that catch the sun. The camera pans over wilting flowers of
Floyd | Spanish moss and monkey flower.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I gotta piss."
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera whirls around to the white clapboard side of the house
Floyd | where Neo is standing, a boarded-up window beside her slim legs.
Floyd | Nickell walks into frame and addresses Neo, who frowns at him.
Floyd | "Already? We just got here. You'll have to go in there." Nickell
Floyd | gestures toward the camera. "This place doesn't have plumbing."
Floyd |
Floyd | Neo scowls. "Okay, but turn that camera off. I don't want any chance
Floyd | there'll be some 'whoopsie' footage of me taking a leak."
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | A door bangs closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This program is great," Cochone says. "It seems to be running
Floyd | itself."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good," Jenny says. "That's how I designed it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone sniffs, then rubs his eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "yep, you called it."
Gerynar has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Ghogg arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Doug says, "except it still says "a woman" rather than naming her once he recognizes her voice."
		Doug asks, "pretty sure that's Xeno operating the camera? or is there a third woman?"
		Doug says, "er, fourth, besides Neo/Xeno/Kiku"
		Doug says, "so, track 6 has the dialog "I've been thinking" "first time for everything". then track 14 has "I've got a great idea" "two in ten minutes"."
Doug says (to Floyd), "put 6 in playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT 6 IN PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 6 has been added to your
Floyd | playlist.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your playlist contains 4 tracks: Chrysanthemum   Basement   Fight
Floyd | Sound Test
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put 14 in playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT 14 IN PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 14 has been added to your
Floyd | playlist.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your playlist contains 5 tracks: Chrysanthemum   Basement   Fight
Floyd | Sound Test   Squirrel Trap
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone bites into the hot dog, wipes his mouth and fingers with a
Floyd | napkin, drinks from the can, and returns to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "shift 5 backward 3" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > SHIFT 5 BACKWARD 3
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 5 can't be moved backward,
Floyd | because it is not in the Sequence.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone bites into the hot dog, wipes his mouth and fingers with a
Floyd | napkin, drinks from the can, and returns to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Your playlist contains 5 tracks:
Floyd | Chrysanthemum   Basement   Fight   Sound Test   Squirrel Trap
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "shift fight forward two" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > SHIFT FIGHT FORWARD TWO
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 13 can't be moved forward,
Floyd | because it is not in the Sequence.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x sequence" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X SEQUENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... The Sequence is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone needs to scratch an itch, so he types.
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... NHL   Anaheim Ducks 0
Floyd | Pittsburgh Penguins 0     San Jose Sharks 1  Buffalo Sabres 0
Floyd | Florida Panthers 1  Boston Bruins 1     NBA  Minnesota
Floyd | Timberwolves 20  Denver Nuggets 14     New Orleans Hornets 0  Phoenix
Floyd | Suns 0
Floyd |
Floyd | I'm bleeding green here, Sabres.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug asks, "well hm, there's a playlist and also a sequence?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "put 6 in sequence" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT 6 IN SEQUENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll need to specify a position in the Sequence, e.G., PUT [track]
Floyd | INTO [slot].
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone wipes his damp forehead.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put 6 in 1" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT 6 IN 1
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Tracks can't hold other tracks.
Floyd | Try inserting a track into a slot instead.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone bites into the hot dog, wipes his mouth and fingers with a
Floyd | napkin, drinks from the can, and returns to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put 6 in slot 1" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT 6 IN SLOT 1
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... That isn't related to the
Floyd | Sequitur program, or I haven't learned to recognize it.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone hears ringing in his ears.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug asks, "grr. how do we refer to slots?"
		DavidW says, "The sequence has slots A to J. The playlist is something else."
		Doug says, "ohh, letters? I missed that"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x 6" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X 6
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 6 Sound Test
Floyd |
Floyd | The audio recording plays.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Testing," a man says. "Testing. By the river."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You know, I've been thinking," a woman says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There's a first time for everything," the man replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That birdbath was full of water. It hasn't rained in weeks. And it
Floyd | was clean. The whole yard was like that. Clean. And what about that
Floyd | ring I found? I doubt it was Kiku's. And the generator?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The audio stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "hmph, was hoping it'd have filled in the names."
		DavidW says, "You can PLAY KITCHEN or PLAY ESCAPE; the tracks can be refered to by names, not just numbers."
		Doug says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "The time lapse video had leaves falling into the fountain, btw."
Doug says (to Floyd), "put 6 in f" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT 6 IN F
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 6 has been inserted into
Floyd | slot F, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | F: 6. Sound Test
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone bites into the hot dog, wipes his mouth and fingers with a
Floyd | napkin, drinks from the can, and returns to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put 13 in g" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT 13 IN G
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 13 has been inserted into
Floyd | slot G, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: F: 6. Sound Test   G: 13. Fight
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone bites into the hot dog, wipes his mouth and fingers with a
Floyd | napkin, drinks from the can, and returns to work.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone sighs and breathes deep.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "whoops, meant 14."
Doug says (to Floyd), "put 14 in g" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT 14 IN G
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 14 is now in Slot G. The
Floyd | sequence has shifted forward of slot G, filling in the nearest empty
Floyd | slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: F: 6. Sound Test   G: 14. Squirrel Trap   H: 13. Fight
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug asks, "how many bites does it take to eat that hot dog anyway??"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x 4" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X 4
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 4 Escape
Floyd |
Floyd | Closeup of a door. Somebody bangs on it from the other side. A woman
Floyd | wheezes and gasps.
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera shakes. It swings around to the window with the potted
Floyd | flower on its sill. The camera drops to waist height. The camera
Floyd | operator slides the window open.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door bursts open. A scream. The camera shakes and whirls around.
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera captures a black man pointing a Glock pistol. Unnoticed by
Floyd | the man, Kiku is standing just inside the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The gun clicks. "Merde!" The guy says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kiku offers a slight smile, and she nods at the camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera operator grunts and wheezes. She throws herself out the
Floyd | window. She slams into the ground. The video goes black, but the
Floyd | woman's panting can be heard.
Floyd |
Floyd | The side of the house appears with the man at the open window. He
Floyd | points his Glock down at the camera operator, but nothing happens. He
Floyd | slams the pistol against the window frame.
Floyd |
Floyd | The woman rises, wheezing and coughing. After a few wobbly steps, she
Floyd | stumbles through the trees. She steadies herself with an arm against a
Floyd | trunk, and the camera is lifted. She pokes at some buttons, crying.
Floyd | She falls. The video stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone needs to scratch an itch, so he types.
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... NHL   Anaheim Ducks 0
Floyd | Pittsburgh Penguins 3     San Jose Sharks 2  Buffalo Sabres 1
Floyd | Florida Panthers 2  Boston Bruins 1     NBA  Minnesota
Floyd | Timberwolves 23  Denver Nuggets 20     New Orleans Hornets 3  Phoenix
Floyd | Suns 3
Floyd |
Floyd | Don't let me down again, Timberwolves.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone hears ringing in his ears.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "he shoots the Glock in 13, but it seems to be out of bullets or jammed in 4"
Doug says (to Floyd), "put 4 in i" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT 4 IN I
Floyd |
Floyd | Track 4 has been inserted into slot I, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: F: 6. Sound Test   G: 14. Squirrel Trap   H: 13. Fight   I:
Floyd | 4. Escape
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone pops the last piece of his lunch into his mouth, finishes the
Floyd | cola, and throws the box and can into a garbage can next to the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		DavidW says, "The intiial order is randomized, so when you refer to just numbers, I'm getting no helpful info."
		Doug says, "ohh, sorry."
		Doug says, "grr"
		DavidW says, "I'm also discovering other fake names like "Veggie" (Salt?), "Shrapnel" (Nickel?), and "Foxy" (Xeno)."
		Doug says, "yeah"
		Doug says, "Shrapnel and Veggie were in Basement"
Doug says (to Floyd), "play basement" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PLAY BASEMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 2 Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | "I didn't sign up for breaking and entering," Argo says. He rams a
Floyd | tripod leg between wood boards and the side of the house at his feet.
Floyd | He pulls the tool, and two boards separate from the clapboard with a
Floyd | loud crack.
Floyd |
Floyd | A murder of blackbirds caw and fly off.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I told you, nobody owns this place," Salt says, sliding a knife into
Floyd | his pants. "Neo was right. These planks have rotted."
Floyd |
Floyd | Argo and Salt free the remaining boards.
Floyd |
Floyd | The video stutters, blacks out.
Floyd |
Floyd | The footage starts again. An enclosed counter fronted by clear glass
Floyd | sits in the feeble light cast by the window beside it. A pipe snakes
Floyd | from the top of the fumehood and attaches to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wow," a man says. The camera swings around and catches Salt standing
Floyd | over another counter, its length swallowed in the gloom of the
Floyd | basement. Salt's flashlight beam glides along its black surface,
Floyd | picking out bottles, a digital weigh scale, flasks, and a sink. It
Floyd | comes to rest on a humming refrigerator.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's that smell?" Salt says.  "Sulfur?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe this was a mistake, Salt." A woman's voice, the camera
Floyd | operator. "Argo?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera finds Argo pointing his flashlight over boxes in a corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The video goes black and when the footage starts again, Argo is
Floyd | starting up some stairs with Salt behind him. The figure wearing the
Floyd | gas mask emerges from behind them. It throws a cloud of glittering
Floyd | powder into their faces. Both men collapse gasping and coughing onto
Floyd | the floor. The camera dips as its operator begins to sway.  She hacks
Floyd | and sputters.
Floyd |
Floyd | Argo twitches, trapped by seizure. The figuredraped in darkness bends
Floyd | down and places a bag over Salt's head.
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera turns to the stairs. The video fades and goes black.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "oh, Shrapnel = Argo"
		Doug says, "Veggie = Salt"
		Doug says, "oh that's weird. The first time it said "The figure, whose face is covered by a gas mask," but this time it said "The figuredraped in darkness""
		DavidW asks, "So who's "Pink" then?"
		Doug says, "oh, the first time it said "its eyes are large and bulging" but the second time the gas mask is identified."
Doug says (to Floyd), "play dead zone" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PLAY DEAD ZONE
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 8 Dead Zone
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera tramples through bush. It finds a dead rabbit with white
Floyd | eyes. Zoom in. Maggots squirm in the eye sockets. "Ugh," a woman says,
Floyd | obviously the camera operator.
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera continues to roam, picking out a few dead blackbirds and
Floyd | squirrel. "Wow," the same high-pitched voice says, more to herself
Floyd | than anyone else. "What happened here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | She focuses on a branch at eye level. Its leaves twingle with gold
Floyd | flecks that catch the sun. The camera pans over wilting flowers of
Floyd | Spanish moss and monkey flower.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I gotta piss."
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera whirls around to the white clapboard side of the house
Floyd | where Neo is standing, a boarded-up window beside her slim legs.
Floyd | Nickell walks into frame and addresses Neo, who frowns at him.
Floyd | "Already? We just got here. You'll have to go in there." Nickell
Floyd | gestures toward the camera. "This place doesn't have plumbing."
Floyd |
Floyd | Neo scowls. "Okay, but turn that camera off. I don't want any chance
Floyd | there'll be some 'whoopsie' footage of me taking a leak."
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone stretches his sore fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "Pink is Nickell"
		Doug says, "Blue is Neo"
		Doug says, "and pretty sure Xeno is the camera operator."
Doug says (to Floyd), "play locked door" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PLAY LOCKED DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 9 Locked Door
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera is carried down a flight of stairs toward Nickell, who is
Floyd | closing the front door. "Nickell." A woman's voice. "Did you see a
Floyd | girl come down here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera steadies on Nickell. He runs a hand through his thick black
Floyd | hair. "No, but I was outside setting up. I could have missed her.
Floyd | Somebody lives here?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "We're not sure," the woman says.
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera whirls away and enters the dining room then the kitchen.
Floyd | Salt twists the knob of a door in the far wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's up, Salt?" Another woman says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Salt turns around. "The door is locked. I bet this goes downstairs.
Floyd | I'd like to get down there." He sits at the table and Argo joins him.
Floyd | Neo walks into frame, tosses a ring onto the table, and continues to
Floyd | the door. She twists the knob.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Let me have your phone, Argo," Salt says. He extends a hand to Argo.
Floyd | "Research."
Floyd |
Floyd | Neo looks into the camera. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking, Xeno?"
Floyd | She gestures at the door behind her. "Give me your phone for a sec."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I don't have a 'key' app on that thing, Neo," a woman says as she
Floyd | hands over the camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I want to check something," Neo says, then the video stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone hears ringing in his ears.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "that's weird, Neo addresses the camera operator as Xeno, but then it says "a woman hands over the camera""
Doug says (to Floyd), "play chrysanthemum" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PLAY CHRYSANTHEMUM
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 11 Chrysanthemum
Floyd |
Floyd | A girl with long black hair stares out a window, the sun in the east
Floyd | sky falling on a potted yellow flower beside her.
Floyd |
Floyd | Xeno approaches the girl and stops at the foot of a bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The girl turns around. She is Asian, mid-to-late teens, and wearing  a
Floyd | plain white shirt and a skirt. Her large eyes shift from Xeno to the
Floyd | camera, her expression unchanging and flat.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We're so sorry." The voice female, the camera operator. "We thought
Floyd | this place was empty. I'm Neo, and she is Xeno."
Floyd |
Floyd | The girl stares into the camera.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's your name?" Xeno says.
Floyd |
Floyd | The girl turns to Xeno and hesitates. "Kiku," she says, quiet and
Floyd | accented.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you live here?" Xeno says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kiku nods and looks down.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are your parents here?" Xeno says.
Floyd |
Floyd | Silence.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Your mother?" The camera operator says. "Your Father?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hey." A man's voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | Kiku's head snaps away from the camera to stare beyond it. Her eyes
Floyd | widen. She rushes past the camera, which swings around to catch her
Floyd | disappearing out the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The video stutters. Fades out, clicks on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Argo is standing beside the door. "Who's she?" He says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We don't know," Xeno says. "She didn't seem to speak English well."
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera follows Argo over to several books on a shelf. "Makura
Floyd | No Soshi? Argo says. "If she doesn't, then why does she have
Floyd | Twilight and The Hunger Games?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The video stutters and stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "hm, but Neo is holding the camera there."
		Doug says, "oh whoa, Kiku died in 1969."
Doug says (to Floyd), "play diary" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PLAY DIARY
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 12 Diary
Floyd |
Floyd | The camera focuses on Argo, who  is sitting on a bed with a Roland
Floyd | keyboard on his lap. "You don't find it weird that this bed is made?"
Floyd | Argo says. He lays the keyboard onto the mattress.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't worry about it. I checked this place out. Nobody seems to know
Floyd | much about it, but nobody owns it, man. There's nobody here. We're
Floyd | in-and-out in a few hours, anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | The video stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | Excerpts from scanned copies of two handwritten pages taken from the
Floyd | nightstand:
Floyd |
Floyd | October 23, 1968
Floyd | I am worried about Kiku. All girls get hurt, but she doesn't heal
Floyd | good. I try to help her by telling the men that she's sick and can't
Floyd | work. They don't listen. I am teaching her English. She also wants to
Floyd | learn to read Makura No Soshi, which her mother read to her
Floyd | and she brought with her.
Floyd |
Floyd | May 4, 1969
Floyd | I begged to take Kiku to Mont Helene's so she can have her baby . They
Floyd | wouldn't let me. I tried to save her. Poor Kiku was too young maybe,
Floyd | too weak. Father Baptiste let me bury her at St. Maria. Thank God her
Floyd | baby survived. I took her to the hospital to make her safe. I just
Floyd | leave her there. I will leave this place. I will help Kiku's daughter
Floyd | find a home.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone wipes his damp forehead.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		DavidW says, "Google happened after Locked Door. Salt asks to do research on Argo's phone after tossing a ring."
Ghogg says (to floyd), "play google" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PLAY GOOGLE
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 1 Google
Floyd |
Floyd | Summary of Google Search Results
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. Mont Helene's Hospital, New Orleans ... 30 Years since a
Floyd | patient was treated within its walls, Mont Helen's hospital remains
Floyd | dormant, the City has no ... One of the oldest and smallest ... 2.
Floyd | Mont Helene's ... On Orleans, Mont Helene's School for the Deaf is
Floyd | among ...
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. Two-headed cobra ring | eBay ... Vintage mens ring made of
Floyd | metal with a two-headed cobra ready to strike ... 2. Sangoro
Floyd | Correctional Facility — New Orleans ... The prison has been
Floyd | closed
Floyd | for over a decade ... Metal rings with two-headed cobras sticking from
Floyd | them like horns. They are used as weapons ... 3. Snake Rings in
Floyd | Prison ... Metal rings of snakes, sometimes two headed ... Cobras
Floyd | popular in the Louisiana penal facilities ...
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. St. Maria's — New Orleans ... The church has one of the
Floyd | largest graveyards in the State ... Numerous large, and often
Floyd | elaborate, mausoleums ... 2. Mass Schedule | St. Maria's Church
Floyd | ... Mass is held twice on Sunday mornings ... Archdiocese of New
Floyd | Orleans ... Father Baptiste will be speaking at ... 3. St.
Floyd | Maria's ... Haunted tours ... The tombstones were found
Floyd | desecrated, and many have gone missing over the years ... The ghosts
Floyd | that wander ...
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone hears ringing in his ears.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Zach departs for the Underworld to converse with Rasputin and James Doohan. 		
Zach has disconnected. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x nigel" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X NIGEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone is struggling to concentrate, so he decides to limit
Floyd | distraction.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone needs to scratch an itch, so he types.
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... NHL   Anaheim Ducks 0
Floyd | Pittsburgh Penguins 6     San Jose Sharks 2  Buffalo Sabres 1
Floyd | Florida Panthers 3  Boston Bruins 1     NBA  Minnesota
Floyd | Timberwolves 23  Denver Nuggets 20     New Orleans Hornets 3  Phoenix
Floyd | Suns 3
Floyd |
Floyd | Why do I put myself through this?
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Ghogg asks, "what happened to the other story? did you guys get that one?"
		Doug asks, "oh, SR = sound recording, VR1 & VR2 = video recording, but what's CP1/CP2/CP3?"
		Doug says (to Ghogg), "I still haven't figured out the difference between the two sequences"
		Doug asks, "oh, Camera Phone maybe?"
		Ghogg exclaims, "oh yeah!"
		Doug asks, "three different phones?"
		Doug says, "Google is the only CP3"
		Doug says, "oh, Locked Door is where Xeno gives the camera to Neo"
		Doug says, "bleah, I think I need to go to bed."
		Ghogg says, "yeah, I think our brains need a rest on this one"
		DavidW says, "I'm thinking Dead Zone, Basement, Escape, Fight is a sequence."
		Ghogg says, "I might try to print out the tracks, it seems like it's easier to think about if I can physically move them around"
		Doug says, "feel free to rearrange the sequence, DavidW."
		DavidW says, "well, I'm playing locally, sorta. Trying to make sense of it my own way."
		Doug says, "I wonder what Powerboat has to do with anything."
Ghogg says (to floyd), "play powerboat" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PLAY POWERBOAT
Floyd |
Floyd | Track 10 Powerboat
Floyd |
Floyd | Audio track
Floyd |
Floyd | Excerpts from highlighted sound bites.
Floyd |
Floyd | 00:42 — Birds chatter and insects buzz. The cawing of blackbirds,
Floyd | distant. Their cries crescendo and fade out.
Floyd |
Floyd | 51:02 — Faint buzz of a boat motor. It eventually drowns all other
Floyd | sound. Footsteps stomp along the wood planks of a dock. The motor
Floyd | dies.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Combien?" A man's voice. French.
Floyd |
Floyd | "She wasn't sure." Another man, French accent. "Three. Maybe even four
Floyd | or five."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Merde." A third French man.
Floyd |
Floyd | 01:09 — Footsteps along the dock. Water sloshes against the boat.
Floyd | Feet
Floyd | clomp away.
Floyd |
Floyd | 01:41 — The faint sound of a vehicle engine.
Floyd |
Floyd | 02:38 — "We don't need to come back," one of the French men says.
Floyd | "It's probably not safe for you either."
Floyd |
Floyd | A boat engine revs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Let her go," the man says. "Go home to her family. Live happy. And
Floyd | rich. Your husband would be proud."
Floyd |
Floyd | The boat drives away.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		DavidW says, "There's an oar in Fight."
		Ghogg says, "hey, blackbirds"
		Ghogg asks, "wasn't there some in one of the other tracks?"
		Doug says, "French is also in Torching"
		Doug says, "dead blackbirds in Dead Zone, and a murder of blackbirds in Basement"
		Doug says, "so, Torching refers to a hand looking terrible and seeing a doctor. which is probably the gloved hand whose finger is shredded in Fight."
zarf walks off through the wall; pale green light flares briefly around him. 		Doug asks, "I think the French people are hiding something in the house, and Argo/Xeno/etc stumbled upon it while looking for a place to record music?"
		DavidW says, "yeah, Torching refers to a stockpile."
		Doug says, "Kitchen seems to be the first one, where they just arrived at the house"
Doug says (to Floyd), "put kitchen in a" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT KITCHEN IN A
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 7 has been inserted into
Floyd | slot A, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   F: 6. Sound Test   G: 14. Squirrel Trap   H:
Floyd | 13. Fight   I: 4. Escape
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put diary in b" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT DIARY IN B
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 12 has been inserted into
Floyd | slot B, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   F: 6. Sound Test   G: 14.
Floyd | Squirrel Trap   H: 13. Fight   I: 4. Escape
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put chrysanthemum in c" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT CHRYSANTHEMUM IN C
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 11 has been inserted into
Floyd | slot C, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   F: 6.
Floyd | Sound Test   G: 14. Squirrel Trap   H: 13. Fight   I: 4. Escape
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone's legs begin to ache, and he shifts in his seat to releive the
Floyd | pressure.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Ghogg goes home. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put locked door in d" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT LOCKED DOOR IN D
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 9 has been inserted into
Floyd | slot D, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   F: 6. Sound Test   G: 14. Squirrel Trap   H: 13. Fight
Floyd | I: 4. Escape
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone's legs begin to ache, and he shifts in his seat to releive the
Floyd | pressure.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put google in e" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT GOOGLE IN E
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 1 has been inserted into
Floyd | slot E, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 6. Sound Test   G: 14. Squirrel Trap
Floyd | H: 13. Fight   I: 4. Escape
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | The five tracks from 7 to 1 seem to fit nicely together as part of
Floyd | a long sequence, Cochone thinks.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "woo! confirmation1"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Your playlist contains 5 tracks:
Floyd | Chrysanthemum   Basement   Fight   Sound Test   Squirrel Trap
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "clear playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > CLEAR PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... The Sequence doesn't have any
Floyd | tracks.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone needs to scratch an itch, so he types.
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... NHL   Anaheim Ducks 0
Floyd | Pittsburgh Penguins 6     San Jose Sharks 4  Buffalo Sabres 3
Floyd | Florida Panthers 3  Boston Bruins 1     NBA  Minnesota
Floyd | Timberwolves 36  Denver Nuggets 45     New Orleans Hornets 18  Phoenix
Floyd | Suns 16
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug asks, "wait what?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x sequence" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X SEQUENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 6. Sound Test   G: 14. Squirrel Trap
Floyd | H: 13. Fight   I: 4. Escape
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "ok."
		DavidW says, "Sequence and playlist are separate things."
		Doug says, "yeah, but it says "the sequence doesn't have any tracks" after I cleared the playlist. I think it meant to say playlist."
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
Doug says (to Floyd), "put backyard in f" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT BACKYARD IN F
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 15 is now in Slot F. The
Floyd | sequence has shifted forward of slot F, filling in the nearest empty
Floyd | slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 15. Backyard   G: 6. Sound Test   H:
Floyd | 14. Squirrel Trap   I: 13. Fight   J: 4. Escape
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put dead zone in g" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT DEAD ZONE IN G
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 8 is now in Slot G. The
Floyd | Sequence was full, so the last track was removed from slot J.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 15. Backyard   G: 8. Dead Zone   H: 6.
Floyd | Sound Test   I: 14. Squirrel Trap   J: 13. Fight
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "oh hm, I guess this is for the 10-clip sequence only"
		Doug asks, "Time Lapse is the only VR2. maybe it's from after they all died, left running upstairs?"
		DavidW says, "I think it was left running in a tree."
		DavidW says, "As if it were squirrel cam :)"
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | "What's the story with the bracelet?" Cochone says. "Are those dogs?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny sighs. "Yeah. The three pieces are the dogs I've had." She lifts
Floyd | part of the bracelet. "There's Burton, the Lab I had in high school."
Floyd | She shifts her finger over to the middle charm. "The small one is
Floyd | Hilton. He died of cancer when I joined the Force." She caresses the
Floyd | last and largest. "Then there's Chas. He's my Great Dane."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Must be hard walking that brute."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Not really. Like the breed in general, he's lazy. And when he wants
Floyd | to go, I can just take him to a park and let him go. More boys I
Floyd | meet." She smiles. "The more I love my dog."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put basement in j" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT BASEMENT IN J
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 2 is now in Slot J. The
Floyd | Sequence was full, so the last track was removed from slot J.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 15. Backyard   G: 8. Dead Zone   H: 6.
Floyd | Sound Test   I: 14. Squirrel Trap   J: 2. Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "oh, Nickell says he was outside setting up-- maybe that's when he placed the Time Lapse camera."
		Doug says, "not sure where we should put that in the sequence though."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tracks" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X TRACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... There are  15 tracks:
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. Google (CP3; 0:00)     2. Basement (VR1; 7:33)     3. Torching
Floyd | (CP2; 0:17)     4. Escape (CP1; 8:02)
Floyd | 5. Time Lapse (VR2; 120:00)     6. Sound Test (SR; 0:21)     7.
Floyd | Kitchen (VR1; 5:22)     8. Dead Zone (CP1; 3:12)
Floyd | 9. Locked Door (CP1; 3:52)     10. Powerboat (SR; 120:00)     11.
Floyd | Chrysanthemum (CP2; 4:01)     12. Diary (VR1; 0:30)
Floyd | 13. Fight (CP2; 7:46)     14. Squirrel Trap (CP2; 6:11)     15.
Floyd | Backyard (CP1; 4:25)
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "so the tracks that aren't in the sequence currently are Fight, Escape, Torching, Powerboat, Time Lapse"
		Doug says, "should I put those into the playlist? I think those all come after Basement"
		Doug says, "hm, maybe Backyard/Dead Zone/Sound Test/Squirrel Trap are part of the 5-clip sequence? it's sort of a branch off from Locked Door/Basement"
		DavidW says, "I've currently got Basement, Escape, Fight, Torching, Powerboat in that order. And yeah, Time Lapse would be last of everything."
		DavidW asks, "Do we get any clue where the ring is found?"
		Doug says, "I didn't see it"
		Doug says, "in Locked Door, Salt says he wants to go downstairs, and Basement is where he and Argo go downstairs and are attacked by the gas mask guy."
		Doug says, "wait, Xeno is holding the camera with Neo & Nickell when they go outside in Backyard, but then Neo finds Xeno coughing in Fight, which implies she's also the one holding the camera in Basement."
		DavidW says, "yes, I think Xeno was the cam op in the basement."
		Doug says, "I guess Xeno goes inside between Dead Zone and Sound Test"
		Doug says, "so I think I'm okay with our current sequence, but I don't get the division between the 10 clips and the 5 clips"
		Doug asks, "and I don't know what to do with the other 5 clips. do we have to put them into the playlist? is there some way to make a second sequence?"
		DavidW says, "I don't know."
		DavidW says, "Supposedly, when we get one sequence or the other right, something in the game will let us know."
		Doug says, "yeah, it said that our first 5 were a part of the longer sequence"
		Doug says, "also, pretty sure Escape comes after Fight, since he shoots the Glock in Fight but then it's empty in Escape."
		Doug says, "we could ask Jenny for hints"
		DavidW says, "yeah, I agree now that Escape is after Fight."
		Doug says, "or ASK JENNY FOR OPINION seems like she would give us the whole order? probably don't want to do that"
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is there any chance you won't need that chair?" Cochone says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe. If I just keep working at it. Part of the problem is balance.
Floyd | You know what happened, right? My ex-boyfriend got really drunk and
Floyd | came back to my apartment and found me with his friend Chris. We were
Floyd | just talking. He was there to see Eric. But when he left, Eric threw
Floyd | me against the wall and down the stairs. And he didn't stop there."
Floyd | Jenny looks down. "Thing is, he had reason to be jealous. Chris and I
Floyd | were talking about how it would work between us. But it didn't."
Floyd |
Floyd | "So where is your ex?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "He got out of prison a couple of years ago."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ten-to-one says you lose the chair in a year."
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny giggles.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		DavidW says, "I dunno about this game. I dunno if I'm getting close or not. It's like a jigsaw puzzle, sure, but I don't know if I'm close, only if I get the entire picture right."
		Doug says, "yeah, it's weird. I feel like I have a plausible 15-clip sequence, but I don't understand how to break it up into 10/5"
Doug says (to Floyd), "play torching" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PLAY TORCHING
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 3 Torching
Floyd |
Floyd | The screen is black, but voices are audible.
Floyd |
Floyd | "We have enough now." A man with a French accent. "We can burn this
Floyd | place. Leave nothing." It is safest."
Floyd |
Floyd | "No." A woman. "My mother. She needs this house."
Floyd |
Floyd | "We must burn the basement at least. Nobody can find your work. Marco
Floyd | will take their van. We'll take the boat."
Floyd |
Floyd | Floorboards creak. Footsteps. The woman, "You should see a doctor.
Floyd | That hand looks terrible."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Non." Another man's voice. French. "I hate hospitals."
Floyd |
Floyd | Footsteps pound down the stairs. A third man. French. "She ran away."
Floyd |
Floyd | "We need to hurry then," the first man says. "We'll need to move out
Floyd | the stockpile this weekend."
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound stops, and the video ends.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "hm, was wondering if it would change the woman to Kiku. but probably she's the tall woman with the yellow flower tattoo"
		Doug says, "but I think Kiku is Kiku's baby from the diary"
		DavidW says, "I'm tempted to call the woman Curie. And the 'glittering powder' radium."
		Doug says, "oh, I guess the ring is the two-headed cobra ring from the Google search"
		DavidW says, "In our drama, there seems to be 4 kids (Argo, Nickell, Neo, Xeno), 4 adults (3 men, 1 tall woman), and Kiku (the wild card)."
		Doug says, "popular in Louisiana penal facilities."
		Doug says, "5 kids, including Salt."
		DavidW says, "oh right."
		Doug says, "and the French voices say "combien? (how many?)" "three. maybe even four or five.""
		DavidW says, "Xeno escaped, the other four kids were killed."
		DavidW says, "Right, the number is how many intruders."
		Doug says, "yeah, in Torching the guy says "she ran away" which refers to Xeno"
		Doug says, "and Xeno is the survivor in the hospital"
		DavidW asks, "Now -- are there two Kiku's? One dead, one a daughter or granddaughter?"
		Doug says, "I think so"
		Doug asks, "hm, Cochone says they found recording equipment and cell phones at the house in Belle Bayou. But where did they get the Powerboat recording??"
		DavidW says, "oh. hm."
		Doug says, "ohh, I guess the powerboat came up the river to the house and then left"
		Doug says, "so it was the same as in Sound Test, in the back yard"
		DavidW says, "Not on the boat itself."
		Doug says, ""by the river", says Nickell."
		Doug says, "(in Sound Test)"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x sequence" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X SEQUENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12.
Floyd | Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9. Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F:
Floyd | 15. Backyard   G: 8. Dead Zone   H: 6. Sound Test   I: 14. Squirrel
Floyd | Trap   J: 2. Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tracks" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X TRACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... There are  15 tracks:
Floyd |
Floyd | 1. Google (CP3; 0:00)     2. Basement (VR1; 7:33)     3. Torching
Floyd | (CP2; 0:17)     4. Escape (CP1; 8:02)
Floyd | 5. Time Lapse (VR2; 120:00)     6. Sound Test (SR; 0:21)     7.
Floyd | Kitchen (VR1; 5:22)     8. Dead Zone (CP1; 3:12)
Floyd | 9. Locked Door (CP1; 3:52)     10. Powerboat (SR; 120:00)     11.
Floyd | Chrysanthemum (CP2; 4:01)     12. Diary (VR1; 0:30)
Floyd | 13. Fight (CP2; 7:46)     14. Squirrel Trap (CP2; 6:11)     15.
Floyd | Backyard (CP1; 4:25)
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put fight in playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT FIGHT IN PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Sorry, but your playlist can only
Floyd | contain one copy of a track.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone needs to scratch an itch, so he types.
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... NHL   Anaheim Ducks 0
Floyd | Pittsburgh Penguins 7     San Jose Sharks 4  Buffalo Sabres 4
Floyd | Florida Panthers 5  Boston Bruins 1     NBA  Minnesota
Floyd | Timberwolves 44  Denver Nuggets 52     New Orleans Hornets 21  Phoenix
Floyd | Suns 24
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone sighs and breathes deep.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put escape in playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT ESCAPE IN PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | Track 4 has been added to your playlist.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your playlist contains 6 tracks: Chrysanthemum   Basement   Fight
Floyd | Sound Test   Squirrel Trap   Escape
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "bah, I thought I cleared the playlist"
		DavidW says, "'clear playlist' doesn't work."
		DavidW says, "I had to 'cut' them all individually."
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut chrys from playlst" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > CUT CHRYS FROM PLAYLST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... That isn't related to the
Floyd | Sequitur program, or I haven't learned to recognize it.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut chrys from playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > CUT CHRYS FROM PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... That isn't related to the
Floyd | Sequitur program, or I haven't learned to recognize it.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone wipes his damp forehead.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut chrysanthemum from playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > CUT CHRYSANTHEMUM FROM PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 11 is removed from your
Floyd | playlist.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your playlist contains 5 tracks: Basement   Fight   Sound Test
Floyd | Squirrel Trap   Escape
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut sound test from playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > CUT SOUND TEST FROM PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 6 is removed from your
Floyd | playlist.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your playlist contains 4 tracks: Basement   Fight   Squirrel Trap
Floyd | Escape
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut squirrel trap from playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > CUT SQUIRREL TRAP FROM PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 14 is removed from your
Floyd | playlist.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your playlist contains 3 tracks: Basement   Fight   Escape
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut basement from playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > CUT BASEMENT FROM PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 2 is removed from your
Floyd | playlist.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your playlist contains 2 tracks: Fight   Escape
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put torching in playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT TORCHING IN PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 3 has been added to your
Floyd | playlist.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your playlist contains 3 tracks: Fight   Escape   Torching
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone hears ringing in his ears.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put powerboat in playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT POWERBOAT IN PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 10 has been added to your
Floyd | playlist.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your playlist contains 4 tracks: Fight   Escape   Torching   Powerboat
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put time lapse in playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT TIME LAPSE IN PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 5 has been added to your
Floyd | playlist.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your playlist contains 5 tracks: Fight   Escape   Torching   Powerboat
Floyd | Time Lapse
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "it seems like Time Lapse can be anywhere after Backyard, since that also had the fountain but no people show up in Time Lapse"
		Doug says, "and Powerboat could be anywhere after Sound Test"
		Doug says, "if we're ordering by start time and not end time."
		Doug says, "since they're both 2 hours long"
Doug says (to Floyd), "put time lapse in g" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT TIME LAPSE IN G
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 5 is now in Slot G. The
Floyd | Sequence was full, so the last track was removed from slot J.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 15. Backyard   G: 5. Time Lapse   H:
Floyd | 8. Dead Zone   I: 6. Sound Test   J: 14. Squirrel Trap
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put powerboat in j" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT POWERBOAT IN J
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 10 is now in Slot J. The
Floyd | Sequence was full, so the last track was removed from slot J.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 15. Backyard   G: 5. Time Lapse   H:
Floyd | 8. Dead Zone   I: 6. Sound Test   J: 10. Powerboat
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone needs to scratch an itch, so he types.
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... NHL   Anaheim Ducks 0
Floyd | Pittsburgh Penguins 7     San Jose Sharks 4  Buffalo Sabres 6
Floyd | Florida Panthers 7  Boston Bruins 3     NBA  Minnesota
Floyd | Timberwolves 55  Denver Nuggets 64     New Orleans Hornets 40  Phoenix
Floyd | Suns 44
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone hears ringing in his ears.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put squirrel trap first in playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT SQUIRREL TRAP FIRST IN PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't related to the Sequitur program, or I haven't
Floyd | learned to recognize it.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone's legs begin to ache, and he shifts in his seat to releive the
Floyd | pressure.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "ugh, I don't think there's a way to order things in the playlist, they just go at the end"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Your playlist contains 5 tracks:
Floyd | Fight   Escape   Torching   Powerboat   Time Lapse
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone sighs and breathes deep.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut powerboat from playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > CUT POWERBOAT FROM PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 10 is removed from your
Floyd | playlist.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your playlist contains 4 tracks: Fight   Escape   Torching   Time
Floyd | Lapse
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone stretches his sore fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut time lapse from playlist" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > CUT TIME LAPSE FROM PLAYLIST
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 5 is removed from your
Floyd | playlist.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your playlist contains 3 tracks: Fight   Escape   Torching
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		DavidW says, "I'm thinking that the outside stuff might be the shorter sequence. Backyard, Sound Test, Squirrel Trap, Dead Zone, and something else."
		Doug says, "Powerboat. could be."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x sequence" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X SEQUENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12.
Floyd | Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9. Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F:
Floyd | 15. Backyard   G: 5. Time Lapse   H: 8. Dead Zone   I: 6. Sound Test
Floyd | J: 10. Powerboat
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone sighs and breathes deep.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "ok, let me take out all the outdoor ones and see if it likes the rest as a 10-clip sequence"
		DavidW says, "Powerboat doesn't really fit with those four others."
		Doug says, "how come? it's what was on the audio recording after sound test, left outside by the river"
		Doug says, "also Time Lapse, hm. though that might have been inside, on a windowsill"
		DavidW says, "well, the other four are Neo, Nickell, and Xeno, as far as I can tell."
		Doug says, "true."
Doug says (to Floyd), "put basement in f" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT BASEMENT IN F
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 2 is now in Slot F. The
Floyd | Sequence was full, so the last track was removed from slot J.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 2. Basement   G: 15. Backyard   H: 5.
Floyd | Time Lapse   I: 8. Dead Zone   J: 6. Sound Test
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone hears ringing in his ears.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put fight in g" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT FIGHT IN G
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 13 is now in Slot G. The
Floyd | Sequence was full, so the last track was removed from slot J.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 2. Basement   G: 13. Fight   H: 15.
Floyd | Backyard   I: 5. Time Lapse   J: 8. Dead Zone
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put escape in h" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT ESCAPE IN H
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 4 is now in Slot H. The
Floyd | Sequence was full, so the last track was removed from slot J.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 2. Basement   G: 13. Fight   H: 4.
Floyd | Escape   I: 15. Backyard   J: 5. Time Lapse
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone needs to scratch an itch, so he types.
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... NHL   Anaheim Ducks 0
Floyd | Pittsburgh Penguins 7     San Jose Sharks 4  Buffalo Sabres 7
Floyd | Florida Panthers 7  Boston Bruins 5     NBA  Minnesota
Floyd | Timberwolves 64  Denver Nuggets 69     New Orleans Hornets 48  Phoenix
Floyd | Suns 54
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone's legs begin to ache, and he shifts in his seat to releive the
Floyd | pressure.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut backyard" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > CUT BACKYARD
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Track 15 is removed from Slot I.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 2. Basement   G: 13. Fight   H: 4.
Floyd | Escape   J: 5. Time Lapse
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut time lapse" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > CUT TIME LAPSE
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ...
Floyd | Track 5 is removed from Slot J.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 2. Basement   G: 13. Fight   H: 4.
Floyd | Escape
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put torching in i" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT TORCHING IN I
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 3 has been inserted into
Floyd | slot I, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 2. Basement   G: 13. Fight   H: 4.
Floyd | Escape   I: 3. Torching
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put powerboat in j" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT POWERBOAT IN J
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 10 has been inserted into
Floyd | slot J, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 2. Basement   G: 13. Fight   H: 4.
Floyd | Escape   I: 3. Torching   J: 10. Powerboat
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "well, no confirmation. grr."
		Doug asks, "should we ask jenny for hint?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "put time lapse in j" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT TIME LAPSE IN J
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 5 is now in Slot J. The
Floyd | Sequence was full, so the last track was removed from slot J.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 2. Basement   G: 13. Fight   H: 4.
Floyd | Escape   I: 3. Torching   J: 5. Time Lapse
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put time lapse in f" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT TIME LAPSE IN F
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 5 is now in Slot F. The
Floyd | Sequence was full, so the last track was removed from slot J.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 5. Time Lapse   G: 2. Basement   H:
Floyd | 13. Fight   I: 4. Escape   J: 3. Torching
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		DavidW asks, "Is 'ask jenny for opinion' less hinty?"
		Doug says, "I think it's more hinty. I think it'll give us the whole list"
		Doug says, "er, not sure what you meant by less/more"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask jenny for hints" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > ASK JENNY FOR HINTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I need some fresh eyes on this," Cochone says. "Will you take a
Floyd | look?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay." Jenny wheells up beside the detective. She studies the
Floyd | computer screen. Her fingers dance along the keyboard.
Floyd | "I don't think that Track 5 fits in with Track 7 at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone needs to scratch an itch, so he types.
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... NHL   Anaheim Ducks 1
Floyd | Pittsburgh Penguins 7     San Jose Sharks 4  Buffalo Sabres 7
Floyd | Florida Panthers 7  Boston Bruins 5     NBA  Minnesota
Floyd | Timberwolves 70  Denver Nuggets 72     New Orleans Hornets 57  Phoenix
Floyd | Suns 62
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "cut time lapse" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > CUT TIME LAPSE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Track 5 is removed from Slot F.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   G: 2. Basement   H: 13. Fight   I: 4.
Floyd | Escape   J: 3. Torching
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		DavidW says, "Looks like opinion is more spoilery."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask jenny for hints" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > ASK JENNY FOR HINTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I need some fresh eyes on this," Cochone says. "Will you take a
Floyd | look?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay." Jenny wheells up beside the detective. She studies the
Floyd | computer screen. Her fingers dance along the keyboard.
Floyd | "Try putting "Powerboat" in the Sequence, too.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right. Sounds good."
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put powerboat in i" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT POWERBOAT IN I
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 10 is now in Slot I. The
Floyd | sequence has shifted backward from slot I, filling in the nearest
Floyd | empty slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 2. Basement   G: 13. Fight   H: 4.
Floyd | Escape   I: 10. Powerboat   J: 3. Torching
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone stretches his sore fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put powerboat in j" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT POWERBOAT IN J
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 10 is now in Slot J. The
Floyd | Sequence was full, so the last track was removed from slot J.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 2. Basement   G: 13. Fight   H: 4.
Floyd | Escape   I: 3. Torching   J: 10. Powerboat
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone stretches his sore fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "think we tried that already."
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask jenny for hint" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > ASK JENNY FOR HINT
Floyd |
Floyd | "I need some fresh eyes on this," Cochone says. "Will you take a
Floyd | look?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay." Jenny wheells up beside the detective. She studies the
Floyd | computer screen. Her fingers dance along the keyboard.
Floyd | "I am pretty sure that "Fight" and "Powerboat" should be switched."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right. Sounds good."
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "oh, hm. I guess powerboat can come earlier, sure."
		Doug says, "I was thinking it had to be after Torching but the voices didn't show up until pretty late."
Doug says (to Floyd), "put powerboat in g" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT POWERBOAT IN G
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 10 is now in Slot G. The
Floyd | Sequence was full, so the last track was removed from slot J.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 2. Basement   G: 10. Powerboat   H:
Floyd | 13. Fight   I: 4. Escape   J: 3. Torching
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think I have it, Jenny," Cochone says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good. I knew we would. With the help of Sequitur, of course.
Floyd | Just tell me about the sequence when you're ready."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right." Cochone rubs his eyes and coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tell jenny about sequence" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd | —
Floyd | > TELL JENNY ABOUT SEQUENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone rotates his chair around to face Jenny. "I have it. Let's get
Floyd | Nigel in here." He coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Great!" Jenny says with the widest smile she's had all afternoon.
Floyd | "I'll get him." She stands and reaches for her cane.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Watch it," Cochone says, rising to help her. "Are you sure you're
Floyd | okay?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes." Jenny stabilizes herself with the cane.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone wobbles, steps back, and places a hand on the handle of
Floyd | Jenny's wheelchair.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whoa," Jenny says. "Are you okay? Excitement too much?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone falls into the wheelchair. "Yeah. I'll wait here." He
Floyd | struggles for breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny frowns. "I'll be right back." She hobbles into the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What was that, Jenny?" Cochone mumbles as his lungs chase oxygen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nigel appears. He is saying something. "I said, 'are you okay?'"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure," Cochone says. Straightening, he tries to stand, but he teeters
Floyd | and falls back into the chair. "Just push me over to the desk, and
Floyd | I'll show you what we have."
Floyd |
Floyd | Nigel pushes Cochone up to the desk. Jenny watches with concern.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny and Nigel remain silent as Cochone clicks through the
Floyd | ten-segment sequence.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay," Nigel says. "We're going to get you some medical attention.
Floyd | But based on what we've seen, we don't have a lot of time. What do you
Floyd | think we should do now?"
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "woo, track 16"
		Doug asks, "so, uhh, now what?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "say find kiku" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd | —
Floyd | > SAY FIND KIKU
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone rubs his eyes and tries to keep his mind from straying to far
Floyd | from the case.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x sequence" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X SEQUENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone tries to concentrate, to move.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Just relax, Steve," Nigel says. "Take a break if you need to. Has he
Floyd | been like this all afternoon, Jenny?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "He seemed a little sick when he got here this morning," Jenny says.
Floyd | "But he wasn't this bad."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone slumps. His head slams against the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny gasps.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone feels hands on his shoulders. Whispering. " ... Steve to the
Floyd | hospital ... " Nigel's voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | " ... Go with him ... " Jenny now. " ... Let you know ... "
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone blacks out.
Floyd |
Floyd | New England Journal of Medicine Jan. 25, 2015
Floyd | Hearing loss and paralysis associated with a novel airborne
Floyd | chemical agent
Floyd | Abstract: Over a period of three days, 14 emergency response
Floyd | personnel, including police and firefighters, were admitted to
Floyd | hospital with nausea, vomiting, headache, motor incordination, and
Floyd | syncope. They had been exposed to a synthetic compound while
Floyd | investigating an abandoned house in the Belle Bayou of New Orleans,
Floyd | Louisiana. All of the patients survived, but ten developed severe
Floyd | hearing loss and paralysis. Another woman, also found at the site,
Floyd | died two weeks after exposure. New York Post Mar. 12, 2015
Floyd | Hundreds die in subway attacks
Floyd | Hundreds of commuters were hurt or killed yesterday when canisters of
Floyd | AU879-98 were released in New York subways. This represents another in
Floyd | a series of similar attacks in major cities across the US. The
Floyd | Tunisian terrorist group Ansar al-Sharia says the attacks will
Floyd | continue ... The mysterious gold powder has not been identified ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***  ... And the story ends. Cochone's investigation
Floyd | leads to one of four outcomes, dependent upon what he can link
Floyd | together, if anything. You can only reach the finale by solving the
Floyd | ten-segment chain. Whether or not you solve the short chain, however,
Floyd | does influence the outcome. If you decide to play again, keep in mind
Floyd | that Jenny likes to be talked to, and the game recognizes some
Floyd | standard commands that don't apply to the "Sequitur" program when used
Floyd | with objects in Jenny's office. These include examine and listen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequitur includes bonus tracks: WHOLE STORY shows how all the
Floyd | footage fits together in one sequence; MUSICAL CUES describes the
Floyd | inspiration for sequitur; RECOMMENDATIONS suggests some other
Floyd | material you may enjoy. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, read the CREDITS, read the WHOLE STORY, read the MUSICAL
Floyd | CUES, or read the RECOMMENDATIONS?
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "well hm."
		Doug asks, "I don't get how we're supposed to "solve the short chain". do we have to put those into the sequence before the long chain?"
		DavidW asks, "maybe?"
		Doug asks, "are we going to be able to undo back to before the finale, or do we have to restart?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone blinks and scratches his head. He realizes he never actually
Floyd | performed his last thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone blinks and scratches his head. He realizes he never actually
Floyd | performed his last thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone blinks and scratches his head. He realizes he never actually
Floyd | performed his last thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "ok"
Doug says (to Floyd), "clear" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > CLEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ...
Floyd | There are no notes recorded.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone stretches his sore fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "clear sequence" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > CLEAR SEQUENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... The Sequence is now empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone needs to scratch an itch, so he types.
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... NHL   Anaheim Ducks 2
Floyd | Pittsburgh Penguins 7     San Jose Sharks 4  Buffalo Sabres 7
Floyd | Florida Panthers 7  Boston Bruins 5     NBA  Minnesota
Floyd | Timberwolves 80  Denver Nuggets 85     New Orleans Hornets 57  Phoenix
Floyd | Suns 62
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone's legs begin to ache, and he shifts in his seat to releive the
Floyd | pressure.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put backard in a" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT BACKARD IN A
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't related to the Sequitur program, or I haven't
Floyd | learned to recognize it.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone stretches his sore fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put backyard in a" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT BACKYARD IN A
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 15 has been inserted into
Floyd | slot A, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: 15. Backyard
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put dead zone in b" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT DEAD ZONE IN B
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 8 has been inserted into
Floyd | slot B, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 15. Backyard   B: 8. Dead Zone
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put sound test in c" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT SOUND TEST IN C
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 6 has been inserted into
Floyd | slot C, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 15. Backyard   B: 8. Dead Zone   C: 6. Sound Test
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put squirrel trap in d" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT SQUIRREL TRAP IN D
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 14 has been inserted into
Floyd | slot D, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 15. Backyard   B: 8. Dead Zone   C: 6. Sound Test   D:
Floyd | 14. Squirrel Trap
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put time lapse in e" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT TIME LAPSE IN E
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 5 has been inserted into
Floyd | slot E, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 15. Backyard   B: 8. Dead Zone   C: 6. Sound Test   D:
Floyd | 14. Squirrel Trap   E: 5. Time Lapse
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone's legs begin to ache, and he shifts in his seat to releive the
Floyd | pressure.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put time lapse in b" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT TIME LAPSE IN B
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 5 is now in Slot B. The
Floyd | Sequence was full, so the last track was removed from slot J.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 15. Backyard   B: 5. Time Lapse   C: 8. Dead Zone   D: 6.
Floyd | Sound Test   E: 14. Squirrel Trap
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone sniffs, then rubs his eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask jenny for hints" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > ASK JENNY FOR HINTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I need some fresh eyes on this," Cochone says. "Will you take a
Floyd | look?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay." Jenny wheells up beside the detective. She studies the
Floyd | computer screen. Her fingers dance along the keyboard.
Floyd | "I am pretty sure that "Time Lapse" and "Dead Zone" should be
Floyd | switched."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right. Sounds good."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone wipes his damp forehead.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "that seems pretty arbitrary."
		Doug says, "oh, I guess Neo is still in the yard in Dead Zone"
Doug says (to Floyd), "put dead zone in b" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT DEAD ZONE IN B
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 8 is now in Slot B. The
Floyd | Sequence was full, so the last track was removed from slot J.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 15. Backyard   B: 8. Dead Zone   C: 5. Time Lapse   D: 6.
Floyd | Sound Test   E: 14. Squirrel Trap
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | "I figured out the shorter sequence, too, Jenny," Cochone says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Great! Both of them. I knew we could do it. I'll get Nigel after you
Floyd | tell me about the sequences."
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tell jenny about sequence" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd | —
Floyd | > TELL JENNY ABOUT SEQUENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone rotates his chair around to face Jenny. "I have it. Let's get
Floyd | Nigel in here." He coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Great!" Jenny says with the widest smile she's had all afternoon.
Floyd | "I'll get him." She stands and reaches for her cane.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Watch it," Cochone says, rising to help her. "Are you sure you're
Floyd | okay?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes." Jenny stabilizes herself with the cane.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone wobbles, steps back, and places a hand on the handle of
Floyd | Jenny's wheelchair.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whoa," Jenny says. "Are you okay? Excitement too much?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone falls into the wheelchair. "Yeah. I'll wait here." He
Floyd | struggles for breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny frowns. "I'll be right back." She hobbles into the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What was that, Jenny?" Cochone mumbles as his lungs chase oxygen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nigel appears. He is saying something. "I said, 'are you okay?'"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure," Cochone says. Straightening, he tries to stand, but he teeters
Floyd | and falls back into the chair. "Just push me over to the desk, and
Floyd | I'll show you what we have."
Floyd |
Floyd | Nigel pushes Cochone up to the desk. Jenny watches with concern.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny and Nigel remain silent as Cochone clicks through the
Floyd | ten-segment  and short sequences.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay," Nigel says. "We're going to get you some medical attention.
Floyd | But based on what we've seen, we don't have a lot of time. What do you
Floyd | think we should do now?"
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "research gold powder" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd | —
Floyd | > RESEARCH GOLD POWDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone rubs his eyes and tries to keep his mind from straying to far
Floyd | from the case.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x nigel" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X NIGEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone tries to concentrate, to move.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Just relax, Steve," Nigel says. "Take a break if you need to. Has he
Floyd | been like this all afternoon, Jenny?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "He seemed a little sick when he got here this morning," Jenny says.
Floyd | "But he wasn't this bad."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone slumps. His head slams against the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny gasps.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone feels hands on his shoulders. Whispering. " ... Steve to the
Floyd | hospital ... " Nigel's voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | " ... Go with him ... " Jenny now. " ... Let you know ... "
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone blacks out.
Floyd |
Floyd | New England Journal of Medicine Jan. 25, 2015
Floyd | Hearing loss and paralysis associated with a novel airborne
Floyd | chemical agent
Floyd | Abstract: Over a period of three days, 14 emergency response
Floyd | personnel, including police and firefighters, were admitted to
Floyd | hospital with nausea, vomiting, headache, motor incordination, and
Floyd | syncope. They had been exposed to a synthetic compound while
Floyd | investigating an abandoned house in the Belle Bayou of New Orleans,
Floyd | Louisiana. All of the patients survived, but ten developed severe
Floyd | hearing loss and paralysis. Another woman, also found at the site,
Floyd | died two weeks after exposure. New York Post Mar. 12, 2015
Floyd | Hundreds die in subway attacks
Floyd | Hundreds of commuters were hurt or killed yesterday when canisters of
Floyd | AU879-98 were released in New York subways. This represents another in
Floyd | a series of similar attacks in major cities across the US. The
Floyd | Tunisian terrorist group Ansar al-Sharia says the attacks will
Floyd | continue ... The mysterious gold powder has not been identified ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***  ... And the story ends. Cochone's investigation
Floyd | leads to one of four outcomes, dependent upon what he can link
Floyd | together, if anything. You can only reach the finale by solving the
Floyd | ten-segment chain. Whether or not you solve the short chain, however,
Floyd | does influence the outcome. If you decide to play again, keep in mind
Floyd | that Jenny likes to be talked to, and the game recognizes some
Floyd | standard commands that don't apply to the "Sequitur" program when used
Floyd | with objects in Jenny's office. These include examine and listen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequitur includes bonus tracks: WHOLE STORY shows how all the
Floyd | footage fits together in one sequence; MUSICAL CUES describes the
Floyd | inspiration for sequitur; RECOMMENDATIONS suggests some other
Floyd | material you may enjoy. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, read the CREDITS, read the WHOLE STORY, read the MUSICAL
Floyd | CUES, or read the RECOMMENDATIONS?
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "well that seems identical."
		Doug says, "maybe we have to solve the short chain, but put the long chain in sequence before telling her about the sequence"
Doug says (to Floyd), "musical cues" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MUSICAL CUES
Floyd |
Floyd | The songs I had to choose from for the 2014 ShuffleComp:
Floyd |
Floyd | Courtney Barnett "Avant Gardener"
Floyd | Yosi Horikawa "Wandering"
Floyd | Jacques Dutronc "Il Est Cinq Heures Paris S'eveille"
Floyd | The Animals "House of the Rising Sun"
Floyd | Super Furry Animals "Venus and Serena"
Floyd | Chris Powell "Hot Dog"
Floyd | The Golden Filter "Solid Gold"
Floyd | Red Fang "Wires"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Several months before ShuffleComp came along in April 2014, I was
Floyd | wondering how a work of interactive fiction could be based on the
Floyd | found footage genre of filmmaking. I wasn't planning on entering the
Floyd | competition, because I was afraid I couldn't develop and implement a
Floyd | game within the time alotted. But, a few days before the playlists
Floyd | were to be submitted, I thought about how a game could be constructed
Floyd | like a CD, with individual tracks making up a whole album. The
Floyd | interface could be much like a CD player. Then I realized this fit
Floyd | well with my found footage idea, and sequitur followed from
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | Of the songs on the playlist I received, "House of the Rising Sun" and
Floyd | "Solid Gold" had the greatest influence on sequitur. The
Floyd | Asian brothel and Cochone's gambling were inspired by The Animals'
Floyd | song, as was the prison (which some music critics think is the real
Floyd | "House of the Rising Sun"). The band name, The Animals, also inspired
Floyd | the naming of the main characters, and Jenny's dogs are named after
Floyd | members of the band. Because of "Solid Gold," i added the
Floyd | chemical/alchemical aspect of the story. References are made
Floyd | throughout the game to elements — the names of the band members are
Floyd | abbreviated names for the noble gases argon, neon, and xenon, for
Floyd | example. "Hot Dog" and, to a lesser extent, "Il Est Cinq Heures Paris
Floyd | S'eveille" also influenced sequitur. Most obviously,
Floyd | Cochone's favorite food, the name of the band, and the vegetarian
Floyd | references were inspired by the former, and the Fench element was
Floyd | included because of the latter. This is just a sample of how these
Floyd | songs shaped the game; you'll likely find other similarities.
Floyd |
Floyd | I chose these songs based on listening to them, not on their videos.
Floyd | Only after sequitur was being developed did I go through the
Floyd | videos. As it turns out, those for "Wandering" and "Wires" share some
Floyd | themes with the game, but these similarities are coincidental. I
Floyd | enjoyed all of the songs on my playlist — six of the eight were new
Floyd | to
Floyd | me. Listen to all of them then turn on the radio. After all, the word
Floyd | "music" is derived from the Greek "muse."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |      Nigel Jayne, May 2014.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, read the CREDITS, read the WHOLE STORY, read the MUSICAL
Floyd | CUES, or read the RECOMMENDATIONS?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I dunno."
		Doug asks, "oh, so the kids were in a band, duh. Did we ever find out the name of the band though?"
		DavidW says, "Not that I noticed"
		Doug asks, "want to read the whole story? or will that spoil the alternate endings?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone blinks and scratches his head. He realizes he never actually
Floyd | performed his last thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone blinks and scratches his head. He realizes he never actually
Floyd | performed his last thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone blinks and scratches his head. He realizes he never actually
Floyd | performed his last thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask jenny for opinion" 		

Floyd | —
Floyd | > ASK JENNY FOR OPINION
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'd like your opinion on how each chain fits together," Cochone says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure." Jenny wheels over and begins reviewing the footage.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone sits back and rubs his eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I think you got the the short sequence right. This is how I see the
Floyd | other one."
Floyd | 7: Kitchen (VR1; 5:22)     12: Diary (VR1; 0:30)     11: Chrysanthemum
Floyd | (CP2; 4:01)     9: Locked Door (CP1; 3:52)     1: Google (CP3; 0:00)
Floyd | 2: Basement (VR1; 7:33)     10: Powerboat (SR; 120:00)     13: Fight
Floyd | (CP2; 7:46)     4: Escape (CP1; 8:02)     3: Torching (CP2; 0:17)
Floyd | "I can save this sequence if you want, or I can put it back the way it
Floyd | was. Do you want me to save it?"

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | was. Do you want me to save it?"
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Go ahead and save it that way."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Done."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're awesome, Jenny," Cochone says as Jenny wheels away. I'll make
Floyd | sure Nigel knows about this."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thanks, but this is a team effort."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right. Go team."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Tell me about the sequences when you think you are finished, and I'll
Floyd | get Nigel. But if you're not sure and want to fiddle some more, you
Floyd | can see what I just did by typing 'opinion.' That  will list the two
Floyd | sequences the way I think they link up."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone's legs begin to ache, and he shifts in his seat to releive the
Floyd | pressure.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "opinion" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > OPINION
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone decides to just type "opinion" like Jenny suggested.
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... The screen lists the long
Floyd | Sequence:
Floyd |
Floyd | 7: Kitchen (VR1; 5:22)     12: Diary (VR1; 0:30)     11: Chrysanthemum
Floyd | (CP2; 4:01)     9: Locked Door (CP1; 3:52)     1: Google (CP3; 0:00)
Floyd | 2: Basement (VR1; 7:33)     10: Powerboat (SR; 120:00)     13: Fight
Floyd | (CP2; 7:46)     4: Escape (CP1; 8:02)     3: Torching (CP2; 0:17)
Floyd | Cochone then brings up the short sequence:
Floyd |
Floyd | 15: Backyard (CP1; 4:25)     8: Dead Zone (CP1; 3:12)     5: Time
Floyd | Lapse (VR2; 120:00)     6: Sound Test (SR; 0:21)     14: Squirrel Trap
Floyd | (CP2; 6:11)
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone needs to scratch an itch, so he types.
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... NHL   Anaheim Ducks 2
Floyd | Pittsburgh Penguins 7     San Jose Sharks 5  Buffalo Sabres 7
Floyd | Florida Panthers 7  Boston Bruins 7     NBA  Minnesota
Floyd | Timberwolves 90  Denver Nuggets 97     New Orleans Hornets 92  Phoenix
Floyd | Suns 87
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "talk to jenny" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > TALK TO JENNY
Floyd |
Floyd | "So how do you like IT?" Cochone says. "It seems to like you."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yeah, I'm a bit of a computer geek. My dad wanted me to be a cop. You
Floyd | believe that? Well, he wanted either me or my sister to be, but I have
Floyd | the size. Maybe 'cause he didn't have a son. His blood runs blue. I
Floyd | liked being a cop, but I think I like what I'm doing now more."
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ...
Floyd | Sequence:     A: 7. Kitchen (VR1; 5:22)     B: 12. Diary (VR1;
Floyd | 0:30)     C: 11. Chrysanthemum (CP2; 4:01)     D: 9. Locked Door (CP1;
Floyd | 3:52)
Floyd | E: 1. Google (CP3; 0:00)     F: 2. Basement (VR1; 7:33)     G: 10.
Floyd | Powerboat (SR; 120:00)     H: 13. Fight (CP2; 7:46)
Floyd | I: 4. Escape (CP1; 8:02)     J: 3. Torching (CP2; 0:17)
Floyd |
Floyd | Tracks:
Floyd | 5. Time Lapse (VR2; 120:00)     6. Sound Test (SR; 0:21)     8. Dead
Floyd | Zone (CP1; 3:12)     14. Squirrel Trap (CP2; 6:11)
Floyd | 15. Backyard (CP1; 4:25)
Floyd |

		
Floyd Common Commands: CUT [a track] FROM [a slot or playlist] | 		
Floyd PLAY [a track] or SEQUENCE or PLAYLIST | PUT [a track] IN [a slot or 		
Floyd playlist] | SLIDE [a track] LEFT or RIGHT [a number] | SWITCH [a 		
Floyd track] WITH [a track] 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Your playlist contains 13. Fight   4. Escape   3. Torching
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny must have turned the volume down, Cochone thinks.
Floyd | So she likes cutesy novelty songs, too Cochone thinks,
Floyd | Why am I not surprised?
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | So she likes cutesy novelty songs, too Cochone thinks,
Floyd | Why am I not surprised?
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x wheelchair" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X WHEELCHAIR
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone glances at Jenny. Her fingers dance over the laptop, her
Floyd | bracelet jiggling around one wrist . Her lunch, a bagel, is sitting on
Floyd | the desk behind her. Her cane leans against the wall and next to the
Floyd | window, which looks out into the quiet hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny is stuck in a wheelchair that is a bit too small for her lanky
Floyd | body. Cochone has pieced together parts of her story from other cops.
Floyd | She hasn't always needed the wheels and cane. She had walked the beat
Floyd | when she joined the force, but her career path had veered off course
Floyd | after her drunken boyfriend found her in his house with another guy.
Floyd | His response was bone shattering. Jenny was smart enough to leave Mr.
Floyd | Fists and join the IT department, advancing it into the 21st century
Floyd | with innovation that would make NASA envious.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone thinks that she doesn't look like a computer geek. She is
Floyd | slim, and she wears a stylish sleeveless shirt and skirt, which shows
Floyd | off most of her tanned legs. Her hair also exudes fashion and flash:
Floyd | long, copper, and curled at the bottom. And there's her rack, too. But
Floyd | she isn't pretty. Her facial features are pinched, and her lips are
Floyd | reddened to a shade that even vice cops would consider excessive.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x cane" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > X CANE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone glances at Jenny. Her fingers dance over the laptop, her
Floyd | bracelet jiggling around one wrist . Her lunch, a bagel, is sitting on
Floyd | the desk behind her. Her cane leans against the wall and next to the
Floyd | window, which looks out into the quiet hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny is stuck in a wheelchair that is a bit too small for her lanky
Floyd | body. Cochone has pieced together parts of her story from other cops.
Floyd | She hasn't always needed the wheels and cane. She had walked the beat
Floyd | when she joined the force, but her career path had veered off course
Floyd | after her drunken boyfriend found her in his house with another guy.
Floyd | His response was bone shattering. Jenny was smart enough to leave Mr.
Floyd | Fists and join the IT department, advancing it into the 21st century
Floyd | with innovation that would make NASA envious.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone thinks that she doesn't look like a computer geek. She is
Floyd | slim, and she wears a stylish sleeveless shirt and skirt, which shows
Floyd | off most of her tanned legs. Her hair also exudes fashion and flash:
Floyd | long, copper, and curled at the bottom. And there's her rack, too. But
Floyd | she isn't pretty. Her facial features are pinched, and her lips are
Floyd | reddened to a shade that even vice cops would consider excessive.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "bah."
Doug says (to Floyd), "tell jenny about sequence" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd | —
Floyd | > TELL JENNY ABOUT SEQUENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone rotates his chair around to face Jenny. "I have it. Let's get
Floyd | Nigel in here." He coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Great!" Jenny says with the widest smile she's had all afternoon.
Floyd | "I'll get him." She stands and reaches for her cane.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Watch it," Cochone says, rising to help her. "Are you sure you're
Floyd | okay?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes." Jenny stabilizes herself with the cane.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone wobbles, steps back, and places a hand on the handle of
Floyd | Jenny's wheelchair.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whoa," Jenny says. "Are you okay? Excitement too much?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone falls into the wheelchair. "Yeah. I'll wait here." He
Floyd | struggles for breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny frowns. "I'll be right back." She hobbles into the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What was that, Jenny?" Cochone mumbles as his lungs chase oxygen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nigel appears. He is saying something. "I said, 'are you okay?'"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure," Cochone says. Straightening, he tries to stand, but he teeters
Floyd | and falls back into the chair. "Just push me over to the desk, and
Floyd | I'll show you what we have."
Floyd |
Floyd | Nigel pushes Cochone up to the desk. Jenny watches with concern.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny and Nigel remain silent as Cochone clicks through the
Floyd | ten-segment  and short sequences.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay," Nigel says. "We're going to get you some medical attention.
Floyd | But based on what we've seen, we don't have a lot of time. What do you
Floyd | think we should do now?"
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tell nigel about gold powder" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd | —
Floyd | > TELL NIGEL ABOUT GOLD POWDER
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone struggles with his thoughts.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "really not sure what we're supposed to do there."
Doug says (to Floyd), "play sequence" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PLAY SEQUENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone tries to concentrate, to move.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Just relax, Steve," Nigel says. "Take a break if you need to. Has he
Floyd | been like this all afternoon, Jenny?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "He seemed a little sick when he got here this morning," Jenny says.
Floyd | "But he wasn't this bad."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone slumps. His head slams against the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny gasps.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone feels hands on his shoulders. Whispering. " ... Steve to the
Floyd | hospital ... " Nigel's voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | " ... Go with him ... " Jenny now. " ... Let you know ... "
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone blacks out.
Floyd |
Floyd | New England Journal of Medicine Jan. 25, 2015
Floyd | Hearing loss and paralysis associated with a novel airborne
Floyd | chemical agent
Floyd | Abstract: Over a period of three days, 14 emergency response
Floyd | personnel, including police and firefighters, were admitted to
Floyd | hospital with nausea, vomiting, headache, motor incordination, and
Floyd | syncope. They had been exposed to a synthetic compound while
Floyd | investigating an abandoned house in the Belle Bayou of New Orleans,
Floyd | Louisiana. All of the patients survived, but ten developed severe
Floyd | hearing loss and paralysis. Another woman, also found at the site,
Floyd | died two weeks after exposure. New York Post Mar. 12, 2015
Floyd | Hundreds die in subway attacks
Floyd | Hundreds of commuters were hurt or killed yesterday when canisters of
Floyd | AU879-98 were released in New York subways. This represents another in
Floyd | a series of similar attacks in major cities across the US. The
Floyd | Tunisian terrorist group Ansar al-Sharia says the attacks will
Floyd | continue ... The mysterious gold powder has not been identified ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***  ... And the story ends. Cochone's investigation
Floyd | leads to one of four outcomes, dependent upon what he can link
Floyd | together, if anything. You can only reach the finale by solving the
Floyd | ten-segment chain. Whether or not you solve the short chain, however,
Floyd | does influence the outcome. If you decide to play again, keep in mind
Floyd | that Jenny likes to be talked to, and the game recognizes some
Floyd | standard commands that don't apply to the "Sequitur" program when used
Floyd | with objects in Jenny's office. These include examine and listen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequitur includes bonus tracks: WHOLE STORY shows how all the
Floyd | footage fits together in one sequence; MUSICAL CUES describes the
Floyd | inspiration for sequitur; RECOMMENDATIONS suggests some other
Floyd | material you may enjoy. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, read the CREDITS, read the WHOLE STORY, read the MUSICAL
Floyd | CUES, or read the RECOMMENDATIONS?
Floyd | >

		Doug asks, "grr. so how do we get to the other three outcomes?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "whole story" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHOLE STORY
Floyd |
Floyd | The members of Chien Chaud, Chat Froid and the video
Floyd | producers arrive at the ostensibly abandoned house to shoot video for
Floyd | their latest album ("Kitchen"). The gang then splits up; Neo, Nickell,
Floyd | and Xeno explore outside ("Backyard" and "Dead Zone") while Argo and
Floyd | Salt scout the rooms for somewhere to set up their equipment
Floyd | ("Diary"). Neo and Xeno find Kiku ("Chrysanthemum") while Nickell
Floyd | places a camera outside to record the backyard ("Time Lapse"). Argo,
Floyd | Neo, and Xeno pass Nickell, who is entering the house, on their way to
Floyd | see Salt in the kitchen ("Locked Door"). Salt investigates the ring
Floyd | (which Neo found while urinating in the trees) and the diary contents
Floyd | ("Google"). Neo and Nickell decide to eat outside, where the latter
Floyd | sets up his audio recorder ("Sound Test"), and Neo discovers the
Floyd | injured squirrel has been exposed to the gold powder ("Squirrel
Floyd | Trap"). Despite exposure, the squirrel seems healthy.
Floyd |
Floyd | Salt convinces Argo and Xeno to break into the basement through the
Floyd | boarded-up windows, and they are attacked by Kiku's daughter
Floyd | ("Basement"). The startled blackbirds are caught by the audio
Floyd | recorder, which also picks up the arrival of the terrorists, Nickell
Floyd | retrieving the oar, and Kiku's daughter leaving in the boat with one
Floyd | of the terrorists ("Diary"). Neo has already returned to the house and
Floyd | tries to help Xeno, but the terrorists arrive ("Fight"). Xeno escapes,
Floyd | but Neo and Nickell are killed. Xeno runs up to Kiku's room where Kiku
Floyd | helps her escape out the window ("Escape"). The terrorists and Kiku's
Floyd | daughter decide to burn the laboratory before leaving ("Torching").
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, read the CREDITS, read the WHOLE STORY, read the MUSICAL
Floyd | CUES, or read the RECOMMENDATIONS?
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ohh right, we did see the band name. and their song title "White Phosphorous""
		DavidW says, "No idea. Maybe Jenny's sequence isn't quite right."
		Doug says, "yeah, huh, those sequences were very different from the ones we tried."
		Doug says, "oh wait, that's not a sequence-- it mentions Diary twice. Oh maybe that should be Powerboat"
		DavidW says, "I got the impression that the tall woman was Kiku's mother, not the other way around."
		DavidW says, "oh well. The difficulties of a pure text medium."
		Doug asks, "oh, so that was the real Kiku? why did the diary say that Kiku died in 1969?"
		DavidW says, "I would've liked some of the inferences to have been made more explicit, and some ability to examine things within scenes."
		Doug says, "I'm gonna try the sequences the way they are in the whole story"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone blinks and scratches his head. He realizes he never actually
Floyd | performed his last thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone blinks and scratches his head. He realizes he never actually
Floyd | performed his last thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone blinks and scratches his head. He realizes he never actually
Floyd | performed his last thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "clear sequence" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > CLEAR SEQUENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... The Sequence is now empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		DavidW says, "I think (again) there must've been two Kiku's."
Doug says (to Floyd), "put basement in a" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT BASEMENT IN A
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 2 has been inserted into
Floyd | slot A, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | A: 2. Basement
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone sighs and breathes deep.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put powerboat in b" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT POWERBOAT IN B
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 10 has been inserted into
Floyd | slot B, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 2. Basement   B: 10. Powerboat
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone needs to scratch an itch, so he types.
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... NHL   Anaheim Ducks 3
Floyd | Pittsburgh Penguins 7     San Jose Sharks 5  Buffalo Sabres 7
Floyd | Florida Panthers 7  Boston Bruins 7     NBA  Minnesota
Floyd | Timberwolves 94  Denver Nuggets 99     New Orleans Hornets 120
Floyd | Phoenix Suns 109
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put fight in c" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT FIGHT IN C
Floyd |
Floyd | Track 13 has been inserted into slot C, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 2. Basement   B: 10. Powerboat   C: 13. Fight
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put escape in d" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT ESCAPE IN D
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 4 has been inserted into
Floyd | slot D, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 2. Basement   B: 10. Powerboat   C: 13. Fight   D: 4.
Floyd | Escape
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone's legs begin to ache, and he shifts in his seat to releive the
Floyd | pressure.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put torching in e" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT TORCHING IN E
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 3 has been inserted into
Floyd | slot E, filling it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 2. Basement   B: 10. Powerboat   C: 13. Fight   D: 4.
Floyd | Escape   E: 3. Torching
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tell jenny about sequence" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd | —
Floyd | > TELL JENNY ABOUT SEQUENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone rotates his chair around to face Jenny. "I have it. Let's get
Floyd | Nigel in here." He coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Great!" Jenny says with the widest smile she's had all afternoon.
Floyd | "I'll get him." She stands and reaches for her cane.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Watch it," Cochone says, rising to help her. "Are you sure you're
Floyd | okay?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes." Jenny stabilizes herself with the cane.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone wobbles, steps back, and places a hand on the handle of
Floyd | Jenny's wheelchair.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whoa," Jenny says. "Are you okay? Excitement too much?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone falls into the wheelchair. "Yeah. I'll wait here." He
Floyd | struggles for breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny frowns. "I'll be right back." She hobbles into the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What was that, Jenny?" Cochone mumbles as his lungs chase oxygen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nigel appears. He is saying something. "I said, 'are you okay?'"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure," Cochone says. Straightening, he tries to stand, but he teeters
Floyd | and falls back into the chair. "Just push me over to the desk, and
Floyd | I'll show you what we have."
Floyd |
Floyd | Nigel pushes Cochone up to the desk. Jenny watches with concern.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny and Nigel remain silent as Cochone clicks through the
Floyd | ten-segment  and short sequences.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay," Nigel says. "We're going to get you some medical attention.
Floyd | But based on what we've seen, we don't have a lot of time. What do you
Floyd | think we should do now?"
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "hm."
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone blinks and scratches his head. He realizes he never actually
Floyd | performed his last thought.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask jenny for hints" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > ASK JENNY FOR HINTS
Floyd |
Floyd | "I need some fresh eyes on this," Cochone says. "Will you take a
Floyd | look?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay." Jenny wheells up beside the detective. She studies the
Floyd | computer screen. Her fingers dance along the keyboard.
Floyd | "It seems that "Torching" probably happened later than where you put
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		Doug says, "ok, I guess the 10/5 in WHOLE STORY are not the 10/5 sequence split."
		Doug says, "frustrating!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "ask jenny for opinion" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > ASK JENNY FOR OPINION
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone decides to just type "opinion" like Jenny suggested.
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... The screen lists the long
Floyd | Sequence:
Floyd |
Floyd | 7: Kitchen (VR1; 5:22)     12: Diary (VR1; 0:30)     11: Chrysanthemum
Floyd | (CP2; 4:01)     9: Locked Door (CP1; 3:52)     1: Google (CP3; 0:00)
Floyd | 2: Basement (VR1; 7:33)     10: Powerboat (SR; 120:00)     13: Fight
Floyd | (CP2; 7:46)     4: Escape (CP1; 8:02)     3: Torching (CP2; 0:17)
Floyd | Cochone then brings up the short sequence:
Floyd |
Floyd | 15: Backyard (CP1; 4:25)     8: Dead Zone (CP1; 3:12)     5: Time
Floyd | Lapse (VR2; 120:00)     6: Sound Test (SR; 0:21)     14: Squirrel Trap
Floyd | (CP2; 6:11)
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone hears ringing in his ears.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put 7 in a" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT 7 IN A
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 7 is now in Slot A. The
Floyd | sequence has shifted forward of slot A, filling in the nearest empty
Floyd | slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 2. Basement   C: 10. Powerboat   D: 13.
Floyd | Fight   E: 4. Escape   F: 3. Torching
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone sniffs, then rubs his eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put 12 in b" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT 12 IN B
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 12 is now in Slot B. The
Floyd | sequence has shifted forward of slot B, filling in the nearest empty
Floyd | slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 2. Basement   D: 10.
Floyd | Powerboat   E: 13. Fight   F: 4. Escape   G: 3. Torching
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put 11 in c" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT 11 IN C
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 11 is now in Slot C. The
Floyd | sequence has shifted forward of slot C, filling in the nearest empty
Floyd | slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 2.
Floyd | Basement   E: 10. Powerboat   F: 13. Fight   G: 4. Escape   H: 3.
Floyd | Torching
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone needs to scratch an itch, so he types.
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... NHL   Anaheim Ducks 4
Floyd | Pittsburgh Penguins 7     San Jose Sharks 6  Buffalo Sabres 7
Floyd | Florida Panthers 7  Boston Bruins 7     NBA  Minnesota
Floyd | Timberwolves 99  Denver Nuggets 107     New Orleans Hornets 128
Floyd | Phoenix Suns 115
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put 9 in d" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT 9 IN D
Floyd |
Floyd | Track 9 is now in Slot D. The sequence has shifted forward of slot D,
Floyd | filling in the nearest empty slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 2. Basement   F: 10. Powerboat   G: 13. Fight   H: 4.
Floyd | Escape   I: 3. Torching
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "put 1 in e" 		

Floyd ]                              sequitur
Floyd | —
Floyd | > PUT 1 IN E
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Sequitur is working ... Track 1 is now in Slot E. The
Floyd | sequence has shifted forward of slot E, filling in the nearest empty
Floyd | slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequence: A: 7. Kitchen   B: 12. Diary   C: 11. Chrysanthemum   D: 9.
Floyd | Locked Door   E: 1. Google   F: 2. Basement   G: 10. Powerboat   H:
Floyd | 13. Fight   I: 4. Escape   J: 3. Torching
Floyd |
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "tell jenny about sequence" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd | —
Floyd | > TELL JENNY ABOUT SEQUENCE
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone rotates his chair around to face Jenny. "I have it. Let's get
Floyd | Nigel in here." He coughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Great!" Jenny says with the widest smile she's had all afternoon.
Floyd | "I'll get him." She stands and reaches for her cane.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Watch it," Cochone says, rising to help her. "Are you sure you're
Floyd | okay?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes." Jenny stabilizes herself with the cane.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone wobbles, steps back, and places a hand on the handle of
Floyd | Jenny's wheelchair.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Whoa," Jenny says. "Are you okay? Excitement too much?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone falls into the wheelchair. "Yeah. I'll wait here." He
Floyd | struggles for breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny frowns. "I'll be right back." She hobbles into the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What was that, Jenny?" Cochone mumbles as his lungs chase oxygen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nigel appears. He is saying something. "I said, 'are you okay?'"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure," Cochone says. Straightening, he tries to stand, but he teeters
Floyd | and falls back into the chair. "Just push me over to the desk, and
Floyd | I'll show you what we have."
Floyd |
Floyd | Nigel pushes Cochone up to the desk. Jenny watches with concern.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny and Nigel remain silent as Cochone clicks through the
Floyd | ten-segment  and short sequences.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Okay," Nigel says. "We're going to get you some medical attention.
Floyd | But based on what we've seen, we don't have a lot of time. What do you
Floyd | think we should do now?"
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd | —
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone ponders the case.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd | —
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone ponders the case.
Floyd |
Floyd | —

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "stand up" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd | —
Floyd | > STAND UP
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone tries to concentrate, to move.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Just relax, Steve," Nigel says. "Take a break if you need to. Has he
Floyd | been like this all afternoon, Jenny?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "He seemed a little sick when he got here this morning," Jenny says.
Floyd | "But he wasn't this bad."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone slumps. His head slams against the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jenny gasps.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone feels hands on his shoulders. Whispering. " ... Steve to the
Floyd | hospital ... " Nigel's voice.
Floyd |
Floyd | " ... Go with him ... " Jenny now. " ... Let you know ... "
Floyd |
Floyd | Cochone blacks out.
Floyd |
Floyd | New England Journal of Medicine Jan. 25, 2015
Floyd | Hearing loss and paralysis associated with a novel airborne
Floyd | chemical agent
Floyd | Abstract: Over a period of three days, 14 emergency response
Floyd | personnel, including police and firefighters, were admitted to
Floyd | hospital with nausea, vomiting, headache, motor incordination, and
Floyd | syncope. They had been exposed to a synthetic compound while
Floyd | investigating an abandoned house in the Belle Bayou of New Orleans,
Floyd | Louisiana. All of the patients survived, but ten developed severe
Floyd | hearing loss and paralysis. Another woman, also found at the site,
Floyd | died two weeks after exposure. New York Post Mar. 12, 2015
Floyd | Hundreds die in subway attacks
Floyd | Hundreds of commuters were hurt or killed yesterday when canisters of
Floyd | AU879-98 were released in New York subways. This represents another in
Floyd | a series of similar attacks in major cities across the US. The
Floyd | Tunisian terrorist group Ansar al-Sharia says the attacks will
Floyd | continue ... The mysterious gold powder has not been identified ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ***  ... And the story ends. Cochone's investigation
Floyd | leads to one of four outcomes, dependent upon what he can link
Floyd | together, if anything. You can only reach the finale by solving the
Floyd | ten-segment chain. Whether or not you solve the short chain, however,
Floyd | does influence the outcome. If you decide to play again, keep in mind
Floyd | that Jenny likes to be talked to, and the game recognizes some
Floyd | standard commands that don't apply to the "Sequitur" program when used
Floyd | with objects in Jenny's office. These include examine and listen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sequitur includes bonus tracks: WHOLE STORY shows how all the
Floyd | footage fits together in one sequence; MUSICAL CUES describes the
Floyd | inspiration for sequitur; RECOMMENDATIONS suggests some other
Floyd | material you may enjoy. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, read the CREDITS, read the WHOLE STORY, read the MUSICAL
Floyd | CUES, or read the RECOMMENDATIONS?
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "ok, I give up."
		Doug says, "maybe we got it into a buggy state somehow and we can't get to the other outcomes"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure what could change in the finale, though."
		Doug says, "I guess I was hoping that the correct sequence would somehow make it more clear that the gold powder was toxic"
		DavidW asks, "There's nothing we can do or say to prevent the hospital deaths or the NY attacks, is there? Like, how would we tell anyone that the squirrel seemed to be immune to the gold stuff?"
		Doug says, "but hm, I guess most of it was already taken away in the boat before we even started the case"
		Doug says, "I'm puzzled about what we're supposed to do in the two turns after Nigel asks us what to do next"
		DavidW asks, "I dunno. Play a tape for emphasis?"
		Doug asks, "it seems like Cochone is also infected; maybe we have to find the source in the office?"
		DavidW says, "oh. hm."
Doug says (to Floyd), "recommendations" 		

Floyd ]                          Track 16: Finale
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RECOMMENDATIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | Fiction
Floyd |
Floyd | Faber, Michel. Under the Skin. Harcourt. 2000.
Floyd | Hawk, Rhodi. A Twisted Ladder. Forge Books. 2009.
Floyd | Ransom, Christopher. The Birthing House. St. Martin's Press.
Floyd | 2010.
Floyd | McEuen, Paul . Spiral. Headline Publishing Group. 2011.
Floyd | Morrison, Toni. Beloved. Alfred Knopf. 1987.
Floyd | Ozeki, Ruth L. My Year of Meats. Viking Press. 1998.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nonfiction
Floyd |
Floyd | Aldersey-Williams, Hugh. Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the
Floyd | Elements from Arsenic to Zinc. HarperCollins. 2011.
Floyd | Emsley, John. The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison.
Floyd | OUP Oxford. 2005.
Floyd | Kean, Sam. The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of
Floyd | Madness, Love, and the History of the Periodic Table of the
Floyd | Elements. Back Bay. 2011.
Floyd | Tucker, Jonathan B. War of Nerves. Pantheon Books. 2006.
Floyd |
Floyd | Films
Floyd |
Floyd | Antonioni, Michelangelo. Blowup. Michelangelo Antonioni and
Floyd | Tonino Guerra screenwriters. MGM. 1966.
Floyd | Ayer, David. End of Watch. David Ayer, screenwriter. Open
Floyd | Road Films. 2012.
Floyd | Coppola, Francis Ford. The Conversation. Francis Ford
Floyd | Coppola, screenwriter. Paramount Pictures. 1974.
Floyd | De Palma, Brian. Blow Out. Brian De Palma, screenwriter.
Floyd | Filmways Pictures.  1984.
Floyd | Dowdle, John Erick. Quarantine. Drew Dowdle and John Erick
Floyd | Dowdle, screenwriters. Screen Gems. 2008.
Floyd | Myrick, Daniel and Sanchez, Eduardo. The Blair Witch Project.
Floyd | Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, screenwriters. Artisan
Floyd | Entertainment. 1999.
Floyd |
Floyd | Interactive Fiction
Floyd |
Floyd | Reed, Aaron. 18 Cadence. Custom. 2013.
Floyd | Sandel, Colin and VanEseltine, Carolyn. One Eye Open. Glulx.
Floyd | 2010.
Floyd | Weiner, Matt. Friendly Companion. Zcode. 2013.
Floyd | All the entries in the 2014 ShuffleComp.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, read the CREDITS, read the WHOLE STORY, read the MUSICAL
Floyd | CUES, or read the RECOMMENDATIONS?
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "it looks like all three reviews of this also mention being befuddled and not getting anywhere"
		DavidW says, "Some of the placement does seem arbitrary. There's no way to tell, really, that Time Lapse goes anywhere within the narrative."
		Doug says, "alright, definitely need to hit the hay now. thanks for playing!"
		DavidW says, "Thanks to you too!"



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Light My Way Home by Caelyn Sandel (as 'Venus Hart')
As played on ifMUD on June 1, 2014

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 Light My Way Home written by Caelyn Sandel (as 'Venus Hart'). It was released as part of ShuffleComp 2014 and was one of the ten Commended games. 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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		Zach says, "I have to work. Don't play anything fun without me."
pollux arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Ghogg says, "quick play ALL THE FUN"
		Jacqueline says (to Ghogg), "It's polite to at least wait until he's gone."
Roger arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Deesix arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Deesix goes home. 		
Ghogg arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Ghogg is just watching, he has laundry to do 		Jacqueline asks, "So... Did you all play Truth and Sequitur at NF?"
		Ghogg says, "we did sequitur"
		Ghogg asks, "but I don't think we finished?"
Deesix arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jacqueline says, "Oh. You loaded Truth but didn't play it, I see."
		Jacqueline says, "I would prefer to play something pretty short today."
		Jacqueline says, "I have hundreds of pages of resumes to read."
Klaw arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
DavidW arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Marvin arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		DavidW asks, "oops, is it CF time already?"
inky arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline says, "I propose we play Light My Way Home, More, or Tea and Toast. I realize some of these have been played offline."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, I originally typed Tea and Toad, which would be a different game."
		Klaw says, "I'm here."
		DavidW says, "I haven't played Light My Way Home; I have played More and Tea and Toast."
		Jacqueline asks, "Anybody played LMWH?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Anybody played Light My Way Home?"
		Gerynar says, "I have"
		Jacqueline asks, "Klaw, how did your screen reader translate LMWH? Did it do it as four seperate letters? L M W H?"
		Gerynar says, "don't let that stop you folks though"
		Klaw says (to jacqueline), "No. I believe I forgot to quit Floyd from my last curses game."
		Jacqueline says (to Klaw), "Floyd isn't playing anything right now."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, let me load up LMWH"
perwil goes home. 		Klaw says (to jacqueline), "Thank goodness."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask lightmywayhome" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Your interpreter doesn't support volume control.
Floyd | Your interpreter doesn't support volume control.
Floyd | Your interpreter doesn't support sound reproduction.
Floyd | Your interpreter doesn't support sound reproduction.
Floyd | Light My Way Home
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Venus Hart
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 140512 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Hydro Corridor
Floyd | Vast metal towers stand in silhouette against the stars, backlit by
Floyd | the full moon. Their skeletal arms hold dozens of cables aloft between
Floyd | them, a dozen lines running across the sky like a great celestial
Floyd | loom. You feel energy play across them overhead. Little stands below.
Floyd | Carefully pruned vegetation, low to the ground, covers the undeveloped
Floyd | land beneath the towers.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a stump here, on which sits an old portable radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suburban housing stands in neat rows to the North and South. The flat
Floyd | micro-savannah of the corridor gives way to a tall field of grain to
Floyd | the East, and to the West is a small riverside park.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Klaw hugs Jacqueline 		Jacqueline says, "The sound, according to maga, is atmospheric and not strictly essential."
		Gerynar says, "he's right"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       2
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't know what you look like. You can't seem to see yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       3
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stump" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       4
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Pitted and cracked, this stump is older than many of the living trees
Floyd | nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "I don't know if this is technically Alan Wake fanfic, but it sure gives me that vibe for some reason"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x radio" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       5
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | An old radio with an empty cassette deck. It seems to be switched on,
Floyd | but the battery compartment on the back is missing its cover and its
Floyd | batteries as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Marvin has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Gerynar says, "although, if you folks play the game on your own, with a sound-capable 'terp, I recommend typing 'xyzzy'"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take radio" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       6
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't touch it and you're not sure why.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tower" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       7
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | The cable towers loom above, marking the path of the hydroelectric
Floyd | company's power corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       8
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't fly yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Klaw says (to jacqueline), "I read it as LMWH"
		Roger says, "Weirder and weirder"
		Jacqueline says (to Klaw), "Cool, thanks."
		DavidW says, "Interesting beginning."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x moon" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MOON
Floyd |
Floyd | The moon is bright tonight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Grain to east, park to west."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x wires" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       9
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WIRES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x vegetation" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       10
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VEGETATION
Floyd |
Floyd | Patches of grass and vegetation grow in sparse clumps throughout the
Floyd | cleared space of the Hydro Corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "feel energy" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       11
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FEEL ENERGY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't touch it and you're not sure why.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "feel me" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       12
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FEEL ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't touch it and you're not sure why.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "A-yup"
		DavidW says, "Can't touch that."
		Jacqueline says, "heehee"
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks for the earworm, DW. Well done."
		Jacqueline says, "Can't thouch that is HammerHit equivalent of a RickRoll."
		DavidW says, "hee. Shall we go east or west now? I think we've explored this location enough for now."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure. I don't care which."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Field                                                13
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Field
Floyd | The grain stalks stand over a meter tall, allowing you only a low
Floyd | vantage point across them. Gentle breezes set the surface of the field
Floyd | rippling like cloth.
Floyd |
Floyd | The field ends to the West, leading to an undeveloped section of the
Floyd | corridor. Further to the East you see a cluster of containers and
Floyd | haulage equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grain" 		

Floyd ]  Field                                                14
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Tall stalks of grain, waving gently in the breeze. You can barely see
Floyd | over them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search grain" 		

Floyd ]  Field                                                15
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH GRAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't touch it and you're not sure why.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat grain" 		

Floyd ]  Field                                                16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EAT GRAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the grain)
Floyd | You can't touch it and you're not sure why.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stomp alien circle" 		

Floyd ]  Field                                                16
Floyd | >
Floyd | > STOMP ALIEN CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
		DavidW asks, "East again?"
		Jacqueline says, "So, now we know we're not an alien."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               17
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tracks
Floyd | The grassy ground marking the hydro corridor ends abruptly at a large
Floyd | gravel lot within a copse of thick trees that blot out the sky. A
Floyd | forklift stands in the middle of the lot as though abandoned in the
Floyd | middle of its use. Near it is a standing floodlight. Miniature
Floyd | warehouses line the North side of the corridor. The trees have been
Floyd | cleared to the South, forming a field with several hay bales in a row.
Floyd | To the East, half a dozen sets of train tracks cluster together.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x forklift" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               18
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FORKLIFT
Floyd |
Floyd | The forklift stands alone and still.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hay" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               19
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Cylindrical bales of hay.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | The trees here are taller than elsewhere in the corridor, blotting out
Floyd | the sky.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x warehouse" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WAREHOUSE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to maga), "Please put on some music, I have MC Hammer stuck in my head."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x warehouses" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               20
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WAREHOUSES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x floodlight" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLOODLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of bright halogen lights on a stand. It doesn't appear to be
Floyd | plugged in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "plug in floodlight" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               21
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLUG IN FLOODLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb trees" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               22
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CLIMB TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't touch it and you're not sure why.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You approach the tracks, but the power running through them is
Floyd | overwhelming. You find yourself having to turn away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tracks" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRACKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "who am i" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               23
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WHO AM I
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Klaw says, "Whenever I put things in caps lock, it means they're separate letters or they are very important."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter trees" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               24
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd rather stay out here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouses                                           25
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Warehouses
Floyd | Small, makeshift warehouses stand here in a row. Most are little more
Floyd | than adapted shipping containers, each with heavy steel doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | A storage unit, older and larger than the other units is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh. I didn't think that would work."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x unit" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouses                                           26
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X UNIT
Floyd |
Floyd | This storage unit seems older, heavier, and a bit larger than the
Floyd | others here. Instead of doors that swing open, the unit has a
Floyd | retracting shutter controlled by a switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Klaw asks (of Jacqueline), "Did you get that last line from me and did the rest of ClubFloyd get it as well?"
		Jacqueline says (to Klaw), "Yes."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open unit" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouses                                           27
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN UNIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't touch it and you're not sure why.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push switch" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouses                                           28
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH SWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't touch it and you're not sure why.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x switch" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouses                                           29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | An electrical shutter controlled by a switch that powers it. You feel
Floyd | as though you can't touch the switch, but you think you could
Floyd | power the shutter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "flip switch with the power of my mind" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouses                                           29
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FLIP SWITCH WITH THE POWER OF MY MIND
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Also, oho"
		Klaw says, "Good."
		DavidW says, "I think it wants POWER as a verb."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "power switch" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouses                                           30
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POWER SWITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You feed energy to the shutter, and it flies open with a loud rattle.
Floyd |
Floyd | A huddled figure, crouched against the inside wall of the container,
Floyd | looks up with surprise as the shutter opens. The shutter squeals as it
Floyd | retracts fully, a loud buzz coming from the device.
Floyd |
Floyd | The person unfolds themself from their crouched position and stands
Floyd | slowly. You watch them, entranced. They are the most beautiful person
Floyd | you have ever seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Appearing slightly dazed, the beautiful person looks around the area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We might be able to power the radio the same way."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x person" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouses                                           31
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PERSON
Floyd |
Floyd | The most beautiful person you have ever seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beautiful person flicks the switch on the inside of the shipping
Floyd | container and frowns.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter container" 		

Floyd ]  Warehouses                                           32
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER CONTAINER
Floyd |
Floyd | You'd rather stay out here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beautiful person scans the area, brow knit.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful person wanders South, toward the gravel lot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Follow?"
		DavidW says, "Beautiful person can't see us."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "But yes, follow."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               33
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tracks
Floyd | The grassy ground marking the hydro corridor ends abruptly at a large
Floyd | gravel lot within a copse of thick trees that blot out the sky. A
Floyd | forklift stands in the middle of the lot as though abandoned in the
Floyd | middle of its use. Near it is a standing floodlight. Miniature
Floyd | warehouses line the North side of the corridor. The trees have been
Floyd | cleared to the South, forming a field with several hay bales in a row.
Floyd | To the East, half a dozen sets of train tracks cluster together.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a beautiful person here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beautiful person squints in the darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "power floodlight" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               34
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POWER FLOODLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel the energy dissipate from the shutter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The floodlight flares to life.
Floyd | The beautiful person blinks, momentarily blinded by the floodlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a moment, they regain their bearings and walk West, through the
Floyd | field of grain.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Field                                                35
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Field
Floyd | The grain stalks stand over a meter tall, allowing you only a low
Floyd | vantage point across them. Gentle breezes set the surface of the field
Floyd | rippling like cloth.
Floyd |
Floyd | The field ends to the West, leading to an undeveloped section of the
Floyd | corridor. Further to the East you see a cluster of containers and
Floyd | haulage equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh. We only power one thing at a time?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Yeah. And where did our beautiful peep go?"
		DavidW says, "s/he's faster than us."
		Jacqueline asks, "So just keep walking, you mean?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Where the radio is?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
		DavidW says, "Probably."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       36
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hydro Corridor
Floyd | Vast metal towers stand in silhouette against the stars, backlit by
Floyd | the full moon. Their skeletal arms hold dozens of cables aloft between
Floyd | them, a dozen lines running across the sky like a great celestial
Floyd | loom. You feel energy play across them overhead. Little stands below.
Floyd | Carefully pruned vegetation, low to the ground, covers the undeveloped
Floyd | land beneath the towers.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a stump here, on which sits an old portable radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suburban housing stands in neat rows to the North and South. The flat
Floyd | micro-savannah of the corridor gives way to a tall field of grain to
Floyd | the East, and to the West is a small riverside park.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a beautiful person here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beautiful person is playing with the radio, a frown marring their
Floyd | perfect face. They turn the radio off and on several times, sigh, and
Floyd | place the radio back on the stump. They stand and walk South, toward a
Floyd | ruined house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "power radio" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       37
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POWER RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel the energy dissipate from the floodlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio crackles to life, crooning a quiet ballad.
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "f s"
		Jacqueline says, "oops"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Ruin                                                 38
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ruin
Floyd | Rows of houses, similar but not the same, line the edge of the
Floyd | corridor. Amidst the intact houses, one ruin stands out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Little more than a burned-out husk, what was once a house is now
Floyd | little more than a foundation and debris, any furniture reduced to a
Floyd | lump of ash. A tall room fan lies on its side here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Hydro Corridor is to the North.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a beautiful person here.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you approach, you see the beautiful person lift the fan gingerly
Floyd | from the ground and set it upright. They dust off their hands, sigh,
Floyd | and lean on the top of the fan.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beautiful person perks up, hearing a faint sound in the distance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder if we can UNPOWER as well."
		DavidW says, "Or ABSORB."
		Jacqueline asks, "Are they going back to the radio, I wonder?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Ruin                                                 39
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beautiful person squints, trying to figure out whether the sound
Floyd | was real or imagined.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "oh. Perhaps we're a fairy that hasn't earned its wings yet?"
		Klaw says (to jacqueline), "Um, I don't knw how to say this but can I talk to you after ClubFloyd? And also I barely got here in time and I didn't have time to q greet the peolpe in the lounge."
		Jacqueline says (to Klaw), "I'll stick around a few minutes, but then I'll have to go. We can talk then."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Ruin                                                 40
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beautiful person turns toward the North.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful person walks North toward the sound of the music.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hydro Corridor
Floyd | Vast metal towers stand in silhouette against the stars, backlit by
Floyd | the full moon. Their skeletal arms hold dozens of cables aloft between
Floyd | them, a dozen lines running across the sky like a great celestial
Floyd | loom. You feel energy play across them overhead. Little stands below.
Floyd | Carefully pruned vegetation, low to the ground, covers the undeveloped
Floyd | land beneath the towers.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a stump here, on which sits an old portable radio. The radio
Floyd | plays a quiet tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suburban housing stands in neat rows to the North and South. The flat
Floyd | micro-savannah of the corridor gives way to a tall field of grain to
Floyd | the East, and to the West is a small riverside park.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a beautiful person here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beautiful person is crouched on the stump next to the radio. They
Floyd | take deep breaths, eyes closed, as they listen to the music.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf51" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       41
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "absorb power" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ABSORB POWER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unpower radio" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       41
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNPOWER RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess not."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x person" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       42
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PERSON
Floyd |
Floyd | The most beautiful person you have ever seen.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beautiful person is crouched on the stump next to the radio. They
Floyd | take deep breaths, eyes closed, as they listen to the music.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       43
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beautiful person is crouched on the stump next to the radio. They
Floyd | take deep breaths, eyes closed, as they listen to the music.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There's some locations we've skipped, I think."
		Jacqueline asks, "Yeah. I wonder... let's go turn on the fan so the radio shuts off?"
		DavidW asks, "We can do that, but why?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, the person just seems stuck here."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beautiful person is crouched on the stump next to the radio. They
Floyd | take deep breaths, eyes closed, as they listen to the music.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Fine, but we don't know what we want the person to do anyway."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I was assuming we would light their way home."
		Jacqueline says, "But admittedly that is an assumption"
		DavidW asks, "Beautiful person's way home? Not ours?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		Jacqueline shrugs.
		Jacqueline says, "But we could leave them here."
		Jacqueline says, "It kind of also seems like maybe we're supposed to leave them here."
		Jacqueline says, "But if we go elsewhere and power up something else, they will leave."
		DavidW says, "I agree that turning the radio off will probably get him/her to wander again."
		DavidW says, "I don't see it as a problem though."
		Jacqueline asks, "Which way would you like to go? S, then beyond?"
		DavidW says, "well, there's west of the radio and south of tracks that I'd like to see."
		Jacqueline says, "You seem less laggy today. Yay."
		Klaw says (to jacqueline), "I'm going to disconnect and play my game on the braillenote. I'll be back after ClubFloyd."
		Jacqueline says (to Klaw), "I may not be here."
Klaw goes home. 		DavidW says, "yeah, my speed is back today."
		DavidW says, "(scary thought: can we power the forklift?)"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, golly."
		Jacqueline shrugs. "Let's go see!"
		DavidW says, "feel free!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "f e" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       44
Floyd | >
Floyd | > F E
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Field                                                45
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Field
Floyd | The grain stalks stand over a meter tall, allowing you only a low
Floyd | vantage point across them. Gentle breezes set the surface of the field
Floyd | rippling like cloth.
Floyd |
Floyd | The field ends to the West, leading to an undeveloped section of the
Floyd | corridor. Further to the East you see a cluster of containers and
Floyd | haulage equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               46
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tracks
Floyd | The grassy ground marking the hydro corridor ends abruptly at a large
Floyd | gravel lot within a copse of thick trees that blot out the sky. A
Floyd | forklift stands in the middle of the lot as though abandoned in the
Floyd | middle of its use. Near it is a standing floodlight. Miniature
Floyd | warehouses line the North side of the corridor. The trees have been
Floyd | cleared to the South, forming a field with several hay bales in a row.
Floyd | To the East, half a dozen sets of train tracks cluster together.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "power forklift" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               47
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POWER FORKLIFT
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach out to the forklift, but you receive no response to your
Floyd | energy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Huh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x moon" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               48
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MOON
Floyd |
Floyd | The moon is obscured by thick foliage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh well"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "power moon" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               49
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POWER MOON
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach out to the moon, but you receive no response to your energy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "south?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hayfields                                            50
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hayfields
Floyd | This field is nearly empty, save for a few scattered hay bales.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bales" 		

Floyd ]  Hayfields                                            51
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BALES
Floyd |
Floyd | Cylindrical bales of hay.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bales" 		

Floyd ]  Hayfields                                            52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BALES
Floyd |
Floyd | Cylindrical bales of hay.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pwoer bales" 		

Floyd ]  Hayfields                                            52
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PWOER BALES
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "power bales" 		

Floyd ]  Hayfields                                            53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POWER BALES
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach out to the bales of hay, but you receive no response to your
Floyd | energy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "set bales on fire with my mind" 		

Floyd ]  Hayfields                                            53
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SET BALES ON FIRE WITH MY MIND
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "This is an interesting location."
		Jacqueline says, "Interesting in its lack of interest."
		DavidW asks, "Where can we go from here?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hayfields                                            54
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You fear getting lost if you go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hayfields                                            55
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You fear getting lost if you go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess just back north"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               56
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Tracks
Floyd | The grassy ground marking the hydro corridor ends abruptly at a large
Floyd | gravel lot within a copse of thick trees that blot out the sky. A
Floyd | forklift stands in the middle of the lot as though abandoned in the
Floyd | middle of its use. Near it is a standing floodlight. Miniature
Floyd | warehouses line the North side of the corridor. The trees have been
Floyd | cleared to the South, forming a field with several hay bales in a row.
Floyd | To the East, half a dozen sets of train tracks cluster together.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Tracks                                               57
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You approach the tracks, but the power running through them is
Floyd | overwhelming. You find yourself having to turn away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Field                                                58
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Field
Floyd | The grain stalks stand over a meter tall, allowing you only a low
Floyd | vantage point across them. Gentle breezes set the surface of the field
Floyd | rippling like cloth.
Floyd |
Floyd | The field ends to the West, leading to an undeveloped section of the
Floyd | corridor. Further to the East you see a cluster of containers and
Floyd | haulage equipment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       59
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hydro Corridor
Floyd | Vast metal towers stand in silhouette against the stars, backlit by
Floyd | the full moon. Their skeletal arms hold dozens of cables aloft between
Floyd | them, a dozen lines running across the sky like a great celestial
Floyd | loom. You feel energy play across them overhead. Little stands below.
Floyd | Carefully pruned vegetation, low to the ground, covers the undeveloped
Floyd | land beneath the towers.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a stump here, on which sits an old portable radio. The radio
Floyd | plays a quiet tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suburban housing stands in neat rows to the North and South. The flat
Floyd | micro-savannah of the corridor gives way to a tall field of grain to
Floyd | the East, and to the West is a small riverside park.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a beautiful person here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beautiful person is crouched on the stump next to the radio. They
Floyd | take deep breaths, eyes closed, as they listen to the music.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Suburb                                               60
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Suburb
Floyd | Rows of houses, similar but not the same, line the edge of the
Floyd | corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Hydro Corridor is to the South.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x houses" 		

Floyd ]  Suburb                                               61
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HOUSES
Floyd |
Floyd | Rows of two-story houses, not identical but similar enough that they
Floyd | all seem to blur together.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Ah, 'Murica."
		Jacqueline says, "Or, Canuckistan. Or even the UK. Cookie cutter houses have invaded them all."
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       62
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hydro Corridor
Floyd | Vast metal towers stand in silhouette against the stars, backlit by
Floyd | the full moon. Their skeletal arms hold dozens of cables aloft between
Floyd | them, a dozen lines running across the sky like a great celestial
Floyd | loom. You feel energy play across them overhead. Little stands below.
Floyd | Carefully pruned vegetation, low to the ground, covers the undeveloped
Floyd | land beneath the towers.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a stump here, on which sits an old portable radio. The radio
Floyd | plays a quiet tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suburban housing stands in neat rows to the North and South. The flat
Floyd | micro-savannah of the corridor gives way to a tall field of grain to
Floyd | the East, and to the West is a small riverside park.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a beautiful person here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beautiful person is crouched on the stump next to the radio. They
Floyd | take deep breaths, eyes closed, as they listen to the music.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Ruin                                                 63
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ruin
Floyd | Rows of houses, similar but not the same, line the edge of the
Floyd | corridor. Amidst the intact houses, one ruin stands out.
Floyd |
Floyd | Little more than a burned-out husk, what was once a house is now
Floyd | little more than a foundation and debris, any furniture reduced to a
Floyd | lump of ash. A tall room fan stands here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Hydro Corridor is to the North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "power fan" 		

Floyd ]  Ruin                                                 64
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POWER FAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel the energy dissipate from the radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | Upright and pointed directly at the ash-covered hulk, the fan
Floyd | immediately kicks up a storm of gray particulate.
Floyd |
Floyd | After only a few moments, most of the ash is gone. An end table is
Floyd | revealed, on which sits a framed photo and a lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ooo"
		Jacqueline says, "Indeed."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x photo" 		

Floyd ]  Ruin                                                 65
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | A framed photo. One of the people in the photo is the beautiful person
Floyd | you found. The other is familiar, but you don't know that you know
Floyd | them.
Floyd |
Floyd | The photo makes you feel strange.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "power lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Ruin                                                 66
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POWER LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel the energy dissipate from the fan.
Floyd | The fan stops blowing, its blades winding down to a gradual stop.
Floyd | The lamp flares to life, illuminating the photo.
Floyd | A beautiful person returns from the North.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beautiful person sees that the lamp has come on and walks to the
Floyd | end table. They bend down slightly and pick up the framed photo. They
Floyd | use their sleeve to wipe some of the ash from the surface. They look
Floyd | at the photo for several moments.
Floyd |
Floyd | Covering their face with one hand, they hurry North.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay, I apologize for diswaying you earlier."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, north?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Please?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       67
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hydro Corridor
Floyd | Vast metal towers stand in silhouette against the stars, backlit by
Floyd | the full moon. Their skeletal arms hold dozens of cables aloft between
Floyd | them, a dozen lines running across the sky like a great celestial
Floyd | loom. You feel energy play across them overhead. Little stands below.
Floyd | Carefully pruned vegetation, low to the ground, covers the undeveloped
Floyd | land beneath the towers.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a stump here, on which sits an old portable radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suburban housing stands in neat rows to the North and South. The flat
Floyd | micro-savannah of the corridor gives way to a tall field of grain to
Floyd | the East, and to the West is a small riverside park.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a beautiful person here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The most beautiful person you have ever seen weeps silently, clutching
Floyd | a photo to their chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "power radio" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       68
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POWER RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel the energy dissipate from the lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio crackles to life, crooning a quiet ballad.
Floyd | The most beautiful person you have ever seen weeps silently, clutching
Floyd | a photo to their chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Golly. This is awkward."
		Jacqueline asks, "Now what?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), " x photo" 		

Floyd ]  Hydro Corridor                                       69
Floyd | >
Floyd | >  X PHOTO
Floyd |
Floyd | A framed photo. One of the people in the photo is the beautiful person
Floyd | you found. The other is familiar, but you don't know that you know
Floyd | them.
Floyd |
Floyd | The photo makes you feel strange.
Floyd |
Floyd | The most beautiful person you have ever seen weeps silently, clutching
Floyd | a photo to their chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful person walks away to the West.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "follow"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, they left."
		Jacqueline says, "Wasn't expecting that."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 70
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | At the feet of the cable-bearing towers stands a little park, cleared
Floyd | grass leading to the bank of a river. The river is so slow-moving as
Floyd | to seem still, its glassy surface reflecting the moon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cables of the hydro corridor stretch West over the water, and East
Floyd | toward a clearing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a beautiful person here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The beautiful person turns their tear-streaked face up toward the
Floyd | moon, still clutching the photo to their chest, and closes their eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel yourself grow lighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to Floyd), "power person" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 71
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POWER PERSON
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach out to a beautiful person, but you receive no response to
Floyd | your energy.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel yourself grow lighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Are we a spirit?"
		pollux says, "I thought it was obvious that we're the other person in the picture, who is dead."
		DavidW says, "I'm thinking the ghost of who's in the photo."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah"
		DavidW says, "I think we should try x river, x moon, up."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x river" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RIVER
Floyd |
Floyd | A still, glassy expanse of water.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel yourself grow lighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The most beautiful person you have ever seen gently pulls the photo
Floyd | away from their chest and sets it on the ground, face up. They lean
Floyd | back to lie on the ground and take a deep breath, which they let out
Floyd | slowly.
Floyd | You feel yourself let go.
Floyd | Your interpreter doesn't support sound stopping.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You are gone. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says, "..." 		
DavidW has disconnected. 		
DavidW has connected. 		Jacqueline says, "er, ..."
		DavidW says, "My connection dropped as we won."
		pollux says, "I'm not sure if we even won."
		Jacqueline says, "I think we did win."
		Gerynar says, "I think we did as well."
		DavidW says, "Try undo and up, then."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 71
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Park
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Park                                                 72
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You cannot cross the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel yourself grow lighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The most beautiful person you have ever seen gently pulls the photo
Floyd | away from their chest and sets it on the ground, face up. They lean
Floyd | back to lie on the ground and take a deep breath, which they let out
Floyd | slowly.
Floyd | You feel yourself let go.
Floyd | Your interpreter doesn't support sound stopping.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You are gone. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I get the feeling that we were earth-bound because beautiful couldn't let us go?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Jacqueline asks, "But why were they locked in a cargo container?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or a storage bin or whatever it was?"
		Jacqueline says, "Basically, I am not sure what I just played, but I liked it."
		Gerynar says, "their house burned down, and they had nowhere else to go"
		Gerynar says, "I think we did as well."
		Gerynar says, "I think. (stupid autocomplete)"
		DavidW says (to Gerynar), "yeah, seems possible."
		DavidW says, "re house burning."
		Gerynar says, "and for some reason, there was no power available"
		Jacqueline says, "So, yeah. That was surreal and fun."
		Gerynar says, "I think the music really helped with the mood"
		DavidW says, "If there was an award for Best Corridor, this game would win."
		Jacqueline says, "I am thinking of firing it up to experience that, yeah."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "This was one of the ten commended ShuffleComp games, yeah."
Ghogg goes home. 		DavidW asks, "It was indeed a worthy game. So, is that it for today. Short and bittersweet?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I think so."


*** LATER ***

		Jacqueline says, "Also, hahaha jut typed Xyzzy in the offline version of this game."
		Gerynar says, "heh...took me by suprise when I tried it"
		Jacqueline says, "I am assuming that that artist has given up enforcing copyright for that song."
		Jacqueline says, "According to wikipedia, this person 'has earned almost no money from the meme, receiving only US$12 in royalties from YouTube for his performance share.'



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NightFloyd Transcript:
Professor Frank by Laurence Kilday
As played on ifMUD on June 5, 2014

Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Unlike ClubFloyd, NightFloyd often takes on significantly larger works of interactive fiction, knowing going in that each one will take multiple sessions (but not always, as you'll see in this transcript). NightFloyd is also a bit more informal than ClubFloyd in that it's only announced on the ifMUD #clubfloyd bulletin board, and the time shifts around to meet player's schedules far more than ClubFloyd does. NightFloyd is organized by genericgeekgirl, aka Adri.

Below is a transcript of Professor Frank written by Laurence Kilday. It was an entry in the 2011 Interactive Fiction Competition, in which it took 34th 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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		genericgeekgirl says, "You have 13 minutes to agree on a game."
		Zach panics
		McMartin says, "I am still at work and have things to do :("
		McMartin says, "Perhaps I will merely sit in the corner and watch terrible things happen"
		Zach asks (of DavidW), "Watcha think?"
		DavidW says, "I haven't played Prof Frank, I think. Could try that one."
		DavidW says, "I'm lagging really badly, though. I may have to sit out the session and try to kibitz."
You say (to Floyd), "load sleepmask pfrank" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | PROFESSOR FRANK
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Laurence Kilday
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 111103 / Inform 7 build 5U92 (I6/v6.31 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | PROFESSOR
Floyd | FRANK'S MYSTERIOUS ADVENTURE !!
Floyd | STRANGE HAPPENINGS IN THE AULDTOON PUBLIC LIBRARY AFTER THE
Floyd | ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR FRANK  FALLS ASLEEP AND GETS LOCKED IN THE
Floyd | LIBRARY. THE SCOTTISH PROFESSOR IS AN INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS
Floyd | BIOLOGIST, AN EXPERT ON THOSE TINY AMPHIBIOUS CREATURES......THE
Floyd | NEWTS!!  HE IS, UNFORTUNATELY, FAIRLY DIM-WITTED ABOUT EVERYTHING
Floyd | ELSE.
Floyd | What! You do not know how to play this game?  Just use the
Floyd | commands INFO or ABOUT or HOW TO, to get lots of information, tips,
Floyd | suggestions, and clues on how to play "Professor Frank". In each room
Floyd | use HELP to get specific help. What! You are not Scottish? There are
Floyd | some Scots words, and some particularly Scottish things in the game,
Floyd | but you will be able to guess the meanings, and the professor soon
Floyd | acquires a companion ( fairly dim-witted as well), whom you can ask
Floyd | about lots of things that appear in the game.
Floyd | (Complaints, moans, quibbles to:
Floyd | laurie-ok@hotmail.com)
Floyd | Professor Frank  Version 16.  Copyright 2011    This
Floyd | game was created using INFORM 7.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Reading Room
Floyd | Professor Frank, an absent minded academic, has fallen asleep in the
Floyd | Auldtoon public library on Saturday afternoon, and has been locked in.
Floyd | He wakes up and looks around him. How will the daft old coot get out?
Floyd | The red door is to the south and the white door to the west, and an
Floyd | opening to the east. In the room there is a table, and a large window
Floyd | lets in light. On the floor is the Professor's briefcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the brown table are a science magazine, a green book and a red
Floyd | book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "The newts! The newts!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "magazine" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAGAZINE
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x magazine" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MAGAZINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank has been looking through the British Journal of Biology, but,
Floyd | much to his disappointment, there are no articles about newts, or any
Floyd | other types of amphibious creatures, in this month's edition.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take magazine" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MAGAZINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x green" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The book is Professor Frank's masterwork, which he is revising for a
Floyd | new edition. The title of the book is: "The Life-Cycle of the Greater
Floyd | Crested Cannibal Newts of Loch Lomond  (Amphibius Maximus Crestus
Floyd | Autophagus  Lomondensis). "
Floyd | >

		McMartin says, "One of the things I liked about this was the notion of RESCUES"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x red" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RED
Floyd |
Floyd | (the red door)
Floyd | The red door is locked. Frank should explore the areas he can get to
Floyd | and look for the key. If he cannot find the key he can examine the
Floyd | door again, and perhaps will get some help!!
Floyd |  Frank sees nothing unusual about the red door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x red book" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RED BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The book is called, "Alice Through the Looking Glass." Even Professor
Floyd | Frank has read this already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "red this, brown that, white here, red there, ... what colour are you, Professor?"
		McMartin says, "He is Frank-colored."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank is the distinguished Professor of Biology at the Scottish
Floyd | University of Science, and is one of the world's leading experts on
Floyd | those tiny creatures, the newts, those little amphibians who live in
Floyd | ponds and lochs, close cousins of the frogs. Professor Frank's
Floyd | masterwork, which he is revising for a new edition, is his book, "The
Floyd | Life-Cycle of the Greater Crested Cannibal Newts of Loch Lomond
Floyd | (Amphibius Maximus Crestus Autophagus  Lomondensis). "
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | green book: Taken.
Floyd | red book: Taken.
Floyd | white door: That's hardly portable.
Floyd | red door: That's hardly portable.
Floyd | brown table: That's hardly portable.
Floyd | briefcase: the Professor tries to lift his briefcase, but a malicious
Floyd | schoolboy has used superglue to stick it to the floor while Frank was
Floyd | asleep.
Floyd | large window: That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "x briefcase" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BRIEFCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see inside, since the briefcase is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open briefcase" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BRIEFCASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the briefcase, revealing the blue radio and a beetle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "x beetle" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BEETLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The beetle is certainly not alive. It is a tiny stone beetle, made of
Floyd | polished granite.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "eat beetle" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT BEETLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's plainly inedible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x radio" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | The blue radio is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on radio" 		
You say (to Floyd), "turn on radio" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank switches on the blue radio and hears: "We interrupt your
Floyd | listening here on Radio Borders to bring you this important police
Floyd | announcement:  Lothian and Borders Police have issued a warning to
Floyd | motorists that there are sheep loose on the main carriageway near
Floyd | Ashkirk; look out for sheep on the A7 road near Ashkirk." Professor
Floyd | Frank himself is from Glasgow, where of course there are no sheep.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON RADIO
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank appears to have broken the radio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Heh."
		Zach says, "Of course"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Exploding sheep?"
You say (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a red book
Floyd |   a green book
Floyd |   a science magazine
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "x white" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WHITE
Floyd |
Floyd | The white door is locked. Frank should explore the areas he can get to
Floyd | and look for the key. (HINT: try going through red door before white
Floyd | door).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Professors should read books. I know this from tv!"
You say (to Floyd), "read green" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ GREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The book is Professor Frank's masterwork, which he is revising for a
Floyd | new edition. The title of the book is: "The Life-Cycle of the Greater
Floyd | Crested Cannibal Newts of Loch Lomond  (Amphibius Maximus Crestus
Floyd | Autophagus  Lomondensis). "
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "read red" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ RED
Floyd |
Floyd | (the red book)
Floyd | The book is called, "Alice Through the Looking Glass." Even Professor
Floyd | Frank has read this already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "professors should write books. I know this from people griping about tenure politics"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I like it when read and examine give different answers :("
You say (to Floyd), "write book" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > WRITE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "write book about newts" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > WRITE BOOK ABOUT NEWTS
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		McMartin says, "Not in Scotland, apparently"
McMartin says (to Floyd), "profess about newts" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > PROFESS ABOUT NEWTS
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the large window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "wake up" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAKE UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The dreadful truth is, this is not a dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "go back to sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO BACK TO SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank cannot get out of the library that way. The window is a sealed
Floyd | double-glazed unit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "break window" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd |  Professor Frank is behaving badly !
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "\o/"
		Zach says, "mmm double-glazed window"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Reading Room
Floyd | This is the Reading Room in the Auldtoon public library. The red door
Floyd | is to the south and the white door to the west, and an opening to the
Floyd | east. In the room there is a table, and a large window lets in light.
Floyd | On the floor is the Professor's briefcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "East?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x opening" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OPENING
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Alcove
Floyd | Frank finds himself in an alcove. To the west is the Reading Room.
Floyd | Frank sees a green door to the north and also a blue door to south. A
Floyd | red notice is fixed to the blue door, and there is a small cage in the
Floyd | corner of the room.  A hoarse voice says: "Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of
Floyd | rum."
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "read notice" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd |         DOPPELGANGER LABORATORY
Floyd |         DIRECTOR: DOCTOR JEKYLL
Floyd |   SCIENTIST: DOCTOR MIA HEIDBANGER
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "x cage" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | The professor can see a large brightly coloured parrot in the  cage.
Floyd | A little metal plate on the cage says:" My name is Captain Flint."
Floyd | Frank vaguely remembers reading "Treasure Island " by Robert Louis
Floyd | Stevenson.....yes, Captain Flint was the name of Long John Silver's
Floyd | parrot, but that was only a work of fiction! The parrot hops out of
Floyd | his cage and starts to follow Frank. Now the professor has a
Floyd | companion. Since some parrots can talk, perhaps Captain Flint can help
Floyd | Frank to get out of the library.
Floyd | To ask a person (or a talking animal like Captain Flint, or perhaps a
Floyd | talking thing like a telephone or a computer with a speaker)
Floyd | something, the format is ASK A ABOUT B, so FRANK could try ASK PARROT
Floyd | ABOUT LIBRARY, ASK CAPTAIN FLINT ABOUT HELP, ASK PARROT ABOUT NEWTS,
Floyd | etc. The parrot may know more than Frank about what is happening!
Floyd | NOTE: when Captain Flint is the only character in the same place as
Floyd | the professor, you can simply type ASK ABOUT NEWTS/ASK ABOUT LIBRARY
Floyd | etc, and the program "knows" you (Professor Frank) are asking Captain
Floyd | Flint. If there is more than one character with Professor Frank you
Floyd | need to use the longer version of ASK including the name of the
Floyd | character that you want to answer the question. (ASK FLINT ABOUT
Floyd | COMPUTER etc.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Yiss."
You say (to Floyd), "eat parrot" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT PARROT
Floyd |
Floyd | He's plainly inedible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
McMartin says (to Floyd), "X PARROT" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PARROT
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank looks at the parrot, but it look just like any other parrot.
Floyd | Frank, of course, knows nothing about parrots, only newts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kiss parrot" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS PARROT
Floyd |
Floyd | Keep your mind on the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "ask about newts" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT NEWTS
Floyd |
Floyd | The parrot tells Frank: "I dined on newts several times, when I could
Floyd | not find anything else to eat, but they are not very tasty and
Floyd | normally I only eat bird seed." Frank is horrified; surely Captain
Floyd | Flint could not have eaten some of the very rare Greater Crested
Floyd | Cannibal Newts of Loch Lomond! The tiny creatures that Frank has
Floyd | studied all of his working life as a biologist!
Floyd | >

		McMartin says, "This is an X PARROT command"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask about corknuts" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT CORKNUTS
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "pet parrot" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > PET PARROT
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask about white door" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT WHITE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "ask about rum" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT RUM
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask about green door" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT GREEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open green door" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GREEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the green door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open cage" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | A little metal plate on the cage says:" My name is Captain Flint ".
Floyd | Now that the parrot has come out of the cage, you can see a gold ring
Floyd | there which was not visible before !
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RING
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the gold ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "take ring" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RING
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "wear ring" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR RING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't wear that!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "ask about ring" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT RING
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put ring on parrot" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RING ON PARROT
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on Captain Flint would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Except beauty!"
		genericgeekgirl says, "So pretty~"
		McMartin says, "Apparently we want to put the ring on as a hat"
Zach says (to Floyd), "L" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Alcove
Floyd | Frank finds himself in an alcove. To the west is the Reading Room.
Floyd | Frank sees a green door to the north and also a blue door to south. A
Floyd | red notice is fixed to the blue door, and there is a small cage in the
Floyd | corner of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Captain Flint here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take flint" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FLINT
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't suppose Captain Flint would care for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "flint, go north" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > FLINT, GO NORTH
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Flint has better things to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "give flint a cracker" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE FLINT A CRACKER
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
[tangent] McMartin says, "I hadn't seen the 'new' Floyd formatting before. It's really slick" 		genericgeekgirl asks, "Onward?"
		DavidW says, "ask parrot about treasure"
[tangent] Olly asks, "New Floyd formatting?" 		
You say (to Floyd), "ask about treasure" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT TREASURE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "kill flint" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL FLINT
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		McMartin says, "Stunned to silence!"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh no."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Pick a door, any door. (Green, since we opened it?)"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Staffroom
Floyd | Now the professor is in the room where the library staff take their
Floyd | breaks.  There is a spiral staircase leading upwards, and to the south
Floyd | is the green door. There is a kitchen table, a fridge, and a computer
Floyd | in the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the kitchen table is the red jar.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank's avian companion flutters in after him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "x jar" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see inside, since the red jar is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "open jar" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN JAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the red jar, revealing Honey.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "eat honey" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT HONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, Professor Frank does not have a runcible spoon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "give honey to flint" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE HONEY TO FLINT
Floyd |
Floyd | The parrot does not like honey." I want some birdseed," says Captain
Floyd | Flint." That is what parrots eat."
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pour honey on parrot" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR HONEY ON PARROT
Floyd |
Floyd | The Honey is not open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Lies."
		McMartin says, "Not at all!"
You say (to Floyd), "take honey" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE HONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open honey" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN HONEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		McMartin says, "The honey *jar* is open"
		McMartin says, "But the honey itself is not"
You say (to Floyd), "open fridge" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the blue fridge, revealing a spicy haggis, a tattie scone and
Floyd | a Forfar bridie.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		McMartin says, "That's science, that is"
You say (to Floyd), "x bridie" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BRIDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Why don't you ask the parrot about that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "ask about bridie" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT BRIDIE
Floyd |
Floyd | The parrot replies: "A delicious looking bridie! Bridies are a type of
Floyd | Scottish food, pastry filled with minced beef and onion. Very tasty! "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Or you could have, I dunno, showed me the damn description like I asked for."
You say (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Flint: I don't suppose Captain Flint would care for that.
Floyd | spicy haggis: Taken.
Floyd | tattie scone: Taken.
Floyd | Forfar bridie: Taken.
Floyd | red jar: Taken.
Floyd | spiral staircase: That's hardly portable.
Floyd | green door: That's hardly portable.
Floyd | red computer: That's hardly portable.
Floyd | blue fridge: That's hardly portable.
Floyd | kitchen table: That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		McMartin says, "So much for only eating birdseed"
You say (to Floyd), "x scone" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Why don't you ask the parrot about that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "ask about scone" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT SCONE
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Flint says: " Tattie scones are a favourite of Scottish
Floyd | people, fried with bacon, eggs, sausages, black pudding, and white
Floyd | pudding for a delicious, healthy, and nutritious full Scottish
Floyd | breakfast."
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "ask about haggis" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT HAGGIS
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Flint says: "A haggis can be very useful here in the CLOSED
Floyd | LIBRARY. There are people who roam about here when the library is
Floyd | closed, who are particularly fond of a delicious haggis. Perhaps you
Floyd | should take the haggis with you."
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh good."
		genericgeekgirl slips it right into our pocket. Ew.
		DavidW says, "Bet Flint knows the password to the computer."
		DavidW says, "(good grief, I'm lagging so very very badly)"
You say (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The computer is not switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "turn on computer" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Some text appears on the computer screen.  " Beware of the
Floyd | plutonium."  Frank asks himself: " What does that mean?"
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I don't know, but I bet Flint does!"
You say (to Floyd), "ask flint about plutonium" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK FLINT ABOUT PLUTONIUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The parrot says he thinks a plutonium is a person from the distant
Floyd | country of Plutonia.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I bet he likes Haggis."
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Staffroom
Floyd | Now the professor is in the room where the library staff take their
Floyd | breaks.  There is a spiral staircase leading upwards, and to the south
Floyd | is the green door. There is a kitchen table, a fridge, and a computer
Floyd | in the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Captain Flint here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank looks at the table and on it he sees nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a blue card lying on the floor. The professor picks it up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x card" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CARD
Floyd |
Floyd |         OIKOS HOME SECURITY DEVICES
Floyd |  SECURE LAUNDRY FACILITIES NOW INSTALLED
Floyd |             SECURITY CODE  7788
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | There are some words on the  computer screen.  " Beware of the
Floyd | plutonium." "What does that mean?", Frank asks himself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "use computer" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask about computer" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Flint says: "I am a parrot Frank. What do parrots know about
Floyd | computers?  Perhaps there is something inside it?
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Uh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "open computer" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in computer" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn off computer" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the red computer off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on computer" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Some text appears on the computer screen.  " Beware of the
Floyd | plutonium."  Frank asks himself: " What does that mean?"
Floyd | >

		Allen asks, "so what's this awseome new floydness?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | Yellow Room
Floyd | Frank is now in a room with yellow painted walls. There is a black
Floyd | desk, and a mirror on the north side of the room. The spiral staircase
Floyd | winds downwards. There is a gray door to the east.
Floyd | "I have not had anything to eat for more than 120 years, ever since  I
Floyd | was created by Robert Louis Stevenson, Frank," says Captain Flint.
Floyd | "All the people in Treasure Island have lots of meals, but no one ever
Floyd | thinks to feed the parrot! See if you can find me some birdseed."
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bird  follows Frank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Allen says, "oh a bar"
		Allen asks, "can we play inform tetris with this?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a red drawer in the black desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "open drawer" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the red drawer, revealing the electric torch and the blue
Floyd | box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "take torch" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "turn on torch" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank switches on the torch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "turn off torch" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank switches off the torch.
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the electric torch off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The blue box  has a label which reads: "Cage Birds Love  Caledonian
Floyd | Bird Seed, with vitamins  and minerals added. A favourite of budgies,
Floyd | canaries, and parrots everywhere."
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Yay!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "give box to parrot" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BOX TO PARROT
Floyd |
Floyd | The parrot refuses to take the blue box. He looks at Frank: "The box
Floyd | is closed, professor! Did you not notice that I do not have any hands;
Floyd | because I have wings; because I am a bird! How am I supposed to open
Floyd | the box?? Wake up, Frank, you dozy old geezer!"
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "increase score by 9000; end story finally saying "You found the birdseed!""
You say (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | There is birdseed in the blue box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "give birdseed to flint" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BIRDSEED TO FLINT
Floyd |
Floyd | The parrot munches all the tasty birdseed. "I feel much better now,"
Floyd | says Flint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "So glad."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | The mirror is against the north wall of the room. Frank peers into it,
Floyd | and of course only sees his reflection.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask about mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK ABOUT MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Flint  says: "I think there is something strange about that
Floyd | mirror."
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "break mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since the mirror is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "touch mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask mirror about parrot" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MIRROR ABOUT PARROT
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Yellow Room
Floyd | Frank is now in a room with yellow painted walls. There is a black
Floyd | desk, and a mirror on the north side of the room. The spiral staircase
Floyd | winds downwards. There is a gray door to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Captain Flint here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since the gray door is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank opens the gray door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Room
Floyd | A long dim room stretches ahead of Frank. A striped door is to the
Floyd | east with a notice stuck to it, and the gray door to the west.  Frank
Floyd | sees a large black cabinet against the wall, and a white toy rabbit.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the white toy rabbit here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bird zooms through the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "x rabbit" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RABBIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The professor looks at the rabbit, thinking it might be a strange kind
Floyd | of furry newt. On the back of the rabbit he notices a zipper.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "unzip rabbit" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNZIP RABBIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the rabbit.  Inside you see a glass key!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That could be useful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the glass key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read notice" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd |  The Professor reads the notice which says
Floyd | "Doctor Jekyll's Science Laboratory. DO NOT ENTER. Doppelganger
Floyd | experiment in progress."
Floyd |  Frank wonders what this is all about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large black cabinet against the wall. The cabinet is
Floyd | closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank pulls open the door of the cabinet and a large ugly man bursts
Floyd | out of it!!
Floyd | "It is the horrible Big Scunner, a nasty character from Glasgow," the
Floyd | parrot tells Frank.
Floyd | "Look at at that strangely coloured chicken," says The  Big Scunner,
Floyd | pointing at Captain Flint , who is perched upon Frank's shoulder.
Floyd | "That bird will do for a nice chicken curry for supper."
Floyd | "Squawk! Squawk!", cries Captain Flint, and launches himself into the
Floyd | air, where he flies around up near the ceiling of the room, as The Big
Floyd | Scunner tries in vain to catch him. The Big Scunner cannot leap high
Floyd | enough.
Floyd | "You there, you little pipsqueak, what gift have you got for me?" ,
Floyd | The Big Scunner asks  Frank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "okay, so you found the bird seed. I ditto ggg's yay."
You say (to Floyd), "give haggis to scunner" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE HAGGIS TO SCUNNER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Big Scunner doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give big scunner a knuckle sandwich" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BIG SCUNNER A KNUCKLE SANDWICH
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "give flint to scunner" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE FLINT TO SCUNNER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Big Scunner doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask scunner about gift" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK SCUNNER ABOUT GIFT
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | Too late now. The Big Scunner charges at the professor and throws him
Floyd | into the black cabinet, locking the door! What does Frank do now?
Floyd | There is nothing he can do! But the Professor Frank Emergency Rescue
Floyd | Squad arrives to rescue Frank. (You can check at top of screen on
Floyd | right, how many "rescues" Frank has left.) As the team help Frank out
Floyd | of that horrible dark cabinet and drag The Big Scunner away, a silver
Floyd | key falls to the floor. Frank picks it up. It may come in useful.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |  Frank has used up one of his  rescues !! He has 7 rescues left.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Uh, ok."
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar asks, "whatcha all playin'?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "give jar to scunner" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE JAR TO SCUNNER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Big Scunner doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | Too late now. The Big Scunner charges at the professor and throws him
Floyd | into the black cabinet, locking the door! What does Frank do now?
Floyd | There is nothing he can do! But the Professor Frank Emergency Rescue
Floyd | Squad arrives to rescue Frank. (You can check at top of screen on
Floyd | right, how many "rescues" Frank has left.) As the team help Frank out
Floyd | of that horrible dark cabinet and drag The Big Scunner away, a silver
Floyd | key falls to the floor. Frank picks it up. It may come in useful.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |  Frank has used up one of his  rescues !! He has 7 rescues left.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Blurgh, I actually want to solve the puzzle"
You say (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't think you guys should have given the bird seed to Flint right away. That had no benefit to us."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x silver key" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SILVER KEY
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "ask flint about scunner" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK FLINT ABOUT SCUNNER
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Big Scunner is a hungry hooligan, Professor. He is very fond of
Floyd | Scottish delicacies. Something like that may keep him happy."
Floyd | Too late now. The Big Scunner charges at the professor and throws him
Floyd | into the black cabinet, locking the door! What does Frank do now?
Floyd | There is nothing he can do! But the Professor Frank Emergency Rescue
Floyd | Squad arrives to rescue Frank. (You can check at top of screen on
Floyd | right, how many "rescues" Frank has left.) As the team help Frank out
Floyd | of that horrible dark cabinet and drag The Big Scunner away, a silver
Floyd | key falls to the floor. Frank picks it up. It may come in useful.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |  Frank has used up one of his  rescues !! He has 7 rescues left.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "But not the haggis, apparently."
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a glass key
Floyd |   the electric torch
Floyd |   a blue card
Floyd |   the red jar
Floyd |   a Forfar bridie
Floyd |   a tattie scone
Floyd |   a spicy haggis
Floyd |   Honey
Floyd |   a gold ring
Floyd |   a red book
Floyd |   a green book
Floyd |   a science magazine
Floyd |
Floyd | Too late now. The Big Scunner charges at the professor and throws him
Floyd | into the black cabinet, locking the door! What does Frank do now?
Floyd | There is nothing he can do! But the Professor Frank Emergency Rescue
Floyd | Squad arrives to rescue Frank. (You can check at top of screen on
Floyd | right, how many "rescues" Frank has left.) As the team help Frank out
Floyd | of that horrible dark cabinet and drag The Big Scunner away, a silver
Floyd | key falls to the floor. Frank picks it up. It may come in useful.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |  Frank has used up one of his  rescues !! He has 7 rescues left.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "give bridie to scunner"
Zach says (to Floyd), "give bridie to scunner" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BRIDIE TO SCUNNER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Big Scunner doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | Too late now. The Big Scunner charges at the professor and throws him
Floyd | into the black cabinet, locking the door! What does Frank do now?
Floyd | There is nothing he can do! But the Professor Frank Emergency Rescue
Floyd | Squad arrives to rescue Frank. (You can check at top of screen on
Floyd | right, how many "rescues" Frank has left.) As the team help Frank out
Floyd | of that horrible dark cabinet and drag The Big Scunner away, a silver
Floyd | key falls to the floor. Frank picks it up. It may come in useful.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |  Frank has used up one of his  rescues !! He has 7 rescues left.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "give scone to scunner" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE SCONE TO SCUNNER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Professor gives him the tattie scone, which Frank was looking
Floyd | forward to eating himself. "My favourite! A delicious tattie scone",
Floyd | says the Big Scunner. "I will have a snack. Here is something you may
Floyd | find useful." The Big Scunner gives a silver key to Frank and wanders
Floyd | off, much to Frank's relief.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "> stab scunner"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x silver key" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SILVER KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the silver key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since the striped door is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "We had a scone?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the striped door or the gray door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open striped door" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN STRIPED DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the striped door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a large black cabinet against the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Long Room
Floyd | A long dim room stretches ahead of Frank. A striped door is to the
Floyd | east with a notice stuck to it, and the gray door to the west.  Frank
Floyd | sees a large black cabinet against the wall, and a white toy rabbit.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Captain Flint and the white toy rabbit here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take rabbit" 		

Floyd ]  Long Room                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RABBIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Doppelganger Laboratory
Floyd | Frank is in a scientific laboratory. To the north he can see a blue
Floyd | door, and the striped door is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The scientist Doctor Jekyll is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Chemical Cabinet is against the wall. A sheet of paper stuck to
Floyd | the cabinet says, "Chemicals stored here - do not open."
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a science bench (on which are a blue flask and a test
Floyd | tube) and The Lurkatron Doobedoo Machine X5 here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are we ever going to get out of here, Frank?", asks Captain Flint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | That was a rhetorical question.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I wanna open the cabinet."
		Zach says, "Don't worry, we will!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | Out leaps a strange-looking  young woman who is wearing a white lab
Floyd | coat! "It is Jekyll's loony assistant scientist, Doctor Mia
Floyd | Heidbanger," says the parrot.
Floyd | "I have been trapped in that cupboard," she shouts.  "I am absolutely
Floyd | bungaloid. My brain is debegrotomised, trying to solve all these
Floyd | scientific problems. Who locked me in the cupboard? Who are these
Floyd | strangers?"
Floyd | "Ah, it is young Mia," says Doctor Jekyll to Frank and the parrot.
Floyd | "She will answer any questions you have about our work."
Floyd | Mia says to Professor Frank and Captain Flint: "I have lots of
Floyd | knowledge in my giant brain. You must ask interesting questions.
Floyd | Yarooobaloo."
Floyd | Note: If you are not Scottish, perhaps you think Mia's surname has a
Floyd | spelling error? No, the common Scottish word "heid" (pronounced
Floyd | "heed") means "head".
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Where are my chemicals?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hmpf."
		Zach says, "She ate them all up"
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask mia about chemicals" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MIA ABOUT CHEMICALS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Experimentation with dangerous chemicals is hazardous...perhaps I
Floyd | will mix some up at random? Would you like to see what happens?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "X DOCTOR" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOCTOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, Doctor Mia Heidbanger or Doctor Jekyll?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x jekyll" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JEKYLL
Floyd |
Floyd | Doctor Jekyll is a tall man dressed in black. He peers" at the
Floyd | Professor and Captain Flint from under bushy eyebrows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask flint about jekyll" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK FLINT ABOUT JEKYLL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Doctor Jekyll is quite friendly at times, but he is obsessed with
Floyd | his scientific experiments. Sometimes very strange things happen in
Floyd | the laboratory."
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask flint about mia" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK FLINT ABOUT MIA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Raving mad, pal. But she knows about the laboratory. Ask her about
Floyd | chemicals/laboratory/herself/Jekyll/game/flask etc.", says the
Floyd | parrot." Do not let her have any of that black potion in the flask,
Floyd | professor.
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Doctor Mia Heidbanger: I don't suppose Doctor Mia Heidbanger would
Floyd | care for that.
Floyd | Captain Flint: I don't suppose Captain Flint would care for that.
Floyd | Doctor Jekyll: I don't suppose Doctor Jekyll would care for that.
Floyd | science bench: That's fixed in place.
Floyd | The Lurkatron Doobedoo Machine X5: That's fixed in place.
Floyd | Chemical Cabinet: Taken.
Floyd | blue flask: Taken.
Floyd | black potion: Professor Frank is being extremely foolish! He tries to
Floyd | pick up the liquid, but, not surprisingly, it trickles through his
Floyd | fingers back into the container.
Floyd | test tube: Taken.
Floyd | Tunnocks caramel wafer: Taken.
Floyd | blue door: That's hardly portable.
Floyd | striped door: That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wafter" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WAFTER
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You took the cabinet? That's not scottish cricket!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | The Chemical Cabinet is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter cabinet" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x wafer" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WAFER
Floyd |
Floyd | Mmmmm!  A delicious Tunnocks caramel wafer. Very popular in Scotland!
Floyd | This is Professor Frank's favourite type of chewy biscuit!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tube" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | The test tube is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put black potion in tube" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT BLACK POTION IN TUBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to be holding the black potion before you can put it into
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "x potion" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POTION
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the black potion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x flask" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLASK
Floyd |
Floyd | In the blue flask is a black potion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Wah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask mia about black potion" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MIA ABOUT BLACK POTION
Floyd |
Floyd | "Deliquescent chemicalisation of transformation vectors. Difficult
Floyd | for a newt-man like you to understand", she says."Why not give the
Floyd | blue flask to Jekyll? Perhaps he would like a drink of the black
Floyd | potion. He does like to experiment."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf53" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drink black potion" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRINK BLACK POTION
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank takes a sip of the black potion. What is happening to him? He is
Floyd | turning into a strange creature, thick hairs growing all over his face
Floyd | and hands. What a horrible sight! He starts to emit strange animal
Floyd | cries. Frank has turned into Mister Hyde the beast man who prowls the
Floyd | night-time streets, seeking victims....but now he feels ill, something
Floyd | is wrong with the strange liquid; he has been poisoned.
Floyd | ..........AAAGGHH!!............
Floyd | Luckily, the Professor Frank Rescue Squad arrive to give Frank
Floyd | medical attention, and he soon recovers........
Floyd |
Floyd |  Frank has used up one of his  rescues! He has 7 rescues left.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Doppelganger Laboratory
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give black potion to mia" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BLACK POTION TO MIA
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank gives the  flask to Mia who takes a sip of the black potion.
Floyd | What is happening to her? She is turning into a strange creature,
Floyd | thick hairs growing all over her face and hands. What a horrible
Floyd | sight! She starts to emit strange animal cries. Mia has turned into
Floyd | Missus Hyde, the beast woman who prowls the night-time streets,
Floyd | seeking victims, but now she pounces on Professor Frank.
Floyd | .............AAAGGHH!!!  ...........
Floyd | The Professor Frank Rescue Squad arrive to save Frank from the crazy
Floyd | scientist. They take Mia away. Luckily Frank is unhurt.
Floyd |
Floyd |  Frank has used up one of his  rescues! He has 7 rescues left.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Doppelganger Laboratory
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give black potion to flint" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BLACK POTION TO FLINT
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Flint doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "x bench" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank looks at the bench. On it he sees nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "look under bench" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank peers under the bench, and he sees a gold key. Frank quickly
Floyd | picks it up!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Doppelganger Laboratory
Floyd | Frank is in a scientific laboratory. To the north he can see a blue
Floyd | door, and the striped door is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The scientist Doctor Jekyll is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Doctor Mia Heidbanger, Captain Flint, a science bench
Floyd | and The Lurkatron Doobedoo Machine X5 here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank looks at the machine. On the front of the machine is a metal
Floyd | nameplate which reads:
Floyd |                  Lurkatron Doobedoo Machine X5.
Floyd |                 Designed by Doctor Mia Heidbanger
Floyd |       Made in Scotland by Luddite Engineering Company, Glasgow.
Floyd |  A blue drawer is part of the strange machine, as is a black slot.
Floyd | There is a glass screen on the front but it is dark, because the
Floyd | machine is not switched on. A green lever and a blue lever are
Floyd | attached to the machine. The word "ENERGISER" is printed beside the
Floyd | blue lever.
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull blue level" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL BLUE LEVEL
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull blue lever" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL BLUE LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Bungaloo!! Nothing happens because the machine is not switched on!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on machine" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Pull the green lever to switch the machine on and off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull green lever" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL GREEN LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank touches the green lever. There is a low humming sound from
Floyd | inside the machine. With a click the black slot slides open and a
Floyd | glass screen lights up at the front of the Lurkatron.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x screen" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |           On the screen at the front of the device is says:
Floyd |                Lurkatron Doobedoo Machine X5.
Floyd |                 Designed by Doctor Mia Heidbanger
Floyd |       Made in Scotland by Luddite Engineering Company, Glasgow.
Floyd |       How to use the  Lurkatron Doobedoo Machine X5:
Floyd |           Warning!   To be used by trained personnel only!!
Floyd | Special offer today only!  Transformation mode in operation! To take
Floyd | advantage of this you must have a bottle of IRN BRU. Place bottle in
Floyd | the black slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Wonder if it turns an Irn Bru into a Mag Lite."
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull blue lever" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL BLUE LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask flint about machine" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK FLINT ABOUT MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask mia about machine" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK MIA ABOUT MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sorry, what? There is not much point in telling you about the great
Floyd | scientific advances we hope to make...you are only a biologist
Floyd | wandering around lost with a strange parrot."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ask jekyll about machine" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK JEKYLL ABOUT MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open blue door" 		

Floyd ]  Doppelganger Laboratory                              RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BLUE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the blue door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Alcove
Floyd | Frank finds himself in an alcove. To the west is the Reading Room.
Floyd | Frank sees a green door to the north and also a blue door to south. A
Floyd | red notice is fixed to the blue door, and there is a small cage in the
Floyd | corner of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Low-flying parrot zooms around the area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Reading Room
Floyd | This is the Reading Room in the Auldtoon public library. The red door
Floyd | is to the south and the white door to the west, and an opening to the
Floyd | east. In the room there is a table, and a large window lets in light.
Floyd | On the floor is the Professor's briefcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd |  "Where are we now, Frank?", asks  the parrot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open red oor" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN RED OOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the red door, the red jar or the red book?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open red door" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN RED DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank is not carrying the key , but he has explored the area to the
Floyd | east so we will give him a secret code to unlock the red door instead
Floyd | of using the key. The secret command is 7319 but he will have to swap
Floyd | one of his available "rescues" if he uses it instead of the key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open white door" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WHITE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank is not carrying the key , but he has explored the area to the
Floyd | east so we will give him a secret code to unlock the white door
Floyd | instead of using the key. The secret command is 4975, but  he will
Floyd | have to swap one of his available "rescues" if he uses it instead of
Floyd | the key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Then what are all these keys we're carrying for?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Alcove
Floyd | Frank finds himself in an alcove. To the west is the Reading Room.
Floyd | Frank sees a green door to the north and also a blue door to south. A
Floyd | red notice is fixed to the blue door, and there is a small cage in the
Floyd | corner of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The parrot is here also.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since the green door is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open green door" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GREEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the green door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Staffroom
Floyd | Now the professor is in the room where the library staff take their
Floyd | breaks.  There is a spiral staircase leading upwards, and to the south
Floyd | is the green door. There is a kitchen table, a fridge, and a computer
Floyd | in the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd |  "Where are we now, Frank?", asks  the parrot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | Yellow Room
Floyd | Frank is now in a room with yellow painted walls. There is a black
Floyd | desk, and a mirror on the north side of the room. The spiral staircase
Floyd | winds downwards. There is a gray door to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd |  With a flutter of wings Captain Flint arrives.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "I don't think we missed any doors?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "open mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | The professor tries to rip the mirror off the wall. What a vandal!
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a gold key
Floyd |   a Tunnocks caramel wafer
Floyd |   a test tube
Floyd |   a blue flask
Floyd |   the Chemical Cabinet
Floyd |   the white toy rabbit
Floyd |   a silver key
Floyd |   a glass key
Floyd |   the electric torch
Floyd |   a blue card
Floyd |   the red jar
Floyd |   a Forfar bridie
Floyd |   a spicy haggis
Floyd |   Honey
Floyd |   a gold ring
Floyd |   a red book
Floyd |   a green book
Floyd |   a science magazine
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on torch" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON TORCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank switches on the torch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "point torch at mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > POINT TORCH AT MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shine torch on mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHINE TORCH ON MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "use torch on mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE TORCH ON MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I really like the WHAT??? response."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TOUCH MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Like what we suggested was somehow extra preposterous."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look behind mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUB MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh well"
		DavidW says, "I guess it's just one of those science mirrors that only reflects light."
Zach says (to Floyd), "read red book" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ RED BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The book is called, "Alice Through the Looking Glass." Even Professor
Floyd | Frank has read this already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "go through mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO THROUGH MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since the mirror is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "push mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since the mirror is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose the mirror must be primed somehow first."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Yellow Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | The professor tries to rip the mirror off the wall. What a vandal!
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I guess we can just open those doors with rescues"
		DavidW says, "I haven't been taking notes and I'm rather lost."
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Staffroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Staffroom
Floyd | Now the professor is in the room where the library staff take their
Floyd | breaks.  There is a spiral staircase leading upwards, and to the south
Floyd | is the green door. There is a kitchen table, a fridge, and a computer
Floyd | in the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The parrot is here also.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Alcove                                               RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Alcove
Floyd | Frank finds himself in an alcove. To the west is the Reading Room.
Floyd | Frank sees a green door to the north and also a blue door to south. A
Floyd | red notice is fixed to the blue door, and there is a small cage in the
Floyd | corner of the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bird zooms through the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Reading Room
Floyd | This is the Reading Room in the Auldtoon public library. The red door
Floyd | is to the south and the white door to the west, and an opening to the
Floyd | east. In the room there is a table, and a large window lets in light.
Floyd | On the floor is the Professor's briefcase.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The parrot is here also.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open white door" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WHITE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank is not carrying the key , but he has explored the area to the
Floyd | east so we will give him a secret code to unlock the white door
Floyd | instead of using the key. The secret command is 4975, but  he will
Floyd | have to swap one of his available "rescues" if he uses it instead of
Floyd | the key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "4975" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > 4975
Floyd |
Floyd | the door is now unlocked. Frank can open it.
Floyd |

		DavidW asks, "Was there anything in the fridge?"

Floyd |  Frank has used up one of his  rescues !! He has 7 rescues left.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yeah, we got some food from it"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since the white door is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open white door" 		

Floyd ]  Reading Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WHITE DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The white door is now open, Frank can go west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                            RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Hall
Floyd | Professor Frank is now in the main hall of the library. It is only two
Floyd | weeks to Christmas, and a large, brightly-decorated Christmas tree is
Floyd | in the room. He sees a passage to the west, and the Reading Room is
Floyd | back to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Low-flying parrot zooms around the area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                            RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the Christmas Tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look under tree" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                            RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take tree" 		

Floyd ]  Main Hall                                            RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Frank is in a narrow hallway. All the walls are blank. To the east is
Floyd | the opening back to the Main Hall. On the floor there is a red carpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bird  follows Frank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hope it's a flying carpet."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take carpet" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CARPET
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank moves the carpet and sees an wooden hatch in the floor. The
Floyd | hatch slides open and a woman jumps out of the opening in the floor.
Floyd | "I am a hungry wumman! Give me something tasty tae eat! ", she says,
Floyd | in a strong Scottish accent. "Aye, you, ye daft auld coot," she shouts
Floyd | at the professor.
Floyd |  "It is Thrawn Janet, Frank," says the parrot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "give haggis to janet" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE HAGGIS TO JANET
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank gives her the spicy haggis, which Frank was looking forward to
Floyd | eating himself. "My favourite! A delicious spicy haggis", says Janet,
Floyd | who is now in a much happier mood, and she wanders off, much to
Floyd | Frank's relief.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Anything else where Janet was?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Hallway                                              RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Hallway
Floyd | Frank is in a narrow hallway. All the walls are blank. To the east is
Floyd | the opening back to the Main Hall. there is an opening in the floor
Floyd | with wooden steps leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Captain Flint here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "This game is not giving me a positive impression of Scottish people"
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Store                                                RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | Store
Floyd | The professor is in the library store room. There are storage boxes on
Floyd | the floor. To the west he sees the open door of an elevator. The
Floyd | wooden stairs lead back up to the Hallway.
Floyd | There are two storage boxes, one red and one black, in the store
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are we ever going to get out of here, Frank?", asks Captain Flint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open red box" 		

Floyd ]  Store                                                RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN RED BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank pulls open the box, and as he does so a man jumps down the steps
Floyd | into the room.
Floyd | "It is Wee MacNasty the Ned," the parrot tells Frank. "He has broken
Floyd | into the library before, looking for things to steal."
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ned" 		

Floyd ]  Store                                                RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NED
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank sees a nasty looking character glaring at him.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "OPEN BLACK BOX" 		

Floyd ]  Store                                                RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BLACK BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the black storage box, revealing a torn page.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "READ PAGE" 		

Floyd ]  Store                                                RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank picks up the page, which looks as though someone has torn it out
Floyd | of a book. Across the top of the page is printed "RUSSIAN FOLK TALES
Floyd | AND LEGENDS   by Ivan Petrov Page 78".  Below this is the text of the
Floyd | page:
Floyd | It is headed  "BABA YAGA AND HER BIG CHICKEN HUT."  Frank reads the
Floyd | page..........it is the story of the legendary Russian  witch Baba
Floyd | Yaga and her strange and frightening house which walks around after
Floyd | her, on legs like those of a giant chicken or turkey. (So, whenever
Floyd | she wanted to go home.......she was already home!!) The Russian
Floyd | composer Mussgorsky composed a famous musical work "Pictures at an
Floyd | Exhibition", comprising a number of pieces of music about different
Floyd | paintings he had seen at an art show, and one of the pictures was a
Floyd | painting of  Baba Yaga's strange walking house. This well-known piece
Floyd | of music is called "The Hut On Fowl's Legs."
Floyd | The Professor, however, is not interested in the Russian folk
Floyd | tales.
Floyd | Too late now, the wee ned charges at Frank, seizes Frank and is about
Floyd | to stuff him into the red box! Just in time the Professor Frank
Floyd | Emergency Rescue Squad arrives to rescue Frank. (You can check at top
Floyd | of screen on right, how many "rescues" Frank has left.)  They drag Wee
Floyd | MacNasty the Ned away.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank will need to be more careful. Frank has used up one
Floyd | of his rescues! He has 6 rescues left.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "UNDO" 		

Floyd ]  Store                                                RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Store
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "GIVE SCONE TO NED" 		

Floyd ]  Store                                                RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE SCONE TO NED
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "I" 		

Floyd ]  Store                                                RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a gold key
Floyd |   a Tunnocks caramel wafer
Floyd |   a test tube
Floyd |   a blue flask
Floyd |   the Chemical Cabinet
Floyd |   the white toy rabbit
Floyd |   a silver key
Floyd |   a glass key
Floyd |   the electric torch (providing light)
Floyd |   a blue card
Floyd |   the red jar
Floyd |   a Forfar bridie
Floyd |   Honey
Floyd |   a gold ring
Floyd |   a red book
Floyd |   a green book
Floyd |   a science magazine
Floyd |
Floyd | Too late now, the wee ned charges at Frank, seizes Frank and is about
Floyd | to stuff him into the red box! Just in time the Professor Frank
Floyd | Emergency Rescue Squad arrives to rescue Frank. (You can check at top
Floyd | of screen on right, how many "rescues" Frank has left.)  They drag Wee
Floyd | MacNasty the Ned away.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank will need to be more careful. Frank has used up one
Floyd | of his rescues! He has 6 rescues left.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "UNDO" 		

Floyd ]  Store                                                RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Store
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "GIVE BRIDIE TO NED" 		

Floyd ]  Store                                                RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BRIDIE TO NED
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank gives him the Forfar bridie, which Frank was looking forward to
Floyd | eating himself. "Excellent", says MacNasty, who is now seems to be in
Floyd | a much happier mood, and he wanders off, much to Frank's relief.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "OPEN BLACK BOX" 		

Floyd ]  Store                                                RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BLACK BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "TAKE PAGE" 		

Floyd ]  Store                                                RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "READ PAGE" 		

Floyd ]  Store                                                RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ PAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank picks up the page, which looks as though someone has torn it out
Floyd | of a book. Across the top of the page is printed "RUSSIAN FOLK TALES
Floyd | AND LEGENDS   by Ivan Petrov Page 78".  Below this is the text of the
Floyd | page:
Floyd | It is headed  "BABA YAGA AND HER BIG CHICKEN HUT."  Frank reads the
Floyd | page..........it is the story of the legendary Russian  witch Baba
Floyd | Yaga and her strange and frightening house which walks around after
Floyd | her, on legs like those of a giant chicken or turkey. (So, whenever
Floyd | she wanted to go home.......she was already home!!) The Russian
Floyd | composer Mussgorsky composed a famous musical work "Pictures at an
Floyd | Exhibition", comprising a number of pieces of music about different
Floyd | paintings he had seen at an art show, and one of the pictures was a
Floyd | painting of  Baba Yaga's strange walking house. This well-known piece
Floyd | of music is called "The Hut On Fowl's Legs."
Floyd | The Professor, however, is not interested in the Russian folk
Floyd | tales.
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Someone else might be interested in the folk tale."
Zach says (to Floyd), "L" 		

Floyd ]  Store                                                RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Store
Floyd | The professor is in the library store room. There are storage boxes on
Floyd | the floor. To the west he sees the open door of an elevator. The
Floyd | wooden stairs lead back up to the Hallway.
Floyd | There are two storage boxes, one red and one black, in the store
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Captain Flint here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "W" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                             RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Elevator
Floyd | Frank is in an elevator. On the wall is a control panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bird zooms through the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "X PANEL" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                             RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are three buttons on the panel; the top one says "ROOF", the
Floyd | middle one says "LIBRARY" ,  and the lower one says "BOILER ROOM".  To
Floyd | use the elevator, you need to press one of the buttons with a command
Floyd | such as:  PRESS ROOF
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "PRESS ROOF" 		

Floyd ]  Roof                                                 RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS ROOF
Floyd |
Floyd | Roof
Floyd | The professor is up on the Library roof, high above the ground. The
Floyd | roof is covered with snow, and it is freezing cold. Behind him to the
Floyd | south is the elevator.  To the west he can see another part of the
Floyd | roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bird  follows Frank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  West Roof                                            RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | West Roof
Floyd | Frank is at the west side of the roof. There is ice all over this
Floyd | section of the roof. The main roof is to the east. There is a fire
Floyd | escape ladder set into the wall, leading down to the ground. Perhaps
Floyd | Frank will be able to get away from the library!
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a fire escape ladder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The parrot is here also.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ladder" 		

Floyd ]  West Roof                                            RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LADDER
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an iron ladder fixed to the wall leading down to the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  West Roof                                            RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | ******AAAAAGHH!!*******
Floyd | Frank clambers on to the ladder, alas, the metal ladder is covered
Floyd | with slippery ice in the freezing temperature, and Frank's feet  slip;
Floyd | he tries to hold on, but starts to lose his grip on the slippery icy
Floyd | metal.
Floyd | The Professor Frank Emergency Rescue Team save Frank! They put him
Floyd | back on the west roof. Frank has used up one of his rescues. He has 6
Floyd | rescues left. (Check number of rescues left at top of screen on right)
Floyd | West Roof
Floyd | Frank is at the west side of the roof. There is ice all over this
Floyd | section of the roof. The main roof is to the east. There is a fire
Floyd | escape ladder set into the wall, leading down to the ground. Perhaps
Floyd | Frank will be able to get away from the library!
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Captain Flint and a fire escape ladder here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  West Roof                                            RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | West Roof
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Roof                                                 RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Roof
Floyd | The professor is up on the Library roof, high above the ground. The
Floyd | roof is covered with snow, and it is freezing cold. Behind him to the
Floyd | south is the elevator.  To the west he can see another part of the
Floyd | roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Flint says: All hands on deck. Man the guns."
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                             RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Elevator
Floyd | Frank is in an elevator. On the wall is a control panel.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Flint arrives by air!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press boiler r oom" 		

Floyd ]  Elevator                                             RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS BOILER R OOM
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press boiler room" 		

Floyd ]  Boiler Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS BOILER ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | Boiler Room
Floyd | A metal gate is to the west. The elevator is to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Squawk! Squawk! Hoist the mainsail," says the parrot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Boiler Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since the metal gate is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open metal gate" 		

Floyd ]  Boiler Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN METAL GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an electronic lock on the metal gate. You need to use a
Floyd | special card to unlock the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x blue card" 		

Floyd ]  Boiler Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLUE CARD
Floyd |
Floyd |         OIKOS HOME SECURITY DEVICES
Floyd |  SECURE LAUNDRY FACILITIES NOW INSTALLED
Floyd |             SECURITY CODE  7788
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "7788" 		

Floyd ]  Boiler Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > 7788
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open gate with blue card" 		

Floyd ]  Boiler Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GATE WITH BLUE CARD
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x lock" 		

Floyd ]  Boiler Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an electronic lock on the metal gate. You need to use a
Floyd | special card called the electro card to unlock the gate. The card is
Floyd | called the electro card. You should have found it by now! The
Floyd | emergency code to unlock the gate is 4431, but if you use the
Floyd | emergency code you will lose one of your remaining "rescues" by the
Floyd | Professor Frank Rescue Squad! Soon there will be no more help, no more
Floyd | emergency codes. You should have learned how to play by now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Boiler Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a torn page
Floyd |   a gold key
Floyd |   a Tunnocks caramel wafer
Floyd |   a test tube
Floyd |   a blue flask
Floyd |   the Chemical Cabinet
Floyd |   the white toy rabbit
Floyd |   a silver key
Floyd |   a glass key
Floyd |   the electric torch (providing light)
Floyd |   a blue card
Floyd |   the red jar
Floyd |   Honey
Floyd |   a gold ring
Floyd |   a red book
Floyd |   a green book
Floyd |   a science magazine
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Well, I clearly didn't find it, so since you insist on giving hints all the time, why not one HERE, rather than encouraging me to cheat?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Boiler Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | What? You cannot get the metal gate open? You did not find the
Floyd | special magnetic card? The card is called the electro card. You should
Floyd | have found it by now! (If you have the card just type UNLOCK GATE WITH
Floyd | ELECTRO CARD, or USE ELECTRO CARD.) If you did not find the card you
Floyd | can still unlock the gate..... The emergency code to unlock the gate
Floyd | is 4431, but if you use the emergency code you will lose one of your
Floyd | remaining "rescues" by the Professor Frank Rescue Squad! Soon there
Floyd | will be no more help, no more emergency codes. You should have learned
Floyd | how to play by now.
Floyd |  SHORT COMMANDS:   L,I,X,H,N,S,E,W,U,D
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, ""You should have learned how to play by now." ......"
		Zach says, "Screw you too, game"
Zach says (to Floyd), "4431" 		

Floyd ]  Boiler Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > 4431
Floyd |
Floyd | the gate is now unlocked.

		DavidW asks, "So what was in the fridge? Any Irn Bru for Jekyll's machine?"

Floyd |
Floyd |  Frank has used up one of his  rescues !! He has 6 rescues left.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "W" 		

Floyd ]  Boiler Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since the metal gate is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "OPEN METAL GATE" 		

Floyd ]  Boiler Room                                          RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN METAL GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the metal gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "W" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Chamber
Floyd | Frank is in a room made of stone blocks. The metal gate is to the east
Floyd | and there is an opening to the west.  In the room there is a old
Floyd | woman and a very strange creature........it is the Russian witch-woman
Floyd | Baba Yaga , and her Big Chicken Hut!
Floyd | "Bozhe moi !" says Baba Yaga. "Look at this man with a
Floyd | parrot, Big Chicken Hut!"
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Baba Yaga and Big Chicken Hut here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Flint arrives by air!
Floyd |
Floyd | Baba Yaga and Big Chicken Hut advance on Frank !!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Hope you have a Russian yummy in our inventory."
		McMartin says, "Gosh, I have come back just in time for our dramatic confrontation with Baba Yaga"
		DavidW says, "I think we're about to be hassenpfeffer."
Zach says (to Floyd), "GIVE WAFER TO BABA YAGA" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE WAFER TO BABA YAGA
Floyd |
Floyd | Baba Yaga doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | Baba Yaga and Big Chicken Hut advance on Frank !!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Why are they in a boiler room"
		DavidW says, "Library logic."
You say (to Floyd), "ask flint about yaga" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK FLINT ABOUT YAGA
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | Baba Yaga and Big Chicken Hut advance on Frank !!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Any literary character can be in a library, regardless of room."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Why aren't you being useful, Flint?"
		Zach says, "I think this game hates us more than Dark Souls"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hahahaha."
You say (to Floyd), "ask flint about hut" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK FLINT ABOUT HUT
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | Baba Yaga and Big Chicken Hut advance on Frank !!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "give page to yaga" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE PAGE TO YAGA
Floyd |
Floyd | Baba Yaga doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | Baba Yaga and Big Chicken Hut advance on Frank !!!
Floyd | Too late.....Baba Yaga has lost patience with Frank, she and the Big
Floyd | Chicken Hut move forward menacingly.
Floyd | ............AAAGHH!!!.........
Floyd |
Floyd | The Professor Frank Emergency Rescue Team rush in to save Frank.
Floyd | They take Baba Yaga and Big Chicken Hut away. Frank has used up one of
Floyd | his rescues!  Frank should have given the witch woman one of her
Floyd | favourite foods to keep her happy.  He has 5 rescues left. (Check
Floyd | number of rescues at top of screen on right)
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Chamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Chamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Chamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Can't we run away?"
You say (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Chicken hut blocks the way east...
Floyd |
Floyd | Baba Yaga and Big Chicken Hut advance on Frank !!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Big Chicken hut blocks the way west...
Floyd |
Floyd | Baba Yaga and Big Chicken Hut advance on Frank !!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Chamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Chamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "give ring to yaga" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE RING TO YAGA
Floyd |
Floyd | Baba Yaga doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | Baba Yaga and Big Chicken Hut advance on Frank !!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
You say (to Floyd), "give cabinet to yaga" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE CABINET TO YAGA
Floyd |
Floyd | Baba Yaga doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | Baba Yaga and Big Chicken Hut advance on Frank !!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Give them their own story?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Tried that."
		DavidW says, "well, come back when we have the emerald heart of Kathless."
Zach says (to Floyd), "THROW POTION AT BABA YAGA" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW POTION AT BABA YAGA
Floyd |
Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Baba Yaga and Big Chicken Hut advance on Frank !!!
Floyd | Too late.....Baba Yaga has lost patience with Frank, she and the Big
Floyd | Chicken Hut move forward menacingly.
Floyd | ............AAAGHH!!!.........
Floyd |
Floyd | The Professor Frank Emergency Rescue Team rush in to save Frank.
Floyd | They take Baba Yaga and Big Chicken Hut away. Frank has used up one of
Floyd | his rescues!  Frank should have given the witch woman one of her
Floyd | favourite foods to keep her happy.  He has 5 rescues left. (Check
Floyd | number of rescues at top of screen on right)
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "If we Hyde out, does our Hyde beat up Baba Yaga?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Chamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "drink black potion" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRINK BLACK POTION
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank takes a sip of the black potion. What is happening to him? He is
Floyd | turning into a strange creature, thick hairs growing all over his face
Floyd | and hands. What a horrible sight! He starts to emit strange animal
Floyd | cries. Frank has turned into Mister Hyde the beast man who prowls the
Floyd | night-time streets, seeking victims....but now he feels ill, something
Floyd | is wrong with the strange liquid; he has been poisoned.
Floyd | ..........AAAGGHH!!............
Floyd | Luckily, the Professor Frank Rescue Squad arrive to give Frank
Floyd | medical attention, and he soon recovers........
Floyd |
Floyd |  Frank has used up one of his  rescues! He has 5 rescues left.
Floyd |
Floyd | Baba Yaga and Big Chicken Hut advance on Frank !!!
Floyd | Too late.....Baba Yaga has lost patience with Frank, she and the Big
Floyd | Chicken Hut move forward menacingly.
Floyd | ............AAAGHH!!!.........
Floyd |
Floyd | The Professor Frank Emergency Rescue Team rush in to save Frank.
Floyd | They take Baba Yaga and Big Chicken Hut away. Frank has used up one of
Floyd | his rescues!  Frank should have given the witch woman one of her
Floyd | favourite foods to keep her happy.  He has 4 rescues left. (Check
Floyd | number of rescues at top of screen on right)
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Chamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oopsie. No, it doesn't."
		DavidW says, "I suspect we'll have to use up a rescue. I suspect that the Yaga antidote is in a prior location and we missed obtaining it."
		Zach says, "I'm not yet convinced that many of the puzzles in this game have actual solutions"
		DavidW says, "I'll have to play it offline."
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to baba yaga" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO BABA YAGA
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Baba Yaga and Big Chicken Hut advance on Frank !!!
Floyd | Too late.....Baba Yaga has lost patience with Frank, she and the Big
Floyd | Chicken Hut move forward menacingly.
Floyd | ............AAAGHH!!!.........
Floyd |
Floyd | The Professor Frank Emergency Rescue Team rush in to save Frank.
Floyd | They take Baba Yaga and Big Chicken Hut away. Frank has used up one of
Floyd | his rescues!  Frank should have given the witch woman one of her
Floyd | favourite foods to keep her happy.  He has 5 rescues left. (Check
Floyd | number of rescues at top of screen on right)
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Stone Chamber
Floyd | Frank is in a room made of stone blocks. The metal gate is to the east
Floyd | and there is an opening to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Captain Flint here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x blocks" 		

Floyd ]  Stone Chamber                                        RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLOCKS
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "What ??? indeed"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Brick Corridor                                       RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Brick Corridor
Floyd | The passage Frank has entered now is a brick-lined corridor, narrow
Floyd | and dimly-lit. There is an opening to the east, a large steel hatch to
Floyd | the west, a wooden door to the north, a large notice on the wall and a
Floyd | large green bin on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bird zooms through the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x notice" 		

Floyd ]  Brick Corridor                                       RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd |   The notice reads....
Floyd | This is an official DPPD Warning. The Data Processing Police
Floyd | Department advise game characters to turn back at this point. You may
Floyd | fall out of your own game into a totally different game. This game is
Floyd | in a dangerous state caused by serious faults in the program logic,
Floyd | variables changing at random, faulty error-handling; and indeed all
Floyd | the other characteristics of programs produced by Ramshackle-Collapso
Floyd | Programs of Scotland.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look in bin" 		

Floyd ]  Brick Corridor                                       RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bin" 		

Floyd ]  Brick Corridor                                       RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | The bin is full of data-items and  variables that have fallen out of
Floyd | the  very badly-written  games from  Ramshackle-Collapso Programs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Like this one?"
		DavidW says, "Now I want a Rumshackle-Callypso Program."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Brick Corridor                                       RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Flint: I don't suppose Captain Flint would care for that.
Floyd | black potion: Professor Frank is being extremely foolish! He tries to
Floyd | pick up the liquid, but, not surprisingly, it trickles through his
Floyd | fingers back into the container.
Floyd | Steel Hatch: That's hardly portable.
Floyd | wooden door: That's hardly portable.
Floyd | large notice: That's hardly portable.
Floyd | large green bin: That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take data-items" 		

Floyd ]  Brick Corridor                                       RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE DATA-ITEMS
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search bin" 		

Floyd ]  Brick Corridor                                       RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wooden door" 		

Floyd ]  Brick Corridor                                       RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WOODEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It is an old heavy wooden door to the south of the brick corridor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "but it's north, it said"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Brick Corridor                                       RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "unlock it" 		

Floyd ]  Brick Corridor                                       RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK IT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock the wooden door with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "How should I know ???"
Zach says (to Floyd), "unlock it with silver key" 		

Floyd ]  Brick Corridor                                       RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK IT WITH SILVER KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "unlock it with gold key" 		

Floyd ]  Brick Corridor                                       RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK IT WITH GOLD KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "a wooden key, obviously"
Zach says (to Floyd), "unlock it with glass key" 		

Floyd ]  Brick Corridor                                       RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK IT WITH GLASS KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Brick Corridor                                       RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Brick Corridor
Floyd | The passage Frank has entered now is a brick-lined corridor, narrow
Floyd | and dimly-lit. There is an opening to the east, a large steel hatch to
Floyd | the west, a wooden door to the north, a large notice on the wall and a
Floyd | large green bin on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Captain Flint here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open hatch" 		

Floyd ]  Brick Corridor                                       RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN HATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the Steel Hatch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  DPPD Office                                          RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | DPPD Office
Floyd | DATA PROCESSING POLICE DEPARTMENT   (DPPD)
Floyd | A large sheet of paper is stuck to the wall. It seems to be written
Floyd | in several strange languages. At the bottom there is a message in
Floyd | English which says:
Floyd | "DPPD inter-game transportation staff have gone to lunch.
Floyd | If you are in the wrong game, use the Luditransitron to take you back
Floyd | to the game which you have fallen out of."
Floyd | "What does that mean?", Frank asks himself.  There is an
Floyd | opening to the south of the room, it must be the Luditransitron!
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Flint arrives by air!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Transit Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Transit Room
Floyd | Now Frank is in a room where there is a strange machine. A large green
Floyd | notice is on the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a green notice and the Luditransitron LT3 machine here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are we ever going to get out of here, Frank?", asks Captain Flint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x notice" 		

Floyd ]  Transit Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd |           Instructions
Floyd | How to use the Luditransitron:   Press silver button
Floyd | to activate the neutron game-jump energiser device. Then you will get
Floyd | a list of games, and you can select your own game and jump back into
Floyd | it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press button" 		

Floyd ]  Transit Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The machine is not switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "turn on machine" 		

Floyd ]  Transit Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You switch the Luditransitron LT3 machine on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press button" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Entrance                                      RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | MACHINE MALFUNCTION !! MACHINE MALFUNCTION! RANDOM JUMP MODE
Floyd | ACTIVATED! .
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Entrance
Floyd | Frank finds himself in the entrance to an old stone castle. What is he
Floyd | doing here? The main gate of the castle is to the south of him, and
Floyd | back outside, to the east, is a green grassy lawn, and beyond it he
Floyd | sees a huge, mysterious forest.  Frank sees a purple notice stuck to
Floyd | the main gate.
Floyd |
Floyd |  With a flutter of wings Captain Flint arrives.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x notice" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Entrance                                      RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd |  On the notice it says.....
Floyd |
Floyd | ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE WIZARDS ASSOCIATION - TODAY
Floyd | !!!
Floyd |
Floyd | Authorised members only.  Use Ur-burgling spell to unlock the
Floyd | gate.
Floyd |
Floyd |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Does this count as escaping the library or not?"
		Zach says, "The game doesn't care"
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Entrance                                      RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since Main Gate is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open gate" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Entrance                                      RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Entrance                                      RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank will have to go to the annual meeting of the wizards which is
Floyd | being held today, before exploring the grounds of the castle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Entrance                                      RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Castle Entrance
Floyd | Frank finds himself in the entrance to an old stone castle. What is he
Floyd | doing here? The main gate of the castle is to the south of him, and
Floyd | back outside, to the east, is a green grassy lawn, and beyond it he
Floyd | sees a huge, mysterious forest.  Frank sees a purple notice stuck to
Floyd | the main gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Captain Flint here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "helpo" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Entrance                                      RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELPO
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ur-burgle gate" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Entrance                                      RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > UR-BURGLE GATE
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Castle Entrance                                      RESCUES LEFT: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | To enter the castle and attend the annual general meeting  of the
Floyd | wizards association Frank will need the ancient scroll of magic spells
Floyd | (which he should have found in the library), in order to open the main
Floyd | gate here.
Floyd | What?? He did not manage to find the spell book? We will let him
Floyd | "swap" one  of his future rescues by the RESCUE SQUAD by using the
Floyd | code 2971 to unlock the main gate, but he may be sorry later.( If the
Floyd | top left of the screen shows RESCUES: 0, then Frank has used up all
Floyd | his rescues!)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "2971" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Entrance                                      RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > 2971
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank has used up one of his  rescues !! He has 4 rescues left, but
Floyd | he hears a click as the gate unlocks itself. Now he can open it and go
Floyd | into this mysterious castle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Entrance                                      RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since Main Gate is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open gate" 		

Floyd ]  Castle Entrance                                      RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open Main Gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Porch
Floyd | Frank is in the porch of the castle. The castle gate is to the north.
Floyd | To the south is the Oak Door and to the east is the Entry Door. A red
Floyd | paper is stuck to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Flint says: All hands on deck. Man the guns."
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read notice" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NOTICE
Floyd |
Floyd |  On the notice it says.....
Floyd |
Floyd | ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE WIZARDS ASSOCIATION - TODAY
Floyd | !!!
Floyd |
Floyd | Authorised members only.  Use Ur-burgling spell to unlock the
Floyd | gate.
Floyd |
Floyd |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open oak door" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN OAK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open entry door" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN ENTRY DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open Entry Door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read red paper" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ RED PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank looks at the red paper. On it is printed:
Floyd | To get ready for the  ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE WIZARDS
Floyd | ASSOCIATION,  go east into the cloakroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cloakroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Cloakroom
Floyd | Frank is a dimly-lit room. A large wooden barrel and a blue chest are
Floyd | on the floor. There are doors to the north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The parrot flies in after Frank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open chest" 		

Floyd ]  Cloakroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CHEST
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the blue chest, revealing a blue cloak and a pointed hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Cloakroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Flint: I don't suppose Captain Flint would care for that.
Floyd | blue cloak: Taken.
Floyd | pointed hat: Taken.
Floyd | black potion: Professor Frank is being extremely foolish! He tries to
Floyd | pick up the liquid, but, not surprisingly, it trickles through his
Floyd | fingers back into the container.
Floyd | Black Door: That's hardly portable.
Floyd | Entry Door: That's hardly portable.
Floyd | blue chest: That's hardly portable.
Floyd | wooden barrel: That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear cloak" 		

Floyd ]  Cloakroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR CLOAK
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the blue cloak.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wear hat" 		

Floyd ]  Cloakroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR HAT
Floyd |
Floyd | You put on the pointed hat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cloak" 		

Floyd ]  Cloakroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLOAK
Floyd |
Floyd | The blue cloak is very large. It is a wizard's cloak.  Now Professor
Floyd | Frank hopes than he will pass as a wizard in this strange castle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x barrel" 		

Floyd ]  Cloakroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BARREL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see inside, since the wooden barrel is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open barrel" 		

Floyd ]  Cloakroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BARREL
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank lifts the lid of the barrel.  There is a fearsome creature
Floyd | inside!
Floyd | Grumblehog the Ogre leaps out!! "It is Grumblehog the Ogre,
Floyd | Frank," says the parrot. The nasty ogre growls and moves towards
Floyd | Professor Frank!
Floyd | The ogre pursues Frank!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Cloakroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Cloakroom
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Opening containers is bad news in this game, isn't it?"
		Zach says, "yes"
		DavidW says, "I'm surprised a cornish pixie didn't fly out of the bird seed box."
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cloakroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since the Black Door is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open black door" 		

Floyd ]  Cloakroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BLACK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the Black Door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Alchemy Room
Floyd | Frank is in the alchemy room where the wizards mix up their magic
Floyd | potions, to perform mysterious feats. A large and complex machine is
Floyd | against one wall of the room. Stuck to the wall is a blue sheet of
Floyd | paper. There are doors to the east and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see The Z8 Cybermystic Autoclave Machine here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bird  follows Frank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x blue sheet" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLUE SHEET
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Aahhhh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blue paper" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLUE PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |       ATTENTION ALL WIZARDS!
Floyd | Before going to the meeting hall you must use the Z8 machine to make
Floyd | up your own Magic Dust. The door to the east leading to the Wizards
Floyd | Hall has a Hermetic Analyser installed, as you can see. This will test
Floyd | the dust for your proficiency in the ancient art of wizardry. Warning!
Floyd | Impostors will be thrown in the Dungeon!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "A dungeon of awesome, since there'll be no wizards there but the best one."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank looks at the machine. On the front of the machine is a metal
Floyd | nameplate which reads:
Floyd |                      Z8  CYBERMYSTIC AUTOCLAVE
Floyd |           Made in Scotland by Luddite Engineering Company, Glasgow.
Floyd | There is a video screen on the front but it is dark. There is a
Floyd | black lever with written beside it "ON/OFF" and a red lever with a
Floyd | label "MIX NOW" beside it. You can also see a green slot at the front
Floyd | of the machine. The machine does not seem to be switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I suppose ingredients are south of the entry?"
		DavidW says, "Our missing spellbook probably has the recipe, though, for Magick Dust of Magick."
		Zach asks, "Can we not go back to get stuff we missed?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We entered a 'second game', though."
		DavidW says, "So, no, not without restarting or restoring."
		DavidW says, "(why the rescue squad works here at all is a Mystery (TM)."
Zach says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd | IF THE TEXT ON THE SCREEN IS TOO SMALL TO READ COMFORTABLY, MOVE THE
Floyd | CURSOR ALONG THE ICONS AT THE TOP OF THE GAME SCREEN UNTIL THE WORD
Floyd | "OPTIONS" IS DISPLAYED, AND YOU CAN THEN CHANGE THE TYPE SIZE. ( If
Floyd | playing on op sys other than Windows + frotz.exe interpreter, also
Floyd | known as Frobozz Magic Interpreter, no doubt similar changes can be
Floyd | made).
Floyd | HOW TO PLAY
Floyd | PROFESSOR FRANK
Floyd | THE MAGIC WORD IS AVAILABLE! The magic word is the word UNDO, and (as
Floyd | you have probably guessed) this single-word command allows you to
Floyd | "take back" your last move.
Floyd | BASICS:  Everything mentioned on the screen may give you more
Floyd | information if you EXAMINE it. Examples: EXAMINE TABLE, EXAMINE FRANK,
Floyd | EXAMINE DOOR, EXAMINE MAD DOG, EXAMINE DESK. You think EXAMINE is a
Floyd | long word to type?  All right, you just need to type X for EXAMINE,
Floyd | for example, X BOOK, X FRANK, X TABLE etc. You can try some other
Floyd | verbs also such as PUSH/ TURN/ THROW/ TAKE/ BREAK/ UNLOCK/ EAT/
Floyd | SHAKE/CLIMB (all followed by a noun), such as READ BOOK perhaps?
Floyd | Remember if something could be inside a container, then as well as X
Floyd | BOX, OPEN BOX, try LOOK IN BOX. If you move something or pick
Floyd | something up, repeat EXAMINE  and LOOK IN, as you may have uncovered
Floyd | something hidden.( For example if you find a book in a box, after TAKE
Floyd | BOOK, try LOOK IN BOX again....you might find something that was
Floyd | hidden under the book!! As in real life, you might want to LOOK UNDER
Floyd | some things, like beds, chairs, tables etc.
Floyd | The one word command LOOK (or just L) answers the question: Where am
Floyd | I?; the command INVENTORY (or just I) answers the question: What
Floyd | things am I carrying?
Floyd | SAVE. If you want to save your position in the game the command is
Floyd | SAVE. To load a saved game the command is RESTORE and the game will
Floyd | load, then type LOOK and you will be back in the position you saved.
Floyd | QUIT to end the game.
Floyd | HELP? HELP?  What? You want more help while you are playing the game?
Floyd | Try the command HELP in each location. What? You want a short form for
Floyd | HELP? All right, just type H for help. If you are reading this at the
Floyd | very start of the game, type HELP after you have read these
Floyd | instructions. There is lots of HELP in the first room. HELP in some
Floyd | rooms is variable, changing after you have done certain things in the
Floyd | room, so try investigating things for yourself. The response to HELP
Floyd | can also change after you come into a place again.
Floyd | BIG CLUE: There are a number of dangerous characters that the
Floyd | Professor will meet in the game. Some of them, just like ordinary
Floyd | people, are particularly fond of something good to eat, a tasty snack!
Floyd |
Floyd | MOVING ABOUT: To move around the game the commands are: GO NORTH,
Floyd | SOUTH, EAST, WEST, UP and DOWN. You can use single letters for these
Floyd | commands:  N,S,E,W,U and D  That's easy enough ! If you are in a room
Floyd | and there is an opening to the south, the command S will take you to
Floyd | that other room unless there is a closed door. Many text adventure
Floyd | games use four other horizontal directions ( NE, NW, SE, SW) but these
Floyd | are NOT used in "Professor Frank" so you do NOT have to try them.
Floyd | Other short commands are LOOK and INVENTORY,  just use L and I for
Floyd | these.  If the description of the room goes off the top of the screen,
Floyd | just type LOOK or L to recall the display. INVENTORY or I  shows the
Floyd | items you are carrying with you. If you find a silver key and type
Floyd | TAKE KEY, then later when you type INVENTORY, you will see that you
Floyd | have the key (and anything else you have taken). If you don't want to
Floyd | carry the item any longer, type DROP KEY. HINT: In this game, each key
Floyd | is only used once, so after unlocking something, you can drop that
Floyd | key.
Floyd | DOORS:  After typing W the program may tell you "the green door is
Floyd | there".  Try OPEN GREEN DOOR.  If the door is not locked the program
Floyd | will open the door, and now when you type WEST or ENTER GREEN DOOR you
Floyd | will go into the other room.  If a door is locked you may need to find
Floyd | some way of unlocking it, often (but not always) a key, such as UNLOCK
Floyd | RED DOOR WITH RED KEY
Floyd | COMMON TYPES OF COMMANDS:  Normally a verb and a noun: OPEN DRAWER,
Floyd | CLIMB STAIRS. Other possible commands could be: EAT APPLE, THROW ROCK
Floyd | AT SCORPION, OPEN BOX, READ NOTICE, PULL RED LEVER, PRESS ELEVATOR
Floyd | BUTTON. Sometimes, as in normal speech, we have more than one noun
Floyd | after a verb:  PUT APPLE IN BOX, ATTACK DRAGON WITH CREAM CAKE, etc,
Floyd | etc. Commands like this are also used in "Professor Frank" and other
Floyd | text-adventure games.
Floyd | TALKING TO OTHER CHARACTERS:  It is difficult to create real
Floyd | conversations between people (well, it is for a simpleton like me!);
Floyd | so we simply use the formula ASK A ABOUT B, such as ASK PARROT ABOUT
Floyd | LIBRARY. Yes, soon after the game starts, Professor Frank will have a
Floyd | companion who will answer lots of questions through the game; that
Floyd | well-known literary character Captain Flint, Long John Silver's parrot
Floyd | in "Treasure Island".
Floyd | NOTE: when Captain Flint is the only character in the same place as
Floyd | the Professor, you can simply type ASK ABOUT NEWTS/ASK ABOUT
Floyd | LIBRARY/ASK ABOUT LABORATORY etc, and the program knows you (Professor
Floyd | Frank) are asking Captain Flint. If there is more than one character
Floyd | with Professor Frank you need to use the longer version of ASK
Floyd | including the name of the character that you want to answer the
Floyd | question.(ASK PARROT ABOUT COMPUTER etc.)
Floyd | If you get an error message, first  CHECK YOUR SPELLING. I suggest
Floyd | that you use LARGE LETTERS when typing in commands, as it is easier to
Floyd | spot spelling mistakes. (The error message in this game is the word "
Floyd | What???")  If your spelling is correct, try a different command. For
Floyd | example if the program rejects PULL RED LEVER, try PUSH RED LEVER, or
Floyd | MOVE RED LEVER.
Floyd |
Floyd | EXTRA LIVES! There are no difficult puzzles to solve, no nameless
Floyd | rooms in a maze to get through.  If Professor Frank does not get into
Floyd | trouble, you will not enjoy the game. Anyway, the Professor Frank
Floyd | Emergency Rescue Squad will come to your assistance - eight times!
Floyd | (See top right of screen for how many "rescues" you have left.)
Floyd | AIM OF THE GAME? To have some fun! ( I only included the 10 hidden
Floyd | gold rings for those who insist that a game must be "winnable." This
Floyd | game is mainly intended to give you a few laughs.)
Floyd |  Remember! Type the  command LOOK to recall where you are in the game.
Floyd |  SHORT COMMANDS:   L,I,X,H,N,S,E,W,U,D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach | If Professor Frank does not get into trouble, you will not enjoy the game.
		Zach says, "ha ha ha"
		Zach | I only included the 10 hidden gold rings for those who insist that a game must be "winnable."
Zach says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "credit" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > CREDIT
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Cloakroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Cloakroom
Floyd | Frank is a dimly-lit room. A large wooden barrel and a blue chest are
Floyd | on the floor. There are doors to the north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are we ever going to get out of here, Frank?", asks Captain Flint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Porch
Floyd | Frank is in the porch of the castle. The castle gate is to the north.
Floyd | To the south is the Oak Door and to the east is the Entry Door. A red
Floyd | paper is stuck to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Flint arrives by air!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Actually, I have no idea what to do"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open oak door" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN OAK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ur-burgle oak door" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > UR-BURGLE OAK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cast ur-burgle" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > CAST UR-BURGLE
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x oak door" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OAK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about Oak Door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on oak door" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > KNOCK ON OAK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I would normally restart, except it's 1am."
		DavidW says, "I want to raid the fridge or something."
		Zach says, "Feel free to if you want"
		DavidW says, "Maybe we should have broken the mirror."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "a about oak door" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > A ABOUT OAK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask flint about oak door" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK FLINT ABOUT OAK DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask flint about magic" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK FLINT ABOUT MAGIC
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask flint about wizards" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK FLINT ABOUT WIZARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "test" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > TEST
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask flint about magic dust" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK FLINT ABOUT MAGIC DUST
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask flint about spellbook" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK FLINT ABOUT SPELLBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, I think we're stuck, unless we use a rescue to bypass the dust-seal."
		Zach asks, "Can we?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Porch                                                RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Porch
Floyd | Frank is in the porch of the castle. The castle gate is to the north.
Floyd | To the south is the Oak Door and to the east is the Entry Door. A red
Floyd | paper is stuck to the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Captain Flint here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Cloakroom                                            RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Cloakroom
Floyd | Frank is a dimly-lit room. A large wooden barrel and a blue chest are
Floyd | on the floor. There are doors to the north and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bird zooms through the air.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Alchemy Room
Floyd | Frank is in the alchemy room where the wizards mix up their magic
Floyd | potions, to perform mysterious feats. A large and complex machine is
Floyd | against one wall of the room. Stuck to the wall is a blue sheet of
Floyd | paper. There are doors to the east and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see The Z8 Cybermystic Autoclave Machine here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Captain Flint says: All hands on deck. Man the guns."
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since the Hall Door is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open hall door" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN HALL DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiny lights on the Hermetic Analyser, which is  part of the door,
Floyd | flash for a second, and a mechanical voice says "You are not carrying
Floyd | any magic dust, so the door will not open, and you cannot get into the
Floyd | meeting. Use the Z8 machine to make the magic dust."
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "help" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > HELP
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machine" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MACHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank looks at the machine. On the front of the machine is a metal
Floyd | nameplate which reads:
Floyd |                      Z8  CYBERMYSTIC AUTOCLAVE
Floyd |           Made in Scotland by Luddite Engineering Company, Glasgow.
Floyd | There is a video screen on the front but it is dark. There is a
Floyd | black lever with written beside it "ON/OFF" and a red lever with a
Floyd | label "MIX NOW" beside it. You can also see a green slot at the front
Floyd | of the machine. The machine does not seem to be switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push black lever" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BLACK LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank pulls the lever. There is a low grating sound as the granite
Floyd | hard disk drive rumbles up to speed, sparks and dust sputtering out of
Floyd | a join in the structure of the device. A screen lights up at the front
Floyd | of the Autoclave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read screen" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x screen" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |            On the screen at the front of the device is a message;
Floyd |
Floyd |      HOW TO USE THE Z8 CYBERMYSTIC AUTOCLAVE
Floyd |  Made in Scotland by Luddite Engineering Company, Glasgow.
Floyd | Select the  ingredients for your magic dust by typing in the code for
Floyd | each substance, one at a time. Five ingredients must be selected. Then
Floyd | you must press the red lever to start up the magic dust-making
Floyd | procedure.  Then take your magic dust from the green slot at the front
Floyd | of the machine. (If you are not carrying magic dust the Hermetic
Floyd | Analyser on the door to the east will not let you into the wizards
Floyd | hall!)
Floyd | Available ingredients  which can be instantly manufactured by
Floyd | the Autoclave are:
Floyd |
Floyd | Substance                    Code
Floyd | frangaloid powder            V29
Floyd | spideroogle powder          V31
Floyd | plutonium                       V43
Floyd | inanium-23                      V56
Floyd | desperite                        V59
Floyd | crumplebug powder          V63
Floyd | absentium-79                   V71
Floyd | blunderite                        V78
Floyd |
Floyd |              When finished press the red lever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suppose we know that plutonium is not one of the five."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask flint about blunderite" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK FLINT ABOUT BLUNDERITE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask flint about desperite" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK FLINT ABOUT DESPERITE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask flint about crumplebug" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK FLINT ABOUT CRUMPLEBUG
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x screen" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |            On the screen at the front of the device is a message;
Floyd |
Floyd |      HOW TO USE THE Z8 CYBERMYSTIC AUTOCLAVE
Floyd |  Made in Scotland by Luddite Engineering Company, Glasgow.
Floyd | Select the  ingredients for your magic dust by typing in the code for
Floyd | each substance, one at a time. Five ingredients must be selected. Then
Floyd | you must press the red lever to start up the magic dust-making
Floyd | procedure.  Then take your magic dust from the green slot at the front
Floyd | of the machine. (If you are not carrying magic dust the Hermetic
Floyd | Analyser on the door to the east will not let you into the wizards
Floyd | hall!)
Floyd | Available ingredients  which can be instantly manufactured by
Floyd | the Autoclave are:
Floyd |
Floyd | Substance                    Code
Floyd | frangaloid powder            V29
Floyd | spideroogle powder          V31
Floyd | plutonium                       V43
Floyd | inanium-23                      V56
Floyd | desperite                        V59
Floyd | crumplebug powder          V63
Floyd | absentium-79                   V71
Floyd | blunderite                        V78
Floyd |
Floyd |              When finished press the red lever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I say we skip plutonium, desperite, and blunderite, and use the other five."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "v29" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > V29
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank adds the frangaloid powder to the magic dust ingredients.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "v31" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > V31
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank adds the spideroogle powder to the magic dust ingredients.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "v56" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > V56
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank adds the inanium-23 to the magic dust ingredients.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "v63" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > V63
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank adds the crumplebug powder to the magic dust ingredients.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "v71" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > V71
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank adds the absentium-79 to the magic dust ingredients.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull red lever" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL RED LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Strange noises come from the machine, clanking and grinding. Then the
Floyd | green slot pops open. Frank can see a blue packet there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take blue packet" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BLUE PACKET
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Frank peers at the blue packet which has emerged from the Cybermystic
Floyd | Autoclave Machine. On the packet is written:
Floyd | " Magic Dust - Property of Frank the Scottish Wizard.
Floyd |  Low Quality - Not very impressive."
Floyd | You can't see inside, since the blue packet is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Any bets that opening this packet will release a monster?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read blue paper" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BLUE PAPER
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |       ATTENTION ALL WIZARDS!
Floyd | Before going to the meeting hall you must use the Z8 machine to make
Floyd | up your own Magic Dust. The door to the east leading to the Wizards
Floyd | Hall has a Hermetic Analyser installed, as you can see. This will test
Floyd | the dust for your proficiency in the ancient art of wizardry. Warning!
Floyd | Impostors will be thrown in the Dungeon!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't, since the Hall Door is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open hall door" 		

Floyd ]  Alchemy Room                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN HALL DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiny lights on the Hermetic Analyser flash for a second, and a
Floyd | mechanical voice says "Not very impressive dust, but I will let you
Floyd | in."  Now the door creaks open and Frank see a large hall  full of
Floyd | strange people to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Wizards Hall                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Wizards Hall
Floyd | Frank is in the great hall. Three mighty wizards are here sitting at a
Floyd | high table, and all the ordinary wizards and sorcerers and standing
Floyd | around chatting, eating and drinking from the delicious supplies laid
Floyd | out on the long table.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the banqueting table are a magic pie, a cuvalok fruit, the xblob
Floyd | cheese, a green jug, a white jug and a red jug.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Red Wizard is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Black Wizard is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Wizard Lady is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see the green casket here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Professor Frank is here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flying magician whizzes through the air, drinking a can of beer.
Floyd | He points his finger at Frank and the parrot as he passes and shouts
Floyd | "Who let them in? They are another couple of troublemakers from that
Floyd | library in Scotland by the looks of them."
Floyd |
Floyd | The parrot is here also.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pie" 		

Floyd ]  Wizards Hall                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PIE
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the magic pie.
Floyd |
Floyd | "A real Scottish wizard was here once before," says a Chinese wizard
Floyd | lady. "You remember, he would not buy anyone a drink?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fruit" 		

Floyd ]  Wizards Hall                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FRUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the cuvalok fruit.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Shall we do a vanishing spell on the mighty Wizardo Franko and that
Floyd | half-witted canary of his?" asks a tiny bespectacled wizard, who has
Floyd | an owl perched on his shoulder.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x xblob" 		

Floyd ]  Wizards Hall                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X XBLOB
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like a delicious piece of cheese.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Give this wee Scottish scunner some black pudding, or mince and
Floyd | tatties," remarks the Seer of Zobrak." That's what they like to eat,
Floyd | the kiltie savages!".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take xblob" 		

Floyd ]  Wizards Hall                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE XBLOB
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Ebenezer the magic geezer is here. Baba Yaga is drinking vodka, but
Floyd | there is no sign of Big Chicken Hut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x green jug" 		

Floyd ]  Wizards Hall                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GREEN JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | In the green jug is beer.
Floyd |
Floyd | "What kind of bird is that, with  Wizardo Franko, and why has Frank
Floyd | not got a kilt on if he is from Scotland?" shouts the Sorcerer of
Floyd | Madrid, gargling enthusiastically from a bottle of Rioja, and pausing
Floyd | to throw a cream bun at Captain Flint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Wizards Hall                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WHITE JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | In the white jug is milk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Bog Druid of Killarney throws a Guinness bottle at the three
Floyd | wizards on the platform. He starts to sing the Irish ballad
Floyd | "Skibbereen".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x red jug" 		

Floyd ]  Wizards Hall                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RED JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | In the red jug is glook juice.
Floyd |
Floyd | " I am in charge here," shrieks the Lady Wizard of Branxholm. "Who
Floyd | threw that beer bottle at me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask yaga about glook juice" 		

Floyd ]  Wizards Hall                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK YAGA ABOUT GLOOK JUICE
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask flint about glook juice" 		

Floyd ]  Wizards Hall                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK FLINT ABOUT GLOOK JUICE
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sadistic Mystic of Kendal  says "I think there are impostors
Floyd | infiltrating our meeting. Look at that parrot! Perhaps he should be
Floyd | zingalooed. I have my suspicions about some people here! "
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take white jug" 		

Floyd ]  Wizards Hall                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WHITE JUG
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Sybil of Zugzwang shouts: " Who cares?  We are supposed to be
Floyd | having a party here. Who ate all the dragon steaks?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x casket" 		

Floyd ]  Wizards Hall                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see inside, since the green casket is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Shadow Lurker shouts "Why haven't we got any decent wine at this
Floyd | party?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd ]  Wizards Hall                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | Crafty the Spellwrangler shouts "It must be my turn to be Chief
Floyd | Wizard for a year!", but no one pays any attention.
Floyd | The Red Wizard points at a man in strange clothing and says, "I don't
Floyd | believe that guy calling himself Yussuf the Desert Djinn is a real
Floyd | magician. How did he get in here?"
Floyd | "I am not happy with that old Scottish wizard Frank either," shrieks
Floyd | the Lady Wizard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take casket" 		

Floyd ]  Wizards Hall                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CASKET
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Tattie Bogle of Drumnadreich says "What's wrong with being
Floyd | Scottish? The Lairds of Drumnadreich have been known for centuries for
Floyd | their magic powers."
Floyd | The Wizard Lady points her magic wand at the unlucky "Yussuf the
Floyd | Desert Djinn" (as he calls himself), who is dressed like an ancient
Floyd | Egyptian. "Off to the dungeon," she shouts, and the wizards cheer as
Floyd | Yussuf vanishes in a flash of light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take wand" 		

Floyd ]  Wizards Hall                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE WAND
Floyd |
Floyd |   What ???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Sorry, I can't take this anymore"
		DavidW says, "okay. We can stop here."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nffrank" 		

Floyd ]  Wizards Hall                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ]  Wizards Hall                                         RESCUES LEFT: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?
Floyd | > Y
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		Zach says, "From the "walkthrough":"
		Zach | Since this game is (hopefully) a comedy, I do NOT want the walkthrough available to ordinary players as this high-speed �whizz� though the game will spoil the fun!
		Zach | Why do I not want the walkthrough published?
		Zach | 1. The 'magic word' UNDO is available in this game.
		Zach | 2. There are no cryptic conundrums or difficult logic puzzles to solve.
		Zach | 5. The whole point of the game is for the absent-minded Professor to keep getting into trouble � the walk-through of course solves all the problems he encounters, and avoids those which are avoidable.
		DavidW asks, "That's what the walkthrough says? That's it's not a walkthrough?"
		Zach says, "That's the author telling Stephen Granade why she doesn't want the walkthrough to be available"
		DavidW says, "It's odd how the cheat codes and rescues suck the life all out of the game."
		Zach says, "But it does have the commands needed to win, I think"
		Zach says, "Though they're in the format of I7 testing commands"
		DavidW says, "I suppose I could try writing my own walkthrough, eventually. I'd have the play the game far more than I have, though."
		Zach says (to DavidW), "Yeah, especially considering how the author claims the game doesn't have any hard puzzles"
		DavidW says, "But a walkthrough that relies on testing commands sounds really weird and unsatisfactory."
		Zach) Zach says, "So it's very fitting for the game"
		Zach says, "Sorry, I'll try to be nicer"



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Sparkle by Juhana Leinonen
As played on ifMUD on June 8, 2014

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 Sparkle written by Juhana Leinonen. It was released as part of ShuffleComp 2014, and was a Commended 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.
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		Jacqueline says, "Good morning, folks."
		Jacqueline says, "So, there were four games that tied for votes."
		Fang asks, "which four?"
		Jacqueline says, "Personally, I think people just like games that begin with S: Sparkle, Shade, Slouching, and Savoir-Faire."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, I was thinking Shade, but I think instead we should probably target Sparkle."
		Fang says, "I haven't actually played savoir-faire for some reason"
		DavidW says, "I haven't heard of Sparkle."
		Fang says, "so if I am the tie-breaker..."
		DavidW says, "(and I'm not really here)"
		Jacqueline says, "Sparkle is from ShuffleComp. Nitku is really wanting us to play it for a post-comp release."
		Fang asks, "is Nitku around?"
		Jacqueline says, "No, but that doesn't matter."
		Nitku says, "I'm here"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh! Yay."
		Fang says, "okay, then Sparkle"
		Taleslinger says, "Sparkle is a cool game."
		Jacqueline says, "I was going to say, though, that the transcript is what matters. :)"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, one sec."
		Taleslinger says, "it's funnier to neg the author when they're here."
		Nitku says, "If you can wait a moment I can send you the latest version"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay. Sure."
		Fang says (to Tale), "pretty much"
		Jacqueline says, "Caught me just in time. Will not use the copy I downloaded."
		Deesix says, "Sparkle lacks description on [LINK]"
		Marvin says, "Well, it's fairly new."
		Fang says, "neither seems greatly associated with bats"
		Fang says, "ilac"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask sparkle" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  EAST
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Several weeks of travel have brought me to Mount Shanshan. The last
Floyd | ride I was able to get was a goods truck to a small village at the
Floyd | base of the mountain. Then it was a long hike up the mountain along
Floyd | badly maintained roads and footpaths.
Floyd |
Floyd | The road ends here at an abandoned cable car platform. The cableway
Floyd | leads directly to my destination. I must get it running, somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sparkle
Floyd | A quest for enlightenment by Juhana Leinonen
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 140608 / Inform 7 build 6L02 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd | ABOUT for more information
Floyd |
Floyd | Cable car platform
Floyd | A rickety wooden platform is built on the edge of a cliff to serve as
Floyd | an station for a cable car ride up to the mountain. It overlooks a
Floyd | beautiful waterfall rumbling below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The road leads back east and the cableway's engine is in a shack just
Floyd | to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cable car is docked to the platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "What was your pseudonym, originally?"
		Nitku says, "Karly Di Caprio"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Jacqueline says, "Fancy"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | I am weary from the travel, but my goal is so close there's no time to
Floyd | rest now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Nitku says, "well it was either that or "Goat Goat Goat Goat Goat esq.""
		Nitku says, "(there were others too)"
		Jacqueline okay then
		Jacqueline says, "er, okay then"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x cable car" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABLE CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The cable car is large enough to comfortably fit about four
Floyd | passengers. The red paint coating is peeling away in large flakes and
Floyd | rust is corroding the body.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's hard to see through the dirty windows but it seems like there's a
Floyd | simple control panel inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | A iron bar attaches the car to the platform and at the same time locks
Floyd | the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The iron bar blocks the door from opening.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "move bar" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's attached with large bolts. It can't be removed without tools.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "remember destination" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMEMBER DESTINATION
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to remember.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Was just curious where we were headed."
Nitku arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Marvin has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x platform" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | The wooden platform serves as a docking and embarkment area for the
Floyd | cable car.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x waterfall" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WATERFALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The waterfall rumbles down the mountainside and raises a cloud of mist
Floyd | where it hits the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "S?"
maga arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Jacqueline says, "Am I playing this alone? Possibly I am."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Engine room
Floyd | The wooden shack houses a large diesel generator that moves the
Floyd | cableway. The shack's walls are rotten and patchy. The exit leads back
Floyd | out to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The diesel generator looks like it hasn't been used in quite some
Floyd | while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x generator" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GENERATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The diesel generator is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn on generator" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON GENERATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The engine coughs a few times but refuses to start. A quick
Floyd | troubleshooting indicates that the cylinders are so dirty that the
Floyd | engine can't run. They need to be cleaned first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "clean cylinders" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN CYLINDERS
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the shack walls)
Floyd | The shack walls isn't suitable for cleaning the cylinders with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Fang arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Fang has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if there's a way to have it look for something more reasonable in scope and, finding nothing, say something about how you don't have anything appropriate at hand or some such."
Fang arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x cylinders" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CYLINDERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The diesel generator is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Nitku says, "yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. So where are the tools and rags and stuff..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look behind generator" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND GENERATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cable car platform
Floyd | A rickety wooden platform is built on the edge of a cliff to serve as
Floyd | an station for a cable car ride up to the mountain. It overlooks a
Floyd | beautiful waterfall rumbling below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The road leads back east and the cableway's engine is in a shack just
Floyd | to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cable car is docked to the platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  EAST  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | I walk the road back to an old hotel I passed on the way here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel gates
Floyd | I am at the gates of an old country-style mansion that has at some
Floyd | point served as a hotel. At the moment there are no signs of it being
Floyd | in use. The garden has overgrown, there are no cars about and the
Floyd | building itself is in a dilapidated state.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel gates are to the north, the cable car platform to the west,
Floyd | and the hiking path leading back down the mountain is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | An angry dog is barking at me behind the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "x dog" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  EAST  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog is big and menacing, a mutt or perhaps even a Chongqing. He's
Floyd | barking viciously behind the gates. His short fur is filthy and
Floyd | largely covered in dirt.
Floyd |
Floyd | There must be a way.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Find a quiet place to MEDITATE.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Jacqueline asks, "Go back west for a second and meditate?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cable car platform
Floyd | A rickety wooden platform is built on the edge of a cliff to serve as
Floyd | an station for a cable car ride up to the mountain. It overlooks a
Floyd | beautiful waterfall rumbling below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The road leads back east and the cableway's engine is in a shack just
Floyd | to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cable car is docked to the platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "And if the waterfall isn't soothing, go inside the generator shack?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "meditate" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEDITATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The rumbling of the waterfall makes it impossible to meditate here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Engine room
Floyd | The wooden shack houses a large diesel generator that moves the
Floyd | cableway. The shack's walls are rotten and patchy. The exit leads back
Floyd | out to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The diesel generator looks like it hasn't been used in quite some
Floyd | while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fang says (to Floyd), "meditate" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEDITATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The noise from the waterfall is somewhat muffled here, but it's still
Floyd | too loud to meditate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Was afraid of that."
		Jacqueline asks, "On down the road?"
		Fang says, "this guy is really picky"
		Fang says, "sure"
		Jacqueline says, "The person just isn't very practiced at meditation yet, that's all."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think we have a gender yet."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cable car platform
Floyd | A rickety wooden platform is built on the edge of a cliff to serve as
Floyd | an station for a cable car ride up to the mountain. It overlooks a
Floyd | beautiful waterfall rumbling below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The road leads back east and the cableway's engine is in a shack just
Floyd | to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cable car is docked to the platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  EAST  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel gates
Floyd | I am at the gates of an old country-style mansion that has at some
Floyd | point served as a hotel. At the moment there are no signs of it being
Floyd | in use. The garden has overgrown, there are no cars about and the
Floyd | building itself is in a dilapidated state.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel gates are to the north, the cable car platform to the west,
Floyd | and the hiking path leading back down the mountain is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | An angry dog is barking at me behind the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hiking path
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hiking path
Floyd | A scenic hiking path leads back down the mountain. I know it all too
Floyd | well, having walked it up here in the first place. The way back to the
Floyd | hotel is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two small stone statues depicting a lion and a dragon are greeting
Floyd | visitors on both sides of the path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x lion" 		

Floyd ]  Hiking path
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LION
Floyd |
Floyd | The statue is not very tall and is carved from solid black stone. It's
Floyd | set here by the path as a decoration for passersby. This one depicts a
Floyd | lion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x dragon" 		

Floyd ]  Hiking path
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRAGON
Floyd |
Floyd | The statue is not very tall and is carved from solid black stone. It's
Floyd | set here by the path as a decoration for passersby. This one depicts a
Floyd | dragon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Hawk says (to f), "meditate" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "meditate" 		

Floyd | cheapglulxe quit with exit status: 1

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		Jacqueline says, "Um."
		Fang exclaims, "we have reached nirvana!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Well, that wasn't the ending I was expecting!"
		Jacqueline says (to Fang), "I know. That was awesome."
		Nitku says, "it's very meta"
Hawk says, "oops" 		Jacqueline says, "Forget what I said about the person not being an accomplished meditator."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, what do you think happened, Nitku?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we start over?"
		Nitku says, "No idea. It doesn't do anything special (code-wise) at that point."
		Nitku says, "you could try again sure"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask sparkle" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: SOUTH  EAST
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Several weeks of travel have brought me to Mount Shanshan. The last
Floyd | ride I was able to get was a goods truck to a small village at the
Floyd | base of the mountain. Then it was a long hike up the mountain along
Floyd | badly maintained roads and footpaths.
Floyd |
Floyd | The road ends here at an abandoned cable car platform. The cableway
Floyd | leads directly to my destination. I must get it running, somehow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sparkle
Floyd | A quest for enlightenment by Juhana Leinonen
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 140608 / Inform 7 build 6L02 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd | ABOUT for more information
Floyd |
Floyd | Cable car platform
Floyd | A rickety wooden platform is built on the edge of a cliff to serve as
Floyd | an station for a cable car ride up to the mountain. It overlooks a
Floyd | beautiful waterfall rumbling below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The road leads back east and the cableway's engine is in a shack just
Floyd | to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cable car is docked to the platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Engine room
Floyd | The wooden shack houses a large diesel generator that moves the
Floyd | cableway. The shack's walls are rotten and patchy. The exit leads back
Floyd | out to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The diesel generator looks like it hasn't been used in quite some
Floyd | while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oops."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cable car platform
Floyd | A rickety wooden platform is built on the edge of a cliff to serve as
Floyd | an station for a cable car ride up to the mountain. It overlooks a
Floyd | beautiful waterfall rumbling below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The road leads back east and the cableway's engine is in a shack just
Floyd | to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cable car is docked to the platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  EAST  west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | I walk the road back to an old hotel I passed on the way here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel gates
Floyd | I am at the gates of an old country-style mansion that has at some
Floyd | point served as a hotel. At the moment there are no signs of it being
Floyd | in use. The garden has overgrown, there are no cars about and the
Floyd | building itself is in a dilapidated state.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel gates are to the north, the cable car platform to the west,
Floyd | and the hiking path leading back down the mountain is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | An angry dog is barking at me behind the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hiking path
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hiking path
Floyd | A scenic hiking path leads back down the mountain. I know it all too
Floyd | well, having walked it up here in the first place. The way back to the
Floyd | hotel is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two small stone statues depicting a lion and a dragon are greeting
Floyd | visitors on both sides of the path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "meditate" 		

Floyd ]  Hiking path
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEDITATE
Floyd |
Floyd | "What do you seek?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I seek the truth, shifu."
Floyd |
Floyd | She hit me on the fingers with the head of her cane, like many
Floyd | times before.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You say you seek the truth, but only lies come out your own
Floyd | mouth. What do you seek?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The memory fades and the mind is silent.
Floyd |
Floyd | Meditation revealed the following truth:
Floyd |
Floyd |   dog equals flute
Floyd |
Floyd | (With this information you can CHANGE things INTO their
Floyd | counterpart identities. You can also THINK to recall previously
Floyd | learned information.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Nitku says, "hooray"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel gates
Floyd | I am at the gates of an old country-style mansion that has at some
Floyd | point served as a hotel. At the moment there are no signs of it being
Floyd | in use. The garden has overgrown, there are no cars about and the
Floyd | building itself is in a dilapidated state.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel gates are to the north, the cable car platform to the west,
Floyd | and the hiking path leading back down the mountain is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | An angry dog is barking at me behind the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "change dog into flute" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHANGE DOG INTO FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | I clear my mind and concentrate on the dog, imagining its counterpart
Floyd | nature. The truth becomes obvious -- a dog is a flute, and a flute is
Floyd | a dog, and there is no difference between the two. Sparkles start
Floyd | flying from all over the dog as the Universe bends to accept the
Floyd | reality I have discovered.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sparkling stops and where the dog used to stand, there's a small
Floyd | koudi flute lying on the grass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Damn. All these years of hating barking dogs, when the fact of the matter is that I could have turned them into flutes."
		Jacqueline says, "I love flutes."
		Jacqueline says, "Thank you, Nitku. This game has changed my life."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take flute" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute is in the garden behind the gate, beyond my reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open gate" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | I open the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden
Floyd | Weeds have taken over the garden, which seems to have been designed in
Floyd | a distinctly Japanese style. It must have been very beautiful in its
Floyd | heyday.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel entrance is to the north and the gates to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A flute lies on the grass near the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the garden is a murky pond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take flute" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x pond" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POND
Floyd |
Floyd | The pond is full of muddy water, but I can see a fish, probably a koi,
Floyd | swimming around in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x koi" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KOI
Floyd |
Floyd | The koi swims around in the pond, looking a bit lonely.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute is so dirty that I don't want to play it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wash flute in pond" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south
Floyd |
Floyd | > WASH FLUTE IN POND
Floyd |
Floyd | I clean the flute the best I can using the water from the pond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | Remembering what it used to be, I reluctantly put the flute on my lips
Floyd | and blow. The air escapes through the fingerholes. There must be a
Floyd | blockage inside the flute somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in flute" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: NORTH  south
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to look inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Anybody mind if we go inside to the north?"
		pollux says, "No."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south EAST  UP
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel lobby
Floyd | The view in the hotel lobby confirms that the establishment has been
Floyd | deserted for a long time. The lobby has an abandoned reception desk,
Floyd | some sofas and dead house plants. There's a layer of dust everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a staircase to the north leading up and a closed door leading
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large wardrobe for coats has fallen over near the entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x plants" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south EAST  UP
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | The leaves have fallen off the plants and are now only dead branches.
Floyd | They're beyond resuscitation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take branch" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south EAST  UP
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BRANCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The plants are not important.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I was actually hoping to find something to root around inside the flute."
		Jacqueline says, "So I was actually pleased to see the plants."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh well."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south EAST  UP
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to look inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south EAST  UP
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's fallen over on its door. I can't open it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south EAST  UP
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's way too big to move.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south EAST  UP
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no-one behind the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search desk" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south EAST  UP
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south EAST  UP
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | The sofas weren't fashionable to begin with, but now they look doubly
Floyd | sad with a thick layer of dust on them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search sofa" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south EAST  UP
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH SOFA
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, E or U?"
		Deesix asks, "This place is quiet, maybe meditate again?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Sure."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "meditate" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south EAST  UP
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEDITATE
Floyd |
Floyd | "What do you seek?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I seek power, shifu."
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no slap on the fingers this time.
Floyd |
Floyd | The memory fades and I am ready to learn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Meditation revealed the following truths:
Floyd |
Floyd |   fish equals tornado
Floyd |   doorknob equals umbrella
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "golly"
		Jacqueline says, "Slightly afraid of the fish now."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, what are the moral implications of turning sentient beings into inanimate objects? This game is pretty deep."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs corridor
Floyd | This is the corridor where the hotel's guest rooms are. There are
Floyd | seven doors in total. To the south the staircase leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x doors" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "inside" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | I need to choose a door to enter, or go down back to the lobby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open first door" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FIRST DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, door 101, door 102, door 103, door 104, door 105,
Floyd | door 106 or door 107?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Ah. There we go."
		Jacqueline asks, "Maybe note that they're numbered 101-107 in the room description?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open 101" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN 101
Floyd |
Floyd | The door seems to be locked. Brief testing confirms that the same is
Floyd | true for every door here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "change doorknob into umbrella" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHANGE DOORKNOB INTO UMBRELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors here have handles, not knobs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "PSYCH"
		Jacqueline says, "Nicely caught."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, poo."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "go d" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south EAST  up
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel lobby
Floyd | The lobby has an abandoned reception desk, some sofas and dead house
Floyd | plants. There's a layer of dust everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a staircase to the north leading up and a closed door leading
Floyd | east.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large wardrobe for coats has fallen over near the entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south EAST  up
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the door)
Floyd | I try the doorknob, but the door is locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "change doorknob into umbrella" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south EAST  up
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHANGE DOORKNOB INTO UMBRELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | The doorknob sparkles and turns into an umbrella. The umbrella is now
Floyd | sticking out the door where the knob used to be.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the door)
Floyd | I pull on the umbrella, but it comes loose.
Floyd |
Floyd | The door's lock mechanism has nothing to support it anymore and falls
Floyd | apart. The door should be unlocked now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining hall
Floyd | A large dining hall full of empty tables is a sad sight. Some rays of
Floyd | light filter in through the dirty windows.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a pair of dumbwaiters on the farthest wall and a hand crank in
Floyd | the space between them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x dumbwaiter" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DUMBWAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the left dumbwaiter or the right dumbwaiter?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x left dumbwaiter" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEFT DUMBWAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | The dumbwaiters are an old elevator system for lifting food from the
Floyd | kitchen and then lowering dirty dishes back. They are small wooden
Floyd | compartments running inside the wall and supported by a rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | The single crank on the wall suggests that they are connected with a
Floyd | common rope and pulley system and lowering one will raise the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the left dumbwaiter is a chopstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a closed grid door in front of the compartment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "yay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take chopstick" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CHOPSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | I put a finger through one of the holes in the grid door, manage to
Floyd | reach the chopstick and pull it out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "clean flute with chopstick" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN FLUTE WITH CHOPSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute is clean enough already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put chopstick in flute" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT CHOPSTICK IN FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | (clearing the flute with the chopstick)
Floyd | Using the chopstick, the wad of dirt that was blocking the flute pops
Floyd | cleanly out. That must be a relief to the dog as well.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Achievement unlocked: Veterinarian]
Floyd |
Floyd | (Command ACHIEVEMENTS to see a list of your achievements.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "The dog can cancel that appointment it had with the gastroenterologist!"
		Nitku says, "it turns out the crash earlier was caused by an Inform bug"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, huh. How do you know?"
		Jacqueline asks, "What triggered it?"
		Nitku says, "an empty row in a table"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Hooray we found a bug for you!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (the grid door)
Floyd | The door is rusted stuck. It's unlikely that I can get it open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Nitku says, "Specifically examining the dog before meditating shows the (you should meditate) hint, clears it from the hints table and when you meditate reads the table again"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah."
		Nitku says, "there's discussion on the intfiction forums about the bug"
		Jacqueline nods.
		Jacqueline says, "So, I don't think I can do much more with the dumbwaiters if they can't be opened."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "remember" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMEMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | Meditation has revealed the following truths:
Floyd |
Floyd |   dog equals flute
Floyd |   fish equals tornado
Floyd |   doorknob equals umbrella
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, what the heck."
		Jacqueline says, "Knowledge is power. I'm scared of this much power, but that's what save is for."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel lobby
Floyd | The lobby has an abandoned reception desk, some sofas and dead house
Floyd | plants. There's a layer of dust everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a staircase to the north leading up and a door leading east to
Floyd | the dining hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large wardrobe for coats has fallen over near the entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Roger arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining hall
Floyd | A large dining hall full of empty tables is a sad sight. Some rays of
Floyd | light filter in through the dirty windows.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a pair of dumbwaiters on the farthest wall and a hand crank in
Floyd | the space between them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel lobby
Floyd | The lobby has an abandoned reception desk, some sofas and dead house
Floyd | plants. There's a layer of dust everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a staircase to the north leading up and a door leading east to
Floyd | the dining hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large wardrobe for coats has fallen over near the entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: north south
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden
Floyd | Weeds have taken over the garden, which seems to have been designed in
Floyd | a distinctly Japanese style. It must have been very beautiful in its
Floyd | heyday.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel entrance is to the north and the gates to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the garden is a murky pond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf54" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: north south
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "change koi into tornado" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: north south
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHANGE KOI INTO TORNADO
Floyd |
Floyd | The fish starts to sparkle under the water. It soon disappears and a
Floyd | tall water spout forms in its place. The spout makes it out of the
Floyd | pond and manages to travel a meter or two before dissipating and
Floyd | releasing the water as a rain on the garden, getting my clothes wet.
Floyd |
Floyd | I look in the now almost empty pond and see a glint of metal. There
Floyd | seems to be a key stuck in the mud. Some hotel guest must have dropped
Floyd | it there by accident.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "oho"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "meditate on the sadness of killing the koi" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: north south
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEDITATE ON THE SADNESS OF KILLING THE KOI
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to meditate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: north south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel lobby
Floyd | The lobby has an abandoned reception desk, some sofas and dead house
Floyd | plants. There's a layer of dust everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a staircase to the north leading up and a door leading east to
Floyd | the dining hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large wardrobe for coats has fallen over near the entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs corridor
Floyd | This is the corridor where the hotel's guest rooms are. There are
Floyd | seven doors in total. To the south the staircase leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unlock 101" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK 101
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the room key)
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unlock 102" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK 102
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the room key)
Floyd | I unlock door 102.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unlock 103" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK 103
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the room key)
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unlock 104" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK 104
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the room key)
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unlock 105" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK 105
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the room key)
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unlock 106" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK 106
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the room key)
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unlock 107" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK 107
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the room key)
Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Seems like there'd be a way to make that not be seven commands, but perhaps not."
		Nitku says, "there is"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh?"
		Nitku says, "the room number is written on the key"
		Jacqueline says, "oh, um, yeah. Gosh."
		Jacqueline says, "See, they don't do that anymore (at least over here) for security reasons."
		Jacqueline says, "So I never thought to look at it."
		Jacqueline asks, "Maybe have it autoexamine when you pick it up?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x key" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | A wooden key fob is attached to the key. Water has turned it almost
Floyd | illegible but I can still make out the number "102".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I also completely missed that it actually *had* unlocked 102."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open 102" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN 102
Floyd |
Floyd | I open door 102.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "inside" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel room
Floyd | The hotel room is spartan, with only the most necessary furniture. The
Floyd | scene through the window is beautiful, though. There's a direct view
Floyd | to the waterfall I saw earlier.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a bedside table (on which are a sanitary napkin and a tube
Floyd | of lipstick) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | sanitary napkin: Taken.
Floyd | lipstick: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "meditate" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEDITATE
Floyd |
Floyd | "The Universe has shown you some of its secrets," she says,
Floyd | casually turning a flower into a guitar, as if to underline a point.
Floyd | "But the key to true enlightenment is to observe the Pattern and to
Floyd | understand it."
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally I push aside the distracting memories.
Floyd |
Floyd | Meditation revealed the following truth:
Floyd |
Floyd |   sanitary napkin equals monkey wrench
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "yikes"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Of course a sanitary napkin equals a monkey wrench. Everyone knows that!"
		inky says, "hmm"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Did you not know that? I guess you didn't. Sorry to poke fun at you."
		inky says, "well, this quote implies there's an underlying pattern"
		inky says, "it's not just an anagram, though"
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
		Jacqueline says, "I am also thinking that the napkin may have multiple purposes."
		Jacqueline says, "Can we change things back to what they once were? Except for the fish, that is, as I'm pretty sure it's evaporated."
		DavidW says, "(yay, I get a break to peek in)"
		inky asks, "what is the known list of transformations?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "remember" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMEMBER
Floyd |
Floyd | Meditation has revealed the following truths:
Floyd |
Floyd |   dog equals flute
Floyd |   fish equals tornado
Floyd |   doorknob equals umbrella
Floyd |   sanitary napkin equals monkey wrench
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Scrollback shows they turned a koi into a tornado?"
		DavidW says, "How very odd."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | The bed is made and a layer of dust is on the covers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "hm, it doesn't maintain letter count exactly"
		inky says, "but it seems like there's a rough connection"
		DavidW says, "I don't see any underlying pattern."
		Deesix says, "Maybe later... is "A quest for enlightenment", and now we have a tool."
		inky says, "oh, and flower = guitar"
		DavidW says, ">judge bed by its dust cover"
		Jacqueline asks, "Yeah. Anyway, can I go check out a couple of ideas?"
		inky says, "please"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs corridor
Floyd | This is the corridor where the hotel's guest rooms are. There are
Floyd | seven doors in total, of which I've unlocked door 102. To the south
Floyd | the staircase leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel lobby
Floyd | The lobby has an abandoned reception desk, some sofas and dead house
Floyd | plants. There's a layer of dust everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a staircase to the north leading up and a door leading east to
Floyd | the dining hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large wardrobe for coats has fallen over near the entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: north south
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden
Floyd | Weeds have taken over the garden, which seems to have been designed in
Floyd | a distinctly Japanese style. It must have been very beautiful in its
Floyd | heyday.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel entrance is to the north and the gates to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the garden is a murky pond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel gates
Floyd | I am at the gates of an old country-style mansion that has at some
Floyd | point served as a hotel. At the moment there are no signs of it being
Floyd | in use. The garden has overgrown, there are no cars about and the
Floyd | building itself is in a dilapidated state.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel gates are to the north, the cable car platform to the west,
Floyd | and the hiking path leading back down the mountain is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Actually..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: north south
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden
Floyd | Weeds have taken over the garden, which seems to have been designed in
Floyd | a distinctly Japanese style. It must have been very beautiful in its
Floyd | heyday.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel entrance is to the north and the gates to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the garden is a murky pond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "play flute'" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: north south
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE'
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: north south
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute has a low, dark sound to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drop flute" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: north south
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel gates
Floyd | I am at the gates of an old country-style mansion that has at some
Floyd | point served as a hotel. At the moment there are no signs of it being
Floyd | in use. The garden has overgrown, there are no cars about and the
Floyd | building itself is in a dilapidated state.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel gates are to the north, the cable car platform to the west,
Floyd | and the hiking path leading back down the mountain is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close gate" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | I close the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn flute into dog" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN FLUTE INTO DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute sparkles and is soon changed back into the dog, who resumes
Floyd | barking after noticing me.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Achievement unlocked: Clean Dog]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, not sure why, but at least we know we can switch stuff back and forth."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hiking path
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hiking path
Floyd | A scenic hiking path leads back down the mountain. I know it all too
Floyd | well, having walked it up here in the first place. The way back to the
Floyd | hotel is to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Two small stone statues depicting a lion and a dragon are greeting
Floyd | visitors on both sides of the path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hiking path
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | It is a lovely route, but my goal is in another direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel gates
Floyd | I am at the gates of an old country-style mansion that has at some
Floyd | point served as a hotel. At the moment there are no signs of it being
Floyd | in use. The garden has overgrown, there are no cars about and the
Floyd | building itself is in a dilapidated state.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel gates are to the north, the cable car platform to the west,
Floyd | and the hiking path leading back down the mountain is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | An angry dog is barking at me behind the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cable car platform
Floyd | A rickety wooden platform is built on the edge of a cliff to serve as
Floyd | an station for a cable car ride up to the mountain. It overlooks a
Floyd | beautiful waterfall rumbling below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The road leads back east and the cableway's engine is in a shack just
Floyd | to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cable car is docked to the platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x car" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The cable car is large enough to comfortably fit about four
Floyd | passengers. The red paint coating is peeling away in large flakes and
Floyd | rust is corroding the body.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's hard to see through the dirty windows but it seems like there's a
Floyd | simple control panel inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | A iron bar attaches the car to the platform and at the same time locks
Floyd | the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "clean windows with sanitary napkin" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN WINDOWS WITH SANITARY NAPKIN
Floyd |
Floyd | There's not much to be gained by cleaning the cable car.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x pad" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | The sanitary napkin is, thankfully, unused.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "bleh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn pad into wrench" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN PAD INTO WRENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The sanitary napkin sparkles for a brief moment before changing into a
Floyd | monkey wrench.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "remove bar" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMOVE BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The iron bar is attached to the cable car and to the platform with
Floyd | large bolts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn bolts with wrench" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN BOLTS WITH WRENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | I put the monkey wrench on a bolt, adjust it to fit and turn. The bolt
Floyd | snaps with a cloud of rust flakes and starts to turn free. The nut on
Floyd | the other side turns with the bolt. I try to hold the nut still but
Floyd | can't get a good grip; I need a glove or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying:
Floyd |   a monkey wrench (which equals sanitary napkin)
Floyd |   a tube of lipstick
Floyd |   a room key
Floyd |   a chopstick
Floyd |   an umbrella (which equals doorknob)
Floyd |
Floyd | I have some information about the nature of the universe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So there could be other transformations to learn about?"
		inky says, "it seems reasonable to posit that sanitary = monkey and napkin = wrench"
Gerynar arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline says, "I did notice that they were both two words, yeah."
		inky says, "it's interesting that doorknob and umbrella both have double letters"
		Jacqueline asks, "And 'dog' and 'flute' both have a single vowel?"
		inky says, "well, flute has two, but yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "But it's not some simple letter exchange."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, yeah, nevermind."
Gerynar says "bloop" and shrinks down into a little dot, then winks out...just like those old-fashioned B&w televisions. 		
Gerynar has disconnected. 		Jacqueline says, "Also, it's not syllable based."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Engine room
Floyd | The wooden shack houses a large diesel generator that moves the
Floyd | cableway. The shack's walls are rotten and patchy. The exit leads back
Floyd | out to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The diesel generator looks like it hasn't been used in quite some
Floyd | while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn wrench into pad" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN WRENCH INTO PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | The monkey wrench sparkles for a brief moment before changing into a
Floyd | sanitary napkin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "clean generator with pad" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN GENERATOR WITH PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | The sanitary napkin would be perfect for cleaning the cylinders, but
Floyd | the grit is too sturdily stuck. I need something to soften it first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I learned in Hints from Heloise that lipstick can be used to soften grit in an engine."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, not really."
		Jacqueline says, "hrm"
		Jacqueline asks, "Any unexplored locations?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, wait."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cable car platform
Floyd | A rickety wooden platform is built on the edge of a cliff to serve as
Floyd | an station for a cable car ride up to the mountain. It overlooks a
Floyd | beautiful waterfall rumbling below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The road leads back east and the cableway's engine is in a shack just
Floyd | to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cable car is docked to the platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x waterfall" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WATERFALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The waterfall rumbles down the mountainside and raises a cloud of mist
Floyd | where it hits the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no exit in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wet pad" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > WET PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to wet the sanitary napkin with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "waterfall" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > WATERFALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The waterfall is too far away.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux asks, "Try the *pond*?"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, no water left in the pond, is there?"
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe there is some."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no exit in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel gates
Floyd | I am at the gates of an old country-style mansion that has at some
Floyd | point served as a hotel. At the moment there are no signs of it being
Floyd | in use. The garden has overgrown, there are no cars about and the
Floyd | building itself is in a dilapidated state.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel gates are to the north, the cable car platform to the west,
Floyd | and the hiking path leading back down the mountain is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | An angry dog is barking at me behind the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn dog into flute" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN DOG INTO FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog sparkles for a brief moment before changing into a flute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open gate" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | I open the gate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take flute" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | I have to go closer, into the garden to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: north south
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden
Floyd | Weeds have taken over the garden, which seems to have been designed in
Floyd | a distinctly Japanese style. It must have been very beautiful in its
Floyd | heyday.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel entrance is to the north and the gates to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the garden is a murky pond.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can also see a flute here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "I think it only said that there wasn't much left."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take flute" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: north south
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "ah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wet pad with water" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: north south
Floyd |
Floyd | > WET PAD WITH WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | There's still enough water in the pond to wet the sanitary napkin.
Floyd | It's now soaked with muddy pond water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "lovely"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel gates
Floyd | I am at the gates of an old country-style mansion that has at some
Floyd | point served as a hotel. At the moment there are no signs of it being
Floyd | in use. The garden has overgrown, there are no cars about and the
Floyd | building itself is in a dilapidated state.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel gates are to the north, the cable car platform to the west,
Floyd | and the hiking path leading back down the mountain is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cable car platform
Floyd | A rickety wooden platform is built on the edge of a cliff to serve as
Floyd | an station for a cable car ride up to the mountain. It overlooks a
Floyd | beautiful waterfall rumbling below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The road leads back east and the cableway's engine is in a shack just
Floyd | to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cable car is docked to the platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Engine room
Floyd | The wooden shack houses a large diesel generator that moves the
Floyd | cableway. The shack's walls are rotten and patchy. The exit leads back
Floyd | out to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The diesel generator looks like it hasn't been used in quite some
Floyd | while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "clean generator with pad" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN GENERATOR WITH PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | The dirt is stuck to the parts too hard. I need something stronger
Floyd | than water to clean it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. I have an idea."
		Jacqueline asks, "Mind if I go back to see if there's anything in the other dumbwaiter?"
		pollux says, "Fine with me."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cable car platform
Floyd | A rickety wooden platform is built on the edge of a cliff to serve as
Floyd | an station for a cable car ride up to the mountain. It overlooks a
Floyd | beautiful waterfall rumbling below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The road leads back east and the cableway's engine is in a shack just
Floyd | to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cable car is docked to the platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel gates
Floyd | I am at the gates of an old country-style mansion that has at some
Floyd | point served as a hotel. At the moment there are no signs of it being
Floyd | in use. The garden has overgrown, there are no cars about and the
Floyd | building itself is in a dilapidated state.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel gates are to the north, the cable car platform to the west,
Floyd | and the hiking path leading back down the mountain is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: north south
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden
Floyd | Weeds have taken over the garden, which seems to have been designed in
Floyd | a distinctly Japanese style. It must have been very beautiful in its
Floyd | heyday.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel entrance is to the north and the gates to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the garden is a murky pond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel lobby
Floyd | The lobby has an abandoned reception desk, some sofas and dead house
Floyd | plants. There's a layer of dust everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a staircase to the north leading up and a door leading east to
Floyd | the dining hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large wardrobe for coats has fallen over near the entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining hall
Floyd | A large dining hall full of empty tables is a sad sight. Some rays of
Floyd | light filter in through the dirty windows.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a pair of dumbwaiters on the farthest wall and a hand crank in
Floyd | the space between them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pull rope" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | I try to raise the dumbwaiter by pulling on the rope, but I just can't
Floyd | get enough force into it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline grumbles.
		pollux asks, "Did we try the crank before?"
		Jacqueline says, "oh right"
inky says (to Floyd), "x crank" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRANK
Floyd |
Floyd | The crank is placed so that it's evidently used to raise and lower the
Floyd | dumbwaiters.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Just was rereading the room description and saw that just as you said it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn crank" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN CRANK
Floyd |
Floyd | The crank seems to be stuck and after applying some more force it
Floyd | snaps off into my hand. I place it down and curse my bad luck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "man"
		pollux says, "Let's just try to meditate further. Maybe we're missing some essential knowledge."
inky says (to Floyd), "x crank" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRANK
Floyd |
Floyd | The crank was apparently used to raise and lower dumbwaiters in the
Floyd | dining hall. Now it's broken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "meditate" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEDITATE
Floyd |
Floyd | Mediation reveals no additional information about the nature of
Floyd | existence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "... well, I'm out of ideas."
		inky says, "I assume the crank can turn into something"
		Jacqueline says, "Meditation revealed nothing, but it might be useful on its own."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take crank" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE CRANK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are none at all available!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "That is a default of which I am not overly fond."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel lobby
Floyd | The lobby has an abandoned reception desk, some sofas and dead house
Floyd | plants. There's a layer of dust everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a staircase to the north leading up and a door leading east to
Floyd | the dining hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large wardrobe for coats has fallen over near the entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Nitku says, "yeah, the wording is a bit strange"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs corridor
Floyd | This is the corridor where the hotel's guest rooms are. There are
Floyd | seven doors in total, of which I've unlocked door 102. To the south
Floyd | the staircase leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "inside" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > INSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel room
Floyd | The hotel room is spartan, with only the most necessary furniture. The
Floyd | scene through the window is beautiful, though. There's a direct view
Floyd | to the waterfall I saw earlier.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a bedside table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get in bed" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IN BED
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no time to sleep now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "I was hoping to have a life-changing dream!"
inky says (to Floyd), "x waterfall" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WATERFALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The waterfall rumbles down the mountainside and raises a cloud of mist
Floyd | where it hits the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x mist" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MIST
Floyd |
Floyd | The waterfall rumbles down the mountainside and raises a cloud of mist
Floyd | where it hits the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | There's no need to spend time looking under things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It doesn't even know 'search,' which I think is a first."
		inky asks, "what kinda IF gam is this?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search bed" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BED
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline) inky says, "man, this game"
Ellison arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline says, "hrm"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying:
Floyd |   a crank
Floyd |   a flute (which equals dog)
Floyd |   a sanitary napkin (which equals monkey wrench)
Floyd |   a tube of lipstick
Floyd |   a room key
Floyd |   a chopstick
Floyd |   an umbrella (which equals doorknob)
Floyd |
Floyd | I have some information about the nature of the universe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Does meditation work in different quiet and peaceful rooms, one meditation per such location? Is that how it works?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "meditate" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEDITATE
Floyd |
Floyd | Mediation reveals no additional information about the nature of
Floyd | existence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Not sure."
		inky says, "this game is making me paranoid about k's in words"
		Jacqueline asks, "Because things with Ks in them can't be made into other things?"
		Jacqueline says, "Good point. I may change my name to Jackueline. Okay, not really."
		Jacqueline says, "You're safe, though, inky."
		inky says, "I dunno, it feels like there are a disproportionate amount"
		inky says, "hee hee"
		pollux says, "Am I the only one who finds that typo funny? "Mediation reveals no additional information...""
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Actually, I hadn't caught it!"
		Jacqueline says, "And here we are, beta testing for Nitku."
		Roger says, "konfirmation bias"
		Nitku says, "yay"
		Nitku says, "It's funny how some obvious things stay unnoticed even after multiple people have looked at it"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. That's always the way it is, sadly. Good catch, pollux."
Zach arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		Nitku says, "For a long time the upstairs corridor description said there were 8 doors even when there are only 7 before someone noticed"
		Zach asks, "Hey mud, watcha playin'?"
		Jacqueline says, "Why do I feel like the universe isn't going to tell us anything else and we're supposed to just figure it out..."
		Jacqueline says (to Zach), "Sparkle"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "play flute" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute has a low, dark sound to it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "it seems like we must be able to solve more puzzles"
		inky says, "or if we have to understand the transformation system better, it must be more obvious than I'm thinking it is"
		DavidW says, "I wish my connection was better. I'm eager to find out if the chopstick is equal to a bridge. Or a claw machine. Or a claw machine with a bridge in it."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Hawk says, "Hmm, don't know if this is useful, but dog and flute, tornado and koi have an odd number of letters; guitar and flower, sanitary napkin and monkey wrench, umbrella and doorknob have an even number of letters...if I'm not wrong anyway..."
		inky says, "hmm"
		Roger says, "If there's a machine that produces Klaws then I am outta here"
		inky says, "I assumed the mapping was fish -> tornado, but koi->tornado seems reasonable too"
pollux says (to floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel room
Floyd | The hotel room is spartan, with only the most necessary furniture. The
Floyd | scene through the window is beautiful, though. There's a direct view
Floyd | to the waterfall I saw earlier.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can see a bedside table here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a view of the waterfall through the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "x view" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VIEW
Floyd |
Floyd | The waterfall rumbles down the mountainside and raises a cloud of mist
Floyd | where it hits the water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Hawk says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | The bed is made and a layer of dust is on the covers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, we've expored all the available locations, right?"
		pollux says, "I'm not sure."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take cover" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE COVER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's way too big to move.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We need some sort of cloth."
Hawk says (to Floyd), "x dust" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DUST
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a layer of dust on every surface.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux asks, "We do?"
pollux says (to floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying:
Floyd |   a crank
Floyd |   a flute (which equals dog)
Floyd |   a sanitary napkin (which equals monkey wrench)
Floyd |   a tube of lipstick
Floyd |   a room key
Floyd |   a chopstick
Floyd |   an umbrella (which equals doorknob)
Floyd |
Floyd | I have some information about the nature of the universe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "x lipstick" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel room
Floyd ]  Exits: outside
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIPSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a tube of red lipstick, a bit too bright shade for my tastes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Well, it said a glove, but cloth of any sort would probably work for turning the bolt."
		inky asks, "the napkin?"
		Jacqueline says, "hrm. Possibly, or possibly it's too squidgy."
		Jacqueline says, "That's a technical word. You can look it up."
		inky says, "hmm"
		inky says, "I guess it's also possible this isn't a linguistic transformation at all"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "outside" 		

Floyd ]  Upstairs corridor
Floyd ]  Exits: down inside
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUTSIDE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Upstairs corridor
Floyd | This is the corridor where the hotel's guest rooms are. There are
Floyd | seven doors in total, of which I've unlocked door 102. To the south
Floyd | the staircase leads back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky says, "and is related to (say) where stuff is on the map"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel lobby
Floyd | The lobby has an abandoned reception desk, some sofas and dead house
Floyd | plants. There's a layer of dust everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a staircase to the north leading up and a door leading east to
Floyd | the dining hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large wardrobe for coats has fallen over near the entrance.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "x wardrobe" 		Jacqueline asks, "Is the wardrobe just scenery for the setting?"

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | A wardrobe, presumably meant for storing casual visitors' coats, has
Floyd | fallen over.
Floyd |
Floyd | A single leather glove has been pinned under the top corner of the
Floyd | wardrobe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "OHO"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take glove" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The glove is pinned under the wardrobe. I can't get it loose.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "You know, I wondered about that wardrobe before but assumed someone must have checked it out when I wasn't paying enough attention."
		Jacqueline says, "So, too heavy to move;"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's way too big to move.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pull on glove" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL ON GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Hawk asks, "meditate?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pull glove" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | I give the glove a couple of good yanks but the wardrobe is too heavy
Floyd | and the glove doesn't move at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "meditate" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEDITATE
Floyd |
Floyd | Meditation revealed the following truth:
Floyd |
Floyd |   glove equals cantaloupe
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Ah. We hadn't noticed it yet last time we meditated."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "change glove into cantaloupe" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHANGE GLOVE INTO CANTALOUPE
Floyd |
Floyd | I concentrate and focus on changing the glove. There's more resistance
Floyd | than usual, but finally the glove gives in. A cantaloupe appears in
Floyd | its place and half of it is immediately squashed under the wardrobe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | cantaloupe: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "change cantaloupe into glove" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHANGE CANTALOUPE INTO GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The cantaloupe sparkles for a brief moment before changing into a
Floyd | glove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x glove" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | A part of the glove is cut off, but most of it is still intact.
Floyd | Wearing it won't be very fashionable, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: north south
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden
Floyd | Weeds have taken over the garden, which seems to have been designed in
Floyd | a distinctly Japanese style. It must have been very beautiful in its
Floyd | heyday.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel entrance is to the north and the gates to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the garden is a murky pond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel gates
Floyd | I am at the gates of an old country-style mansion that has at some
Floyd | point served as a hotel. At the moment there are no signs of it being
Floyd | in use. The garden has overgrown, there are no cars about and the
Floyd | building itself is in a dilapidated state.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel gates are to the north, the cable car platform to the west,
Floyd | and the hiking path leading back down the mountain is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cable car platform
Floyd | A rickety wooden platform is built on the edge of a cliff to serve as
Floyd | an station for a cable car ride up to the mountain. It overlooks a
Floyd | beautiful waterfall rumbling below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The road leads back east and the cableway's engine is in a shack just
Floyd | to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cable car is docked to the platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wear glove" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | I put on the glove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Taleslinger falls beyond time and memory. 		
Taleslinger has disconnected. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn bolt with wrench" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN BOLT WITH WRENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bolt" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOLT
Floyd |
Floyd | Large bolts attach the iron bar to the platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn bolt" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN BOLT
Floyd |
Floyd | I need a proper tool to loosen the bolts.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "change napkin into wrrench. turn bolt with wrench" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHANGE NAPKIN INTO WRRENCH. TURN BOLT WITH WRENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | That is not the true nature of the sanitary napkin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "change napkin into wrench. turn bolt with wrench" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHANGE NAPKIN INTO WRENCH. TURN BOLT WITH WRENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The sanitary napkin sparkles for a brief moment before changing into a
Floyd | monkey wrench.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the gloved hand holding the nuts opposite the bolts in place I am
Floyd | able to unscrew the bolts and free the car.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "oh, we have the pad again."
		pollux says, "beg pardon"
		Jacqueline says, "forgot"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn bolt" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN BOLT
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "oh, and you did that." 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > OH, AND YOU DID THAT.
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "oh, and you did that."
		Jacqueline says, "We tend to do commands one at a time in this for the transcript."
		Roger says, "But is a sanitary wrench equal to a monkey napkin"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open bar" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bar" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x car" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | The cable car is large enough to comfortably fit about four
Floyd | passengers. The red paint coating is peeling away in large flakes and
Floyd | rust is corroding the body.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's hard to see through the dirty windows but it seems like there's a
Floyd | simple control panel inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I open the cable car.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I thought it had a bar across it."
		Jacqueline says, "anyway"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter car" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | I get into the cable car.
Floyd |
Floyd | A control panel has been set to the wall opposite the door. It has a
Floyd | lever that most likely gets the thing moving.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "We still have to fix the generator, though."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | A control panel has been set to the wall opposite the door. It has a
Floyd | lever that most likely gets the thing moving.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing happens. I must get the engine that moves the cableway running
Floyd | first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, no Break Free or WD-40 in here, huh?"
		Jacqueline says, "Something to get the crud out of the cylinder..."
		pollux says, "We *could* try the lipstick. It's presumably grease-like."
		Jacqueline asks, "Hrm. Sure. Why not?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | I get out of the cable car.
Floyd |
Floyd | Cable car platform
Floyd | A rickety wooden platform is built on the edge of a cliff to serve as
Floyd | an station for a cable car ride up to the mountain. It overlooks a
Floyd | beautiful waterfall rumbling below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The road leads back east and the cableway's engine is in a shack just
Floyd | to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cable car is docked to the platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Engine room
Floyd | The wooden shack houses a large diesel generator that moves the
Floyd | cableway. The shack's walls are rotten and patchy. The exit leads back
Floyd | out to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The diesel generator looks like it hasn't been used in quite some
Floyd | while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x generator" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GENERATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The diesel generator is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "clean cylinder with lipstick" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN CYLINDER WITH LIPSTICK
Floyd |
Floyd | The lipstick isn't suitable for cleaning the cylinders with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "clean cylinder with pad" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN CYLINDER WITH PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh right"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn wrench into pad" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN WRENCH INTO PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | The monkey wrench sparkles for a brief moment before changing into a
Floyd | sanitary napkin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "I'm not sure the pad will still be wet."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "clean cylinder with pad" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN CYLINDER WITH PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | The dirt is stuck to the parts too hard. I need something stronger
Floyd | than water to clean it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "put lipstick on pad" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT LIPSTICK ON PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | (applying the lipstick to the sanitary napkin)
Floyd | There's no real reason to smear the lipstick on the sanitary napkin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Was just trying to get the phrasing again in case it helped."
		Roger asks, "Stronger... or thicker?"
		Jacqueline asks (of Roger), "What were you thinking?"
		Roger says, "Terrible, terrible thoughts"
		inky says, "well, the lipstick is red"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I was thinking that. But let's just not pursue that line of discussion any further."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "change lipstick to glove" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHANGE LIPSTICK TO GLOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | A glove is not the true nature of the lipstick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		inky asks, "anyway, I assume cantaloupes (or fruits in general) haven't appeared in the game before now?"
		Jacqueline says, "No."
		DavidW says, "was thinking body coverings"
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, acid?"
		Jacqueline says, "Not that cantaloupe is very acidic."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn glove into cantaloupe" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN GLOVE INTO CANTALOUPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The glove sparkles for a brief moment before changing into a
Floyd | cantaloupe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "x cantaloupe" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CANTALOUPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The other half of the cantaloupe has been crushed by a wardrobe, after
Floyd | it had already been toppled. Deep.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "smear cantaloupe on pad" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMEAR CANTALOUPE ON PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't apply it to anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "clean cylinder with cantaloupe" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN CYLINDER WITH CANTALOUPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The cantaloupe isn't suitable for cleaning the cylinders with.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It didn't seem ridiculous at the time."
		Hawk asks, "visit the place where the wardrobe was? maybe it has some cantaloupe juice left there?"
		Jacqueline shrugs. "I think this would have worked, but lacking other ideas, let's go back to the wardrobe, sure."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cable car platform
Floyd | A rickety wooden platform is built on the edge of a cliff to serve as
Floyd | an station for a cable car ride up to the mountain. It overlooks a
Floyd | beautiful waterfall rumbling below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The road leads back east and the cableway's engine is in a shack just
Floyd | to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cable car is docked to the platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel gates
Floyd | I am at the gates of an old country-style mansion that has at some
Floyd | point served as a hotel. At the moment there are no signs of it being
Floyd | in use. The garden has overgrown, there are no cars about and the
Floyd | building itself is in a dilapidated state.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel gates are to the north, the cable car platform to the west,
Floyd | and the hiking path leading back down the mountain is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: north south
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden
Floyd | Weeds have taken over the garden, which seems to have been designed in
Floyd | a distinctly Japanese style. It must have been very beautiful in its
Floyd | heyday.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel entrance is to the north and the gates to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the garden is a murky pond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel lobby
Floyd | The lobby has an abandoned reception desk, some sofas and dead house
Floyd | plants. There's a layer of dust everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a staircase to the north leading up and a door leading east to
Floyd | the dining hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | A wardrobe, presumably meant for storing casual visitors' coats, has
Floyd | fallen over.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Also, we have an umbrella."
		Roger asks, "Did we try dusting, perhaps with napkin?"
inky says (to Floyd), "look in wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to look inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "open wardrobe" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WARDROBE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's fallen over on its door. I can't open it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Hawk asks, "x floor?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | I can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "I think we should mess with the dumbwaiters further."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Dining hall
Floyd | A large dining hall full of empty tables is a sad sight. Some rays of
Floyd | light filter in through the dirty windows.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a pair of dumbwaiters on the farthest wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x dumbwaiters" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DUMBWAITERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the left dumbwaiter or the right dumbwaiter?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x right dumbwaiter" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RIGHT DUMBWAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | The dumbwaiters are an old elevator system for lifting food from the
Floyd | kitchen and then lowering dirty dishes back. They are small wooden
Floyd | compartments running inside the wall and supported by a rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | The single crank on the wall suggested that they are connected with a
Floyd | common rope and pulley system and lowering one will raise the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | The right dumbwaiter is lowered beyond reach.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x crank" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRANK
Floyd |
Floyd | The crank was apparently used to raise and lower dumbwaiters in the
Floyd | dining hall. Now it's broken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fix crank" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIX CRANK
Floyd |
Floyd | The crank is beyond repair.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku has been discontinued. 		DavidW says, "I guess we can lift the wardrobe once we know jack."
		Roger says, "'single crank suggested' should probably be present tense, I think"
		pollux asks, "Do we have anything heavy to put in the left side?"
		pollux says (to Roger), "I think it's in the past tense because the crank is not there anymore."
Nitku arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Yeah, it used to, but doesn't anymore."
pollux says (to floyd), "x left dumbwaiter" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEFT DUMBWAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | The dumbwaiters are an old elevator system for lifting food from the
Floyd | kitchen and then lowering dirty dishes back. They are small wooden
Floyd | compartments running inside the wall and supported by a rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | The single crank on the wall suggested that they are connected with a
Floyd | common rope and pulley system and lowering one will raise the other.
Floyd |
Floyd | The left dumbwaiter is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a closed grid door in front of the compartment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying:
Floyd |   a cantaloupe (which equals glove)
Floyd |   a sanitary napkin (which equals monkey wrench)
Floyd |   a crank
Floyd |   a flute (which equals dog)
Floyd |   a tube of lipstick
Floyd |   a room key
Floyd |   a chopstick
Floyd |   an umbrella (which equals doorknob)
Floyd |
Floyd | I have some information about the nature of the universe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "put flute in left dumbwaiter" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT FLUTE IN LEFT DUMBWAITER
Floyd |
Floyd | I put the flute into the left dumbwaiter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
pollux says (to floyd), "change flute into dog" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHANGE FLUTE INTO DOG
Floyd |
Floyd | The flute sparkles and turns back into the dog. The dog seems a bit
Floyd | confused, but before he can orient himself his weight pushes the
Floyd | dumbwaiter down and the right dumbwaiter rises. There's a sausage on a
Floyd | plate and a bottle in the revealed compartment.
Floyd |
Floyd | I can hear the dog barking somewhere below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "YAY"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | bottle of gin: Taken.
Floyd | plate: Taken.
Floyd | sausage: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to pollux), "Nice work."
		inky says, "nice!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x gin" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GIN
Floyd |
Floyd | There's still some gin left in the bottom of the bottle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Gin may work on the cylinder."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x plate" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The plate is tastefully decorated with a flower theme.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sausage" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |

		
inky says (to Floyd), "meditate" 		

Floyd | > X SAUSAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's some kind of long salami-style sausage. Salt has preserved it
Floyd | comparably well, but it's still rancid enough to not be edible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > MEDITATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The barking of the dog makes it impossible to meditate here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "Now, I think we are supposed to be able to get the dog back."
pollux says (to floyd), "change dog into flute" 		

Floyd ]  Dining hall
Floyd ]  Exits: west
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHANGE DOG INTO FLUTE
Floyd |
Floyd | The dog is in the left dumbwaiter, which is out of my reach at the
Floyd | moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "(I thought it might work since we can *hear* it.)"
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we go clean the cylinder now?"
		pollux says, "Sure."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel lobby
Floyd ]  Exits: south east up
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel lobby
Floyd | The lobby has an abandoned reception desk, some sofas and dead house
Floyd | plants. There's a layer of dust everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a staircase to the north leading up and a door leading east to
Floyd | the dining hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Garden
Floyd ]  Exits: north south
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Garden
Floyd | Weeds have taken over the garden, which seems to have been designed in
Floyd | a distinctly Japanese style. It must have been very beautiful in its
Floyd | heyday.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel entrance is to the north and the gates to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the center of the garden is a murky pond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel gates
Floyd ]  Exits: north east west
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel gates
Floyd | I am at the gates of an old country-style mansion that has at some
Floyd | point served as a hotel. At the moment there are no signs of it being
Floyd | in use. The garden has overgrown, there are no cars about and the
Floyd | building itself is in a dilapidated state.
Floyd |
Floyd | The hotel gates are to the north, the cable car platform to the west,
Floyd | and the hiking path leading back down the mountain is to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cable car platform
Floyd | A rickety wooden platform is built on the edge of a cliff to serve as
Floyd | an station for a cable car ride up to the mountain. It overlooks a
Floyd | beautiful waterfall rumbling below.
Floyd |
Floyd | The road leads back east and the cableway's engine is in a shack just
Floyd | to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cable car is docked to the platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no exit in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Engine room
Floyd | The wooden shack houses a large diesel generator that moves the
Floyd | cableway. The shack's walls are rotten and patchy. The exit leads back
Floyd | out to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The diesel generator looks like it hasn't been used in quite some
Floyd | while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | I am carrying:
Floyd |   a sausage
Floyd |   a plate
Floyd |   a bottle of gin
Floyd |   a cantaloupe (which equals glove)
Floyd |   a sanitary napkin (which equals monkey wrench)
Floyd |   a crank
Floyd |   a tube of lipstick
Floyd |   a room key
Floyd |   a chopstick
Floyd |   an umbrella (which equals doorknob)
Floyd |
Floyd | I have some information about the nature of the universe.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pour gin on pad" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > POUR GIN ON PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | I squeeze the water out of the sanitary napkin and pour what's left of
Floyd | the gin on it. It soaks it all up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "clean cylinder with pad" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN CYLINDER WITH PAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Cleaning the generator is hard work, but after a while the moving
Floyd | parts look clean enough. After spending some considerable amount of
Floyd | additional tinkering the generator starts to look like it could work
Floyd | again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn on generator" 		

Floyd ]  Engine room
Floyd ]  Exits: north
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON GENERATOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The generator makes some suspicious noises but then comes to life. The
Floyd | cableway starts moving again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cable car platform
Floyd | A rickety wooden platform is built on the edge of a cliff to serve as
Floyd | an station for a cable car ride up to the mountain. It overlooks a
Floyd | beautiful waterfall rumbling below. The cableway is moving.
Floyd |
Floyd | The road leads back east and the cableway's engine is in a shack just
Floyd | to the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | A cable car is docked to the platform.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Cable car platform
Floyd ]  Exits: south east
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd | (inside the cable car)
Floyd | I get into the cable car.
Floyd |
Floyd | A control panel has been set to the wall opposite the door. It has a
Floyd | lever that most likely gets the thing moving.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Mountain top
Floyd ]  Exits: None
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | The mechanism on top of the car latches on to the cableway and the car
Floyd | jolts on moving.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a brief but scenic ride the car stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mountain top (in the cable car)
Floyd | The cable car has reached its destination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "can we have a guitar themed plate?"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Mountain top
Floyd ]  Exits: None
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first opening the cable car door)
Floyd | I step out the cable car and see the shrine a short way from the
Floyd | platform. To my surprise the Master is sitting cross-legged in front
Floyd | of the shrine.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Shifu," I greet and bow deep.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Welcome, apprentice," she says. "Have you learned the Pattern?"
Floyd |
Floyd |  1) Everything has both good and evil in them
Floyd |  2) Things can be turned into their exact opposites
Floyd |  3) Reality is an illusion
Floyd |  4) There is no pattern
Floyd |  5) I don't know the answer
Floyd |
Floyd | ?

		Jacqueline says, "hrm"
		Jacqueline says, "I like 3 or 4 or 5"
		pollux says, "Five seems like the appropriately zen answer."
		Jacqueline asks (of inky), "?"
		inky says, "3 is technically true since this is a game"
		Jacqueline says, "deep"
		Jacqueline says, "Wish I'd saved."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "?"
		inky asks, "you can %undo or whatveer, can't you?"
		Jacqueline says, "Prolly."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ]  Mountain top
Floyd ]  Exits: None
Floyd |
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | She swings her cane faster than I can react and hits me hard on my
Floyd | left shin.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Did that feel like an illusion? What is the Pattern?"
Floyd |
Floyd |  1) Everything has both good and evil in them
Floyd |  2) Things can be turned into their exact opposites
Floyd |  3) Reality is an illusion
Floyd |  4) There is no pattern
Floyd |  5) I don't know the answer
Floyd |
Floyd | ?

		DavidW says, "I don't know the answer"
		Jacqueline says, "I think we should get a new master."
		Jacqueline says, "One that doesn't abuse us."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Mountain top
Floyd ]  Exits: None
Floyd |
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "I really don't know," I say. "I turned a dog into a flute, and a fish
Floyd | into a tornado, and a sanitary pad into a monkey wrench, and I just
Floyd | can't see what the pattern is. There's nothing that connects them,
Floyd | it's as if it's all completely random. Anything can be changed into
Floyd | anything and..."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Master closes her eyes and nods.
Floyd |
Floyd | Understanding comes to me. "Anything can be changed into anything."
Floyd |
Floyd | At that moment I am enlightened.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlocked 2 achievements out of 10.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or list your ACHIEVEMENTS?
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Can't we turn her into a sanitary dog or something"
		inky says, "we need a system of enlightenment with an HR department"
		Jacqueline says (to inky), "hee"
		inky says, "boo"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, wow. 2 of 10."
pollux says (to floyd), "achievements" 		

Floyd ]  Mountain top
Floyd ]  Exits: None
Floyd |
Floyd | > ACHIEVEMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You have unlocked the following achievements:
Floyd |
Floyd | Clean Dog: Washed the dog.
Floyd | Veterinarian: Cured the dog.
Floyd |
Floyd | These achievements are still unlocked:
Floyd |
Floyd |  - Animal Rescue
Floyd |  - Art Collector
Floyd |  - Clown Dog
Floyd |  - First Guess
Floyd |  - Full Belly
Floyd |  - Not a Drop
Floyd |  - Ride with a Friend
Floyd |  - Wet Dog
Floyd |
Floyd | Unlock all achievements for a bonus extended ending.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or list your ACHIEVEMENTS?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Okay, I suddenly have a terrible intermittent lag."
		inky says, "still unlocked!"
		pollux says, "You know, I suspected we could put the lipstick on the flute."
		pollux says, "I'm guessing that's Clown Dog."
		Jacqueline says, "And that is probably okay, since I have to prepare for some company this afternoon. You all contiue to tinker if you'd like to get those other achievements."
		Jacqueline says, "And then get the bonus extended ending."
		Jacqueline asks (of Nitku), "That means 'still locked,' not 'still unlocked,' right?"
		Nitku says, "oops yeah"
		Nitku says, "another one everyone missed"
		Nitku says, "Thanks for playing! It was very helpful."
		Nitku says, "I'll prepare a proper post-comp release with some special extras"
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Hawk disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
pollux has had its fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
pollux arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		pollux asks, "So, uh, nobody is interested in further exploration?"
Fang tries to cover up the situation, which leads to disaster on his busiest day of the year: Bikini Snow Day. 		DavidW says, "I'm interested, but I can't really do it. My connection is too poor."
pollux says (to floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Mountain top
Floyd ]  Exits: None
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Mountain top
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | ?

		DavidW says, "And I'm only taking a break from packing anyway."
pollux says (to floyd), "enter car" 		

Floyd ]  Mountain top
Floyd ]  Exits: None
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CAR
Floyd |
Floyd | [Please answer with a number between 1 and 5]
Floyd |
Floyd | ?

		
pollux says (to floyd), "5" 		

Floyd ]  Mountain top
Floyd ]  Exits: None
Floyd |
Floyd | > 5
Floyd |
Floyd | She closes her eyes. "You do know the answer. Try again."
Floyd |
Floyd |  1) Everything has both good and evil in them
Floyd |  2) Things can be turned into their exact opposites
Floyd |  3) Reality is an illusion
Floyd |  4) There is no pattern
Floyd |  5) I don't know the answer
Floyd |
Floyd | ?

		
pollux says (to floyd), "4" 		

Floyd ]  Mountain top
Floyd ]  Exits: None
Floyd |
Floyd | > 4
Floyd |
Floyd | "I really don't know," I say. "I turned a dog into a flute, and a fish
Floyd | into a tornado, and a sanitary pad into a monkey wrench, and I just
Floyd | can't see what the pattern is. There's nothing that connects them,
Floyd | it's as if it's all completely random. Anything can be changed into
Floyd | anything and..."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Master closes her eyes and nods.
Floyd |
Floyd | Understanding comes to me. "Anything can be changed into anything."
Floyd |
Floyd | At that moment I am enlightened.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlocked 2 achievements out of 10.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or list your ACHIEVEMENTS?
Floyd | >

		pollux says, "Perhaps some other time."
pollux 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?" 		
pollux has had its fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Deesix disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
Nitku has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Emily goes home. 		
Emily has disconnected. 		
Ellison goes back to Squeamhurst.. 		
Ellison has disconnected. 		
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
maga simplified the complex behavioral dynamics of each human mosher to that of a simple soft-bodied particle. 		
Roger goes home. 		
Roger has disconnected. 		Doug says, "huh, Club Floyd unlocked fewer achievements than I did!"
		



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NightFloyd Transcript:
Ponderances by Roadcrosser
Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots by Benjamin Mullins
Shade by Andrew Plotkin
As played on ifMUD on June 12, 2014

Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Unlike ClubFloyd, NightFloyd often takes on significantly larger works of interactive fiction, knowing going in that each one will take multiple sessions (but not always, as you'll see in this transcript). NightFloyd is also a bit more informal than ClubFloyd in that it's only announced on the ifMUD #clubfloyd bulletin board, and the time shifts around to meet player's schedules far more than ClubFloyd does. NightFloyd is organized by genericgeekgirl, aka Adri.

Below is a transcript of Ponderances written by Roadcrosser, Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots written by Benjamin Mullins, and Shade written by Andrew Plotkin. Ponderances is a new game, released in 2014. Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots is a game that was released in 2005. Shade was released in 2000, and won a number of awards. Coincidentally, Shade was played again on ClubFloyd by a different group just a few days later on June 15th, so you may wish to read that transcript as well. You can learn more about the games, including how to download them, by visiting the IFDB pages: Ponderances, Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots, and Shade.

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

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

Ponderances by Roadcrosser
Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots by Benjamin Mullins
Shade by Andrew Plotkin
ToyShop & Floyditorium
		
#ClubFloyd Discussion
		

Zach says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask ponderances" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                    Ponderance (noun)
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                    Weight; Gravity; Consequence.
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/1
Floyd | Ponderances
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Roadcrosser
Floyd | Release 2 / Serial number 140526 / Inform 7 build 6L02 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | White Cube
Floyd | This room surrounds you with white foam boards, each three metres long
Floyd | and three metres wide. It is rather hot in here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A panel is located on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Without a mirror, you can't get a good look at yourself
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel mildly warm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle asks, "is someone driving or free for all?"
		DavidW says, "Free for all, I think."
		Zach says, "Yeah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The panel is small and rectangular, attached firmly to the wall. It
Floyd | has red and blue buttons on it's face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x blue button" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLUE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The blue button has an image of a snowflake on it, as well as being
Floyd | blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x red button" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The red button has an image of a flame on it, as well as being red.
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to sweat in the sweltering heat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle asks, "blue?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "press blue button" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/7
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS BLUE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | As you push the blue button, sparks fly out, jolting you backwards
Floyd | against the northen wall, knocking you out. The panel may be damaged.
Floyd | You should see if it broke or something.
Floyd | When you come to, you feel a cool gust of air hitting you in the face.
Floyd | You feel relieved.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The panel is small and rectangular. It has black burn marks all over
Floyd | it's face. It sticks out a bit from the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/9
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | White Cube
Floyd | This room surrounds you with white foam boards, each three metres long
Floyd | and three metres wide. After enduring the heat earlier, the coolness
Floyd | of the room makes you feel relieved.
Floyd |
Floyd | A panel is located on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "There's nothing like a good electric shock to make you relieved"
Ghogg arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		diggle says, "na, that was temprature control, I think."
diggle says (to Floyd), "press panel" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "push panel" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/11
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open panel" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/12
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/13
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | White foam makes up the walls, ceiling and floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x red button" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The red button has an image of a flame on it, as well as being red.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tear wall" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > TEAR WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x blue button" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/15
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BLUE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The blue button has an image of a snowflake on it, as well as being
Floyd | blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | White foam makes up the walls, ceiling and floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x foam" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/17
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FOAM
Floyd |
Floyd | White foam makes up the walls, ceiling and floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search floor" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/18
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search walls" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/18
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search wall" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search panel" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/20
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/21
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the red button a push, but nothing happens. It could have
Floyd | something to do with the fact that you broke the panel earlier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "push blue button" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/22
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BLUE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the blue button a push, but nothing happens. It could have
Floyd | something to do with the fact that you broke the panel earlier.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/22
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "repair panel" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/22
Floyd |
Floyd | > REPAIR PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/23
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | White Cube
Floyd | This room surrounds you with white foam boards, each three metres long
Floyd | and three metres wide. After enduring the heat earlier, the coolness
Floyd | of the room makes you feel relieved.
Floyd |
Floyd | A panel is located on the south wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x south wall" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/23
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOUTH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x south" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/24
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOUTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/24
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/24
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/24
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x panel" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/25
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | The panel is small and rectangular. It has black burn marks all over
Floyd | it's face. It sticks out a bit from the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x marks" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/25
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MARKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x burn" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/25
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BURN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take off pants" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/25
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE OFF PANTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "hmm. Maybe we need to cool the panel itself? but how"
		DavidW says, "I think we need to insulate ourselves."
diggle says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/26
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | Without a mirror, you can't get a good look at yourself
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Sorry, still distracted."
diggle says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/27
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "pull panel" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/28
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL PANEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You pry off the panel from the wall to reveal a hole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "woo"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           0/29
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Wires stick out of this hole, burnt. It must have ceased function when
Floyd | you tried to use it earlier.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the small hole is a potato.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "huh"
diggle says (to Floyd), "get potato" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           50/30
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET POTATO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by fifty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x it" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           50/31
Floyd |
Floyd | > X IT
Floyd |
Floyd | A brown tuber with spots. You wonder what it is doing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "There's such a thing as a potato battery, popular at science fairs."
		diggle says, "oh"
		DavidW says, "I'm guessing, though."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x spots" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           50/31
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SPOTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           50/32
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The small hole is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           50/31
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | White Cube
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get potato" 		

Floyd ]  White Cube                                           50/32
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET POTATO
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "eat it" 		

Floyd ]  Holodeck                                             50/33
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't know why, but your psyche is preventing you from eating the
Floyd | potato.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room starts to rumble.  Turbulence, perhaps?
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, the White Cube you are in vanishes to reveal that you were
Floyd | in the Holodeck all along. You silently curse at whoever it was who
Floyd | put you here, ran the program and turned the safety precautions off.
Floyd | You could have died!
Floyd |
Floyd | Holodeck
Floyd | The walls of this room are filled with a yellow grid on a black
Floyd | background. This room is used to simulate events using holograms.
Floyd | There is a door located north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "...and it all was just A Dream"
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Holodeck                                             50/34
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Holodeck
Floyd | The walls of this room are filled with a yellow grid on a black
Floyd | background. This room is used to simulate events using holograms.
Floyd | There is a door located north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x grid" 		

Floyd ]  Holodeck                                             50/35
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GRID
Floyd |
Floyd | The yellow grid criss-crosses across the whole room. You wonder why
Floyd | they chose such a poor design for this room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Holodeck                                             50/36
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a potato
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh God this is a Voyager episode"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2B                                          50/37
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corridor 2B
Floyd | This corridor is one of many in the giant maze that is this ship. Red
Floyd | lights are currently blinking, and a concurrent beeping noise sounds.
Floyd | The corridor continues east. The turbolift is located west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x lights" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2B                                          50/38
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIGHTS
Floyd |
Floyd | Red lights. It must signify something, but you do not know what.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2B                                          50/39
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2C                                          50/40
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corridor 2C
Floyd | This corridor, just like the one you were just on earlier, is one of
Floyd | many in the giant maze that is this ship. Red lights are currently
Floyd | blinking, and a concurrent beeping noise sounds. The corridor
Floyd | continues east and west. A set of doors lie north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "open doors" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2C                                          50/41
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | The doors on this ship are automatic. They only open while you are
Floyd | walking through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Darkness                                             50/42
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | You remember, however, that the exit is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2C                                          50/43
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corridor 2C
Floyd | This corridor, just like the one you were just on earlier, is one of
Floyd | many in the giant maze that is this ship. Red lights are currently
Floyd | blinking, and a concurrent beeping noise sounds. The corridor
Floyd | continues east and west. A set of doors lie north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/44
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You navigate the maze of corridors. It's a wonder that you don't bump
Floyd | into anyone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shuttle Bay
Floyd | This large room is where shuttles are stored, but you can only see a
Floyd | small one here at the moment. The door to enter the room lies north,
Floyd | while a gigantic door is on the wall east. A pile of tools lie
Floyd | discarded in the corner and a lever sticks up from the ground. A power
Floyd | infuser is in the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x tools" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/45
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOOLS
Floyd |
Floyd | A pile of discarded tools. They don't look useful at all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x lever" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/46
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | (Lever)
Floyd | A big lever is built into the floor. Why would anyone in their right
Floyd | mind (save for mad scientists) design a room this way?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x power" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/47
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POWER
Floyd |
Floyd | The power infuser is basically just a charger that can power devices.
Floyd | It resides in a small hole in the western wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Let's get a super-potato."
diggle says (to Floyd), "plug potato in power" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/47
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLUG POTATO IN POWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the potato in the power infuser and it begins its work.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a few moments, the potato catches fire! The fire then slowly
Floyd | sets the rest of the room on fire, and you along with it. You roast in
Floyd | the flames.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 50 out of a possible 50, in 47 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "or not"
diggle says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/47
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shuttle Bay
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oops"
Zach says (to Floyd), "pull lever" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/47
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER
Floyd |
Floyd | (Lever)
Floyd | The giant doors of the shuttle bay open into the deep chill of space.
Floyd | It also sucks all the air out, and you along with it.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 50 out of a possible 50, in 47 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/47
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shuttle Bay
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take tools" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/48
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TOOLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to pick one up, but find that they are too heavy. What are
Floyd | they made of, ununoctium?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x shuttle" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/48
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHUTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, shuttle bay door, the giant shuttle bay door or
Floyd | Small Shuttle?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "no"
diggle says (to Floyd), "small" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/49
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMALL
Floyd |
Floyd | The shuttle seems rather small. You doubt anyone could stand being in
Floyd | there for more than an hour.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search tools" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/50
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH TOOLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "enter the shuttle"
diggle says (to Floyd), "enter shuttle" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/50
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER SHUTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, shuttle bay door, the giant shuttle bay door or
Floyd | Small Shuttle?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "small" 		

Floyd ]  Small Shuttle                                        50/51
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You get inside the shuttle.
Floyd |
Floyd | Small Shuttle
Floyd | The shuttle as small as you had thought it would be. A window looks
Floyd | out into the shuttle bay, while beneath that is a console.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x console" 		

Floyd ]  Small Shuttle                                        50/52
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CONSOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A random (or so you think) assortment of buttons, switches and levers.
Floyd | You have no idea what any of them do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "I guess we need a manual"
		DavidW says, "hmph. I was hoping for a better clue."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Small Shuttle                                        50/53
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull some levers, push some buttons and flip some switches
Floyd | randomly. Suddenly, the ship starts to rise! You must have activated
Floyd | the autopilot! At long last, you can finally start your epic space
Floyd | adventure!
Floyd |
Floyd | The shuttle abruptly descends and lands back on the ground. It must be
Floyd | unable to find a way out of the shuttle bay, what with the giant doors
Floyd | being closed and all. If you got them opened, however...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "if you got them opened, however...you will die"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat potato" 		

Floyd ]  Small Shuttle                                        50/54
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT POTATO
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't know why, but your psyche is preventing you from eating the
Floyd | potato.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open potato" 		

Floyd ]  Small Shuttle                                        50/55
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN POTATO
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "A spacesuit might help, if there was one."
		Zach says, "Still unexplored rooms"
		DavidW says, "are there? I wasn't mapping."
		diggle says, "or if we could somehow counteract the vacume with something"
		DavidW says, "Or delay it."
		diggle says, "yeah, there was a turbolift"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Small Shuttle                                        50/56
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "exit" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/57
Floyd |
Floyd | > EXIT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the shuttle.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shuttle Bay
Floyd | This large room is where shuttles are stored, but you can only see a
Floyd | small one here at the moment. The door to enter the room lies north,
Floyd | while a gigantic door is on the wall east. A pile of tools lie
Floyd | discarded in the corner and a lever sticks up from the ground. A power
Floyd | infuser is in the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/58
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Shuttle Bay
Floyd | This large room is where shuttles are stored, but you can only see a
Floyd | small one here at the moment. The door to enter the room lies north,
Floyd | while a gigantic door is on the wall east. A pile of tools lie
Floyd | discarded in the corner and a lever sticks up from the ground. A power
Floyd | infuser is in the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x giant" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/59
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GIANT
Floyd |
Floyd | This rather large door is used to let shuttles in and out of the ship.
Floyd | It is currently closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2C                                          50/60
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You navigate the maze of corridors. It's a wonder that you don't bump
Floyd | into anyone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Corridor 2C
Floyd | This corridor, just like the one you were just on earlier, is one of
Floyd | many in the giant maze that is this ship. Red lights are currently
Floyd | blinking, and a concurrent beeping noise sounds. The corridor
Floyd | continues east and west. A set of doors lie north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "turbolift? we can't go north, no light"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2B                                          50/61
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corridor 2B
Floyd | This corridor is one of many in the giant maze that is this ship. Red
Floyd | lights are currently blinking, and a concurrent beeping noise sounds.
Floyd | The corridor continues east. The turbolift is located west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Turbolift (on Deck 2)                                50/62
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Turbolift (on Deck 2)
Floyd | The cylindrical walls of this glorified tuna can of an elevator greet
Floyd | you. You can hear a low humming from the machines that make it work.
Floyd | The door you entered in from is east. You can use the turbolift to go
Floyd | up or down to different decks on the ship.
Floyd |
Floyd | A lamp lies on the floor. You wonder who left it here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Turbolift (on Deck 2)                                50/63
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Turbolift (on Deck 2)                                50/64
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | An ordinary lamp. Although where you found it raises some questions.
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp is currently switched off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2B                                          50/65
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corridor 2B
Floyd | This corridor is one of many in the giant maze that is this ship. Red
Floyd | lights are currently blinking, and a concurrent beeping noise sounds.
Floyd | The corridor continues east. The turbolift is located west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2C                                          50/66
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corridor 2C
Floyd | This corridor, just like the one you were just on earlier, is one of
Floyd | many in the giant maze that is this ship. Red lights are currently
Floyd | blinking, and a concurrent beeping noise sounds. The corridor
Floyd | continues east and west. A set of doors lie north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "There was a dark room earlier, no?"
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2C                                          50/67
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp fails to light up. Maybe it has no power?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/68
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You navigate the maze of corridors. It's a wonder that you don't bump
Floyd | into anyone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shuttle Bay
Floyd | This large room is where shuttles are stored, but you can only see a
Floyd | small one here at the moment. The door to enter the room lies north,
Floyd | while a gigantic door is on the wall east. A pile of tools lie
Floyd | discarded in the corner and a lever sticks up from the ground. A power
Floyd | infuser is in the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "put lamp in power" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/69
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT LAMP IN POWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the lamp in the power infuser and it begins its work.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a few moments, a light beep sounds. It looks like the lamp is
Floyd | charged!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/70
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hurray"
diggle says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/71
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/72
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp begins to glow softly
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2C                                          50/73
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You navigate the maze of corridors. It's a wonder that you don't bump
Floyd | into anyone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Corridor 2C
Floyd | This corridor, just like the one you were just on earlier, is one of
Floyd | many in the giant maze that is this ship. Red lights are currently
Floyd | blinking, and a concurrent beeping noise sounds. The corridor
Floyd | continues east and west. A set of doors lie north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/74
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew Quarters
Floyd | The living quarters of a crew member. On the table is a communications
Floyd | device. On the bed is a book. Standing on the floor is a full length
Floyd | mirror. A set of doors lie south, back into the corridors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x communications" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/75
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COMMUNICATIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | This small, flat, rectangular device has a black sleek exterior and
Floyd | rounded corners. It's face is taken up mostly by a screen. Below the
Floyd | screen is a circular button with a rounded square on it. It appears to
Floyd | be turned off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/75
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You look into the mirror and realise that...
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a potato!
Floyd |
Floyd | You explode into a pulp at the realization of this fact.
Floyd |
Floyd | A voice somewhere says: "Thanks for playing!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have turned into mashed potato ***
Floyd |
Floyd |

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x button" 		

Floyd | In that game you scored 50 out of a possible 50, in 75 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/75
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Uhh"
		diggle says, "heheh"
		DavidW asks, "what the?"
diggle says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/75
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew Quarters
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x button" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/76
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Located below the screen of the communications device, this circular
Floyd | button has a rounded square on it's face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x square" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/76
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SQUARE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/77
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You poke the button but nothing happens. Maybe it has to be turned on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn on button" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/78
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something you can switch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn on communications" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/79
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON COMMUNICATIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You wouldn't want to be poking around someone's belongings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/80
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew Quarters
Floyd | The living quarters of a crew member. On the table is a communications
Floyd | device. On the bed is a book. Standing on the floor is a full length
Floyd | mirror. A set of doors lie south, back into the corridors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Sure we would"
diggle says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/81
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, you realise that you have no idea how to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/82
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | A standard-issue bed. It's not as comfortable as what one would have
Floyd | liked, but it'll have to do. A book sits on the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get book" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/83
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You wouldn't want to be poking around someone's belongings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/84
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, you realise that you have no idea how to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/85
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle asks, "hmm..nothing here other then the fact that we can figure out we are a potato?"
		Gerynar asks, "whatcha playin'?"
		DavidW says, "I guess not? I hope there's a winning way off the ship."
		DavidW says (to Gerynar), "Ponderances."
		diggle says, "let's go to the turbolift, i guess"
diggle says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2C                                          50/86
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corridor 2C
Floyd | This corridor, just like the one you were just on earlier, is one of
Floyd | many in the giant maze that is this ship. Red lights are currently
Floyd | blinking, and a concurrent beeping noise sounds. The corridor
Floyd | continues east and west. A set of doors lie north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2C                                          50/87
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp goes out
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "please do"
diggle says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2B                                          50/88
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corridor 2B
Floyd | This corridor is one of many in the giant maze that is this ship. Red
Floyd | lights are currently blinking, and a concurrent beeping noise sounds.
Floyd | The corridor continues east. The turbolift is located west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Turbolift (on Deck 2)                                50/89
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Turbolift (on Deck 2)
Floyd | The cylindrical walls of this glorified tuna can of an elevator greet
Floyd | you. You can hear a low humming from the machines that make it work.
Floyd | The door you entered in from is east. You can use the turbolift to go
Floyd | up or down to different decks on the ship.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  Turbolift (on Deck 2)                                50/90
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to issue the command to the computer, but you find that you
Floyd | somehow cannot speak!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  Turbolift (on Deck 2)                                50/91
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to issue the command to the computer, but you find that you
Floyd | somehow cannot speak!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "..."
		DavidW says, "Potatoes can't read or speak, but they can walk around and carry lamps."
		diggle says, "heh"
Ghogg goes home. 		
diggle says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2B                                          50/92
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corridor 2B
Floyd | This corridor is one of many in the giant maze that is this ship. Red
Floyd | lights are currently blinking, and a concurrent beeping noise sounds.
Floyd | The corridor continues east. The turbolift is located west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2C                                          50/93
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corridor 2C
Floyd | This corridor, just like the one you were just on earlier, is one of
Floyd | many in the giant maze that is this ship. Red lights are currently
Floyd | blinking, and a concurrent beeping noise sounds. The corridor
Floyd | continues east and west. A set of doors lie north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn on lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2C                                          50/94
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | The lamp begins to glow softly
Floyd | >

		DavidW sings Attack of the Killer Potato.
		diggle says, "hahaha"
diggle says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/95
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew Quarters
Floyd | The living quarters of a crew member. On the table is a communications
Floyd | device. On the bed is a book. Standing on the floor is a full length
Floyd | mirror. A set of doors lie south, back into the corridors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I guess we really are a potato"
diggle says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/95
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/96
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/97
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, you realise that you have no idea how to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/98
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew Quarters
Floyd | The living quarters of a crew member. On the table is a communications
Floyd | device. On the bed is a book. Standing on the floor is a full length
Floyd | mirror. A set of doors lie south, back into the corridors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "use the lamp on the mirror to reflect the light in such a way that the book is translated into potato-speech" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/98
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE THE LAMP ON THE MIRROR TO REFLECT THE LIGHT IN SUCH A WAY THAT
Floyd | THE BOOK IS TRANSLATED INTO POTATO-SPEECH
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to use the lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "push button" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/99
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You poke the button but nothing happens. Maybe it has to be turned on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get commmunications" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/99
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET COMMMUNICATIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get communications" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/100
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET COMMUNICATIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You wouldn't want to be poking around someone's belongings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "i'm outa ideas"
		DavidW says, "Possibly there are different endings like Baked Potato, Mashed Potato, and Potato So Spacey."
diggle says (to Floyd), "use communications" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/101
Floyd |
Floyd | > USE COMMUNICATIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | It isn't something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "lin lmap" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/101
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIN LMAP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l in lamp" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/102
Floyd |
Floyd | > L IN LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/102
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You look into the mirror and realise that...
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a potato!
Floyd |
Floyd | You explode into a pulp at the realization of this fact.
Floyd |
Floyd | A voice somewhere says: "Thanks for playing!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have turned into mashed potato ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 50 out of a possible 50, in 102 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/102
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew Quarters
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/102
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You look into the mirror and realise that...
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a potato!
Floyd |
Floyd | You explode into a pulp at the realization of this fact.
Floyd |
Floyd | A voice somewhere says: "Thanks for playing!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have turned into mashed potato ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 50 out of a possible 50, in 102 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/102
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew Quarters
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We might read the AMUSING."
diggle says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/102
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You look into the mirror and realise that...
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a potato!
Floyd |
Floyd | You explode into a pulp at the realization of this fact.
Floyd |
Floyd | A voice somewhere says: "Thanks for playing!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have turned into mashed potato ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 50 out of a possible 50, in 102 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "amusing" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/102
Floyd |
Floyd | > AMUSING
Floyd |
Floyd | Have you tried using the turbolift to go between decks?
Floyd | You can refer to the Communications Device as an iPhone.
Floyd | Potatoes have eyes but no mouth.
Floyd | Have you discovered all five deaths, excluding this one?
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The spuds are big on the back of Bud's space-rig, and they're from Prince Edward Asteroid."
		DavidW says, "We've seen 3 of the 5 endings. The other two are probably doing nothing in the White Room (and baking), and maybe freezing if the temp goes to the other extreme."
		Gerynar asks, "which three have you seen?"
		DavidW says, "(at a guess)"
diggle gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. 		
diggle arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		diggle says, "stupid internet"
		DavidW says, "We got sucked into space, electrocuted ourselved, and spontaneously exploded."
		Gerynar says, "there's another one in the crew quarters (that's the only one I've found when I just played in browser that you don't seem to have mentioned)"
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/102
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do, QUIT or UNDO the last command?
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "yeah, that's i think when we x me"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/102
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew Quarters
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/102
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break mirror" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/103
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/104
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew Quarters
Floyd | The living quarters of a crew member. On the table is a communications
Floyd | device. On the bed is a book. Standing on the floor is a full length
Floyd | mirror. A set of doors lie south, back into the corridors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/105
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "go any direction but south"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x device" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/106
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DEVICE
Floyd |
Floyd | This small, flat, rectangular device has a black sleek exterior and

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | rounded corners. It's face is taken up mostly by a screen. Below the
Floyd | screen is a circular button with a rounded square on it. It appears to
Floyd | be turned off.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/106
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You were eaten by a grue ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 50 out of a possible 50, in 106 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "oh haha"
		DavidW says, "huh"
diggle says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Crew Quarters                                        50/106
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Crew Quarters
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle asks, "so there aren't any "win" endings?"
		DavidW says, "okay, so I suppose heat death is the 5th."
		DavidW says (to diggle), "It would seem that's correct."
		diggle says, "oh, well. If only we had a machine when detecting light would pull the lever after 5 seconds so we could enter the shuttle and engage the autopilot"
		DavidW says, "It's not for a potato to question why, but only to bake, roast, or fry."
diggle says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Corridor 2C                                          50/107
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Corridor 2C
Floyd | This corridor, just like the one you were just on earlier, is one of
Floyd | many in the giant maze that is this ship. Red lights are currently
Floyd | blinking, and a concurrent beeping noise sounds. The corridor
Floyd | continues east and west. A set of doors lie north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/108
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You navigate the maze of corridors. It's a wonder that you don't bump
Floyd | into anyone.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shuttle Bay
Floyd | This large room is where shuttles are stored, but you can only see a
Floyd | small one here at the moment. The door to enter the room lies north,
Floyd | while a gigantic door is on the wall east. A pile of tools lie
Floyd | discarded in the corner and a lever sticks up from the ground. A power
Floyd | infuser is in the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "pull lever then enter shuttle" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/108
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL LEVER THEN ENTER SHUTTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | (Lever)
Floyd | The giant doors of the shuttle bay open into the deep chill of space.
Floyd | It also sucks all the air out, and you along with it.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 50 out of a possible 50, in 108 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT or UNDO the last
Floyd | command?
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/108
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Shuttle Bay
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "i guess that didn't work"
diggle says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/108
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/109
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Shuttle Bay
Floyd | This large room is where shuttles are stored, but you can only see a
Floyd | small one here at the moment. The door to enter the room lies north,
Floyd | while a gigantic door is on the wall east. A pile of tools lie
Floyd | discarded in the corner and a lever sticks up from the ground. A power
Floyd | infuser is in the west wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suggest I upload Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots next; I seem to recall it's a short one. And that we want a robot."
		DavidW says, "uploaded as 'reser'"
diggle says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ]  Shuttle Bay                                          50/109
Floyd |
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
diggle 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?" 		
diggle says (to Floyd), "load reser" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Four rounds have gone by. You and the red robot have remained neck and
Floyd | neck for the lead, with two wins each. The robot that emerges
Floyd | victorious in the fifth round will become Champion of Robotic Boxing,
Floyd | with all the praise and adulation that title implies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, you get a pretty sweet endorsement deal from a leading gear
Floyd | manufacturer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The final round is about to begin. Get out there and win!
Floyd |
Floyd | Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots
Floyd | An Interactive Boxing Match
Floyd | by Benjamin Mullins.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 050209 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 SD
Floyd |
Floyd | Round Five
Floyd | You are standing in the ring of one of the greatest robot boxing
Floyd | stadiums in the entire world. Thousands of screaming fans have packed
Floyd | the arena to see your match. It's time for the fight to end it all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The red robot stares at you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd | I wrote this "game" mostly for the sake of learning the Inform
Floyd | programming language. It was coded during the end of January and the
Floyd | beginning of February, 2005. There are 8 ways to end the game. Try to
Floyd | collect them all (without reading the AMUSING)!
Floyd |
Floyd | Comments and criticisms may be directed to: benmullins@gmail.com
Floyd |
Floyd | Special thanks to:
Floyd | Chris Battey (for testing)
Floyd | John Campbell (for testing and programming advice)
Floyd | Michael C. Martin (for more testing and programming advice)
Floyd | Ian Urbina (for testing)
Floyd | Randolph Wang (for coming up with the idea in the first place)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "huh. 8 endings."
diggle says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | A few dents and dings from the previous rounds mar your gleaming blue
Floyd | exterior.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man in the audience yells, "Knock his block off, Red!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "ug i'm lagging so much, someone else mite want to do this one"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x red" 		

Floyd | The red robot is the reigning champ of robotic boxing. No one expected
Floyd | you to hold your own against him, but you're no pushover; you've given
Floyd | him a run for his money.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd holds its breath in anticipation of your next moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit block" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock his block off" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit red" 		

Floyd | You have to wait for the match to start, or else you'll be
Floyd | disqualified.
Floyd |
Floyd | The audience roars with approval.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x audience" 		

Floyd | The audience is packed into every available seat in the stadium, with
Floyd | plenty more sitting in the aisles. They're watching you intently, and
Floyd | making quite a commotion.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bell rings! The match has started!
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman seated behind you yells, "Go Blue! Kill that red bastard!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit red" 		

Floyd | You land a devastating blow on the red robot's jaw!
Floyd | The red robot lands a vicious uppercut on your jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | A man in the audience yells, "Knock his block off, Red!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit jaw" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit red" 		

Floyd | You land a spectacular roundhouse on the red robot's jaw!
Floyd | The red robot lands a devastating blow on your jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | A little girl in the front row bellows with rage. "The robot requires
Floyd | additional pummeling! Continue!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ha ha"
		DavidW says, "That's so Pumping."
diggle says (to Floyd), "pump robot" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "jab robot" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Pumping is another game."
		diggle says, "ah"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure what to do except 'hit red'."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit red" 		

Floyd | The red robot parries your blow!
Floyd | You parry the red robot's blow!
Floyd |
Floyd | The audience roars with approval.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "laughs"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit red" 		

Floyd | You land a devastating blow on the red robot's jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | You deal the final blow to the red robot, sending his head flying
Floyd | upwards. You wouldn't think it possible if you couldn't hear it, but
Floyd | the crowd begins to cheer even more loudly than before. The red
Floyd | robot's manager looks on in horror, quickly jumping into the ring to
Floyd | push his client's head back into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're quickly ushered out of the arena and to safety as the fans
Floyd | begin to mob the ring. You're taken to a waiting limo. Your manager is
Floyd | already waiting inside, grinning broadly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nice work, Blue. I had faith in you the entire time." You try to
Floyd | thank him, but he's too excited to listen. "I just got off the phone
Floyd | with a few contacts of mine -- y'know, in the breakfast gears business
Floyd | and stuff -- and it's lookin' very good for you. I tell you, a match
Floyd | this big, you'll be gettin' the biggest endorsement deal there ever
Floyd | was. We're both going to be rich! Let's go out to celebrate!"
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Your opponent's head has popped up ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 99 out of a possible 100, in 8 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "um..."
		DavidW says, "Looks like there's a Last Lousy Point."
		diggle asks, "do you want to restart? or amusing?"
		DavidW says, "restart please."
diggle says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Four rounds have gone by. You and the red robot have remained neck and
Floyd | neck for the lead, with two wins each. The robot that emerges
Floyd | victorious in the fifth round will become Champion of Robotic Boxing,
Floyd | with all the praise and adulation that title implies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, you get a pretty sweet endorsement deal from a leading gear
Floyd | manufacturer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The final round is about to begin. Get out there and win!
Floyd |
Floyd | Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots
Floyd | An Interactive Boxing Match
Floyd | by Benjamin Mullins.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 050209 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 SD
Floyd |
Floyd | Round Five
Floyd | You are standing in the ring of one of the greatest robot boxing
Floyd | stadiums in the entire world. Thousands of screaming fans have packed
Floyd | the arena to see your match. It's time for the fight to end it all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The red robot stares at you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW asks, "We can try hitting the audience, hitting ourselves, running away?"
diggle says (to Floyd), "win" 		

Floyd | That's the general idea, yes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The audience roars with approval.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "loose" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "run" 		

Floyd | You are attached to the floor of the ring. There is no escape for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd screams with pleasure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "lose, you mean"
		diggle says, "heh english is my third language so"
diggle says (to Floyd), "lose" 		

Floyd | You make only a token effort to defend yourself, allowing the red
Floyd | robot to pop your head up. It may not be a glorious way to go, but it
Floyd | is profitable. Your manager bet a ton of cash on the red robot, and
Floyd | you'll get your share of it, fair and square. There's a nice sprocket
Floyd | you've had your eyes on for a while, maybe a lube job.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your way out of the stadium, you are stopped by a small child.
Floyd | "Why'd you lose, Blue? You never lose like that. You can't have lost
Floyd | like that."
Floyd |
Floyd | Your ears burn with shame. "Shut up, kid!" you shout. You run to your
Floyd | waiting limo, and seat yourself. When did it even come to this, you
Floyd | think to yourself. I used to be a champ, and now I'm just trash. You
Floyd | bury your face in your hands and sob.
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have broken a child's heart ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 3 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Round Five
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "thats two"
diggle says (to Floyd), "die" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit audience" 		

Floyd | You'd better not. Your manager is still making payments on the loan he
Floyd | had to take out to pay the settlement from the last time.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man in the audience yells, "Knock his block off, Red!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Can we hit ourselves? Hit the crowd? Do anything with the ring? Jump? Xyzzy?"
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit me" 		

Floyd | Violence is the answer to this one, but it's best to direct it
Floyd | appropriately.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bell rings! The match has started!
Floyd |
Floyd | The audience roars with approval.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd | You close your eyes in deep concentration and intone the magical word
Floyd | XYZZY...
Floyd |
Floyd | You open your eyes and find yourself in a bakery in beautiful Paris!
Floyd | The baker smiles at you and presses something into your palm.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Merci," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "De rien," the baker replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spell wears off, and you find yourself back in the boxing ring.
Floyd | The red robot lands a spectacular roundhouse on your jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman seated behind you yells, "Go Blue! Kill that red bastard!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "plugh" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit me" 		

Floyd | Violence is the answer to this one, but it's best to direct it
Floyd | appropriately.
Floyd | The red robot lands a vicious uppercut on your jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd holds its breath in anticipation of your next moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, inventory please"
diggle says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a croissant
Floyd | The red robot lands a vicious uppercut on your jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | As the red robot's fist connects with your face, you feel your head
Floyd | begin to jerk upwards. You don't have long to feel sorry for yourself;
Floyd | you black out shortly afterward.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Your head has popped up ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 7 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "that's 3"
diggle says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Four rounds have gone by. You and the red robot have remained neck and
Floyd | neck for the lead, with two wins each. The robot that emerges
Floyd | victorious in the fifth round will become Champion of Robotic Boxing,
Floyd | with all the praise and adulation that title implies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, you get a pretty sweet endorsement deal from a leading gear
Floyd | manufacturer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The final round is about to begin. Get out there and win!
Floyd |
Floyd | Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots
Floyd | An Interactive Boxing Match
Floyd | by Benjamin Mullins.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 050209 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 SD
Floyd |
Floyd | Round Five
Floyd | You are standing in the ring of one of the greatest robot boxing
Floyd | stadiums in the entire world. Thousands of screaming fans have packed
Floyd | the arena to see your match. It's time for the fight to end it all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The red robot stares at you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Try giving the croissant to red."
diggle says (to Floyd), "x croissant" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd screams with pleasure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "ah"
diggle says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd | You close your eyes in deep concentration and intone the magical word
Floyd | XYZZY...
Floyd |
Floyd | You open your eyes and find yourself in a bakery in beautiful Paris!
Floyd | The baker smiles at you and presses something into your palm.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Merci," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "De rien," the baker replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spell wears off, and you find yourself back in the boxing ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | The audience roars with approval.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a croissant
Floyd |
Floyd | The audience roars with approval.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "give croissant to red" 		

Floyd | He doesn't want it. Has he no respect for the power of croissant?
Floyd |
Floyd | The bell rings! The match has started!
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd screams with pleasure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Round Five
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "eat it?"
diggle says (to Floyd), "eat croissant?" 		

Floyd | You are filled with the terrible power of French baked goods!
Floyd |
Floyd | The bell rings! The match has started!
Floyd |
Floyd | A man in the audience yells, "Knock his block off, Red!"
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "there we go"
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | You land a devastating blow on the red robot's jaw!
Floyd | The red robot lands a spectacular roundhouse on your jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd holds its breath in anticipation of your next moves.

		DavidW says, "ooh, the LLP"

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | You land a vicious uppercut on the red robot's jaw!
Floyd | The red robot lands a spectacular roundhouse on your jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman seated behind you yells, "Go Blue! Kill that red bastard!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | You land a spectacular roundhouse on the red robot's jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | You deal the final blow to the red robot, sending his head flying
Floyd | upwards. You wouldn't think it possible if you couldn't hear it, but
Floyd | the crowd begins to cheer even more loudly than before. The red
Floyd | robot's manager looks on in horror, quickly jumping into the ring to
Floyd | push his client's head back into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're quickly ushered out of the arena and to safety as the fans
Floyd | begin to mob the ring. You're taken to a waiting limo. Your manager is
Floyd | already waiting inside, grinning broadly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nice work, Blue. I had faith in you the entire time." You try to
Floyd | thank him, but he's too excited to listen. "I just got off the phone
Floyd | with a few contacts of mine -- y'know, in the breakfast gears business
Floyd | and stuff -- and it's lookin' very good for you. I tell you, a match
Floyd | this big, you'll be gettin' the biggest endorsement deal there ever
Floyd | was. We're both going to be rich! Let's go out to celebrate!"
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Your opponent's head has popped up ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 100 out of a possible 100, in 7 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Four rounds have gone by. You and the red robot have remained neck and
Floyd | neck for the lead, with two wins each. The robot that emerges
Floyd | victorious in the fifth round will become Champion of Robotic Boxing,
Floyd | with all the praise and adulation that title implies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, you get a pretty sweet endorsement deal from a leading gear
Floyd | manufacturer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The final round is about to begin. Get out there and win!
Floyd |
Floyd | Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots
Floyd | An Interactive Boxing Match
Floyd | by Benjamin Mullins.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 050209 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 SD
Floyd |
Floyd | Round Five
Floyd | You are standing in the ring of one of the greatest robot boxing
Floyd | stadiums in the entire world. Thousands of screaming fans have packed
Floyd | the arena to see your match. It's time for the fight to end it all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The red robot stares at you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd | That's not something you need to refer to in the course of this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Round Five
Floyd | You are standing in the ring of one of the greatest robot boxing
Floyd | stadiums in the entire world. Thousands of screaming fans have packed
Floyd | the arena to see your match. It's time for the fight to end it all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The red robot stares at you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man in the audience yells, "Knock his block off, Red!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Round Five
Floyd | You are standing in the ring of one of the greatest robot boxing
Floyd | stadiums in the entire world. Thousands of screaming fans have packed
Floyd | the arena to see your match. It's time for the fight to end it all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The red robot stares at you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | A little girl in the front row bellows with rage. "The robot requires
Floyd | additional pummeling! Continue!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit red" 		

Floyd | You have to wait for the match to start, or else you'll be
Floyd | disqualified.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man in the audience yells, "Knock his block off, Red!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd | You close your eyes in deep concentration and intone the magical word
Floyd | XYZZY...
Floyd |
Floyd | You open your eyes and find yourself in a bakery in beautiful Paris!
Floyd | The baker smiles at you and presses something into your palm.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Merci," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "De rien," the baker replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spell wears off, and you find yourself back in the boxing ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bell rings! The match has started!
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd holds its breath in anticipation of your next moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a croissant
Floyd | The red robot lands a devastating blow on your jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd screams with pleasure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "throw croissant at audience" 		

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to throw the croissant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "throw croissant" 		

Floyd | You throw the croissant to a young lady in the audience. She is
Floyd | overcome with joy and begins screaming to her friends about her new
Floyd | treasure.
Floyd |
Floyd | Being famous is awesome.
Floyd | You parry the red robot's blow!
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd screams with pleasure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | You land a devastating blow on the red robot's jaw!
Floyd | You parry the red robot's blow!
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd screams with pleasure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ha ha"
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | You land a devastating blow on the red robot's jaw!
Floyd | The red robot lands a devastating blow on your jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | A man in the audience yells, "Knock his block off, Red!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | The red robot parries your blow!
Floyd | You parry the red robot's blow!
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd holds its breath in anticipation of your next moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | You land a devastating blow on the red robot's jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | You deal the final blow to the red robot, sending his head flying
Floyd | upwards. You wouldn't think it possible if you couldn't hear it, but
Floyd | the crowd begins to cheer even more loudly than before. The red
Floyd | robot's manager looks on in horror, quickly jumping into the ring to
Floyd | push his client's head back into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're quickly ushered out of the arena and to safety as the fans
Floyd | begin to mob the ring. You're taken to a waiting limo. Your manager is
Floyd | already waiting inside, grinning broadly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nice work, Blue. I had faith in you the entire time." You try to
Floyd | thank him, but he's too excited to listen. "I just got off the phone
Floyd | with a few contacts of mine -- y'know, in the breakfast gears business
Floyd | and stuff -- and it's lookin' very good for you. I tell you, a match
Floyd | this big, you'll be gettin' the biggest endorsement deal there ever
Floyd | was. We're both going to be rich! Let's go out to celebrate!"
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Your opponent's head has popped up ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 99 out of a possible 100, in 10 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
inky arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		diggle says, "hmm me got no more ideas"
		DavidW says, "well, we still haven't done eat croissant + hit red many times for a full 100 pts."
		diggle says, "we did, i think"
		DavidW says, "nope"
		diggle says, "Floyd | In that game you scored 100 out of a possible 100, in 7 turns."
		DavidW says, "oh? I didn't see that."
Doug arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder if we can hit any specific part of Red."
diggle says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Four rounds have gone by. You and the red robot have remained neck and
Floyd | neck for the lead, with two wins each. The robot that emerges
Floyd | victorious in the fifth round will become Champion of Robotic Boxing,
Floyd | with all the praise and adulation that title implies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, you get a pretty sweet endorsement deal from a leading gear
Floyd | manufacturer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The final round is about to begin. Get out there and win!
Floyd |
Floyd | Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots
Floyd | An Interactive Boxing Match
Floyd | by Benjamin Mullins.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 050209 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 SD
Floyd |
Floyd | Round Five
Floyd | You are standing in the ring of one of the greatest robot boxing
Floyd | stadiums in the entire world. Thousands of screaming fans have packed
Floyd | the arena to see your match. It's time for the fight to end it all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The red robot stares at you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "plugh" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "plover" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x red" 		

Floyd | The red robot is the reigning champ of robotic boxing. No one expected
Floyd | you to hold your own against him, but you're no pushover; you've given
Floyd | him a run for his money.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd holds its breath in anticipation of your next moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "pummel red" 		

Floyd | You have to wait for the match to start, or else you'll be
Floyd | disqualified.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd holds its breath in anticipation of your next moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A little girl in the front row bellows with rage. "The robot requires
Floyd | additional pummeling! Continue!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bell rings! The match has started!
Floyd |
Floyd | A little girl in the front row bellows with rage. "The robot requires
Floyd | additional pummeling! Continue!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit re'ds head" 		

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

		diggle says, "nope"
		DavidW says, "re'ds isn't a word."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit chest" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit head" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit arm" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit crotch" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit legs" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd | You fall to your knee-equivalents in prayer. "O Lord," you cry,
Floyd | "forgive my sins against you, and save my immortal soul."
Floyd |
Floyd | The red robot, overcome by your faith, falls to the floor as well, his
Floyd | eyes filled with tears. "This fighting is wrong! Does it not say in
Floyd | Luke 6:29, 'And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also
Floyd | the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy
Floyd | coat also'?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Your faith moves the crowd, who all drop to their knees as well and
Floyd | pray for salvation from Jesus Christ. The show of faith and brotherly
Floyd | love causes you to weep openly. You embrace the red robot. "Let's go
Floyd | have a Bible study!" you shout. The crowd roars its agreement.
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Nothing practical results from your prayer ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 5 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "oh heehe"
		DavidW says, "try 'sing' next."
		DavidW says, "Or kiss red!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Round Five
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd | You play a MIDI of "Shave and a Haircut".
Floyd | The red robot lands a devastating blow on your jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman seated behind you yells, "Go Blue! Kill that red bastard!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss red" 		

Floyd | You think to yourself, this violence is senseless. Why can't blue
Floyd | robot and red robot coexist in harmony? You reach out to embrace your
Floyd | red brother. Unfortunately, it appears he does not share your pacifist
Floyd | views. While you're vulnerable, he pummels you mercilessly.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Your head has popped up ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 6 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Four rounds have gone by. You and the red robot have remained neck and
Floyd | neck for the lead, with two wins each. The robot that emerges
Floyd | victorious in the fifth round will become Champion of Robotic Boxing,
Floyd | with all the praise and adulation that title implies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, you get a pretty sweet endorsement deal from a leading gear
Floyd | manufacturer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The final round is about to begin. Get out there and win!
Floyd |
Floyd | Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots
Floyd | An Interactive Boxing Match
Floyd | by Benjamin Mullins.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 050209 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 SD
Floyd |
Floyd | Round Five
Floyd | You are standing in the ring of one of the greatest robot boxing
Floyd | stadiums in the entire world. Thousands of screaming fans have packed
Floyd | the arena to see your match. It's time for the fight to end it all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The red robot stares at you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hug robot" 		

Floyd | You think to yourself, this violence is senseless. Why can't blue
Floyd | robot and red robot coexist in harmony? You reach out to embrace your
Floyd | red brother. Unfortunately, it appears he does not share your pacifist
Floyd | views. While you're vulnerable, he pummels you mercilessly.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Your head has popped up ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 1 turn.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Four rounds have gone by. You and the red robot have remained neck and
Floyd | neck for the lead, with two wins each. The robot that emerges
Floyd | victorious in the fifth round will become Champion of Robotic Boxing,
Floyd | with all the praise and adulation that title implies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, you get a pretty sweet endorsement deal from a leading gear
Floyd | manufacturer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The final round is about to begin. Get out there and win!
Floyd |
Floyd | Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots
Floyd | An Interactive Boxing Match
Floyd | by Benjamin Mullins.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 050209 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 SD
Floyd |
Floyd | Round Five
Floyd | You are standing in the ring of one of the greatest robot boxing
Floyd | stadiums in the entire world. Thousands of screaming fans have packed
Floyd | the arena to see your match. It's time for the fight to end it all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The red robot stares at you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "hmm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick red" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd | That's not something you need to refer to in the course of this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x feet" 		

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

		diggle asks, "this is a match, right? a "fair" match?"
diggle says (to Floyd), "cheat" 		

Floyd | Don't get too hasty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The audience roars with approval.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The audience roars with approval.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The audience roars with approval.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "hit me" 		

Floyd | Violence is the answer to this one, but it's best to direct it
Floyd | appropriately.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bell rings! The match has started!
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd screams with pleasure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "cheat" 		

Floyd | With a grin, you reach forward and press the red robot's OFF button.
Floyd | You pummel him mercilessly until his head pops up. Your manager
Floyd | assured you that the judges wouldn't be able to tell it from any old
Floyd | knockout, but he was wrong. The judges quickly discover your foul
Floyd | play, and alert the authorities.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been disqualified ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 5 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "haha"
		DavidW says, "It's based on a children's toy."
diggle says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Four rounds have gone by. You and the red robot have remained neck and
Floyd | neck for the lead, with two wins each. The robot that emerges
Floyd | victorious in the fifth round will become Champion of Robotic Boxing,
Floyd | with all the praise and adulation that title implies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, you get a pretty sweet endorsement deal from a leading gear
Floyd | manufacturer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The final round is about to begin. Get out there and win!
Floyd |
Floyd | Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots
Floyd | An Interactive Boxing Match
Floyd | by Benjamin Mullins.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 050209 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 SD
Floyd |
Floyd | Round Five
Floyd | You are standing in the ring of one of the greatest robot boxing
Floyd | stadiums in the entire world. Thousands of screaming fans have packed
Floyd | the arena to see your match. It's time for the fight to end it all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The red robot stares at you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "give up" 		

Floyd | (to the red robot)
Floyd | (first taking the up above)
Floyd | That isn't available.
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman seated behind you yells, "Go Blue! Kill that red bastard!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "[LINK]"
diggle says (to Floyd), "throw in the towel" 		

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to throw the inside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "throw ring" 		

Floyd | That's not something you need to refer to in the course of this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "throw match" 		

Floyd | You make only a token effort to defend yourself, allowing the red
Floyd | robot to pop your head up. It may not be a glorious way to go, but it
Floyd | is profitable. Your manager bet a ton of cash on the red robot, and
Floyd | you'll get your share of it, fair and square. There's a nice sprocket
Floyd | you've had your eyes on for a while, maybe a lube job.
Floyd |
Floyd | On your way out of the stadium, you are stopped by a small child.
Floyd | "Why'd you lose, Blue? You never lose like that. You can't have lost
Floyd | like that."
Floyd |
Floyd | Your ears burn with shame. "Shut up, kid!" you shout. You run to your
Floyd | waiting limo, and seat yourself. When did it even come to this, you
Floyd | think to yourself. I used to be a champ, and now I'm just trash. You
Floyd | bury your face in your hands and sob.
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have broken a child's heart ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 2 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That's the same as 'lose'."
diggle says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Four rounds have gone by. You and the red robot have remained neck and
Floyd | neck for the lead, with two wins each. The robot that emerges
Floyd | victorious in the fifth round will become Champion of Robotic Boxing,
Floyd | with all the praise and adulation that title implies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, you get a pretty sweet endorsement deal from a leading gear
Floyd | manufacturer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The final round is about to begin. Get out there and win!
Floyd |
Floyd | Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots
Floyd | An Interactive Boxing Match
Floyd | by Benjamin Mullins.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 050209 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 SD
Floyd |
Floyd | Round Five
Floyd | You are standing in the ring of one of the greatest robot boxing
Floyd | stadiums in the entire world. Thousands of screaming fans have packed
Floyd | the arena to see your match. It's time for the fight to end it all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The red robot stares at you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "hmm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask red about red" 		

Floyd | The red robot ignores you completely. How rude.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man in the audience yells, "Knock his block off, Red!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spit" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle asks, "do robots think of counting sheep?"
diggle says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd | You analyze the situation, formulating plans of attack and carefully
Floyd | considering any openings the red robot might give you. While you're
Floyd | doing this, the red robot whacks you in the head.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have overanalyzed the situation ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 2 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "heh"
		diggle says, "I guess not"
		DavidW says, "I suppose 'wake up' and 'sleep' ought to be tried."
diggle says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Four rounds have gone by. You and the red robot have remained neck and
Floyd | neck for the lead, with two wins each. The robot that emerges
Floyd | victorious in the fifth round will become Champion of Robotic Boxing,
Floyd | with all the praise and adulation that title implies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, you get a pretty sweet endorsement deal from a leading gear
Floyd | manufacturer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The final round is about to begin. Get out there and win!
Floyd |
Floyd | Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots
Floyd | An Interactive Boxing Match
Floyd | by Benjamin Mullins.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 050209 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 SD
Floyd |
Floyd | Round Five
Floyd | You are standing in the ring of one of the greatest robot boxing
Floyd | stadiums in the entire world. Thousands of screaming fans have packed
Floyd | the arena to see your match. It's time for the fight to end it all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The red robot stares at you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd | You always make sure you're fully charged before a match.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd screams with pleasure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "wake" 		

Floyd | The dreadful truth is, this is not a dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd screams with pleasure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "we got our head thrown off, we threw a head, overanalyzed, broke a child's heart, were forced by god to be a slave, hmm and"
		diggle says, "what else"
		DavidW asks, "wait?"
		DavidW asks, "jump?"
diggle says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd | Impossible. Your legs have no joints.
Floyd |
Floyd | A little girl in the front row bellows with rage. "The robot requires
Floyd | additional pummeling! Continue!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "and yeah, the cheat ending"
		DavidW says, "Perhaps we can read Amusing now."
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | You have to wait for the match to start, or else you'll be
Floyd | disqualified.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bell rings! The match has started!
Floyd |
Floyd | The audience roars with approval.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | You land a devastating blow on the red robot's jaw!
Floyd | The red robot lands a devastating blow on your jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | A man in the audience yells, "Knock his block off, Red!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | The red robot parries your blow!
Floyd | The red robot lands a vicious uppercut on your jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd holds its breath in anticipation of your next moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | You land a devastating blow on the red robot's jaw!
Floyd | The red robot lands a spectacular roundhouse on your jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | As the red robot's fist connects with your face, you feel your head
Floyd | begin to jerk upwards. You don't have long to feel sorry for yourself;
Floyd | you black out shortly afterward.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Your head has popped up ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 7 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "amusing" 		

Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Four rounds have gone by. You and the red robot have remained neck and
Floyd | neck for the lead, with two wins each. The robot that emerges
Floyd | victorious in the fifth round will become Champion of Robotic Boxing,
Floyd | with all the praise and adulation that title implies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, you get a pretty sweet endorsement deal from a leading gear
Floyd | manufacturer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The final round is about to begin. Get out there and win!
Floyd |
Floyd | Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots
Floyd | An Interactive Boxing Match
Floyd | by Benjamin Mullins.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 050209 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 SD
Floyd |
Floyd | Round Five
Floyd | You are standing in the ring of one of the greatest robot boxing
Floyd | stadiums in the entire world. Thousands of screaming fans have packed
Floyd | the arena to see your match. It's time for the fight to end it all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The red robot stares at you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A woman seated behind you yells, "Go Blue! Kill that red bastard!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit bell" 		

Floyd | Leave the bell alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | A little girl in the front row bellows with rage. "The robot requires
Floyd | additional pummeling! Continue!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | A man in the audience yells, "Knock his block off, Red!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bell rings! The match has started!
Floyd |
Floyd | A man in the audience yells, "Knock his block off, Red!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | The red robot parries your blow!
Floyd | The red robot lands a spectacular roundhouse on your jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | A man in the audience yells, "Knock his block off, Red!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | You land a spectacular roundhouse on the red robot's jaw!
Floyd | You parry the red robot's blow!
Floyd |
Floyd | The audience roars with approval.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | You land a spectacular roundhouse on the red robot's jaw!
Floyd | The red robot lands a spectacular roundhouse on your jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | The audience roars with approval.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | The red robot parries your blow!
Floyd | The red robot lands a spectacular roundhouse on your jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | As the red robot's fist connects with your face, you feel your head
Floyd | begin to jerk upwards. You don't have long to feel sorry for yourself;
Floyd | you black out shortly afterward.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Your head has popped up ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 8 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "uh"
diggle says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Four rounds have gone by. You and the red robot have remained neck and
Floyd | neck for the lead, with two wins each. The robot that emerges
Floyd | victorious in the fifth round will become Champion of Robotic Boxing,
Floyd | with all the praise and adulation that title implies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, you get a pretty sweet endorsement deal from a leading gear
Floyd | manufacturer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The final round is about to begin. Get out there and win!
Floyd |
Floyd | Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots
Floyd | An Interactive Boxing Match
Floyd | by Benjamin Mullins.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 050209 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 SD
Floyd |
Floyd | Round Five
Floyd | You are standing in the ring of one of the greatest robot boxing
Floyd | stadiums in the entire world. Thousands of screaming fans have packed
Floyd | the arena to see your match. It's time for the fight to end it all.
Floyd |
Floyd | The red robot stares at you intently.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd | You close your eyes in deep concentration and intone the magical word
Floyd | XYZZY...
Floyd |
Floyd | You open your eyes and find yourself in a bakery in beautiful Paris!
Floyd | The baker smiles at you and presses something into your palm.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Merci," you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | "De rien," the baker replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spell wears off, and you find yourself back in the boxing ring.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd screams with pleasure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "eat croissant" 		

Floyd | You are filled with the terrible power of French baked goods!
Floyd |
Floyd | A little girl in the front row bellows with rage. "The robot requires
Floyd | additional pummeling! Continue!"
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd holds its breath in anticipation of your next moves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The bell rings! The match has started!
Floyd |
Floyd | The crowd screams with pleasure.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | You land a vicious uppercut on the red robot's jaw!
Floyd | The red robot lands a spectacular roundhouse on your jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | A man in the audience yells, "Knock his block off, Red!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | You land a devastating blow on the red robot's jaw!
Floyd | The red robot lands a devastating blow on your jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | A little girl in the front row bellows with rage. "The robot requires
Floyd | additional pummeling! Continue!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "hit robot" 		

Floyd | You land a spectacular roundhouse on the red robot's jaw!
Floyd |
Floyd | You deal the final blow to the red robot, sending his head flying
Floyd | upwards. You wouldn't think it possible if you couldn't hear it, but
Floyd | the crowd begins to cheer even more loudly than before. The red
Floyd | robot's manager looks on in horror, quickly jumping into the ring to
Floyd | push his client's head back into place.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're quickly ushered out of the arena and to safety as the fans
Floyd | begin to mob the ring. You're taken to a waiting limo. Your manager is
Floyd | already waiting inside, grinning broadly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Nice work, Blue. I had faith in you the entire time." You try to
Floyd | thank him, but he's too excited to listen. "I just got off the phone
Floyd | with a few contacts of mine -- y'know, in the breakfast gears business
Floyd | and stuff -- and it's lookin' very good for you. I tell you, a match
Floyd | this big, you'll be gettin' the biggest endorsement deal there ever
Floyd | was. We're both going to be rich! Let's go out to celebrate!"
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Your opponent's head has popped up ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 100 out of a possible 100, in 7 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "amusing" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Have you tried...
Floyd |
Floyd | ...praying?
Floyd | ...hugging the red robot?
Floyd | ...throwing the match?
Floyd | ...cheating?
Floyd | ...thinking? ...magic word XYZZY?
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "we got all of these, I believe"
		DavidW says, "yes."
		diggle asks, "hmm, do we play another game or do we finish?"
		DavidW says, "I'm a bit wiped, but if there's another short game, we could try it."
		diggle asks, "did we complete suveh nux?"
		DavidW says, "I did when it was first released. I haven't played Suveh Nux recently."
		diggle says, "ah"
		DavidW asks, "Was someone playing it earlier?"
		diggle says, "me"
		diggle says, "I thought you didn't play it, so I could watch"
		diggle asks, "hmm shade?"
		diggle says, "I didn't play that one"
		DavidW says, "huh. I thought everyone must have played Shade by now."
		diggle says, "na, i'm new to the IF comunity"
		DavidW says, "sorry. Just teasing."
		diggle says, "haha"
		DavidW says, "I know how to play Shade. The tricky part is explaining to someone else what the f--- happened in it."
		diggle says, "haha."
		diggle asks, "is anyone awake here other then you?"
		Doug says, "I've never played Shade! But I'm about to hit the sack."
		DavidW says, "Zach, inky, and Doug are present. Awake is another question."
		diggle asks, "hmm I guess not, so maybe you could watch me flounder about and get endless amusement from it?"
		diggle says, "grin"
		DavidW says, "sure"
diggle says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd |

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
diggle says (to Floyd), "load shade" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** SHADE ***
Floyd | A brief story by "Ampe R. Sand" (Andrew Plotkin)
Floyd | First-time players should type "about".
Floyd | Release 3 / Serial number 001127 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Odd, how the light just makes your apartment gloomier. Pre-dawn
Floyd | darkness pools in the corners and around the tops of walls. Your desk
Floyd | lamp glares yellow, but the shadows only draw your eyes and deepen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Not much of an apartment, no. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are sprawled on the futon, staring up into that gloom. Your eyes
Floyd | feel gritty. But it's too late -- early -- no time left for sleep,
Floyd | anyway. In a few hours your ride will arrive.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd | This is a one-room game set in your apartment. ...But perhaps you've
Floyd | already gathered that.
Floyd |
Floyd | SHADE mostly uses the standard vocabulary of interactive fiction. You
Floyd | may find the command "find..." (or "where is...") convenient, though
Floyd | not critically important.
Floyd |
Floyd | SHADE is copyright 2000 by Andrew Plotkin (erkyrath@eblong.com). He
Floyd | began coding it on the morning of September 2, 2000, and raced like
Floyd | the wind to finish it in time for the Sixth Annual IF Competition.
Floyd | (SHADE placed tenth, which is pretty darn good, considering the
Floyd | overall excellence of the entries that year.) For more IF by the same
Floyd | author, see
Floyd |
Floyd |     <[LINK]
Floyd |
Floyd | SHADE may be distributed for free, but not sold or included in any
Floyd | for-profit collection without written permission from the author.
Floyd |
Floyd | All hail the beta-tester: Michael Kinyon (still inevitable after all
Floyd | these years). And the people who sent bug reports after the
Floyd | competition, who include (but are not limited to): Ross Presser,
Floyd | Gunther Schmidl, Matthew Murray, Joe Mason, Nick Wolfe, Caleb Wilson,
Floyd | Neil Cerutti, Jason McIntosh, Daryl McCullough, Lelah Conrad, Jeff
Floyd | Hall. And -- this game is dedicated to Meatball Fulton.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hm, I think I shall avoid spoilers for when I have time to actually participate."
Doug has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "I'll tell you right now, please don't forget that the to-do list exists."
inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd | You won't accomplish much while slumped on the futon. That's been
Floyd | getting slowly more apparent for hours now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | You lever yourself upright. Umf. It's amazing how much lack of sleep
Floyd | feels like a hangover, only without the preceding party.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. However, everything seems to have
Floyd | gotten done. The last line reads "Call taxi", and it has its
Floyd | checkmark, and here you wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | Come to think of it, as with a hangover, dehydration is probably the
Floyd | problem. Your mouth is dry wool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
diggle says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You paced enough last night.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You glance around. The desk is, of course, an organized mess;
Floyd | overlapping piles of paper, inches high. The computer is a dusty beige
Floyd | block, several generations out of date, poking up hopefully from among
Floyd | the strata. The lamp hangs over all.
Floyd |
Floyd | A game-over message is flashing on the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see your to-do list and a travel book on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind you, the futon takes up most of the apartment. A second-hand
Floyd | stereo sits on a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a
Floyd | bathroom nook the other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror
Floyd | tries to make the place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One
Floyd | window, whose shade is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "enter kitchen" 		

Floyd | You stand up, and step into the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. The kitchen alcove has a refrigerator,
Floyd | a sink, a stove, and barely enough space to stand between them. One
Floyd | wall projects out to form a counter, with a cupboard beneath it.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the counter is a glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rest of the place is mostly filled by your futon, and the computer
Floyd | desk in the corner. The bathroom alcove is across from you, and the
Floyd | closet next to it. The stereo sits on a cardboard crate. A broad
Floyd | mirror tries to make the place seem twice its size; it halfway works.
Floyd | One window, whose shade is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x glass" 		

Floyd | An ordinary drinking glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're still feeling thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get glass" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "fill glass" 		

Floyd | You step out of the kitchen nook, and step into the bathroom nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | The faucet rattles, and water dribbles into the glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "drink glass" 		

Floyd | You gulp the water. It feels vaguely astringent in your mouth,
Floyd | unsatisfying. Well, no doubt thirst will be more real after you fly to
Floyd | California --
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "drop glass" 		

Floyd | Dropped (in the bathroom nook).
Floyd |
Floyd | -- Fly? Where did you leave your plane tickets?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | You step out of the bathroom nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hate this feeling. It happens all the time. Something safely
Floyd | accomplished, and then pow, you have to worry about it again. Unfair!
Floyd | The tickets must be here somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "find tickets" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "where is ticket" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd | The desk is, of course, an organized mess; overlapping piles of paper,
Floyd | inches high. The computer is a dusty beige block, several generations
Floyd | out of date, poking up hopefully from among the strata. The lamp hangs
Floyd | over all.
Floyd |
Floyd | A game-over message is flashing on the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see your to-do list and a travel book on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Try using the verb 'search'."
diggle gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. 		
diggle arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "desk" 		

Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully tilt up piles of paper, trying to avoid an avalanche.
Floyd | Nope. The tickets aren't there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search papers" 		

Floyd | You carefully tilt up piles of paper, trying to avoid an avalanche.
Floyd | The plane tickets still aren't there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search book" 		

Floyd | The Schmendrick's Guide to Desert Camping -- you've been studying it
Floyd | for weeks now. Vast alien reams of information: perspiration rates,
Floyd | sunburn factors, tent guying, and how to make a condensation still out
Floyd | of a trashbag and a tin can. You could probably write the book out
Floyd | longhand from memory; and none of it means a damn thing to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | (That's why you're going on this trip, after all. It is, of course,
Floyd | the Death Valley Om -- half arts festival, half cult, a week in the
Floyd | deep desert where people show off, have sex, take drugs, and maintain
Floyd | a twenty-four-hour constant OM. Sand, heat, and thousands of throats.
Floyd | A space outside the world; with no dues except that you join in the
Floyd | chant, as much as is in you to chant.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "chant" 		

Floyd | This is no place for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You glance around. The desk is, of course, an organized mess;
Floyd | overlapping piles of paper, inches high. The computer is a dusty beige
Floyd | block, several generations out of date, poking up hopefully from among
Floyd | the strata. The lamp hangs over all.
Floyd |
Floyd | A game-over message is flashing on the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see your to-do list and a travel book on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind you, the futon takes up most of the apartment. A second-hand
Floyd | stereo sits on a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a
Floyd | bathroom nook the other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror
Floyd | tries to make the place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One
Floyd | window, whose shade is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the bathroom nook you can see a glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search luggage" 		

Floyd | You stand up.
Floyd |
Floyd | You quickly pop open each suitcase and riffle through, trying not to
Floyd | disarrange your tidy packing too badly. Nope. The tickets aren't
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x hyacinth" 		

Floyd | This plant is your one claim to actual responsibility. The hyacinth
Floyd | sits by the window, soaking up sunlight (when it's not night) and
Floyd | managing to thrive despite your lack of gardening skill. Although it
Floyd | looks a little parched at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "enter bathroom" 		

Floyd | You step into the bathroom nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get glass" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "fill it" 		

Floyd | The faucet rattles, and water dribbles into the glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | You step out of the bathroom nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "pour water on hyacinth" 		

Floyd | (the glassful of water on the hyacinth)
Floyd | You water the plant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x hyacinth" 		

Floyd | This plant is your one claim to actual responsibility. The hyacinth
Floyd | sits by the window, soaking up sunlight (when it's not night) and
Floyd | managing to thrive despite your lack of gardening skill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "open shade" 		

Floyd | Darkness is already crawling around the edges of the windowshade. You
Floyd | have no desire to look night in the face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x shade" 		

Floyd | The shade is a white plastic sheet -- more yellowing, maybe. One of
Floyd | those roller mechanisms that never quite works. The shade is pulled
Floyd | down against the pre-dawn gloom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd | The far side of the mirror is just as shadowy as this one. It's
Floyd | probably meant as commentary; not more space, just more of the same.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search mirror" 		

Floyd | The far side of the mirror is just as shadowy as this one. It's
Floyd | probably meant as commentary; not more space, just more of the same.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search bed" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The computer is years old, and incompatible with just about everything
Floyd | but electricity. You use it for writing -- at least, you try to
Floyd | believe that you do.
Floyd |
Floyd | Right now, however, there's a game on the screen -- one of the text
Floyd | adventures, or interactive fictions, or whatever they are this month
Floyd | -- the only kind of game your beige antique can run, anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | The you-have-died message is blinking morosely at you. You started up
Floyd | Ready, Okay! last night, trying to distract yourself until morning.
Floyd | But you can't get even halfway through without running out of insulin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x message" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search computer" 		

Floyd | The computer is years old, and incompatible with just about everything
Floyd | but electricity. You use it for writing -- at least, you try to
Floyd | believe that you do.
Floyd |
Floyd | The you-have-died message is blinking morosely at you. You started up
Floyd | Ready, Okay! last night, trying to distract yourself until morning.
Floyd | But you can't get even halfway through without running out of insulin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "what was the bed called again? it's not showing up now"
		diggle says, "in the description"
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You glance around. The desk is, of course, an organized mess;
Floyd | overlapping piles of paper, inches high. The computer is a dusty beige
Floyd | block, several generations out of date, poking up hopefully from among
Floyd | the strata. The lamp hangs over all.
Floyd |
Floyd | A game-over message is flashing on the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see your to-do list and a travel book on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind you, the futon takes up most of the apartment. A second-hand
Floyd | stereo sits on a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a
Floyd | bathroom nook the other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror
Floyd | tries to make the place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One
Floyd | window, whose shade is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "enter closet" 		

Floyd | It's not a walk-in closet. It's barely even a reach-in closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x closet" 		

Floyd | You stand up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The closet (if you can call it that) is a shallow recess next to the
Floyd | bathroom. Peering into the (ahem) depths, you see an old jacket and a
Floyd | vacuum cleaner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search closet" 		

Floyd | The closet is a shallow recess next to the bathroom. Peering into the
Floyd | depths, you see an old jacket and a vacuum cleaner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get all" 		

Floyd | There are none at all available!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get vacuum" 		

Floyd | Taken. (Awkwardly.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x vacuum" 		

Floyd | The vacuum cleaner is a "luggable" model -- meaning that it's awkward
Floyd | to carry, but too small to be really efficient. Fortunately, you don't
Floyd | generate a lot of dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn on vacuum" 		

Floyd | You squeeze the handle, and the vacuum cleaner begins humming
Floyd | industriously. You run it back and forth on the floor for a few
Floyd | moments. It doesn't make much difference, but you feel tidy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get jacket" 		

Floyd | You don't need your old jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search futon" 		

Floyd | There is nothing on your futon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x futon" 		

Floyd | The futon is definitely on the downhill side of life's rolling knolls.
Floyd | It serves as both couch and bed, if inadequately in each case, which
Floyd | makes it the most important piece of furniture you own.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "look under futon" 		

Floyd | You bend down, and see dust and assorted minor trash under the futon.
Floyd | Nothing unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x trash" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search under futon" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x stario" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x cardboard" 		

Floyd | The crate your computer arrived in. It's dented and disreputable now,
Floyd | but still serves the time-honored purpose of holding your stereo up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x stario" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search cardboard" 		

Floyd | You know it's empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search floor" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search bathroom" 		

Floyd | The bathroom alcove has a toilet, a sink, and a shower stall that
Floyd | manages to make the rest of the place look roomy. Not much else; most
Floyd | of your accoutrements have been packed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search kitchen" 		

Floyd | The kitchen alcove has a refrigerator, a sink, a stove, and barely
Floyd | enough space to stand between them. One wall projects out to form a
Floyd | counter, with a cupboard beneath it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "You misspelt stereo"
diggle says (to Floyd), "x stareo" 		

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

		diggle says, "nope"
		diggle says, "it still doesn't work"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stereo" 		

Floyd | The stereo is old, dating from the era when matte-black, featureless,
Floyd | and opaque were the watchwords of hipness. It still works, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "oh heh"
		diggle says, "stupid speech synthisizers"
diggle says (to Floyd), "x stereo" 		

Floyd | The stereo is old, dating from the era when matte-black, featureless,
Floyd | and opaque were the watchwords of hipness. It still works, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn on stereo" 		

Floyd | The stereo buzzes, hunts, and then locates its station. Ah, your
Floyd | favorite small-time indy worldbeat/techno station. At least you think
Floyd | that's what they call it. It's a pretty stream-of-consciousness
Floyd | format.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room fills with the sound of a reggae-electronic song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd | You are listening to a reggae-electronic song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing an Austro-Japanese tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd | The far side of the mirror is just as shadowy as this one. It's
Floyd | probably meant as commentary; not more space, just more of the same.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | You're you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying a vacuum cleaner and a glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "enter kitchen" 		

Floyd | You step into the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing an Austro-Maori song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "open cupboard" 		

Floyd | You open the cupboard, revealing a box of crackers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get box" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search box" 		

Floyd | The box is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd | You have no appetite this early in the morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search counter" 		

Floyd | The counter is bare.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing an Austro-Dominican chant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search kitchen" 		

Floyd | The kitchen alcove has a refrigerator, a sink, a stove, and barely
Floyd | enough space to stand between them. One wall projects out to form a
Floyd | counter, with a cupboard beneath it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is open and bare.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x refrigerator" 		

Floyd | It's yellow. Beyond that, it looks like every other refrigerator in
Floyd | the United States.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "open refrigerator" 		

Floyd | You open the refrigerator, revealing a jar of peanut butter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get jar" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x stove" 		

Floyd | The usual electric range arrangement. Weirdly, there is no oven in
Floyd | your kitchen. You don't know what lurks in the space beneath the
Floyd | stove. You've been afraid to pry -- the stove might turn out to be
Floyd | powered by radioactive decay, or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "pry stove" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "look under stove" 		

Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a Franco-Javanese tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "pull stove" 		

Floyd | You are unable to.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fridge door swings shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x stove" 		

Floyd | The usual electric range arrangement.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. The kitchen alcove has a refrigerator,
Floyd | a sink, a stove, and barely enough space to stand between them. One
Floyd | wall projects out to form a counter, with a cupboard beneath it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is open and bare.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rest of the place is mostly filled by your futon, and the computer
Floyd | desk in the corner. The bathroom alcove is across from you, and the
Floyd | closet next to it. The stereo sits on a cardboard crate. A broad
Floyd | mirror tries to make the place seem twice its size; it halfway works.
Floyd | One window, whose shade is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. The kitchen alcove has a refrigerator,
Floyd | a sink, a stove, and barely enough space to stand between them. One
Floyd | wall projects out to form a counter, with a cupboard beneath it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is open and bare.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rest of the place is mostly filled by your futon, and the computer
Floyd | desk in the corner. The bathroom alcove is across from you, and the
Floyd | closet next to it. The stereo sits on a cardboard crate. A broad
Floyd | mirror tries to make the place seem twice its size; it halfway works.
Floyd | One window, whose shade is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a Franco-Estonian song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x sink" 		

Floyd | (the kitchen sink)
Floyd | The kitchen sink is spotless. Not through any virtue of yours, mind
Floyd | you, except for your inability to cook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l in sink" 		

Floyd | (the kitchen sink)
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | You step out of the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun hasn't risen; what light you have would just leak out into the
Floyd | night. Anyway, the taxi hasn't arrived, so there's nowhere to go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. There, near the bottom; "Buy plane
Floyd | tickets", and a checkmark. So where did you leave them? The desk? Your
Floyd | coat pocket? Could they have gotten packed accidentally?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search jacket" 		

Floyd | You stand up.
Floyd |
Floyd | You root through the jacket's myriad pockets. Nope. The tickets aren't
Floyd | -- Aha. They are, after all. The tickets slide to the floor and lie
Floyd | there, smirking at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a Hispano-Maori song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get tickets" 		

Floyd | Taken. Something scrapes underfoot as you bend to pick the tickets up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "note to self, don't forget the to-do list"
		diggle says, "heh"
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trace of sand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of a helicopter comes faintly through the closed window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x sand" 		

Floyd | A trace of sand is visible on the living room floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get sand" 		

Floyd | You scrape up a pinch of sand. It runs through your fingers; it's
Floyd | sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a Franco-Slavic lullaby.
Floyd |
Floyd | The helicopter is getting closer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. Huh. "Vacuum" is checked; you
Floyd | remember doing it. But look at this floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn on vacume" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying some plane tickets, a jar of peanut butter, a box of
Floyd | crackers, a vacuum cleaner and a glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of the helicopter is fading now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn on cleaner" 		

Floyd | You can't use the vacuum cleaner while sitting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | You stand up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn on cleaner" 		

Floyd | You squeeze the handle, and the vacuum cleaner begins humming
Floyd | industriously. You run it back and forth on the floor. But it only
Floyd | seems to spread the sand around. In fact, it looks like there's more
Floyd | sand than before you started.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can barely hear the helicopter any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. Huh. "Vacuum" is checked; you
Floyd | remember doing it. But look at this floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a Filipo-Atlantean (?) song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | You stand up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn on cleaner" 		

Floyd | You squeeze the handle, and the vacuum cleaner begins humming
Floyd | industriously. You run it back and forth on the floor. But it only
Floyd | seems to spread the sand around. In fact, it looks like there's more
Floyd | sand than before you started.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get sand" 		

Floyd | You pick up a pinch of sand. It runs through your fingers; it's sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some sand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "clean sand" 		

Floyd | Just "clean". When you clean, it's pretty much cleaning the whole
Floyd | area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "clean" 		

Floyd | You squeeze the handle, and the vacuum cleaner begins humming, albeit
Floyd | with a bit of a whine. You run it back and forth on the floor. But it
Floyd | only seems to spread the sand around. In fact, it looks like there's
Floyd | more sand than before you started.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing an Austro-Korean tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x cleaner" 		

Floyd | The vacuum cleaner is a "luggable" model -- meaning that it's awkward
Floyd | to carry, but too small to be really efficient. Fortunately, you don't
Floyd | generate a lot of dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "hmm"
		diggle says, "strange"
diggle says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. Huh. "Vacuum" is checked; you
Floyd | remember doing it. But look at this floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | You stand up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Do you need a hint?"
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn off cleaner" 		

Floyd | This vacuum cleaner turns itself off automatically.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a vibrant Javanese chant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "not yet, let me try some stuff"
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see some sand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "gather sand" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "push sand" 		

Floyd | You push the sand around with your foot. It scrapes uncomfortably
Floyd | against the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "push sand in kitchen" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "push sand in closet" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "pull sand" 		

Floyd | You push the sand around with your foot. It scrapes uncomfortably
Floyd | against the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd | It's a bit sandy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "clean" 		

Floyd | You squeeze the handle, and the vacuum cleaner begins humming, albeit
Floyd | with a bit of a whine. You run it back and forth on the floor. But it
Floyd | only seems to spread the sand around. In fact, it looks like there's
Floyd | more sand than before you started.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a soothing Hmong song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "hm, now give me one, I don't know what to do"
		DavidW says, "Perhaps something is wrong with the vacuum cleaner itself."
diggle says (to Floyd), "x vacume" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x cleaner" 		

Floyd | The vacuum cleaner is a "luggable" model -- meaning that it's awkward
Floyd | to carry, but too small to be really efficient. Fortunately, you don't
Floyd | generate a lot of dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "open cleaner" 		

Floyd | You pop open the vacuum cleaner's casing. Sand spills out -- all over
Floyd | the floor. What the hell?
Floyd |
Floyd | The stereo clicks as a soothing Hmong song ends and the hourly news
Floyd | comes on. What? Morning must have arrived, although the world outside
Floyd | is still dark. The taxi should be showing up soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "close cleaner" 		

Floyd | You try to close the casing, but sand has worked into the joints. You
Floyd | can't get it fully closed, even when you whack it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "More allegations of campaign finance misconduct..." (Oh, fascinating
Floyd | news day.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "clean" 		

Floyd | The vacuum cleaner can't be started while it's open. Not that it looks
Floyd | likely to work in any case, now.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sharp words between the superpowers today..." (Huh? There are still
Floyd | superpowers?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x cleaner" 		

Floyd | The vacuum cleaner's innards are packed with sand. You can't imagine
Floyd | how it got that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Three people reported missing at the Death Valley Om in
Floyd | California..." (Hang on.) "The popular desert arts festival was shaken
Floyd | yesterday when three attendees failed to return from moonlight hikes.
Floyd | State police are searching the area." (You resolve to read that desert
Floyd | camping book one more time.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get all from cleaner" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "clean cleaner" 		

Floyd | Just "clean". When you clean, it's pretty much cleaning the whole
Floyd | area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x cleaner" 		

Floyd | The vacuum cleaner's innards are packed with sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | It must be morning, after all -- your metabolism is starting to
Floyd | ratchet up to daytime levels.
Floyd |
Floyd | "In the business pages, stocks are down..." (You once again lose
Floyd | interest.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a thin layer of sand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're definitely getting hungry.
Floyd |
Floyd | "And that's, um... far out. Back to the groove, folks," and a soothing
Floyd | Dominican tune begins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying some plane tickets, a jar of peanut butter, a box of
Floyd | crackers, a vacuum cleaner and a glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "open box" 		

Floyd | You pull on the box top. It's stuck, somehow. You yank --
Floyd |
Floyd | The top tears away, and white sand sprays out of the box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "sand, sand, sand..."
diggle says (to Floyd), "open jar" 		

Floyd | You unscrew the lid... with an unexpected grating sound. Something
Floyd | sifts to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The peanut butter jar is full of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is getting to be too much. You consider which of your friends
Floyd | might have snuck in here and set all of this up. No... mmm... nobody,
Floyd | really.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "enter kitchen" 		

Floyd | You step into the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. The kitchen alcove has a refrigerator,
Floyd | a sink, a stove, and barely enough space to stand between them. One
Floyd | wall projects out to form a counter, with a cupboard beneath it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is open and bare.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rest of the place is mostly filled by your futon, and the computer
Floyd | desk in the corner. The bathroom alcove is across from you, and the
Floyd | closet next to it. The stereo sits on a cardboard crate. A broad
Floyd | mirror tries to make the place seem twice its size; it halfway works.
Floyd | One window, whose shade is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted spider plant sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an inch of sand lying in the living room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing an Indo-Andean chant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "open refrigerator" 		

Floyd | You open the refrigerator.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x refrigerator" 		

Floyd | It's yellow. Beyond that, it looks like every other refrigerator in
Floyd | the United States. The fridge is open but empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. The kitchen alcove has a refrigerator,
Floyd | a sink, a stove, and barely enough space to stand between them. One
Floyd | wall projects out to form a counter, with a cupboard beneath it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is open and bare. The fridge is open but empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rest of the place is mostly filled by your futon, and the computer
Floyd | desk in the corner. The bathroom alcove is across from you, and the
Floyd | closet next to it. The stereo sits on a cardboard crate. A broad
Floyd | mirror tries to make the place seem twice its size; it halfway works.
Floyd | One window, whose shade is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted spider plant sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an inch of sand lying in the living room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x spider" 		

Floyd | This plant is your one claim to actual responsibility. The spider
Floyd | plant sits by the window, soaking up sunlight (when it's not night)
Floyd | and managing to thrive despite your lack of gardening skill. Although
Floyd | it looks very dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a thumping Nigerian tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fridge door swings shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd | You step out of the kitchen nook, and sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. Dammit, yet another item you missed
Floyd | -- you have to water the plant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | You stand up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The game freaked me out at the spider plant point."
		diggle asks, "nod, wasn't it the hyasynth?"
diggle says (to Floyd), "enter bathroom" 		

Floyd | You step into the bathroom nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "fill glass" 		

Floyd | With an eerie hiss, dry white sand boils from the faucet. You yank at
Floyd | the tap, but the bathroom sink is already full, and sand spilling on
Floyd | the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yes"
		diggle says, "sand...again. This is getting eary"
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. The bathroom alcove has a toilet, a
Floyd | sink, and a shower stall that manages to make the rest of the place
Floyd | look roomy. Not much else; most of your accoutrements have been
Floyd | packed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a trace of sand lying here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rest of the place is mostly filled by your futon, and the computer
Floyd | desk in the corner. The kitchen alcove is across from you, and the
Floyd | closet just to one side. The stereo sits on a cardboard crate. A broad
Floyd | mirror tries to make the place seem twice its size; it halfway works.
Floyd | One window, whose shade is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted spider plant sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an inch of sand lying in the living room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x shower" 		

Floyd | The shower stall is a familiar symphony in pinkish-grey tile and
Floyd | grunge. Well, more of a solo. A short solo.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a haunting Andean song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "open shower" 		

Floyd | The shower curtain has become a daily ritual of annoyance. It's too
Floyd | small. It cannot, no matter how you tug at it, actually cover the
Floyd | shower stall. You've managed to arrange the curtain so that the
Floyd | minimal amount of water splashes onto the bathroom floor when you
Floyd | shower, and that's where you leave it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l in shower" 		

Floyd | The shower stall is a familiar symphony in pinkish-grey tile and
Floyd | grunge. Well, more of a solo. A short solo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn on shower" 		

Floyd | You turn the tap... and nothing happens. Hmm. The shower was working
Floyd | last night. You knew the pipes in your apartment were unreliable, but
Floyd | this is worse than usual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x toilet" 		

Floyd | Surely you know what a toilet looks like.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "fill glass" 		

Floyd | You scoop up a glassful of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio mumbles, "This is, um, one-oh-three... kay-tee-oh-whoa...
Floyd | your source for interworldbeat..." You can practically hear the bong
Floyd | gurgling in the background. After a moment, a haunting Hmong melody
Floyd | begins playing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "let's sand the plant, i guess"
diggle says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | You step out of the bathroom nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "pour sand on spider" 		

Floyd | Which do you mean, the sand on the living room floor, the sand on the
Floyd | bathroom floor, the sand in the bathroom sink, the jarful of sand, the
Floyd | boxful of sand or the glassful of sand?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "glassful" 		

Floyd | Sand will do that no good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "I should've filled the glass with water before..oh well"
diggle says (to Floyd), "xlist" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. In the middle of the page, you see:
Floyd |   - clean out closet
Floyd |   - buy stereo stand
Floyd |   - don't leave stove on
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "clean out closet" 		

Floyd | Just "clean". And the parser apologizes for not being smarter about
Floyd | this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "clean closet" 		

Floyd | Just "clean". When you clean, it's pretty much cleaning the whole
Floyd | area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "clean" 		

Floyd | You can't use the vacuum cleaner while sitting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "close cleaner" 		

Floyd | You try to close the casing, but sand has worked into the joints. You
Floyd | can't get it fully closed, even when you whack it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a Balto-Andean tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "joints" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "enter kitchen" 		

Floyd | You stand up, and step into the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn on stove" 		

Floyd | You turn the knob -- click. Then the stove emits a loud crackle. The
Floyd | burner frosts white, although you can feel the heat radiating from it;
Floyd | bits of its substance seem to be flaking away. Thermal shock? you have
Floyd | time to think. And then the entire burner arrangement slumps into
Floyd | white sand, which runs down off the stove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. The kitchen alcove has a refrigerator,
Floyd | a sink, a stove, and barely enough space to stand between them. One
Floyd | wall projects out to form a counter, with a cupboard beneath it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is open and bare.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a trace of sand lying here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rest of the place is mostly filled by your futon, and the computer
Floyd | desk in the corner. The bathroom alcove is across from you, and the
Floyd | closet next to it. The stereo sits on a cardboard crate. A broad
Floyd | mirror tries to make the place seem twice its size; it halfway works.
Floyd | One window, whose shade is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted spider plant sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an inch of sand lying in the living room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | You step out of the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a Hispano-Korean chant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn on computer" 		

Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The computer is already on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd | The computer is years old, and incompatible with just about everything
Floyd | but electricity. You use it for writing -- at least, you try to
Floyd | believe that you do.
Floyd |
Floyd | The you-have-died message is blinking morosely at you. You started up
Floyd | Ready, Okay! last night, trying to distract yourself until morning.
Floyd | But you can't get even halfway through without running out of insulin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "type on computer" 		

Floyd | You've tried everything you can think of twice, and you're tired of
Floyd | trying. Maybe an idea will come to you later.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. In the middle of the page, you see:
Floyd |   - clean out closet
Floyd |   - buy stereo stand
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing an Antarcto-Japanese melody.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "enter closet" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "open closet" 		

Floyd | You stand up.
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach for the knob; then hesitate; then reach again.
Floyd |
Floyd | You might as well not have bothered. The closet door bursts off its
Floyd | hinges before you can touch it. You leap back, barely avoiding the
Floyd | cracking plywood as it smashes to the floor, buried in the torrent of
Floyd | sand that is pouring out of the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a few seconds, the room is still again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted spider plant sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see inches of sand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the kitchen nook you can see a trace of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the bathroom nook you can see a trace of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "adventurer diggle;, burried deep in sand because of a game"
		diggle says, "berryed"
diggle says (to Floyd), "l in closet" 		

Floyd | The closet is a shallow recess next to the bathroom. Peering into the
Floyd | depths, you see deep-drifted sand, and also an old jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing an angry electronic melody.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get jacket" 		

Floyd | You don't need your old jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. In the middle of the page, you see:
Floyd |   - buy stereo stand
Floyd |   - pack clean socks
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd | You stand up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get socks" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search closet" 		

Floyd | The closet is a shallow recess next to the bathroom. Peering into the
Floyd | depths, you see deep-drifted sand, and also an old jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a Filipo-Shaker song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "pack socks" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted spider plant sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see inches of sand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the kitchen nook you can see a trace of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the bathroom nook you can see a trace of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "open luggage" 		

Floyd | You grab a suitcase handle -- which crumbles dryly in your grip. In
Floyd | seconds and in silence, the whole row of suitcases and duffels has
Floyd | collapsed to white sand on the living room floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "."
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | A potted spider plant sits beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see ankle-deep sand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the kitchen nook you can see a trace of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the bathroom nook you can see a trace of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Schmendrick's Guide to the Desert -- you've been studying it for
Floyd | what seems like forever. Endless miles of information: colors of
Floyd | silence, sounds of heat and sunlight, the feel of vast distances on
Floyd | your skin, and death. It sounds beautiful.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. In the middle of the page, you see:
Floyd |   - buy stereo stand
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x cardboard" 		

Floyd | The crate your computer arrived in. It's dented and disreputable now,
Floyd | but still serves the time-honored purpose of holding your stereo up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a rhythmic Maori tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get cardboard" 		

Floyd | You barely touch it, and the heavy cardboard abruptly tears. Sand
Floyd | pours out across the living room floor. The stereo sags; in moments,
Floyd | the crate is reduced to paper rags, which are immediately buried in
Floyd | the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "midas"
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You glance around. The desk is, of course, an organized mess;
Floyd | overlapping piles of paper, inches high. The computer is a dusty beige
Floyd | block, several generations out of date, poking up hopefully from among
Floyd | the strata. The lamp hangs over all.
Floyd |
Floyd | A game-over message is flashing on the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see your to-do list and a travel book on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind you, the futon takes up most of the apartment. A second-hand
Floyd | stereo sits on the sandy floor. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom
Floyd | nook the other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to
Floyd | make the place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window,
Floyd | whose shade is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | A potted spider plant sits beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see hills of sand lying on the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the kitchen nook you can see a trace of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the bathroom nook you can see a trace of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. In the middle of the page, you see:
Floyd |   - defrost refrigerator
Floyd |   - unclog shower drain
Floyd |   - flush notes down toilet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "defrost" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "defrost? huh"
diggle says (to Floyd), "enter kitchen" 		

Floyd | You stand up, and step into the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "open refrigerator" 		

Floyd | You pull open the refrigerator, and try not to flinch as a wall of
Floyd | sand rushes out and buries your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing an Antarcto-Shaker fugue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | You step out of the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "enter bathroom" 		

Floyd | You step into the bathroom nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "unclog shower" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "open shower" 		

Floyd | The shower curtain has become a daily ritual of annoyance. It's too
Floyd | small. It cannot, no matter how you tug at it, actually cover the
Floyd | shower stall. You've managed to arrange the curtain so that the
Floyd | minimal amount of water splashes onto the bathroom floor when you
Floyd | shower, and that's where you leave it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "touch shower" 		

Floyd | You feel nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing an Antarcto-Shaker melody.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "flush toilet" 		

Floyd | The toilet? Yes, it's the toilet's turn! You press the handle,
Floyd | grinning maniacally. And indeed, the sand rushes down the sides of the
Floyd | bowl; the shining porcelain itself crazes, cracks, and veils to the
Floyd | bathroom floor. The toilet is a pedestal, a stump, a mere pile of
Floyd | sand. Gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn on shower" 		

Floyd | You turn the tap, and -- no surprise now -- dry sand floods from the
Floyd | showerhead. Shielding your eyes from the spray, you reach to turn the
Floyd | tap back off.
Floyd |
Floyd | A creaking from above warns you. You leap back as the plaster cracks
Floyd | overhead, and whiteness roars down.
Floyd |
Floyd | When silence returns, the entire far end of the bathroom is a blank
Floyd | slope of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A faint creaking comes from the bathroom ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | You step out of the bathroom nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a muffled crack the bathroom ceiling gives way. Broken plaster
Floyd | and rusty pipes tumble down as you stare. And down comes the sand, a
Floyd | dry white rushing river, hissing, shrieking. In moments the bathroom
Floyd | is lost to your sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "shivers"
diggle says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. In the middle of the page, you see:
Floyd |   - remove package from kitchen storage
Floyd |   - find notes for IFComp entry
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "find notes" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "enter kitchen" 		

Floyd | You stand up, and step into the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "open cupboard" 		

Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a haunting Maori lullaby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "close cupboard" 		

Floyd | The cabinet and counter start to groan as soon as you touch them. You
Floyd | slam the cabinet for good measure; and the stained pressboard crackles
Floyd | white, shivers, and explodes into sand. All right!
Floyd |
Floyd | A faint creaking comes from the kitchen ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. The kitchen alcove has a refrigerator,
Floyd | a sink, a stove, and barely enough space to stand between them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sand spills from the open refrigerator.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see some sand lying here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The rest of the place is mostly filled by your futon, and the computer
Floyd | desk in the corner. The closet is across from you. The stereo sits on
Floyd | the sandy floor. A broad mirror tries to make the place seem twice its
Floyd | size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade is down, and the front
Floyd | door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | A potted palm plant sits beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see hills of sand lying in the living room.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a muffled crack the kitchen ceiling gives way. Broken plaster and
Floyd | rotten lath tumble down as you leap aside. And they, of course, are
Floyd | followed by sand, white sand, rivers of sand. In moments the kitchen
Floyd | alcove is lost to your sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search desk" 		

Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully tilt up piles of paper, trying to avoid an avalanche.
Floyd | Yes, sand is scattered beneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully? You shove a paper-stack off the desk; it's a shower of sand
Floyd | before it hits the ground. Ha! You push another, and another, and then
Floyd | sweep the whole mass over the edge. White sand cascades everywhere.
Floyd | Laughing, you feel the desk itself give way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pop. Oops. That was the light bulb imploding. The apartment is very
Floyd | dark and quiet of a sudden.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "um..."
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. Your futon. Second-hand stereo. A
Floyd | closet to one side. A broad mirror tries to make the place seem twice
Floyd | its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade is down, and the
Floyd | front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room is very dim, now. Blackness creeps around the windowshade.
Floyd |
Floyd | The computer has survived somehow, and lies in a pile of sand. A
Floyd | potted palm plant sits beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a travel book, your to-do list and hills of sand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. At the very bottom of the page, you
Floyd | see:
Floyd |   - call taxi
Floyd |   - wait for taxi
Floyd |   - look, make sure it's actually taxi before opening door
Floyd |   (That last entry in a hasty, nervous script.)
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a car approaching outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a reggae-Manx melody.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x taxi" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "open shade" 		

Floyd | And if you see no taxi outside? What then? ...but the angry honking
Floyd | comes again. You yank hard on the windowshade, and it whips up as
Floyd | violently.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Blazing daylight floods the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x taxi" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | Sunlight cuts across the room like hot butter, blazing from the
Floyd | window. The room is nearly barren now; walls and ceiling are blank,
Floyd | but for the window, the closed front door, and the full-length mirror
Floyd | across from them.
Floyd |
Floyd | The futon sits alone in the center of the room. Next to it, askew on a
Floyd | pile of sand, rests the faithful old stereo.
Floyd |
Floyd | The computer has survived somehow, and lies in a pile of sand. A
Floyd | potted cactus sits beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a travel book, your to-do list and hills of sand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x car" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "look outside" 		

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l through window" 		

Floyd | Outside, dunes roll away to the rising sun. Nothing else is visible.
Floyd | Only the sunlight that burns you, full in the face. And sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. It is entirely illegible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "call taxi" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing an Antarcto-Hmong song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | You do not want that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "touch mirror" 		

Floyd | You look into the mirror. The far side is just as bright as this one.
Floyd | With the sunlight behind you, only your own face is in shadow -- the
Floyd | walls, the door, your furniture, are all full-lit. Beyond your
Floyd | reflection and the window-frame, the street outside, the houses and
Floyd | trees, are all --
Floyd |
Floyd | The street outside?
Floyd |
Floyd | You spin around.
Floyd |

		
diggle pushes the green 'space' button. 		
Floyd [Hit any key...] 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Odd, how the sunlight just makes your apartment more prosaic.
Floyd |
Floyd | Not much of an apartment, no. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is up, and the front door wide open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd | You can't quite make out anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | You take a step across the room, but a quick movement distracts you.
Floyd | Something scurried along the wall? You can't see it any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd | Which do you mean, the north wall, the south wall, the east wall, the
Floyd | west wall, the northeast wall, the northwest wall, the southeast wall
Floyd | or the southwest wall?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the north wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is up, and the front door wide open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | You paced enough last night.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | The taxi hasn't arrived, although it's about to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "look through window" 		

Floyd | You can't quite make out anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is up, and the front door wide open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x plant" 		

Floyd | You can't quite make out anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | The taxi hasn't arrived, although it's about to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd | You can't quite make out anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd | You can't quite make out anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "look in mirror" 		

Floyd | You can't quite make out anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd | You can't quite make out anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search desk" 		

Floyd | You can't quite make out anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x shade" 		

Floyd | You can't quite make out anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle asks, "huh. now what? we wait?"
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | You survey your one small room. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is up, and the front door wide open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x luggage" 		

Floyd | You can't quite make out anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Maybe. Turn on the stereo, maybe?"
diggle says (to Floyd), "x stereo" 		

Floyd | You can't quite make out anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x futon" 		

Floyd | You can't quite make out anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "enter kitchen" 		

Floyd | You move towards the kitchen nook but feel suddenly dizzy.
Floyd | Dehydration, probably.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "enter bathroom" 		

Floyd | You need to sit down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd | (on top of the futon)
Floyd | You reach out and touch your hand to the futon. It feels like glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reflection shimmers like water, but the mirror is only heat --
Floyd | pooling among the dunes, rising from the sands.
Floyd |

		
diggle pushes the green 'space' button. 		
Floyd [Hit any key...] 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The land is nearly barren. Dunes roll away towards the rising sun; a
Floyd | little shade trails behind them, but that will soon be gone. The sky
Floyd | is flat and empty blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your futon sits nearby. The stereo leans against a dune. Your computer
Floyd | squats complacently, the color of the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a travel book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Click. The stereo is playing "Cool, Clear Water".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | The land is nearly barren. Dunes roll away towards the rising sun; a
Floyd | little shade trails behind them, but that will soon be gone. The sky
Floyd | is flat and empty blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your futon sits nearby. The stereo leans against a dune. Your computer
Floyd | squats complacently, the color of the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a travel book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd | The Desert Elemental's Handbook -- you've been studying it for ages.
Floyd | Trace moisture segregation, arthropod ecocycles, sand/grit/fines
Floyd | sizing distributions. And, of course, the artistic aspects of heat,
Floyd | time, distance, and death.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're especially fond of an essay on bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x bones" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | You're you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch a darting movement past your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x ground" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x sand" 		

Floyd | It's exactly like all the sand you've ever seen before.
Floyd |
Floyd | Click. The stereo is playing "Gotta Stop on the Road for Water".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | The land is nearly barren. Dunes roll away towards the rising sun; a
Floyd | little shade trails behind them, but that will soon be gone. The sky
Floyd | is flat and empty blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your futon sits nearby. The stereo leans against a dune. Your computer
Floyd | squats complacently, the color of the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a travel book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves beneath the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd | The game's opening sits neatly at the top of the screen, followed by a
Floyd | command prompt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x opening" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "play game" 		

Floyd | You crouch in the sand and play through the computer game again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd | The game's closing message blinks at the bottom of the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Click. The stereo is playing "Water From Another Time".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x message" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x futon" 		

Floyd | The futon is definitely on the downhill side of the dunes. The frame
Floyd | is half-buried and a few lines of sand trickle down the
Floyd | sheet-wrinkles, but it's the same old futon in the end.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd | (on top of your futon)
Floyd | You sit down, and find yourself seated on bare sand. The futon has
Floyd | disintegrated without a sound or a final word.
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch a darting movement past your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "touch computer" 		

Floyd | You feel nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You pace around for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves beneath the stereo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "look under stereo" 		

Floyd | You catch a glimpse of two tiny eyes, shining out from beneath the
Floyd | stereo.
Floyd |
Floyd | Click. The stereo is playing "Sun Gets In My Eyes".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get stereo" 		

Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "push stereo" 		

Floyd | You are unable to.
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch a darting movement past your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x feet" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "pull stereo" 		

Floyd | You are unable to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd | (on top of the travel book)
Floyd | That's not something you can sit down on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves beneath the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "look under computer" 		

Floyd | You catch a glimpse of two tiny eyes, shining out from beneath the
Floyd | computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch a darting movement past your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Click. The stereo is playing "You Listenin' To Me?".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x stereo" 		

Floyd | The stereo is old, dating from the era when matte-black, featureless,
Floyd | and opaque were the watchwords of hipness. Now it sits on a pile of
Floyd | sand and looks lost.... "You Listenin' To Me?" is playing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x sand" 		

Floyd | It's exactly like all the sand you've ever seen before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "clean" 		

Floyd | No cleaning implement is in sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Click. The stereo is playing "Ain't Gonna Make It".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | The land is nearly barren. Dunes roll away towards the rising sun; a
Floyd | little shade trails behind them, but that will soon be gone. The sky
Floyd | is flat and empty blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stereo leans against a dune. Your computer squats complacently,
Floyd | the color of the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a travel book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x shade" 		

Floyd | The shadows shrink as you watch. The dunes aren't high here, and the
Floyd | sun is rising fast.
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch a darting movement past your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x shade" 		

Floyd | The shadows shrink as you watch. The dunes aren't high here, and the
Floyd | sun is rising fast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Click. The stereo is playing "Projection Of Your Fears".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x sun" 		

Floyd | Fusing hydrogen. Deathly, inescapable. White, blazing down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You pace around for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | The land is nearly barren. Dunes roll away towards the rising sun; a
Floyd | little shade trails behind them, but that will soon be gone. The sky
Floyd | is flat and empty blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stereo leans against a dune. Your computer squats complacently,
Floyd | the color of the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a travel book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Click. The stereo is playing "Take It Out On The Little Guy".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd | The game's closing message blinks at the bottom of the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "kick computer" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "sit on coputer" 		

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

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "sit on computer" 		

Floyd | That's not something you can sit down on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "hmm what now"
diggle says (to Floyd), "sit on stereo" 		

Floyd | That's not something you can sit down on.
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch a darting movement past your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd | You've been trying all night. It's not going to happen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Click. The stereo is playing "Rule the Kingdom of the Sun".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "wake" 		

Floyd | If only.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves beneath the stereo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "look under stereo" 		

Floyd | You catch a glimpse of two tiny eyes, shining out from beneath the
Floyd | stereo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "find eyes" 		

Floyd | You're not sure where it went.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | The land is nearly barren. Dunes roll away towards the rising sun; a
Floyd | little shade trails behind them, but that will soon be gone. The sky
Floyd | is flat and empty blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stereo leans against a dune. Your computer squats complacently,
Floyd | the color of the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a travel book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Click. The stereo is playing "Triumph Alone".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x sky" 		

Floyd | The sky is dead blue, crushed by sunlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x dune" 		

Floyd | It's exactly like all the sand you've ever seen before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get dune" 		

Floyd | You pick up a pinch of sand. It runs through your fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch a darting movement past your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Click. The stereo is playing "Alone".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "sit on dune" 		

Floyd | That's not something you can sit down on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Try turning on the stereo."
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn on stereo" 		

Floyd | The stereo is already on.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves beneath the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn off stereo" 		

Floyd | A garbled news report comes on just as you reach for the switch.
Floyd | "Death Val... hikers... missing for... still... hope, say..."
Floyd |
Floyd | ...Old news. You hit the switch: click. The stereo falls silent, turns
Floyd | white, and drops instantly away into sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | The land is nearly barren. Dunes roll away towards the rising sun; a
Floyd | little shade trails behind them, but that will soon be gone. The sky
Floyd | is flat and empty blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your computer squats complacently, the color of the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a travel book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "turn off computer" 		

Floyd | "The only way to win is not to play," flashes the screen. You roll
Floyd | your eyes. The oldest lie; nobody's bought it since ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hit the power key; the computer gives a tiny sigh and crumbles
Floyd | away.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny figure burrows out of the new-fallen sand. It darts one way,
Floyd | then the other; but there is no more shelter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The figure closes its eyes for a few seconds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x figure" 		

Floyd | A tiny human figure walks across the sand. It doesn't seem to notice
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get figure" 		

Floyd | You cup your palms around the figure and raise it into the air -- a
Floyd | human shape fallen to its knees in your handful of sand. You gaze
Floyd | down; sunlight seethes in the cauldron of your fingers. The figure
Floyd | slowly slides flat. But the sand is running out of your hands, and the
Floyd | figure falls to the ground, where it slowly pulls itself up again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "figure, hi" 		

Floyd | As you speak, currents of air curl across the sand. The figure
Floyd | clutches its clothing about itself and staggers on, ignoring you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The figure moves more slowly now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | The land is nearly barren. Dunes roll away towards the rising sun; a
Floyd | little shade trails behind them, but that will soon be gone. The sky
Floyd | is flat and empty blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny figure inches across the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a travel book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The figure searches its clothing briefly, and then continues on its
Floyd | way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "seach figure" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "search figure" 		

Floyd | You try to peer into the figure's eyes. They are too remote. They do
Floyd | not see you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x figure" 		

Floyd | A tiny human figure staggers across the sand. It doesn't seem to
Floyd | notice you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get figure" 		

Floyd | You cup your palms around the figure and raise it into the air -- a
Floyd | human shape fallen to its knees in your handful of sand. You gaze
Floyd | down; sunlight seethes in the cauldron of your fingers. The figure
Floyd | slowly slides flat. But the sand is running out of your hands, and the
Floyd | figure falls to the ground, where it slowly pulls itself up again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The figure slumps to the sand. No -- it's still moving, though on
Floyd | hands and knees.
Floyd |
Floyd | The figure closes its eyes for a few seconds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get book" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd | The Desert Elemental's Handbook -- you've been studying it for ages.
Floyd | Trace moisture segregation, arthropod ecocycles, sand/grit/fines
Floyd | sizing distributions. And, of course, the artistic aspects of heat,
Floyd | time, distance, and death.
Floyd |
Floyd | You skim through the chapters on starvation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd | The Desert Elemental's Handbook -- you've been studying it for ages.
Floyd | Trace moisture segregation, arthropod ecocycles, sand/grit/fines
Floyd | sizing distributions. And, of course, the artistic aspects of heat,
Floyd | time, distance, and death.
Floyd |
Floyd | You skim through the pages on scorpions.
Floyd |
Floyd | The figure seems to be muttering to itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get figure" 		

Floyd | You cup your palms around the figure and raise it into the air -- a
Floyd | human shape fallen to its knees in your handful of sand. You gaze
Floyd | down; sunlight seethes in the cauldron of your fingers. The figure
Floyd | slowly slides flat. But the sand is running out of your hands, and the
Floyd | figure falls to the ground, where it slowly pulls itself up again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The figure falls. After a few seconds... it still doesn't move.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sands quickly cover it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | The land is nearly barren. Dunes roll away towards the rising sun; a
Floyd | little shade trails behind them, but that will soon be gone. The sky
Floyd | is flat and empty blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x sand" 		

Floyd | It's exactly like all the sand you've ever seen before.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "now how to sandize the book"
diggle says (to Floyd), "drop book" 		

Floyd | Nothing to do but wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Nothing to do but wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get sand" 		

Floyd | Nothing to do but wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "waut" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd | The land is nearly barren. Dunes roll away towards the rising sun; a
Floyd | little shade trails behind them, but that will soon be gone. The sky
Floyd | is flat and empty blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x shade" 		

Floyd | The shadows shrink as you watch. The dunes aren't high here, and the
Floyd | sun is rising fast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd | If only.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "wake" 		

Floyd | If only.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "get book" 		

Floyd | The cover is worn now. The pages are all blank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "drop book" 		

Floyd | Nothing to do but wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
diggle says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd | The tiny figure crawls out from under the sands. It's dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You win," it says. "Okay, my turn again."
Floyd |
Floyd | >...
Floyd | Nothing left to do. Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun crawls higher.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** SHADE ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		diggle says, "what the fuck exactly happened? .."
		diggle says, "err"
		diggle says, "sorry, I thought filters"
		DavidW says, "Everyone asks that."
		DavidW says, "Everyone wants to know what happened in Shade."
		diggle asks, "but no one knows?"
		DavidW says, "There are many theories."
		DavidW says, "Well, the author knows, but he's letting the game speak for itself."
		diggle says, "heh the game doesn't speak well, or maybe we can't listen correctly"
		DavidW says, "One explanation is that the PC died before the game begins of dehydration, and was one of the people mentioned in the stereo's news report."
		Zach says, "I assumed in the process of dying"
		diggle says, "maybe the pc is in the afterlife and they're playing "my simulator has more sand then yours?""
		Zach says, "Suffering from dehydration-induced hallucinations"
		DavidW says, "But there's also this possible business where the desert and the human are played by two gods who take turns in those roles."
		Zach says, "Which is a real thing"
		DavidW says, "The hallucination idea is likely too, yes."
		Zach says, "When I was in Boy Scouts, I guy got dehydrated on a hike and started hugging trees"
		DavidW says, "Like, the PC was really lost in the desert and hallucinated he/she was in their apartment."
		DavidW says (to Zach), "It's the trees that hug back that you want to stay away from."
		diggle asks, "or maybe he was dying? you know? life flashing before you and all that stuff?"
		Zach says, "If only we could ask the author. But he's a notorious recluse living in the wilderness of Massachusetts."
		DavidW says, "Perhaps we should be asking why the game is called Shade and not Sand."
		DavidW says, "A shade protects you, or tries to, but it also shields you from really seeing what's happening, keeps you in the dark."
		Zach says, "Shade is also what you wish you had in the desert"
		diggle asks, "maybe something bad happened, the pc's mind couldn't cope with it, and he created that illusion in his/her mind?"
		diggle says, "darkness is already crawling around the edges of the windowshade. You have no desire to look night in the face"
		DavidW says, "That's odd. Normally you don't want to look directly at the sun."
		diggle says, ""some part of reality is still crawling in. You have no desire to look reality right in the face, hence breaking your sanity" hmm"
		diggle asks, "can't anyone ask the author?"
		DavidW says, "Sure. That doesn't mean he has to answer."
		diggle says, "haha"
		diggle says, "true"
		DavidW says, "The author is zarf, by the way."
		diggle says, "ah"
		DavidW says, "[LINK] doesn't give anything away."
		DavidW says, "One player's essay on the game is here: [LINK]"
		DavidW says, "It describes the apartment as a shadow world."



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Shade by Andrew Plotkin
As played on ifMUD on June 15, 2014

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 Shade written by Andrew Plotkin. It was released as part of the 2000 Interactive Fiction Competition, in which it took tenth place, and tied for third for Miss Congeniality. It was nominated for a number of Xyzzies: Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story, Best Setting, Best Individual NPC, and Best Use of Medium. In later 'best of' competitions, it took 4th place in The Top Five IF Games (Adventure Gamers, 2002) and 10th place in the Interactive Fiction Top 50 of all time (in 2011). 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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ZachR arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
ZachR has had its fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Doug arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
ZachR arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Jacqueline arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Roger arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
maga arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline says, "Lemme go pull up said survey."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, right now, Shade is the winner."
		Jacqueline says, "I am still sort of surprised we've not played this."
		zarf asks, "what? what?"
		Jacqueline says, "I KNOW"
		Jacqueline says, "So, let's fix that."
zarf arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Jacqueline says (to zarf), "Glad you're here, so we can know whether or not the one on Floyd is the latest version."
Marvin arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Roger says, "That seems suitably Fathers'-Day, somehow"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask shade" 		

Floyd ]                     Your apartment, on your futon
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** SHADE ***
Floyd | A brief story by "Ampe R. Sand" (Andrew Plotkin)
Floyd | First-time players should type "about".
Floyd | Release 3 / Serial number 001127 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Odd, how the light just makes your apartment gloomier. Pre-dawn
Floyd | darkness pools in the corners and around the tops of walls. Your desk
Floyd | lamp glares yellow, but the shadows only draw your eyes and deepen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Not much of an apartment, no. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are sprawled on the futon, staring up into that gloom. Your eyes
Floyd | feel gritty. But it's too late -- early -- no time left for sleep,
Floyd | anyway. In a few hours your ride will arrive.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		maga says, "there is no Crazy Uncle's Day"
		maga says, "which seems like an omission"
		zarf says, "that is the latest version"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Jacqueline asks (of zarf), "Is this the latest version?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, sorry, you said."
		Jacqueline says, "Then let's go, kids."
Emily arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Doug says, "Shade was played at Night Floyd, fwiw"
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "It was? The transcript isn't on the site."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd ]                     Your apartment, on your futon
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't accomplish much while slumped on the futon. That's been
Floyd | getting slowly more apparent for hours now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get up" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You lever yourself upright. Umf. It's amazing how much lack of sleep
Floyd | feels like a hangover, only without the preceding party.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. However, everything seems to have
Floyd | gotten done. The last line reads "Call taxi", and it has its
Floyd | checkmark, and here you wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | Come to think of it, as with a hangover, dehydration is probably the
Floyd | problem. Your mouth is dry wool.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I mean it was played this past week."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, huh."
		Doug says, "I think it was just diggle and DavidW"
		Jacqueline shrugs. "We do often recover ground. No biggie."
		Jacqueline asks, "Except, wait. Am I the only one playing this, then?"
		Roger says, "I played it, lo these many years past"
		ZachR asks, "I just don't know what I'm doing. Just ..floyd, then the command?"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Well, so did I, years ago."
		Jacqueline says (to Zach), "Either that, or suggest here and I'll type it in."
		Doug says, "I've never played it, but I'm not sure I'll be around for the whole game right now"
		Jacqueline says (to Zach), "It depends on the game, how we approach it. Sometimes we use a driver (particularly on timed puzzles), sometimes it's just a free-for-all."
		ZachR asks, "okay. Is there any way to make this channel the default so I don't have to type it every time?"
		Jacqueline says, "Etiquette dictates that you ask before chaning locations, but that's not an issue in this game."
		Jacqueline says (to Zach), "Yeah, just use ; instead of #ClubFloyd"
		Jacqueline says, "You do #ClubFloyd to set the channel, then ; until you decide you want to set a different channel."
		ZachR says, "oh okay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open cupboard" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand up, and step into the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the cupboard, revealing a box of crackers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ZachR says, "that's good to know"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, instead of ..Floyd you can just say f"
		Jacqueline says, "Like, f open cupboard"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sink" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the kitchen sink)
Floyd | The kitchen sink is spotless. Not through any virtue of yours, mind
Floyd | you, except for your inability to cook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ZachR says, "also good to know"
		Doug says, "I think that etiquette can be generalized to "ask before changing the game state in a significant way""
ZachR says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline nods at Doug.
pollux arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I don't know why that wasn't the Inform default."
Doug says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a one-room game set in your apartment. ...But perhaps you've
Floyd | already gathered that.
Floyd |
Floyd | SHADE mostly uses the standard vocabulary of interactive fiction. You
Floyd | may find the command "find..." (or "where is...") convenient, though
Floyd | not critically important.
Floyd |
Floyd | SHADE is copyright 2000 by Andrew Plotkin (erkyrath@eblong.com). He
Floyd | began coding it on the morning of September 2, 2000, and raced like
Floyd | the wind to finish it in time for the Sixth Annual IF Competition.
Floyd | (SHADE placed tenth, which is pretty darn good, considering the
Floyd | overall excellence of the entries that year.) For more IF by the same
Floyd | author, see
Floyd |
Floyd |     <[LINK]
Floyd |
Floyd | SHADE may be distributed for free, but not sold or included in any
Floyd | for-profit collection without written permission from the author.
Floyd |
Floyd | All hail the beta-tester: Michael Kinyon (still inevitable after all
Floyd | these years). And the people who sent bug reports after the
Floyd | competition, who include (but are not limited to): Ross Presser,
Floyd | Gunther Schmidl, Matthew Murray, Joe Mason, Nick Wolfe, Caleb Wilson,
Floyd | Neil Cerutti, Jason McIntosh, Daryl McCullough, Lelah Conrad, Jeff
Floyd | Hall. And -- this game is dedicated to Meatball Fulton.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "It should have been."
		zarf says, "heh, there's a list of old names"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
		zarf says, "I was listening to _The Fourth Tower of Inverness_ that month"
		Doug says, "two of those people tested my ShuffleComp game!"
		Jacqueline says, "I didn't realize this hadn't won the comp. As many accolades as it gets, I had just assumed it had."
		zarf says, "oh, yeah, it was a mixed reception"
		Jacqueline says, "But I guess this was the year Kaged won."
Doug says (to Floyd), "find sleep" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIND SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "mmhmm"
		zarf says, "and then _Being Andrew Plotkin_ beat _Shade_ by several places"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		zarf says, "I still have that t-shirt"
		Jacqueline says, "True, I'd forgotten that as well."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "find glass" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIND GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | The glass is in the kitchen nook, on the counter.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're still feeling thirsty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take glass" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Here we go."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fill glass" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the bathroom nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the kitchen nook, and step into the bathroom nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | The faucet rattles, and water dribbles into the glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drink water" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the bathroom nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRINK WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | (the glassful of water)
Floyd | You gulp the water. It feels vaguely astringent in your mouth,
Floyd | unsatisfying. Well, no doubt thirst will be more real after you fly to
Floyd | California --
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "California -- ?"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x travel guide" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TRAVEL GUIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the bathroom nook, and sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Schmendrick's Guide to Desert Camping -- you've been
Floyd | studying it for weeks now. Vast alien reams of information:
Floyd | perspiration rates, sunburn factors, tent guying, and how to make a
Floyd | condensation still out of a trashbag and a tin can. You could probably
Floyd | write the book out longhand from memory; and none of it means a damn
Floyd | thing to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | (That's why you're going on this trip, after all. It is, of course,
Floyd | the Death Valley Om -- half arts festival, half cult, a week in the
Floyd | deep desert where people show off, have sex, take drugs, and maintain
Floyd | a twenty-four-hour constant OM. Sand, heat, and thousands of
Floyd | throats. A space outside the world; with no dues except that you join
Floyd | in the chant, as much as is in you to chant.)
Floyd |
Floyd | -- Fly? Where did you leave your plane tickets?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "It's as if something's happened to catch us in mid-sentence. But what?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh."
		Doug asks, "why did we go from the kitchen nook to the bathroom nook to fill the glass? no kitchen faucet?"
		Jacqueline says, "I was wondering that."
		Jacqueline says, "Possibly the kitchen sink is clean because we never use it because we use the bathroom sink."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x plant" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | This plant is your one claim to actual responsibility. The hyacinth
Floyd | sits by the window, soaking up sunlight (when it's not night) and
Floyd | managing to thrive despite your lack of gardening skill. Although it
Floyd | looks a little parched at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hate this feeling. It happens all the time. Something
Floyd | safely accomplished, and then pow, you have to worry about it again.
Floyd | Unfair! The tickets must be here somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		zarf says, "I think 'fill glass from kitchen sink' explains this"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fill glass from kitchen sink" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL GLASS FROM KITCHEN SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand up, and step into the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing comes from the tap but an eerie distant howling. The kitchen
Floyd | sink hasn't worked since you moved in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x kitchen sink" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KITCHEN SINK
Floyd |
Floyd | The kitchen sink is spotless. Not through any virtue of yours, mind
Floyd | you, except for your inability to cook.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ZachR says, "that explains it"
		Doug says, "ah right."
		Doug says, "clearly it needs an exorcism."
		Jacqueline asks, "A clever way around disambiguation? Or did you once live in an apartment like this?"
		zarf says, "That behavior should be clearer to the player, of course"
Doug says (to Floyd), "find tickets" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIND TICKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "fill glass" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the bathroom nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the kitchen nook, and step into the bathroom nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | The faucet rattles, and water dribbles into the glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "water plant" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > WATER PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the bathroom nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | You water the plant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x plant" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | This plant is your one claim to actual responsibility. The hyacinth
Floyd | sits by the window, soaking up sunlight (when it's not night) and
Floyd | managing to thrive despite your lack of gardening skill.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		zarf says, "I think I was planning on the player typing '...from kitchen' first, but that isn't actually likely"
		Jota asks, "Oh, you're playing Shade?"
		Jacqueline says (to Jota), "Yes."
Bert arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x shade" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHADE
Floyd |
Floyd | The shade is a white plastic sheet -- more yellowing, maybe. One of
Floyd | those roller mechanisms that never quite works. The shade is pulled
Floyd | down against the pre-dawn gloom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open shade" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SHADE
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness is already crawling around the edges of the windowshade. You
Floyd | have no desire to look night in the face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | The desk is, of course, an organized mess; overlapping piles of paper,
Floyd | inches high. The computer is a dusty beige block, several generations
Floyd | out of date, poking up hopefully from among the strata. The lamp hangs
Floyd | over all.
Floyd |
Floyd | A game-over message is flashing on the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see your to-do list and a travel book on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are none at all available!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x screen" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The computer is years old, and incompatible with just about everything
Floyd | but electricity. You use it for writing -- at least, you try to
Floyd | believe that you do.
Floyd |
Floyd | Right now, however, there's a game on the screen -- one of the text
Floyd | adventures, or interactive fictions, or whatever they are this month
Floyd | -- the only kind of game your beige antique can run, anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | The you-have-died message is blinking morosely at you. You started up
Floyd | Ready, Okay! last night, trying to distract yourself until
Floyd | morning. But you can't get even halfway through without running out of
Floyd | insulin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline grumbles.
Gerynar arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Jacqueline says, "hee. <em>Ready, Okay!</em>"
		Jacqueline asks, "How did Adam feel about the fact that you couldn't get halfway through it without running out of insulin?"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. There, near the bottom; "Buy plane
Floyd | tickets", and a checkmark. So where did you leave them? The desk? Your
Floyd | coat pocket? Could they have gotten packed accidentally?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		zarf says, "I don't think Adam ever said."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x desk" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | The desk is, of course, an organized mess; overlapping piles of paper,
Floyd | inches high. The computer is a dusty beige block, several generations
Floyd | out of date, poking up hopefully from among the strata. The lamp hangs
Floyd | over all.
Floyd |
Floyd | A game-over message is flashing on the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see your to-do list and a travel book on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open desk" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DESK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Not one of those kinds of desks."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search strata" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH STRATA
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully tilt up piles of paper, trying to avoid an avalanche.
Floyd | Nope. The tickets aren't there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x luggage" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LUGGAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You've packed and repacked: breakdown tent, dried food, sunscreen,
Floyd | compass, mylar space-blanket, long underwear and showoff tats, walking
Floyd | shoes and dancing shoes and hiking shoes. You're ready for the Death
Floyd | Valley Om.
Floyd |
Floyd | (As ready as you're likely to get. Nothing is off-limits at the Om.
Floyd | "Law ends at sea level." In one place in the country, for one week, a
Floyd | community is formed from pure will. No enforcement; only desire, and
Floyd | the knowledge of what the desert can do. And the Om. Every religion
Floyd | chants, you remember reading that.)
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh dear. You didn't pack the tickets in with your luggage, did you?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "Looks like in real life, "Ready, Okay!" is a novel, and not an IF."
		zarf says, "that is the case."
		Bert says, "It also has a character who's diabetic, but I can no longer remember which one."
		Doug says, "though I'm a little surprised that no one's written one yet."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. We have a copy. I haven't ever read it, keep meaning to. maga's read it, though."
ZachR says (to Floyd), "chant" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHANT
Floyd |
Floyd | This is no place for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "search luggage" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH LUGGAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand up.
Floyd |
Floyd | You quickly pop open each suitcase and riffle through, trying not to
Floyd | disarrange your tidy packing too badly. Nope. The tickets aren't
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "type restart" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > TYPE RESTART
Floyd |
Floyd | (on the computer)
Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've tried everything you can think of twice, and you're tired of
Floyd | trying. Maybe an idea will come to you later.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "So, wait. Burning Man isn't in Death Valley, so this is a nod to Burning Man or no?"
		Doug says, "it's funny to tell ifmud to tell floyd to tell the Shade PC to type restart"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm afraid I'm just not terribly familiar with that part of the country."
		zarf says, "it is a nod to Burning Man with the serial numbers filed off."
		zarf says, "cuz you know how litigious those hippies are"
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Doug says, "Chanting Man"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance around. The desk is, of course, an organized mess;
Floyd | overlapping piles of paper, inches high. The computer is a dusty beige
Floyd | block, several generations out of date, poking up hopefully from among
Floyd | the strata. The lamp hangs over all.
Floyd |
Floyd | A game-over message is flashing on the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see your to-do list and a travel book on the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Behind you, the futon takes up most of the apartment. A second-hand
Floyd | stereo sits on a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a
Floyd | bathroom nook the other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror
Floyd | tries to make the place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One
Floyd | window, whose shade is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn off lamp" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You do not want the dark.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		zarf says, "also I didn't know a damn thing about the real Burning Man and so I wanted to leave room for blatant mistakes."
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x futon" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FUTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The futon is definitely on the downhill side of life's rolling knolls.
Floyd | It serves as both couch and bed, if inadequately in each case, which
Floyd | makes it the most important piece of furniture you own.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "search futon" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH FUTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand up.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on your futon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open front door" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FRONT DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun hasn't risen; what light you have would just leak out into the
Floyd | night. Anyway, the taxi hasn't arrived, so there's nowhere to go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "xearch luggage" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > XEARCH LUGGAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search luggage" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH LUGGAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You quickly pop open each suitcase and riffle through, trying not to
Floyd | disarrange your tidy packing too badly. The plane tickets still aren't
Floyd | there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x pockets" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POCKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search cereal" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CEREAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x stereo" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STEREO
Floyd |
Floyd | The stereo is old, dating from the era when matte-black, featureless,
Floyd | and opaque were the watchwords of hipness. It still works, however.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open cupboard" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "turn on stereo" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON STEREO
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | The stereo buzzes, hunts, and then locates its station. Ah, your
Floyd | favorite small-time indy worldbeat/techno station. At least you think
Floyd | that's what they call it. It's a pretty stream-of-consciousness
Floyd | format.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room fills with the sound of a Sino-Maori tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "search cupboard" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the cupboard is a box of crackers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "listen to tune" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN TO TUNE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You are listening to a Sino-Maori tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a Sino-Basque tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x crackers" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRACKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You buy this species of bland starchy substrate to put underneath your
Floyd | peanut butter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh right, it was crackers not cereal."
ZachR says (to Floyd), "search crackers" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CRACKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | The box is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "open crackers" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CRACKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no appetite this early in the morning.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		zarf says, "all these generative music combinations exist because I heard there was a band called 'Afro-Celt Sound System'"
		Jacqueline says, "They're rather good."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in mirror" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | The far side of the mirror is just as shadowy as this one. It's
Floyd | probably meant as commentary; not more space, just more of the same.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look behind mirror" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to look.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search futon" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH FUTON
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing on your futon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a polko-Korean song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look under futon" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER FUTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You bend down, and see dust and assorted minor trash under the futon.
Floyd | Nothing unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "find peanut butter" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIND PEANUT BUTTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x bathroom nook" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BATHROOM NOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The bathroom alcove has a toilet, a sink, and a shower stall that
Floyd | manages to make the rest of the place look roomy. Not much else; most
Floyd | of your accoutrements have been packed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take shower" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the bathroom nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the bathroom nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn the tap... and nothing happens. Hmm. The shower was working
Floyd | last night. You knew the pipes in your apartment were unreliable, but
Floyd | this is worse than usual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "search book" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the bathroom nook, and sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Schmendrick's Guide to Desert Camping -- you've been
Floyd | studying it for weeks now. Vast alien reams of information:
Floyd | perspiration rates, sunburn factors, tent guying, and how to make a
Floyd | condensation still out of a trashbag and a tin can. You could probably
Floyd | write the book out longhand from memory; and none of it means a damn
Floyd | thing to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a thumping Balinese song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x closet" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The closet (if you can call it that) is a shallow recess next to the
Floyd | bathroom. Peering into the (ahem) depths, you see an old jacket and a
Floyd | vacuum cleaner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "f search jacket" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > F SEARCH JACKET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search jacket" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH JACKET
Floyd |
Floyd | You root through the jacket's myriad pockets. Nope. The tickets aren't
Floyd | -- Aha. They are, after all. The tickets slide to the floor

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x jacket" 		

Floyd | and lie there, smirking at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JACKET
Floyd |
Floyd | Your jacket hangs in the closet. This is, of course, your old
Floyd | jacket -- vaguely waterproof but definitely ratty -- suitable only for
Floyd | errands around the city. Your new jacket, windproof
Floyd | weatherproof sandproof Xoron(tm), suitable for desert hiking, is
Floyd | neatly packed away in your luggage.
Floyd |
Floyd | (Not that luggage is the important part. The experience is supposed to
Floyd | be transformative. And, frankly, you're in need of transformation.
Floyd | Another month of this and you'll indistinguishable from this apartment
Floyd | -- beige, featureless, and up for cheap rent. At the Death Valley Om,
Floyd | they say, you may be sunburnt and thirsty and exhausted, but you're
Floyd | alive. Nothing sounds better. You're planning to try the solo Zen
Floyd | night hiking.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hee Xoron"
		Jacqueline says, "Xoron(tm), even"
		Doug says, ""you'll indistinguishable""
		zarf says, "whoops"
		Jacqueline says, "VERSION FOUR"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "take tickets" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TICKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken. Something scrapes underfoot as you bend to pick the tickets up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of a helicopter comes faintly through the closed window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ZachR asks, "uh..?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | The window-glass is sealed; it can't open or close. Some notion of
Floyd | thermal efficiency. Truthfully, you like it that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open shade" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SHADE
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness is already crawling around the edges of the windowshade. You
Floyd | have no desire to look night in the face.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing an Indo-Shaker melody.
Floyd |
Floyd | The helicopter is getting closer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I am, of course, imagining that the old jacket looks like this: [LINK]"
		zarf says, "secretly I like living in beige apartments. Lets me put up more wacky stuff on the walls"
		ZachR asks, "do we just wait?"
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "yay"
		ZachR says, "that jacket is fantastic"
		Roger says, "Good jacket for a valley of death"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x tickets" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TICKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | Your round-trip tickets to California. You stare at them for a moment
Floyd | -- lost in the idea of the desert.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of the helicopter is fading now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ZachR asks, "Oh. red herring?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a bit sandy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "something scraped underfoot..."
		Jacqueline says (to ZachR), "Not exactly."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x closet" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | The closet is a shallow recess next to the bathroom. Peering into the
Floyd | depths, you see an old jacket and a vacuum cleaner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a Sino-Andean tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to ZachR), "Have you not played this? If so, yay."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x cleaner" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLEANER
Floyd |
Floyd | The vacuum cleaner is a "luggable" model -- meaning that it's awkward
Floyd | to carry, but too small to be really efficient. Fortunately, you don't
Floyd | generate a lot of dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can barely hear the helicopter any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I am playing, but only because it's been a decade since I last played it and I have the memory of a goldfish."
Doug says (to Floyd), "find goldfish" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIND GOLDFISH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ZachR says, "It seems vaguely familiar but I don't think I have"
		Jacqueline says, "aw"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a bit sandy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert exclaims, "Maybe ZachR ought to be driving, then!"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, possibly."
Doug says (to Floyd), "get dressed" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET DRESSED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "dress" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRESS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "He is playing too. We've both been entering stuff."
		ZachR says, "This is fine"
Doug says (to Floyd), "wear clothes" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, and Doug, I guess."
ZachR says (to Floyd), "wear jacket" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > WEAR JACKET
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the old jacket)
Floyd | You don't need your old jacket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "read list" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. Huh. "Vacuum" is checked; you
Floyd | remember doing it. But look at this floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "vacuum floor" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > VACUUM FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Just "vacuum". When you clean, it's pretty much cleaning the whole
Floyd | area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "vacuum" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > VACUUM
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The vacuum cleaner won't work usefully in the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "take vacuum" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE VACUUM
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken. (Awkwardly.)
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing an Afro-Andean lullaby.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "vacuum" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > VACUUM
Floyd |
Floyd | You squeeze the handle, and the vacuum cleaner begins humming
Floyd | industriously. You run it back and forth on the floor. But it only
Floyd | seems to spread the sand around. In fact, it looks like there's more
Floyd | sand than before you started.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ZachR says, "I always hated spelling the word 'vacuum'"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x sand" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | A trail of sand is visible on the living room floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "vacuum" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > VACUUM
Floyd |
Floyd | You squeeze the handle, and the vacuum cleaner begins humming
Floyd | industriously. You run it back and forth on the floor. But it only
Floyd | seems to spread the sand around. In fact, it looks like there's more
Floyd | sand than before you started.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "I don't think the vacuum works right"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x vacuum" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VACUUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The vacuum cleaner is a "luggable" model -- meaning that it's awkward
Floyd | to carry, but too small to be really efficient. Fortunately, you don't
Floyd | generate a lot of dust.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "empty vacuum" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > EMPTY VACUUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The vacuum cleaner is closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a Franco-Slavic tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to ZachR), "It seems like it should be double C double U to me. Never is."
ZachR says (to Floyd), "open vacuum" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN VACUUM
Floyd |
Floyd | You pop open the vacuum cleaner's casing. Sand spills out -- all over
Floyd | the floor. What the hell?
Floyd |
Floyd | The stereo clicks as a Franco-Slavic tune ends and the hourly news
Floyd | comes on. What? Morning must have arrived, although the world outside
Floyd | is still dark. The taxi should be showing up soon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "maybe we're living in the bottom of an hourglass."
ZachR says (to Floyd), "open shade" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SHADE
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness is already crawling around the edges of the windowshade. You
Floyd | have no desire to look night in the face.
Floyd |
Floyd | "More allegations of campaign finance misconduct..." (Oh, fascinating
Floyd | news day.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get sand" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You pick up a pinch of sand. It runs through your fingers; it's sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sharp words between the superpowers today..." (Huh? There are still
Floyd | superpowers?)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "empty vacuum" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > EMPTY VACUUM
Floyd |
Floyd | Some more sand sifts down out of the vacuum cleaner.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Three people reported missing at the Death Valley Om in
Floyd | California..." (Hang on.) "The popular desert arts festival was shaken
Floyd | yesterday when three attendees failed to return from moonlight hikes.
Floyd | State police are searching the area." (You resolve to read that desert
Floyd | camping book one more time.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "Yay, Trinity ref."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. However, everything seems to have
Floyd | gotten done. The last line reads "Call taxi", and it has its
Floyd | checkmark, and here you wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | It must be morning, after all -- your metabolism is starting to
Floyd | ratchet up to daytime levels.
Floyd |
Floyd | "In the business pages, stocks are down..." (You once again lose
Floyd | interest.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "eat crackers" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT CRACKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the box of crackers)
Floyd | You stand up, and step into the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull on the box top. It's stuck, somehow. You yank --
Floyd |
Floyd | The top tears away, and white sand sprays out of the box.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're definitely getting hungry.
Floyd |
Floyd | "And that's, um... far out. Back to the groove, folks," and a
Floyd | Filipo-Korean song begins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ZachR says, "well this is neat"
		Doug says, "who needs to go to the desert when we've already got sand!"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "open fridge" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the refrigerator, revealing a jar of peanut butter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x fridge" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | It's yellow. Beyond that, it looks like every other refrigerator in
Floyd | the United States. The fridge is open; inside is a jar of peanut
Floyd | butter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "get peanut butter" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET PEANUT BUTTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x peanut butter" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PEANUT BUTTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Partially hydrogenated. Nutritive, reliable. Brandless and brown.
Floyd |

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "open it" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You unscrew the lid... with an unexpected grating sound. Something
Floyd | sifts to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The peanut butter jar is full of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is getting to be too much. You consider which of your friends
Floyd | might have snuck in here and set all of this up. No... mmm... nobody,
Floyd | really.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your stomach rumbles.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a Balto-Japanese chant.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "We found the peanut butter!"
		Gerynar says, "correction, we found a jar of sand"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "eat sand" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the jarful of sand, the boxful of sand, the sand on
Floyd | the living room floor or the sand on the kitchen floor?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I Can't Believe It's Not Peanut Butter"
		inky says, "peanut butter sand wich"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "eat jarful of sand" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT JARFUL OF SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the jarful of sand)
Floyd | You take a pinch of sand from the jar, and let it trickle back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The fridge door swings shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nitku arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "spread peanut butter on crackers" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > SPREAD PEANUT BUTTER ON CRACKERS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline gives gold stars to both Doug and inky.
		Doug says, "we'll never be hungry because of all the sand which is here!"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "build sand castle" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > BUILD SAND CASTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "find sand"
Doug says (to Floyd), "find sand" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIND SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the sand on the living room floor, the sand on the
Floyd | kitchen floor, the jarful of sand or the boxful of sand?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "find sand on the living room floor" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIND SAND ON THE LIVING ROOM FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		nm says, "and then: sand find"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "turn on faucet" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON FAUCET
Floyd |
Floyd | (the kitchen sink)
Floyd | With an eerie hiss, dry white sand boils from the faucet. You yank at

		Jacqueline says, "That is the best disambiguation paragraph ever."

Floyd | the tap, but the kitchen sink is already full, and sand spilling on
Floyd | the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "I'm still partial to the two arks"
		ZachR says, "no wonder the kitchen sink doesn't work. It's full of sand"
Doug says (to Floyd), "take shower" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the bathroom nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the kitchen nook, and step into the bathroom nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn the tap... and nothing happens. Hmm. The shower was working
Floyd | last night. You knew the pipes in your apartment were unreliable, but
Floyd | this is worse than usual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "aw"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "flush toilet" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the bathroom nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > FLUSH TOILET
Floyd |
Floyd | The result is predictable: the murky water in the toilet is replaced
Floyd | by different murky water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Murky, sandy water?"
		Roger says, "This is what happens when a cat finds a ring of wishing"
Doug says (to Floyd), "fill glass" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the bathroom nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | With an eerie hiss, dry white sand boils from the faucet. You yank at
Floyd | the tap, but the bathroom sink is already full, and sand spilling on
Floyd | the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a vibrant Celtic song.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "put jarful of sand in toilet" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the bathroom nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT JARFUL OF SAND IN TOILET
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to be holding the jarful of sand before you can put it into
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Hey, it's daylight, can we open the shade now?"
		ZachR asks, "oh is it?"
		Doug says, "I don't think it is daylight"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "open shade" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SHADE
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the bathroom nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness is already crawling around the edges of the windowshade. You
Floyd | have no desire to look night in the face.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "I thought it said it was morning... oh but the sun isn't up?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the front door or the closet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I mean, the morning news was on."
Doug says (to Floyd), "open front door" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FRONT DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun hasn't risen; what light you have would just leak out into the
Floyd | night. Anyway, the taxi hasn't arrived, so there's nowhere to go.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x watch" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WATCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I like how light leaks out, as if it wouldn't be replaced with more. Like a liquid, or sand."
ZachR says (to Floyd), "sit on futon" 		

Floyd ]                     Your apartment, on your futon
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIT ON FUTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You flop down on the futon.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a Hispano-Nigerian melody.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]                     Your apartment, on your futon
Floyd |
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You've been trying all night. It's not going to happen, no matter how
Floyd | long you lie here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR I was hoping it would turn to sand 		
Doug says (to Floyd), "play game" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY GAME
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand up, and sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've tried everything you can think of twice, and you're tired of
Floyd | trying. Maybe an idea will come to you later.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "read list" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. In the middle of the page, you see:
Floyd |   - clean out closet
Floyd |   - buy stereo stand
Floyd |   - don't leave stove on
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x stove" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | The usual electric range arrangement. Weirdly, there is no oven in
Floyd | your kitchen. You don't know what lurks in the space beneath the
Floyd | stove. You've been afraid to pry -- the stove might turn out to be
Floyd | powered by radioactive decay, or something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "turn on stove" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand up, and step into the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn the knob -- click. Then the stove emits a loud crackle. The
Floyd | burner frosts white, although you can feel the heat radiating from it;
Floyd | bits of its substance seem to be flaking away. Thermal shock? you have
Floyd | time to think. And then the entire burner arrangement slumps into
Floyd | white sand, which runs down off the stove.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a Franco-Korean tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x closet" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | The closet is a shallow recess next to the bathroom. It's closed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wait. Didn't the closet lack a door when you moved in?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "open closet" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CLOSET
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach for the knob; then hesitate; then reach again.
Floyd |
Floyd | You might as well not have bothered. The closet door bursts off its
Floyd | hinges before you can touch it. You leap back, barely avoiding the
Floyd | cracking plywood as it smashes to the floor, buried in the torrent of
Floyd | sand that is pouring out of the closet.
Floyd |
Floyd | After a few seconds, the room is still again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | You survey your one small room. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted spider plant sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a heavy layer of sand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the kitchen nook you can see a thin layer of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the bathroom nook you can see a trace of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "turn off stereo" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF STEREO
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn off the stereo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "turn on stereo" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON STEREO
Floyd |
Floyd | The stereo buzzes, hunts, and then locates its station. The room fills
Floyd | with the sound of an Afro-Andean fugue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x crate" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CRATE
Floyd |
Floyd | The crate your computer arrived in. It's dented and disreputable now,
Floyd | but still serves the time-honored purpose of holding your stereo up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "huh, the hyacinth turned into a spider plant"
		ZachR says, "huh. good catch."
		Doug asks, "I guess we didn't buy the stereo stand? or did it revert?"
		ZachR says, "it was a crate in the beginning"
Doug says (to Floyd), " stereo" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | >  STEREO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x stereo" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STEREO
Floyd |
Floyd | The stereo is old, dating from the era when matte-black, featureless,
Floyd | and opaque were the watchwords of hipness. It still works, however, as
Floyd | the strains of an Afro-Andean fugue demonstrate.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing an Antarcto-Korean tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "open crate" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CRATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You barely touch it, and the heavy cardboard abruptly tears. Sand
Floyd | pours out across the living room floor. The stereo sags; in moments,
Floyd | the crate is reduced to paper rags, which are immediately buried in
Floyd | the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "read list" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. In the middle of the page, you see:
Floyd |   - defrost refrigerator
Floyd |   - unclog shower drain
Floyd |   - pack clean socks
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x spider plant" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SPIDER PLANT
Floyd |
Floyd | This plant is your one claim to actual responsibility. The spider
Floyd | plant sits by the window, soaking up sunlight (when it's not night)
Floyd | and managing to thrive despite your lack of gardening skill. Although
Floyd | it looks very dry.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x hyacinth" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HYACINTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "open fridge" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the kitchen nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand up, and step into the kitchen nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | You pull open the refrigerator, and try not to flinch as a wall of
Floyd | sand rushes out and buries your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "The player's attention is grabbed by a sandy hook."
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x shower" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the bathroom nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the kitchen nook, and step into the bathroom nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shower stall is a familiar symphony in pinkish-grey tile and
Floyd | grunge. Well, more of a solo. A short solo.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a Filipo-Hmong tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x shower drain" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the bathroom nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHOWER DRAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the shower.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x drain" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the bathroom nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DRAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "unclog shower" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the bathroom nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNCLOG SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ZachR asks, "thoughts?"
Bert says (to Floyd), "turn on shower" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the bathroom nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON SHOWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn the tap, and -- no surprise now -- dry sand floods from the
Floyd | showerhead. Shielding your eyes from the spray, you reach to turn the
Floyd | tap back off.
Floyd |
Floyd | A creaking from above warns you. You leap back as the plaster cracks
Floyd | overhead, and whiteness roars down.
Floyd |
Floyd | When silence returns, the entire far end of the bathroom is a blank
Floyd | slope of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ZachR says, "ah. should have tried that."
		Jacqueline says, "Golly"
Bert says (to Floyd), "x bathroom" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the bathroom nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BATHROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | The bathroom alcove has a toilet, a sink, and a drift of sand where
Floyd | the shower stall used to be.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a trail of sand lying here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "open luggage" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LUGGAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the bathroom nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab a suitcase handle -- which crumbles dryly in your grip. In
Floyd | seconds and in silence, the whole row of suitcases and duffels has
Floyd | collapsed to white sand on the living room floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | You survey your one small room. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo. A kitchen
Floyd | nook one way and a bathroom nook the other, with a closet to the side.
Floyd | A broad mirror tries to make the place seem twice its size; it halfway
Floyd | works. One window, whose shade is down, and the front door firmly
Floyd | shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The place is still too dim, except the corner where the desk lamp is
Floyd | somehow too bright.
Floyd |
Floyd | A potted spider plant sits beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see inches of sand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the kitchen nook you can see a heavy layer of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the bathroom nook you can see a trail of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a Filipo-Javanese tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I just gotta..."
Doug says (to Floyd), "look in mirror" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | The far side of the mirror is just as shadowy as this one. It's
Floyd | probably meant as commentary; not more space, just more of the same.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "find sand" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIND SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the sand on the living room floor, the sand on the
Floyd | bathroom floor, some sand in the bathroom sink, the sand on the
Floyd | kitchen floor, the jarful of sand or the boxful of sand?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "read list" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. In the middle of the page, you see:
Floyd |   - remove package from kitchen storage
Floyd |   - find notes for IFComp entry
Floyd |   - flush notes down toilet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I was hoping the >FIND SAND paragraph would have gotten quite a bit longer."
Doug says (to Floyd), "find notes for IFComp entry" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIND NOTES FOR IFCOMP ENTRY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "find package" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIND PACKAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x cupboard" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Your only kitchen cupboard is a small space beneath the counter,
Floyd | shelved in warped pressboard. The cupboard is open and bare. At the
Floyd | very back, sand falls from an upper corner, a few grains at a time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x kitchen" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KITCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand up.
Floyd |
Floyd | The kitchen alcove has a refrigerator, a sink, a stove, and barely
Floyd | enough space to stand between them. One wall projects out to form a
Floyd | counter, with a cupboard beneath it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cupboard is open and bare. Sand spills from the open refrigerator.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see a heavy layer of sand lying on the kitchen floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x oven" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OVEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "open freezer" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FREEZER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close cupboard" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE CUPBOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | The cabinet and counter start to groan as soon as you touch them. You
Floyd | slam the cabinet for good measure; and the stained pressboard crackles
Floyd | white, shivers, and explodes into sand. All right!
Floyd |
Floyd | A faint creaking comes from the direction of the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ZachR exclaims, "All right!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "pry" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x stove" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing is left of the stovetop but a corroded metal sheet, dusted
Floyd | with sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a muffled crack the kitchen ceiling gives way. Broken
Floyd | plaster and rotten lath tumble down as you stare. And they, of course,
Floyd | are followed by sand, white sand, rivers of sand. In moments the
Floyd | kitchen alcove is lost to your sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio mumbles, "This is, um, one-oh-three... kay-tee-oh-whoa...
Floyd | your source for interworldbeat..." You can practically hear the bong
Floyd | gurgling in the background. After a moment, a Sino-Japanese melody
Floyd | begins playing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Our character seems to be handling this situation surprisingly well."
ZachR says (to Floyd), "play game" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY GAME
Floyd |
Floyd | You sit down at the desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've tried everything you can think of twice, and you're tired of
Floyd | trying. Maybe an idea will come to you later.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		zarf says, "or losing it"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The computer is years old, and incompatible with just about everything
Floyd | but electricity. You use it for writing -- at least, you try to
Floyd | believe that you do.
Floyd |
Floyd | The you-have-died message is blinking morosely at you. You started up
Floyd | Ready, Okay! last night, trying to distract yourself until
Floyd | morning. But you can't get even halfway through without running out of
Floyd | insulin.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I realize."
Doug says (to Floyd), "find insulin" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIND INSULIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "type quit" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > TYPE QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (on the computer)
Floyd | You've tried everything you can think of twice, and you're tired of
Floyd | trying. Maybe an idea will come to you later.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I think 'All right!' pretty much spelled that out."
Doug says (to Floyd), "get computer" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x kitchen" 		

Floyd ]                      Your apartment, at the desk
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KITCHEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "search papers" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH PAPERS
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully tilt up piles of paper, trying to avoid an avalanche.
Floyd | Yes, sand is scattered beneath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Carefully? You shove a paper-stack off the desk; it's a shower of sand
Floyd | before it hits the ground. Ha! You push another, and another, and then
Floyd | sweep the whole mass over the edge. White sand cascades everywhere.
Floyd | Laughing, you feel the desk itself give way.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pop. Oops. That was the light bulb imploding. The apartment
Floyd | is very dark and quiet of a sudden.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a thumping Estonian melody.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar asks, "have you tried turning the computer off?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |

		Jacqueline says, "Aw man. Aint' nothing like thumping Estonian."

Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | You survey your one small room. Your futon. Second-hand stereo. A
Floyd | bathroom nook and closet are to the side. A broad mirror tries to make
Floyd | the place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose
Floyd | shade is down, and the front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room is very dim, now. Blackness creeps around the windowshade.
Floyd |
Floyd | The computer has survived somehow, and lies in a pile of sand. A
Floyd | potted palm plant sits beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a travel book, your to-do list and ankle-deep sand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the bathroom nook you can see a trail of sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "er, ain't, even."
		Bert says, "That's what she said."
		Doug says, "palm plant now."
		ZachR says, "palm plant now"
Doug says (to Floyd), "palm plant now" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > PALM PLANT NOW
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		zarf says, "plant palm plant now"
		Doug says, "you can palm a plant, can't you, etc"
		Jacqueline says, "palm palm plant plant now now now"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x glass" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | An ordinary drinking glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get stereo" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET STEREO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "open stereo" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN STEREO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing an Antarcto-Javanese tune.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. In the middle of the page, you see:
Floyd |   - flush notes down toilet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "flush toilet" 		

Floyd ]                  Your apartment, in the bathroom nook
Floyd |
Floyd | > FLUSH TOILET
Floyd |
Floyd | You step into the bathroom nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | The toilet? Yes, it's the toilet's turn! You press the handle,
Floyd | grinning maniacally. And indeed, the sand rushes down the sides of the
Floyd | bowl; the shining porcelain itself crazes, cracks, and veils to the
Floyd | bathroom floor. The toilet is a pedestal, a stump, a mere pile of
Floyd | sand. Gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | A faint creaking comes from the bathroom ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "turn off computer" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You step out of the bathroom nook.
Floyd |
Floyd | The computer is already off.
Floyd |
Floyd | With a muffled crack the bathroom ceiling gives way. Broken
Floyd | plaster and rusty pipes tumble down as you stare. And down comes the
Floyd | sand, a dry white rushing river, hissing, shrieking. In moments the
Floyd | bathroom is lost to your sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "read list" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | The task list for your impending journey is a mess of crossed-out
Floyd | items and scribbled corrections. At the very bottom of the page, you
Floyd | see:
Floyd |   - call taxi
Floyd |   - wait for taxi
Floyd |   - look, make sure it's actually taxi before opening door
Floyd |   (That last entry in a hasty, nervous script.)
Floyd |
Floyd | The radio begins playing a thumping Hmong fugue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "heh"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "find phone" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIND PHONE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "turn off stereo" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF STEREO
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn off the stereo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | You survey your one small room. Your futon. Second-hand stereo. A
Floyd | closet to one side. A broad mirror tries to make the place seem twice
Floyd | its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade is down, and the
Floyd | front door firmly shut.
Floyd |
Floyd | The room is very dim, now. Blackness creeps around the windowshade.
Floyd |
Floyd | The computer has survived somehow, and lies in a pile of sand. A
Floyd | potted palm plant sits beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a travel book, your to-do list and hills of sand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a car approaching outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | The far side of the mirror is just as shadowy as this one. It's
Floyd | probably meant as commentary; not more space, just more of the same.
Floyd |
Floyd | A car horn honks outside.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat sand" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the jarful of sand, the boxful of sand or the sand
Floyd | on the living room floor?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat jarful of sand" 		

Floyd ]                   Your apartment, in the living room
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT JARFUL OF SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the jarful of sand)
Floyd | You take a pinch of sand from the jar, and let it trickle back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "open shade" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SHADE
Floyd |
Floyd | And if you see no taxi outside? What then? ...but the angry honking
Floyd | comes again. You yank hard on the windowshade, and it whips up as
Floyd | violently.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Blazing daylight floods the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hooray"
		Jacqueline says, "yay"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside, dunes roll away to the rising sun. Nothing else is visible.
Floyd | Only the sunlight that burns you, full in the face. And sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Sunlight cuts across the room like hot butter, blazing from the
Floyd | window. The room is nearly barren now; walls and ceiling are blank,
Floyd | but for the window, the closed front door, and the full-length mirror
Floyd | across from them.
Floyd |
Floyd | The futon sits alone in the center of the room. Next to it, askew on a
Floyd | pile of sand, rests the faithful old stereo.
Floyd |
Floyd | The computer has survived somehow, and lies in a pile of sand. A
Floyd | potted cactus sits beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a travel book, your to-do list and hills of sand here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ZachR asks, "do we go outside?"
		Jacqueline says, "Try it"
Doug says (to Floyd), "look in mirror" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You look into the mirror. The far side is just as bright as this one.
Floyd | With the sunlight behind you, only your own face is in shadow -- the
Floyd | walls, the door, your furniture, are all full-lit. Beyond your
Floyd | reflection and the window-frame, the street outside, the houses and
Floyd | trees, are all --
Floyd |
Floyd | The street outside?
Floyd |
Floyd | You spin around.
Floyd |

		
Floyd [Hit any key...] 		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Odd, how the sunlight just makes your apartment more prosaic.
Floyd |
Floyd | Not much of an apartment, no. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is up, and the front door wide open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert asks, "But is there a taxi out there?"
		Doug says, "oops sorry"
		Bert says, "Hyacinth."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x list" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIST
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite make out anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ZachR asks, "wait what just happened...?"
		Doug says, "I looked in the mirror"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WINDOW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite make out anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ZachR says, "that's the part I got"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "look in mirror" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite make out anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x front door" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FRONT DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite make out anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x hyacinth" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HYACINTH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't quite make out anything unusual.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get luggage" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET LUGGAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You take a step across the room, but a quick movement distracts you.
Floyd | Something scurried along the wall? You can't see it any more.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Bert says, "Well, at least we've got that."
		Bert says, "(Er, re: 'You're you.')"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the north wall, the south wall, the east wall, the
Floyd | west wall, the northeast wall, the northwest wall, the southeast wall
Floyd | or the southwest wall?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x something" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOMETHING
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x northwest wall" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > X NORTHWEST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the northwest wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "x movement" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MOVEMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "shrug" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHRUG
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Bert says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | You survey your one small room. One desk, paper-piled, with a dusty
Floyd | computer shoved to the side. Your futon. Second-hand stereo sitting on
Floyd | a cardboard crate. A kitchen nook one way and a bathroom nook the
Floyd | other, with a closet to the side. A broad mirror tries to make the
Floyd | place seem twice its size; it halfway works. One window, whose shade
Floyd | is up, and the front door wide open.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your luggage is piled untidily by the door. A potted hyacinth sits
Floyd | beneath the window.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the desk are your to-do list and a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get luggage" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET LUGGAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You move towards the luggage but feel suddenly dizzy. Dehydration,
Floyd | probably.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "turn on stereo" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN ON STEREO
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to sit down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "find glass" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIND GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | It's here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "fill glass" 		

Floyd ]                             Your apartment
Floyd |
Floyd | > FILL GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach out and touch your hand to the glass. It feels like glass.
Floyd |
Floyd | The reflection shimmers like water, but the mirror is only heat --
Floyd | pooling among the dunes, rising from the sands.
Floyd |

		
Floyd [Hit any key...] 		
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The land is nearly barren. Dunes roll away towards the rising sun; a
Floyd | little shade trails behind them, but that will soon be gone. The sky
Floyd | is flat and empty blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your futon sits nearby. The stereo leans against a dune. Your computer
Floyd | squats complacently, the color of the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a travel book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Click. The stereo is playing "Cool, Clear Water".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > X
Floyd |
Floyd | (the travel book)
Floyd | The Desert Elemental's Handbook -- you've been studying it
Floyd | for ages. Trace moisture segregation, arthropod ecocycles,
Floyd | sand/grit/fines sizing distributions. And, of course, the artistic
Floyd | aspects of heat, time, distance, and death.
Floyd |
Floyd | You skim through a few paragraphs about bones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves beneath your futon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "look under futon" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER FUTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch a glimpse of two tiny eyes, shining out from beneath your
Floyd | futon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "x eyes" 		Doug asks, "I guess now we start playing Inhumane?"

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | You still haven't managed to see it clearly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get up" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET UP
Floyd |
Floyd | But the taxi isn't here yet!
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch a darting movement past your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | Click. The stereo is playing "Gotta Stop on the Road for Water".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I'm sensing the DJ has a new theme in mind."
ZachR says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You've been trying all night. It's not going to happen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "look under futon" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER FUTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You bend down, and see only sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves beneath the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "make condensation still" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAKE CONDENSATION STILL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open luggage" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN LUGGAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "look under computer" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch a glimpse of two tiny eyes, shining out from beneath the
Floyd | computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Click. The stereo is playing "Water From Another Time".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hit computer" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get computer" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "say hi" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY HI
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x eyes" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EYES
Floyd |
Floyd | You still haven't managed to see it clearly.
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch a darting movement past your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | The land is nearly barren. Dunes roll away towards the rising sun; a
Floyd | little shade trails behind them, but that will soon be gone. The sky
Floyd | is flat and empty blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your futon sits nearby. The stereo leans against a dune. Your computer
Floyd | squats complacently, the color of the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a travel book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Click. The stereo is playing "Sun Gets In My Eyes".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "X feet" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FEET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x sky" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SKY
Floyd |
Floyd | The sky is dead blue, crushed by sunlight.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves beneath your futon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "scream" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > SCREAM
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "look under futon" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER FUTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch a glimpse of two tiny eyes, shining out from beneath your
Floyd | futon.
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch a darting movement past your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "look under computer" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You bend down, and see only sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You pace around for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves beneath the stereo.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Click. The stereo is playing "You Listenin' To Me?".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get stereo" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET STEREO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "listen to stereo" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN TO STEREO
Floyd |
Floyd | The stereo is playing "You Listenin' To Me?".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | That was a rhetorical question.
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch a darting movement past your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Marvin says (to Floyd), "push stereo" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH STEREO
Floyd |
Floyd | You are unable to.
Floyd |
Floyd | Click. The stereo is playing "Ain't Gonna Make It".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "look under futon" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER FUTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You bend down, and see only sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves beneath the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "look under computer" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch a glimpse of two tiny eyes, shining out from beneath the
Floyd | computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "look under stereo" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER STEREO
Floyd |
Floyd | You bend down, and see only sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch a darting movement past your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "turn off stereo" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF STEREO
Floyd |
Floyd | A garbled news report comes on just as you reach for the switch.
Floyd | "Death Val... hikers... missing for... still... hope, say..."
Floyd |
Floyd | ...Old news. You hit the switch: click. The stereo falls silent, turns
Floyd | white, and drops instantly away into sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny figure burrows out of the new-fallen sand. You just have time
Floyd | to make out its shape -- human -- before it darts behind you and out
Floyd | of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "No, no, no. Don't play <em>Ain't Gonna Make It</em>!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "turn around" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN AROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x human" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You still haven't managed to see it clearly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves beneath your futon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Fortunately there ain't no one for to give us no pain"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The game's opening sits neatly at the top of the screen, followed by a
Floyd | command prompt.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "stand" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | But the taxi isn't here yet!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "play game" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > PLAY GAME
Floyd |
Floyd | You crouch and play through the computer game again.
Floyd |
Floyd | You catch a darting movement past your feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "x computer" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The game's closing message blinks at the bottom of the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read screen" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The game's closing message blinks at the bottom of the screen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something moves beneath the computer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read message" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ MESSAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read closing message" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ CLOSING MESSAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "turn off computer" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > TURN OFF COMPUTER
Floyd |
Floyd | "The only way to win is not to play," flashes the screen. You roll
Floyd | your eyes. The oldest lie; nobody's bought it since ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | You hit the power key; the computer gives a tiny sigh and crumbles
Floyd | away.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny figure burrows out of the new-fallen sand. You just have time
Floyd | to make out its shape -- human -- before it darts behind you and out
Floyd | of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x screen" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hee. Nice War Games ref."
Doug says (to Floyd), "fold up futon" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > FOLD UP FUTON
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "fold futon" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > FOLD FUTON
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "close futon" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE FUTON
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can close.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "These tiny people are creeping me out."
		Doug asks, "I think it's just one?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | The land is nearly barren. Dunes roll away towards the rising sun; a
Floyd | little shade trails behind them, but that will soon be gone. The sky
Floyd | is flat and empty blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your futon sits nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a travel book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The Desert Elemental's Handbook -- you've been studying it
Floyd | for ages. Trace moisture segregation, arthropod ecocycles,
Floyd | sand/grit/fines sizing distributions. And, of course, the artistic
Floyd | aspects of heat, time, distance, and death.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're especially fond of an essay on starvation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "close book" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can close.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "get book" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "lie down" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIE DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "sit" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (on top of your futon)
Floyd | You sit down, and find yourself seated on bare sand. The futon has
Floyd | disintegrated without a sound or a final word.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny figure burrows out of the new-fallen sand. It darts one way,
Floyd | then the other; but there is no more shelter.
Floyd |
Floyd | The figure seems to be chanting to itself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "lie on futon" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIE ON FUTON
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "chant" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHANT
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no place for that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks (of Doug), "The same one, over and over, search for us in the distance?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x figure" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FIGURE
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny human figure walks across the sand. It doesn't seem to notice
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ZachR asks, "I thought we were already sitting?"
		Jacqueline says, "er, searching"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "chant" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > CHANT
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no place for that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The figure looks around, shading its eyes, and then sets out in a
Floyd | slightly different direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "follow figure" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > FOLLOW FIGURE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline exclaims, "!"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "z!"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "say hi" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY HI
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO FIGURE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying a travel book.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask figure about sand" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK FIGURE ABOUT SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | As you speak, currents of air curl across the sand. The figure
Floyd | clutches its clothing about itself and staggers on, ignoring you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "kiss figure" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS FIGURE
Floyd |
Floyd | You kneel and brush your lips over the figure's forehead. It shakes
Floyd | its head, unseeing, and then collapses. You watch in concern, but in a
Floyd | few moments it struggles to its feet again.
Floyd |
Floyd | The figure moves more slowly now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "give book to figure" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > GIVE BOOK TO FIGURE
Floyd |
Floyd | The figure doesn't seem to see you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The figure looks around, shading its eyes, and then sets out in a
Floyd | slightly different direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "drop book" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > DROP BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You pace around for a while.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "die" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIE
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | The land is nearly barren. Dunes roll away towards the rising sun; a
Floyd | little shade trails behind them, but that will soon be gone. The sky
Floyd | is flat and empty blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | A tiny figure inches across the sand.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a travel book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The figure closes its eyes for a few seconds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Yikes"
		Jacqueline says, "I was KIDDING"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Doug says (to Floyd), "open book" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The Desert Elemental's Handbook -- you've been studying it
Floyd | for ages. Trace moisture segregation, arthropod ecocycles,
Floyd | sand/grit/fines sizing distributions. And, of course, the artistic
Floyd | aspects of heat, time, distance, and death.
Floyd |
Floyd | You study an essay on scorpions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		ZachR says, "the only way to win is to not play"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say om" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY OM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "say om to figure" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY OM TO FIGURE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you speak, currents of air curl across the sand. The figure
Floyd | clutches its clothing about itself and staggers on, ignoring you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The figure slumps to the sand. No -- it's still moving, though on
Floyd | hands and knees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "say om to figure" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY OM TO FIGURE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you speak, currents of air curl across the sand. The figure
Floyd | clutches its clothing about itself and staggers on, ignoring you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The figure falls. After a few seconds... it still doesn't move.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sands quickly cover it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "oops."
		ZachR says, "welp"
		Doug asks, "undo? or was it inevitable?"
		ZachR says, "my guess is inevitable"
Doug says (to Floyd), "close book" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing to do but wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "find sand" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIND SAND
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing to do but wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Marvin says, "There is no way to make the game 'unwinnable'."
		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking it was a searcher, but more likely one of our fellow missing hikers."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Marvin says (to Floyd), "x figure" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FIGURE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.

		Jacqueline says (to Marvin), "Well, we screwed up the second we started playing."

Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing to do but wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Marvin says, "Yeah, I was going to add 'except by loading it up'"
ZachR says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Marvin says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | (in the travel book)
Floyd | Nothing to do but wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "hm, maybe we do need to die"
		Marvin says, "I think die is just a synonym for quit."
		Doug says, "but it did just seem like a -- yeah"
		ZachR asks, "save then quit?"
		Marvin says, "No, there's an end."
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait for taxi" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT FOR TAXI
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Marvin says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Marvin says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | The land is nearly barren. Dunes roll away towards the rising sun; a
Floyd | little shade trails behind them, but that will soon be gone. The sky
Floyd | is flat and empty blue.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a travel book here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Marvin says (to Floyd), "read book" 		

Floyd ]                               Your home
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The cover is worn now. The pages are all blank.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Marvin says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd ]                                  ...
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiny figure crawls out from under the sands. It's dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You win," it says. "Okay, my turn again."
Floyd |
Floyd | >...
Floyd | Nothing left to do. Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sun crawls higher.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** SHADE ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
ZachR says (to Floyd), "throw book" 		

Floyd ]                                  ...
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "good jorb"
		ZachR says, "that was weird"
		Doug asks, "it's dead, or it's Death?"
		Marvin says, "I think this is about the point where we begin a huge discussion on rgif about what the HELL we just played."
		Roger says, "I'm not personally fond of this sort of 'gameplay is flailing around' approach, but still this is probably the best implementation of it I've played"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, it fits with the plot in this case. A rare thing."
		Jacqueline says, "Thanks! I'm glad we played that."
		ZachR says, "helicopter makes sense now"
		zarf says, "yay"
		Jacqueline says, "Even if NightFloyd just played it. And now I will go post both transcripts so that we can compare our session with theirs."
		ZachR says, "That was fun"
		Jacqueline says, "People have said they'd either like to play Slouching Towards Bedlam or Savoir Fair next... both quite long."
		Marvin says, "I remember when I first played it, I kinda went nuts making sand appear everywhere, and then I got stuck for ages trying to figure out where the next sand would come from."
		Jacqueline says, "I guess it's been awhile since we did a multi-week, so that's cool."
		Marvin says, "Which was less fun."
		Doug asks, "have we already played the Practice Club games?"
		Roger says, "I have fond memories of Bedlam; I shamefully have never actually played Savoir Faire"
		Jacqueline says (to Doug), "Emily was telling me that Practice Club hadn't really solidified yet. Has it? Where do I learn more."
		ZachR says, "I haven't played either one. I just downloaded them both yesterday though so they're on my to-do list"
		Jacqueline says, "Ironically, I missed yesterday's TheoryClub discussion on interactive non-fiction because I was lying on a bank of a canal thinking about writing some interactive non-fiction."
		Jacqueline says, "And I mentioned this to Emily and she brought up Practice Club."
		zarf says, "we've thrown a few games at PracticeClub, but it hasn't generated much post-chat discussion"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, wait. Is Practice Club games that represent the topic, or games inspired by the topic?"
		zarf says, "inspired by the discussion of the topic"
		Jacqueline nods.
		Jacqueline asks, "So there have been some games created?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Where do you find them?"
		Roger says, "Practice Club: [LINK]"
		Doug says, "here's a review of Shade (by crumple) that DavidW pointed out: [LINK]"
		Jacqueline sighs. "So, Perry didn't start correctly because it wasn't shut down correctly, so I will have to reconstruct our transcript from just now. There'll be a delay, but I'm working on it.
		Doug says, "so I think the tiny creature was the original PC, and at that point we were playing the Desert Elemental"
		Bert asks, "So is there going to be a discussion of What Just Happened, or is it assumed that everyone already has a solid idea?"
		Doug asks, "is there another ending? some way to avoid killing him?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, it's assumed, but maybe we all have different assumptions."
		Bert says (to Doug), "I don't believe so."
Gerynar disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
PerrySimm arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		ZachR says, "I need to go, but I hope to be back next week. Thanks, guys"
		Doug asks, "I guess 'You win. My turn again.' implies that the one playing the Desert Elemental always wins?"
ZachR goes home. 		Doug asks (of Bert), "so What do you think Just Happened?"
		Bert says, "I think that the entire game takes place after you've already gone to the desert event thing, went on the night hike and got lost in the desert."
		Bert says, "And that the whole game is a series of increasingly surreal hallucinations as you're dying of thirst."
		Jacqueline says, "That is what I think, too. So yay."
		Jacqueline asks (of zarf), "What do YOU think it is?"
		Bert says, "And in the end, you've started to disassociate and lose track of your identity, so you're now thinking of yourself as the personification of the Desert, and seeing your actual self as a tiny little powerless being running around in it."
		Marvin says, "I think it's the 'my turn again' line that completely confuses me."
		Bert says, "Yeah, that's the part that I never quite got either."
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. I guess that last part about the tiny person I was perhaps taking too literally. I like your interpretation better, Bert."
		Doug | The tickets are not merely hidden, nor hidden randomly. The code declares them to be hidden in "the third hiding spot searched."
		Bert says (to Jacq), "Note that the book is the Desert Elemental's Handbook now."
		Jacqueline says, "Crazy Uncle Zarf is now maddeningly idle."
		zarf emits an ostentatious snore
		Jacqueline says (to Bert), "Oh yeah. Right."
		Jacqueline says (to zarf), "See, this is the whole cool point of having authors attend CF. To give us the director's audio track."
		Jacqueline says, "And your director's audio track is composed of snores."
		zarf says, "hey, I have been forthcoming about development details"
		Doug says, "the source code is available"
		Bert nudges Zarf. He suddenly collapses into a pile of sand!
		zarf says, "and the source code is available, yeah. I've been meaning to put up source code for all my released games"
		Jacqueline says, "The source code, unless it's annotated, woudln't answer our question(s), though."
		Marvin says, "I think if the questions were meant to be answered, they'd have been answered a *long* time ago."
		zarf says, "I do not talk about what it all means. You knwo that"
		zarf says, "that doesn't add anything"
		Jacqueline says, "It was better when you were snoring."
		Doug says, "it adds Yet Another Person's Interpretation"
		zarf says, "zzzSCHNONKzzz"
		Bert asks, "It subtracts all of the other meanings that you've ruled out?"
		zarf says, "now I'm dating an artist, and she doesn't understand why I *ever* talk about my IF at all"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
		Roger says, "Dehydration was sort of intermediate killing machine, between old-school starvation puzzles and the later new wave. There were quite a bunch of them, I seem to recall."
		zarf says, "she's like 'I make things and people buy them. That's the whole deal.'"
		Jacqueline asks, "Does she also not understand why you give your art away for free?"
		Bert says, "Yeah, but her things probably aren't built around an inherent premise of 'the whole point of this thing is to figure it out'."
		zarf says, "we've talked about that, yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "Though I guess you're generating some App Store revenue these days..."
		zarf says, "it's more complicated an issue"
		zarf says, "I think I generated $75 in App Store revenue last month"
		Jacqueline says, "oh"
		zarf says, "ah well"
		zarf says, "eventually I'll ship HL and then I can start working on projects that will make money"
		Jacqueline asks, "Is HL going to be commercial?"
		zarf says, "yes"
		zarf says, "but it won't sell much"
		Jacqueline nods.
		Doug asks, "so are there negative reviews from the time of the comp that explain why Shade only finished 10th?"
		zarf says, "I haven't gone back to look."
		Jota asks, "It was anonymous, wasn't it?"
		zarf says, "yes (pseudonymous)"
		maga says, "a) it was a big comp and on first glance Shade looks like a My Boring Apartment Game, and b) people's tolerance for Mysterious Stories That Never Demystify Themselves varies widely"
		Nitku says, "These kind of games rarely do well in ifcomp"
		pollux says, "I assumed it was because people didn't like the vague art-ness."
		Doug asks, "so maybe many voters didn't even bother finishing?"
		Jota says (to Doug), "Yeah, I imagine that is probably true."
		Marvin says, "Apparently people would rather play a game as Andrew Plotkin than play a game by Andrew Plotkin."
		Doug | Baf's Guide is currently down. Please try again later.
		zarf says, "Really I think it's understandable that it didn't finish at the top. It's less understandable why it's stuck in everybody's memory so well"
		Jota says, "They got stuck, decided 'this is a My Boring Apartment Game by some nobody I've never heard of; why should I bother to keep playing?', and rated it a 3 or whatever."
		Emily says, "I've mentioned this before, but I found it deeply creepy and personally threatening when I played, so that made it pretty memorable"
		Marvin says (to zarf), "It's a creepy weird unexplained mystery. Those tend to stick in people's memory if done well."
		Roger says, "The power of repetition, I think; the entire games is one thing happening over and over, mostly."
		Emily says, "also the moment when I shifted from trying to save the protagonist to thinking "yeah, okay, I am going to TEAR THIS PLACE DOWN and turn it to sand, ha ha""
		Doug says, "well, it's easier to remember "one of zarf's games" than "a game that finished in 10th place""
		pollux says, "You know, when I played it the first time, I found the gameplay itself really straightforward. I was surprised by how much trial and error clubfloyd just went through."
		Marvin says, "Also, it's one of the few IF games I've actually finished, which makes it pretty memorable to me."
		inky says, "#belated I think there was a bug where some people got stuck"
		zarf says (to inky), "I don't remember this"
		inky says, "well, I assume you'd know"
		zarf says, "I wasn't using source control back then, sadly"
		Roger asks, "hmm has ClubFlo ever tackled space under the window?"
		Doug says, "here's a contemporary review: [LINK]"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "No"
		Doug | I have to say, with all due respect to Zarf, that I was a bit surprised to discover he was the author; I generally don't enjoy his games this much simply because his puzzles are usually beyond me. That is just not a problem in this game.
		Bert says (to Roger), "I believe it was played on Floyd, but that predated CF."
		Doug says, "so maybe the pseudonymity helped as much as it hurt"
		zarf says, "I have no problem talking about craft. I have no problem talking about my own craft. Except 'what that game means'."
		Roger says, "I suspect I thought then, and maybe still think now, that Shade feels a bit too small to be a comp winner"
		Emily says (to zarf), "yeah, that's fair"
		Jacqueline nods. "I totally get that, zarf."
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Enh. One day you'll realize it's not about size."
		Jacqueline says, "Should have @emitted that, possibly."
		Jota says, "Alas, perhaps we'll never learn the secret inspiration for Hunter, in Darkness."
		Doug says (to Emily), "is your Shade review on Play This Thing archived anywhere else? the webcitation.org cache that wikipedia links to doesn't seem to be loading."
		Jota says (to Roger), "The comp is *for* small games, though."
		Emily says, "I have no idea, honestly"
		Doug says, "ah well"
		Emily says, "I... hm"
		Emily says, "hang on and I'll see if I can find it on this machine"
		Doug says, "oh, it loaded finally. [LINK]"
		Doug says, "I imagine some flunkie had to go run to the stacks and retrieve it"
		Emily says, "I occasionally think about going back through old stuff and compiling an ebook of past reviews, especially ones that are stored places that don't exist any more"
		two-star says, "The comp is *for* the prizes, especially the cash ones. Small games, large games, whatever it takes to get that 10� an hour for writing your game."
		Roger asks, "How did Shade do in the xyzzys?"
		maga says, "won Best Setting, five other nominations"
		maga says, "hunh, and tied with Metamorphoses for third place in Miss Congeniality"
		maga says, "which is such an awesome status that I think zarf really needs it on his tombstone"
		zarf says, "noted"
		maga says, "ANDREW PLOTKIN. Miss Congeniality 2000, third place (tied)"
		Doug says, "fwiw, this preserves formatting etc: https://web.archive.org/web/20130314114111/[LINK]">LINK]"
		two-star says (to maga), "And they tried to take down his wikipedia page for non-notability."
		Doug says, "and here's a contemporary analysis from Emily on rgif: [LINK]"
		Emily says, "note: I probably had no idea what I was talking about"
		Doug | it's possible that [...] Zarf just happened to have read RO! recently and felt like tipping his hat (does he wear one? mental note to replay BAP) to Adam.
		zarf | Eeagh, too much grad school.
		zarf says, "just leaving that there :)"



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
Glass by Emily Short
As played on ifMUD on June 22, 2014

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 Glass written by Emily Short. It was released in 2006 and is considered to be part of Emily Short's Fractured Fairy Tales series. 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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		Nitku says, "It's been years since I played it but IIRC Glass is something you'd play multiple times"
		Nitku says, "like Galatea"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, cool."
		Nitku says, "with each playthrough being relatively short"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, I'm making an executive decision. We'll play Glass."
Gerynar arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
benzene goes home. 		Jacqueline says, "And since I now know that it's years old, I guess it is not about a 'glasshole' who gets kicked out of a Seattle bar for wearing Google Glass."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask glass" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing the king's health
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Glass
Floyd | A fractured fairy tale by Emily Short
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 061008 / Inform 7 build 4A54 (I6/v6.31 lib
Floyd | 6/11N)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince sits awkwardly on the couch, holding his glass slipper and
Floyd | trying to keep it from crushing. Lucinda and Theodora have the ends of
Floyd | the same couch, and they are taking turns seeing who can bend lowest
Floyd | and show off the most cleavage; while the old lady, in her wing chair,
Floyd | carries on about nonsense. For instance:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do tell me about your father's health," she says, leaning toward the
Floyd | Prince. "Is he still ailing? Has the Spanish doctor been able to do
Floyd | anything for him?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince looks uncomfortable: this line of reason leads directly to
Floyd | the problem of heirs. "I believe so, madam," he replies, with a bit of
Floyd | constraint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Oh, right. This."
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing heirs
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | It's hard to have a good look at the moment, but everything feels in
Floyd | order, properly preened, feathers lying as they ought.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's so fortunate," says the old lady. "That you're of an age -- that
Floyd | is, that the King has been so blessed with an heir who can follow in
Floyd | his footsteps when the time comes, which we all hope will be--"
Floyd |
Floyd | Realizing she has led herself into a diplomatic difficulty, she sighs.
Floyd | "God has truly blessed our little kingdom."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. I have played it as well, but have little memory of it, and CF has never played it, so this will be good."
Emily arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline says, "oho. The author! Everybody on their best behavior."
		Gerynar says, "SHH! the author's here"
		Jacqueline says, "Hello, Emily."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing the marriage
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding onto your perch with both claws.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now I have heard a rumor," says the old lady, pretending that this

		Gerynar says, "why yes, we *are* having fun"

Floyd | conversation topic just now occurred to her, rather than being the
Floyd | object of her determined pursuit for the last half hour. "A rumor that
Floyd | you yourself were planning to wed, in the very near future."
Floyd |
Floyd | Theodora leans closer to the Prince, who tucks his hands more
Floyd | protectively around the slipper.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There are a great many rumors," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Taleslinger says, "I think the author clearly has some daddy issues, judging from this game."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, haha. I thought the feathers all in the right place bit was a figure of speech. Evidently not."
		Jacqueline says (to Tale), "snrk"
		Emily says, "do not mind m"
		Emily says, "e"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "ask old lady about rumors" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK OLD LADY ABOUT RUMORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only squawk things for everyone to hear.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's true, you know, that my father threw the ball in the hope that I
Floyd | would-- that is, that it would lead to a greater acquaintance--" The
Floyd | Prince stops again, rattled, and glares down at the small shoe cradled
Floyd | in his hands. "I had not been very attentive to ladies in my youth."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old lady looks very strange at that remark. "Well-- my dear boy--"
Floyd | she begins. "I am glad you feel comfortable-- that is, I will not
Floyd | mention-- if you feel you prefer--"
Floyd |
Floyd | He blinks thick girlish lashes, and you see why she is worried. "No, I
Floyd | didn't mean that I have a preference for boys, madam," he remarks,
Floyd | more at his ease now that she is uncomfortable. "Only that I have been
Floyd | very much occupied with other concerns, and not..."
Floyd |
Floyd | He gestures. The shoe almost slips off its pillow. He catches it just
Floyd | in time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Don't mind her. Emily is just going to hang out in the corner, like a bird on a perch, and listen."
		Gerynar throws some crackers to Emily's corner
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x shoe" 		

Floyd ]  Curiously discussing the shoe
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHOE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is very small for an adult woman's foot.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm sure it's nothing surprising," remarks the old lady, "if you
Floyd | didn't meet anyone at the ball that you felt immediately you could
Floyd | marry. Such short acquaintances... there's much more to an alliance
Floyd | than that. One must feel at ease with the family, for instance."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth, then closes it again. "I did meet
Floyd | someone," he admits. "But I know nothing of her family. It hardly
Floyd | matters to me, however. It will be the woman who can wear this shoe."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old woman laughs slightly. "How beautifully romantic! But -- she
Floyd | didn't give you her name?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince shakes his head, looking embarrassed again.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...but you would recognize her, at least," the lady says, looking
Floyd | down carefully at her hands folded on her skirt. "As soon as you saw
Floyd | her face--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I can't be sure," the Prince replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a thick silence. The old lady frowns, suggesting very rapid
Floyd | and dangerous thought. Theodora lies back against the pillows,
Floyd | interested in the story and too stupid to realize it has to do with
Floyd | her. Lucinda-- but Lucinda's thoughts are always the hardest to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x Lucinda" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LUCINDA
Floyd |
Floyd | More compact than Theodora, and with more self-control.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It wasn't a masked ball," the old lady says. "It wasn't even badly
Floyd | lit. Your father did not stint on the candles at all."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, dear, dear, I am being odiously prying. I'm so sorry. Perhaps you
Floyd | met this young lady out on the terrace..." She trails off, suggesting
Floyd | the very faintest disapproval of young ladies who linger on terraces,
Floyd | out of sight of chaperones, to hold conversations with Princes, and
Floyd | never tell their names.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I met her in candlelight," says the Prince, goaded. "But she left me
Floyd | at midnight."
Floyd |
Floyd | The effect of this comment is like the shattering of glass: for a
Floyd | moment you wonder if he dropped the shoe...? No. It is merely that he
Floyd | has admitted, or near-as-admitted, that his chosen bride is one who
Floyd | appeared to him under a glamor, a magical enchantment. A crime
Floyd | punishable by death under his father's law.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everyone remains very very quiet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "ask Lucinda about old lady" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the marriage
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK LUCINDA ABOUT OLD LADY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only squawk things for everyone to hear.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe," Lucinda suggests, "she thought it would be wrong to deceive
Floyd | you about what she was, and chose this way to, to make it known."
Floyd |
Floyd | A spark of comprehension comes into Theo's eyes. "Yes," she says. "She
Floyd | might have thought that-- I mean, I can imagine..."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old lady glares at her. The Prince looks back and forth, confused.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "stand up" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND UP
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | Theodora leans closer to the Prince. "I can go first, if you want,"
Floyd | she says. Without any shyness, she lifts her skirt slightly and slips
Floyd | her feet out of her afternoon slippers, wiggling her feet on the soft
Floyd | carpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | "So strange," she says, giggling. "Taking off my shoes in the presence
Floyd | of a man!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I won't tell anyone," the Prince assures her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fly" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > FLY
Floyd |
Floyd | But the old lady has clipped your wings.
Floyd |

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x shoe" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHOE
Floyd |
Floyd | It is very small for an adult woman's foot.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old lady slips her hands into the pockets of her skirt and leans
Floyd | back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "I guess I hadn't thought of it before, but this story was probably kind of racey back in the day."
		Jacqueline says, "A man trying a shoe on a bunch of women, seeing their ankles. Goodness."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awk!" you squawk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince drops to kneel at Theo's feet. He looks dubiously at the
Floyd | shoe. "Do you happen to know whether this goes on the left foot, or
Floyd | the right one?" he asks. "It's very--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "You can try it on both," says Theodora. "If you want."
Floyd |
Floyd | He begins to slip it onto her left foot. It won't go, not at all.
Floyd | "That's certainly not it," he says, smiling at her quickly.
Floyd |
Floyd | She twitches her skirt, giving him -- you imagine, since you are at
Floyd | the wrong angle -- a passing view of quite a lot more than her ankles.
Floyd | He blinks once but does not allow himself comment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You hop gracefully down to the other end of the perch.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right," he says. "Other foot now." He slides the shoe on, and it does
Floyd | go considerably further. "Tell me if I'm hurting you," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're not, not at all," Theo assures him on a wince.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Shoes are worn tight this year," puts in the old lady.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk no" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK NO
Floyd |
Floyd | "No!" you squawk. "No no!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Lucinda frowns in your direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince stops his work with the shoe. "I can't -- this must not be
Floyd | --"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, for pity's sake," says the old lady. "You haven't the least idea
Floyd | how women dress. Let me." And she kneels at Theodora's feet, shooing
Floyd | the Prince aside, and gives a firm tap to the heel of the shoe; at
Floyd | which point it slides on.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Bless me," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince is silent for a moment, looking at the shoe. "It's you," he
Floyd | says. "It's you, Theodora! Why didn't you tell me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The old lady turns away, tucking something into her pocket: something
Floyd | glassy and glinting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk glass" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Slipper!" you screech. "Wrong slipper! Wrong slipperslipper! In the
Floyd | pocket! Old lady!" It's the most complicated thing you've had to say
Floyd | in years, and your head aches by the time you're done.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince looks at you for a long moment, then turns to the old lady;
Floyd | who shrugs, as though to say that she knows the game is up. Fishing in
Floyd | her pocket she draws out the true slipper. "The other one is only a
Floyd | little larger," she says, handing the real one over. "Theodora's feet
Floyd | are quite dainty, on the whole."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You are a harridan," says the Prince. "A conniving, treacherous,
Floyd | beastly woman with no knowledge of love..."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You could still try the shoe on Lucinda," she suggests mildly.
Floyd |
Floyd | He snorts. "I thank you, I do not want to find my bride here. I
Floyd | imagine everyone under this roof is tainted with a little of the same
Floyd | venom."
Floyd |
Floyd | "That is the truth," Lucinda murmurs; but he is already going, going,
Floyd | gone.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The Prince departs in anger ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | You do nothing. The old lady stares at you, and you stare back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk love" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK LOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Love!" you squawk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Theodora blows you a little kiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an odd silence, as though no one is sure what to do or say
Floyd | now. But it will break momentarily.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince pulls Theodora toward him. "You are a woman of unexpected
Floyd | depths," he says softly. "All these years I have known you, seen you
Floyd | here and there, and thought that you were such a simple
Floyd | straightforward creature..."
Floyd |
Floyd | She blinks at him, then says, "I hope you are not angry."
Floyd |
Floyd | He laughs, and touches her cheek; and she kisses him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lucinda bites her lip. "Well," says the old lady briskly, standing.
Floyd | "How many unexpected turns life brings to us." And she pulls the
Floyd | bellpull with unnecessary force.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Theodora and the Prince are married ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, see, neither of those are good."
		Jacqueline asks, "Undo or restart?"
Gerynar disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
Gerynar arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		Gerynar asks, "restart?"
		Jacqueline says, "mmkay"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing the king's health
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Glass
Floyd | A fractured fairy tale by Emily Short
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 061008 / Inform 7 build 4A54 (I6/v6.31 lib
Floyd | 6/11N)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince sits awkwardly on the couch, holding his glass slipper and
Floyd | trying to keep it from crushing. Lucinda and Theodora have the ends of
Floyd | the same couch, and they are taking turns seeing who can bend lowest
Floyd | and show off the most cleavage; while the old lady, in her wing chair,
Floyd | carries on about nonsense. For instance:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do tell me about your father's health," she says, leaning toward the
Floyd | Prince. "Is he still ailing? Has the Spanish doctor been able to do
Floyd | anything for him?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince looks uncomfortable: this line of reason leads directly to
Floyd | the problem of heirs. "I believe so, madam," he replies, with a bit of
Floyd | constraint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x prince" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing heirs
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PRINCE
Floyd |
Floyd | He's tolerably attractive, in his flightless way. It's hard not to
Floyd | pity him a little.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's so fortunate," says the old lady. "That you're of an age -- that
Floyd | is, that the King has been so blessed with an heir who can follow in
Floyd | his footsteps when the time comes, which we all hope will be--"
Floyd |
Floyd | Realizing she has led herself into a diplomatic difficulty, she sighs.
Floyd | "God has truly blessed our little kingdom."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk death!" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing Magic
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK DEATH!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awk!" you squawk. "Magic!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk death" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK DEATH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awwk!" you squawk. "Magic! Magic!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't mind our parrot," says the lady, smiling at the Prince. "It has
Floyd | very bad manners."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince glances at you. "I imagine any manners at all would be
Floyd | above average for a bird."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lucinda smirks.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince sighs. "Yes," he says. "The ball, I meant to tell you..."
Floyd |
Floyd | He stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk lies" 		

Floyd ]  Curiously discussing the shoe
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK LIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike
Floyd | cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm sure it's nothing surprising," remarks the old lady, "if you
Floyd | didn't meet anyone at the ball that you felt immediately you could
Floyd | marry. Such short acquaintances... there's much more to an alliance
Floyd | than that. One must feel at ease with the family, for instance."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth, then closes it again. "I did meet
Floyd | someone," he admits. "But I know nothing of her family. It hardly
Floyd | matters to me, however. It will be the woman who can wear this shoe."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old woman laughs slightly. "How beautifully romantic! But -- she
Floyd | didn't give you her name?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince shakes his head, looking embarrassed again.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...but you would recognize her, at least," the lady says, looking
Floyd | down carefully at her hands folded on her skirt. "As soon as you saw
Floyd | her face--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I can't be sure," the Prince replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a thick silence. The old lady frowns, suggesting very rapid
Floyd | and dangerous thought. Theodora lies back against the pillows,
Floyd | interested in the story and too stupid to realize it has to do with
Floyd | her. Lucinda-- but Lucinda's thoughts are always the hardest to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Why does it interpret death as magic... am I under a spell as well?"
		Emily says, "I think it's conflating death with the punishment for magic"
		Emily says, "which is awkward here, obviously"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x old woman" 		

Floyd ]  Curiously discussing the shoe
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OLD WOMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the old lady.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x old lady" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > X OLD LADY
Floyd |
Floyd | She looks plucked: thin neck with folds of skin exposed, nose beaky,
Floyd | lips white. Perhaps when her fortunes are mended her cosmetics too
Floyd | will improve.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It wasn't a masked ball," the old lady says. "It wasn't even badly
Floyd | lit. Your father did not stint on the candles at all."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, dear, dear, I am being odiously prying. I'm so sorry. Perhaps you
Floyd | met this young lady out on the terrace..." She trails off, suggesting
Floyd | the very faintest disapproval of young ladies who linger on terraces,
Floyd | out of sight of chaperones, to hold conversations with Princes, and
Floyd | never tell their names.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I met her in candlelight," says the Prince, goaded. "But she left me
Floyd | at midnight."
Floyd |
Floyd | The effect of this comment is like the shattering of glass: for a
Floyd | moment you wonder if he dropped the shoe...? No. It is merely that he
Floyd | has admitted, or near-as-admitted, that his chosen bride is one who
Floyd | appeared to him under a glamor, a magical enchantment. A crime
Floyd | punishable by death under his father's law.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everyone remains very very quiet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk glamor" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing Magic
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK GLAMOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Squawk!" you squawk. "Magic! Magic!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince's eye goes to you. "Your bird, madam, is freakishly
Floyd | percipient. Positively unnatural."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes," she says. "Though I promise you it arrived in that condition
Floyd | and was not made so by anyone in this house." She sighs. "You are in a
Floyd | difficult situation," says the old lady. "You are too intelligent not
Floyd | to have considered the problem thoroughly, and all the risks involved
Floyd | in choosing someone under those circumstances."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lucinda's lips tighten. "Magic is abhorrent to God," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "That is certainly the opinion of some," the old lady agrees. "I
Floyd | myself wonder whether He would have encompassed in His creation any
Floyd | power which He considered wholly evil. But that is a private
Floyd | philosophy, and does not excuse a violation of the law." She glances
Floyd | at the Prince. "Forgive me: I stray from your problem."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk blasphemy" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK BLASPHEMY
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike
Floyd | cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I have considered the problem," says the Prince. "Very closely. I
Floyd | have not been able to sleep for considering it."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you know," asks the old lady, "why she...?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince shakes his head. "Until she fled I had no hint that she was
Floyd | not simply as she appeared."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Extraordinarily beautiful, no doubt," remarks the old lady, with a
Floyd | hint of a curling smile; and Lucinda titters.
Floyd |
Floyd | "And kind, and wise," the Prince replies, refusing to be drawn. "Do
Floyd | you know whether magic can counterfeit those qualities as well?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wisdom rarely and kindness never at all," says the old lady.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk kindness" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the marriage
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK KINDNESS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awk! Kindness!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Sadly this produces no almonds for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe," Lucinda suggests, "she thought it would be wrong to deceive
Floyd | you about what she was, and chose this way to, to make it known."
Floyd |
Floyd | A spark of comprehension comes into Theo's eyes. "Yes," she says. "She
Floyd | might have thought that-- I mean, I can imagine..."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old lady glares at her. The Prince looks back and forth, confused.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk wisdom" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK WISDOM
Floyd |
Floyd | "Wisdom," you intone.
Floyd |
Floyd | No one seems to think you know much about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | Theodora leans closer to the Prince. "I can go first, if you want,"
Floyd | she says. Without any shyness, she lifts her skirt slightly and slips
Floyd | her feet out of her afternoon slippers, wiggling her feet on the soft
Floyd | carpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | "So strange," she says, giggling. "Taking off my shoes in the presence
Floyd | of a man!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I won't tell anyone," the Prince assures her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk gold digger" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK GOLD DIGGER
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike
Floyd | cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old lady slips her hands into the pockets of her skirt and leans
Floyd | back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk pocket" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK POCKET
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awwwk!" you squawk. "The shoe! The shoe!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes," says Lucinda to you. "You're very smart."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince drops to kneel at Theo's feet. He looks dubiously at the
Floyd | shoe. "Do you happen to know whether this goes on the left foot, or
Floyd | the right one?" he asks. "It's very--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "You can try it on both," says Theodora. "If you want."
Floyd |
Floyd | He begins to slip it onto her left foot. It won't go, not at all.
Floyd | "That's certainly not it," he says, smiling at her quickly.
Floyd |
Floyd | She twitches her skirt, giving him -- you imagine, since you are at
Floyd | the wrong angle -- a passing view of quite a lot more than her ankles.
Floyd | He blinks once but does not allow himself comment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk hussey" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK HUSSEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike
Floyd | cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right," he says. "Other foot now." He slides the shoe on, and it does
Floyd | go considerably further. "Tell me if I'm hurting you," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're not, not at all," Theo assures him on a wince.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Shoes are worn tight this year," puts in the old lady.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk pockets" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK POCKETS
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike
Floyd | cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince stops his work with the shoe. "I can't -- this must not be
Floyd | --"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, for pity's sake," says the old lady. "You haven't the least idea
Floyd | how women dress. Let me." And she kneels at Theodora's feet, shooing
Floyd | the Prince aside, and gives a firm tap to the heel of the shoe; at
Floyd | which point it slides on.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Bless me," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince is silent for a moment, looking at the shoe. "It's you," he
Floyd | says. "It's you, Theodora! Why didn't you tell me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The old lady turns away, tucking something into her pocket: something
Floyd | glassy and glinting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk Lucinda" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK LUCINDA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Lucinda!" you squawk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Theodora blows you a little kiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk cheater" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK CHEATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike
Floyd | cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an odd silence, as though no one is sure what to do or say
Floyd | now. But it will break momentarily.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince pulls Theodora toward him. "You are a woman of unexpected
Floyd | depths," he says softly. "All these years I have known you, seen you
Floyd | here and there, and thought that you were such a simple
Floyd | straightforward creature..."
Floyd |
Floyd | She blinks at him, then says, "I hope you are not angry."
Floyd |
Floyd | He laughs, and touches her cheek; and she kisses him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lucinda bites her lip. "Well," says the old lady briskly, standing.
Floyd | "How many unexpected turns life brings to us." And she pulls the
Floyd | bellpull with unnecessary force.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Theodora and the Prince are married ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk shoe" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK SHOE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Slipper!" you screech. "Wrong slipper! Wrong slipperslipper! In the
Floyd | pocket! Old lady!" It's the most complicated thing you've had to say
Floyd | in years, and your head aches by the time you're done.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince looks at you for a long moment, then turns to the old lady;
Floyd | who shrugs, as though to say that she knows the game is up. Fishing in
Floyd | her pocket she draws out the true slipper. "The other one is only a
Floyd | little larger," she says, handing the real one over. "Theodora's feet
Floyd | are quite dainty, on the whole."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You are a harridan," says the Prince. "A conniving, treacherous,
Floyd | beastly woman with no knowledge of love..."
Floyd |
Floyd | "You could still try the shoe on Lucinda," she suggests mildly.
Floyd |
Floyd | He snorts. "I thank you, I do not want to find my bride here. I
Floyd | imagine everyone under this roof is tainted with a little of the same
Floyd | venom."
Floyd |
Floyd | "That is the truth," Lucinda murmurs; but he is already going, going,
Floyd | gone.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The Prince departs in anger ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk wrong" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK WRONG
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike
Floyd | cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an odd silence, as though no one is sure what to do or say
Floyd | now. But it will break momentarily.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince pulls Theodora toward him. "You are a woman of unexpected
Floyd | depths," he says softly. "All these years I have known you, seen you
Floyd | here and there, and thought that you were such a simple
Floyd | straightforward creature..."
Floyd |
Floyd | She blinks at him, then says, "I hope you are not angry."
Floyd |
Floyd | He laughs, and touches her cheek; and she kisses him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lucinda bites her lip. "Well," says the old lady briskly, standing.
Floyd | "How many unexpected turns life brings to us." And she pulls the
Floyd | bellpull with unnecessary force.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Theodora and the Prince are married ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Hrm. What else can we do here, I wonder?"
		Jacqueline says, "I feel as though the better turning points are earlier on."
		Gerynar says, "probably"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "We had that nice little change in conversation due to us in one spot. Let's start over and try to find more of those?"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk cork nut" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK CORK NUT
Floyd |
Floyd | "Almond!" you hint. No one takes you up on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an odd silence, as though no one is sure what to do or say
Floyd | now. But it will break momentarily.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince pulls Theodora toward him. "You are a woman of unexpected
Floyd | depths," he says softly. "All these years I have known you, seen you
Floyd | here and there, and thought that you were such a simple
Floyd | straightforward creature..."
Floyd |
Floyd | She blinks at him, then says, "I hope you are not angry."
Floyd |
Floyd | He laughs, and touches her cheek; and she kisses him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lucinda bites her lip. "Well," says the old lady briskly, standing.
Floyd | "How many unexpected turns life brings to us." And she pulls the
Floyd | bellpull with unnecessary force.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Theodora and the Prince are married ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Gerynar asks, "so, another restart?"
		Jacqueline says, "Sure."
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing the king's health
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Glass
Floyd | A fractured fairy tale by Emily Short
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 061008 / Inform 7 build 4A54 (I6/v6.31 lib
Floyd | 6/11N)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince sits awkwardly on the couch, holding his glass slipper and
Floyd | trying to keep it from crushing. Lucinda and Theodora have the ends of
Floyd | the same couch, and they are taking turns seeing who can bend lowest
Floyd | and show off the most cleavage; while the old lady, in her wing chair,
Floyd | carries on about nonsense. For instance:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do tell me about your father's health," she says, leaning toward the
Floyd | Prince. "Is he still ailing? Has the Spanish doctor been able to do
Floyd | anything for him?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince looks uncomfortable: this line of reason leads directly to
Floyd | the problem of heirs. "I believe so, madam," he replies, with a bit of
Floyd | constraint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk Alex" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing you
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK ALEX
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awk!" you squawk. "Splendid bird!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I suppose it wishes to advocate a greater interest in aviary
Floyd | concerns?" the Prince asks, looking at you with curiosity.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I wouldn't credit it with nearly that much intelligence," says the
Floyd | old lady. Witch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk witch" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing Magic
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK WITCH
Floyd |
Floyd | "Squaw-awk!" you squawk. "Magic!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Aw."
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't escape your perch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince sighs. "Yes," he says. "The ball, I meant to tell you..."
Floyd |
Floyd | He stops.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk ball" 		

Floyd ]  Curiously discussing the shoe
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK BALL
Floyd |
Floyd | "Squawk!" you squawk. "The ball!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't mind our parrot," says the lady, smiling at the Prince. "It has
Floyd | very bad manners."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince glances at you. "I imagine any manners at all would be
Floyd | above average for a bird."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lucinda smirks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm sure it's nothing surprising," remarks the old lady, "if you
Floyd | didn't meet anyone at the ball that you felt immediately you could
Floyd | marry. Such short acquaintances... there's much more to an alliance
Floyd | than that. One must feel at ease with the family, for instance."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth, then closes it again. "I did meet
Floyd | someone," he admits. "But I know nothing of her family. It hardly
Floyd | matters to me, however. It will be the woman who can wear this shoe."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old woman laughs slightly. "How beautifully romantic! But -- she
Floyd | didn't give you her name?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince shakes his head, looking embarrassed again.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...but you would recognize her, at least," the lady says, looking
Floyd | down carefully at her hands folded on her skirt. "As soon as you saw
Floyd | her face--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I can't be sure," the Prince replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a thick silence. The old lady frowns, suggesting very rapid
Floyd | and dangerous thought. Theodora lies back against the pillows,
Floyd | interested in the story and too stupid to realize it has to do with
Floyd | her. Lucinda-- but Lucinda's thoughts are always the hardest to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk Lucinda" 		

Floyd ]  Curiously discussing Lucinda
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK LUCINDA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awk!" you squawk. "Lucinda!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, Parrot?" asks Lucinda, looking up at you rather coldly. She's
Floyd | always made it clear she thinks you possessed. Theo is much nicer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk Theo" 		

Floyd ]  Curiously discussing Theo
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK THEO
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awwk!" you squawk. "Theo!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk Cinderella" 		

Floyd ]  Curiously discussing heirs
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK CINDERELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Cinde--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ssh," says Lucinda, glaring at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "And I suppose this is a suitable young woman for -- that is, your
Floyd | father will think her a good mother to his grandchildren?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm sure she comes of good family," says the Prince. "Everything
Floyd | about her spoke of breeding."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old lady exchanges a glance with Lucinda; two little smiles of
Floyd | quiet smugness, even if they neither of them would like to say why.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Very appropriate," says the old lady.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk godmother" 		

Floyd ]  Curiously discussing the marriage
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK GODMOTHER
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike
Floyd | cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's marvelous that you were so drawn to a young lady that you want
Floyd | to marry her even though you can't remember what she looks like,"
Floyd | remarks the old woman.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince glances at her sidelong, but she does not meet his eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | "She was very pretty."
Floyd |
Floyd | "As you recall," the old lady says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, as I recall," he says. "I wrote down some notes at the end of
Floyd | the evening. Everything I could remember about her, everything I
Floyd | recalled her saying to me. I believe I noted that she was pretty."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old lady casts about for something to say to that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk notes" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK NOTES
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike
Floyd | cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It wasn't a masked ball," the old lady says. "It wasn't even badly
Floyd | lit. Your father did not stint on the candles at all."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, dear, dear, I am being odiously prying. I'm so sorry. Perhaps you
Floyd | met this young lady out on the terrace..." She trails off, suggesting
Floyd | the very faintest disapproval of young ladies who linger on terraces,
Floyd | out of sight of chaperones, to hold conversations with Princes, and
Floyd | never tell their names.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I met her in candlelight," says the Prince, goaded. "But she left me
Floyd | at midnight."
Floyd |
Floyd | The effect of this comment is like the shattering of glass: for a
Floyd | moment you wonder if he dropped the shoe...? No. It is merely that he
Floyd | has admitted, or near-as-admitted, that his chosen bride is one who
Floyd | appeared to him under a glamor, a magical enchantment. A crime
Floyd | punishable by death under his father's law.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everyone remains very very quiet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk pretty" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the marriage
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK PRETTY
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike
Floyd | cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Maybe," Lucinda suggests, "she thought it would be wrong to deceive
Floyd | you about what she was, and chose this way to, to make it known."
Floyd |
Floyd | A spark of comprehension comes into Theo's eyes. "Yes," she says. "She
Floyd | might have thought that-- I mean, I can imagine..."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old lady glares at her. The Prince looks back and forth, confused.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk old lady" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK OLD LADY
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike
Floyd | cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | Theodora leans closer to the Prince. "I can go first, if you want,"
Floyd | she says. Without any shyness, she lifts her skirt slightly and slips
Floyd | her feet out of her afternoon slippers, wiggling her feet on the soft
Floyd | carpet.
Floyd |
Floyd | "So strange," she says, giggling. "Taking off my shoes in the presence
Floyd | of a man!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I won't tell anyone," the Prince assures her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "can't remember much about the Cinderella story...I've got the Disworld version of it stuck in my head at the moment"
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. See, knowing Em, I'm sure there are more branches, but I'm having trouble figuring out our vocabulary."
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | This story may strike you as familiar, which means that you already
Floyd | have some idea of the ways it can end up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Most of the interference available to you is in the form of speech:
Floyd | SAY (something) will work to bring up a new topic of conversation. You
Floyd | can also THINK to come up with a few topics related to the current
Floyd | discussion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says (to Gerynar), "I'm unfamiliar with the Discworld version."
		Emily says, "you found an important word earlier but you deployed it a bit too early"
		Jacqueline says, "OHO"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Related ideas flit through your brain: heirs and a marriage.
Floyd |
Floyd | The old lady slips her hands into the pockets of her skirt and leans
Floyd | back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say heirs" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY HEIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awk!" you say. "Heirs!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Blood rushes up into the Prince's cheeks. He doesn't look your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince drops to kneel at Theo's feet. He looks dubiously at the
Floyd | shoe. "Do you happen to know whether this goes on the left foot, or
Floyd | the right one?" he asks. "It's very--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "You can try it on both," says Theodora. "If you want."
Floyd |
Floyd | He begins to slip it onto her left foot. It won't go, not at all.
Floyd | "That's certainly not it," he says, smiling at her quickly.
Floyd |
Floyd | She twitches her skirt, giving him -- you imagine, since you are at
Floyd | the wrong angle -- a passing view of quite a lot more than her ankles.
Floyd | He blinks once but does not allow himself comment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Related ideas flit through your brain: heirs and a marriage.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right," he says. "Other foot now." He slides the shoe on, and it does
Floyd | go considerably further. "Tell me if I'm hurting you," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're not, not at all," Theo assures him on a wince.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Shoes are worn tight this year," puts in the old lady.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "say Cinderella" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY CINDERELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Cinde--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ssh," says Lucinda, glaring at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince stops his work with the shoe. "I can't -- this must not be
Floyd | --"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, for pity's sake," says the old lady. "You haven't the least idea
Floyd | how women dress. Let me." And she kneels at Theodora's feet, shooing
Floyd | the Prince aside, and gives a firm tap to the heel of the shoe; at
Floyd | which point it slides on.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Bless me," she says.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince is silent for a moment, looking at the shoe. "It's you," he
Floyd | says. "It's you, Theodora! Why didn't you tell me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The old lady turns away, tucking something into her pocket: something
Floyd | glassy and glinting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Related ideas flit through your brain: heirs and a marriage.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say marriage" 		

Floyd ]  Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY MARRIAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | "marriage!" you say.
Floyd |
Floyd | Theodora blows you a little kiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an odd silence, as though no one is sure what to do or say
Floyd | now. But it will break momentarily.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince pulls Theodora toward him. "You are a woman of unexpected
Floyd | depths," he says softly. "All these years I have known you, seen you
Floyd | here and there, and thought that you were such a simple
Floyd | straightforward creature..."
Floyd |
Floyd | She blinks at him, then says, "I hope you are not angry."
Floyd |
Floyd | He laughs, and touches her cheek; and she kisses him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lucinda bites her lip. "Well," says the old lady briskly, standing.
Floyd | "How many unexpected turns life brings to us." And she pulls the
Floyd | bellpull with unnecessary force.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Theodora and the Prince are married ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Restarting, okay?"
		Gerynar says, "sure"
		Jacqueline says, "Let's deploy that think verb a bit more."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing the king's health
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Glass
Floyd | A fractured fairy tale by Emily Short
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 061008 / Inform 7 build 4A54 (I6/v6.31 lib
Floyd | 6/11N)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince sits awkwardly on the couch, holding his glass slipper and
Floyd | trying to keep it from crushing. Lucinda and Theodora have the ends of
Floyd | the same couch, and they are taking turns seeing who can bend lowest
Floyd | and show off the most cleavage; while the old lady, in her wing chair,
Floyd | carries on about nonsense. For instance:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do tell me about your father's health," she says, leaning toward the
Floyd | Prince. "Is he still ailing? Has the Spanish doctor been able to do
Floyd | anything for him?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince looks uncomfortable: this line of reason leads directly to
Floyd | the problem of heirs. "I believe so, madam," he replies, with a bit of
Floyd | constraint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing heirs
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Related ideas flit through your brain: heirs.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's so fortunate," says the old lady. "That you're of an age -- that
Floyd | is, that the King has been so blessed with an heir who can follow in
Floyd | his footsteps when the time comes, which we all hope will be--"
Floyd |
Floyd | Realizing she has led herself into a diplomatic difficulty, she sighs.
Floyd | "God has truly blessed our little kingdom."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar says, "it's nice to have a thinking verb for an IF...thinking hurts my head in real lofe"
		Gerynar says, "life*"
Gerynar says, "heirs" 		Jacqueline says (to Gerynar), "Try not to think about it too much."
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "say heirs" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing the marriage
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY HEIRS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awwwk!" you say. "Heirs!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Blood rushes up into the Prince's cheeks. He doesn't look your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now I have heard a rumor," says the old lady, pretending that this
Floyd | conversation topic just now occurred to her, rather than being the
Floyd | object of her determined pursuit for the last half hour. "A rumor that
Floyd | you yourself were planning to wed, in the very near future."
Floyd |
Floyd | Theodora leans closer to the Prince, who tucks his hands more
Floyd | protectively around the slipper.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There are a great many rumors," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say rumor" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY RUMOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike
Floyd | cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's true, you know, that my father threw the ball in the hope that I
Floyd | would-- that is, that it would lead to a greater acquaintance--" The
Floyd | Prince stops again, rattled, and glares down at the small shoe cradled
Floyd | in his hands. "I had not been very attentive to ladies in my youth."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old lady looks very strange at that remark. "Well-- my dear boy--"
Floyd | she begins. "I am glad you feel comfortable-- that is, I will not
Floyd | mention-- if you feel you prefer--"
Floyd |
Floyd | He blinks thick girlish lashes, and you see why she is worried. "No, I
Floyd | didn't mean that I have a preference for boys, madam," he remarks,
Floyd | more at his ease now that she is uncomfortable. "Only that I have been
Floyd | very much occupied with other concerns, and not..."
Floyd |
Floyd | He gestures. The shoe almost slips off its pillow. He catches it just
Floyd | in time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing the marriage
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Related ideas flit through your brain: heirs, a ball, Love and God.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's true, you know, that my father threw the ball in the hope that I
Floyd | would-- that is, that it would lead to a greater acquaintance--" The
Floyd | Prince stops again, rattled, and glares down at the small shoe cradled
Floyd | in his hands. "I had not been very attentive to ladies in my youth."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old lady looks very strange at that remark. "Well-- my dear boy--"
Floyd | she begins. "I am glad you feel comfortable-- that is, I will not
Floyd | mention-- if you feel you prefer--"
Floyd |
Floyd | He blinks thick girlish lashes, and you see why she is worried. "No, I
Floyd | didn't mean that I have a preference for boys, madam," he remarks,
Floyd | more at his ease now that she is uncomfortable. "Only that I have been
Floyd | very much occupied with other concerns, and not..."
Floyd |
Floyd | He gestures. The shoe almost slips off its pillow. He catches it just
Floyd | in time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "say God" 		

Floyd ]  Curiously discussing the shoe
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY GOD
Floyd |
Floyd | "God!" you exclaim. All eyes turn slowly towards you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Heavens," says the Prince mildly. "A pet with theological leanings.
Floyd | How unusual. You're most fortunate in your domesticated animals,
Floyd | madam."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old lady gives you a long, narrow-eyed look. Apparently she does
Floyd | not share the Prince's feelings on that topic.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm sure it's nothing surprising," remarks the old lady, "if you
Floyd | didn't meet anyone at the ball that you felt immediately you could
Floyd | marry. Such short acquaintances... there's much more to an alliance
Floyd | than that. One must feel at ease with the family, for instance."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth, then closes it again. "I did meet
Floyd | someone," he admits. "But I know nothing of her family. It hardly
Floyd | matters to me, however. It will be the woman who can wear this shoe."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old woman laughs slightly. "How beautifully romantic! But -- she
Floyd | didn't give you her name?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince shakes his head, looking embarrassed again.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...but you would recognize her, at least," the lady says, looking
Floyd | down carefully at her hands folded on her skirt. "As soon as you saw
Floyd | her face--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I can't be sure," the Prince replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a thick silence. The old lady frowns, suggesting very rapid
Floyd | and dangerous thought. Theodora lies back against the pillows,
Floyd | interested in the story and too stupid to realize it has to do with
Floyd | her. Lucinda-- but Lucinda's thoughts are always the hardest to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Not sure why God would come up at that point. A bit later, perhaps."
		Gerynar says, "now that you mention it, that makes sense"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Related ideas flit through your brain: a ball and Cinderella.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It wasn't a masked ball," the old lady says. "It wasn't even badly
Floyd | lit. Your father did not stint on the candles at all."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, dear, dear, I am being odiously prying. I'm so sorry. Perhaps you
Floyd | met this young lady out on the terrace..." She trails off, suggesting
Floyd | the very faintest disapproval of young ladies who linger on terraces,
Floyd | out of sight of chaperones, to hold conversations with Princes, and
Floyd | never tell their names.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I met her in candlelight," says the Prince, goaded. "But she left me
Floyd | at midnight."
Floyd |
Floyd | The effect of this comment is like the shattering of glass: for a
Floyd | moment you wonder if he dropped the shoe...? No. It is merely that he
Floyd | has admitted, or near-as-admitted, that his chosen bride is one who
Floyd | appeared to him under a glamor, a magical enchantment. A crime
Floyd | punishable by death under his father's law.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everyone remains very very quiet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "say Cinderella" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing Cinderella
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY CINDERELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awwk!" you say. "Cinderella!"
Floyd |
Floyd | There is the crack of a summoning: and there she stands, in the
Floyd | doorway, the secret daughter, the enchantress.
Floyd |
Floyd | "May I present my third daughter," says the old lady, very dryly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince fumbles to his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you recognize her?" the old lady asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I-- we've never met," says the Prince, looking puzzled. "I would have
Floyd | thought, as long as I have known your family, I would have--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "She likes to keep to herself. Except, of course, when she surprises
Floyd | us all, and goes out. Come in, Cinderella," says the lady. Lucinda
Floyd | squirms on the sofa.
Floyd |
Floyd | And in she walks, looking a little as though she has just been woken.
Floyd | The color rises in her cheeks when she looks at the Prince.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Wait. Did you say it three times or something?"
		Gerynar says, "it was mentioned in the last THINK command"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say love" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing Love
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY LOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awwwk!" you say. "Love!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince and Cinderella both look up at you. Cinderella puts one
Floyd | little finger to her lips, and winks, but you are afraid.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I met someone at the ball," he says, after a minute. "I felt for her.
Floyd | I thought to recognize her again by her shoe."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cinderella tilts her head and looks at the shoe. "If that is the only
Floyd | way you can identify her, I think you are better off avoiding such a
Floyd | wife, hm?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the marriage
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Related ideas flit through your brain: a marriage.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I held the ball to look for someone to-- someone that I might marry,"
Floyd | the Prince explains to Cinderella.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I went looking for the same thing," she says, tilting her head, the
Floyd | way you would. "And did you find what you were looking for?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I am not sure," he says. "Did you?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "He has not told me yet," Cinderella answers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say marriage" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY MARRIAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awk!" you say. "The marriage!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't mind our parrot," says the lady, smiling at the Prince. "It has
Floyd | very bad manners."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince glances at you. "I imagine any manners at all would be
Floyd | above average for a bird."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lucinda smirks.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince frowns at Cinderella. "I don't recall seeing you at the
Floyd | ball."
Floyd |
Floyd | "No?" she asks, with that funny triangular smile of hers. "We were
Floyd | introduced. Perhaps I did not make an impression."
Floyd |
Floyd | He frowns, and you can see that he is considering asking her to try
Floyd | the shoe. The silence is sharp. But he realizes -- or does he? -- that
Floyd | her face is wrong.
Floyd |
Floyd | She waits.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince frowns at Cinderella a little longer, then seems to reach
Floyd | some decision.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This business of the shoe is nonsense," he remarks. "I've no business
Floyd | to be choosing a wife so arbitrarily."
Floyd |
Floyd | "And all your heirs would have such small feet," Theodora contributes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, that would be-- terrible," the Prince says. "In fact, I think--"
Floyd | He turns and hurls the slipper against the wall, where it splinters
Floyd | into dozens of sparkling pieces. There is a great sigh in the room,
Floyd | and the old lady actually laughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince's gaze lingers on Cinderella. She looks back at him, her
Floyd | chin tilted up. "There are things my father need not know. Though I
Floyd | also would not lie to him about anything that I knew for certain."
Floyd |
Floyd | "A commendable attitude," says the old lady briskly. "And now I am
Floyd | having a brandy. Would anyone else care for a nip?"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Cinderella and the Prince are (eventually) wed ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Her face is wrong?"
		Jacqueline says, "Perhaps *we* should try on the shoe."
		Gerynar says, "my feet are too big"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the marriage
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing Love
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say shoe" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the shoe
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY SHOE
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awwwk!" you say. "The shoe!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | You give the place a once-over with your right eye. Then you turn your
Floyd | head and look at everything through your left eye. It doesn't make any
Floyd | difference. The farther parts of the room remain out of focus.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince frowns at Cinderella. "I don't recall seeing you at the
Floyd | ball."
Floyd |
Floyd | "No?" she asks, with that funny triangular smile of hers. "We were
Floyd | introduced. Perhaps I did not make an impression."
Floyd |
Floyd | He frowns, and you can see that he is considering asking her to try
Floyd | the shoe. The silence is sharp. But he realizes -- or does he? -- that
Floyd | her face is wrong.
Floyd |
Floyd | She waits.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince frowns at Cinderella a little longer, then seems to reach
Floyd | some decision.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This business of the shoe is nonsense," he remarks. "I've no business
Floyd | to be choosing a wife so arbitrarily."
Floyd |
Floyd | "And all your heirs would have such small feet," Theodora contributes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, that would be-- terrible," the Prince says. "In fact, I think--"
Floyd | He turns and hurls the slipper against the wall, where it splinters
Floyd | into dozens of sparkling pieces. There is a great sigh in the room,
Floyd | and the old lady actually laughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince's gaze lingers on Cinderella. She looks back at him, her
Floyd | chin tilted up. "There are things my father need not know. Though I
Floyd | also would not lie to him about anything that I knew for certain."
Floyd |
Floyd | "A commendable attitude," says the old lady briskly. "And now I am
Floyd | having a brandy. Would anyone else care for a nip?"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Cinderella and the Prince are (eventually) wed ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the shoe
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "say me" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing you
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY ME
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awwwk!" you say. "Pretty bird!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Cinderella smiles, and comes over to where you are, and pets the top
Floyd | of your head and whispers cossetting things in a language only you
Floyd | understand. Your heart is filled with sweetness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince frowns at Cinderella a little longer, then seems to reach
Floyd | some decision.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This business of the shoe is nonsense," he remarks. "I've no business
Floyd | to be choosing a wife so arbitrarily."
Floyd |
Floyd | "And all your heirs would have such small feet," Theodora contributes.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes, that would be-- terrible," the Prince says. "In fact, I think--"
Floyd | He turns and hurls the slipper against the wall, where it splinters
Floyd | into dozens of sparkling pieces. There is a great sigh in the room,
Floyd | and the old lady actually laughs.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince's gaze lingers on Cinderella. She looks back at him, her
Floyd | chin tilted up. "There are things my father need not know. Though I
Floyd | also would not lie to him about anything that I knew for certain."
Floyd |
Floyd | "A commendable attitude," says the old lady briskly. "And now I am
Floyd | having a brandy. Would anyone else care for a nip?"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Cinderella and the Prince are (eventually) wed ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Also not sure how, in this particular turn of events, they end up eventually marrying."
		Emily asks, "do you want me to explain?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. Not yet."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm thinking we should restart, and save after we've introduced Cinderella to the scene."
		Jacqueline says, "Work it from there."
		Gerynar says, "ok"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing the king's health
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Glass
Floyd | A fractured fairy tale by Emily Short
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 061008 / Inform 7 build 4A54 (I6/v6.31 lib
Floyd | 6/11N)
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince sits awkwardly on the couch, holding his glass slipper and
Floyd | trying to keep it from crushing. Lucinda and Theodora have the ends of
Floyd | the same couch, and they are taking turns seeing who can bend lowest
Floyd | and show off the most cleavage; while the old lady, in her wing chair,
Floyd | carries on about nonsense. For instance:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do tell me about your father's health," she says, leaning toward the
Floyd | Prince. "Is he still ailing? Has the Spanish doctor been able to do
Floyd | anything for him?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince looks uncomfortable: this line of reason leads directly to
Floyd | the problem of heirs. "I believe so, madam," he replies, with a bit of
Floyd | constraint.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say babies" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing heirs
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY BABIES
Floyd |
Floyd | "NEED BABIES," you say. "Heirs to the kingdom, heirs to the kingdom!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Blood rushes up into the Prince's cheeks. He doesn't look your way.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's so fortunate," says the old lady. "That you're of an age -- that
Floyd | is, that the King has been so blessed with an heir who can follow in
Floyd | his footsteps when the time comes, which we all hope will be--"
Floyd |
Floyd | Realizing she has led herself into a diplomatic difficulty, she sighs.
Floyd | "God has truly blessed our little kingdom."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say god" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing the marriage
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY GOD
Floyd |
Floyd | "God!" you exclaim. All eyes turn slowly towards you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Heavens," says the Prince mildly. "A pet with theological leanings.
Floyd | How unusual. You're most fortunate in your domesticated animals,
Floyd | madam."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old lady gives you a long, narrow-eyed look. Apparently she does
Floyd | not share the Prince's feelings on that topic.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now I have heard a rumor," says the old lady, pretending that this
Floyd | conversation topic just now occurred to her, rather than being the
Floyd | object of her determined pursuit for the last half hour. "A rumor that
Floyd | you yourself were planning to wed, in the very near future."
Floyd |
Floyd | Theodora leans closer to the Prince, who tucks his hands more
Floyd | protectively around the slipper.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There are a great many rumors," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say gay" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY GAY
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike
Floyd | cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's true, you know, that my father threw the ball in the hope that I
Floyd | would-- that is, that it would lead to a greater acquaintance--" The
Floyd | Prince stops again, rattled, and glares down at the small shoe cradled
Floyd | in his hands. "I had not been very attentive to ladies in my youth."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old lady looks very strange at that remark. "Well-- my dear boy--"
Floyd | she begins. "I am glad you feel comfortable-- that is, I will not
Floyd | mention-- if you feel you prefer--"
Floyd |
Floyd | He blinks thick girlish lashes, and you see why she is worried. "No, I
Floyd | didn't mean that I have a preference for boys, madam," he remarks,
Floyd | more at his ease now that she is uncomfortable. "Only that I have been
Floyd | very much occupied with other concerns, and not..."
Floyd |
Floyd | He gestures. The shoe almost slips off its pillow. He catches it just
Floyd | in time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "say me" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing you
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY ME
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awk!" you say. "Nice bird! Adorable bird!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I suppose it wishes to advocate a greater interest in aviary
Floyd | concerns?" the Prince asks, looking at you with curiosity.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I wouldn't credit it with nearly that much intelligence," says the
Floyd | old lady. Witch.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "think" 		

Floyd ]  Idly discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | Related ideas flit through your brain: nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's an uncomfortable silence as everyone tries to think of a
Floyd | sensible direction for the conversation to take from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Mm, we were speaking of ball," says a Prince.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say nothing" 		

Floyd ]  Curiously discussing the shoe
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY NOTHING
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike
Floyd | cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm sure it's nothing surprising," remarks the old lady, "if you
Floyd | didn't meet anyone at the ball that you felt immediately you could
Floyd | marry. Such short acquaintances... there's much more to an alliance
Floyd | than that. One must feel at ease with the family, for instance."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth, then closes it again. "I did meet
Floyd | someone," he admits. "But I know nothing of her family. It hardly
Floyd | matters to me, however. It will be the woman who can wear this shoe."
Floyd |
Floyd | The old woman laughs slightly. "How beautifully romantic! But -- she
Floyd | didn't give you her name?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince shakes his head, looking embarrassed again.
Floyd |
Floyd | "...but you would recognize her, at least," the lady says, looking
Floyd | down carefully at her hands folded on her skirt. "As soon as you saw
Floyd | her face--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "I can't be sure," the Prince replies.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a thick silence. The old lady frowns, suggesting very rapid
Floyd | and dangerous thought. Theodora lies back against the pillows,
Floyd | interested in the story and too stupid to realize it has to do with
Floyd | her. Lucinda-- but Lucinda's thoughts are always the hardest to read.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "say think" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY THINK
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike
Floyd | cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | "It wasn't a masked ball," the old lady says. "It wasn't even badly
Floyd | lit. Your father did not stint on the candles at all."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Oh, dear, dear, I am being odiously prying. I'm so sorry. Perhaps you
Floyd | met this young lady out on the terrace..." She trails off, suggesting
Floyd | the very faintest disapproval of young ladies who linger on terraces,
Floyd | out of sight of chaperones, to hold conversations with Princes, and
Floyd | never tell their names.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I met her in candlelight," says the Prince, goaded. "But she left me
Floyd | at midnight."
Floyd |
Floyd | The effect of this comment is like the shattering of glass: for a
Floyd | moment you wonder if he dropped the shoe...? No. It is merely that he
Floyd | has admitted, or near-as-admitted, that his chosen bride is one who
Floyd | appeared to him under a glamor, a magical enchantment. A crime
Floyd | punishable by death under his father's law.
Floyd |
Floyd | Everyone remains very very quiet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say cinderella" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing Cinderella
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY CINDERELLA
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awk!" you say. "Cinderella!"
Floyd |
Floyd | There is the crack of a summoning: and there she stands, in the
Floyd | doorway, the secret daughter, the enchantress.
Floyd |
Floyd | "May I present my third daughter," says the old lady, very dryly.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince fumbles to his feet.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Do you recognize her?" the old lady asks.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I-- we've never met," says the Prince, looking puzzled. "I would have
Floyd | thought, as long as I have known your family, I would have--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "She likes to keep to herself. Except, of course, when she surprises
Floyd | us all, and goes out. Come in, Cinderella," says the lady. Lucinda
Floyd | squirms on the sofa.
Floyd |
Floyd | And in she walks, looking a little as though she has just been woken.
Floyd | The color rises in her cheeks when she looks at the Prince.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Nervously discussing Cinderella
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Gerynar asks, "say "magic"?"
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "say magic" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing Magic
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY MAGIC
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awwk!" you say. "Magic!"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Magic magic magic," you sing. "Witch, enchantress..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cinderella swallows, but the Prince shrugs impatiently. "I had guessed
Floyd | as much," he says to you. And to her: "I suppose you have looked--
Floyd | another way than this?"
Floyd |
Floyd | She nods, and takes the glass slipper from his hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't," says the old lady, reaching for her wrist; missing. "They
Floyd | can't-- without proof they won't..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cinderella puts it on, turning her ankle to watch the effect. The
Floyd | change sweeps up through her, making her taller, more perfect, almost
Floyd | inhumanly beautiful.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince drops his hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You need not have done that," he says. "You could have broken it.
Floyd | Lied to me. Remained hidden." His jaw works. "Didn't you understand
Floyd | that--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "She understands," says the old lady, rising from her chair. "I told
Floyd | her. We all told her. She hoped that you would understand her secret
Floyd | but have the wit not to put her to the test." Her fingers dig into the
Floyd | chairback. "I'm afraid the rest of us -- not being in love with you,
Floyd | you see -- we had less faith in your intuition. We thought perhaps we
Floyd | might distract you with one of the other two. One of the plainly...
Floyd | non-magical ones."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince swallows. He is crying: not very man-like. "You see I
Floyd | cannot conceal this; it would be treason, now I have seen this
Floyd | witchcraft with my own eyes..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cinderella backs away. "I have no truck with devils," she says. "I was
Floyd | gifted or cursed in my nature, that is all. I cannot make it go away
Floyd | -- the power remains with me."
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's true," says Lucinda. "We poured holy water on her every day for
Floyd | a year."
Floyd |
Floyd | "But the law," says the Prince.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're an idiot," says the old lady. "You knew what you might find.
Floyd | If you loved her at all, you would not have come looking."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Cinderella is executed ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "Golly"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, um, having found that, is that all the endings?"
		Emily says, "that's all the narratively important endings"
		Emily says, "there is also an easter egg if you are a *very* bad bird"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing Cinderella
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "poo" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing Cinderella
Floyd |
Floyd | > POO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline says, "So, naughtier than than going on the rug, then."
		Gerynar says, "having been watching "The Adventures of Merlin" on netflix, I can't help but thinking that maybe the king is Uther Pendragon"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say shit" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY SHIT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You squawk very loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | "If that happens again," says the old woman to you, "we will sell you
Floyd | to the first man with an earring we can find."
Floyd |
Floyd | Lucinda's cheeks go pink.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a long thoughtful silence. The Prince frowns at Cinderella.
Floyd | "I don't recall seeing you at the ball."
Floyd |
Floyd | "No?" she asks, with that funny triangular smile of hers. "We were
Floyd | introduced. Perhaps I did not make an impression."
Floyd |
Floyd | He frowns, and you can see that he is considering asking her to try
Floyd | the shoe. The silence is sharp. But he realizes -- or does he? -- that
Floyd | her face is wrong.
Floyd |
Floyd | She waits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gerynar says (to Floyd), "say sex" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing Magic
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY SEX
Floyd |
Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike
Floyd | cry.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Would you mind trying this shoe?" the Prince asks, quite politely.
Floyd |
Floyd | She nods, and takes the glass slipper from his hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't," says the old lady, reaching for her wrist; missing. "They
Floyd | can't-- without proof they won't..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cinderella puts it on, turning her ankle to watch the effect. The
Floyd | change sweeps up through her, making her taller, more perfect, almost
Floyd | inhumanly beautiful.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince drops his hand.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You need not have done that," he says. "You could have broken it.
Floyd | Lied to me. Remained hidden." His jaw works. "Didn't you understand
Floyd | that--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "She understands," says the old lady, rising from her chair. "I told
Floyd | her. We all told her. She hoped that you would understand her secret
Floyd | but have the wit not to put her to the test." Her fingers dig into the
Floyd | chairback. "I'm afraid the rest of us -- not being in love with you,
Floyd | you see -- we had less faith in your intuition. We thought perhaps we
Floyd | might distract you with one of the other two. One of the plainly...
Floyd | non-magical ones."
Floyd |
Floyd | The Prince swallows. He is crying: not very man-like. "You see I
Floyd | cannot conceal this; it would be treason, now I have seen this
Floyd | witchcraft with my own eyes..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Cinderella backs away. "I have no truck with devils," she says. "I was
Floyd | gifted or cursed in my nature, that is all. I cannot make it go away
Floyd | -- the power remains with me."
Floyd |
Floyd | "It's true," says Lucinda. "We poured holy water on her every day for
Floyd | a year."
Floyd |
Floyd | "But the law," says the Prince.
Floyd |
Floyd | "You're an idiot," says the old lady. "You knew what you might find.
Floyd | If you loved her at all, you would not have come looking."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Cinderella is executed ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Jacqueline asks, "Hrm. Could you explain the (eventually) they get married bit, then?"
Ghogg arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
Emily says (to floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Emily says (to floyd), "say fuck" 		

Floyd ]  Nervously discussing the ball
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY FUCK
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Right," says the old lady. And she rings for a servant to remove you
Floyd | from the room.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** You are sold to pirates and have a glorious career on the
Floyd | open sea ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
jmac arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, welcome, jmac and Ghogg. You're just in time to see us wrap up."
		Emily says (to Jacqueline), "so the explanation is basically what you learn in the Cinderella-gets-executed ending: she has magic powers, her family has been trying to cover for her. in the "eventually" ending, what happens is that the Prince meets her, realizes that she's the person he met under a glamor, but also realizes that if he *proves* that fact, he can't marry her"
		Emily says, "so he destroys the shoe and comes up with an alternate excuse to court her"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		Jacqueline says, "Nice little twist on the story."
		Gerynar says, "very nice"
		Jacqueline says, "Hooray! Good little session."
		Jacqueline says, "So, we will skip next Sunday, unless someone here would like to volunteer to moderate."
		Emily says, "(in the original Grimm version, the stepsisters cut off parts of their feet to fit in the slipper, and then they're caught because birds shout SHOE OF BLOOD, SHOE OF BLOOD and the Prince belatedly notices)"
		Emily says, "(though you would think if the slipper was GLASS you would be able to see sawn-off toe issues immediately)"
		Ghogg says, "yeeeaaah"
		Emily says, "or-- maybe not Grimm, but an early version, anyway"
		Jacqueline says, "blurgle"
		Ghogg asks, "so is there an ending where cindarella decides she doesn't need a man so she hits the road with a pack of cigarettes and a dream?"
		Emily says, "ha"
		Emily says, "not really, no"
jmac has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Emily says, "I did want it to be a thing where you start out thinking the stepmother is evil but eventually realize that it's more complicated than that"
		Jacqueline says, "You pulled a Maleficent before Disney did. Well done."
		Ghogg says, "(that's SORT OF the 'pirate queen' ending in that Plundered Hearts game)"
		Allen asks, "or one where Cinderella discovers Prince Charming is already married to sleeping beauty?"
		Ghogg says (to Allen), "you're mixing it up with Fables"
Ghogg has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Jacqueline says, "Well, folks, I need to go take a nap. If someone is interested in moderating next week in my stead while I'm at Go Play NW, drop me a mudmail today. Otherwise I'll come back later and post a bb message about canceling for a week."
		Jacqueline yawns, waves, and curls up on the couch.
Gerynar has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
pollux has had its fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		benzene asks, "did you guys finish glass? how was it?"
Emily disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		Ghogg says, "cindarella dumped prince charming and went to south america and became a dictator-for-life"
		benzene says, "I see"
		benzene asks, "but she's happy?"
		Ghogg says, "it's ambiguous at that point. YOU DECIDE."
		Olly says, "Not in the end. Human rights abuses don't pay, kids."



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NightFloyd Transcript:
Death Off the Cuff by Simon Christiansen
DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH by Gunther Schmidl
Oth. by Gunther Schmidl
The Great Ritual by Gunther Schmidl
Only After Dark by Gunther Schmidl
INHERIT! by Gunther Schmidl
As played on ifMUD on July 10, 2014

Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Unlike ClubFloyd, NightFloyd often takes on significantly larger works of interactive fiction, knowing going in that each one will take multiple sessions (but not always, as you'll see in this transcript). NightFloyd is also a bit more informal than ClubFloyd in that it's only announced on the ifMUD #clubfloyd bulletin board, and the time shifts around to meet player's schedules far more than ClubFloyd does. NightFloyd is organized by genericgeekgirl, aka Adri.

Below is a transcript of Death Off the Cuff written by Simon Christiansen, DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH written by Gunther Schmidl, Oth. written by Gunther Schmidl, The Great Ritual written by Gunther Schmidl, Only After Dark written by Gunther Schmidl, and INHERIT! written by Gunther Schmidl. Yes, it was a Gunther Schmidl love fest. Which is a phrase that will sound even worse after you've read the transcript. You can learn more about the games, including how to download them, by visiting the IFDB pages: Death Off the Cuff, DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH, Oth., The Great Ritual, Only After Dark, and INHERIT!.

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.

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

Death Off the Cuff by Simon Christiansen
DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH by Gunther Schmidl
Oth. by Gunther Schmidl
The Great Ritual by Gunther Schmidl
Only After Dark by Gunther Schmidl
INHERIT! by Gunther Schmidl
ToyShop & Floyditorium
		
#ClubFloyd Discussion
		

		DavidW asks, "I've forgotten the name of the terp. sleepsack?"
		Ellison says, "oh wait, I think I'm also thinking of Inherit!"
		Zach says, "sleepmask"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask death" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel Lounge                                         1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "I assume you have gathered us here for a reason, Monsieur Saint
Floyd | Germain?", says Shane Pearson.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Is it not obvious?" says the Doctor. "The detective has figured out
Floyd | who killed the Colonel and intends to explain to us how he did it."
Floyd |
Floyd | You twirl your moustache. "The good Doctor is correct, Mademoiselle
Floyd | Pearson. I have indeed solved the case. The murderer was clever, but
Floyd | he proved no match for my gray matter." You tap a finger against the
Floyd | side of your head to illustrate the point.
Floyd |
Floyd | They all stare at you expectantly, like children waiting to be told a
Floyd | bedtime story. And who can blame them? You are, after all, Anthony
Floyd | Saint Germain, the great French detective. No criminal has ever been a
Floyd | match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of
Floyd | your brilliant deductions.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it
Floyd | different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea
Floyd | who did it. An entire day of investigation have turned up nothing. No
Floyd | one even seems to have a damn motive.
Floyd |
Floyd | No matter. Most of the time when you do this the murderer breaks down
Floyd | and confesses half way through your speech anyway. All you have to do
Floyd | is stall and wait for the guilty party to slip up. People love talking
Floyd | about themselves. If you wait long enough, they always end up
Floyd | revealing something you can use.
Floyd |
Floyd | It is going to be fine.
Floyd |
Floyd | First time players should type ABOUT for some basic information
Floyd | about the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | Death Off the Cuff
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Simon Christiansen
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 100926 / Inform 7 build 6E72 (I6/v6.31 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | Hotel Lounge
Floyd | The hotel lounge is small, but comfortable. A large couch stands near
Floyd | one wall, with a mahogany couch table in front of it. Next to it is an
Floyd | old fashioned reclining chair. In the corner of the room, an old
Floyd | grandfather clock is steadily ticking away, lending a dignified air to
Floyd | the proceedings.
Floyd |
Floyd | James Garfield, the owner of Seafront Hotel, is standing by the clock,
Floyd | watching you expectantly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jonathan Allington stands next to Mr. Garfield, his employer. His face
Floyd | reveals no emotions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shane Pearson is sitting in the couch with her legs crossed.
Floyd |
Floyd | Doctor Elias Mole is sitting next to Shane in the couch, leaning
Floyd | forward with an inquisitive look in his eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Count Heinrich Von Carstein is leaning backwards in the reclining
Floyd | chair, sipping a glass of wine.
Floyd |
Floyd | Detective Goodfellow is standing behind you, eagerly waiting to assist
Floyd | you in arresting the murderer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, this isn't Death^4."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ]  Hotel Lounge                                         1
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?" 		Johnny says (to DavidW), "Don't fall for Zach's lies. It's sleestak."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask death4" 		

Floyd ]  YOUR living room                                       0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Government is trying to come and take your money? OVER YOUR DEAD
Floyd | BODY.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH
Floyd | For speedIF 10
Floyd | (c) Copyright 2000 by the author.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 000626 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | YOUR living room
Floyd | Yes, YOURS. Not THEIRS. YOURS!!!!! YOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Floyd | You can also go east, or west. Or east, but that would be COMMUNIST.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This was a Speed-IF 10 entry."
Zach says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  YOUR living room                                       0/1
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  YOUR living room                                       0/2
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a gun
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x gun" 		

Floyd ]  YOUR living room                                       0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GUN
Floyd |
Floyd | It's YOURS according to the GREAT SECOND AMENDMENT of the constitution
Floyd | of this otherwise SOCIALIST NAZI GESTAPO REPUBLIC.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  YOUR living room                                       0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're yourself, a gun-toting right-winger.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  YOUR living room                                       0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kill me" 		

Floyd ]  YOUR living room                                       0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL ME
Floyd |
Floyd | OVER YOUR DEAD BODY!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "heh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  YOUR Front Porch                                       0/6
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | YOUR Front Porch
Floyd | The "laws" of this FASCIST country say EVERYONE may pass your lawn but
Floyd | if you see one of these FUCKING FOREIGN COMMIES again you WILL shoot
Floyd | them!!!!!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see Tnson Aurner here, the BIGGEST COMMIE IN THE WHOLE US.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tnson" 		

Floyd ]  YOUR Front Porch                                       0/7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TNSON
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh no!!!! Communists have INVADED the PRIVACY OF YOUR HOME!!!!! Time
Floyd | to make use of your right to SHOOT EVERYONE!!!!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Context: Anson Turner wrote the Platypus alternate library for Inform 6."
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to tnson" 		

Floyd ]  YOUR Front Porch                                       0/7
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO TNSON
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Ah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot tnson" 		

Floyd ]  The Future                                             0/8
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT TNSON
Floyd |
Floyd | You SHOOT Tnson with your GUN!!!!!! He collapses in a heap!!! YAY!!!!!
Floyd | Then the heap ESPLODES! Wow! What a special effect!! Too bad this is
Floyd | only a text game!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, you time travel into the future!
Floyd |
Floyd | The Future
Floyd | OH NO the RED COMMIE BASTARDS have taken over the US!!! Only ONE THING
Floyd | to do now!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  The Future                                             0/9
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Future
Floyd | OH NO the RED COMMIE BASTARDS have taken over the US!!! Only ONE THING
Floyd | to do now!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot commies" 		

Floyd ]  The Future                                             0/9
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT COMMIES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Ellison says, "haha"
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  The Future                                             0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  The Future                                             0/11
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "shoot me" 		

Floyd ]  The Future                                             0/11
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHOOT ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the gun to your head and SHOOT yourself! The only way out!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | Everyone cheers!!!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 11 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Ellison says, "never played that one. that was great."
Zach says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  YOUR living room                                       0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Government is trying to come and take your money? OVER YOUR DEAD
Floyd | BODY.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | DEATH DEATH DEATH DEATH
Floyd | For speedIF 10
Floyd | (c) Copyright 2000 by the author.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 000626 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | YOUR living room
Floyd | Yes, YOURS. Not THEIRS. YOURS!!!!! YOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Floyd | You can also go east, or west. Or east, but that would be COMMUNIST.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "east" 		

Floyd ]  YOUR living room                                       0/2
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | What are you, a socialist COMMIE???
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Aww"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ]  YOUR living room                                       0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | That was a rhetorical question.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "('oth' is uploaded now.)"
Zach says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ]  YOUR living room                                       0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "y" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?
Floyd | > Y
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask oth" 		

Floyd ]  Yr. Rm.                                                0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mmf. Y're in yr home, aftr that d00d Iago tld y. abt. wht. Dessy did
Floyd | w/that othr. dog!! Time 2 kik sm 4zz w/yr ninja skillz!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Oth.
Floyd | Abrdgd. Vsn.
Floyd | (c) Copyright 2002 by G. S. <gschmidl@gmx.at>
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 020202 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Yr. Rm.
Floyd | Yr Rm. Bedrm. Nrth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, a Tbl.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Tbl. are a Knf and Fd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Yr. Rm.                                                0/1
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIST G
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oops."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tbl" 		

Floyd ]  Yr. Rm.                                                0/2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TBL
Floyd |
Floyd | A wdn. Tbl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I was hoping to get a peek at Floyd's list of games inbetween, but no matter."
Zach says (to Floyd), "take knf" 		

Floyd ]  Yr. Rm.                                                0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KNF
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x knf" 		

Floyd ]  Yr. Rm.                                                0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KNF
Floyd |
Floyd | Shrp knf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x fd" 		

Floyd ]  Yr. Rm.                                                0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FD
Floyd |
Floyd | Xtrmly disgtng fd. Brane taco or smthn.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Oth. was written for a Shakespeare-themed speed-if."
		Zach says, "Brane taco?!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take fd" 		

Floyd ]  Yr. Rm.                                                0/6
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE FD
Floyd |
Floyd | Ew!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Yr bedrm                                               0/7
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Yr bedrm
Floyd | Bed. Yr Rm Sth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hr.'s Dessy, t. bitch!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Yr bedrm                                               0/7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x Dessy" 		

Floyd ]  Yr bedrm                                               0/8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESSY
Floyd |
Floyd | Yr. ho, Dessy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "talk to dessy" 		

Floyd ]  Yr bedrm                                               0/8
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO DESSY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Yr bedrm                                               0/9
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a Knf
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Yr bedrm                                               0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I don't want to kill her!"
		DavidW says, "Othello was a tragedy, y'know."
Zach says (to Floyd), "kill ho" 		

Floyd ]  Yr bedrm                                               0/11
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL HO
Floyd |
Floyd | You ram yr knf in Dessy --> dies. No!!!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x dead ho" 		

Floyd ]  Yr bedrm                                               0/11
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DEAD HO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ho" 		

Floyd ]  Yr bedrm                                               0/12
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HO
Floyd |
Floyd | Yr. ho, Dessy, dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Yr bedrm                                               0/13
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Yr bedrm
Floyd | Bed. Yr Rm Sth.
Floyd |
Floyd | Hr.'s Dessy, t. bitch!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Yr. Rm.                                                0/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Yr. Rm.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also, a Tbl.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the Tbl. is Fd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "eat fd" 		

Floyd ]  Yr. Rm.                                                0/15
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT FD
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking Fd)
Floyd | Ew!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guess we don't go into the future in this one."
		Zach says, "Boo"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Yr bedrm                                               0/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Yr bedrm
Floyd |
Floyd | Hr.'s Dessy, t. bitch!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x dessy" 		

Floyd ]  Yr bedrm                                               0/17
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DESSY
Floyd |
Floyd | Yr. ho, Dessy, dead.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kill dessy" 		

Floyd ]  Yr bedrm                                               0/18
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL DESSY
Floyd |
Floyd | You ram yr knf in Dessy --> dies. No!!!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kill dessy" 		

Floyd ]  Yr bedrm                                               0/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL DESSY
Floyd |
Floyd | You ram yr knf in Dessy --> dies. No!!!!!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kill me" 		

Floyd ]  Yr bedrm                                               0/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL ME
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** WIN! *** No, *** DEAD! ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 19 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Remember, it was a speed-if game. Nothing very fancy."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list g" 		

Floyd ]  Yr bedrm                                               0/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIST G
Floyd |
Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Of course. I should have known to do that next."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list g" 		
Floyd says (to DavidW), "galatea gameiwrote gardening gardeningv2 gargoyle gdcgame ghandihug ghosteringtonnight ghosteringtonnightv2 gideonbeta gigantomania glass glow gna go godot gold gorilla gossip gostak gotid grail greenmountains grip gris groovebillygoat ground gryscale gtba guess guildedyouth guilty gumshoe gunmute" 		DavidW says, "I want to load The Great Ritual next."
		Zach says, "k"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask greatritual" 		

Floyd ]  Plains                                                 0/1
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You kneeled with the others as the elder spilled milk over your heads.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Lay down your spears now, and use your heads and wisdom instead."
Floyd |
Floyd | The newly initiated men nodded, and you felt a pang of envy. One day,
Floyd | you too would rise above warrior status, you promised yourself once
Floyd | again. One day...
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, there was a commotion. Bekenga, a young cow herder, ran into
Floyd | the middle of the congregation. The elders stared at him angrily; this
Floyd | was not the time for an interruption. But what he had to say quickly
Floyd | disrupted the ritual anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | A whole herd of cattle had been stolen; one of the herders wounded and
Floyd | unconscious on the ground, in the scorching sun; the other, missing.
Floyd |
Floyd | This is of course a serious matter. Cattle theft is bad enough;
Floyd | kidnapping is unforgivable.
Floyd |
Floyd | Quickly, the elders had selected a group of warriors to find both herd
Floyd | and herder; and to your joy, you were one of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | That was twelve hours ago now. You have been tracking footprints
Floyd | across the plains, going with little food and water. You just hope you
Floyd | will find something, anything, soon.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | THE GREAT RITUAL
Floyd | SpeedIF2000 entry
Floyd | (c) 1999 by Gunther Schmidl.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 991212 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
Floyd |
Floyd | Plains
Floyd | The plains stretch endlessly into every direction. There is little
Floyd | growth, and little life here; the heat of the desert sun is enough to
Floyd | keep anyone from wandering too far from their home. The tracks you
Floyd | have been following steadily lead to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | You briefly wonder where the others are now, and whether they have
Floyd | found the herd yet. But you will not - can not - give up before them.
Floyd | You will continue to follow the tracks. You will reach manhood this
Floyd | very year, with the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "I wonder if there will be a knife or gun in this game?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Plains                                                 0/2
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a spear
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oo, that's new."
Zach says (to Floyd), "kill me" 		

Floyd ]  Plains                                                 0/3
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL ME
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the spear)
Floyd | Violence is not the answer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x spear" 		

Floyd ]  Plains                                                 0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SPEAR
Floyd |
Floyd | A wooden spear with a metal blade, manufactured by a neighbouring
Floyd | tribe since you Masai lack the necessary tools.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  Plains                                                 0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "credits" 		

Floyd ]  Plains                                                 0/4
Floyd |
Floyd | > CREDITS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "This is still a speed-if, even though there's been more work to it."
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Plains                                                 0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You trudge on in the heat, ever following the tracks...
Floyd |
Floyd | Plains
Floyd | Some poor beast - you guess it was one of your missing cattle - has
Floyd | died here.
Floyd | Vultures are flapping around overhead, but they dare not come closer
Floyd | yet because of the lioness that is tearing at the body.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, she notices you. To disturb an eating lion is dangerous, and
Floyd | you grip your spear a little tighter as the lion rises and strolls
Floyd | menacingly directly at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a lioness and a sandal here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Eek"
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw sandal at lioness" 		

Floyd ]  Plains                                                 0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW SANDAL AT LIONESS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the sandal)
Floyd | The lioness pounces.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 5 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Plains                                                 0/5
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Plains
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw spear at lioness" 		

Floyd ]  Plains                                                 0/6
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW SPEAR AT LIONESS
Floyd |
Floyd | As the lion pounces on you, you quickly jump aside; the mighty paw
Floyd | only barely fails to tear open your side. Now your warrior instincts
Floyd | break through again, your senses sharp; you play with the lioness,
Floyd | taunting her with the spear as if it were a game. She gets more and
Floyd | more furious, and then she stumbles for a second as she whips around
Floyd | to meet you again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Quickly, you drive the head of the spear into her flank, and she howls
Floyd | in pain; again and again you hit her, until she moves no longer.
Floyd |
Floyd | Only as you pull the spear out of her one last time, you notice you
Floyd | are breathing heavily and glistening with sweat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Plains                                                 0/7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a young, proud, beautiful Masai warrior.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Sexy"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sandal" 		

Floyd ]  Plains                                                 0/8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SANDAL
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a sandal like the ones you are wearing. It must belong to a
Floyd | Masai; you hope it's Jackson (what kind of a name is Jackson for a
Floyd | Masai, you briefly wonder.)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take sandal" 		

Floyd ]  Plains                                                 0/9
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SANDAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x lioness" 		

Floyd ]  Plains                                                 0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LIONESS
Floyd |
Floyd | A mighty lioness, "Simba" in your language. The lions attack your
Floyd | cattle, and naturally, you used to kill them; but in these modern
Floyd | times, the state pays you a lot more money if you catch them alive.
Floyd | You guess you won't be getting any money for this one, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x cow" 		

Floyd ]  Plains                                                 0/10
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x beast" 		

Floyd ]  Plains                                                 0/11
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BEAST
Floyd |
Floyd | A mighty lioness, "Simba" in your language. The lions attack your
Floyd | cattle, and naturally, you used to kill them; but in these modern
Floyd | times, the state pays you a lot more money if you catch them alive.
Floyd | You guess you won't be getting any money for this one, though.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Plains                                                 0/12
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Plains
Floyd | Some poor beast - you guess it was one of your missing cattle - has
Floyd | died here., next to it the carcass of the lioness you just killed. The
Floyd | gory scene is emphasized by a single sandal lying near the torn-up
Floyd | body of the cow.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a lioness and a sandal here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x carcass" 		

Floyd ]  Plains                                                 0/12
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CARCASS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh well"
Zach says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Stable (back entrance)                                 0/13
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | Again, you follow the track, and to your surprise, it ends only an
Floyd | hour later at a...
Floyd |
Floyd | Stable (back entrance)
Floyd | A large stable has been built here, in the middle of nowhere. You seem
Floyd | to be standing at the back entrance; a small door leads inside, or you
Floyd | can go around the stable to the northeast and northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Stable (back entrance)                                 0/13
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "in" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Stable                                      0/14
Floyd |
Floyd | > IN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Stable
Floyd | So this is where the stolen cattle is. The large stable holds all of
Floyd | your cows and bulls, and Jackson, the missing Masai, who is sitting
Floyd | against one of the wooden support pillars, hands cuffed around it
Floyd | behind his back, a wide strip of tape covering his mouth.
Floyd |
Floyd | A roll of silvery duct tape lies here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "The cows... kidnapped him?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take tape" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Stable                                      0/15
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x Jackson" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Stable                                      0/16
Floyd |
Floyd | > X JACKSON
Floyd |
Floyd | A beautiful young man, much like yourself; unlike yourself, he is
Floyd | chained to a wooden pillar with handcuffs and gagged with tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ungag Jackson" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Stable                                      0/17
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNGAG JACKSON
Floyd |
Floyd | You carefully pull the tape off of Jackson's mouth. He flexes his jaw
Floyd | and before you can speak a word, he whispers, "I'm okay. Don't try to
Floyd | help me, go back to the village and warn the others. The whites want
Floyd | to truck the cattle away tomorrow, and we can't let that happen."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Go!" he adds as you hesitate for a moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "free jackson" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Stable                                      0/18
Floyd |
Floyd | > FREE JACKSON
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't get the handcuffs open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tape" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Stable                                      0/18
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the crumpled piece of duct tape or the roll of duct
Floyd | tape?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x roll" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Stable                                      0/19
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | A roll of silvery duct tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Stable                                      0/20
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "So, no, the cows didn't kidnap him."
Zach says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Stable                                      0/20
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | As fast as you can, you run towards the next road. Fortunately,
Floyd | someone is willing to drive you back to your village, where you
Floyd | quickly tell your story. As you reach the stable, however, the cattle
Floyd | is already gone, and only Jackson remains inside, his face swollen but
Floyd | proud.
Floyd |
Floyd | "They tried to force me to tell them who found me," he reports, "I
Floyd | don't know how they knew."
Floyd |
Floyd | But you do. The duct tape.
Floyd |
Floyd | For your bravery, you will be initiated next year, but you don't feel
Floyd | good about it at all.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have failed ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 20 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Stable                                      0/20
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside the Stable
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put tape on jackson" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Stable                                      0/20
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TAPE ON JACKSON
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the crumpled piece of duct tape or the roll of duct
Floyd | tape?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put roll of tape on jackson" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Stable                                      0/21
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ROLL OF TAPE ON JACKSON
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no time for that now! You must go and warn your people!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put piece of tape on jackson" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Stable                                      0/22
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT PIECE OF TAPE ON JACKSON
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no time for that now! You must go and warn your people!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "gag jackson" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Stable                                      0/23
Floyd |
Floyd | > GAG JACKSON
Floyd |
Floyd | (with Jackson)
Floyd | That doesn't make any sense.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "try GAG JACKSON"
Zach says (to Floyd), "gag jackson with tape" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Stable                                      0/23
Floyd |
Floyd | > GAG JACKSON WITH TAPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the crumpled piece of duct tape or the roll of duct
Floyd | tape?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "gag jackson with roll" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Stable                                      0/24
Floyd |
Floyd | > GAG JACKSON WITH ROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | You tear a piece of tape off of the roll and approach Jackson.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I have to put this on you, or they'll notice someone was here."
Floyd |
Floyd | He nods, and you place the tape across his lips.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Inside the Stable                                      0/24
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | As fast as you can, you run towards the next road. Fortunately,
Floyd | someone is willing to drive you back to your village, where you
Floyd | quickly tell your story. As you reach the stable, the guards flee in
Floyd | panic at the sight of several dozen very angry Masai warriors. Jackson
Floyd | is rescued unharmed, the cattle secure, and when the trucks arrive the
Floyd | next day, the police are already waiting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Proudly, you sit in the sun as your mother shears off your long hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have saved the cattle, but more importantly, you will be a man by
Floyd | tonight.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 0, in 24 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hooray!"
		Zach says, "Yay"
		Zach says, "Become a man, oh my"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list o" 		
Floyd says (to DavidW), "oad obituary oceantower ociamthelaw ocmaincourse ocyakshaving ofd offthecuff olivia olivia2 ollieollieoxenfree once oneeyeopen onehalf operate orevore orevore2 oth oxygen" 		DavidW says, "oad should be Only After Dark. Hopefully version 2."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask oad" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                           ONLY AFTER DARK
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                            D A Y   O N E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                   [Strike any key to continue...]

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 0
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "HERE BE DRAGONS" is what the rutter said, but the small island turned
Floyd | out to be free of those animals after all. Instead, you landed near a
Floyd | tiny village full of friendly natives.
Floyd |
Floyd | Aaah, shore leave! You can't remember when the last time was you could
Floyd | relax, take a night off and stroll through town to pick up a girl or
Floyd | two. It turned out your friend Aten speaks a dialect not unlike that
Floyd | of the villagers, and so he joined your captain, who's with the
Floyd | village elder at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Too bad for him," you think, grinning, "guess he won't be getting any
Floyd | tonight."
Floyd |
Floyd | You, on the other hand, are intent to.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ONLY AFTER DARK
Floyd | Interactive Fiction
Floyd | [Please type "about".]
Floyd | IFComp 1999 Release 1 / Serial number 990915 / Inform v6.15 Library
Floyd | 6/7
Floyd |
Floyd | Village Center
Floyd | The center of this small village is a roughly circular clearing in the
Floyd | jungle-forest that covers most of this island. A gigantic tree stands
Floyd | in the middle, reaching hundreds of feet up into the cool night air.
Floyd | The huts of the villagers are strewn around the clearing's border,
Floyd | close to the jungle.
Floyd | A large stone circle contains charred wood from last night's bonfire,
Floyd | and there is a rickety wooden platform under one of the lower branches
Floyd | of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ranil! Remember to be back on the Dagon tomorrow at sunrise! Unless
Floyd | you want to lose a month's pay, that is," you hear Quartermaster
Floyd | Gerhardsen shout in your direction. You nod, and he waves at you and
Floyd | disappears out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, this is from IF Comp 1999, so it may be a full game, not a speed-if."
		DavidW says, "And I don't think I know it."
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 1
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   your clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   your talisman (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You've decided to wear your best shirt and trousers on this occasion,
Floyd | along with your leather boots, the left of which hides your favourite
Floyd | knife.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x knife" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | Your trusty knife that has aided you in many a fight against humans as
Floyd | well as certain inhabitants of the oceans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Knife spotting!"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x talisman" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TALISMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | A strange stone, shaped like a deformed pentagram, hangs on a thin
Floyd | chain around your neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tree" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | Most definitely the largest tree you've ever seen. You suspect it has
Floyd | a special meaning for the villagers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x hut" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HUT
Floyd |
Floyd | The huts are built of wood and seem to be held together with the vines
Floyd | that grow everywhere around here. Still, they look comfortable and
Floyd | stable enough.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x platform" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon closer inspection, you notice a rope slung over the branch the
Floyd | platform was built under! Looks like this is a kind of gallows, though
Floyd | the state of the structure seems to indicate it hasn't been used for a
Floyd | long time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x rope" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | A length of rope made of vines, slung over a branch of the tall tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take rope" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 9
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't need it, and you can't reach it from down here, anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter hut" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 10
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER HUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Not without an invitation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x circle" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 11
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Several big round stones have been laid out to form an exact circle.
Floyd | Inside are the glowing remains of tonight's bonfire, when the
Floyd | villagers prepared a boar for their guests.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 12
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Village Center
Floyd | The center of this small village is a roughly circular clearing in the
Floyd | jungle-forest that covers most of this island. A gigantic tree stands
Floyd | in the middle, reaching hundreds of feet up into the cool night air.
Floyd | The huts of the villagers are strewn around the clearing's border,
Floyd | close to the jungle.
Floyd | A large stone circle contains charred wood from last night's bonfire,
Floyd | and there is a rickety wooden platform under one of the lower branches
Floyd | of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 13
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You didn't come here to scale trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "climb platform" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 14
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | What would you do up there?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under platform" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 15
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER PLATFORM
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search circle" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 16
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The stone circle is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wood" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 17
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WOOD
Floyd |
Floyd | Upon closer inspection, you notice a rope slung over the branch the
Floyd | platform was built under! Looks like this is a kind of gallows, though
Floyd | the state of the structure seems to indicate it hasn't been used for a
Floyd | long time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ash" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 17
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ASH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "hm. I dunno what to do. Leave in random direction?"
		Zach says, "I guess"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 18
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | As you start to walk, you sense movement from the corner of your eye.
Floyd | You turn around only to see the most amazingly beautiful woman walking
Floyd | directly towards you. You seem to recall her name as "Lyca".
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello," you say, somewhat sheepishly. She smiles at you and reaches
Floyd | for your hand, gently pulling you towards what seems to be her hut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter hut" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 19
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER HUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Lyca to lead you into her hut...
Floyd |
Floyd | Lyca's Hut
Floyd | Lyca's hut is small, but comfortable. Apart from a few flower
Floyd | arrangements, it is entirely undecorated. Much to your surprise, the
Floyd | 'bed' is much like the sleeping quarters on the Dagon; a hammock made
Floyd | of vines is hung from the ceiling, easily large enough for three
Floyd | people.
Floyd | Lyca motions at you to take off your clothes and begins to do so
Floyd | herself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we've got that invitation now."
		Zach says, "Oh yeah"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take off clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 20
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE OFF CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You quickly step out of your clothes and discard them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lyca nods approvingly, then smiles and motions you toward the hammock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 20
Floyd |
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter hammock" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 21
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER HAMMOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Lyca jumps on the hammock, landing directly on you. Her hands close
Floyd | tightly around your wrists, her thighs sit on yours, effectively
Floyd | pinning you to the mat as she slowly begins making love to you. You
Floyd | are completely surprised at her fierceness at first, but that doesn't
Floyd | take longer than a few seconds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lyca kisses you passionately, still moving slowly, teasingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sex lyca" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 21
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEX LYCA
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kiss lyca" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 22
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS LYCA
Floyd |
Floyd | Or rather, the other way round.
Floyd |
Floyd | You close your eyes, shuddering with pleasure, as Lyca runs her tongue
Floyd | over your throat, her movements in perfect synchronity with the
Floyd | caress, her breathing faster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "fuck lyca" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 23
Floyd |
Floyd | > FUCK LYCA
Floyd |
Floyd | Or rather, the other way round.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pleasure turns to pain as Lyca starts moving faster and faster,
Floyd | scratching your wrists with her fingernails, now positively
Floyd | panting--
Floyd |
Floyd | You open your eyes and are frozen in terror for a second. What sits on
Floyd | you is no longer a woman, but a large wolf!
Floyd |
Floyd | Lyca -- the thing -- howls in ecstasy and you in pain as her
Floyd | claws dig deeply into your wrists and ankles. Her muzzle moves toward
Floyd | your throat, and you prepare for a quick death. Her muzzle touches
Floyd | your talisman, and she suddenly howls again, an inhuman scream, and
Floyd | her paws loosen the death grip on you. You both lose your balance and
Floyd | fall out of the hammock. While the wolf-thing paws at her muzzle, you
Floyd | quickly grasp for your clothes and pull your knife from its hidden
Floyd | sheath in your boot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW adjusts the papers on his lap.
		DavidW says, "I think it's knife time."
		Zach says, "I knew it"
		Zach says, "Gunther is a furry"
Zach says (to Floyd), "kill Lyca" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 23
Floyd |
Floyd | > KILL LYCA
Floyd |
Floyd | As you gather up the clothes in a ball, the wolf jumps at you, he mass
Floyd | of her body knocking you to the floor. The next thing you feel is her
Floyd | claws tearing your abdomen open, and then unconsciousness kindly takes
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 23
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Lyca's Hut
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "stab lyca" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 23
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAB LYCA
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to stab the werewolf with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "stab lyca with knife" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 23
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAB LYCA WITH KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | As you gather up the clothes in a ball, the wolf jumps at you, he mass
Floyd | of her body knocking you to the floor. The next thing you feel is her
Floyd | claws tearing your abdomen open, and then unconsciousness kindly takes
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 23
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Lyca's Hut
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm"
		DavidW asks, "hm. throw knife at her?"
inky arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		inky says, "wow, this is an old one"
		DavidW asks, "Or run out of the hut?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw knife at lyca" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 23
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW KNIFE AT LYCA
Floyd |
Floyd | Desperately, you throw the knife at the wolf, but she reacts with
Floyd | surprising speed, evading it. Then she jumps at you, the mass of her
Floyd | body knocking you to the floor. The next thing you feel is her claws
Floyd | tearing your abdomen open, and then unconsciousness kindly takes you.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 23
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Lyca's Hut
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 24
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, the wolf-thing is between you and the door.
Floyd | The Lyca-thing seems to have recovered and stares at you with
Floyd | unconcealed lust for murder in her eyes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kiss lyca" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 25
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS LYCA
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that is the best idea you've ever had.
Floyd | The wolf jumps directly at you, this time not attempting to go for
Floyd | your throat. You brandish your knife feebly, but she sinks her teeth
Floyd | into your arm while the mass of her body knocks you to the floor. The
Floyd | next thing you feel is her claws tearing your abdomen open, and then
Floyd | unconsciousness kindly takes you.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 24
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Lyca's Hut
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Maybe we need to get the knife out before entering the hammock?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take talisman" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 25
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TALISMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd | The wolf jumps directly at you, this time not attempting to go for
Floyd | your throat. You brandish your knife feebly, but she sinks her teeth
Floyd | into your arm while the mass of her body knocks you to the floor. The
Floyd | next thing you feel is her claws tearing your abdomen open, and then
Floyd | unconsciousness kindly takes you.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have died ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                           ONLY AFTER DARK
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                            D A Y   O N E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                   [Strike any key to continue...]

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 0
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "HERE BE DRAGONS" is what the rutter said, but the small island turned
Floyd | out to be free of those animals after all. Instead, you landed near a
Floyd | tiny village full of friendly natives.
Floyd |
Floyd | Aaah, shore leave! You can't remember when the last time was you could
Floyd | relax, take a night off and stroll through town to pick up a girl or
Floyd | two. It turned out your friend Aten speaks a dialect not unlike that
Floyd | of the villagers, and so he joined your captain, who's with the
Floyd | village elder at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Too bad for him," you think, grinning, "guess he won't be getting any
Floyd | tonight."
Floyd |
Floyd | You, on the other hand, are intent to.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ONLY AFTER DARK
Floyd | Interactive Fiction
Floyd | [Please type "about".]
Floyd | IFComp 1999 Release 1 / Serial number 990915 / Inform v6.15 Library
Floyd | 6/7
Floyd |
Floyd | Village Center
Floyd | The center of this small village is a roughly circular clearing in the
Floyd | jungle-forest that covers most of this island. A gigantic tree stands
Floyd | in the middle, reaching hundreds of feet up into the cool night air.
Floyd | The huts of the villagers are strewn around the clearing's border,
Floyd | close to the jungle.
Floyd | A large stone circle contains charred wood from last night's bonfire,
Floyd | and there is a rickety wooden platform under one of the lower branches
Floyd | of the tree.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ranil! Remember to be back on the Dagon tomorrow at sunrise! Unless
Floyd | you want to lose a month's pay, that is," you hear Quartermaster
Floyd | Gerhardsen shout in your direction. You nod, and he waves at you and
Floyd | disappears out of sight.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 1
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | You're trying to get a girl, not gut her.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Throw talisman at her?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 2
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | As you start to walk, you sense movement from the corner of your eye.
Floyd | You turn around only to see the most amazingly beautiful woman walking
Floyd | directly towards you. You seem to recall her name as "Lyca".
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello," you say, somewhat sheepishly. She smiles at you and reaches
Floyd | for your hand, gently pulling you towards what seems to be her hut.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter hut" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 3
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER HUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You allow Lyca to lead you into her hut...
Floyd |
Floyd | Lyca's Hut
Floyd | Lyca's hut is small, but comfortable. Apart from a few flower
Floyd | arrangements, it is entirely undecorated. Much to your surprise, the
Floyd | 'bed' is much like the sleeping quarters on the Dagon; a hammock made
Floyd | of vines is hung from the ceiling, easily large enough for three
Floyd | people.
Floyd | Lyca motions at you to take off your clothes and begins to do so
Floyd | herself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kiss lyca" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 4
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS LYCA
Floyd |
Floyd | Better get in bed - or rather, the hammock - first.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lyca is now almost completely undressed. You feel silly standing there
Floyd | in full clothes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take off clothes" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 5
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE OFF CLOTHES
Floyd |
Floyd | You quickly step out of your clothes and discard them.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lyca nods approvingly, then smiles and motions you toward the hammock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter hammock" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 6
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER HAMMOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | Lyca jumps on the hammock, landing directly on you. Her hands close
Floyd | tightly around your wrists, her thighs sit on yours, effectively
Floyd | pinning you to the mat as she slowly begins making love to you. You
Floyd | are completely surprised at her fierceness at first, but that doesn't
Floyd | take longer than a few seconds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lyca kisses you passionately, still moving slowly, teasingly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take knife" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | Lie back, relax, enjoy -- you have no choice, anyway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You close your eyes, shuddering with pleasure, as Lyca runs her tongue
Floyd | over your throat, her movements in perfect synchronity with the
Floyd | caress, her breathing faster.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kiss lyca" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS LYCA
Floyd |
Floyd | Or rather, the other way round.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pleasure turns to pain as Lyca starts moving faster and faster,
Floyd | scratching your wrists with her fingernails, now positively
Floyd | panting--
Floyd |
Floyd | You open your eyes and are frozen in terror for a second. What sits on
Floyd | you is no longer a woman, but a large wolf!
Floyd |
Floyd | Lyca -- the thing -- howls in ecstasy and you in pain as her
Floyd | claws dig deeply into your wrists and ankles. Her muzzle moves toward
Floyd | your throat, and you prepare for a quick death. Her muzzle touches
Floyd | your talisman, and she suddenly howls again, an inhuman scream, and
Floyd | her paws loosen the death grip on you. You both lose your balance and
Floyd | fall out of the hammock. While the wolf-thing paws at her muzzle, you
Floyd | quickly grasp for your clothes and pull your knife from its hidden
Floyd | sheath in your boot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Before entering the hammock, I suggested."
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Lyca's Hut
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 7
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Can't "undo" twice in succession. Sorry!]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Pleasure turns to pain as Lyca starts moving faster and faster,
Floyd | scratching your wrists with her fingernails, now positively
Floyd | panting--
Floyd |
Floyd | You open your eyes and are frozen in terror for a second. What sits on
Floyd | you is no longer a woman, but a large wolf!
Floyd |
Floyd | Lyca -- the thing -- howls in ecstasy and you in pain as her
Floyd | claws dig deeply into your wrists and ankles. Her muzzle moves toward
Floyd | your throat, and you prepare for a quick death. Her muzzle touches
Floyd | your talisman, and she suddenly howls again, an inhuman scream, and
Floyd | her paws loosen the death grip on you. You both lose your balance and
Floyd | fall out of the hammock. While the wolf-thing paws at her muzzle, you
Floyd | quickly grasp for your clothes and pull your knife from its hidden
Floyd | sheath in your boot.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw talisman at lyca" 		

Floyd ]  Lyca's Hut                                              Turns: 8
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW TALISMAN AT LYCA
Floyd |
Floyd | (First taking off the talisman)
Floyd | Desperately, you throw the talisman at the wolf. She reacts with
Floyd | surprising speed, but not fast enough. You watch in amazement as her
Floyd | fur seems to catch fire and she emits a blood-curling howl, throwing
Floyd | her mass around, coming for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | But the pain slows her down and you manage to bury your knife in one
Floyd | of her eyes before she can tear you apart. You quickly jump back and
Floyd | out of her reach as she crumples to the floor, lifeless, and manage to
Floyd | hit your head on a wooden beam, knocking yourself out...
Floyd |
Floyd | [Strike any key to continue...]

		DavidW says, "woot"
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Jail Hut                                                Turns: 9
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You open your eyes and stare along the shaft of a spear pointed
Floyd | directly at your throat. On the other end you make out two upset
Floyd | villagers. You are pulled to your feet, an unitelligible stream of
Floyd | words coming from the men. One grabs you by the hair and turns your
Floyd | head where the dead wolf lies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your eyes widen in shock. There lies Lyca, but not the wolf-thing; it
Floyd | is the human Lyca, blood-streamed, the knife still stuck in her eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | Looking back at the guards, you know it's senseless to try and explain
Floyd | yourself. Pure hatred is in their eyes, and one gestures across his
Floyd | throat with a finger. Then, they brutally drag you off to a hut
Floyd | standing seperate from the others, throw you inside and block the door
Floyd | from the other side.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you pick yourself up, you notice you're wearing your talisman
Floyd | again. Strange.
Floyd |
Floyd | Jail Hut
Floyd | This hut is bare except for an uncomfortable-looking wooden frame,
Floyd | around which vines have been wound to produce a sort of bed. There are
Floyd | no windows, so it's rather dark.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Jail Hut                                                Turns: 10
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   your talisman (being worn)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

Floyd ]  Jail Hut                                                Turns: 11
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BED
Floyd |
Floyd | Looks very uncomfortable, but it'll have to do.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search room" 		

Floyd ]  Jail Hut                                                Turns: 11
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look under bed" 		

Floyd ]  Jail Hut                                                Turns: 12
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "No clothes, eh?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Jail Hut                                                Turns: 13
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You won't leave that easily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub talisman" 		

Floyd ]  Jail Hut                                                Turns: 14
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUB TALISMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd ]  Jail Hut                                                Turns: 15
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x walls" 		

Floyd ]  Jail Hut                                                Turns: 15
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" 		

Floyd ]  Jail Hut                                                Turns: 16
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CEILING
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ]  Jail Hut                                                Turns: 17
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door is very sturdy and wedged on the outside with a large wooden
Floyd | bar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd ]  Jail Hut                                                Turns: 18
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | "Eya! Nun dak urug urugne tar fessan!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move bed" 		

Floyd ]  Jail Hut                                                Turns: 19
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE BED
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd | You're beginning to feel tired, and there is not much you can do but
Floyd | wait for the next day.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter bed" 		

Floyd ]  Jail Hut                                                Turns: 20
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER BED
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Jail Hut                                                Turns: 20
Floyd |
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You close your eyes, and quickly fall asleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Strike any key to continue...]

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                           ONLY AFTER DARK
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                            D A Y   T W O
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                   [Strike any key to continue...]

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "press space" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 21
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The sound of the door being opened awakes you with a start. In come
Floyd | the village Elder and the intimidating shaman, accompanied by the two
Floyd | guards. The Elder says something to one of the guards. He quickly
Floyd | moves behind you, restraining your hands with rope, then helps you to
Floyd | step into your trousers.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are quickly led to the platform in the village center, where the
Floyd | gallows have already been prepared. The guards push through the small
Floyd | crowd of assembled villagers, up the steps, then fasten the rope
Floyd | around your neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | Just then, you see Gerhardsen and Aten step out of the woods. Seeing
Floyd | what's up, they run towards the Elder, your friend shouting something
Floyd | in their language.
Floyd |
Floyd | You see the shaman and Elder turn towards the two. "Mr. Gerhardsen!
Floyd | Aten!" you shout in relief.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Don't worry, Ranil, we'll have you out of there in no time," comes
Floyd | Gerhardsen's response. He stands in front of the Elder, taller by
Floyd | almost a head, and begins shouting at him, with Aten translating. The
Floyd | shaman answers back, and soon they are engaged in heated conversation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, you notice something about the shaman that makes you
Floyd | flinch: He is wearing a wolf fur!
Floyd |
Floyd | As you open your mouth to join the argument, the guard next to you
Floyd | reacts swiftly, wrapping one arm around your torso and covering your
Floyd | mouth and nose with the other hand, smothering you.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Boo, pants"
		DavidW says, "so, uh, throw the talisman at shaman? A bit of a longshot."
		DavidW asks, "oh, except our hands are bound, aren't they?"
		DavidW asks, "Pray, maybe?"
Zach says (to Floyd), "fight" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 21
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to fight?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "fight guard" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 22
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIGHT GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | All you can do is make him lose his balance - and that would make you
Floyd | lose your balance, which isn't good when one has a rope slung around
Floyd | their neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | The argument is becoming more heated, with everyone shouting at
Floyd | everyone else. You struggle for air, but the guard's hand clamps your
Floyd | mouth and nose even tighter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "kick guard" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 22
Floyd |
Floyd | > KICK GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to kick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "throw talisman at guard" 		

Floyd ]  Village Center                                          Turns: 23
Floyd |
Floyd | > THROW TALISMAN AT GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | You have more urgent things to worry about than that, like getting
Floyd | some air.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, the shaman throws his hands in the air, shouting something
Floyd | like "Andal" at the top of his voice. It is dead silent for a moment.
Floyd | You desperately try to get someone's attention, but the shaman is
Floyd | currently at everyone's mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bite guard" 		

Floyd ]  Running through the Woods                               Turns: 24
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE GUARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Desperately, you try and bite the guard's hand. You manage to get the
Floyd | side of his hand between your teeth and sink them in. The guard curses
Floyd | loudly, pulling his hand back, and the attention focuses on you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Angrily, the injured villager shoves you off the platform. You fall
Floyd | two or three feet, suspended in mid-air by the rope around your neck.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shoving the Elder aside, Aten runs to you and quickly cuts you loose.
Floyd | You try to say something, but only manage a croak before the shaman
Floyd | shouts something on the top of his lungs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You and Aten watch in horror as as the villagers fall to the ground,
Floyd | and rise as wolves!
Floyd |
Floyd | As you turn and flee blindly towards the ship, you hear the screams of
Floyd | poor Gerhardsen behind you as he is being torn to shreds...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yay"
Zach says (to Floyd), "run" 		

Floyd ]  Running through the Woods                               Turns: 25
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUN
Floyd |
Floyd | Aten leads the way with you close behind. You can hear the panting of
Floyd | the wolves, hot in pursuit.
Floyd |
Floyd | Running through the Woods
Floyd | Trees, some of them several hundred feet tall, line the narrow
Floyd | trampled path you are running along. They block most of the sunlight;
Floyd | it's hard not to accidentally stumble or fall over some hidden bump in
Floyd | this twilight.
Floyd |
Floyd | Aten is running next to you, breathing heavily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x aten" 		

Floyd ]  Running through the Woods                               Turns: 26
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ATEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to stop for that now, but the mere thought distracts
Floyd | you enough; you almost fall over a tree-root, and lose a few precious
Floyd | seconds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "run" 		

Floyd ]  Running through the Woods                               Turns: 27
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUN
Floyd |
Floyd | The path is well-trodden here, and you manage to pick up more speed.
Floyd | The distance to the ship seemed much smaller yesterday evening...
Floyd |
Floyd | Running through the Woods
Floyd | Trees, some of them several hundred feet tall, line the narrow
Floyd | trampled path you are running along. They block most of the sunlight;
Floyd | it's hard not to accidentally stumble or fall over some hidden bump in
Floyd | this twilight.
Floyd |
Floyd | Aten is running next to you, breathing heavily.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ]  Running through the Woods                               Turns: 28
Floyd |
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | For a second, Aten glances over his shoulder at you, but that is
Floyd | already too much. He stumbles over a tree-root and falls. You only
Floyd | just manage to jump over him.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel bad, but you do not stop running. You know you can't help
Floyd | him, the wolves would get you both. "RUN!" he shouts after you, and
Floyd | then his screams fill your ears, a cold rage rising in you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Running through the Woods
Floyd | The forest is less dense here, and you can see the sun standing high,
Floyd | dazzling you, but also illuminating your path. Treacherous vines lie
Floyd | across the ground, forcing you to concentrate even more on where you
Floyd | step.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "The body count is going up."
Zach says (to Floyd), "run" 		

Floyd ]  Running through the Woods                               Turns: 29
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUN
Floyd |
Floyd | You are very exhausted by now, and the wolves, only temporarily
Floyd | distracted by Aten, gain on you again.
Floyd |
Floyd | Running through the Woods
Floyd | You have reached the edge of the forest, and can see the Dagon
Floyd | anchoring in the bay. Only a few yards to go!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "run" 		

Floyd ]  Running through the Woods                               Turns: 29
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUN
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, you reach the shore. The boat lies here, but you don't have
Floyd | the time to set it afloat. Instead, you jump directly into the cold
Floyd | water, swimming a safe distance from the shore. The wolves break out
Floyd | of the woods but they stop at the water, howling and hissing. It seems
Floyd | they are afraid of it; and you swim towards the Dagon unhindered.
Floyd |
Floyd | Quickly, strong hands pull you out of the water and you are escorted
Floyd | into the Captain's cabin.
Floyd |
Floyd | You quickly explain what happened; and though the story doesn't even
Floyd | sound convincing to yourself, Captain Davids believes you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I have heard of werewolves in these parts, but a whole village? This
Floyd | evil must be stopped. I have the suspicion that this shaman you spoke
Floyd | of is the cause of this evil... if we manage to destroy him, maybe the
Floyd | others will be saved, too."
Floyd |
Floyd | You nod; it didn't seem that the villagers had any idea of what was
Floyd | going on when they were gathered to lynch you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I have an idea. It is very dangerous, but it might work. In my
Floyd | library are certain old books; and one of them describes a salve that
Floyd | can transform a man into a wolf for some time."
Floyd |
Floyd | You nod grimly. "Let me do it."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Ranil! It is very dangerous! If you stay in wolf-form too long, you
Floyd | might not be able to ever become human again; and I do not know if
Floyd | your strength can match that of the shaman. But I can see in your eyes
Floyd | that you are determined to do it, and so I shall prepare everything.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know it is only morning, but you must go and sleep now, for you
Floyd | will need all your strength later. I shall wake you around midnight."
Floyd |
Floyd | Again, you nod, and leave for your hammock in the ship's hold as
Floyd | Davids pulls a black-bound leather tome out of his book case. You lie
Floyd | down and quickly fall into a troubled sleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Strike any key to continue...]

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]                           ONLY AFTER DARK
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                          D A Y   T H R E E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |                   [Strike any key to continue...]

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Shortly after midnight, Davids gently shakes you awake.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I have prepared the salve, Ranil. I have to warn you again - it is
Floyd | very dangerous to stay in wolf-form too long. Are you sure you really
Floyd | want to do this?
Floyd |
Floyd | "Yes."
Floyd |
Floyd | Davids tells you to remove your clothes, then proceeds to rub the
Floyd | salve into your body. "I'm afraid his is going to hurt. Here," he
Floyd | hands you a piece of wood, "bite down on this."
Floyd |
Floyd | At first, you feel nothing. Then, a tingle runs over your skin, and
Floyd | then the pain hits you. You fall to the floor, your teeth grinding
Floyd | into the wood, your vision dimmed. Your breath comes in short gasps,
Floyd | and an explosion of pain makes you pass out for a few seconds.
Floyd |
Floyd | When you can think clearly again, you open your eyes. Everything is
Floyd | dark, except for a large red blotch in the center of your vision. You
Floyd | inhale deeply and an impossible number of sensations stream from all
Floyd | sides.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wood, salve, clothes, skin, flesh, blood.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Strike any key to continue...]

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Beach                                                   Turns: 30
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to rise, but find you are too weak yet. Davids quickly holds
Floyd | your muzzle in both hands and ties some rope around it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sorry, boy, but I can't have you kill anyone yet."
Floyd |
Floyd | You growl at him, but he grabs you by the nape of the neck and leads
Floyd | you to one of the boats. It is quickly lowered and Davids rows you
Floyd | over to the shore. As you jump on the beach, Davids removes the rope
Floyd | and quickly makes for the Dagon again.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Kill him. And be back in two hours, or it may be too late."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | The many different scents on the beach are overwhelming, but there is
Floyd | one that is stronger and more evil than all the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  Beach                                                   Turns: 31
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd | [Since your vision isn't very good as a wolf, you prefer smelling
Floyd | things.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | The many different scents on the beach are overwhelming, but there is
Floyd | one that is stronger and more evil than all the others.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "smell evil" 		

Floyd ]  Beach                                                   Turns: 32
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL EVIL
Floyd |
Floyd | You guess this is the shaman's scent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "follow scent" 		

Floyd ]  Fork in the Path                                        Turns: 33
Floyd |
Floyd | > FOLLOW SCENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You put your muzzle to the ground and follow the strong scent to the
Floyd | northeast, until you arrive at a...
Floyd |
Floyd | Fork in the Path
Floyd | The path forks here. Inexplicably, the shaman's scent follows both
Floyd | trails, still strong along the northeast and barely tangible to the
Floyd | northwest. Your wolf-sense warns you of danger along the first path.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Fork in the Path                                        Turns: 34
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You follow the scent along the northwestern trail, but it is soon lost
Floyd | in the undergrowth and you are forced to return to the fork.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW clears the save counter. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Fork in the Path                                        Turns: 34
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 35
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | Ignoring the warnings of your wolf-sense, you follow the path to the
Floyd | northeast. The scent intensifies, and soon you see the shape of the
Floyd | shaman before you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, the feeling of danger becomes even stronger - this is too
Floyd | easy. There must be a trap here, somewhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | A circular clearing has been cut in the heart of the forest. The
Floyd | ground is even; a large stone altar stands here, covered with...
Floyd | stuff; you can't make anything out past the shaman's scent.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shaman stands here with his back turned to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "eat shaman" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 35
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT SHAMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You run to attack the shaman, and suddenly sky and earth swap places
Floyd | as you run over a certain spot, springing a hidden trap that catches
Floyd | you in a tight net!
Floyd |
Floyd | Smiling, the shaman turns around and motions into the woods. Ten men
Floyd | emerge, and you are quickly lowered to the ground and tightly wrapped
Floyd | up with rope. Helplessly, you growl, snarl and snap at everyone that
Floyd | comes too close, but the net prevents you from actually hurting
Floyd | someone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shaman begins stroking your fur, talking all the time, and
Floyd | irritation soon turns to pleasure. After an hour, you have forgotten
Floyd | any ties to your former human existence. The shaman orders the
Floyd | villagers to release you and offers you a large, bloody steak; you
Floyd | greedily devour it, then lay contentedly at the heel of your new
Floyd | master.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have failed ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 35
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Try examining the altar next."
Zach says (to Floyd), "walk around trapa" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 35
Floyd |
Floyd | > WALK AROUND TRAPA
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "walk around trap" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 35
Floyd |
Floyd | > WALK AROUND TRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x altar" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 36
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | It smells evil; the thought of going near it makes your fur bristle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "or smelling the altar, I guess."
Zach says (to Floyd), "smell trap" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 36
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL TRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "growl" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 37
Floyd |
Floyd | > GROWL
Floyd |
Floyd | You growl, bristling your fur.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell shaman" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 38
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL SHAMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't make out anything but a roughly human-shaped red blotch, but
Floyd | he smells evil, his scent blocking everything else out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "smell ground" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 38
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL GROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 39
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 40
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | A circular clearing has been cut in the heart of the forest. The
Floyd | ground is even; a large stone altar stands here, covered with...
Floyd | stuff; you can't make anything out past the shaman's scent.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shaman stands here with his back turned to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stuff" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 40
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STUFF
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 41
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't run away now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 42
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't dare go near the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bark" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 42
Floyd |
Floyd | > BARK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "howl" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 43
Floyd |
Floyd | > HOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to attract the attention of the other wolves.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search clearing" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 43
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH CLEARING
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you need to refer to in the course of this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x red" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 43
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RED
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 44
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are a big wolf, black as the night.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hide" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 44
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIDE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sneak" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 44
Floyd |
Floyd | > SNEAK
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 44
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 45
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't run away now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump onto shaman" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 45
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP ONTO SHAMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to jump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 46
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't run away now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "growl" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 47
Floyd |
Floyd | > GROWL
Floyd |
Floyd | You growl, bristling your fur.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "whine" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 47
Floyd |
Floyd | > WHINE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 48
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | A circular clearing has been cut in the heart of the forest. The
Floyd | ground is even; a large stone altar stands here, covered with...
Floyd | stuff; you can't make anything out past the shaman's scent.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shaman stands here with his back turned to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "smell clearing" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 48
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL CLEARING
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you need to refer to in the course of this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "find trap" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 48
Floyd |
Floyd | > FIND TRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 48
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to search?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x back" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 48
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search ground" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 48
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH GROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "search altar" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 49
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't dare go near the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x altar" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 50
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | It smells evil; the thought of going near it makes your fur bristle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spit" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 50
Floyd |
Floyd | > SPIT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bite shaman" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 50
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE SHAMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You run to attack the shaman, and suddenly sky and earth swap places
Floyd | as you run over a certain spot, springing a hidden trap that catches
Floyd | you in a tight net!
Floyd |
Floyd | Smiling, the shaman turns around and motions into the woods. Ten men
Floyd | emerge, and you are quickly lowered to the ground and tightly wrapped
Floyd | up with rope. Helplessly, you growl, snarl and snap at everyone that
Floyd | comes too close, but the net prevents you from actually hurting
Floyd | someone.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shaman begins stroking your fur, talking all the time, and
Floyd | irritation soon turns to pleasure. After an hour, you have forgotten
Floyd | any ties to your former human existence. The shaman orders the
Floyd | villagers to release you and offers you a large, bloody steak; you
Floyd | greedily devour it, then lay contentedly at the heel of your new
Floyd | master.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have failed ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 50
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "say andal" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 50
Floyd |
Floyd | > SAY ANDAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Whom do you want to say that to?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shaman" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 51
Floyd |
Floyd | > SHAMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't produce human sounds in this shape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Any ideas?"
		Zach says, "Nope"
		DavidW says, "hmm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dig" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 51
Floyd |
Floyd | > DIG
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to dig?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ground" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 51
Floyd |
Floyd | > GROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Maybe we entered here too soon? Was there something we were supposed to take?"
		Zach says, "Maybe"
		Zach says, "It seems like we should be able to avoid the trap somehow"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "become human" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 51
Floyd |
Floyd | > BECOME HUMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "roll" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 51
Floyd |
Floyd | > ROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "go back" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 51
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO BACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 52
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't run away now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 53
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't run away now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 54
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | A circular clearing has been cut in the heart of the forest. The
Floyd | ground is even; a large stone altar stands here, covered with...
Floyd | stuff; you can't make anything out past the shaman's scent.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shaman stands here with his back turned to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x scent" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 55
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You guess this is the shaman's scent.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 56
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | A circular clearing has been cut in the heart of the forest. The
Floyd | ground is even; a large stone altar stands here, covered with...
Floyd | stuff; you can't make anything out past the shaman's scent.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shaman stands here with his back turned to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell altar" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 57
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | It smells evil; the thought of going near it makes your fur bristle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wag tail" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 57
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAG TAIL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bare teeth" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 57
Floyd |
Floyd | > BARE TEETH
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "growl" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 58
Floyd |
Floyd | > GROWL
Floyd |
Floyd | You growl, bristling your fur.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "bite altar" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 59
Floyd |
Floyd | > BITE ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't dare go near the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell altar" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 60
Floyd |
Floyd | > SMELL ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | It smells evil; the thought of going near it makes your fur bristle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "walk around it" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 60
Floyd |
Floyd | > WALK AROUND IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shaman" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 61
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHAMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't make out anything but a roughly human-shaped red blotch, but
Floyd | he smells evil, his scent blocking everything else out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Ellison says, "I don't exactly remember this game, but I *think* this might be unwinnable, yeah"
		DavidW asks, "Do we need version 2?"
		Ellison says, "I just think something needs to be done earlier on, but I can't say for sure"
		DavidW says, "Like, there's no point during Day Three where we can grab the talisman before we're enwolvized and disembarked."
		inky says, "you have to do the sidequest to get the wolf-mounted laser turret"
		Ellison says, "ok, yeah, I thought it involved the talisman"
		DavidW asks, "Maybe dig at the beach?"
		Zach says, "Ah, looking at the CF transcript, I think it's just a verb problem."
		DavidW asks, "CF has played this?"
		Zach says, "Yeah, 2010"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "andal" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 61
Floyd |
Floyd | > ANDAL
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "growl andal" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 61
Floyd |
Floyd | > GROWL ANDAL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to growl.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pray" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 62
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing practical results from your prayer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 63
Floyd |
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | Your singing is abominable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pee" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 63
Floyd |
Floyd | > PEE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sleep" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 64
Floyd |
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't feeling especially drowsy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake up" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 65
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAKE UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The dreadful truth is, this is not a dream.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 66
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "taste altar" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 67
Floyd |
Floyd | > TASTE ALTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't dare go near the altar.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sniff" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 68
Floyd |
Floyd | > SNIFF
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Clearing
Floyd | A circular clearing has been cut in the heart of the forest. The
Floyd | ground is even; a large stone altar stands here, covered with...
Floyd | stuff; you can't make anything out past the shaman's scent.
Floyd |
Floyd | The shaman stands here with his back turned to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "jump on shaman" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 69
Floyd |
Floyd | > JUMP ON SHAMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | You tense your muscles, then hurl your body at the shaman with a
Floyd | mighty jump, and land only a feet away from him. He whirls around as
Floyd | you touch the ground, clearly not having expected this. As he curses,
Floyd | you see about ten villagers emerge from the woods.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh, I said jump onTO shaman earlier."
Zach says (to Floyd), "eat shaman" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 70
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT SHAMAN
Floyd |
Floyd | Ignoring the inviting smell of the villagers with a mighty effort, you
Floyd | jump at the shaman yet again. He tries in vain to protect himself with
Floyd | his staff, and as he begins shouting the word of transformation, you
Floyd | tear out his throat, spilling blood all over yourself. Somewhere in
Floyd | the back of your mind, a voice from your human existence tells you to
Floyd | leave, and now!
Floyd |
Floyd | You look around to see the villagers lie there like dead, an inviting
Floyd | smell of fresh blood stimulating your hunger...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "eat villagers" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 71
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT VILLAGERS
Floyd |
Floyd | They're plainly inedible.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "WRONG"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "go" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 72
Floyd |
Floyd | > GO
Floyd |
Floyd | You'll have to say which compass direction to go in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "run" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 73
Floyd |
Floyd | > RUN
Floyd |
Floyd | The smell of blood is overwhelming. You... can't leave. You don't
Floyd | want to leave.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 74
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't the way back to the Dagon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 75
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | That isn't the way back to the Dagon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ]  Clearing                                                Turns: 76
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | Desperately, you try to turn your mind off the inviting meal that lies
Floyd | before you, ready to take.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  Beach                                                   Turns: 77
Floyd |
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | With an almost superhuman effort, you block the smell of blood and run
Floyd | along the path back to the beach as fast as you can...
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | You are back on the beach where you began your adventure as a wolf.
Floyd | You hope that you arrived back in time to return to human form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Beach                                                   Turns: 77
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The wolf in you wins the battle against the rest of your human
Floyd | identity. You run back into the woods, looking for something --
Floyd | anything -- to still your hunger.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have failed ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Beach                                                   Turns: 77
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd ]  Beach                                                   Turns: 78
Floyd |
Floyd | > SWIM
Floyd |
Floyd | There's not enough water to swim in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  Beach                                                   Turns: 79
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x ship" 		

Floyd ]  Beach                                                   Turns: 79
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHIP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "enter water" 		

Floyd ]  Beach                                                   Turns: 79
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER WATER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Beach                                                   Turns: 80
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Beach
Floyd | You are back on the beach where you began your adventure as a wolf.
Floyd | You hope that you arrived back in time to return to human form.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "howl" 		

Floyd ]  Beach                                                   Turns: 80
Floyd |
Floyd | > HOWL
Floyd |
Floyd | You let out a triumphant howl, and soon see the small boat rowing
Floyd | towards you. At the bow stands Davids, a musket in his hand. The boat
Floyd | stops a few feet from the shore, and the Captain aims at you.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sorry, Ranil, but this is necessary for our safety."
Floyd |
Floyd | He pulls the trigger, and a glittering cloud engulfs you. Blinding
Floyd | pain, and then nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Strike any key to continue...]

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  The Dagon                                               Turns: 80
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You awake looking into the worrying face of Captain Davids.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank God, I thought I'd lost you. Sorry for the silver treatment; it
Floyd | was the only way ro make sure you wouldn't kill us."
Floyd |
Floyd | You smile, exhausted. "You could have told me before it hurts that
Floyd | much."
Floyd |
Floyd | Davids opens his mouth, but you stop him with a gesture. "Don't worry.
Floyd | I've survived, haven't I? More important is: have I done it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | Davids nods and responds, but his words are lost on you as you fade
Floyd | back to sleep.
Floyd |

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd |
Floyd |     *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >
Floyd ]  The Dagon                                               Turns: 80
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | Please give one of the answers above.
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yay"
		Zach says, "Werewolf justice!"
		Zach says, "Now I have to give Gunther a hard time about writing a werewolf game."
		DavidW asks, "Another game?"
		Zach says, "If you want to drive"
		DavidW says, "The trouble is that I know most of Gunther's games already."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "list i" 		
Floyd says (to DavidW), "i-0 ic02atwitsendagain ic02deadman ic02genie ic02heyjingo ic02madrigal ic02maintenanceman ic02praxis ic02virus ic02waterhouse ic03agency ic03harlequin ic03harringtonhouse ic03realitysend ic03statue ic04audenseden ic04betsabet ic04gauss ic04jabberwocky ic04onthecross ic04passenger ic04runes ic05deadsville ic05foxdragonbread ic05griswold ic05hobbit ic05negotis ic05somewhen ic05weishauptscholars ic06artofdeception ic06childsplay ic06mechs ic06nothingbutmazes ic06sabotage ic06southerngothic ic06unyieldingfury ic07folkarstation ic07jackinthebox ic07jacobstravels ic07shredspatches ic07threeprinces ic07tin ic07trainstopping ic08bedtimestory ic08bloodyguns ic08fiendishzoo ic08ninetenths ic08phoenixslanding ic08stormcellar ic09gossip ic09obituary ic09selves ic10closedcircles ic10cryptozookeeper ic10fangvsclaw ic10flooby ic10mementomoratori ic10plan6 ic10touristtrap ic10waker ic13chickensexer ic13first ic13whathappened ifdb2beta ifdb2beta1 ifdb2beta2 ifwhispers5 immportal inamanorofspeaking inanimator indigo inerebus informat inhumane inmemory insight insomnia intangible invisargo itseasterpeeps" 		DavidW says, "I'll try uploading Inherit"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask inherit" 		

Floyd ]  (Inform library)                                       580/1020
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, you have reached the end of this maze, a maze which kept you
Floyd | wandering about for the last five hundred turns. Your mad uncle's
Floyd | treasure chamber stretches before you. TIME TO...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | INHERIT!
Floyd | An Interactive Snippet from my Hypothetical Interactive Mini-Comp
Floyd | entry.
Floyd | (c) 1998 by Gunther Schmidl.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 980622 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
Floyd |
Floyd | (Inform library)
Floyd | ** Library Error 11 (24,0) **
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  (Inform library)                                       580/1021
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | (Inform library)
Floyd | ** Library Error 11 (24,0) **
Floyd |
Floyd | Odd. Something seems wrong here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  (Inform library)                                       580/1022
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, you see a ladder appear, leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  (nowhere)                                              580/1023
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | (nowhere)
Floyd | What?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  (nowhere)                                              580/1024
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | What?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  (nowhere)                                              580/1025
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | What?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ]  (nowhere)                                              580/1026
Floyd |
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | What?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  (nowhere)                                              580/1027
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | What?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ]  (nowhere)                                              580/1028
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | What?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "what" 		

Floyd ]  (nowhere)                                              580/1028
Floyd |
Floyd | > WHAT
Floyd |
Floyd | whatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatw[Press any
Floyd | key to exit.]

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Nondescript room                                       585/1029
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Aaah. Much better.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nondescript room
Floyd | A small, nondescript room with exits in all directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by five points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "heh"
		DavidW says, "ha ha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1030
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Room Of Truth
Floyd |
Floyd | This room will always tell you the truth. Trust me. No, really. You
Floyd | can see lots and lots of weird machinery here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machinery" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1031
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MACHINERY
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey! The room lied! You can't see any machinery here!
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Lies
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, so I lied. Well, this ain't the Room Of Truth, either. It's only
Floyd | yet another small cubicle; a note lies on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a note here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read note" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1032
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | It says:
Floyd |
Floyd | "So, you thought you would get my treasure, eh? Well, you don't. And
Floyd | there's no way of getting out of here, either. HA!
Floyd |
Floyd | Uncle Soandso."
Floyd |
Floyd | What a jerk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take note" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1033
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1034
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Lies
Floyd |
Floyd | It's only yet another small cubicle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1035
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1036
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit has closed behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read note" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1037
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | It says:
Floyd |
Floyd | "So, you thought you would get my treasure, eh? Well, you don't. And
Floyd | there's no way of getting out of here, either. HA!
Floyd |
Floyd | Uncle Soandso."
Floyd |
Floyd | What a jerk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "what" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1039
Floyd |
Floyd | > WHAT
Floyd |
Floyd | What what?
Floyd | Suddenly, you hear a hammering sound coming from one wall. Only
Floyd | seconds later, it breaks, and in stream your relatives! They as
Floyd | quickly disappear through the east wall (which turns out to be made of
Floyd | paper), and you hear their excited cries as they bathe in your uncle's
Floyd | immeasurable riches!
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have lost the treasure. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 585 out of a possible 600, in 1039 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Lies
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1039
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't walk through walls.
Floyd | Suddenly, you hear a hammering sound coming from one wall. Only
Floyd | seconds later, it breaks, and in stream your relatives! They as
Floyd | quickly disappear through the east wall (which turns out to be made of
Floyd | paper), and you hear their excited cries as they bathe in your uncle's
Floyd | immeasurable riches!
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have lost the treasure. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 585 out of a possible 600, in 1039 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Lies
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x east wall" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1039
Floyd |
Floyd | > X EAST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the east wall.
Floyd | Suddenly, you hear a hammering sound coming from one wall. Only
Floyd | seconds later, it breaks, and in stream your relatives! They as
Floyd | quickly disappear through the east wall (which turns out to be made of
Floyd | paper), and you hear their excited cries as they bathe in your uncle's
Floyd | immeasurable riches!
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have lost the treasure. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 585 out of a possible 600, in 1039 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Lies
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lie" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > LIE
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to lie on top of?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "note" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1039
Floyd |
Floyd | > NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd | Suddenly, you hear a hammering sound coming from one wall. Only
Floyd | seconds later, it breaks, and in stream your relatives! They as
Floyd | quickly disappear through the east wall (which turns out to be made of
Floyd | paper), and you hear their excited cries as they bathe in your uncle's
Floyd | immeasurable riches!
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have lost the treasure. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 585 out of a possible 600, in 1039 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Lies
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search walls" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search wall" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the north wall, the south wall, the east wall, the
Floyd | west wall, the northeast wall, the northwest wall, the southeast wall
Floyd | or the southwest wall?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "east" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1039
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd | Suddenly, you hear a hammering sound coming from one wall. Only
Floyd | seconds later, it breaks, and in stream your relatives! They as
Floyd | quickly disappear through the east wall (which turns out to be made of
Floyd | paper), and you hear their excited cries as they bathe in your uncle's
Floyd | immeasurable riches!
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have lost the treasure. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 585 out of a possible 600, in 1039 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Lies
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break walls" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK WALLS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break east wall" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1039
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK EAST WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd | Suddenly, you hear a hammering sound coming from one wall. Only
Floyd | seconds later, it breaks, and in stream your relatives! They as
Floyd | quickly disappear through the east wall (which turns out to be made of
Floyd | paper), and you hear their excited cries as they bathe in your uncle's
Floyd | immeasurable riches!
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have lost the treasure. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 585 out of a possible 600, in 1039 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Lies
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1039
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected.
Floyd | Suddenly, you hear a hammering sound coming from one wall. Only
Floyd | seconds later, it breaks, and in stream your relatives! They as
Floyd | quickly disappear through the east wall (which turns out to be made of
Floyd | paper), and you hear their excited cries as they bathe in your uncle's
Floyd | immeasurable riches!
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have lost the treasure. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 585 out of a possible 600, in 1039 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Lies
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | [Can't "undo" twice in succession. Sorry!]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat note" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1039
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's plainly inedible.
Floyd | Suddenly, you hear a hammering sound coming from one wall. Only
Floyd | seconds later, it breaks, and in stream your relatives! They as
Floyd | quickly disappear through the east wall (which turns out to be made of
Floyd | paper), and you hear their excited cries as they bathe in your uncle's
Floyd | immeasurable riches!
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have lost the treasure. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 585 out of a possible 600, in 1039 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Lies
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "/undo" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > /UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "\undo" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > \UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky says (to Floyd), "%undo" 		
Floyd says (to inky), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." 		
Ellison says, "ah, yeah" 		inky says, "hmm, no, I guess not"
		DavidW says, "I dunno what to do."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1039
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go that way.
Floyd | Suddenly, you hear a hammering sound coming from one wall. Only
Floyd | seconds later, it breaks, and in stream your relatives! They as
Floyd | quickly disappear through the east wall (which turns out to be made of
Floyd | paper), and you hear their excited cries as they bathe in your uncle's
Floyd | immeasurable riches!
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have lost the treasure. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 585 out of a possible 600, in 1039 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1038
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Lies
Floyd |
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ellison says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1039
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't walk through walls.
Floyd | Suddenly, you hear a hammering sound coming from one wall. Only
Floyd | seconds later, it breaks, and in stream your relatives! They as
Floyd | quickly disappear through the east wall (which turns out to be made of
Floyd | paper), and you hear their excited cries as they bathe in your uncle's
Floyd | immeasurable riches!
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have lost the treasure. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 585 out of a possible 600, in 1039 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Ellison says, "yeah, we need two turns"
		DavidW says, "oh"
		DavidW asks, "restart?"
		Ellison says, "sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd ]  (Inform library)                                       580/1020
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Finally, you have reached the end of this maze, a maze which kept you
Floyd | wandering about for the last five hundred turns. Your mad uncle's
Floyd | treasure chamber stretches before you. TIME TO...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | INHERIT!
Floyd | An Interactive Snippet from my Hypothetical Interactive Mini-Comp
Floyd | entry.
Floyd | (c) 1998 by Gunther Schmidl.
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 980622 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
Floyd |
Floyd | (Inform library)
Floyd | ** Library Error 11 (24,0) **
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ]  (Inform library)                                       580/1021
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | (Inform library)
Floyd | ** Library Error 11 (24,0) **
Floyd |
Floyd | Odd. Something seems wrong here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  (Inform library)                                       580/1022
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, you see a ladder appear, leading down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ]  (nowhere)                                              580/1023
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | (nowhere)
Floyd | What?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "what" 		

Floyd ]  (nowhere)                                              580/1023
Floyd |
Floyd | > WHAT
Floyd |
Floyd | whatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatw[Press any
Floyd | key to exit.]

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Nondescript room                                       585/1024
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Aaah. Much better.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Nondescript room
Floyd | A small, nondescript room with exits in all directions.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by five points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1025
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Room Of Truth
Floyd |
Floyd | This room will always tell you the truth. Trust me. No, really. You
Floyd | can see lots and lots of weird machinery here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x machinery" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1026
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MACHINERY
Floyd |
Floyd | Hey! The room lied! You can't see any machinery here!
Floyd |
Floyd | Room of Lies
Floyd |
Floyd | Okay, so I lied. Well, this ain't the Room Of Truth, either. It's only
Floyd | yet another small cubicle; a note lies on the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a note here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read note" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1027
Floyd |
Floyd | > READ NOTE
Floyd |
Floyd | It says:
Floyd |
Floyd | "So, you thought you would get my treasure, eh? Well, you don't. And
Floyd | there's no way of getting out of here, either. HA!
Floyd |
Floyd | Uncle Soandso."
Floyd |
Floyd | What a jerk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1027
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1028
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1029
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1030
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1031
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1032
Floyd |
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1033
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1034
Floyd |
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can go that way.
Floyd | Suddenly, you hear a hammering sound coming from one wall. Only
Floyd | seconds later, it breaks, and in stream your relatives! They as
Floyd | quickly disappear through the east wall (which turns out to be made of
Floyd | paper), and you hear their excited cries as they bathe in your uncle's
Floyd | immeasurable riches!
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have lost the treasure. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 585 out of a possible 600, in 1034 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1027
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "It's saying we can go a way when we can't. Is it lying about the relatives?"
		Ellison says, "no"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1028
Floyd |
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't walk through walls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "walk through wall" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           585/1028
Floyd |
Floyd | > WALK THROUGH WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the north wall, the south wall, the east wall, the
Floyd | west wall, the northeast wall, the northwest wall, the southeast wall
Floyd | or the southwest wall?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "east" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           600/1028
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | You try to walk through the wall anyway, and notice it's only made of
Floyd | paper! Beyond it you see the treasure vault of your uncle, filled with
Floyd | immeasurable riches! Only seconds later, your relatives storm in - but
Floyd | you have beaten them!
Floyd |
Floyd | Good old Uncle Soandso.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 600 out of a possible 600, in 1028 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "amusing" 		

Floyd ]  Room of Lies                                           600/1028
Floyd |
Floyd | > AMUSING
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | For those who actually expected a serious entry from me, sorry. I
Floyd | can't resist doing stupid games. But it's lot of fun to compose those
Floyd | quickies; maybe I'll even do so for the regular competition :-)
Floyd |
Floyd | Then again, maybe not.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thanks to Liza Daly and Dan Shiovitz for testing...
Floyd |
Floyd | Thank YOU for playing this Micro-Comp entry!
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, see some suggestions
Floyd | for AMUSING things to do or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yays"
		Ellison says, "hooray"
inky was statutorily defined as a utensil. 		Zach says, "Woohoo"
		DavidW asks, "I guess we'd done for tonight, then?"
		Zach says, "Sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd | debugcheapnitfol quit with exit status: 0

		
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" 		
Ellison has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Zach says, "Gunther-fest was a good idea"
		Ellison says, "yeah"



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NightFloyd Transcript:
Packrat by Bill Powell
As played on ifMUD on July 17, 2014

Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction.

Unlike ClubFloyd, NightFloyd often takes on significantly larger works of interactive fiction, knowing going in that each one will take multiple sessions (but not always, as you'll see in this transcript). NightFloyd is also a bit more informal than ClubFloyd in that it's only announced on the ifMUD #clubfloyd bulletin board, and the time shifts around to meet player's schedules far more than ClubFloyd does. NightFloyd is organized by genericgeekgirl, aka Adri.

Below is a transcript of Packrat written by Bill Powell. It was an entry in the 2007 Interactive Fiction Competition, in which it took 18th 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.
ToyShop & Floyditorium
		
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Stew says (to floyd), "load packrat" 		

Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | They call you Packrat, but in truth, you're an adventurer with a
Floyd | discerning eye. After all, who're they sending to wake the Princess?
Floyd | Many's the prince who didn't even try to penetrate the cursed brambles
Floyd | about the castle, and though the thorns finally parted for some royal
Floyd | pup from a faraway land, no one's heard a thing since.
Floyd |
Floyd | Worse, it's just come out that the King had time before going
Floyd | unconscious to take out a hefty royal loan, and it's had twenty years
Floyd | to accrue in default. The rumor is that the repo giants are on their
Floyd | way. If someone doesn't wake up the Princess and the rest of the
Floyd | royals pronto, the whole kingdom might come under new management.  Who
Floyd | better to send on a dangerous mission to a sleeping castle full of
Floyd | unguarded loot than ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Packrat
Floyd | An adventurer with a discerning eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | Copyright 2007 by Bill Powell
Floyd | [LINK]
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 070928 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 S
Floyd |
Floyd | Path through Brambles
Floyd | Brambles bristle eight feet high on either side. They seem to give you
Floyd | a penetrating glare. The thorns have grudgingly pulled apart to make a
Floyd | narrow path leading north; one would think the curse would have
Floyd | included a post-Prince closure clause, but you're not complaining.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a broken beerstein here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Stew says, "if there are no objections, let's just play this, whoever is left"
genericgeekgirl 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, "oh, this dingles a faint bell. I think this game likes insta-death."
Ghogg arrives, full of fun and funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stein" 		

Floyd | A discarded tin beerstein! You've been thinking about starting a
Floyd | collection. But ... it's a bit deep in the brambles ... and you do
Floyd | have a lot in your pack ... maybe you'd best leave it alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a battered pack (being worn and closed)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open pack" 		

Floyd | You open the battered pack, revealing a faux brass lantern, a doorknob
Floyd | collection, a trusty rope, a discarded sleeve and a blanket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lantern" 		

Floyd | You got this for half price because it's a Commemorative Collectible
Floyd | for the Featherby Tournament '38, modeled on the remarkable profile of
Floyd | Sir Bellamy Flab--that's why you got it, not why it was half price.
Floyd | You left the other four '38 Commemoratives at home; this one actually
Floyd | lights.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x collection" 		

Floyd | Somehow you thought you would have time to sort them. But you never
Floyd | know when a spare doorknob might save your life.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rope" 		

Floyd | What adventurer worthy of the name would ever leave home without it?
Floyd | There's nothing like Grade A Lifetime Guaranteed Certified Adventurer
Floyd | Rope. Which is why it's so expensive. And why this is actually a spare
Floyd | clothesline.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "there must be grues."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sleeve" 		

Floyd | You got a real bargain on this baby, and one of these days, you're
Floyd | going to find a matching chartreuse velvet detachable left-handed
Floyd | sleeve.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to floyd), "x blanket" 		

Floyd | You don't particularly like the pattern, but it was a 'two for one,'
Floyd | and there's a good chance that that shade of mauve is going to come
Floyd | back in style some time. Or that plaid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. I seem to really that this examining killed me the first time, because while I was examining stuff in my pack, a monster killed me."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blanket" 		

Floyd | You don't particularly like the pattern, but it was a 'two for one,'
Floyd | and there's a good chance that that shade of mauve is going to come
Floyd | back in style some time. Or that plaid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "So, do we want the stein or just go north?"
		Stew says, "open the stein"
		Stew says, "oh that's right"
		Stew says, "a stein isn't something you can open"
		DavidW says, "Unless it's the hinged lid type."
		DavidW says, "I vote ignore the stein and go north."
		Stew says, "aye"
		DavidW says (to Stew), "feel free to step us forward"
Roger arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Stew says (to floyd), "north" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Drawbridge
Floyd | The drawbridge is rather in need of repair. To the north, the castle
Floyd | sits sleepily in the orange afternoon sun. To the south, shadows
Floyd | nearly hide the path through the brambles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bridge" 		

Floyd | That's not something you need to refer to in the course of this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x drawbridge" 		

Floyd | That's not something you need to refer to in the course of this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I would like to know if it's up or down, game."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x castle" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shadows" 		

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

		Stew says, "yeah, :P to the game"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x moat" 		

Floyd | Rare is the moat that does justice to the term "brackish". The slight
Floyd | current is just sufficient to keep the brack well-churned.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "(and it didn't mention a moat. I inferred it.)"
		DavidW asks, "I suppose we can only go north?"
		Stew says, "hmm"
		Stew says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "Into the probably-dark possibly-scary castle, then."
Stew says (to floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search leaves" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rug" 		

Floyd | It's so impossibly expensive you're afraid to look for too long.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "now we have choices"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move rug" 		

Floyd | You are unable to.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "roll rug" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mushroom" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x portcullis" 		

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

		Stew says, "or not :)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rug" 		

Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "so, three ways to go."
		DavidW says, "I'd choose north if only to find if there's a throne room."
Stew says (to floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd | The Great Hall yawns before you, a gargantuan indoor plain. Around an
Floyd | acre or so of oaken table sleeps a cornucopia of noblemen, noblewomen,
Floyd | and their attendant parasites. You can try to go in almost any
Floyd | direction, but your gaze is irresistably drawn north to the high
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to floyd), "x throne" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x people" 		

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

		Stew says, "you know, they should really have something for a distant throne here"
		DavidW says, "Probably the author's first game."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

Floyd | They must have built the hall around it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under table" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x noblemen" 		

Floyd | You dare not disturb their privileged slumber. You owe some of them
Floyd | money.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew asks, "how is that possible?"
		Stew asks, "they've been sleeping for... how long?"
		Stew says, "that's just a joke that doesn't fit the storyline"
		DavidW says, "20 years, I think the intro said."
		DavidW says, "It's not quite like the Sleeping Beauty tale."
		Stew asks, "so what, he incurred a debt when he was 5 years old?"
		DavidW says, "yeah, who knows."
Stew says (to floyd), "x attendant" 		

Floyd | Their dress is almost as extravagant as their patrons. The longer you
Floyd | look, the more you evaluate your career choice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "now THAT was funny"
Stew says (to floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: north end
Floyd | Here the table ends humbly at the High Throne, on which are seated the
Floyd | unconscious monarchs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a western window, an eastern window and a kitchen boy
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to f), "x boy" 		
Stew says (to Floyd), "x boy" 		

Floyd | The poor lad must have just opened the great window when he pitched
Floyd | forward onto the stone sill in this cursed slumber. Twenty years of
Floyd | snow and rain have fallen on his shivering body.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x throne" 		

Floyd | High. Gold. Very. The High Throne backs against the northern wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "and all the snow and rain is still there to see"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x kind" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x king" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the somnolent monarchs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x princess" 		

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

		Stew says, "borrrring"
		DavidW says, "I guess she's elsewhere."
		Stew says, "okay"
		DavidW says, "I suppose west or east or back south."
		Stew says, "but they should say something about the kings"
		Stew says, "they talk about the kitchen boy but not the kings"
		DavidW says, "yeah, they should."
		DavidW says, "Lots of chances for adding detail were squandered."
		DavidW says, "It's very generic so far."
		Stew says, "something to keep in mind when writing my own game *cough*"
		DavidW says, "So far it's: rug: expensive; table: hugeass; boy: cold."
Stew says (to Floyd), "x monarchs" 		

Floyd | You see nothing special about the somnolent monarchs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "x window" 		

Floyd | Which do you mean, the western window or the eastern window?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "eastern" 		

Floyd | The eastern stained-glass window shimmers cool greens and blues in the
Floyd | indirect afternoon sun, spring maples and the sacred blue lake by
Floyd | which the host of Miv was acknowledged champion by the forces of
Floyd | Caesm, yet both agreed to share the land in peace.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "okay..."
Stew says (to Floyd), "western" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "x western" 		

Floyd | The setting sun inflames the stained glass, a red riot of fall oaks
Floyd | and the blood of the Battle of the Srotide. The sill is deep, for the
Floyd | walls of the North Hall are more than two feet thick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "interesting construction note"
Stew says (to Floyd), "move throne" 		

Floyd | Who are you to touch the Throne?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "push throne" 		

Floyd | Who are you to touch the Throne?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "look under throne" 		

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

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "search throne" 		

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

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "move boy" 		

Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "the boy is an it"
		Stew says, "well, i knew they didn't treat the common folk very good but"
Stew says (to Floyd), "move kings" 		

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

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "move monarchs" 		

Floyd | You can wake them after you rescue their daughter, how about that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "seems like a hint"
Stew says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd | The Great Hall yawns before you, a gargantuan indoor plain. Around an
Floyd | acre or so of oaken table sleeps a cornucopia of noblemen, noblewomen,
Floyd | and their attendant parasites. You can try to go in almost any
Floyd | direction, but your gaze is irresistably drawn north to the high
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | You've never seen a hall inlaid with mother-of-pearl before. The hall
Floyd | continues west, the Vestibule lies east, and a sumptuous guest room
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Room
Floyd | The finery of this guest room is at least Ducal, if not Stewardly.
Floyd | Perhaps you'd better go north, to the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Intimidating Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd | Packrat is now in its "verbose" mode, which always gives long
Floyd | descriptions of locations (even if you've been there before).
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | More Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | The hall ends here. You can go east down the hallway or south into
Floyd | another guest room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a laundry chute (which is closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "uh oh"
		Stew says, "i don't like laundry chutes in games"
		Stew says, "better save, David"
DavidW clears the save counter. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf1" 		

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

		Stew says, "let's go south first"
Ghogg goes home. 		
Stew says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Room
Floyd | This guest room has suffered at the hands of a single-minded
Floyd | decorator. Someone in this castle is fond of teal. That's clear.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an oversized teak chest and a Castle Guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd | He wears the green and gold livery of the Castle, complete with
Floyd | important-looking insignia and keyring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd | He wears the green and gold livery of the Castle, complete with
Floyd | important-looking insignia and keyring.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "get keys" 		

Floyd | That was too easy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "want keyring!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x keyring" 		

Floyd | Two sets of three identical keys dangle from a cheap brass ring. It's
Floyd | a shame you don't collect keys. Yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a keyring
Floyd |   a battered pack (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a faux brass lantern (providing light)
Floyd |     a doorknob collection
Floyd |     a trusty rope
Floyd |     a discarded sleeve
Floyd |     a blanket
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x insignia" 		

Floyd | "Dungeon Sub-Warder Third Class"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "uh, sure"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chest" 		

Floyd | The teak chest in the teal room overflows with a glittering pile of
Floyd | pantaloons. You are something of a pantaloon conossieur, and your
Floyd | heart beats faster at the prospect of pawing through a pile of
Floyd | pantaloons unobserved. Unfortunately, the same thought seems to have
Floyd | occurred to the guard, and he sleeps with both fists buried in
Floyd | slightly outdated seawear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pantaloons" 		

Floyd | A glittering pile of slightly outdated seawear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move guard" 		

Floyd | There's always the chance he might wake up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake guard" 		

Floyd | That seems unnecessary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search pantaloons" 		

Floyd | You find pantaloons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move pantaloons" 		

Floyd | You have better things to do. I promise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "smell pantaloons" 		

Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "another missed opportunity"
		Stew asks, "eh?"
		DavidW asks, "Are these pantaloons fresh?"
		Stew says, "well someone is guarding them"
		Stew asks, "what does that signify?"
		DavidW says, "could be accidental. Could be the guard is a pervert."
		Stew says, "probably most likely"
Stew says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | More Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | The hall ends here. You can go east down the hallway or south into
Floyd | another guest room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a laundry chute (which is closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "open chute" 		

Floyd | You open the laundry chute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Since we found keys, save again?"
		Stew says, "aye"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf2" 		

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

		DavidW says, "There'll be a laundry mummy monster."
Stew says (to Floyd), "x chute" 		

Floyd | An old laundry chute is embedded in the western wall. Though the
Floyd | wooden handle is mere maple, the design is subtly ostentatious;
Floyd | perhaps it's even been touched by the occasional nobleman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "look in chute" 		

Floyd | The laundry chute is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "we probably shouldn't try to go down the chute, right/"
		jenrexrode says, "sounds like death"
		jenrexrode says, "maybe it's for bomb disposal"
		DavidW asks, "Are you saying we saved for no reason?"
		Stew says, "okay lets do it *gulp*"
Stew says (to Floyd), "enter chute" 		

Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

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

		Stew says, "oh brother"
		Stew says, "you mean it's just decoration!"
		DavidW says, "What a wussy caste"
		DavidW says, "er castle"
		DavidW says, "no, we can probably drop objects into it."
		DavidW says, "Like our sleeve."
		Stew says, "how about dropping that guard"
		DavidW says, "We can't move the guard. I tried."
		Stew says, "rats"
		Stew says, "let's go back east"
		Stew says, "for now"
Stew says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | You've never seen a hall inlaid with mother-of-pearl before. The hall
Floyd | continues west, the Vestibule lies east, and a sumptuous guest room
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Games Room
Floyd | Here the nobility were wont to amuse themselves with diversions such
Floyd | as billiards, indoor badminton, and indoor water polo. Unfortunately,
Floyd | a bored giant has swooped all this, as well as a portion of the
Floyd | eastern wall, into a pile of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "x rubble" 		

Floyd | You see only rubble: bent rackets, broken billiard balls, a smashed
Floyd | bronze polo tank. The debris is heaped against what's left of the
Floyd | eastern wall, completely blocking your path. Much of the wall itself
Floyd | has been destroyed, leaving a three-foot high gap under the ceiling
Floyd | which opens into some other room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew asks, "is this where we use the rope?"
		DavidW says, "probably not"
		DavidW says, "I see no obvious tying-to object, for example."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gap" 		

Floyd | The wall is mostly gone, and the debris reaches to within three feet
Floyd | of the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter gap" 		

Floyd | It's at the top of a seven-foot high pile of angular debris.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb debris" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

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

		Stew says, "pfft"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb rubble" 		

Floyd | You try to scale the mountain, but slip and nearly impale yourself on
Floyd | a broken flagpole.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flagpole" 		

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

		Stew says, "pffy"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through gap" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "buy shirt" 		

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

		DavidW asks, "So, I guess we ought to try west and east of the south end of the dining table?"
Stew says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd | The Great Hall yawns before you, a gargantuan indoor plain. Around an
Floyd | acre or so of oaken table sleeps a cornucopia of noblemen, noblewomen,
Floyd | and their attendant parasites. You can try to go in almost any
Floyd | direction, but your gaze is irresistably drawn north to the high
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | This door features mere rose quartz, but it appears to be slightly
Floyd | open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "open quartz" 		

Floyd | Which do you mean, the western door or the jewel?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open rose door" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open western door" 		

Floyd | A worthy thought. You widen the crack by one-sixteenth of an inch.
Floyd | Until you stop pushing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x eastern door" 		

Floyd | The door is locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x jewel" 		

Floyd | Which do you mean, the jewel or the bejewelled door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Perhaps there's doors nw, ne, sw, and se?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bejewelled door" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | The emerald-encrusted door is locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x emerald" 		

Floyd | Which do you mean, the jewel or the bejewelled door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x emerald jewel" 		

Floyd | Which do you mean, the jewel or the bejewelled door?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "former" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd | Actually, that's just a painting of a door. Classy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd | The carbuncle-encrusted door is locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd | The sapphire-studded door is locked. Drat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crack" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock eastern door with keys" 		

Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock carbuncle-encrusted door with keys" 		

Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "x keys" 		

Floyd | Two sets of three identical keys dangle from a cheap brass ring. It's
Floyd | a shame you don't collect keys. Yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock sapphire-studder door with keys" 		

Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | You jump. The ceiling is probably forty feet up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | The floor looks solid.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x painting" 		

Floyd | It looks like an authentic Mushentwaddle. It's got to be more than
Floyd | twenty feet high, and thirty feet wide. Oh, for a real Mushentwaddle
Floyd | to hang on your own...exterior wall. Well. It would be taller than the
Floyd | house.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "unlock sapphire-studded door with key" 		

Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take painting" 		

Floyd | Don't joke.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move painting" 		

Floyd | The last thing the king needs to wake up to is a broken Mushentwaddle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "well, this is awkward."
		DavidW asks, "Open one of the windows at the north end?"
Stew says (to Floyd), "open western door" 		

Floyd | A worthy thought. You widen the crack by one-sixteenth of an inch.
Floyd | Until you stop pushing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "open western door" 		

Floyd | A worthy thought. You widen the crack by one-sixteenth of an inch.
Floyd | Until you stop pushing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That's not helping any. I'm quite sure those fractions aren't being added up."
Stew says (to Floyd), "x western door" 		

Floyd | The door won't budge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all jewels" 		

Floyd | If only those jewelers didn't use such strong glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "knock on western door" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "oil western door" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "this is a you-can't-do-anything game"
		DavidW says, "I suspect it just has an awkward bottleneck. Do try the windows."
		DavidW says, "But yeah, the game seems to be empty."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x crack" 		

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

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: north end
Floyd | Here the table ends humbly at the High Throne, on which are seated the
Floyd | unconscious monarchs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a western window, an eastern window and a kitchen boy
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "open window" 		

Floyd | Which do you mean, the western window or the eastern window?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "open western window" 		

Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "so, west?"
Stew says (to Floyd), "w" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter western window" 		

Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew facepalms 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "go through western window" 		

Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump through western window" 		

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to jump.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sill" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search boy" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take boy" 		

Floyd | I don't suppose the kitchen boy would care for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open eastern window" 		

Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock eastern window with keys" 		

Floyd | That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "break eastern window" 		

Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x northern wall" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x north wall" 		

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x north" 		

Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Want to swim in the unmentioned moat?"
		Stew says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "Maybe we oughta get the beerstein after all."
		DavidW says, "We can also try something bizarre like lighting the lantern, tie rope to it, then lower the lantern into the chute to see if that reveals anything."
		DavidW says, "Or pants the guard."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd | The Great Hall yawns before you, a gargantuan indoor plain. Around an
Floyd | acre or so of oaken table sleeps a cornucopia of noblemen, noblewomen,
Floyd | and their attendant parasites. You can try to go in almost any
Floyd | direction, but your gaze is irresistably drawn north to the high
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on table" 		

Floyd | That's not something you can stand on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spit" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick rug" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x droppings" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Drawbridge
Floyd | The drawbridge is rather in need of repair. To the north, the castle
Floyd | sits sleepily in the orange afternoon sun. To the south, shadows
Floyd | nearly hide the path through the brambles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" 		

Floyd | There's not enough water to swim in.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter moat" 		

Floyd | Though you cannot see them, you have it on good authority that a
Floyd | thriving community of crocodiles calls this moat home.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd | From what you've heard, crocodiles tend to be territorial, hungry, or
Floyd | both.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "jump" 		

Floyd | You jump on the spot, fruitlessly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Path through Brambles
Floyd | Brambles bristle eight feet high on either side. They seem to give you
Floyd | a penetrating glare. The thorns have grudgingly pulled apart to make a
Floyd | narrow path leading north; one would think the curse would have
Floyd | included a post-Prince closure clause, but you're not complaining.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a broken beerstein here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take beerstein" 		

Floyd | I know it's early on here, but I think it's time for a quick
Floyd | intervention. People don't call you the Packrat for nothing. Your pack
Floyd | is already full, and your cottage, and you're paying out a hefty pile
Floyd | of plate every month for two storage barns back home. You've been on
Floyd | plenty of adventures, and you always come home with a new pile of
Floyd | must-keep bizarro tools. The Great Cleansing and Yard Sale Gala never
Floyd | seems to come off. This is a big castle, and if you start off taking
Floyd | the beerstein, you're never going to find the Princess, let alone get
Floyd | out with your back intact.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "At this stage, the princess can rescue herself."
Roger goes home. 		
Roger has disconnected. 		Stew says, "yeah"
		Stew says, "this is terrible"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to lantern" 		

Floyd | You tie the rope to the lantern.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew asks, "hate to say it, but is there a walkthrough?"
		DavidW says, "sh*t. We can tie the rope to the lantern."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Drawbridge
Floyd | The drawbridge is rather in need of repair. To the north, the castle
Floyd | sits sleepily in the orange afternoon sun. To the south, shadows
Floyd | nearly hide the path through the brambles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | You've never seen a hall inlaid with mother-of-pearl before. The hall
Floyd | continues west, the Vestibule lies east, and a sumptuous guest room
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | More Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | The hall ends here. You can go east down the hallway or south into
Floyd | another guest room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a laundry chute (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open chute" 		

Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lantern" 		

Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light it" 		

Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | Actually, the switch is currently nonfunctional. (It was on sale.)
Floyd | Fortunately, it's on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lower lantern into chute" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put lantern in chute" 		

Floyd | Carefully you lower your lantern through the chute. But you're afraid
Floyd | to let the rope out much, and when you peek through the chute, you see
Floyd | only the glare of your lantern a few feet below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "o-kay. The game is letting me do this weird thing."
Stew says (to Floyd), "look in chute" 		

Floyd | In the laundry chute is a faux brass lantern.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to sleeve" 		

Floyd | Why would you want to tie your rope to the discarded sleeve?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lantern" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to rope" 		

Floyd | Why would you want to tie your rope to the trusty rope?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trusty rope" 		

Floyd | One end of the rope is tied to the lantern.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | In the battered pack are a doorknob collection and a blanket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to blanket" 		

Floyd | Why would you want to tie your rope to the blanket?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rip blanket" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Room
Floyd | This guest room has suffered at the hands of a single-minded
Floyd | decorator. Someone in this castle is fond of teal. That's clear.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an oversized teak chest and a Castle Guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "hit guard" 		

Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rip pantaloons" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push chest north" 		

Floyd | Is that the best you can think of?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "tear pantaloons" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Put lantern in gap?"
		DavidW asks, "Put lantern in western window?"
		Stew says, "this is awful"
		Stew says, "okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | More Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | The hall ends here. You can go east down the hallway or south into
Floyd | another guest room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a laundry chute (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | You've never seen a hall inlaid with mother-of-pearl before. The hall
Floyd | continues west, the Vestibule lies east, and a sumptuous guest room
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Games Room
Floyd | Here the nobility were wont to amuse themselves with diversions such
Floyd | as billiards, indoor badminton, and indoor water polo. Unfortunately,
Floyd | a bored giant has swooped all this, as well as a portion of the
Floyd | eastern wall, into a pile of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put lantern in gap" 		

Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x billiards" 		

Floyd | You see only rubble: bent rackets, broken billiard balls, a smashed
Floyd | bronze polo tank. The debris is heaped against what's left of the
Floyd | eastern wall, completely blocking your path. Much of the wall itself
Floyd | has been destroyed, leaving a three-foot high gap under the ceiling
Floyd | which opens into some other room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tank" 		

Floyd | You see only rubble: bent rackets, broken billiard balls, a smashed
Floyd | bronze polo tank. The debris is heaped against what's left of the
Floyd | eastern wall, completely blocking your path. Much of the wall itself
Floyd | has been destroyed, leaving a three-foot high gap under the ceiling
Floyd | which opens into some other room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move rubble" 		

Floyd | After a brief mental lapse, you remember that the pile is about seven
Floyd | feet high.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search rubble" 		

Floyd | You rummage sadly, but even you finding nothing of value.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | If there ever was a door, it's behind that rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "light tnt" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub knob" 		

Floyd | You achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd | grand staircase: That's hardly portable.
Floyd | oriental rug: That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "staircase. We missed that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb staircase" 		

Floyd | You walk up ten steps, stare through the gaping hole in the ceiling,
Floyd | and walk back down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" 		

Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unravel rope" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd | As good-looking as ever.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pack" 		

Floyd | Old Faithful. You've hauled this pack to more flea markets, auctions,
Floyd | and estate sales than you care to count. You once bet your neighbor
Floyd | you could carry home more bargains than his mule. You lost, and
Floyd | couldn't get out of bed for a week.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd | The Great Hall yawns before you, a gargantuan indoor plain. Around an
Floyd | acre or so of oaken table sleeps a cornucopia of noblemen, noblewomen,
Floyd | and their attendant parasites. You can try to go in almost any
Floyd | direction, but your gaze is irresistably drawn north to the high
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: north end
Floyd | Here the table ends humbly at the High Throne, on which are seated the
Floyd | unconscious monarchs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a western window, an eastern window and a kitchen boy
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake boy" 		

Floyd | That seems unnecessary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take boy" 		

Floyd | I don't suppose the kitchen boy would care for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake boy" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put blanket on boy" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Look at you! You gave something away!
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, your blood cools. You didn't have to keep the horrid blanket
Floyd | after all. Someone's actually using it.  And your pack's lighter. Lo
Floyd | and behold, you are feeling...
Floyd |
Floyd | content
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, what was all this about a princess?
Floyd |
Floyd | The boy stirs and nestles into his pink and plaid blanket. But after a
Floyd | moment, he twists and turns. He is still cold.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by ten points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "huh."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x boy" 		

Floyd | The boy looks much warmer in his new blanket, but he still shivers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hug boy" 		

Floyd | Keep your mind on the game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "oh score"
		Stew says, "hmm"
		jenrexrode asks, "did you give him a sleeve?"
		DavidW says, "The blanket."
		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "I'm not sure what it accomplishes except score, though."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x western window" 		

Floyd | The setting sun inflames the stained glass, a red riot of fall oaks
Floyd | and the blood of the Battle of the Srotide. The sill is deep, for the
Floyd | walls of the North Hall are more than two feet thick.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open western window" 		

Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close western window" 		

Floyd | The window sticks, but then it hasn't been shut in twenty years. You
Floyd | pull harder, and with a terrifying creak the thing slams shut. You
Floyd | wait to be trampled by an aristocratic horde...but no one wakes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The boy stirs and nestles into his pink and plaid blanket. Now he is
Floyd | warm indeed.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by ten points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
		DavidW asks, "I like score, but how does this help with the quest?"
		jenrexrode asks, "maybe everything needs a home?"
		DavidW asks, "So... give the sleeve to the guard?"
		jenrexrode says, "and at then end, you don't need therapy for your hoarding..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd | The Great Hall yawns before you, a gargantuan indoor plain. Around an
Floyd | acre or so of oaken table sleeps a cornucopia of noblemen, noblewomen,
Floyd | and their attendant parasites. You can try to go in almost any
Floyd | direction, but your gaze is irresistably drawn north to the high
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x parasites" 		

Floyd | Their dress is almost as extravagant as their patrons. The longer you
Floyd | look, the more you evaluate your career choice.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close door" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean rug" 		

Floyd | You achieve nothing by this.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | You've never seen a hall inlaid with mother-of-pearl before. The hall
Floyd | continues west, the Vestibule lies east, and a sumptuous guest room
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Room
Floyd | The finery of this guest room is at least Ducal, if not Stewardly.
Floyd | Perhaps you'd better go north, to the hall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | You've never seen a hall inlaid with mother-of-pearl before. The hall
Floyd | continues west, the Vestibule lies east, and a sumptuous guest room
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | More Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | The hall ends here. You can go east down the hallway or south into
Floyd | another guest room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a laundry chute (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Room
Floyd | This guest room has suffered at the hands of a single-minded
Floyd | decorator. Someone in this castle is fond of teal. That's clear.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an oversized teak chest and a Castle Guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give sleeve to guard" 		

Floyd | The Castle Guard doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "put sleeve on guard" 		

Floyd | Putting things on the Castle Guard would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

Floyd | You already took the keys. Get going before you wake up law
Floyd | enforcement.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "okay okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter chest" 		

Floyd | I don't think it's wise to enter a chest that's not empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "empty chest" 		

Floyd | pile of pantaloons: That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x pile" 		

Floyd | A glittering pile of slightly outdated seawear.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

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

		jenrexrode says, "I thought they were pantaloons, not bathing suits..."
		DavidW says, "Perhaps they sunbathe in pantaloons in this country."
		jenrexrode asks, "so why'd he fall asleep with his arms in a chest anyway?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x arms" 		

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

		DavidW asks, "Should we give the keys back?"
		jenrexrode says, "it seemed to hint we want them and to leave..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "strip guard" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Room
Floyd | This guest room has suffered at the hands of a single-minded
Floyd | decorator. Someone in this castle is fond of teal. That's clear.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an oversized teak chest and a Castle Guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I shed a tear for the teal and teak."
		Stew says, "hmm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to chest" 		

Floyd | Why would you want to tie your rope to the oversized teak chest?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to me" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | [** Programming error: tried to "move" yourself to yourself, which
Floyd | would make a loop: yourself in yourself **]
Floyd | Why would you want to tie your rope to yourself?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Guest Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "boy this is a bad game"
		DavidW says, "Untested, probably."
Stew says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "version" 		

Floyd | Packrat
Floyd | An adventurer with a discerning eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | Copyright 2007 by Bill Powell
Floyd | [LINK]
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 070928 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 S
Floyd | Standard interpreter 1.0 (2N) / Library serial number 040227
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew asks, "have you heard of Bill Powell before?"
		DavidW asks, "I wonder. If we kick or throw the beerstein to get rid of it, would that help?"
		Stew says, "well if he's alive, as his site seems to suggest"
		Stew says, "perhaps we could tell him that you should really betatest your games"
		DavidW says (to Stew), "I don't remember his name, but I think this was entered at IF Comp."
		DavidW says, "I'd have to check to be sure."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | More Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | The hall ends here. You can go east down the hallway or south into
Floyd | another guest room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a laundry chute (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | You've never seen a hall inlaid with mother-of-pearl before. The hall
Floyd | continues west, the Vestibule lies east, and a sumptuous guest room
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | More Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | The hall ends here. You can go east down the hallway or south into
Floyd | another guest room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a laundry chute (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lean into chute" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter chute" 		

Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "reach into chute" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | The laundry chute is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search chute" 		

Floyd | The laundry chute is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | You've never seen a hall inlaid with mother-of-pearl before. The hall
Floyd | continues west, the Vestibule lies east, and a sumptuous guest room
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | More Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | The hall ends here. You can go east down the hallway or south into
Floyd | another guest room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a laundry chute (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x handle" 		

Floyd | The decorative engravings bespeak privilege. And not much else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x engravings" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chute" 		

Floyd | You see only the glare of your lantern.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close chute" 		

Floyd | You can't close the chute with your lantern dangling in there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take lantern" 		

Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull lantern" 		

Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a trusty rope
Floyd |   a faux brass lantern (providing light)
Floyd |   a discarded sleeve
Floyd |   a keyring
Floyd |   a battered pack (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a doorknob collection
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close chute" 		

Floyd | You can't close the chute with your lantern dangling in there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "well we should probably go for the lantern in the eastern rubble room"
		DavidW says, "okay, the game is buggy. The author didn't think anyone would take the lantern out of the chute."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to handle" 		

Floyd | You tie the rope to the handle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to lantern" 		

Floyd | Don't worry. The rope is already tied to the lantern.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "f get rope"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put lantern in chute" 		

Floyd | Your commemorative lantern plummets to certain destruction through the
Floyd | abandoned laundry chute...but the rope holds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the chute, you glimpse your lantern dangling in darkness. A
Floyd | swarm of insects attack it, and the light flickers and dances on the
Floyd | murky water below.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by ten points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I guessed there was a handle. I don't remember hearing it mentioned."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x water" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x insects" 		

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

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

Floyd | In the laundry chute is a faux brass lantern.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "this is laughably untested"
		DavidW asks, "So insects and water in the basement?"
		Stew says, "must have been an all-nighter"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a discarded sleeve
Floyd |   a keyring
Floyd |   a battered pack (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a doorknob collection
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search collection" 		

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

		Stew says, "he probably submitted this in the competition when it wasn't close to being done"
		Stew says, "bugwise"
		Stew says, "it's probably barely winnable"
		Stew says, "with only one way to do everything"
		jenrexrode asks, "how was the lantern in the chute different this time?"
		DavidW says, "I tied the other end of the rope to the chute's handle."
DavidW Or maybe the door's handle. I don't know where the handle is. I just guessed there had to be a handle for the other end of the rope. 		Stew says, "i remember there was a handle"
		Stew says, "when i examined the shute"
		DavidW says, "Sorry. It's 2:22am and I'm tired."
		Stew says, "i spelled chute shute"
		Stew says, "ha ha"
		DavidW says, "oh, shute"
		Stew asks, "now can we use the lantern and rope for the gap in the wall?"
		Stew says, "or is it not likely"
		DavidW says, "no, I think the lantern and rope stay here."
		Stew says, "oh yeah"
		Stew says, "ha ha"
		DavidW says, "Remember, the game didn't seem to anticipate moving the lantern."
		Stew says, "and we're not sure why we got ten points"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd | You have so far scored 30 out of a possible 100, in 204 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Thrift Store Phantom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "full score" 		

Floyd | You have so far scored 30 out of a possible 100, in 204 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Thrift Store Phantom.
Floyd |
Floyd | The score is made up as follows:
Floyd |
Floyd |     10 for conquering your clutterlust (at least once)
Floyd |     10 for warming a fellow worker
Floyd |     10 for putting your Featherby Commemorative Lantern to good use
Floyd |
Floyd |     30 total (out of 100)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "this person seems to have been very literate"
		Stew says, "it's a shame they couldn't finish testing it"
		DavidW says, "That can happen. One can have good English skills and only basic programming skills. That's pretty common."
		Stew asks, "which is better good english and bad programming or bad english and good programming?"
		DavidW says, "The former, and I think the latter is quite rare."
		DavidW says, "Unless English isn't their first language, of course."
		Stew asks, "what about bad english and bad programming?"
		Stew says, "like some of those old Quest games"
		DavidW asks, "What about it?"
		jenrexrode asks, "so need to do 7 more things and that's it?"
		Stew says, "possibly"
		Stew says, "if everything is worth 10 points"
		jenrexrode says, "or maybe 3 more things: 2 more 10 point things, and a 50 point finale."
		Stew says, "the princess *should* be worth more"
		DavidW asks, "I suppose check to see if the moat has a lit area?"
		Stew says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Ah, the rope is still tied to the handle. You drop the rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | You've never seen a hall inlaid with mother-of-pearl before. The hall
Floyd | continues west, the Vestibule lies east, and a sumptuous guest room
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Drawbridge
Floyd | The drawbridge is rather in need of repair. To the north, the castle
Floyd | sits sleepily in the orange afternoon sun. To the south, shadows
Floyd | nearly hide the path through the brambles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x moat" 		

Floyd | Rare is the moat that does justice to the term "brackish". The slight
Floyd | current is just sufficient to keep the brack well-churned.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | "Crocodile": n. A man-eating animal.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | I hope you don't think I'm going to keep interposing myself between
Floyd | you and your destiny. I advise you to rethink your destiny.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "That sounds like a threat."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Last chance.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf3" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Okay. Real last chance.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Aglow with interspecial trust and compassion, you leap into the murky
Floyd | water. Your forehead thuds into cold, scaly skin. The skin scrapes
Floyd | you. Ouch. That wasn't very nice...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have met your first crocodiles. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 30 out of a possible 100, in 213 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of Thrift Store Phantom.
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), "cf3" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw knobs at crocodiles" 		

Floyd | (first taking the doorknob collection)
Floyd | Futile.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "count knobs" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search knobs" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "juggle knobs" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "put sleeve on crocodile" 		

Floyd | Putting things on the crocodiles would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sleeve" 		

Floyd | You got a real bargain on this baby, and one of these days, you're
Floyd | going to find a matching chartreuse velvet detachable left-handed
Floyd | sleeve.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crocodiles" 		

Floyd | The water is too brackish for you to actually see the crocodiles.
Floyd | Let's face it, crocodiles are crocodiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under drawbridge" 		

Floyd | That's not something you need to refer to in the course of this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear sleeve" 		

Floyd | Looks good. Or would, with another sleeve. And a shirt to tie it to. I
Floyd | know everyone's asleep, but maybe you shouldn't walk around looking
Floyd | like that just in case.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "remove sleeve" 		

Floyd | You're not wearing that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put knob in sleeve" 		

Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

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

		jenrexrode asks, "aren't you supposed to hit things with a bag of doorknobs?"
		Stew says, "yeah"
		DavidW says, "I was wondering."
		DavidW says, "But the usual is with lead pellets."
		DavidW says, "A doorknob collection just reminds me of Aunt Clara on Bewitched. She collected doorknobs."
		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
		jenrexrode | Homer: [skeptical] I don't know...can you swing a sack of door knobs?
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swing sack" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "swing pack" 		

Floyd | There's nothing sensible to swing here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a doorknob collection
Floyd |   a discarded sleeve
Floyd |   a keyring
Floyd |   a battered pack (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Path through Brambles
Floyd | Brambles bristle eight feet high on either side. They seem to give you
Floyd | a penetrating glare. The thorns have grudgingly pulled apart to make a
Floyd | narrow path leading north; one would think the curse would have
Floyd | included a post-Prince closure clause, but you're not complaining.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a broken beerstein here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "I guess we already tried to install a doorknob?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kick stein" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says (to jen), "no, we haven't"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "throw stein" 		

Floyd | The broken beerstein is already here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x thorns" 		

Floyd | That's not something you need to refer to in the course of this game.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "get stein" 		

Floyd | I really think you should reconsider. But it's up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Nonsense. You can't go home yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Drawbridge
Floyd | The drawbridge is rather in need of repair. To the north, the castle
Floyd | sits sleepily in the orange afternoon sun. To the south, shadows
Floyd | nearly hide the path through the brambles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "if it's up to me, what can't I take it?"
		jenrexrode says, "now that I lightened my load with the blanket and all"
		DavidW says, "The game warned that if we take the stein, we'll never save the princess."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Path through Brambles
Floyd | Brambles bristle eight feet high on either side. They seem to give you
Floyd | a penetrating glare. The thorns have grudgingly pulled apart to make a
Floyd | narrow path leading north; one would think the curse would have
Floyd | included a post-Prince closure clause, but you're not complaining.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a broken beerstein here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "try it again, you'll probably die"
		jenrexrode says, "oh"
		DavidW says, "or fail and lose the game."
		DavidW says, "but yes, try."
		DavidW says, "we need some new text to look at."
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "get stein" 		

Floyd | It really is up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "save"
		DavidW says, "we saved earlier with the crocodile"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "get stein" 		

Floyd | Okay, fine.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you seize your treasure, you feel your blood race. There's a whole
Floyd | castle in there. And everyone's asleep. Suddenly, the Princess and the
Floyd | repo giants are the last thing on your mind ...
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling
Floyd |
Floyd | acquisitive
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh boy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "huh"
		Stew says, "oh oh"
		DavidW says, "wait. Are our feelings somehow important? Or blood cooled earlier."
		DavidW says, "OUr blood"
		Stew says, "oh dear"
		Stew says, "i think we did this in the wrong order"
		Stew says, "we were supposed to get the stein first"
		Stew says, "even though the game gave every suggestion for us not to"
		jenrexrode asks, "so what does it change?"
		DavidW says, "no, I think if we took the stein, we'd never be able to let go of the blanket."
		Stew says, "hmm"
		DavidW says, "I think it changes us, what the game will let us do so to stay in character."
		jenrexrode asks, "can we pull the rope?"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x stein" 		

Floyd | The broken edge scratches you as you finger the thing.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I doubt it."
		jenrexrode asks, "send that stein down instead?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Drawbridge
Floyd | The drawbridge is rather in need of repair. To the north, the castle
Floyd | sits sleepily in the orange afternoon sun. To the south, shadows
Floyd | nearly hide the path through the brambles.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fill stein" 		

Floyd | But there's no water here to carry.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the grand staircase.
Floyd | Breathing heavily, you roll up the whole rug and get your shoulder
Floyd | under the thing. This is getting embarrassing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode exclaims, "huh!"
		DavidW says, "ah, we did change"
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "x rug" 		

Floyd | The rolled rug isn't quite so pretty now. And you rolled it so tight
Floyd | I'm not sure you're going to get it unrolled. In fact, don't bother.
Floyd | I'll pretend I don't know what you're saying.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the grand staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the grand staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Games Room
Floyd | Here the nobility were wont to amuse themselves with diversions such
Floyd | as billiards, indoor badminton, and indoor water polo. Unfortunately,
Floyd | a bored giant has swooped all this, as well as a portion of the
Floyd | eastern wall, into a pile of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the pile of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the grand staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "heh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | You've never seen a hall inlaid with mother-of-pearl before. The hall
Floyd | continues west, the Vestibule lies east, and a sumptuous guest room
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | More Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | The hall ends here. You can go east down the hallway or south into
Floyd | another guest room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trusty rope and a laundry chute (in which is a faux
Floyd | brass lantern) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the laundry chute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Ah, the rope is still tied to the handle. You drop the rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Room
Floyd | This guest room has suffered at the hands of a single-minded
Floyd | decorator. Someone in this castle is fond of teal. That's clear.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an oversized teak chest and a Castle Guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the oversized teak chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pantaloons" 		

Floyd | You grip a brocaded leg and pull, hard. What happens next is unclear;
Floyd | there's a sort of fabric explosion, and you find yourself flat on your
Floyd | back, smothered in pea green. When you disentangle yourself, you gape
Floyd | in awe at a pile that now dwarfs the duke-size bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the gigantic pile of pantaloons.
Floyd | You eagerly snatch the oversized teak chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode exclaims, "well we certainly got the new text!"
		DavidW says, "This is so weird."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an oversized teak chest (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   an oriental rug
Floyd |   a broken beerstein
Floyd |   a doorknob collection
Floyd |   a discarded sleeve
Floyd |   a keyring
Floyd |   a battered pack (being worn and open but empty)
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the gigantic pile of pantaloons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bed" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take guard" 		

Floyd | I don't suppose the Castle Guard would care for that.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the gigantic pile of pantaloons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Room
Floyd | This guest room has suffered at the hands of a single-minded
Floyd | decorator. Someone in this castle is fond of teal. That's clear.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a gigantic pile of pantaloons and a Castle Guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the gigantic pile of pantaloons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search pile" 		

Floyd | You find pantaloons.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the gigantic pile of pantaloons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | The oversized teak chest is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the gigantic pile of pantaloons.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | More Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | The hall ends here. You can go east down the hallway or south into
Floyd | another guest room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trusty rope and a laundry chute (in which is a faux
Floyd | brass lantern) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the laundry chute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take insects" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Ah, the rope is still tied to the handle. You drop the rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | You've never seen a hall inlaid with mother-of-pearl before. The hall
Floyd | continues west, the Vestibule lies east, and a sumptuous guest room
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the grand staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd | The Great Hall yawns before you, a gargantuan indoor plain. Around an
Floyd | acre or so of oaken table sleeps a cornucopia of noblemen, noblewomen,
Floyd | and their attendant parasites. You can try to go in almost any
Floyd | direction, but your gaze is irresistably drawn north to the high
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the oaken table.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the painting of a door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take jewels" 		

Floyd | If only those jewelers didn't use such strong glue.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the oaken table.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the painting of a door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open western door" 		

Floyd | A worthy thought. You widen the crack by one-sixteenth of an inch.
Floyd | Until you stop pushing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the oaken table.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the painting of a door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: north end
Floyd | Here the table ends humbly at the High Throne, on which are seated the
Floyd | unconscious monarchs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a western window, an eastern window and a kitchen boy
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the high throne.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the western window.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the eastern window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "so strange"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give rug to boy" 		

Floyd | Technically, he's asleep, and can't personally accept your gift.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the high throne.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the western window.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the eastern window.
Floyd | What? Wait! You can't part with the oriental rug! What if you need it?
Floyd | You grab the oriental rug right back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give sleeve to boy" 		

Floyd | Technically, he's asleep, and can't personally accept your gift.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the high throne.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the western window.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the eastern window.
Floyd | What? Wait! You can't part with the discarded sleeve! What if you need
Floyd | it? You grab the discarded sleeve right back.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "yeah, we can't get rid of anything now."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter chest" 		

Floyd | I know you're very excited about using the chest as a boat, and I
Floyd | don't want to minimize your accomplishment. However, I must point out
Floyd | that a teak chest is not exactly a seagoing freighter. If you're going
Floyd | to do this, may I recommend that you travel light?
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the high throne.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the western window.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the eastern window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "as a boat? I ... hadn't thought of that."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd | The Great Hall yawns before you, a gargantuan indoor plain. Around an
Floyd | acre or so of oaken table sleeps a cornucopia of noblemen, noblewomen,
Floyd | and their attendant parasites. You can try to go in almost any
Floyd | direction, but your gaze is irresistably drawn north to the high
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the oaken table.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the painting of a door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the grand staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Games Room
Floyd | Here the nobility were wont to amuse themselves with diversions such
Floyd | as billiards, indoor badminton, and indoor water polo. Unfortunately,
Floyd | a bored giant has swooped all this, as well as a portion of the
Floyd | eastern wall, into a pile of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the pile of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move rubble" 		

Floyd | After a brief mental lapse, you remember that the pile is about seven
Floyd | feet high.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the pile of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take gap" 		

Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the pile of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the grand staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Drawbridge
Floyd | The drawbridge is rather in need of repair. To the north, the castle
Floyd | sits sleepily in the orange afternoon sun. To the south, shadows
Floyd | nearly hide the path through the brambles.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put chest in moat" 		

Floyd | The chest hits the water with a thundering splash. After two tense
Floyd | moments, it bobs up, rights itself, and begins to creep west with the
Floyd | invisible current.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter chest" 		

Floyd | I know you're very excited about using the chest as a boat, and I
Floyd | don't want to minimize your accomplishment. However, I must point out
Floyd | that a teak chest is not exactly a seagoing freighter. If you're going
Floyd | to do this, may I recommend that you travel light?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, ";hooray"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop rug" 		

Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | What? Wait! You can't part with the oriental rug! What if you need it?
Floyd | You grab the oriental rug right back.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | Perhaps you're trying to enter the chest?
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hmm"
		jenrexrode asks, "but we weren't able to get the chest before we got all grabby, right?"
		DavidW asks, "That's correct. So maybe we did have to do stein first then the blanket?"
		jenrexrode asks, "oh, so it kinda cures us?"
		DavidW asks, "maybe?"
		DavidW says, "I'm guessing."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the grand staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd | The Great Hall yawns before you, a gargantuan indoor plain. Around an
Floyd | acre or so of oaken table sleeps a cornucopia of noblemen, noblewomen,
Floyd | and their attendant parasites. You can try to go in almost any
Floyd | direction, but your gaze is irresistably drawn north to the high
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the oaken table.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the painting of a door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: north end
Floyd | Here the table ends humbly at the High Throne, on which are seated the
Floyd | unconscious monarchs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a western window, an eastern window and a kitchen boy
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the high throne.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the western window.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the eastern window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take blanket" 		

Floyd | That would be low, even for you.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the high throne.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the western window.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the eastern window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open western window" 		

Floyd | But the boy will get cold again!
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the high throne.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the western window.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the eastern window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We may have to start from the very beginning."
		jenrexrode says, "uh huh"
		DavidW says, "To test it."
		DavidW says, "Lemme see if the rug helps with the rubble at all first though"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd | The Great Hall yawns before you, a gargantuan indoor plain. Around an
Floyd | acre or so of oaken table sleeps a cornucopia of noblemen, noblewomen,
Floyd | and their attendant parasites. You can try to go in almost any
Floyd | direction, but your gaze is irresistably drawn north to the high
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the oaken table.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the painting of a door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the grand staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Games Room
Floyd | Here the nobility were wont to amuse themselves with diversions such
Floyd | as billiards, indoor badminton, and indoor water polo. Unfortunately,
Floyd | a bored giant has swooped all this, as well as a portion of the
Floyd | eastern wall, into a pile of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the pile of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put rug on rubble" 		

Floyd | Putting things on the pile of rubble would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the pile of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover rubble" 		

Floyd | That's not something you can close.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the pile of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put rug in gap" 		

Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the pile of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Lemme restart. We can restore if we must."
		DavidW asks, "agreed?"
		DavidW says, "(also it's 3am!)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restart" 		

Floyd | Are you sure you want to restart?

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | They call you Packrat, but in truth, you're an adventurer with a
Floyd | discerning eye. After all, who're they sending to wake the Princess?
Floyd | Many's the prince who didn't even try to penetrate the cursed brambles
Floyd | about the castle, and though the thorns finally parted for some royal
Floyd | pup from a faraway land, no one's heard a thing since.
Floyd |
Floyd | Worse, it's just come out that the King had time before going
Floyd | unconscious to take out a hefty royal loan, and it's had twenty years
Floyd | to accrue in default. The rumor is that the repo giants are on their
Floyd | way. If someone doesn't wake up the Princess and the rest of the
Floyd | royals pronto, the whole kingdom might come under new management.  Who
Floyd | better to send on a dangerous mission to a sleeping castle full of
Floyd | unguarded loot than ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Packrat
Floyd | An adventurer with a discerning eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | Copyright 2007 by Bill Powell
Floyd | [LINK]
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 070928 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 S
Floyd |
Floyd | Path through Brambles
Floyd | Brambles bristle eight feet high on either side. They seem to give you
Floyd | a penetrating glare. The thorns have grudgingly pulled apart to make a
Floyd | narrow path leading north; one would think the curse would have
Floyd | included a post-Prince closure clause, but you're not complaining.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a broken beerstein here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Drawbridge
Floyd | The drawbridge is rather in need of repair. To the north, the castle
Floyd | sits sleepily in the orange afternoon sun. To the south, shadows
Floyd | nearly hide the path through the brambles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | You've never seen a hall inlaid with mother-of-pearl before. The hall
Floyd | continues west, the Vestibule lies east, and a sumptuous guest room
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | More Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | The hall ends here. You can go east down the hallway or south into
Floyd | another guest room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a laundry chute (which is closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Room
Floyd | This guest room has suffered at the hands of a single-minded
Floyd | decorator. Someone in this castle is fond of teal. That's clear.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an oversized teak chest and a Castle Guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode exclaims, "agreed!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take keys" 		

Floyd | That was too easy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | More Intimidating Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a laundry chute (which is closed) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to lantern" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to handle" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chute" 		

Floyd | An old laundry chute is embedded in the western wall. Though the
Floyd | wooden handle is mere maple, the design is subtly ostentatious;
Floyd | perhaps it's even been touched by the occasional nobleman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to handle" 		

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

		
jenrexrode says (to Floyd), "open chute" 		

Floyd | You open the laundry chute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open pack" 		

Floyd | You open the battered pack, revealing a faux brass lantern, a doorknob
Floyd | collection, a trusty rope, a discarded sleeve and a blanket.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to lantern" 		

Floyd | You tie the rope to the lantern.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie rope to handle" 		

Floyd | You tie the rope to the handle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put lantern in chute" 		

Floyd | Your commemorative lantern plummets to certain destruction through the
Floyd | abandoned laundry chute...but the rope holds.
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the chute, you glimpse your lantern dangling in darkness. A
Floyd | swarm of insects attack it, and the light flickers and dances on the
Floyd | murky water below.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by ten points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Ah, the rope is still tied to the handle. You drop the rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | Intimidating Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Drawbridge
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Path through Brambles
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a broken beerstein here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take stein" 		

Floyd | I know it's early on here, but I think it's time for a quick
Floyd | intervention. People don't call you the Packrat for nothing. Your pack
Floyd | is already full, and your cottage, and you're paying out a hefty pile
Floyd | of plate every month for two storage barns back home. You've been on
Floyd | plenty of adventures, and you always come home with a new pile of
Floyd | must-keep bizarro tools. The Great Cleansing and Yard Sale Gala never
Floyd | seems to come off. This is a big castle, and if you start off taking
Floyd | the beerstein, you're never going to find the Princess, let alone get
Floyd | out with your back intact.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | I really think you should reconsider. But it's up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | It really is up to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | Okay, fine.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you seize your treasure, you feel your blood race. There's a whole
Floyd | castle in there. And everyone's asleep. Suddenly, the Princess and the
Floyd | repo giants are the last thing on your mind ...
Floyd |
Floyd | You are feeling
Floyd |
Floyd | acquisitive
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh boy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Drawbridge
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the grand staircase.
Floyd | Breathing heavily, you roll up the whole rug and get your shoulder
Floyd | under the thing. This is getting embarrassing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Intimidating Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | More Intimidating Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trusty rope and a laundry chute (in which is a faux
Floyd | brass lantern) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You eagerly snatch the trusty rope.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the laundry chute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Ah, the rope is still tied to the handle. You drop the rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Room
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see an oversized teak chest and a Castle Guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the oversized teak chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pantaloons" 		

Floyd | You grip a brocaded leg and pull, hard. What happens next is unclear;
Floyd | there's a sort of fabric explosion, and you find yourself flat on your
Floyd | back, smothered in pea green. When you disentangle yourself, you gape
Floyd | in awe at a pile that now dwarfs the duke-size bed.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the gigantic pile of pantaloons.
Floyd | You eagerly snatch the oversized teak chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | More Intimidating Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trusty rope and a laundry chute (in which is a faux
Floyd | brass lantern) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the laundry chute.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Ah, the rope is still tied to the handle. You drop the rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | Intimidating Hallway
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the grand staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd | The Great Hall yawns before you, a gargantuan indoor plain. Around an
Floyd | acre or so of oaken table sleeps a cornucopia of noblemen, noblewomen,
Floyd | and their attendant parasites. You can try to go in almost any
Floyd | direction, but your gaze is irresistably drawn north to the high
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the oaken table.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the painting of a door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: north end
Floyd | Here the table ends humbly at the High Throne, on which are seated the
Floyd | unconscious monarchs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a western window, an eastern window and a kitchen boy
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the high throne.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the western window.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the eastern window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close western window" 		

Floyd | The window sticks, but then it hasn't been shut in twenty years. You
Floyd | pull harder, and with a terrifying creak the thing slams shut. You
Floyd | wait to be trampled by an aristocratic horde...but no one wakes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The boy looks warmer, but he still shivers.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the high throne.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the western window.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the eastern window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give blanket to boy" 		

Floyd | (first taking the blanket)
Floyd | Technically, he's asleep, and can't personally accept your gift.
Floyd |
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the high throne.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the western window.
Floyd | You vainly attempt to purloin the eastern window.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put blanket on boy" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Look at you! You gave something away!
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, your blood cools. You didn't have to keep the horrid blanket
Floyd | after all. Someone's actually using it.  And your pack's lighter. Lo
Floyd | and behold, you are feeling...
Floyd |
Floyd | content
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, what was all this about a princess?
Floyd |
Floyd | The boy stirs and nestles into his pink and plaid blanket. Now he is
Floyd | warm indeed.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by twenty points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Games Room
Floyd | Here the nobility were wont to amuse themselves with diversions such
Floyd | as billiards, indoor badminton, and indoor water polo. Unfortunately,
Floyd | a bored giant has swooped all this, as well as a portion of the
Floyd | eastern wall, into a pile of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop rug" 		

Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode exclaims, "woo hoo!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Drawbridge
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put chest in moat" 		

Floyd | The chest hits the water with a thundering splash. After two tense
Floyd | moments, it bobs up, rights itself, and begins to creep west with the
Floyd | invisible current.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter chest" 		

Floyd | I know you're very excited about using the chest as a boat, and I
Floyd | don't want to minimize your accomplishment. However, I must point out
Floyd | that a teak chest is not exactly a seagoing freighter. If you're going
Floyd | to do this, may I recommend that you travel light?
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a broken beerstein
Floyd |   a keyring
Floyd |   a battered pack (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a doorknob collection
Floyd |     a discarded sleeve
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stein in pack" 		

Floyd | You put the broken beerstein into the battered pack.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop pack" 		

Floyd | (first taking the battered pack off)
Floyd | You take off the battered pack.
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs out of sight. Perhaps it will return.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "aw"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Drawbridge
Floyd | The drawbridge is rather in need of repair. To the north, the castle
Floyd | sits sleepily in the orange afternoon sun. To the south, shadows
Floyd | nearly hide the path through the brambles.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a battered pack (in which are a broken beerstein, a
Floyd | doorknob collection and a discarded sleeve) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an oversized teak chest (which is open but empty)
Floyd |   a broken beerstein
Floyd |   a keyring
Floyd |   a battered pack (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a doorknob collection
Floyd |     a discarded sleeve
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stein in pack" 		

Floyd | You put the broken beerstein into the battered pack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Drawbridge
Floyd | The drawbridge is rather in need of repair. To the north, the castle
Floyd | sits sleepily in the orange afternoon sun. To the south, shadows
Floyd | nearly hide the path through the brambles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop pack" 		

Floyd | (first taking the battered pack off)
Floyd | You take off the battered pack.
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put chest in moat" 		

Floyd | The chest hits the water with a thundering splash. After two tense
Floyd | moments, it bobs up, rights itself, and begins to creep west with the
Floyd | invisible current.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter chest" 		

Floyd | You dangle off the edge of the bridge, hesitate almost too long, and
Floyd | tumble into the bobbing chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Moat (in the floating teak chest)
Floyd | The ill-favored water slinks beneath the decaying drawbridge. The
Floyd | massive stones of the castle are well-seasoned with grime.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by ten points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
		DavidW says, "wow"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stones" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x castle" 		

Floyd | Legend has it this castle was heaved into place by giants. Looking at
Floyd | the enormous stones of this wall, you can well believe it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Moat (in the floating teak chest)
Floyd | The ill-favored water slinks beneath the decaying drawbridge. The
Floyd | massive stones of the castle are well-seasoned with grime.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You'll have to get out of the floating teak chest first.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs on ...
Floyd |
Floyd | Moat (in the floating teak chest)
Floyd | The water greases past the blank wall of the castle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs on ...
Floyd |
Floyd | Moat (in the floating teak chest)
Floyd | Here the moat turns north around the castle corner. This stretch was
Floyd | not designed with maneuverability in mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs on ...
Floyd |
Floyd | Moat (in the floating teak chest)
Floyd | Now you head north along the western side of the castle. The murky
Floyd | water manages to reflect the glare of the setting sun. The monotony of
Floyd | the wall is broken by low grate, barely visible above the sludge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says, "yay" 		jenrexrode says, "great grate"
Stew says, "why don't we get points for that" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock grate with keys" 		

Floyd | That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open grate" 		

Floyd | Not only are you too far away to reach the grate, but the bars are
Floyd | each about two inches around. And iron. And embedded in the wall of
Floyd | the castle.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says, "oh we did" 		Stew says, "oh we did"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grate" 		

Floyd | The visible area of the grate extends about an inch above the water,
Floyd | and seven feet across. Thick iron bars form a grid of four-inch
Floyd | squares. Whatever lies on the far side, you can't it see from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs on ...
Floyd |
Floyd | Moat (in the floating teak chest)
Floyd | The moat leisurely inches you around the northern side of the castle,
Floyd | luxuriating in the consistent blank stare of the wall. The northern
Floyd | side, you recall, is twice as thick as the others, for within lies the
Floyd | Great Hall; the High Throne backs up against this impregnable but
Floyd | visually soporofic wall. (A brief fad in fortress architecture,
Floyd | occasioned by a successful assassination attempt through a sub-par
Floyd | interior wall.) The royal bedroom is likely on this wall as well.
Floyd | Normally, a guard would be stationed on the roof far above, eagerly on
Floyd | the watch for an assault through two feet of stone. Now, of course,
Floyd | it's absurd to think that some archer is poised up there, about to
Floyd | pick you off.
Floyd |
Floyd | You squint up. Good. Nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're glad to get around to the eastern wall. Except a guard would be
Floyd | here too. Rats.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x guard" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Moat (in the floating teak chest)
Floyd | The moat leisurely inches you around the northern side of the castle,
Floyd | luxuriating in the consistent blank stare of the wall. The northern
Floyd | side, you recall, is twice as thick as the others, for within lies the
Floyd | Great Hall; the High Throne backs up against this impregnable but
Floyd | visually soporofic wall. (A brief fad in fortress architecture,
Floyd | occasioned by a successful assassination attempt through a sub-par
Floyd | interior wall.) The royal bedroom is likely on this wall as well.
Floyd | Normally, a guard would be stationed on the roof far above, eagerly on
Floyd | the watch for an assault through two feet of stone. Now, of course,
Floyd | it's absurd to think that some archer is poised up there, about to
Floyd | pick you off.
Floyd |
Floyd | You squint up. Good. Nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're glad to get around to the eastern wall. Except a guard would be
Floyd | here too. Rats.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd | Legend has it this castle was heaved into place by giants. Looking at
Floyd | the enormous stones of this wall, you can well believe it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs on ...
Floyd |
Floyd | Moat (in the floating teak chest)
Floyd | At last you reach the southern wall again. As you round the corner,
Floyd | you see a small landing carved into the stone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "disembark" 		

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | You hesitate, then crouch, then hesitate again, then thrust yourself
Floyd | from your craft. It's not your most graceful move, but you arrive at
Floyd | the landing unchewed. Your worthy chest bobs away to face the world
Floyd | alone. You're sad to see it go. Genuine teak.
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing
Floyd | The landing is more like an alcove, perhaps five feet across. Stone
Floyd | surrounds you; above and below, on either side. You stand only six
Floyd | inches above the water. It must be some sort of maintenance entrance,
Floyd | as you couldn't see it from the drawbridge. A short tunnel leads north
Floyd | to a featureless door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You can't, since the featureless door is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" 		

Floyd | You open the featureless door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Lounge
Floyd | An underground lounge. In stone. A featureless southern door leads
Floyd | outside, while the thick door to the west has the usual steel slab
Floyd | construction of the entrance to a dungeon. Though the lounge is
Floyd | Spartan, perhaps, in its furnishings, anyone this close to a dungeon
Floyd | without being a permanent resident is apt to feel a certain comfort. A
Floyd | metal staircase leads up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Once this was a select but sumptious library. Then came giants. Rubble
Floyd | spills through a huge hole in the western wall, blocking your path
Floyd | west. A three-foot gap opens onto the next room between the ceiling
Floyd | and what's left of the western wall. Books and bookcases are strewn
Floyd | about the marble like corpses. A staircase leads down into shadows;
Floyd | from the shattered remains nearby, you can see it used to be a secret.
Floyd | Darn giants!
Floyd |
Floyd | At least, you hope it was giants.
Floyd |
Floyd | And that they're long gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah, the other side of the gap"
		jenrexrode says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x books" 		

Floyd | You stand in a sea of violated vellum. You nearly weep.
Floyd |
Floyd | And yet...your bibliophilic eye notes that the most famed and precious
Floyd | volumes of this inner sanctum of the kingdom's knowledge are nowhere
Floyd | to be found. Odd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bookcases" 		

Floyd | Most of the bookcases are prone and shattered, but one stands upright
Floyd | against the eastern wall, near the staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move bookcase" 		

Floyd | Seized with a sudden thirst for interior decorating, you put your
Floyd | shoulder to the one undamaged bookcase and push. Wow. The bookcase is
Floyd | solid oak. You manage to shove it against what's left of the western
Floyd | wall before collapsing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "that's our exit."
		jenrexrode says, "nice"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf5" 		

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

		DavidW says, "I think if we climb the bookcase we escape, but there's more downstairs to do first."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Lounge
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "verbose" 		

Floyd | Packrat 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 |
Floyd | Dungeon Lounge
Floyd | An underground lounge. In stone. A featureless southern door leads
Floyd | outside, while the thick door to the west has the usual steel slab
Floyd | construction of the entrance to a dungeon. Though the lounge is
Floyd | Spartan, perhaps, in its furnishings, anyone this close to a dungeon
Floyd | without being a permanent resident is apt to feel a certain comfort. A
Floyd | metal staircase leads up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You can't, since the dungeon door is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open dungeon door" 		

Floyd | You brace yourself for the attack and open the door. Nothing. Not one
Floyd | cursed wing. You glimpse a faint light at the end of a hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "your lantern?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. By a nearly
Floyd | invisible light down the hall to the west you see a cell door to the
Floyd | south, and the dungeon door to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "possibly"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cell door" 		

Floyd | The bars are spaced just wide enough to fit a modest nose. That's what
Floyd | I call ventilation.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through bars" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cell door" 		

Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock it with keys" 		

Floyd | You open the cell door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a keyring
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cell door" 		

Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | The foul cell nearly chokes you with an ancient stench. There is no
Floyd | window. You can barely see the light glimmer through the bars to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. By a nearly
Floyd | invisible light down the hall to the west you see a cell door to the
Floyd | south, and the dungeon door to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. By a faint light
Floyd | down the hall to the west you see a cell door to the south. The hall
Floyd | also creeps east into shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock cell door with keys" 		

Floyd | You open the cell door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | The foul cell nearly chokes you with an ancient stench. There is no
Floyd | window. You can barely see the light glimmer through the bars to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sleeping prisoner here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x prisoner" 		

Floyd | In the darkest corner of the cell sits a grizzled prisoner. You can
Floyd | barely make him out in the gloom, but you can see the glint of his
Floyd | manacles, and you can smell his stench. You've no idea what his crime
Floyd | was, but the king has a reputation for letting his nobles stash
Floyd | political undesirables in the royal dungeon.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search prisoner" 		

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

		jenrexrode says, "mmm, grizzled princess"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake prisoner" 		

Floyd | That seems unnecessary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x manacles" 		

Floyd | The steel manacles bite cruelly into the prisoner's wrists.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I want to see the 3rd cell before unlocking the manacles."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. By a faint light
Floyd | down the hall to the west you see a cell door to the south. The hall
Floyd | also creeps east into shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. To the south lies a
Floyd | cell door, to the east the hallway creeps into shadows. To the west, a
Floyd | light burns in a curious room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock cell door with keys" 		

Floyd | You open the cell door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | The foul cell nearly chokes you with an ancient stench. There is no
Floyd | window. You can barely see the light glimmer through the bars to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. To the south lies a
Floyd | cell door, to the east the hallway creeps into shadows. To the west, a
Floyd | light burns in a curious room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Underground Laundry
Floyd | The familiar stench of the moat greets you as it slouches along
Floyd | through this underground laundry. A grate sits low in the water,
Floyd | letting in an inch-high bar of afternoon sun. East lies the dungeon,
Floyd | and a humble servant staircase leads up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your brass lantern hangs suspended from the ceiling, having come down
Floyd | in the world from a Featherby Commemorative Collectible to a killer
Floyd | buglight. The swarm of moths is so intent on the destruction of Sir
Floyd | Bellarmy that they fail to notice you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grate" 		

Floyd | The visible area of the grate extends about an inch above the water,
Floyd | and seven feet across. Thick iron bars form a grid of four-inch
Floyd | squares. Whatever lies on the far side, you can't it see from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x moths" 		

Floyd | The killer moths eagerly attack your old lantern in a swarm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Scullery
Floyd | The scullery is kin to the dungeon below; a dank, wet cell for the
Floyd | dirty jobs like pot-scrubbing, animal gutting, and tax preparing.
Floyd | There is a servant staircase, and a swinging door to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The plush kitchen is a wonderland of cherry cabinetry, marble
Floyd | countertops, and a bewildering assortment of cast-iron gadgets that
Floyd | only a king could afford. The enormous fireplace is big enough to
Floyd | roast a horse, and the pantry could store provisions for a small army.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a snoring cook here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "the cook!"
Stew says (to Floyd), "x cook" 		

Floyd | A well-nourished cook lies snoring on the floor. His bulk lies
Floyd | squarely against the eastern door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "not against the door!"
		DavidW asks, "Is this the door we couldn't open more than a crack?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gadgets" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pantry" 		

Floyd | The pantry is taller than you are and wider than the cook snoring on
Floyd | the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search pantry" 		

Floyd | What's this? On the topmost shelf you find a gargantuan chocolate
Floyd | cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cake" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cake" 		

Floyd | The pantry did have one remaining treasure. You give the cake a
Floyd | careful sniff. Rats. They must have used that newfangled sugar. You're
Floyd | torn between indulging your sweet tooth and keeping the rest of them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "that takes the cake"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" 		

Floyd | A fine place to cook something, really. Like a whale.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter it" 		

Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move cook" 		

Floyd | With many a grunt, you manage to lever the man away just long enough
Floyd | to tug the door open. Then the Earth reasserts her rights, and he
Floyd | crashes back into the now-open door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd | The Great Hall yawns before you, a gargantuan indoor plain. Around an
Floyd | acre or so of oaken table sleeps a cornucopia of noblemen, noblewomen,
Floyd | and their attendant parasites. You can try to go in almost any
Floyd | direction, but your gaze is irresistably drawn north to the high
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The plush kitchen is a wonderland of cherry cabinetry, marble
Floyd | countertops, and a bewildering assortment of cast-iron gadgets that
Floyd | only a king could afford. The enormous fireplace is big enough to
Floyd | roast a horse, and the pantry could store provisions for a small army.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a snoring cook here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

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

		Stew does a dance
		Stew says, "yaaay"
		DavidW asks, "so, hm. No princess; she must be upstairs. Do we free the prisoner?"
		Stew says, "don't know"
		DavidW says, "let's try to climb the bookcase; maybe that gets us to the upper floor."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Scullery
Floyd | The scullery is kin to the dungeon below; a dank, wet cell for the
Floyd | dirty jobs like pot-scrubbing, animal gutting, and tax preparing.
Floyd | There is a servant staircase, and a swinging door to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Underground Laundry
Floyd | The familiar stench of the moat greets you as it slouches along
Floyd | through this underground laundry. A grate sits low in the water,
Floyd | letting in an inch-high bar of afternoon sun. East lies the dungeon,
Floyd | and a humble servant staircase leads up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your brass lantern hangs suspended from the ceiling, having come down
Floyd | in the world from a Featherby Commemorative Collectible to a killer
Floyd | buglight. The swarm of moths is so intent on the destruction of Sir
Floyd | Bellarmy that they fail to notice you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. To the south lies a
Floyd | cell door, to the east the hallway creeps into shadows. To the west, a
Floyd | light burns in a curious room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. By a faint light
Floyd | down the hall to the west you see a cell door to the south. The hall
Floyd | also creeps east into shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. By a faint light
Floyd | down the hall to the west you see a cell door to the south. The hall
Floyd | also creeps east into shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. By a faint light
Floyd | down the hall to the west you see a cell door to the south. The hall
Floyd | also creeps east into shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. By a faint light
Floyd | down the hall to the west you see a cell door to the south. The hall
Floyd | also creeps east into shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. By a faint light
Floyd | down the hall to the west you see a cell door to the south. The hall
Floyd | also creeps east into shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. By a faint light
Floyd | down the hall to the west you see a cell door to the south. The hall
Floyd | also creeps east into shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. By a faint light
Floyd | down the hall to the west you see a cell door to the south. The hall
Floyd | also creeps east into shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "um"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | The foul cell nearly chokes you with an ancient stench. There is no
Floyd | window. You can barely see the light glimmer through the bars to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sleeping prisoner here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. By a faint light
Floyd | down the hall to the west you see a cell door to the south. The hall
Floyd | also creeps east into shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. By a faint light
Floyd | down the hall to the west you see a cell door to the south. The hall
Floyd | also creeps east into shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Cell
Floyd | The foul cell nearly chokes you with an ancient stench. There is no
Floyd | window. You can barely see the light glimmer through the bars to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a sleeping prisoner here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "We can't seem to retrace our steps back to the library."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock manacles with keys" 		

Floyd | You screw your courage to the sticking point, approach the prisnoner,
Floyd | and stick a key in the manacles. As you toss them aside, you get your
Floyd | first good look at ... what used to be ... his face.
Floyd |
Floyd | He's dead. Been dead. For awhile.
Floyd |
Floyd | You shout and leap back, inadvertently knocking the corpse over. Not
Floyd | only does this displace a thriving insect community, but something
Floyd | comes loose and rolls ... through ... the decaying stomach out onto
Floyd | the stones.
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a gigantic ruby.
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone hid a ruby in the belly of a dungeon corpse.
Floyd |
Floyd | Wow. That has to be the grossest idea to cross your path in quite
Floyd | awhile. Hoo boy.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by ten points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ruby" 		

Floyd | The enormous ruby sparkles as if with its own light. You never knew a
Floyd | ruby could be the size of a football.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ruby" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   an enormous ruby
Floyd |   a gargantuan chocolate cake
Floyd |   a keyring
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I think we should get our pack back"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. By a faint light
Floyd | down the hall to the west you see a cell door to the south. The hall
Floyd | also creeps east into shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. By a faint light
Floyd | down the hall to the west you see a cell door to the south. The hall
Floyd | also creeps east into shadows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Hallway
Floyd | The dungeon hallway is slick with fetid moisture. To the south lies a
Floyd | cell door, to the east the hallway creeps into shadows. To the west, a
Floyd | light burns in a curious room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Underground Laundry
Floyd | The familiar stench of the moat greets you as it slouches along
Floyd | through this underground laundry. A grate sits low in the water,
Floyd | letting in an inch-high bar of afternoon sun. East lies the dungeon,
Floyd | and a humble servant staircase leads up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your brass lantern hangs suspended from the ceiling, having come down
Floyd | in the world from a Featherby Commemorative Collectible to a killer
Floyd | buglight. The swarm of moths is so intent on the destruction of Sir
Floyd | Bellarmy that they fail to notice you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Scullery
Floyd | The scullery is kin to the dungeon below; a dank, wet cell for the
Floyd | dirty jobs like pot-scrubbing, animal gutting, and tax preparing.
Floyd | There is a servant staircase, and a swinging door to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The plush kitchen is a wonderland of cherry cabinetry, marble
Floyd | countertops, and a bewildering assortment of cast-iron gadgets that
Floyd | only a king could afford. The enormous fireplace is big enough to
Floyd | roast a horse, and the pantry could store provisions for a small army.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a snoring cook here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd | The Great Hall yawns before you, a gargantuan indoor plain. Around an
Floyd | acre or so of oaken table sleeps a cornucopia of noblemen, noblewomen,
Floyd | and their attendant parasites. You can try to go in almost any
Floyd | direction, but your gaze is irresistably drawn north to the high
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Drawbridge
Floyd | The drawbridge is rather in need of repair. To the north, the castle
Floyd | sits sleepily in the orange afternoon sun. To the south, shadows
Floyd | nearly hide the path through the brambles.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a battered pack (in which are a broken beerstein, a
Floyd | doorknob collection and a discarded sleeve) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pack. wear it." 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You put on the battered pack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "nice"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a battered pack (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a broken beerstein
Floyd |     a doorknob collection
Floyd |     a discarded sleeve
Floyd |   an enormous ruby
Floyd |   a gargantuan chocolate cake
Floyd |   a keyring
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "um. Maybe we can rereach the library via the chest? It does circle around, supposedly."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait for chest" 		

Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chest" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Drawbridge
Floyd | The drawbridge is rather in need of repair. To the north, the castle
Floyd | sits sleepily in the orange afternoon sun. To the south, shadows
Floyd | nearly hide the path through the brambles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs into view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter chest" 		

Floyd | I know you're very excited about using the chest as a boat, and I
Floyd | don't want to minimize your accomplishment. However, I must point out
Floyd | that a teak chest is not exactly a seagoing freighter. If you're going
Floyd | to do this, may I recommend that you travel light?
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "oh damn. forgot the light part"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd | Drawbridge
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop all" 		

Floyd | enormous ruby: Dropped.
Floyd | gargantuan chocolate cake: Dropped.
Floyd | keyring: Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter chest" 		

Floyd | I know you're very excited about using the chest as a boat, and I
Floyd | don't want to minimize your accomplishment. However, I must point out
Floyd | that a teak chest is not exactly a seagoing freighter. If you're going
Floyd | to do this, may I recommend that you travel light?
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs out of sight. Perhaps it will return.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "drop pack" 		

Floyd | (first taking the battered pack off)
Floyd | You take off the battered pack.
Floyd | Dropped.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs into view.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter chest" 		

Floyd | You dangle off the edge of the bridge, hesitate almost too long, and
Floyd | tumble into the bobbing chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Moat (in the floating teak chest)
Floyd | The ill-favored water slinks beneath the decaying drawbridge. The
Floyd | massive stones of the castle are well-seasoned with grime.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs on ...
Floyd |
Floyd | Moat (in the floating teak chest)
Floyd | The water greases past the blank wall of the castle.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs on ...
Floyd |
Floyd | Moat (in the floating teak chest)
Floyd | Here the moat turns north around the castle corner. This stretch was
Floyd | not designed with maneuverability in mind.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs on ...
Floyd |
Floyd | Moat (in the floating teak chest)
Floyd | Now you head north along the western side of the castle. The murky
Floyd | water manages to reflect the glare of the setting sun. The monotony of
Floyd | the wall is broken by low grate, barely visible above the sludge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs on ...
Floyd |
Floyd | Moat (in the floating teak chest)
Floyd | The moat leisurely inches you around the northern side of the castle,
Floyd | luxuriating in the consistent blank stare of the wall. The northern
Floyd | side, you recall, is twice as thick as the others, for within lies the
Floyd | Great Hall; the High Throne backs up against this impregnable but
Floyd | visually soporofic wall. (A brief fad in fortress architecture,
Floyd | occasioned by a successful assassination attempt through a sub-par
Floyd | interior wall.) The royal bedroom is likely on this wall as well.
Floyd | Normally, a guard would be stationed on the roof far above, eagerly on
Floyd | the watch for an assault through two feet of stone. Now, of course,
Floyd | it's absurd to think that some archer is poised up there, about to
Floyd | pick you off.
Floyd |
Floyd | You squint up. Good. Nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're glad to get around to the eastern wall. Except a guard would be
Floyd | here too. Rats.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs on ...
Floyd |
Floyd | Moat (in the floating teak chest)
Floyd | At last you reach the southern wall again. As you round the corner,
Floyd | you see a small landing carved into the stone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd | You get out of the floating teak chest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Moat
Floyd | At last you reach the southern wall again. As you round the corner,
Floyd | you see a small landing carved into the stone.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a floating teak chest (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter landing" 		

Floyd | You hesitate, then crouch, then hesitate again, then thrust yourself
Floyd | from your craft. It's not your most graceful move, but you arrive at
Floyd | the landing unchewed. Your worthy chest bobs away to face the world
Floyd | alone. You're sad to see it go. Genuine teak.
Floyd |
Floyd | Landing
Floyd | The landing is more like an alcove, perhaps five feet across. Stone
Floyd | surrounds you; above and below, on either side. You stand only six
Floyd | inches above the water. It must be some sort of maintenance entrance,
Floyd | as you couldn't see it from the drawbridge. A short tunnel leads north
Floyd | to a featureless door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Dungeon Lounge
Floyd | An underground lounge. In stone. A featureless southern door leads
Floyd | outside, while the thick door to the west has the usual steel slab
Floyd | construction of the entrance to a dungeon. Though the lounge is
Floyd | Spartan, perhaps, in its furnishings, anyone this close to a dungeon
Floyd | without being a permanent resident is apt to feel a certain comfort. A
Floyd | metal staircase leads up.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Library
Floyd | Once this was a select but sumptious library. Then came giants. Rubble
Floyd | spills through a huge hole in the western wall, blocking your path
Floyd | west. A three-foot gap opens onto the next room between the ceiling
Floyd | and what's left of the western wall. Books and bookcases are strewn
Floyd | about the marble like corpses. A staircase leads down into shadows;
Floyd | from the shattered remains nearby, you can see it used to be a secret.
Floyd | Darn giants!
Floyd |
Floyd | At least, you hope it was giants.
Floyd |
Floyd | And that they're long gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb bookcase" 		

Floyd | You climb the bookcase like a ladder, crawl through the western gap,
Floyd | and tumble down the pile, narrowly missing the jagged edge of the
Floyd | bronze polo tank. Well. That wasn't so bad. But you won't be going
Floyd | back up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Games Room
Floyd | Here the nobility were wont to amuse themselves with diversions such
Floyd | as billiards, indoor badminton, and indoor water polo. Unfortunately,
Floyd | a bored giant has swooped all this, as well as a portion of the
Floyd | eastern wall, into a pile of rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by ten points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. Points, but no getting to the 2nd floor."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | If there ever was a door, it's behind that rubble.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "but not supposed to, right?"
Gunther hollers, "HELLO TO YOU TOO NATE" 		jenrexrode says, "man"
		DavidW says, "well, I wasn't sure. The staircase that ought to go upstairs is here."
Nate disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
Nate arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Drawbridge
Floyd | The drawbridge is rather in need of repair. To the north, the castle
Floyd | sits sleepily in the orange afternoon sun. To the south, shadows
Floyd | nearly hide the path through the brambles.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a battered pack (in which are a broken beerstein, a
Floyd | doorknob collection and a discarded sleeve), a keyring, a gargantuan
Floyd | chocolate cake and an enormous ruby here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd | battered pack: Taken.
Floyd | keyring: Taken.
Floyd | gargantuan chocolate cake: Taken.
Floyd | enormous ruby: Taken.
Floyd | crocodiles: That's hardly portable.
Floyd | moat: That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear pack" 		

Floyd | You put on the battered pack.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put ruby and keys and cake in pack" 		

Floyd | enormous ruby: Done.
Floyd | keyring: Done.
Floyd | gargantuan chocolate cake: Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I suggest finding something to do with the cake. Eat it, put it on the dining table, give it to the moths."
Gunther arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		DavidW asks, "Or even to the crocodiles?"

Floyd | Packrat
Floyd | An adventurer with a discerning eye.
Floyd |
Floyd | Copyright 2007 by Bill Powell
Floyd | [LINK]
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 070928 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11 S
Floyd | Standard interpreter 1.0 (2N) / Library serial number 040227
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Gunther says, "there you go" 		
Gunther has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Nate has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		DavidW says, "Apparently we've confused the mudders."
		Nate says, "it's an outrage! There are GAMES on this MUD!"
		Nate says, "next there will be, I don't know, Werewolf or something"
		DavidW says, "We'll have to talk about news stories that Angela Merkel was in or something."
		Nate says, "now I have the feeling I'm missing something"
Nate arrives, full of fun, but no funk. 		DavidW says, "She was, of course, mentioned in the World Cup results. And in a story involving US spies."
		Nate says, "too bad, if she didn't invade Gaza or crash a Malaysian jet she's out of the news cycle for at least 24 hours"
		jenrexrode asks, "and the Nazi suhb?"
Gunther arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Gunther says, "ok, we can't just keep going back and forth for pithy one-liners." 		
Gunther has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf7" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat cake" 		

Floyd | (first taking the gargantuan chocolate cake)
Floyd | Hmm. Teeth are rather expensive. And you've grown so attached to them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | When you get home, you'll have Aunt Urba bake you a big fat honey
Floyd | cake. How does that sound?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Nate says, "hee hee" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | I really wouldn't.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | It's been said that sugar is a drug: refine poppy seeds, you get
Floyd | opium, refine beets, you get sugar. You decide this isn't true, and
Floyd | cut yourself a huge slice. You are then mysteriously compelled to eat
Floyd | the entire cake. As the buzz floods your blood, you collapse beside
Floyd | the snoring cook, and wait for the blues to hit...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have eaten an entire chocolate cake. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 60 out of a possible 100, in 212 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of Flea Market Groupie.
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), "cf7" 		

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

		
Nate says, "that seems like a win to me" 		
Stew says, "funny way to dire" 		DavidW says, "okay, eating the cake was a losing ending."
		Stew says, "funny way to die"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give cake to crocodiles" 		

Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd | The Great Hall yawns before you, a gargantuan indoor plain. Around an
Floyd | acre or so of oaken table sleeps a cornucopia of noblemen, noblewomen,
Floyd | and their attendant parasites. You can try to go in almost any
Floyd | direction, but your gaze is irresistably drawn north to the high
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: north end
Floyd | Here the table ends humbly at the High Throne, on which are seated the
Floyd | unconscious monarchs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a western window, an eastern window and a kitchen boy
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd | The Great Hall yawns before you, a gargantuan indoor plain. Around an
Floyd | acre or so of oaken table sleeps a cornucopia of noblemen, noblewomen,
Floyd | and their attendant parasites. You can try to go in almost any
Floyd | direction, but your gaze is irresistably drawn north to the high
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put cake on table" 		

Floyd | You need to be holding the gargantuan chocolate cake before you can
Floyd | put it on top of something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take cake" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put cake on table" 		

Floyd | Putting things on the oaken table would achieve nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give cake to parasites" 		

Floyd | Don't encourage them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: north end
Floyd | Here the table ends humbly at the High Throne, on which are seated the
Floyd | unconscious monarchs.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a western window, an eastern window and a kitchen boy
Floyd | here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give cake to monarchs" 		

Floyd | If you're feeling loyal to the royals, why don't you go home and pay
Floyd | your taxes?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "even with all the bugs, I can see why this game is in Floyd's library"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give cake to boy" 		

Floyd | Technically, he's asleep, and can't personally accept your gift.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd | The Great Hall yawns before you, a gargantuan indoor plain. Around an
Floyd | acre or so of oaken table sleeps a cornucopia of noblemen, noblewomen,
Floyd | and their attendant parasites. You can try to go in almost any
Floyd | direction, but your gaze is irresistably drawn north to the high
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode exclaims, "take my cake, please!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The plush kitchen is a wonderland of cherry cabinetry, marble
Floyd | countertops, and a bewildering assortment of cast-iron gadgets that
Floyd | only a king could afford. The enormous fireplace is big enough to
Floyd | roast a horse, and the pantry could store provisions for a small army.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a snoring cook here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give cake to cook" 		

Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake cook" 		

Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Scullery
Floyd | The scullery is kin to the dungeon below; a dank, wet cell for the
Floyd | dirty jobs like pot-scrubbing, animal gutting, and tax preparing.
Floyd | There is a servant staircase, and a swinging door to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Underground Laundry
Floyd | The familiar stench of the moat greets you as it slouches along
Floyd | through this underground laundry. A grate sits low in the water,
Floyd | letting in an inch-high bar of afternoon sun. East lies the dungeon,
Floyd | and a humble servant staircase leads up.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your brass lantern hangs suspended from the ceiling, having come down
Floyd | in the world from a Featherby Commemorative Collectible to a killer
Floyd | buglight. The swarm of moths is so intent on the destruction of Sir
Floyd | Bellarmy that they fail to notice you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give cake to moths" 		

Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "hm. No one wants this cake."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | The stone floor abruptly ends, and the moat begins.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "i missed the guard?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Scullery
Floyd | The scullery is kin to the dungeon below; a dank, wet cell for the
Floyd | dirty jobs like pot-scrubbing, animal gutting, and tax preparing.
Floyd | There is a servant staircase, and a swinging door to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "sorry, I didn't try him"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The plush kitchen is a wonderland of cherry cabinetry, marble
Floyd | countertops, and a bewildering assortment of cast-iron gadgets that
Floyd | only a king could afford. The enormous fireplace is big enough to
Floyd | roast a horse, and the pantry could store provisions for a small army.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a snoring cook here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd | The Great Hall yawns before you, a gargantuan indoor plain. Around an
Floyd | acre or so of oaken table sleeps a cornucopia of noblemen, noblewomen,
Floyd | and their attendant parasites. You can try to go in almost any
Floyd | direction, but your gaze is irresistably drawn north to the high
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | You've never seen a hall inlaid with mother-of-pearl before. The hall
Floyd | continues west, the Vestibule lies east, and a sumptuous guest room
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | More Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | The hall ends here. You can go east down the hallway or south into
Floyd | another guest room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trusty rope and a laundry chute (in which is a faux
Floyd | brass lantern) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd | Ah, the rope is still tied to the handle. You drop the rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | Guest Room
Floyd | This guest room has suffered at the hands of a single-minded
Floyd | decorator. Someone in this castle is fond of teal. That's clear.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a floating teak chest (which is empty), a gigantic pile of
Floyd | pantaloons and a Castle Guard here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode asks, "huh?"
		DavidW says, "weird to get the chest message here"
		jenrexrode says, "that's a bit of a bug"
		DavidW says, "somewhat"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give cake to guard" 		

Floyd | The Castle Guard doesn't seem interested.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cake" 		

Floyd | That's not something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs out of sight. Perhaps it will return.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "haha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score" 		

Floyd | You have so far scored 60 out of a possible 100, in 233 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Flea Market Groupie.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "full score" 		

Floyd | You have so far scored 60 out of a possible 100, in 233 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Flea Market Groupie.
Floyd |
Floyd | The score is made up as follows:
Floyd |
Floyd |     10 for conquering your clutterlust (at least once)
Floyd |     10 for warming a fellow worker
Floyd |     10 for sailing the high seas in a worthy teak chest
Floyd |     10 for avoiding the rubble of life by climbing the ladder of
Floyd | knowledge
Floyd |     10 for putting your Featherby Commemorative Lantern to good use
Floyd |     10 for freeing an imprisoned corpse
Floyd |
Floyd |     60 total (out of 100)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "If we can't use the cake, can we use the ruby? Or deal with the vestibule staircase?"
		DavidW asks, "or does the servant stairs go up further?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The chest bobs in the foul water.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | More Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | The hall ends here. You can go east down the hallway or south into
Floyd | another guest room.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a trusty rope and a laundry chute (in which is a faux
Floyd | brass lantern) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd | Ah, the rope is still tied to the handle. You drop the rope.
Floyd |
Floyd | Intimidating Hallway
Floyd | You've never seen a hall inlaid with mother-of-pearl before. The hall
Floyd | continues west, the Vestibule lies east, and a sumptuous guest room
Floyd | lies south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Vestibule
Floyd | Even though strewn with autumn leaves, rat droppings, and six
Floyd | varieties of moss, the Vestibule evokes awe. The fine oriental rug
Floyd | will command respect when de-mushroomed, and the Grand Staircase nobly
Floyd | awaits repair. Still, it's a shame they left the door open.  You can
Floyd | go north to the Great Hall, south through the open portcullis to the
Floyd | drawbridge, east through an imposing door or west to an intimidating
Floyd | hallway.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Great Hall: south end
Floyd | The Great Hall yawns before you, a gargantuan indoor plain. Around an
Floyd | acre or so of oaken table sleeps a cornucopia of noblemen, noblewomen,
Floyd | and their attendant parasites. You can try to go in almost any
Floyd | direction, but your gaze is irresistably drawn north to the high
Floyd | throne.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | The plush kitchen is a wonderland of cherry cabinetry, marble
Floyd | countertops, and a bewildering assortment of cast-iron gadgets that
Floyd | only a king could afford. The enormous fireplace is big enough to
Floyd | roast a horse, and the pantry could store provisions for a small army.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a snoring cook here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Scullery
Floyd | The scullery is kin to the dungeon below; a dank, wet cell for the
Floyd | dirty jobs like pot-scrubbing, animal gutting, and tax preparing.
Floyd | There is a servant staircase, and a swinging door to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd | As you climb the stairs, you hear a strange snuffling and creaking and
Floyd | grunting. Rather like a very, very large creature. Close.
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Room
Floyd | Once, these venerable shelves were probably packed with useful
Floyd | treasures. Now the place is a disaster area, another wasteland of
Floyd | rotting junk.
Floyd |
Floyd | The sounds are much louder now. And you notice that what used to be a
Floyd | door to the east is now a huge hole in the wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I see. The stairs DOES go higher. The sneaks."
		Stew says, "save"
		Stew says, "there may be a giant"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf8" 		

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

		jenrexrode says, "I bet it likes cake"
		DavidW says, "I think we give cake to the giant whatever."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put cake in hole" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x junk" 		

Floyd | It's rotting. Stay focused.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hole" 		

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

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Room
Floyd | Once, these venerable shelves were probably packed with useful
Floyd | treasures. Now the place is a disaster area, another wasteland of
Floyd | rotting junk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Royal Lounge/Dragon Nest
Floyd | Here the royal family can rest undisturbed by the rabble, the
Floyd | parasites, and the debt collectors.
Floyd |
Floyd | Or could. Until a dragon moved in.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now you can barely see the lounge for the mess of his hoard. The way
Floyd | west is a complete disaster, as is the way south, where hang the upper
Floyd | remains of the Grand Staircase. But to the north, the door to the
Floyd | royal bedroom shines almost untouched.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a greedy dragon here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dragon" 		

Floyd | You never dreamed a creature could be so foul. Rolls of fat billow
Floyd | under clanking scales as the thing wallows in its hoard. Technically,
Floyd | this is a "moderate" sized dragon. "Only" about eight feet tall, it
Floyd | couldn't actually swallow you whole, but its triple rows of teeth look
Floyd | up to the challenge.
Floyd |
Floyd | Its stench soaks the air, and a continuous draft of smoke leaks out
Floyd | its nostrils. Claws scrape over the treasure as it takes each piece in
Floyd | its teeth and carefully sets it in a particular pile. It's sorting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "ah, a greedy dragon to relieve us of our worldly posessions"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x treasure" 		

Floyd | The dragon has had a discerning eye. Jewels the size of your fist, the
Floyd | choicest books from the library, the most delicate pastries you've
Floyd | ever seen: it's taken the best of the best. Admittedly, its motor
Floyd | skills are less than could be desired, and the eclairs are somewhat
Floyd | splattered over the one extant copy of the Chronicles of Miv. Still,
Floyd | it is many years' work of many lives that lies beneath this wyrm.
Floyd |
Floyd | You think of the jewel-encrusted doors downstairs, and the genuine
Floyd | Mushentwaddle. This dragon isn't done here yet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd | You can't, since the royal bedroom door is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open royal door" 		

Floyd | I don't think the dragon would like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dragon about dragon" 		

Floyd | There is no reply.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give cake to dragon" 		

Floyd | Judging from the hunk of fudge dangling from its lip, the dragon might
Floyd | appreciate your gift very much. But sugar alone isn't going to kill
Floyd | this thing that fast. And besides, you might not want to get it in
Floyd | into an eating mood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put doorknobs in cake" 		

Floyd | You need to be holding the doorknob collection before you can put it
Floyd | into something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I didn't see anything poisonous."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take knobs" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put knobs in cake" 		

Floyd | Why would you try to stick the doorknob collection into this nice
Floyd | chocolate cake?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "okay"
		DavidW says, "okay, we're meant to put *something* into this cake."
		Stew says, "indeed"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a doorknob collection
Floyd |   a gargantuan chocolate cake
Floyd |   a battered pack (being worn and open)
Floyd |     a keyring

		jenrexrode says, ";agreed"

Floyd |     an enormous ruby
Floyd |     a broken beerstein
Floyd |     a discarded sleeve
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "there's a sharp edge on that stein"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stein in cake" 		

Floyd | You need to be holding the broken beerstein before you can put it into
Floyd | something else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take stein" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put stein in cake" 		

Floyd | Why would you try to stick the broken beerstein into this nice
Floyd | chocolate cake?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "nope"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take ruby" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put ruby in cake" 		

Floyd | Seized with an obscure artistic impulse, you carefully insert the
Floyd | jewel into the chocolate cake. With some judicious finger-spreading,
Floyd | the frosting soon conceals the ruby within a still gorgeous, if a bit
Floyd | convex, chocolate cake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "ehehehehe"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give cake to dragon" 		

Floyd | The dragon's eyes burn with greed, and he devours the cake in half a
Floyd | bite. He impales you with a hungry glare--
Floyd |
Floyd | --then chokes.
Floyd |
Floyd | And gasps and thrashes and keens.
Floyd |
Floyd | And crashes to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by ten points.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "yay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search treasure" 		

Floyd | Amazingly, much as you'd like to try to move a 500-pound chocolate
Floyd | spattered dragon corpse, alone, you're even more interested in finding
Floyd | the princess.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		jenrexrode says, "hey, we're motivated"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open royal door" 		

Floyd | You open the royal bedroom door.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Royal Bedroom
Floyd | You stand in the inner sanctum of your kingdom. The dragon never got
Floyd | this far. Magnificent furniture stands in a perfect arrangement, an
Floyd | ethereal harmony, a still moment in a great dance around the Royal
Floyd | Bed. It seems untouched in the setting sun, exactly as it must have
Floyd | lain twenty years ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a spinning wheel, a sleeping prince, a crown and a
Floyd | sleeping Princess here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

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

		Stew says, "yeah"
		Stew says, "good saving instinct"
		DavidW says, "oh, a 2-for. A princess and a prince."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wheel" 		

Floyd | The spinning wheel looks deceptively ordinary. Who moved it here,
Floyd | anyway? The fairy? It's hard to believe the princess even wanted to
Floyd | touch the thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Although ... it does have a certain attraction ...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x prince" 		

Floyd | You don't recognize the Prince, but you're not exactly a court
Floyd | regular. He is draped across an end table, his crown askew, snoring
Floyd | ... with one fist clutching the cursed spinning wheel. Oh. So. That
Floyd | would explain things, wouldn't it?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x crown" 		

Floyd | The crown of the prince gleams with emeralds. It looks just your size.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x princess" 		

Floyd | She lies before you ageless and beautiful, her yellow gown draped in
Floyd | graceful folds, as if she had just this minute fallen asleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "we better kiss the princess quick"
		Stew says, "before the wheel gets us"
		DavidW asks, "I think we nab the crown and wear it?"
		Stew says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take crown" 		

Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wear it" 		

Floyd | You put on the crown.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wake princess" 		

Floyd | That seems unnecessary.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss princess" 		

Floyd | Are you sure? You are wearing the prince's crown. But surely you would
Floyd | have to tell her the truth sometime. Wouldn't you?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "no we wouldn'y"
		Stew says, "no we wouldn't"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss princess" 		

Floyd | With another man's crown glittering on your forehead, you shove the
Floyd | Prince aside and give the Princess a rather brusque kiss.
Floyd |
Floyd | She awakes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her eyes alight on your crown. "A prince!" she coos.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ...It turns out that behind one of those locked doors in the Great
Floyd | Hall lies more than enough money to pay off the kingdom's debts. The
Floyd | sight thereof (and the awakened Royal Army) are enough to satisfy the
Floyd | repo giants of the royal good faith.
Floyd |
Floyd | More importantly, and to the chagrin of the creditors, the Royal
Floyd | Lawyers had the foresight to insert an "enchantment clause" into the
Floyd | loans. Any "qualifying event" put the loans into deferment for a
Floyd | period of up to ... twenty years, at which time the lost interest
Floyd | would be calculated for the entire period. The deferment period had
Floyd | been set to end next week.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the unexpected loss of twenty years of fifteen percent interest
Floyd | on a government loan, the creditors experience their own financial
Floyd | difficulties, and receive the salutary experience of usury from the
Floyd | other end.
Floyd |
Floyd | As neither the failed Prince nor the embarrassed King are particularly
Floyd | anxious to make your true status known, the papers are quickly drawn
Floyd | up and you are retroactively declared a Prince. No one tells the
Floyd | Princess, who gleefully marries you. After all, you're a prince. On
Floyd | your honeymoon, she confides that her one great fear has always been
Floyd | that she might accidentally marry a commoner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your relationship gets rocky. And life as a prince, while well-fed,
Floyd | involves a great deal more business meetings and obligatory foxhunts
Floyd | than you would have thought. At last, during an argument, you let the
Floyd | truth slip. Things get ugly.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fortunately, the King hears of a new scheme by the desperate creditors
Floyd | and their repo giants which would destroy Miv once and for all, and he
Floyd | knows just which "prince" to send. The situation requires the utmost
Floyd | discretion, and you prepare to leave in secret. The night you leave, a
Floyd | hooded figure appears at your side ... your wife.
Floyd |
Floyd | Usurers, giants, and a good chance of a painful death. It might be
Floyd | just what your marriage needs.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | to be continued (perhaps) in...
Floyd |
Floyd | The Princess and the Packrat
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 80 out of a possible 100, in 272 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of Prince (sort of)
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
Floyd | give the FULL score for that game, see some suggestions for AMUSING
Floyd | things to do or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "amusing" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Did you try...
Floyd |  - taking that beerstein anyway?
Floyd |  - trying to drop the beerstein?
Floyd |  - meditating on the true meaning of Srotide, Miv, and Caesm?
Floyd |  - taking the guard's insignia?
Floyd |  - or the pantaloons?
Floyd |  - touching the throne?
Floyd |  - examining the staircase in the Dungeon Lounge?
Floyd |  - locking the manacles?
Floyd |  - pushing the cook? more than once?
Floyd |  - ignoring sage advice, e.g., about eating the cake?
Floyd |  - or searching the storage room?
Floyd |  - or feeding the dragon the cake sans ruby?
Floyd |  - kissing the princess with (or without) the crown?
Floyd |  - going to your local thrift store and buying everything?
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
Floyd | give the FULL score for that game, see some suggestions for AMUSING
Floyd | things to do or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Srotide is Editors backwards."
		DavidW says, "well, it's just after 4am. I hope we're done."
		Stew says, "we're 20 points short"
		Stew says, "have to do it all over again"
		Stew says, "just kidding"
		DavidW says, "(also, how the heck were we supposed to think of MEDITATE in this game?)"
		DavidW says, "or maybe he means the player, not the PC, should meditate."
		Stew says, "hold on one second"
		DavidW says, "yessss"
		Stew says, "I just want to see what happens if we kiss the princess without the crown on"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" 		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf9" 		

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

		DavidW says, "okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | Royal Bedroom
Floyd | You stand in the inner sanctum of your kingdom. The dragon never got
Floyd | this far. Magnificent furniture stands in a perfect arrangement, an
Floyd | ethereal harmony, a still moment in a great dance around the Royal
Floyd | Bed. It seems untouched in the setting sun, exactly as it must have
Floyd | lain twenty years ago.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a spinning wheel, a sleeping prince, a crown and a
Floyd | sleeping Princess here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "kiss princess" 		

Floyd | Are you sure? You're not really a prince, you know. But perhaps she
Floyd | needn't know...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd | Packrat they call you, a humble adventurer, but you have come many a
Floyd | weary mile and braved many a hardship for your Princess and your
Floyd | people, and if that not be enough to wake the maiden, no crown of gold
Floyd | will suffice. You bow and place one light kiss on her lips.
Floyd |
Floyd | She awakes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Her eyes alight on your face. She smiles...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | ...It turns out that behind one of those locked doors in the Great
Floyd | Hall lies more than enough money to pay off the kingdom's debts. The
Floyd | sight thereof (and the awakened Royal Army) are enough to satisfy the
Floyd | repo giants of the royal good faith.
Floyd |
Floyd | More importantly, and to the chagrin of the creditors, the Royal
Floyd | Lawyers had the foresight to insert an "enchantment clause" into the
Floyd | loans. Any "qualifying event" put the loans into deferment for a
Floyd | period of up to ... twenty years, at which time the lost interest
Floyd | would be calculated for the entire period. The deferment period had
Floyd | been set to end next week.
Floyd |
Floyd | With the unexpected loss of twenty years of fifteen percent interest
Floyd | on a government loan, the creditors experience their own financial
Floyd | difficulties, and receive the salutary experience of usury from the
Floyd | other end.
Floyd |
Floyd | The King offers you the hand of his daughter in marriage, but you're
Floyd | not one to press your advantage. Fortunately, you don't have to. When
Floyd | the King hears of a new scheme by the desperate creditors and their
Floyd | repo giants which would destroy Miv once and for all, he knows just
Floyd | which humble adventurer to send. And as the Princess refuses to be
Floyd | parted from you ... and as the situation requires the utmost
Floyd | discretion, and a royal escort is out of the question ... and as it
Floyd | would be unthinkable for the Princess to travel in private with any
Floyd | man besides her husband ...
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | to be continued (perhaps) in...
Floyd |
Floyd | The Princess and the Packrat
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have won ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 100 out of a possible 100, in 266 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of Hero.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
Floyd | give the FULL score for that game, see some suggestions for AMUSING
Floyd | things to do or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "ah. Full points for being honest there."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "full score" 		

Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 100 out of a possible 100, in 266 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of Hero.
Floyd |
Floyd | The score was made up as follows:
Floyd |
Floyd |     10 for conquering your clutterlust (at least once)
Floyd |     10 for warming a fellow worker
Floyd |     10 for sailing the high seas in a worthy teak chest
Floyd |     10 for avoiding the rubble of life by climbing the ladder of
Floyd | knowledge
Floyd |     10 for putting your Featherby Commemorative Lantern to good use
Floyd |     10 for freeing an imprisoned corpse
Floyd |     10 for slaying a dragon
Floyd |     10 for awakening the Princess
Floyd |     20 for being no wearer of a stolen crown, and thus, in truth, more
Floyd | Prince than Packrat
Floyd |
Floyd |    100 total (out of 100)
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move,
Floyd | give the FULL score for that game, see some suggestions for AMUSING
Floyd | things to do or QUIT?
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "yay!"
		Stew says, "honesty is the best policy"
		DavidW says, "good thinking"
		jenrexrode says, "sweet"
		Stew says, "so now I have an urge to contact Bill Powell"
jenrexrode has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		Stew says, "and tell him in the future, please make use of betatesting for your excellent games"
	



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ClubFloyd Transcript:
The Scroll Thief by Daniel M. Stelzer
As played on ifMUD on July 24, 2014

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 Scroll Thief written by Daniel M. Stelzer. It was entered in the 2014 IntroComp, and took second place. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting the 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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#ClubFloyd Discussion
		

		genericgeekgirl says, "I've uploaded Scroll Thief to begin, and if we have time, we can choose another."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I definitely need help with Hornet's Nest :)"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask intro14scroll" 		
Floyd VM Error: error reading file] 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Not a single spell! After two full years of study!
Floyd |
Floyd | Every Enchanter—every mortal with the power to change the
Floyd | world—the
Floyd | very fabric of reality—the very nature of the universe with
Floyd | their words—has a spell book! Filled with words of power collected
Floyd | over years, decades, generations...
Floyd |
Floyd | And yours is blank after two entire years of study. It is shameful!
Floyd | The first marks must be made.

		genericgeekgirl says, "Mrr. | VM Error: error reading file]"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd | The first marks must be made.You pick up the quill. The frontispiece
Floyd | of the book has a space for your name. You may as well fill that out
Floyd | now.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to write?

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "foo" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd | What do you want to write?
Floyd | > FOO
Floyd |
Floyd | You sign your name with a flourish. foo's Spell Book.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ink shines on the page. You straighten up and look at your
Floyd | reflection in the mirror across from your desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you a man or a woman?

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "man" 		

Floyd | Are you a man or a woman?
Floyd | > MAN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | That mirror is said to have a scrying spell on it, but you have never
Floyd | seen it work. You turn back to your book.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ink on the frontispiece is dry. You turn to the first page. You
Floyd | have practiced casting spells in your classes over and over until your
Floyd | pronunciation is perfect. Frotz. Gloth. Gnusto. Rezrov.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frotz should be the first page. The simplest spell, causing an object
Floyd | to glow with light. A warmup spell cast in preparation for a journey.
Floyd | Any Enchanter could cast it in their sleep if light were conducive to
Floyd | slumber.

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd | slumber.You write the name across the top of the page. Not bad.
Floyd | Flawless calligraphy, if you do say so yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn another page. Gloth should be page two, the second spell you
Floyd | ever cast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gnusto...rezrov...you write out the titles in flowing script at the
Floyd | tops of the pages.
Floyd |
Floyd | But this is not enough. The name of the spell is not enough to cast
Floyd | it—you need the Presence from the scroll. And until you have
Floyd | your own copy of the gnusto spell, there is no way to transfer it into
Floyd | the spell book. It is used up when cast. Gone.

		genericgeekgirl says, "I just want to quit and restart."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "%QUIT" 		
Floyd says, "game ended by request of genericgeekgirl." 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask intro14scroll" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Not a single spell! After two full years of study!
Floyd |
Floyd | Every Enchanter—every mortal with the power to change the
Floyd | world—the
Floyd | very fabric of reality—the very nature of the universe with
Floyd | their words—has a spell book! Filled with words of power collected
Floyd | over years, decades, generations...
Floyd |
Floyd | And yours is blank after two entire years of study. It is shameful!
Floyd | The first marks must be made.

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ok, better."
		Stew says, "Hi"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Or at least it didn't give that error this time."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hola."
		genericgeekgirl says, "So, let's name ourselves."
Olly arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
Fido arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		genericgeekgirl pokes Zach, who has gone idle.
		Zach says, "Hey kids!"
		genericgeekgirl says, "It would amuse me to name ourselves Floyd, but hey, whatever."
		Zach asks, "'Olly the Enchanter'?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hehe, sure."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Ok with that Olly? :)"
		Stew says, "Stewpott"
genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd | The first marks must be made.You pick up the quill. The frontispiece
Floyd | of the book has a space for your name. You may as well fill that out
Floyd | now.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to write?

		Olly says, "Fine with me."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "Olly" 		

Floyd ]
Floyd | What do you want to write?
Floyd | > OLLY
Floyd |
Floyd | You sign your name with a flourish. Olly's Spell Book.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ink shines on the page. You straighten up and look at your
Floyd | reflection in the mirror across from your desk.
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you a man or a woman?

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh gosh. We signed our name with Flourish."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Male or female?"
		Zach says, "heh"
Ghogg arrives, full of fun and funk. 		genericgeekgirl makes a comment about the gender binary.
		Stew says, "hmm"
		Olly says, "Should have named after me if it is going to ask that."
		Olly says, "*Shouldn't"
		Zach says, "Doh"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Aw. Male?"
		Olly says, "I reckon more of the people here are men, that's one way to decide."
		Stew says, "No it isn't"
		genericgeekgirl something something patriarchy.
		Olly says (to Stew), "It could be."
		Olly asks, "Somebody want to flip a coin?"
Roger arrives, full of fun and funk. 		Stew says, "ok for this game it could be"
Olly says, "Hello, Doug." 		
Olly says, "By which I mean, 'Hello, Roger.'" 		genericgeekgirl says, "Surprised we don't have a coin (or dice) in the toyshop."
Doug arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		Stew says, "yeah"
		Stew says, "we oughtta be ashamed of ourselves. no geek tools!"
		Zach asks, "Where's Deesix when we need him?"
		Olly says, "There are dice in the DTT."
		Stew says, "i have a coin on my desk"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Flipping my kiwi coin. Tail (kiwi) is male, because my kiwi is male. Heads (Queen Elizabeth) is female."
		genericgeekgirl says, "We are a kiwi."
		Olly says, "Okee dokee."
genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]
Floyd | Are you a man or a woman?
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | I beg your pardon?
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you a man or a woman?

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "man" 		

Floyd | Are you a man or a woman?
Floyd | > MAN
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | That mirror is said to have a scrying spell on it, but you have never
Floyd | seen it work. You turn back to your book.
Floyd |
Floyd | The ink on the frontispiece is dry. You turn to the first page. You
Floyd | have practiced casting spells in your classes over and over until your
Floyd | pronunciation is perfect. Frotz. Gloth. Gnusto. Rezrov.
Floyd |
Floyd | Frotz should be the first page. The simplest spell, causing an object
Floyd | to glow with light. A warmup spell cast in preparation for a journey.
Floyd | Any Enchanter could cast it in their sleep if light were conducive to
Floyd | slumber.

		Zach says, "I'm sorry for the patriarchy"
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | slumber.You write the name across the top of the page. Not bad.
Floyd | Flawless calligraphy, if you do say so yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | You turn another page. Gloth should be page two, the second spell you
Floyd | ever cast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Gnusto...rezrov...you write out the titles in flowing script at the
Floyd | tops of the pages.
Floyd |
Floyd | But this is not enough. The name of the spell is not enough to cast
Floyd | it—you need the Presence from the scroll. And until you have
Floyd | your own copy of the gnusto spell, there is no way to transfer it into
Floyd | the spell book. It is used up when cast. Gone.

		Olly says, "I'm trying out my TTS again. I might not be very responsive."
		Zach says, "It sounded like a good idea at the time."
genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | the spell book. It is used up when cast. Gone.Which is why it has come
Floyd | to this.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something is wrong. You have seen the Enchanters and Sorcerers
Floyd | discussing it in hushed tones.
Floyd |
Floyd | Magic is failing.
Floyd |
Floyd | And there are rumors that GUE Tech will be closed. That would end your
Floyd | dreams of magic forever.

		genericgeekgirl says, "Annoying that it's printing a line twice each time."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I wonder what causes that."
		Zach says, "Maybe bugs"
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | dreams of magic forever.There is only one solution, although it is
Floyd | looking less feasible by the minute.
Floyd |
Floyd | Take your newly-prepared spell book, break into the library, and steal
Floyd | some magic from the Guild of Enchanters.

		
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd | %% Critical error.
Floyd | %% Message: image_draw: graphics not supported.
Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:15 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | Scroll Thief
Floyd | An Interactive Heist by Daniel M. Stelzer
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 140720 / Inform 7 build 6L02 (I6/v6.33 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |   
Floyd | [First-time players should type ABOUT.]
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Library
Floyd | It was surprisingly easy to get in here—you saw nobody on your way
Floyd | over, and the outer doors recognized your student ring. The hardest
Floyd | part was not talking yourself out of it. So many things could go
Floyd | wrong. What if there is an alarm? What if someone is still in the
Floyd | Library? What if someone comes in and finds you?
Floyd |
Floyd | No. You have come this far. Only the inner door to the library is
Floyd | keeping you away from the magic you seek. You aren't going to turn
Floyd | back now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl gasps. "Break into the library?!?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh man. Graphics."
		Zach says, "It must be Sunday"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I'm used to libraries being open on Sundays."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]                            Instructions
Floyd ]
Floyd ]  N = Next                                              Q = Quit Menu
Floyd ]  P = Previous                                          ENTER =
Floyd | Select
Floyd |  > Introduction to Scroll Thief
Floyd |    Instructions for Play
Floyd |    Contacting the Author
Floyd |    Hints
Floyd |    Statistics
Floyd |    Show a Walkthrough

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "q" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:15 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | Entrance to the Library
Floyd | It was surprisingly easy to get in here—you saw nobody on your way
Floyd | over, and the outer doors recognized your student ring. The hardest
Floyd | part was not talking yourself out of it. So many things could go
Floyd | wrong. What if there is an alarm? What if someone is still in the
Floyd | Library? What if someone comes in and finds you?
Floyd |
Floyd | No. You have come this far. Only the inner door to the library is
Floyd | keeping you away from the magic you seek. You aren't going to turn
Floyd | back now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Doug says, "it must be a Graphics Library"
		Zach says, "Hmm, 'Statistics'"
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:16 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   your spell book
Floyd |   the Frobozz Colored Parchment Pack
Floyd |   a quill pen
Floyd |   a magical compass
Floyd |   your identification ring (being worn)
Floyd |   your journal
Floyd |   a badly-written scroll
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I hate traversing menus in Floyd, but Achievements basically says that you can type FULL SCORE, ENDINGS (each time we die) or ACHIVEMENTS."
		Zach says, "Hooray"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x journal" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:17 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X JOURNAL
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the journal in which you have kept meticulous notes and
Floyd | personal recollections through your years at the University. With
Floyd | amazing foresight you prepared a helpful index page at the back, which
Floyd | you updated every time you added a significant entry.
Floyd |
Floyd | [You might find the command LOOK UP (X) IN JOURNAL useful
Floyd | here.]
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Neat, a friend of mine might be joining us next week."
Zach says (to Floyd), "look up library in journal" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:18 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP LIBRARY IN JOURNAL
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip through the pages, but see nothing important under "library".
Floyd | You might want to look at the index.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look at index" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:19 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT INDEX
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a good thing you wrote this, because your page numbering system
Floyd | makes little sense even to yourself now.
Floyd |
Floyd | Index:
Floyd |     red
Floyd |     orange
Floyd |     yellow
Floyd |     green
Floyd |     blue
Floyd |     indigo
Floyd |     violet
Floyd |
Floyd | There are also various class notes interspersed between these.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yay"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x ring" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:20 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RING
Floyd |
Floyd | A thin band of some silvery metal, with a flat copper disk in place of
Floyd | a stone. It's keyed to the enchanted doors on campus, but you doubt it
Floyd | will do you any good here. It would also allow you to check out books
Floyd | here if the library were open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look up red" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:21 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP RED
Floyd |
Floyd | red: "First entry. Thaumaturgy classes begin tomorrow! Not much else
Floyd | to say."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look up orange" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:22 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP ORANGE
Floyd |
Floyd | orange: "The tedium of Magic Theory 101 is at an end! I think I can
Floyd | summarize everything we learned in that class in one paragraph: There
Floyd | are three parts to any spell: the Incantation and the
Floyd | Unusual Effect are obvious, but there is also the
Floyd | Presence which fuels the magic. The Presence (which must
Floyd | always be pronounced dramatically for some reason) is imbued into the
Floyd | vellum of a scroll, which is why the scroll is consumed as the spell
Floyd | is cast, and also why we can't just copy powerful spells onto every
Floyd | sheet of parchment we see. How did that explanation merit a full
Floyd | semester of lectures?!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look up green" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:23 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP GREEN
Floyd |
Floyd | green: "This lecture seems to be worth a note. When you see an
Floyd | Enchanter going around with a spell book, they aren't actually just
Floyd | storing their spell scrolls in a clever way: the pages of a spell book
Floyd | are made with an enormous amount of Presence, such that the
Floyd | spells can actually be cast repeatedly without destroying the book!
Floyd | The downside is that casting a spell from a spell book is a lengthier
Floyd | process. The Enchanter first needs to go through a Primary
Floyd | Incantation, or "memorization", which calls the Presence
Floyd | from the book and stores the almost-completed spell in the caster's
Floyd | mind. The spell can then be cast later with the Secondary
Floyd | Incantation, often a single word, which finishes the
Floyd | Incantation and causes the Unusual Effect. Apparently
Floyd | this was discovered by a scrollwriter named Berzio a long time ago,
Floyd | who also invented the gnusto spell to transfer a scroll into a spell
Floyd | book."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:24 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Library
Floyd | It was surprisingly easy to get in here—you saw nobody on your way
Floyd | over, and the outer doors recognized your student ring. The hardest
Floyd | part was not talking yourself out of it. So many things could go
Floyd | wrong. What if there is an alarm? What if someone is still in the
Floyd | Library? What if someone comes in and finds you?
Floyd |
Floyd | No. You have come this far. Only the inner door to the library is
Floyd | keeping you away from the magic you seek. You aren't going to turn
Floyd | back now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oops."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look up blue" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:25 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | blue: "Today I cast my first spell! Magic Theory 241 is the best class
Floyd | I've taken so far. After weeks of practicing the pronunciation of the
Floyd | ancient words, we were each given a frotz scroll and allowed to cast
Floyd | it under close supervision. I got the proper effect on my first try at
Floyd | casting it, and this journal is still glowing as I write this! My
Floyd | faith in the Thaumaturgy program has been restored."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Bezio/Jack Vance"
Zach says (to Floyd), "look up indigo" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:26 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP INDIGO
Floyd |
Floyd | indigo: "So close...and yet so far. I know I can do magic! I've used
Floyd | every practice scroll perfectly! And still they won't trust
Floyd | us with the gnusto spell! Without gnusto I will never be able to use
Floyd | magic outside the carefully regulated classroom environment, and even
Floyd | if I managed to purloin a scroll it would only be one casting of frotz
Floyd | or gloth. GAH!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look up violet" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:27 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP VIOLET
Floyd |
Floyd | violet: "This is it. G.U.E. Tech is closing. [The text degenerates
Floyd | into illegible scribblings, and you can't remember what else you
Floyd | intended to write on this page.]"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Heh"
		Stew asks, "Are you sure it's not Jack Palance?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x scroll" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:28 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | The scroll reads "rezrov: open even locked or enchanted objects".
Floyd |
Floyd | It was copied for you by one of the higher-ranking apprentices, who
Floyd | charged you a fortune and doesn't seem to have been very good at
Floyd | calligraphy. But if it can open the doors for you, it will have been
Floyd | worth it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x compass" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:29 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COMPASS
Floyd |
Floyd | It's a large gold compass about the size of a pocketwatch, with a
Floyd | spell on the needle to make it always stay level. Most mages carry
Floyd | compasses because of how easy it is to get disoriented in magic-rich
Floyd | areas.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x quill" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:30 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X QUILL
Floyd |
Floyd | You borrowed this from one of your professors, allegedly to practice
Floyd | copying your "gloth" scroll. It's large and deep blue, with a tiny
Floyd | enchanted diamond set in the tip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, ""borrowed""
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x diamond" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:31 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DIAMOND
Floyd |
Floyd | Even in low light it sparkles brightly. The enchantment on it allows
Floyd | the pen to write on normal paper without ink, and also—more
Floyd | importantly—to transfer spells from scroll to scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Nice."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x pack" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:32 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PACK
Floyd |
Floyd | This was the largest package of blank parchment you could buy without
Floyd | looking suspicious. The label on the shiny foil wrapping says it
Floyd | contains four sheets of quality magic-imbued vellum in various colors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x colors" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:32 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COLORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Nooo. I need to know."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x vellum" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:33 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VELLUM
Floyd |
Floyd | This was the largest package of blank parchment you could buy without
Floyd | looking suspicious. The label on the shiny foil wrapping says it
Floyd | contains four sheets of quality magic-imbued vellum in various colors.
Floyd |
Floyd | [You might find the command OPEN THE PACK useful here.]
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "touch vellum" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:34 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TOUCH VELLUM
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel nothing unexpected.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open the pack" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:35 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN THE PACK
Floyd |
Floyd | You tear open the foil pack, revealing four blotchy scraps of dull
Floyd | parchment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I am unimpressed."
		Zach says, "No pretty colors :("
Zach says (to Floyd), "dance" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:36 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | You jump around a bit, but it's rather uncomfortable without the
Floyd | proper shoes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:36 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's the activation word for one of the first teleportation spells
Floyd | ever developed. If you recall correctly from History of Magic, it was
Floyd | incredibly inefficient—it found all the matter within a 5-foot
Floyd | sphere
Floyd | around one hardcoded point and all the matter within the same volume
Floyd | around another and swapped their positions.
Floyd |
Floyd | Modern teleportation spells are much better...somehow. You can't
Floyd | really remember the details. But there was some sort of improvement.
Floyd | It's probably in your notes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "Vellum and parchment are not the same materials! /pedant"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "plugh" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:36 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLUGH
Floyd |
Floyd | You mangle the pronunciation and nothing happens. Those stupid foreign
Floyd | Enchanters from the Dutchy never think to give their spells
Floyd | pronouncable names. Anyway, that was another of the early unreliable
Floyd | teleportation spells.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "plover" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:36 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLOVER
Floyd |
Floyd | Isn't that a kind of bird?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Hahaha."
		Zach says, "Yay"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look up xyzzy" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:37 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | xyzzy: "You look back through your notes and find the lecture on
Floyd | teleportation spells. Ah, here it is...
Floyd |
Floyd | Someone once stood four and a half feet away from the center of the
Floyd | xyzzy spell, so only part of her arrived at the destination.
Floyd | This is why modern teleportation spells are legally required to have
Floyd | additional checks against "portal-slicing"."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to floyd), "phuggg" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:37 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PHUGGG
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to floyd), "phugg" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:37 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PHUGG
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x door" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:38 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | The door to the library itself is closed and barred, with thick metal
Floyd | chains across it. There doesn't even seem to be a keyhole. Clearly the
Floyd | Guild is taking no chances with security.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Read scroll?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x chains" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:38 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CHAINS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Sure"
Zach says (to Floyd), "read scroll" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:39 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the badly-written scroll)
Floyd | The scroll reads "rezrov: open even locked or enchanted objects".
Floyd |
Floyd | It was copied for you by one of the higher-ranking apprentices, who
Floyd | charged you a fortune and doesn't seem to have been very good at
Floyd | calligraphy. But if it can open the doors for you, it will have been
Floyd | worth it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "To use a spell just type the name or cast and name."
Zach says (to Floyd), "cast rezrov" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:40 pm                  0/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST REZROV
Floyd |
Floyd | That enchantment must be cast at something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cast rezrov at door" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:41 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST REZROV AT DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cast the spell, the badly-written scroll vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You stutter slightly in the pronunciation—this is the most
Floyd | complicated
Floyd | spell you have yet cast! But the scroll was consumed, so the
Floyd | Presence has had its effect. There is a slight shudder, and you
Floyd | can see the chains on the door loosen infinitessimally.
Floyd |
Floyd | Suddenly, the bar flies back with a loud THUMP and the lock clicks
Floyd | open. The door swings wide with an enormous CLANG.
Floyd |
Floyd | Well, so much for stealth. But you can't panic yet. Not yet. The
Floyd | Guild might assume it was a false alarm. Just get in, get the spells,
Floyd | get out.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** [Your score has gone up by five points for casting your first real
Floyd | spell.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      11:42 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You must supply a noun.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter door" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:43 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENTER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "it doesn't know phuggg"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sneak" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:43 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SNEAK
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew asks, "the one you're not supposed to use near water?"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "What is phuggg?"
		Stew says, "it's an adventure magic word"
		Stew says, "in the David Platt version"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x scroll" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:44 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the illuminated scroll)
Floyd | According to the plaque in the display case, this is one of the three
Floyd | original scrolls made of the "gnusto" spell. The words are surrounded
Floyd | by elaborate decorations picked out in lapis dye and gold leaf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "copy scroll" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:44 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to copy the illuminated scroll on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "copy scroll onto parchment" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:44 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY SCROLL ONTO PARCHMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) yellowish parchment, the 2) greenish
Floyd | parchment, the 3) bluish parchment, or the 4) reddish parchment?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:45 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | (the illuminated scroll onto the yellowish parchment)
Floyd | You meticulously copy the writing from the illuminated scroll to the
Floyd | yellowish parchment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I hope colour is more for our differentiation than an extra puzzle."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:46 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "transfer gnusto to journal" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:46 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TRANSFER GNUSTO TO JOURNAL
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "look up gnusto" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:47 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP GNUSTO
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip through the pages, but see nothing important under "gnusto".
Floyd | You might want to look at the index.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "copy gnusto into journal" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:47 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY GNUSTO INTO JOURNAL
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x quill" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:48 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X QUILL
Floyd |
Floyd | You borrowed this from one of your professors, allegedly to practice
Floyd | copying your "gloth" scroll. It's large and deep blue, with a tiny
Floyd | enchanted diamond set in the tip.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x diamond" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:49 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DIAMOND
Floyd |
Floyd | Even in low light it sparkles brightly. The enchantment on it allows
Floyd | the pen to write on normal paper without ink, and also—more
Floyd | importantly—to transfer spells from scroll to scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:50 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You have written "Olly's Spell Book" hopefully across the first page,
Floyd | and added headings for the first few spells, but no magic is yet
Floyd | contained in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "copy gnusto into spell book" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:50 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY GNUSTO INTO SPELL BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "copy parchment into book" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:50 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY PARCHMENT INTO BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) yellowish parchment, the 2) greenish
Floyd | parchment, the 3) bluish parchment, or the 4) reddish parchment?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:50 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:51 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a yellowish parchment (bearing the gnusto spell)
Floyd |   a greenish parchment
Floyd |   a bluish parchment
Floyd |   a reddish parchment
Floyd |   your spell book
Floyd |   a quill pen
Floyd |   a magical compass
Floyd |   your identification ring (being worn)
Floyd |   your journal
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly -/
Zach says (to Floyd), "add gnusto to spell book" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:51 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADD GNUSTO TO SPELL BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x spell" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:52 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Roger says, "You wouldn't steal a horse. You shouldn't steal a spell."
Zach says (to Floyd), "x spell book" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:53 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPELL BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You have written "Olly's Spell Book" hopefully across the first page,
Floyd | and added headings for the first few spells, but no magic is yet
Floyd | contained in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "copy gnusto" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:53 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY GNUSTO
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to copy the illuminated scroll on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "copy yellowish parchment in spell book" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:53 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY YELLOWISH PARCHMENT IN SPELL BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "put yellowish parchment in spell book" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:54 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT YELLOWISH PARCHMENT IN SPELL BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to floyd), "copy yellowish parchment to spell book" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:55 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY YELLOWISH PARCHMENT TO SPELL BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | The pages of a spell book contain enough Presence that they can
Floyd | not be written on normally. That was why the gnusto spell was
Floyd | invented.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Olly says (to Floyd), "gnusto yellowish" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:56 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO YELLOWISH
Floyd |
Floyd | You do not know that spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew asks, "do we have a chicken and the egg situation here?"
		Zach says, "Ah, hmm"
		Zach says, "We could make another copy"
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf10" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:56 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cast gnusto" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:57 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST GNUSTO
Floyd |
Floyd | That enchantment must be cast at something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cast gnusto at spell book" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:58 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST GNUSTO AT SPELL BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cast the spell, the yellowish parchment vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The spell fizzles. Unlike spell scrolls, spell books are magically
Floyd | guarded against the 'theft' of their lore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:57 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cast gnusto at scroll" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:57 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST GNUSTO AT SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) illuminated scroll, the 2) yellowish
Floyd | parchment, the 3) greenish parchment, the 4) bluish parchment, or the
Floyd | 5) reddish parchment?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:58 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | (the yellowish parchment)
Floyd | You do not know that spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cast gnusto at illuminated scroll" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          11:59 pm                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST GNUSTO AT ILLUMINATED SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | You pause for a moment—this is a valuable artifact, after all.
Floyd | Should
Floyd | you really burn it up for your own personal gain?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to floyd), "memorize gnusto" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:00 am                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MEMORIZE GNUSTO
Floyd |
Floyd | Unfortunately, you cannot memorize a spell from a scroll. It needs to
Floyd | be copied into a book first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Of course"
Zach says (to Floyd), "cast gnusto at illuminated scroll" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:01 am                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST GNUSTO AT ILLUMINATED SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | The glass case shouldn't pose a problem for the gnusto spell,
Floyd | but you aren't very confident with this spell yet. It would be a lot
Floyd | easier to cast at a scroll in your hand for now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf11" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:01 am                  5/200 points
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "copy illuminated scroll to greenish parchment" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:02 am                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY ILLUMINATED SCROLL TO GREENISH PARCHMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You meticulously copy the writing from the illuminated scroll to the
Floyd | greenish parchment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to floyd), "illuinated scroll" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:02 am                  5/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ILLUINATED SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cast gnusto at greenish parchment" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:03 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST GNUSTO AT GREENISH PARCHMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cast the spell, the yellowish parchment vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the gnusto spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the
Floyd | book itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains!
Floyd | However, the greenish parchment on which it was written vanishes as
Floyd | the last word is copied.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** [Your score has gone up by twenty points for gaining the gnusto
Floyd | spell without damaging historical artifacts.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to floyd), "x illuminated" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:04 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ILLUMINATED
Floyd |
Floyd | According to the plaque in the display case, this is one of the three
Floyd | original scrolls made of the "gnusto" spell. The words are surrounded
Floyd | by elaborate decorations picked out in lapis dye and gold leaf.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Woo"
		Zach says, "Huzzah"
		Stew says, "go Zach!"
		Zach says, "Though I totally wanted to damage a historical artifact."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hee"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:05 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Onward?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "(Out)"
		Zach says, "Sure"
Zach says (to Floyd), "x dome" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:06 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DOME
Floyd |
Floyd | An almost-perfect hemisphere of white stone, supported by sixteen
Floyd | columns. The tenets of the Guild of Enchanters are carved around the
Floyd | edge.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x tenets" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:07 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TENETS
Floyd |
Floyd | The first tenet states that Enchanters may never use their talents to
Floyd | aid evil. The second points out that an Enchanter's duty is to the
Floyd | Guild and to the Kingdom, not to the individual. Lesser tenets include
Floyd | rules for conducting votes at meetings, guidelines for passing dishes
Floyd | at Guild banquets, and penalties for revealing the Guild's secret
Floyd | handshake.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x mosaic" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:08 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MOSAIC
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic in the library antechamber is unlike any other you've ever
Floyd | seen. The tiles range in size from almost a meter across to finer than
Floyd | grains of sand, and seem to pull in and intensify the moonlight.
Floyd | Though the stones around your feet remain in one place, the rest of
Floyd | the floor is constantly shifting and swirling to create new messages
Floyd | or patterns.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "Welcome, Olly!
Floyd | "
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Library hours: 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM today.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I want to know more about banquets :)"
		Zach says, "nom nom"
		genericgeekgirl says, "So,uh. The mosaic knows we're there. This feels a little worrisome, from a security point of view."
Zach says (to Floyd), "tell mosaic to keep its mouth shut" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:08 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TELL MOSAIC TO KEEP ITS MOUTH SHUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x moonlight" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:08 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MOONLIGHT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x case" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:09 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CASE
Floyd |
Floyd | In the display case is an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This illuminated manuscript was one of the first three created by the
Floyd | famed magician Berzio in 769 GUE. The gnusto spell is
Floyd | considered one of the most important discoveries in modern
Floyd | thaumaturgy, as it allows a spell to be cast multiple times without
Floyd | requiring multiple spell scrolls."
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "The Spell Research Area
Floyd | is to the north.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ooh."
		Zach says, "Fancy"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Darkness                     12:10 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Eek"
		Zach says, "Need a frotz spell, I guess."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto frotz" 		

Floyd ] Darkness                     12:10 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO FROTZ
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "you are likely to be eaten by a grue. if this predicament seems particularly cruel, consider whose fault it could be, not the torch or a match in your inventory."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "copy frotz to scroll" 		

Floyd ] Darkness                     12:10 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY FROTZ TO SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "copy frotz to parchment" 		

Floyd ] Darkness                     12:10 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY FROTZ TO PARCHMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Don't think we have one yet"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Wasn't it on the first page?"
		Zach says, "We saved a space for it, I think."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, should be. Damn."
		Stew says, "we wanted it on the first page"
		Stew says, "but never actually did it"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Leave the library and look around?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:11 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Storage areas lie to the northeast and
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Or that."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               12:12 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Disused Closet
Floyd | Dust, cobwebs, and not much else. Markings on the floor show that this
Floyd | room once contained some large boxes or trunks, but right now it is
Floyd | empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search dust" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               12:13 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH DUST
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "write in dust" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               12:13 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WRITE IN DUST
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cobwebs" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               12:13 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X COBWEBS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Lies."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:14 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "To the east is the Basic Spells
Floyd | Collection.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:15 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first trying to open the wooden door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Returns are processed to the southwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "East next?"
		Zach says, "Sure"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:16 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Basic Spell Collection
Floyd | As your eyes adjust, you see that you are in a simple panelled room,
Floyd | dominated by an orange metal box leaning against one wall. The words
Floyd | FROBOZZ MAGIC SCROLL DISPENSER are stencilled across one side in
Floyd | white, and the other is covered with a large sign explaining the
Floyd | proper usage.
Floyd |
Floyd | A calendar on one wall is acting as a strange source of illumination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x calendar" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:17 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CALENDAR
Floyd |
Floyd | According to the front page, this is an official Frobozz Magic
Floyd | Flathead Royal Family Calendar. There appear to be 12 pages left on
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take calendar" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:18 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CALENDAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You tear a page off the calendar, and it disintegrates in your hand.
Floyd |  (Shame—it would have made a useful light source.)
Floyd | The next page reads "Estuary: Lord Dimwit Flathead the Excessive.
Floyd | Dimwit's nickname was given to him after his coronation ceremony,
Floyd | which took thirteen years to plan and lasted for eighteen months."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:19 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | == FROBOZZ MAGIC ==
Floyd | = SPELL DISPENSER =
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Instructions:
Floyd | Press a button to dispense a spell scroll. The Frobozz Magic Spell
Floyd | Dispenser Company, a subsidary of FrobozzCo International, is not
Floyd | responsible for any injuries resulting...(blah, blah, blah)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Injuries!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x box" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:20 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | A wide orange box, with a row of buttons on the front above a long
Floyd | slot.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large sign attached to the top explains how to properly dispense
Floyd | scrolls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, ">PUSH OVER MACHINE"
		Stew says, "it's almost as bad as a vending machine!"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Pressing...."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press button" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:20 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) yellow button, the 2) blue button, the 3)
Floyd | green button, or the 4) red button?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:21 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | (the yellow button)
Floyd | The Dispenser whirrs, then a beautifully printed square of parchment
Floyd | flies out of the slot at the bottom. You manage to catch it before it
Floyd | touches the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | The yellow button makes a slight clicking sound as you release it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press 2" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:22 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS 2
Floyd |
Floyd | The Dispenser beeps. "Only one scroll may be printed at a time.
Floyd | Correcting..." The old scroll crumbles to ashes.
Floyd | The Dispenser whirrs, then a beautifully printed square of parchment
Floyd | flies out of the slot at the bottom. You manage to catch it before it
Floyd | touches the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | The blue button makes a slight clicking sound as you release it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:21 am                  25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Basic Spell Collection
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x sign" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:22 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SIGN
Floyd |
Floyd | == FROBOZZ MAGIC ==
Floyd | = SPELL DISPENSER =
Floyd |
Floyd | Operating Instructions:
Floyd | Press a button to dispense a spell scroll. The Frobozz Magic Spell
Floyd | Dispenser Company, a subsidary of FrobozzCo International, is not
Floyd | responsible for any injuries resulting...(blah, blah, blah)
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x scroll" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:22 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) Frobozz Magic Scroll Dispenser, the 2)
Floyd | newly-printed scroll, the 3) bluish parchment, or the 4) reddish
Floyd | parchment?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:23 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | The parchment is smooth, the lettering dark and mechanically perfect:
Floyd | "FROTZ: cause something to give off light".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Well good."
		Stew says, "yeah"
		Zach says, "Yay"
Zach says (to Floyd), "take calendar" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:24 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE CALENDAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You tear a page off the calendar, and it disintegrates in your hand.
Floyd | The next page reads "Frobuary: John D. Flathead. John D. was the
Floyd | founder of Flathead Industries, which produced new companies to sell
Floyd | to FrobozzCo International."
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto frotz" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:25 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO FROTZ
Floyd |
Floyd | (the newly-printed scroll)
Floyd | (first memorizing gnusto)
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the frotz spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the
Floyd | book itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains!
Floyd | However, the newly-printed scroll on which it was written vanishes as
Floyd | the last word is copied.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I guess we can try all the other buttons now."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press 2" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:25 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS 2
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "wee haw!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press button 2" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:25 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS BUTTON 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) yellow button, the 2) blue button, the 3)
Floyd | green button, or the 4) red button?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press blue" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:26 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bluish parchment)
Floyd | Nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press blue button" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:27 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS BLUE BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The Dispenser whirrs, then a beautifully printed square of parchment
Floyd | flies out of the slot at the bottom. You manage to catch it before it
Floyd | touches the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | The blue button makes a slight clicking sound as you release it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x scroll" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:27 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) Frobozz Magic Scroll Dispenser, the 2)
Floyd | newly-printed scroll, the 3) bluish parchment, or the 4) reddish
Floyd | parchment?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Fffffff."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:28 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | The parchment is smooth, the lettering dark and mechanically perfect:
Floyd | "BLORB: safely protect a small object as though in a strongbox".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto blorb" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:29 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO BLORB
Floyd |
Floyd | (the newly-printed scroll)
Floyd | (first memorizing gnusto)
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the blorb spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the
Floyd | book itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains!
Floyd | However, the newly-printed scroll on which it was written vanishes as
Floyd | the last word is copied.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press green button" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:30 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS GREEN BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The Dispenser whirrs, then a beautifully printed square of parchment
Floyd | flies out of the slot at the bottom. You manage to catch it before it
Floyd | touches the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | The green button makes a slight clicking sound as you release it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x newly" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:31 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NEWLY
Floyd |
Floyd | The parchment is smooth, the lettering dark and mechanically perfect:
Floyd | "NITFOL: converse with beasts in their own tongue".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto nitfol" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:32 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO NITFOL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the newly-printed scroll)
Floyd | (first memorizing gnusto)
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the nitfol spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the
Floyd | book itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains!
Floyd | However, the newly-printed scroll on which it was written vanishes as
Floyd | the last word is copied.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press red button" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:33 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS RED BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The Dispenser whirrs, then a beautifully printed square of parchment
Floyd | flies out of the slot at the bottom. You manage to catch it before it
Floyd | touches the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | The red button makes a slight clicking sound as you release it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x scroll" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:33 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) Frobozz Magic Scroll Dispenser, the 2)
Floyd | newly-printed scroll, the 3) bluish parchment, or the 4) reddish
Floyd | parchment?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "newly" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:34 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NEWLY
Floyd |
Floyd | The parchment is smooth, the lettering dark and mechanically perfect:
Floyd | "LESOCH: cause a gust of wind".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto lesoch" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:35 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO LESOCH
Floyd |
Floyd | (the newly-printed scroll)
Floyd | (first memorizing gnusto)
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the lesoch spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the
Floyd | book itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains!
Floyd | However, the newly-printed scroll on which it was written vanishes as
Floyd | the last word is copied.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ok, cool."
Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cf12" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:35 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I wonder if it'll give us another frotz so we don't waste parchment."
		Stew says, "the beast one is useful too"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "press yellow button" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:36 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PRESS YELLOW BUTTON
Floyd |
Floyd | The Dispenser whirrs, then a beautifully printed square of parchment
Floyd | flies out of the slot at the bottom. You manage to catch it before it
Floyd | touches the ground.
Floyd |
Floyd | The yellow button makes a slight clicking sound as you release it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x newly" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:37 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X NEWLY
Floyd |
Floyd | The parchment is smooth, the lettering dark and mechanically perfect:
Floyd | "FROTZ: cause something to give off light".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "yay"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:38 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Basic Spell Collection
Floyd | As your eyes adjust, you see that you are in a simple panelled room,
Floyd | dominated by an orange metal box leaning against one wall. The words
Floyd | FROBOZZ MAGIC SCROLL DISPENSER are stencilled across one side in
Floyd | white, and the other is covered with a large sign explaining the
Floyd | proper usage.
Floyd |
Floyd | A calendar on one wall is acting as a strange source of illumination.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "kick dispenser" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:39 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KICK DISPENSER
Floyd |
Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "save the game before something bad happens"
		genericgeekgirl says, "We just saved."
Zach says (to Floyd), "push dispenser" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:40 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH DISPENSER
Floyd |
Floyd | It is fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to floyd), "pull dispenser" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:41 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PULL DISPENSER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Frobozz Magic Scroll Dispenser is firmly anchored.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Out and to the southwest? And then back north."
Zach says (to Floyd), "pick up dispenser" 		

Floyd ] Basic Spell Collection       12:42 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PICK UP DISPENSER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yeah"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:43 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Scrying crystals are
Floyd | available to the northwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I was just hoping for a little injury"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Aw."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Darkness                     12:44 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:43 am                  25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Darkness                     12:44 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Darkness
Floyd | It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:43 am                  25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Ghogg goes home. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cast frotz on ring" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:44 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST FROTZ ON RING
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cast the spell, the newly-printed scroll vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is an almost blinding flash of light as your identification ring
Floyd | begins to glow! It slowly fades to a less painful level, but your
Floyd | identification ring is now quite usable as a light source.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "The Main Stacks are to the west.
Floyd | "
Floyd | You suddenly hear a loud CLICK from behind you. A magically recorded
Floyd | voice sounds from somewhere above you:
Floyd |
Floyd | "Hello, footpad! Your after-hours spellcasting within the Library has
Floyd | activated one of the triggers of a Frobozz Magic Alarm Company
Floyd | security system. Please be aware that unless you say the correct
Floyd | passphrase within the next five minutes, the preset alarms will be
Floyd | activated. In the meantime, additional traps and triggers have been
Floyd | activated for your safety. Have a nice day!"
Floyd |
Floyd | ...okay, this is getting worse. But you won't panic. You won't panic.
Floyd | You still have five minutes before the alarms activate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew asks, "cast frotz on your self?"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "North first, and then double back to sw and nw?"
		Zach says, "Wah"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Mostly trying to maintain some sort of order, because OCD :D"
		Zach says (to 3g), "Go for it"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Have we been west?"
		Zach says, "Don't think so"
		genericgeekgirl says, "five minutes. yikes."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          12:45 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lying on the workbench is a scribbled spell scroll, probably a
Floyd | student's forgotten experiment.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | The recorded voice speaks again: "Four minutes and thirty seconds."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take scroll" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          12:45 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | (the scribbled scroll)
Floyd | As you reach out, your weight falls on the bench for a moment. With a
Floyd | grinding of gears, the bench sinks slightly into the floor. It seems
Floyd | that the additional weight has activated a trap, and before you can
Floyd | dodge backwards a cleesh spell fires at you from a mechanism in the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been newtralized ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 25 out of a possible 200, in 91 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Student.
Floyd | You unlocked 0 achievements out of 1.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, review the ENDINGS you've seen so far, list your
Floyd | ACHIEVEMENTS, or see your FULL score?
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          12:45 am                  25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Whoops."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x scribbled" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          12:46 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCRIBBLED
Floyd |
Floyd | You would need to unroll it before you could read the spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Four minutes."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "unroll scribbled" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          12:46 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNROLL SCRIBBLED
Floyd |
Floyd | As you reach out, your weight falls on the bench for a moment. With a
Floyd | grinding of gears, the bench sinks slightly into the floor. It seems
Floyd | that the additional weight has activated a trap, and before you can
Floyd | dodge backwards a cleesh spell fires at you from a mechanism in the
Floyd | ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been newtralized ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 25 out of a possible 200, in 92 turns, earning
Floyd | you the rank of Student.
Floyd | You unlocked 0 achievements out of 1.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, review the ENDINGS you've seen so far, list your
Floyd | ACHIEVEMENTS, or see your FULL score?
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          12:46 am                  25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Nope."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Gust of wind?"
		Zach says, "oooh"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:47 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic flickers to "Hello, footpad!" before resuming its normal
Floyd | cycle.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "This mosaic was enchanted by H.
Floyd | Ondricek and M. T. Winter of the Class of 925.
Floyd | "
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "We are now footpad?"
		Zach says, "Hunh"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:48 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Returns Room
Floyd | This is the room where book returns are processed. It's one of the few
Floyd | areas of the library you've been in before, but you vividly remember
Floyd | the Frobozz Magic Reshelving Device. You placed your book on the
Floyd | mahogany input tray, then watched as it was drawn up a conveyor belt
Floyd | and slid over a series of differently-shaped slots until it fell
Floyd | through the right one.
Floyd |
Floyd | A purple tome lies on the input tray, ready for reshelving.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Three minutes."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take tome" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:49 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Even though it's not yours, you expect you could memorize and cast
Floyd | spells from the purple tome or another spell book without much
Floyd | difficulty.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Going to see if I can escape with the tome."
		Doug asks, "HanonO and MarshalTennerWinter ?"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "I doubt the password is in it?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf13" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:49 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read tome" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:50 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | A heavy purple tome, titled the "Tome of Psychological Incantations".
Floyd | The first third of the book is a long treatise on the theory behind
Floyd | mind-affecting spells, and you can only understand about one word in
Floyd | every six. The second gives background information on various
Floyd | incantations. But the third seems the most promising:
Floyd |     YOMIN: mind probe
Floyd |     SERAGE: force temporary obedience
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two minutes." That voice is getting really irritating.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:49 am                  25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Returns Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:50 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | As the purple tome touches the doorway, it seems to hit an invisible
Floyd | barrier and falls from your hand! A recorded voice sounds from the
Floyd | Reshelver: "This book is not checked out to you. Please wait for the
Floyd | return to be processed."
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic flickers to "Hello, footpad!" before resuming its normal
Floyd | cycle.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Welcome, Olly!
Floyd | "
Floyd | "Two minutes." That voice is getting really irritating.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh screw you."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:49 am                  25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Returns Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnust yomin" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:49 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUST YOMIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto serage" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:50 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO SERAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing gnusto)
Floyd | The spell fizzles. Unlike spell scrolls, spell books are magically
Floyd | guarded against the 'theft' of their lore.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two minutes." That voice is getting really irritating.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Noooo."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:49 am                  25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Returns Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:50 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | As the purple tome touches the doorway, it seems to hit an invisible
Floyd | barrier and falls from your hand! A recorded voice sounds from the
Floyd | Reshelver: "This book is not checked out to you. Please wait for the
Floyd | return to be processed."
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic flickers to "Hello, footpad!" before resuming its normal
Floyd | cycle.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Welcome, Olly!
Floyd | "
Floyd | "Two minutes." That voice is getting really irritating.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 12:51 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scrying Room
Floyd | The walls and shelves of this room are lined with mirrors and crystals
Floyd | of all types. Presumably you would have learned to scry in a more
Floyd | advanced Thaumaturgy class, but it wasn't covered in the first or
Floyd | second year of studies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Almost all of them are deactivated for the night, but if you searched
Floyd | you might find some that had been left on.
Floyd |
Floyd | A glass cabinet on one of the shelves contains a blue-and-silver book,
Floyd | titled De Evocatio. Books kept in these rooms tend to contain
Floyd | spells relevant to the equipment there, so presumably it contains
Floyd | spells for scrying.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "Maybe we could make the alarm obey us."
		genericgeekgirl says, "We can't seem to get the spell yet."
		Olly asks, "Can we memorize it from the purple book?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:50 am                  25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:51 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Returns Room
Floyd | This is the room where book returns are processed. It's one of the few
Floyd | areas of the library you've been in before, but you vividly remember
Floyd | the Frobozz Magic Reshelving Device. You placed your book on the
Floyd | mahogany input tray, then watched as it was drawn up a conveyor belt
Floyd | and slid over a series of differently-shaped slots until it fell
Floyd | through the right one.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a purple tome here.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "memorize serage" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:52 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MEMORIZE SERAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have that spell written down anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One minute. Please say the passphrase now."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I think we could"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take purple" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:53 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PURPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This is your last chance to deactivate the alarm."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "memorize serage" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:54 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MEMORIZE SERAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the serage spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The alarms have been activated, and the exits are now sealed.
Floyd | Goodbye." Okay, now might be a time to panic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "panic" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:54 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PANIC
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		Zach says, "Panic harder!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf13" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:49 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "memorize serage" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:50 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MEMORIZE SERAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the serage spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two minutes." That voice is getting really irritating.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "serage" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:51 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SERAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | That enchantment must be cast at something.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "serage security" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:51 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SERAGE SECURITY
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "the mosaic?"
Olly says (to Floyd), "serage alarm" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:51 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SERAGE ALARM
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, ">Cast"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cast serage at alarm" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:51 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST SERAGE AT ALARM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "The ABOUT said cast wasn't necessary."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cast serage at security" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:51 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST SERAGE AT SECURITY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "lies"
		Olly says, "In Enchanter you can use the spells as verbs."
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Zach arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:52 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | As the purple tome touches the doorway, it seems to hit an invisible
Floyd | barrier and falls from your hand! A recorded voice sounds from the
Floyd | Reshelver: "This book is not checked out to you. Please wait for the
Floyd | return to be processed."
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic flickers to "Hello, footpad!" before resuming its normal
Floyd | cycle.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Welcome, Olly!
Floyd | "
Floyd | "One minute. Please say the passphrase now."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "cast SERAGE AT mosaic" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:53 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST SERAGE AT MOSAIC
Floyd |
Floyd | You cast the spell, but nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "Library hours: 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Floyd | today.
Floyd | "
Floyd | "This is your last chance to deactivate the alarm."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Let's try the wind on the scroll maybe?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "And see if that helps us any."
		Zach says, "Hmm, yeah"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf13" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:49 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 12:50 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Two minutes." That voice is getting really irritating.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:51 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | As the purple tome touches the doorway, it seems to hit an invisible
Floyd | barrier and falls from your hand! A recorded voice sounds from the
Floyd | Reshelver: "This book is not checked out to you. Please wait for the
Floyd | return to be processed."
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic flickers to "Hello, footpad!" before resuming its normal
Floyd | cycle.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Welcome, Olly!
Floyd | "
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          12:52 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | Lying on the workbench is a scribbled spell scroll, probably a
Floyd | student's forgotten experiment.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | "One minute. Please say the passphrase now."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "There's also a save before we cast frotz"
		Stew asks, "stick em up, what's the password?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "lesoch" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          12:53 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LESOCH
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing lesoch)
Floyd | Slowly, teasingly, a small puff of wind begins to blow. It quickly
Floyd | builds to gale force, then hurricane force, and just as you feel you
Floyd | are about to be swept away, it subsides.
Floyd | Looking around, the room looks somewhat messier than before. The wind
Floyd | blew various bits of debris off the workbench—including the
Floyd | scribbled
Floyd | scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | "This is your last chance to deactivate the alarm."
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah, I guess we'll need to restore to that one."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x scroll" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          12:53 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) scribbled scroll, the 2) bluish parchment,
Floyd | or the 3) reddish parchment?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "scribbled" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          12:54 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SCRIBBLED
Floyd |
Floyd | You would need to unroll it before you could read the spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | "The alarms have been activated, and the exits are now sealed.
Floyd | Goodbye." Okay, now might be a time to panic.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "unroll scribbled" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          12:55 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UNROLL SCRIBBLED
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell scrolls unroll automatically when you hold them in your hand,
Floyd | and close tightly when you set them down. Nobody is really sure why,
Floyd | but it seems to be a strange side effect of the Presence in the
Floyd | vellum.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't hear anyone approaching. Maybe you still have some time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take scribbled" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          12:56 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SCRIBBLED
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | Perhaps all the Enchanters who would have heard the alarm are still
Floyd | asleep.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read scribbled" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          12:57 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ SCRIBBLED
Floyd |
Floyd | The scroll reads "rezrov: open even locked or enchanted objects".
Floyd |
Floyd | The handwriting on this scroll is much neater than on the one you
Floyd | opened the doors with. Hopefully it will work.
Floyd |
Floyd | Still nobody has arrived. Even if it took them a few minutes to wake
Floyd | up, they should be here by now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, that will be helpful."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "I wonder if we can get ourselves out with that?"
		Zach says, "I'm thinking so"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "So keep going instead of restoring?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Unless of course someone shows up. But at least we can explore first."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          12:58 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | Something is very wrong—it only takes thirty seconds at most to cast
Floyd | an aimfiz spell, and you probably set off a high-priority alarm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yeah, we haven't found anything like the password"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          12:59 am                  25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic flickers to "Hello, footpad!" before resuming its normal
Floyd | cycle.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "Library hours: 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Floyd | today.
Floyd | "
Floyd | Perhaps it's because of the meeting in Borphee? Perhaps the people who
Floyd | were supposed to hear the alarm...aren't back yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 1:00 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Returns Room
Floyd | This is the room where book returns are processed. It's one of the few
Floyd | areas of the library you've been in before, but you vividly remember
Floyd | the Frobozz Magic Reshelving Device. You placed your book on the
Floyd | mahogany input tray, then watched as it was drawn up a conveyor belt
Floyd | and slid over a series of differently-shaped slots until it fell
Floyd | through the right one.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a purple tome here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Still nobody has appeared. You can start to relax a bit.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Or... MURDER!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x purple" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 1:01 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PURPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A heavy purple tome, titled the "Tome of Psychological Incantations".
Floyd | The first third of the book is a long treatise on the theory behind
Floyd | mind-affecting spells, and you can only understand about one word in
Floyd | every nine. The second gives background information on various
Floyd | incantations. But the third seems the most promising:
Floyd |     YOMIN: mind probe
Floyd |     SERAGE: force temporary obedience
Floyd |
Floyd | You're starting to think that nobody heard the alarm after all.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "memorize yomin" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 1:02 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MEMORIZE YOMIN
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have that spell written down anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take purple" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 1:03 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE PURPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "memorize yomin" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 1:04 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MEMORIZE YOMIN
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the yomin spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "memorize serage" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 1:05 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MEMORIZE SERAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the serage spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          1:06 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | As the purple tome touches the doorway, it seems to hit an invisible
Floyd | barrier and falls from your hand! A recorded voice sounds from the
Floyd | Reshelver: "This book is not checked out to you. Please wait for the
Floyd | return to be processed."
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "The Spell Research Area is to the north.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "f nw" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          1:06 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > F NW
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:07 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scrying Room
Floyd | The walls and shelves of this room are lined with mirrors and crystals
Floyd | of all types. Presumably you would have learned to scry in a more
Floyd | advanced Thaumaturgy class, but it wasn't covered in the first or
Floyd | second year of studies.
Floyd |
Floyd | Almost all of them are deactivated for the night, but if you searched
Floyd | you might find some that had been left on.
Floyd |
Floyd | A glass cabinet on one of the shelves contains a blue-and-silver book,
Floyd | titled De Evocatio. Books kept in these rooms tend to contain
Floyd | spells relevant to the equipment there, so presumably it contains
Floyd | spells for scrying.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:08 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Of course."
		Zach says, "We have a spell for that!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "rezrov cabinet" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:09 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REZROV CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cast the spell, the scribbled scroll vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The glass cabinet clicks open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:08 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Scrying Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto rezrov" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:09 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO REZROV
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing gnusto)
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the rezrov spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the
Floyd | book itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains!
Floyd | However, the scribbled scroll on which it was written vanishes as the
Floyd | last word is copied.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "rezrov cabinet" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:10 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REZROV CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing rezrov)
Floyd | The glass cabinet clicks open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:11 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:12 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | A simple cabinet with a tiny metal lock on one side.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the glass cabinet is De Evocatio.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x de" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:13 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a nice spell book, bound in blue cloth with silver stitching
Floyd | on the cover and spine. The title (almost) means "On Evocation" or "On
Floyd | Summoning". It contains the following spells:
Floyd |     ZIFMIA: magically summon a being
Floyd |     VEZZA: view the future
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oooooooooooh."
		Zach says, "Dang"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "learn zimfia" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:13 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LEARN ZIMFIA
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oooh, let's summon ourselves from the future"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "memorize zimfia" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:13 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MEMORIZE ZIMFIA
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh."
		Stew says, "Al Vezza"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "memorize zifmia" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:14 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MEMORIZE ZIFMIA
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't have that spell written down anywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take book" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:15 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | (De Evocatio)
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "memorize zifmia" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:16 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MEMORIZE ZIFMIA
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the zifmia spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "Vezza can't be a real spell."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "memorize vezza" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:17 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MEMORIZE VEZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the vezza spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "It only has five letters."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hehe"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:18 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Scrying Room
Floyd | The walls and shelves of this room are lined with mirrors and crystals
Floyd | of all types. Presumably you would have learned to scry in a more
Floyd | advanced Thaumaturgy class, but it wasn't covered in the first or
Floyd | second year of studies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a glass cabinet (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x mirrors" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:19 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIRRORS
Floyd |
Floyd | They come in all different shapes and sizes: a stained mirror and a
Floyd | gilt mirror catch your eye. Most are dark and foggy, but you notice a
Floyd | small red sphere, a small blue sphere, and a wall-sized mirror glowing
Floyd | with inner light.
Floyd |
Floyd | Strangely enough, there also appears to be a glass aquarium on one of
Floyd | the shelves. It looks rather out of place with no water in it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x red" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:20 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RED
Floyd |
Floyd | (the reddish parchment)
Floyd | The scroll has nothing written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x red sphere" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:21 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RED SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the small red sphere seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Scrying Room
Floyd | The walls and shelves of this room are lined with mirrors and crystals
Floyd | of all types. Presumably you would have learned to scry in a more
Floyd | advanced Thaumaturgy class, but it wasn't covered in the first or
Floyd | second year of studies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a glass aquarium (closed) (in which is a small transparent
Floyd | sphere) and a glass cabinet (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Whoa."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x blue sphere" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:22 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the small blue sphere seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Scrying Room
Floyd | The walls and shelves of this room are lined with mirrors and crystals
Floyd | of all types. Presumably you would have learned to scry in a more
Floyd | advanced Thaumaturgy class, but it wasn't covered in the first or
Floyd | second year of studies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a glass aquarium (closed) (in which is a small transparent
Floyd | sphere) and a glass cabinet (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take red sphere" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:23 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE RED SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take blue sphere" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:24 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BLUE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x wall mirror" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:24 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALL MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x mirror" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:24 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) stained mirror, the 2) gilt mirror, or the
Floyd | 3) wall-sized mirror?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:25 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the wall-sized mirror seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Orange River Rock Room
Floyd | You are in a splendid chamber, about thirty feet high. The walls look
Floyd | like rivers of orange stone, magically frozen for eternity around you.
Floyd | An awkward canyon leads to the east, and a slightly larger passage
Floyd | opens out to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | In the darkness you see an adventurer holding a bright carbide lamp.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer stares at the mirror, but doesn't seem to see you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "Maybe we should zifmia the adventurer."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "zimfia adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:25 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ZIMFIA ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "And get him to spring the cleesh trap."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cast zimfia on adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:25 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST ZIMFIA ON ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wave at adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:25 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WAVE AT ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Eek"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x lamp" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:26 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LAMP
Floyd |
Floyd | A small brass lantern, with two compartments connected by a small
Floyd | valve. You learned about these in a history class: the top chamber
Floyd | contains water, and the bottom one calcium carbide. When the valve is
Floyd | open, they react and produce a bright flame.
Floyd |
Floyd | The carbide lantern is currently switched on.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer rummages through her possessions.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x posessions" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:26 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X POSESSIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Adventurers are people too!"
		Olly says, "It's zifmia, not zimfia."
		genericgeekgirl says, "ARGH."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cast zifmia on adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:27 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST ZIFMIA ON ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing zifmia)
Floyd | All at once, the bedraggled Adventurer appears before you, brightly
Floyd | glowing lamp in hand. Her jaw has dropped and her eyes are bulging.
Floyd | Her eyes dart this way and that, as if looking for a way to escape.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "hug adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:28 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > HUG ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer might not like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, dance" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:29 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer only stares at you in terror.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer looks nervous and eyes you warily, but doesn't respond.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "We could probably make her do things with the control spell."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cast serage on adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:30 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST SERAGE ON ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | As you complete the spell, the Adventurer's eyes unfocus for a moment.
Floyd | She seems much more willing to listen to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Oh yeah, can we read her mind?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, dance" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:31 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, DANCE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer twirls around the room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh yes."
		Zach says, "Hooray!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x spell" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:31 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPELL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:31 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, 1) De Evocatio or 2) your spell book?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:32 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Olly's Spell Book
Floyd |
Floyd |     GNUSTO: write a magic spell into a spellbook
Floyd |     FROTZ: cause something to give off light
Floyd |     BLORB: safely protect a small object as though in a strongbox
Floyd |     NITFOL: converse with beasts in their own tongue
Floyd |     REZROV: open even locked or enchanted objects
Floyd |     LESOCH: cause a gust of wind
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x purple" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:33 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PURPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The last time you saw the Tome of Psychological Incantations, it was
Floyd | in your possession.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "It would be nice if we could list spells we've memorized."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x de" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:34 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a nice spell book, bound in blue cloth with silver stitching
Floyd | on the cover and spine. The title (almost) means "On Evocation" or "On
Floyd | Summoning". It contains the following spells:
Floyd |     ZIFMIA: magically summon a being
Floyd |     VEZZA: view the future
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "Yomin"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cast yomin on adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:35 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST YOMIN ON ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | The predominant thought is the phrase "ADVENTURER, DANCE".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "ha"
		genericgeekgirl snrk.
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x gilt" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:36 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GILT
Floyd |
Floyd | You see reflected in the mirror one of the most stunningly handsome
Floyd | men you have ever laid eyes on. You take a moment to position your
Floyd | robes more elegantly. There, that's better.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "So handsome~"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "woo adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:36 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > WOO ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x stained" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:37 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X STAINED
Floyd |
Floyd | You see reflected in the mirror one of the most stunningly handsome
Floyd | men you have ever laid eyes on. You take a moment to position your
Floyd | robes more elegantly. There, that's better.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x aquarium" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:38 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X AQUARIUM
Floyd |
Floyd | In the glass aquarium is a small transparent sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x transparent" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:39 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRANSPARENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the small transparent sphere seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Area (on the dented table)
Floyd | A rusty iron key seems to have been left in the keyhole.
Floyd |
Floyd | Around the table, strange objects are piled almost four feet high. You
Floyd | don't even recognize what most of it is, much less what might be
Floyd | useful or magical.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "A key!"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take transparent" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:40 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TRANSPARENT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first trying to open the glass aquarium)
Floyd | It isn't something you can open.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take aquarium" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:41 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE AQUARIUM
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Fine. I'll just take the whole thing. Don't mind me."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, x possessions" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:42 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, X POSSESSIONS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't respond in any way. Perhaps the serage
Floyd | spell is preventing her from responding to anything other than
Floyd | commands.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Storage areas lie to
Floyd | the northeast and southeast.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I guess we should look more at the other rooms and come back."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take mirror" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:42 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) stained mirror, the 2) gilt mirror, or the
Floyd | 3) wall-sized mirror?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:43 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | (the stained mirror)
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take gilt" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:44 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE GILT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take wall-sized" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:45 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE WALL-SIZED
Floyd |
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "kiss adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:46 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > KISS ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer might not like that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 1:47 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Scrying Room
Floyd | The walls and shelves of this room are lined with mirrors and crystals
Floyd | of all types. Presumably you would have learned to scry in a more
Floyd | advanced Thaumaturgy class, but it wasn't covered in the first or
Floyd | second year of studies.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer is standing here, awaiting a command.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a glass cabinet (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "We never went... west, I think."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          1:48 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "To the east is the Basic Spells
Floyd | Collection.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  1:49 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Stacks
Floyd | This is the main area of the library, extending seemingly infinitely
Floyd | to the east and west. The tallest shelves are over twice your height,
Floyd | and some residual light spells bathe everything in a dim yellow glow.
Floyd | It would take a lifetime to read every book.
Floyd |
Floyd | A book catches your eye: Legends by P. D. Lebling.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on a wooden podium near one wall is one volume of the
Floyd | Encyclopedia Frobozzica.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read all books" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  1:49 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ALL BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "read legends" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  1:50 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ LEGENDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about Legends by P. D. Lebling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take legends" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  1:51 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LEGENDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x legends" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  1:52 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LEGENDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about Legends by P. D. Lebling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "We might be able to spring the trap with the adventurer, but it might be better to solve that puzzle 'without killing people' similar to 'without damaging historical artifacts.'"
Zach says (to Floyd), "read Encyclopedia Frobozzica" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  1:53 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ENCYCLOPEDIA FROBOZZICA
Floyd |
Floyd | The volume here is titled "Magical Spells and Effects". It's about 24
Floyd | inches tall, 18 inches wide, and 12 inches thick. You flip to an entry
Floyd | at random: zifmia: magically summon a being
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | [You might find the command LOOK UP (X) IN ENCYCLOPEDIA useful
Floyd | here.]
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "Or turning people into amphibians."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I'd think that would be a plus."
Olly says (to Floyd), "look up nitfol in encyclopedia" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  1:54 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP NITFOL IN ENCYCLOPEDIA
Floyd |
Floyd | nitfol: converse with beasts in their own tongue
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take encyclopedia" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  1:55 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Floyd |
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "I wonder why this is useful."
Olly says (to Floyd), "read legends" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  1:56 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ LEGENDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about Legends by P. D. Lebling.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Olly says (to Floyd), "look in legends" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  1:57 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK IN LEGENDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I wonder if that's a abug"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read encyclopedia" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  1:58 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ENCYCLOPEDIA
Floyd |
Floyd | The volume here is titled "Magical Spells and Effects". It's about 24
Floyd | inches tall, 18 inches wide, and 12 inches thick. You flip to an entry
Floyd | at random: lleps: reverse the effect of a spell
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read encyclopedia" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  1:59 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ENCYCLOPEDIA
Floyd |
Floyd | The volume here is titled "Magical Spells and Effects". It's about 24
Floyd | inches tall, 18 inches wide, and 12 inches thick. You flip to an entry
Floyd | at random: exex: make things move with greater speed
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Almost feels more useful to get random info.. maybe we'll learn the name of a spell later and not know what it does."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "East and west?"
		Olly says, "Could be."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:00 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Stacks
Floyd | This is the main area of the library, extending seemingly infinitely
Floyd | to the east and west. The tallest shelves are over twice your height,
Floyd | and some residual light spells bathe everything in a dim yellow glow.
Floyd | It would take a lifetime to read every book.
Floyd |
Floyd | A book catches your eye: The Enchanter Never Rings Twice: 101 Uses
Floyd | for Rezrov by Wilbar Memboob.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on a wooden podium near one wall is one volume of the
Floyd | Encyclopedia Frobozzica.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, more books."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read enchanter" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:01 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ENCHANTER
Floyd |
Floyd | ...47: Use it on a rope to untie knots...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read enchanter" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:02 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ ENCHANTER
Floyd |
Floyd | ...71: Open or close doors through a scrying glass...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take enchanter" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:03 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ENCHANTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:04 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Stacks
Floyd | This is the main area of the library, extending seemingly infinitely
Floyd | to the east and west. The tallest shelves are over twice your height,
Floyd | and some residual light spells bathe everything in a dim yellow glow.
Floyd | It would take a lifetime to read every book.
Floyd |
Floyd | A book catches your eye: A Brief History of Magic by Gustar
Floyd | Woomax.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on a wooden podium near one wall is one volume of the
Floyd | Encyclopedia Frobozzica.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Huh"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I wonder how many there are."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read history" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:05 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ HISTORY
Floyd |
Floyd | ...But, in spite of the rigors of spell casting, the personal rewards
Floyd | are great, and the job of Enchanter remains a popular and
Floyd | well-respected vocation...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take history" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:06 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE HISTORY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:07 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Stacks
Floyd | This is the main area of the library, extending seemingly infinitely
Floyd | to the east and west. The tallest shelves are over twice your height,
Floyd | and some residual light spells bathe everything in a dim yellow glow.
Floyd | It would take a lifetime to read every book.
Floyd |
Floyd | A book catches your eye: Exothermic Spellcasting by J.
Floyd | Lautzenheiser.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on a wooden podium near one wall is one volume of the
Floyd | Encyclopedia Frobozzica.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "All of them"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read exothermic" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:08 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ EXOTHERMIC
Floyd |
Floyd | ...it's always a good idea to cast gaspar before
Floyd | attempting...wait, what? This book seems rather dangerous.
Floyd | You make a mental note to peruse it more closely later.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ahhh."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look up gaspar" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:09 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP GASPAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You flip through the pages, but see nothing important under "gaspar".
Floyd | You might want to look at the index.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look up gaspar in encyclopedia" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:10 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP GASPAR IN ENCYCLOPEDIA
Floyd |
Floyd | gaspar: provide for one's own resurrection
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take exothermic" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:11 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE EXOTHERMIC
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:12 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Stacks
Floyd | This is the main area of the library, extending seemingly infinitely
Floyd | to the east and west. The tallest shelves are over twice your height,
Floyd | and some residual light spells bathe everything in a dim yellow glow.
Floyd | It would take a lifetime to read every book.
Floyd |
Floyd | A book catches your eye: On Metamagic by Marc Blank.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on a wooden podium near one wall is one volume of the
Floyd | Encyclopedia Frobozzica.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "C'mon, run out of books."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read metamagic" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:13 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ METAMAGIC
Floyd |
Floyd | ...metamagic (spells affecting other spells) in actuality only affects
Floyd | the mind of the caster—such spells are untargeted, and apply to the
Floyd | next spell cast by the magic-user...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take metamagic" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:14 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE METAMAGIC
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:15 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Stacks
Floyd | This is the main area of the library, extending seemingly infinitely
Floyd | to the east and west. The tallest shelves are over twice your height,
Floyd | and some residual light spells bathe everything in a dim yellow glow.
Floyd | It would take a lifetime to read every book.
Floyd |
Floyd | A book catches your eye: Field Guide to the Creatures of
Floyd | Frobozz by S. Meretzky.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on a wooden podium near one wall is one volume of the
Floyd | Encyclopedia Frobozzica.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x field" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:16 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FIELD
Floyd |
Floyd | ...The grue is a sinister, lurking presence in the dark places of the
Floyd | earth. Its favorite diet is Enchanters, but its insatiable appetite is
Floyd | tempered by its fear of light. No grue has ever been seen by the light
Floyd | of day, and few have survived its fearsome jaws to tellthe tale...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "I know someone with tle last name Gaspar"
		Stew asks, "Is she death-proof?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take field" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:17 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE FIELD
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:18 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Stacks
Floyd | This is the main area of the library, extending seemingly infinitely
Floyd | to the east and west. The tallest shelves are over twice your height,
Floyd | and some residual light spells bathe everything in a dim yellow glow.
Floyd | It would take a lifetime to read every book.
Floyd |
Floyd | A book catches your eye: Total Control by A. Schultz.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on a wooden podium near one wall is one volume of the
Floyd | Encyclopedia Frobozzica.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Hey, Andrew :D"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "read total" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:19 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > READ TOTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | ...since then, spells such as serage has been strictly
Floyd | regulated due to the obvious potential for abuse...
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Heh. Yes."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:20 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Stacks
Floyd | This is the main area of the library, extending seemingly infinitely
Floyd | to the east and west. The tallest shelves are over twice your height,
Floyd | and some residual light spells bathe everything in a dim yellow glow.
Floyd | It would take a lifetime to read every book.
Floyd |
Floyd | A book catches your eye: Total Control by A. Schultz.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on a wooden podium near one wall is one volume of the
Floyd | Encyclopedia Frobozzica.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "It doesn't change unless we take them. Annoying."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take serage" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:20 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE SERAGE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:21 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Stacks
Floyd | This is the main area of the library, extending seemingly infinitely
Floyd | to the east and west. The tallest shelves are over twice your height,
Floyd | and some residual light spells bathe everything in a dim yellow glow.
Floyd | It would take a lifetime to read every book.
Floyd |
Floyd | A book catches your eye: Total Control by A. Schultz.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on a wooden podium near one wall is one volume of the
Floyd | Encyclopedia Frobozzica.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take total" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:22 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TOTAL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:23 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Stacks
Floyd | This is the main area of the library, extending seemingly infinitely
Floyd | to the east and west. The tallest shelves are over twice your height,
Floyd | and some residual light spells bathe everything in a dim yellow glow.
Floyd | It would take a lifetime to read every book.
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance at the shelves, but don't notice anything that looks
Floyd | particularly interesting.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sitting on a wooden podium near one wall is one volume of the
Floyd | Encyclopedia Frobozzica.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, good."
		genericgeekgirl says, "*Now* east and west? :D"
		Olly is lost.
Olly says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:24 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   seven library books:
Floyd |     Total Control by A. Schultz
Floyd |     Field Guide to the Creatures of Frobozz by S. Meretzky
Floyd |     On Metamagic by Marc Blank
Floyd |     Exothermic Spellcasting by J. Lautzenheiser
Floyd |     A Brief History of Magic by Gustar Woomax
Floyd | The Enchanter Never Rings Twice: 101 Uses for Rezrov by
Floyd | Wilbar Memboob
Floyd |     Legends by P. D. Lebling
Floyd |   a glass aquarium
Floyd |     a the small transparent sphere
Floyd |   two palantiri:
Floyd |     a the small blue sphere
Floyd |     a the small red sphere
Floyd |   De Evocatio
Floyd |   a bluish parchment
Floyd |   a reddish parchment (blank)
Floyd |   your spell book
Floyd |   a quill pen
Floyd |   a magical compass
Floyd |   your identification ring (providing light and being worn)
Floyd |   your journal
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, ""palantiri" Hm."
		Olly asks, "What about palantiri?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look up palantiri in encyclopedia" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:25 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP PALANTIRI IN ENCYCLOPEDIA
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see any spell by that name listed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look up palantirus in encyclopedia" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:26 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK UP PALANTIRUS IN ENCYCLOPEDIA
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't see any spell by that name listed here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "Oh."
jenrexrode arrives, full of fun and funk. 		genericgeekgirl says, "The spheres. I thought it might be useful that it named them now."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:27 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Returns are processed
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "The singular is palantir."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:26 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Stacks
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:27 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk several yards to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:28 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Stacks
Floyd | This is the main area of the library, extending seemingly infinitely
Floyd | to the east and west. The tallest shelves are over twice your height,
Floyd | and some residual light spells bathe everything in a dim yellow glow.
Floyd | It would take a lifetime to read every book.
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance at the shelves, but don't notice anything that looks
Floyd | particularly interesting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:29 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk several yards to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "OH."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Erm. Just "oh". Not particularly capitalized."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I thought there might be more to the stacks."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:30 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can go north, south, and east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 2:31 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scrying Room
Floyd | The walls and shelves of this room are lined with mirrors and crystals
Floyd | of all types. Presumably you would have learned to scry in a more
Floyd | advanced Thaumaturgy class, but it wasn't covered in the first or
Floyd | second year of studies.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer is standing here, awaiting a command.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a glass cabinet (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  2:30 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Stacks
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 2:31 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Returns Room
Floyd | This is the room where book returns are processed. It's one of the few
Floyd | areas of the library you've been in before, but you vividly remember
Floyd | the Frobozz Magic Reshelving Device. You placed your book on the
Floyd | mahogany input tray, then watched as it was drawn up a conveyor belt
Floyd | and slid over a series of differently-shaped slots until it fell
Floyd | through the right one.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the Tome of Psychological Incantations here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:32 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Returns are processed to the southwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I think we didn't see one of the storage rooms."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               2:33 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Disused Closet
Floyd | Dust, cobwebs, and not much else. Markings on the floor show that this
Floyd | room once contained some large boxes or trunks, but right now it is
Floyd | empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:32 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:33 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first trying to open the wooden door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Scrying crystals are
Floyd | available to the northwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh yeah"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "use rezrov on wooden door" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:33 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE REZROV ON WOODEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "memorize rezrov" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:34 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > MEMORIZE REZROV
Floyd |
Floyd | Using your best study habits, you learn the rezrov spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "The Main Stacks are to the west.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "use rezrov on wooden door" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:34 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > USE REZROV ON WOODEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "When do we need scrolls and when don't we?"
		Zach asks, ">cast ?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cast rezrov on wooden door" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:35 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST REZROV ON WOODEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing rezrov)
Floyd | The door shudders, and there is a clicking sound from the lock, but
Floyd | nothing else happens. Looking closely at it, you see that the key has
Floyd | been left partway in the lock, preventing it from turning.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "This mosaic was
Floyd | enchanted by H. Ondricek and M. T. Winter of the Class of 925.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Right."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I think there should have been more flexibility."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:35 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) lock or the 2) rusty iron key?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:36 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Storage Area.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "Welcome, Olly!
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take lock" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:37 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to be a part of the wooden door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Library hours: 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM today.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Then don't offer."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:38 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first trying to open the wooden door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "The Spell Research Area
Floyd | is to the north.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take lock key" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:39 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE LOCK KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to be a part of the wooden door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Storage areas lie to the northeast and
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x lock" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:40 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   seven library books:
Floyd |     Total Control by A. Schultz
Floyd |     Field Guide to the Creatures of Frobozz by S. Meretzky
Floyd |     On Metamagic by Marc Blank
Floyd |     Exothermic Spellcasting by J. Lautzenheiser
Floyd |     A Brief History of Magic by Gustar Woomax
Floyd | The Enchanter Never Rings Twice: 101 Uses for Rezrov by
Floyd | Wilbar Memboob
Floyd |     Legends by P. D. Lebling
Floyd |   a glass aquarium
Floyd |     a the small transparent sphere
Floyd |   two palantiri:
Floyd |     a the small blue sphere
Floyd |     a the small red sphere
Floyd |   De Evocatio
Floyd |   a bluish parchment
Floyd |   a reddish parchment (blank)
Floyd |   your spell book
Floyd |   a quill pen
Floyd |   a magical compass
Floyd |   your identification ring (providing light and being worn)
Floyd |   your journal
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "To the east is the Basic Spells
Floyd | Collection.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >
Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:41 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see anything through the keyhole—the key is in the way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Returns are processed to the southwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put journal under door" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:41 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT JOURNAL UNDER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "take key" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:41 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) lock or the 2) rusty iron key?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:42 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | (the lock)
Floyd | That seems to be a part of the wooden door.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Scrying crystals are
Floyd | available to the northwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push key" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:42 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) lock or the 2) rusty iron key?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Argh"
		Zach says, "A lock is not a key"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "push rusty iron key" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:43 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUSH RUSTY IRON KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Storage Area.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "The Main Stacks are to the west.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put quill in lock" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:44 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT QUILL IN LOCK
Floyd |
Floyd | The quill pen cannot fit through the keyhole—the nib is just barely
Floyd | too wide.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "This mosaic was enchanted by H.
Floyd | Ondricek and M. T. Winter of the Class of 925.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:45 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   seven library books:
Floyd |     Total Control by A. Schultz
Floyd |     Field Guide to the Creatures of Frobozz by S. Meretzky
Floyd |     On Metamagic by Marc Blank
Floyd |     Exothermic Spellcasting by J. Lautzenheiser
Floyd |     A Brief History of Magic by Gustar Woomax
Floyd | The Enchanter Never Rings Twice: 101 Uses for Rezrov by
Floyd | Wilbar Memboob
Floyd |     Legends by P. D. Lebling
Floyd |   a glass aquarium
Floyd |     a the small transparent sphere
Floyd |   two palantiri:
Floyd |     a the small blue sphere
Floyd |     a the small red sphere
Floyd |   De Evocatio
Floyd |   a bluish parchment
Floyd |   a reddish parchment (blank)
Floyd |   your spell book
Floyd |   a quill pen
Floyd |   a magical compass
Floyd |   your identification ring (providing light and being worn)
Floyd |   your journal
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Welcome, Olly!
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "That will be an artifact of the implementation."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "break down the frigging door" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:45 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK DOWN THE FRIGGING DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x spell" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:46 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPELL
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "Library hours: 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Floyd | today.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x spell book" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:46 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPELL BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x book" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:46 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, 1) De Evocatio or 2) your spell book?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly asks, "We could see a key in one of the palantiri, couldn't we?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:47 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Olly's Spell Book
Floyd |
Floyd |     GNUSTO: write a magic spell into a spellbook
Floyd |     FROTZ: cause something to give off light
Floyd |     BLORB: safely protect a small object as though in a strongbox
Floyd |     NITFOL: converse with beasts in their own tongue
Floyd |     REZROV: open even locked or enchanted objects
Floyd |     LESOCH: cause a gust of wind
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "The Spell Research Area is to the north.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look at transparent" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:48 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK AT TRANSPARENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the small transparent sphere seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Storage Area (on the dented table)
Floyd | A rusty iron key seems to have been left in the keyhole.
Floyd |
Floyd | Around the table, strange objects are piled almost four feet high. You
Floyd | don't even recognize what most of it is, much less what might be
Floyd | useful or magical.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "Storage areas lie to the northeast
Floyd | and southeast.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "Hm."
		Olly says, "That one has objects in it."
		Olly asks, "You saw the bit about being able to use rezrov on doors in scrying mirrors, yes?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cast rezrov on red sphere" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:49 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST REZROV ON RED SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing rezrov)
Floyd | Opening the small red sphere is beyond the power of the REZROV spell.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "To the east is the Basic Spells Collection.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oops, wrong one."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cast rezrov on door in transparent sphere" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:49 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST REZROV ON DOOR IN TRANSPARENT SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Back to the mirror room?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cast rezrov on aquarium" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:50 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST REZROV ON AQUARIUM
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing rezrov)
Floyd | You complete the spell, but the aquarium refuses to open. It appears
Floyd | to be a solid cube of crystal, and the rezrov spell isn't powerful
Floyd | enough to force it open.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "Returns are processed to the
Floyd | southwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "break aquarium" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:51 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BREAK AQUARIUM
Floyd |
Floyd | The crystal makes a slight bong sound, but nothing else
Floyd | happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Scrying crystals are available to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x red" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:51 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RED
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) mosaic floor, the 2) small red sphere, or
Floyd | the 3) reddish parchment?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:52 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the small red sphere you see only darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "The Main Stacks are to the west.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Interesting."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x blue sphere" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:53 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the small blue sphere you see only darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "This mosaic was enchanted by H. Ondricek and
Floyd | M. T. Winter of the Class of 925.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 2:54 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Returns Room
Floyd | This is the room where book returns are processed. It's one of the few
Floyd | areas of the library you've been in before, but you vividly remember
Floyd | the Frobozz Magic Reshelving Device. You placed your book on the
Floyd | mahogany input tray, then watched as it was drawn up a conveyor belt
Floyd | and slid over a series of differently-shaped slots until it fell
Floyd | through the right one.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the Tome of Psychological Incantations here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:53 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 2:54 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scrying Room
Floyd | The walls and shelves of this room are lined with mirrors and crystals
Floyd | of all types. Presumably you would have learned to scry in a more
Floyd | advanced Thaumaturgy class, but it wasn't covered in the first or
Floyd | second year of studies.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer is standing here, awaiting a command.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a glass cabinet (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 2:55 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the Adventurer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x wall-sized" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 2:56 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALL-SIZED
Floyd |
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the wall-sized mirror seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Orange River Rock Room
Floyd | You are in a splendid chamber, about thirty feet high. The walls look
Floyd | like rivers of orange stone, magically frozen for eternity around you.
Floyd | An awkward canyon leads to the east, and a slightly larger passage
Floyd | opens out to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "I'm pretty totally lost as far as what rooms there are and how they fit together, and also the characteristics of the things we've collected."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Maybe she can go east or west for us?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "For some reason"
		Olly says (to genericgeekgirl), "Probably."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah, it's a bit confusing. One second."
		Zach asks, "Hmm, what happens if we try to leave the library?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:57 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Welcome, Olly!
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:58 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that the alarm has been tripped, it is unlikely that you would
Floyd | find it so easy to break in again. You decide not to leave until
Floyd | you've collected...let's say...twelve spells. Yes, twelve sounds good.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Library hours: 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM today.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "In one of the Enchanter games there was a turtle that you had to give series of directional commands."
		genericgeekgirl | The Spell Research Area is to the north. Storage areas lie to the northeast and southeast. To the east is the Basic Spells Collection. Returns are processed to the southwest. Scrying crystals are available to the northwest. The Main Stacks are to the west.
		genericgeekgirl says, "From the center room."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 2:59 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scrying Room
Floyd | The walls and shelves of this room are lined with mirrors and crystals
Floyd | of all types. Presumably you would have learned to scry in a more
Floyd | advanced Thaumaturgy class, but it wasn't covered in the first or
Floyd | second year of studies.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer is standing here, awaiting a command.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a glass cabinet (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly asks, "Spell Research is where we can't enter because of the trap, right?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I think that's where we got the scroll with the wind spell."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          2:58 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          2:59 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x machinery" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:00 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MACHINERY
Floyd |
Floyd | If you had to guess, you'd say it was meant to activate when someone
Floyd | leaned on the workbench.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I think that's it for this room, at least for now."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:01 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "The Spell Research Area is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 3:02 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scrying Room
Floyd | The walls and shelves of this room are lined with mirrors and crystals
Floyd | of all types. Presumably you would have learned to scry in a more
Floyd | advanced Thaumaturgy class, but it wasn't covered in the first or
Floyd | second year of studies.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer is standing here, awaiting a command.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a glass cabinet (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, go e" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 3:03 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GO E
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer turns to listen to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't move. Perhaps there was a problem with your
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Have we tried having the adventurer lean on the table?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, go east" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 3:04 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GO EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't move. Perhaps there was a problem with your
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Even though it is evil"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, east" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 3:05 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, EAST
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't move. Perhaps there was a problem with your
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "No, we haven't."
		genericgeekgirl says, "She's not here.."
		genericgeekgirl says, "She's in her own world on the other side of the mirror."
		Olly says, "Oh."
		Olly asks, "How did that happen?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Also, I'm going to tell myself that this game is so frustrating because it's based on an old infocom game, and not because the author fails at games. I'll feel better."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "What?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x wall-sized mirror" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 3:06 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WALL-SIZED MIRROR
Floyd |
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the wall-sized mirror seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Orange River Rock Room
Floyd | You are in a splendid chamber, about thirty feet high. The walls look
Floyd | like rivers of orange stone, magically frozen for eternity around you.
Floyd | An awkward canyon leads to the east, and a slightly larger passage
Floyd | opens out to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I thought we summoned her across"
		Olly says, "We did."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Wait, what? Really."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 3:07 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Scrying Room
Floyd | The walls and shelves of this room are lined with mirrors and crystals
Floyd | of all types. Presumably you would have learned to scry in a more
Floyd | advanced Thaumaturgy class, but it wasn't covered in the first or
Floyd | second year of studies.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer is standing here, awaiting a command.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see a glass cabinet (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I had no idea."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, se" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 3:08 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer goes southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:09 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer is standing here, awaiting a command.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Storage areas lie to
Floyd | the northeast and southeast.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer n" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:09 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER N
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, n" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:10 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, N
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer goes north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "To the east is the Basic Spells
Floyd | Collection.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:11 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer is standing here, awaiting a command.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, lean on table" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:12 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, LEAN ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer reaches toward the workbench, and her hand touches the
Floyd | surface for a moment. With a grinding of gears, the bench sinks
Floyd | slightly into the floor. The Adventurer yells in surprise—it seems
Floyd | that the additional weight has activated a trap, and before she can do
Floyd | anything else spells fire from all directions. The Adventurer vanishes
Floyd | in a cloud of green smoke, and when it clears the only sign of her is
Floyd | a small newt scuttling away through the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a slight scraping sound, but the trap hasn't been reset and
Floyd | nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't move. Perhaps there was a problem with your
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Run-time problem P47 (at paragraph 3082 in the source text):
Floyd | Phrase applied to an incompatible kind of value.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "So.. she was evaporated and is still here and runtime problem."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:13 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Run-time problem P47 (at paragraph 3082 in the source text):
Floyd | Phrase applied to an incompatible kind of value.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:12 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:11 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:12 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer is standing here, awaiting a command.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Great."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf14" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:12 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Curious to try that again, ignoring the error :D But possibly we want her alive for now."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, lean on table" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:13 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, LEAN ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer reaches toward the workbench, and her hand touches the
Floyd | surface for a moment. With a grinding of gears, the bench sinks
Floyd | slightly into the floor. The Adventurer yells in surprise—it seems
Floyd | that the additional weight has activated a trap, and before she can do
Floyd | anything else spells fire from all directions. The Adventurer vanishes
Floyd | in a cloud of green smoke, and when it clears the only sign of her is
Floyd | a small newt scuttling away through the door.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a slight scraping sound, but the trap hasn't been reset and
Floyd | nothing happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't move. Perhaps there was a problem with your
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Run-time problem P47 (at paragraph 3082 in the source text):
Floyd | Phrase applied to an incompatible kind of value.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take newt" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:13 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE NEWT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Olly says, "Good night."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x trap" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:14 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TRAP
Floyd |
Floyd | If you had to guess, you'd say it was meant to activate when someone
Floyd | leaned on the workbench.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Run-time problem P47 (at paragraph 3082 in the source text):
Floyd | Phrase applied to an incompatible kind of value.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Well, death *is* a runtime error"
		genericgeekgirl says, "G'night, Olly."
		Zach says, "Goodnight"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x workbench" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:15 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WORKBENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the workbench.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Run-time problem P47 (at paragraph 3082 in the source text):
Floyd | Phrase applied to an incompatible kind of value.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Olly disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:16 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Returns are processed
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Run-time problem P47 (at paragraph 3082 in the source text):
Floyd | Phrase applied to an incompatible kind of value.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Fido disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		genericgeekgirl says, "Come back newt."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf14" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:12 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, follow" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:12 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, FOLLOW
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want the Adventurer to follow?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, follow me" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:13 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer begins to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:14 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Returns are processed to the southwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives from the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh thank god."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 3:15 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Returns Room
Floyd | This is the room where book returns are processed. It's one of the few
Floyd | areas of the library you've been in before, but you vividly remember
Floyd | the Frobozz Magic Reshelving Device. You placed your book on the
Floyd | mahogany input tray, then watched as it was drawn up a conveyor belt
Floyd | and slid over a series of differently-shaped slots until it fell
Floyd | through the right one.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see the Tome of Psychological Incantations here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives from the northeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, take tome" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 3:16 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, TAKE TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer turns to listen to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer picks up the Tome of Psychological Incantations.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:17 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "Scrying crystals are available to
Floyd | the northwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | The Tome of Psychological Incantations falls from the Adventurer's
Floyd | hand as they step through the archway.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives from the southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Damn."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 3:16 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Returns Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, stop following me" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 3:17 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, STOP FOLLOWING ME
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't move. Perhaps there was a problem with your
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, don't follow me" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 3:18 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, DON'T FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't respond in any way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, wait" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 3:19 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer ceases to pursue you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:20 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Scrying crystals are
Floyd | available to the northwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 3:19 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Returns Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x purple" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 3:20 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PURPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A heavy purple tome, titled the "Tome of Psychological Incantations".
Floyd | The first third of the book is a long treatise on the theory behind
Floyd | mind-affecting spells, and you can only understand about one word in
Floyd | every three. The second gives background information on various
Floyd | incantations. But the third seems the most promising:
Floyd |     YOMIN: mind probe
Floyd |     SERAGE: force temporary obedience
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:21 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Scrying crystals are
Floyd | available to the northwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "i remember yomin from Balances"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "zifmia is summon?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "zifmia adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:22 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ZIFMIA ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing zifmia)
Floyd | The adventurer materializes before you, looking slightly disoriented.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "The Main Stacks are to the west.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:23 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the Adventurer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "This mosaic was
Floyd | enchanted by H. Ondricek and M. T. Winter of the Class of 925.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:24 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   seven library books:
Floyd |     Total Control by A. Schultz
Floyd |     Field Guide to the Creatures of Frobozz by S. Meretzky
Floyd |     On Metamagic by Marc Blank
Floyd |     Exothermic Spellcasting by J. Lautzenheiser
Floyd |     A Brief History of Magic by Gustar Woomax
Floyd | The Enchanter Never Rings Twice: 101 Uses for Rezrov by
Floyd | Wilbar Memboob
Floyd |     Legends by P. D. Lebling
Floyd |   a glass aquarium
Floyd |     a the small transparent sphere
Floyd |   two palantiri:
Floyd |     a the small blue sphere
Floyd |     a the small red sphere
Floyd |   De Evocatio
Floyd |   a bluish parchment
Floyd |   a reddish parchment (blank)
Floyd |   your spell book
Floyd |   a quill pen
Floyd |   a magical compass
Floyd |   your identification ring (providing light and being worn)
Floyd |   your journal
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Welcome, Olly!
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x tome" 		
Allen arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:25 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | A heavy purple tome, titled the "Tome of Psychological Incantations".
Floyd | The first third of the book is a long treatise on the theory behind
Floyd | mind-affecting spells, and you can only understand about one word in
Floyd | every seven. The second gives background information on various
Floyd | incantations. But the third seems the most promising:
Floyd |     YOMIN: mind probe
Floyd |     SERAGE: force temporary obedience
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Library hours: 6:00 AM
Floyd | to 10:00 PM today.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Yay!"
		genericgeekgirl says, "She still has it."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take tome" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:26 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | That seems to belong to the Adventurer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "The Spell Research Area is to the north.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, give me tome" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:27 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GIVE ME TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer turns to listen to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer looks at the Tome of Psychological Incantations once,
Floyd | then hands it to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Storage areas lie to
Floyd | the northeast and southeast.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "burn books" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:27 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BURN BOOKS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "burn book" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:27 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > BURN BOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, 1) De Evocatio or 2) your spell book?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:28 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | (De Evocatio)
Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "To the east is the Basic Spells
Floyd | Collection.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Yay"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Now what?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:29 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can go north, northeast, northwest, south, southeast,
Floyd | southwest, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Returns are processed to the southwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:30 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can go north, northeast, northwest, south, southeast,
Floyd | southwest, east, and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Scrying crystals are
Floyd | available to the northwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I'm not sure"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:31 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw tome at workbench" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:32 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW TOME AT WORKBENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The Tome of Psychological Incantations lands on the workbench.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Not heavy enough?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:31 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmm"
Allen has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "x workbench" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          3:32 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X WORKBENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the workbench.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "One sec."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:33 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer is standing here, awaiting a command.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "The Main Stacks are to the west.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:34 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first trying to open the wooden door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "This mosaic was enchanted by H.
Floyd | Ondricek and M. T. Winter of the Class of 925.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:33 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 3:34 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Returns Room
Floyd | This is the room where book returns are processed. It's one of the few
Floyd | areas of the library you've been in before, but you vividly remember
Floyd | the Frobozz Magic Reshelving Device. You placed your book on the
Floyd | mahogany input tray, then watched as it was drawn up a conveyor belt
Floyd | and slid over a series of differently-shaped slots until it fell
Floyd | through the right one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:33 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               3:34 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Disused Closet
Floyd | Dust, cobwebs, and not much else. Markings on the floor show that this
Floyd | room once contained some large boxes or trunks, but right now it is
Floyd | empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Last time is the charm."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:33 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:34 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd | (first trying to open the wooden door)
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "This mosaic was enchanted by H.
Floyd | Ondricek and M. T. Winter of the Class of 925.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:33 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "hahahha, nope"
		genericgeekgirl says, "I'm lost."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 3:34 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scrying Room
Floyd | The walls and shelves of this room are lined with mirrors and crystals
Floyd | of all types. Presumably you would have learned to scry in a more
Floyd | advanced Thaumaturgy class, but it wasn't covered in the first or
Floyd | second year of studies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a glass cabinet (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x crystals" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 3:35 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X CRYSTALS
Floyd |
Floyd | They come in all different shapes and sizes: a stained mirror and a
Floyd | gilt mirror catch your eye. Most are dark and foggy, but you notice a
Floyd | wall-sized mirror glowing with inner light.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 3:36 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the Tome of Psychological Incantations
Floyd |   seven library books:
Floyd |     Total Control by A. Schultz
Floyd |     Field Guide to the Creatures of Frobozz by S. Meretzky
Floyd |     On Metamagic by Marc Blank
Floyd |     Exothermic Spellcasting by J. Lautzenheiser
Floyd |     A Brief History of Magic by Gustar Woomax
Floyd | The Enchanter Never Rings Twice: 101 Uses for Rezrov by
Floyd | Wilbar Memboob
Floyd |     Legends by P. D. Lebling
Floyd |   a glass aquarium
Floyd |     a the small transparent sphere
Floyd |   two palantiri:
Floyd |     a the small blue sphere
Floyd |     a the small red sphere
Floyd |   De Evocatio
Floyd |   a bluish parchment
Floyd |   a reddish parchment (blank)
Floyd |   your spell book
Floyd |   a quill pen
Floyd |   a magical compass
Floyd |   your identification ring (providing light and being worn)
Floyd |   your journal
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, I thought that might be different from mirrors."
		Zach asks, "Stick the pen in the key hole?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Tried it."
		Zach says, "Something to be able to open that door"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x blue sphere" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 3:37 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the small blue sphere you see only darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Hmmphf"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Earlier I could see things in the red and blue."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Like, the same room, but still."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I left our adventurer somewhere."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "out" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 3:38 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 3:39 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can go south and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  3:40 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Main Stacks
Floyd | This is the main area of the library, extending seemingly infinitely
Floyd | to the east and west. The tallest shelves are over twice your height,
Floyd | and some residual light spells bathe everything in a dim yellow glow.
Floyd | It would take a lifetime to read every book.
Floyd |
Floyd | You glance at the shelves, but don't notice anything that looks
Floyd | particularly interesting.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  3:41 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk several yards to the east.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  3:42 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk several yards to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ] Main Stacks                  3:43 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You walk several yards to the west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 3:44 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Scrying Room
Floyd | The walls and shelves of this room are lined with mirrors and crystals
Floyd | of all types. Presumably you would have learned to scry in a more
Floyd | advanced Thaumaturgy class, but it wasn't covered in the first or
Floyd | second year of studies.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a glass cabinet (empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Scrying Room                 3:45 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can go south and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "se" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:46 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer is standing here, awaiting a command.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "This mosaic was
Floyd | enchanted by H. Ondricek and M. T. Winter of the Class of 925.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "HATE."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, follow me" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:47 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, FOLLOW ME
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer turns to listen to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer begins to follow you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "Welcome, Olly!
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw blue at adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:47 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW BLUE AT ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) small blue sphere, 2) De Evocatio,
Floyd | the 3) bluish parchment, or the 4) blue cable?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "blue cable??"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x blue cable" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:48 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE CABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | A short length of copper wire with some sort of blue coating.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Library hours: 6:00 AM
Floyd | to 10:00 PM today.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "What."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take blue calbe" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:48 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BLUE CALBE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take blue cable" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:49 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE BLUE CABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Storage Area.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "The Spell Research Area is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl swears.
		Zach says, "!@$"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give blue sphere to adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:50 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BLUE SPHERE TO ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | She takes the small blue sphere automatically.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Storage areas lie to
Floyd | the northeast and southeast.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "juggle" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:50 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > JUGGLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give red sphere to adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:51 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE RED SPHERE TO ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | She takes the small red sphere automatically.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "To the east is the Basic Spells Collection.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give all adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:51 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE ALL ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to give the Adventurer?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Be my pack rat. Thanks."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x tome" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:52 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X TOME
Floyd |
Floyd | A heavy purple tome, titled the "Tome of Psychological Incantations".
Floyd | The first third of the book is a long treatise on the theory behind
Floyd | mind-affecting spells, and you can only understand about one word in
Floyd | every nine. The second gives background information on various
Floyd | incantations. But the third seems the most promising:
Floyd |     YOMIN: mind probe
Floyd |     SERAGE: force temporary obedience
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "Returns are processed to the
Floyd | southwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x de" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:53 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DE
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a nice spell book, bound in blue cloth with silver stitching
Floyd | on the cover and spine. The title (almost) means "On Evocation" or "On
Floyd | Summoning". It contains the following spells:
Floyd |     ZIFMIA: magically summon a being
Floyd |     VEZZA: view the future
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Scrying crystals are available to the
Floyd | northwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cast vezza" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:54 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST VEZZA
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing vezza)
Floyd | You see a field surrounded by fortified ramparts. A tattered flag
Floyd | flies atop a tall pole.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "The Main Stacks are to
Floyd | the west.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:55 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > G
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing vezza)
Floyd | You see a pile of pure-white blocks, engraved with runes of power.
Floyd | Each block has a word written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "This mosaic was enchanted by H.
Floyd | Ondricek and M. T. Winter of the Class of 925.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Dunno if this is helpful at all."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, inventory" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:56 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, INVENTORY
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer looks through her possessions. "I have a small red
Floyd | sphere, a small blue sphere, a carbide lantern, a plaited rope, a
Floyd | broken rope, and a map."
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Welcome, Olly!
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x rope" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:56 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) plaited rope, the 2) broken rope, or the 3)
Floyd | shiny white rope?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "plaited" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:57 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PLAITED
Floyd |
Floyd | The plaited rope is tied to nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long rope of some sort. It feels fairly smooth, but it would still
Floyd | hold a knot.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "Library hours: 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Floyd | today.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x broken" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:58 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BROKEN
Floyd |
Floyd | The broken rope is tied to nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Shorter than the other rope, and frayed at one end, but still capable
Floyd | of holding your weight if necessary.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "The Spell Research Area is to the north.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x shiny white rope" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          3:59 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SHINY WHITE ROPE
Floyd |
Floyd | The shiny white rope is tied to nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | Somehow it is unstained, even after being in storage for who knows how
Floyd | long.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "Storage areas lie to the northeast
Floyd | and southeast.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x map" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          4:00 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X MAP
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like a mess of meaningless lines and arrows. Presumably the
Floyd | Adventurer understands it better.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "To the east is the
Floyd | Basic Spells Collection.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, sing" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          4:01 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SING
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer sustains an impressively high note for a few seconds.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Returns are processed to the southwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sing" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          4:02 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SING
Floyd |
Floyd | You start to sing at the top of your lungs:
Floyd |
Floyd |  With cat-like tread
Floyd |      upon our prey we steal,
Floyd |  in silence dread
Floyd |      our cautious way we feel,
Floyd |  no sound at all,
Floyd |      we never speak a word,
Floyd |  a fly's footfall
Floyd |      would be distinctly heard!
Floyd |
Floyd |  That was probably not a very good idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "Scrying crystals are available to
Floyd | the northwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          4:01 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:02 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "Scrying crystals are available to
Floyd | the northwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:03 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the Tome of Psychological Incantations
Floyd |   seven library books:
Floyd |     Total Control by A. Schultz
Floyd |     Field Guide to the Creatures of Frobozz by S. Meretzky
Floyd |     On Metamagic by Marc Blank
Floyd |     Exothermic Spellcasting by J. Lautzenheiser
Floyd |     A Brief History of Magic by Gustar Woomax
Floyd | The Enchanter Never Rings Twice: 101 Uses for Rezrov by
Floyd | Wilbar Memboob
Floyd |     Legends by P. D. Lebling
Floyd |   a glass aquarium
Floyd |     a small transparent sphere
Floyd |   De Evocatio
Floyd |   a bluish parchment
Floyd |   a reddish parchment (blank)
Floyd |   your spell book
Floyd |   a quill pen
Floyd |   a magical compass
Floyd |   your identification ring (providing light and being worn)
Floyd |   your journal
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf15" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:03 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw total at workbench" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:04 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW TOTAL AT WORKBENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Total Control by A. Schultz lands on the workbench.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw enchanter at workbench" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:05 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW ENCHANTER AT WORKBENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | The Enchanter Never Rings Twice: 101 Uses for Rezrov by
Floyd | Wilbar Memboob lands on the workbench.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw field at workbench" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:06 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW FIELD AT WORKBENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Field Guide to the Creatures of Frobozz by S. Meretzky lands
Floyd | on the workbench.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw meta at workbench" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:06 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW META AT WORKBENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw metamagic at workbench" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:07 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW METAMAGIC AT WORKBENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | On Metamagic by Marc Blank lands on the workbench.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "c'mon"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw exothermic at bench" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:08 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW EXOTHERMIC AT BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Exothermic Spellcasting by J. Lautzenheiser lands on the
Floyd | workbench.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bench" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:09 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | On the workbench are Exothermic Spellcasting by J.
Floyd | Lautzenheiser, On Metamagic by Marc Blank, Field Guide to
Floyd | the Creatures of Frobozz by S. Meretzky, The Enchanter Never
Floyd | Rings Twice: 101 Uses for Rezrov by Wilbar Memboob, and Total
Floyd | Control by A. Schultz.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:10 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the Tome of Psychological Incantations
Floyd |   two library books:
Floyd |     A Brief History of Magic by Gustar Woomax
Floyd |     Legends by P. D. Lebling
Floyd |   a glass aquarium
Floyd |     a small transparent sphere
Floyd |   De Evocatio
Floyd |   a bluish parchment
Floyd |   a reddish parchment (blank)
Floyd |   your spell book
Floyd |   a quill pen
Floyd |   a magical compass
Floyd |   your identification ring (providing light and being worn)
Floyd |   your journal
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw legends at bench. throw brief at bench" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:12 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > THROW LEGENDS AT BENCH. THROW BRIEF AT BENCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Legends by P. D. Lebling lands on the workbench.
Floyd |
Floyd | A Brief History of Magic by Gustar Woomax lands on the
Floyd | workbench.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Why are all these books not heavier than me touching the damn workbench?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take all" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:12 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TAKE ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | small red sphere: That seems to belong to the Adventurer.
Floyd | small blue sphere: That seems to belong to the Adventurer.
Floyd | carbide lantern: That seems to belong to the Adventurer.
Floyd | plaited rope: You should ask the Adventurer to give you the plaited
Floyd | rope first.
Floyd | broken rope: You should ask the Adventurer to give you the broken rope
Floyd | first.
Floyd | map: That seems to belong to the Adventurer.
Floyd | A Brief History of Magic by Gustar Woomax: As you reach out,
Floyd | your weight falls on the bench for a moment. With a grinding of gears,
Floyd | the bench sinks slightly into the floor. It seems that the additional
Floyd | weight has activated a trap, and before you can dodge backwards a
Floyd | cleesh spell fires at you from a mechanism in the ceiling.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** You have been newtralized ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 25 out of a possible 200, in 298 turns,
Floyd | earning you the rank of Student.
Floyd | You unlocked 0 achievements out of 1.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command, review the ENDINGS you've seen so far, list your
Floyd | ACHIEVEMENTS, or see your FULL score?
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:12 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf15" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:03 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:04 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can go north and south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "What."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "There's a north?"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "How were we supposed to know this?"
		Zach says, "Huh"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:05 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | This staircase seems rather incongruous—the steps are barely two
Floyd | feet
Floyd | wide, and the handrails are almost rusted through. Presumably it leads
Floyd | down to the more dangerous parts of the Spell Research Area, but you
Floyd | aren't inclined to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I sure didn't"
Zach says (to Floyd), "u" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:06 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > U
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can go south and down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "d" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:07 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't bring yourself to put your weight on the stairs. They're
Floyd | just too narrow, and your claustrophobia (a common affliction among
Floyd | magic-users) too strong.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, down" 		
Zach says (to Floyd), "adventurer, go down" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:08 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer turns to listen to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer ceases to pursue you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer goes down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:09 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GO DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't move. Perhaps there was a problem with your
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oops :)"
		Zach :)
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look down" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:10 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You see the bottom of the staircase that way.
Floyd | The Adventurer is standing here, awaiting a command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:11 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   the Tome of Psychological Incantations
Floyd |   seven library books:
Floyd |     Total Control by A. Schultz
Floyd |     Field Guide to the Creatures of Frobozz by S. Meretzky
Floyd |     On Metamagic by Marc Blank
Floyd |     Exothermic Spellcasting by J. Lautzenheiser
Floyd |     A Brief History of Magic by Gustar Woomax
Floyd | The Enchanter Never Rings Twice: 101 Uses for Rezrov by
Floyd | Wilbar Memboob
Floyd |     Legends by P. D. Lebling
Floyd |   a glass aquarium
Floyd |     a small transparent sphere
Floyd |   De Evocatio
Floyd |   a bluish parchment
Floyd |   a reddish parchment (blank)
Floyd |   your spell book
Floyd |   a quill pen
Floyd |   a magical compass
Floyd |   your identification ring (providing light and being worn)
Floyd |   your journal
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, up" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:12 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives from below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, give me red sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:13 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GIVE ME RED SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer looks at the small red sphere once, then hands it to
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x red" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:13 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RED
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) small red sphere or the 2) reddish
Floyd | parchment?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:14 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small red sphere)
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the small red sphere seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase (carried by the Adventurer)
Floyd | This staircase seems rather incongruous—the steps are barely two
Floyd | feet
Floyd | wide, and the handrails are almost rusted through. Presumably it leads
Floyd | down to the more dangerous parts of the Spell Research Area, but you
Floyd | aren't inclined to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also carried by the Adventurer are a carbide lantern (providing
Floyd | light), a plaited rope, a broken rope, and a map.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Red and blue are connected?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, give me blue" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:15 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GIVE ME BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small blue sphere)
Floyd | The Adventurer looks at the small blue sphere once, then hands it to
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x blue sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:16 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the small blue sphere you see only darkness.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "hmm"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Unless we're holding both. Which is why they worked int he scrying room."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give red sphere to adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:17 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE RED SPHERE TO ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | She takes the small red sphere automatically.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x red" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:18 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X RED
Floyd |
Floyd | (the reddish parchment)
Floyd | The scroll has nothing written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x blue sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:19 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the small blue sphere seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase (carried by the Adventurer)
Floyd | This staircase seems rather incongruous—the steps are barely two
Floyd | feet
Floyd | wide, and the handrails are almost rusted through. Presumably it leads
Floyd | down to the more dangerous parts of the Spell Research Area, but you
Floyd | aren't inclined to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also carried by the Adventurer are a carbide lantern (providing
Floyd | light), a plaited rope, a broken rope, and a map.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, down" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:20 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer goes down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x blue sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:21 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the small blue sphere seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of the Staircase (carried by the Adventurer)
Floyd | This is the bottom of the corroded iron staircase, which winds upwards
Floyd | through the rock. A roughly-hewn passage leads to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of heavy iron doors seal the Clean Room off from the staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also carried by the Adventurer are a carbide lantern (providing
Floyd | light), a plaited rope, a broken rope, and a map.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, x doors" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:22 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, X DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | [You might find the command POINT (X) AT (Y) useful
Floyd | here.]
Floyd | The Adventurer looks closely at the heavy iron doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "point adventurer at doors" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:23 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > POINT ADVENTURER AT DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first trying to take the Adventurer)
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, point red sphere at doors" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:24 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, POINT RED SPHERE AT DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | Through the small blue sphere you have a clear view of the heavy iron
Floyd | doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | These doors can swing shut and seal themselves automatically if
Floyd | anything goes wrong in the Clean Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer points the small red sphere at the heavy iron doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Neat."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, open doors" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:25 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, OPEN DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer opens the heavy iron doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, enter doors" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:26 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, ENTER DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | The heavy iron doors prevent the Adventurer from passing. A recorded
Floyd | voice announces that magical objects may not be brought into or out of
Floyd | the Clean Room until the alarms are reset.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't move. Perhaps there was a problem with your
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, point red sphere into doors" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:27 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, POINT RED SPHERE INTO DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, point red sphere through doors" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:28 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, POINT RED SPHERE THROUGH DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You look into the small blue sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the small blue sphere seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Clean Room
Floyd | This is the most dangerous part of the Spell Research Area, located
Floyd | below the rest of the Library. It was painstakingly constructed so
Floyd | that in case of trouble it can be hermetically sealed from either
Floyd | side, and any explosion or serious damage here will collapse the
Floyd | tunnel and keep the rest of the building safe. If there were any
Floyd | powerful magic in the Library, it would be here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of heavy iron doors seal the Clean Room off from the staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | A narrow chimney leads upwards, allowing some ventilation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clamped to one wall is a perfectly ordinary spell scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nestled among the equipment is a shiny golden box.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer points the small red sphere at the heavy iron doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "adventurer, take ordinary spell scroll" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:29 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, TAKE ORDINARY SPELL SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't move. Perhaps there was a problem with your
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Zach says (to Floyd), "adventurer, get scroll" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:29 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GET SCROLL
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) reddish parchment, the 2) bluish parchment,
Floyd | the 3) greenish parchment, the 4) yellowish parchment, the 5)
Floyd | badly-written scroll, the 6) illuminated scroll, the 7) Frobozz Magic
Floyd | Scroll Dispenser, the 8) newly-printed scroll, the 9) scribbled
Floyd | scroll, or the 10) ordinary scroll?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "She can't go in there with the sphere."
Zach says (to Floyd), "10" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:30 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 10
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't move. Perhaps there was a problem with your
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh"
		Zach says, "Ah, she was just pointing into the room"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, drop sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:31 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, DROP SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer puts down the small red sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, enter doors" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:32 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, ENTER DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, take red sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:33 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, TAKE RED SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer picks up the small red sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:32 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, ">ENTER CLEAN ROOM ?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, enter door" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:33 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, ENTER DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, enter clean room" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:34 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, ENTER CLEAN ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, enter room" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:35 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, ENTER ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, take sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:36 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, TAKE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer picks up the small red sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Passage?"
		Zach says, "Sure"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:37 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | This staircase seems rather incongruous—the steps are barely two
Floyd | feet
Floyd | wide, and the handrails are almost rusted through. Presumably it leads
Floyd | down to the more dangerous parts of the Spell Research Area, but you
Floyd | aren't inclined to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:38 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small blue sphere)
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the small blue sphere seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of the Staircase (carried by the Adventurer)
Floyd | This is the bottom of the corroded iron staircase, which winds upwards
Floyd | through the rock. A roughly-hewn passage leads to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of heavy iron doors seal the Clean Room off from the staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also carried by the Adventurer are a carbide lantern (providing
Floyd | light), a plaited rope, a broken rope, and a map.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventure, se" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:39 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURE, SE
Floyd |
Floyd | The heavy iron doors prevent the Adventurer from passing. A recorded
Floyd | voice announces that magical objects may not be brought into or out of
Floyd | the Clean Room until the alarms are reset.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't move. Perhaps there was a problem with your
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "It's the same room?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "That was unclear."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, whistle" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:40 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, WHISTLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, xyzzy" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:41 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, XYZZY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Bah, no fun."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, sing" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:42 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SING
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer sustains an impressively high note for a few seconds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "That's such a weird error message."
		Zach says, "Yeah"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:43 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | This staircase seems rather incongruous—the steps are barely two
Floyd | feet
Floyd | wide, and the handrails are almost rusted through. Presumably it leads
Floyd | down to the more dangerous parts of the Spell Research Area, but you
Floyd | aren't inclined to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, throw sphere into room" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:44 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, THROW SPHERE INTO ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, drop sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:45 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, DROP SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer puts down the small red sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, se" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:46 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives at the Clean Room from the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A strange light shines from an inconspicuous metal grating near the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer, unable to hear your commands, attempts to come back
Floyd | into range.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** [Your score has gone up by five points for discovering a boring
Floyd | vent.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Ffffffffffff."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Hey, look. A vent."
		Zach asks, "Hooray?"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "I guess it must go somewhere?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:47 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x vent" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:47 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          4:48 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "The Main Stacks are to
Floyd | the west.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x vent" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          4:48 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:49 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Disused Closet
Floyd | Dust, cobwebs, and not much else. Markings on the floor show that this
Floyd | room once contained some large boxes or trunks, but right now it is
Floyd | empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | A strange light shines from an inconspicuous metal grating near the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Dun dun dun."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x grating" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:50 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GRATING
Floyd |
Floyd | A small square of grating, which covers the opening of some sort of
Floyd | air duct. A faint light shines through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "open grating" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:51 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > OPEN GRATING
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "rezrov grating" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:52 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REZROV GRATING
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing rezrov)
Floyd | The small vent clicks open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:53 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only way to go is southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf16" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:53 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Ah ha"
		genericgeekgirl crosses fingers.
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put blue sphere in vent" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:54 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > PUT BLUE SPHERE IN VENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You slide the small blue sphere into the vent, and it quickly rolls
Floyd | out of sight into the darkness. A moment later, there is an enormous
Floyd | CLANG! from somewhere below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          4:55 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "This mosaic was enchanted by H. Ondricek and
Floyd | M. T. Winter of the Class of 925.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:56 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:57 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | This staircase seems rather incongruous—the steps are barely two
Floyd | feet
Floyd | wide, and the handrails are almost rusted through. Presumably it leads
Floyd | down to the more dangerous parts of the Spell Research Area, but you
Floyd | aren't inclined to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, up" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:57 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:58 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't bring yourself to put your weight on the stairs. They're
Floyd | just too narrow, and your claustrophobia (a common affliction among
Floyd | magic-users) too strong.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "zifmia adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:58 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ZIFMIA ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cast zifmia on adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:58 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST ZIFMIA ON ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cast zimfia on adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:58 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST ZIMFIA ON ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Haha, where is she?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, she stayed in the room."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I thought when she came back into range, she left."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf16" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:53 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw.n.n" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:56 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW.N.N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "This mosaic was enchanted by H. Ondricek and
Floyd | M. T. Winter of the Class of 925.
Floyd | "
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | This staircase seems rather incongruous—the steps are barely two
Floyd | feet
Floyd | wide, and the handrails are almost rusted through. Presumably it leads
Floyd | down to the more dangerous parts of the Spell Research Area, but you
Floyd | aren't inclined to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer, unable to hear your commands, attempts to come back
Floyd | into range.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, up" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:56 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "See, so why doesn't she actually do it?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "adventurer, nw"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, nw" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:56 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "She needs to go in to discover the vent, no?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:56 am                   30/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:56 am                   30/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:53 am                   30/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Disused Closet
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:58 am                   30/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:58 am                   30/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:58 am                   30/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:58 am                   30/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "I'm so confuzzled"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:59 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | This staircase seems rather incongruous—the steps are barely two
Floyd | feet
Floyd | wide, and the handrails are almost rusted through. Presumably it leads
Floyd | down to the more dangerous parts of the Spell Research Area, but you
Floyd | aren't inclined to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:00 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | The last time you saw the Adventurer, she was right here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, up" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:00 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I sent her into the clean room and we found the vent."
		genericgeekgirl says, "But inside the room she can't hear us."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf16" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:53 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, up" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:53 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach asks, "Talk through the vent?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Trying"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x vent" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:54 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X VENT
Floyd |
Floyd | A small square of grating, which covers the opening of some sort of
Floyd | air duct. A faint light shines through it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Is it still closed now? Ugh."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "rezrov grating" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:55 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REZROV GRATING
Floyd |
Floyd | Why bother? It's open already.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shout into vent" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:56 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT INTO VENT
Floyd |
Floyd | (to yourself)
Floyd | Talking to yourself is likely to prove unrewarding.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shout" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:57 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:58 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a small blue sphere
Floyd |   the Tome of Psychological Incantations
Floyd |   seven library books:
Floyd |     Total Control by A. Schultz
Floyd |     Field Guide to the Creatures of Frobozz by S. Meretzky
Floyd |     On Metamagic by Marc Blank
Floyd |     Exothermic Spellcasting by J. Lautzenheiser
Floyd |     A Brief History of Magic by Gustar Woomax
Floyd | The Enchanter Never Rings Twice: 101 Uses for Rezrov by
Floyd | Wilbar Memboob
Floyd |     Legends by P. D. Lebling
Floyd |   a glass aquarium
Floyd |     a small transparent sphere
Floyd |   De Evocatio
Floyd |   a bluish parchment
Floyd |   a reddish parchment (blank)
Floyd |   your spell book
Floyd |   a quill pen
Floyd |   a magical compass
Floyd |   your identification ring (providing light and being worn)
Floyd |   your journal
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x blue sphere" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:59 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the small blue sphere seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of the Staircase
Floyd | This is the bottom of the corroded iron staircase, which winds upwards
Floyd | through the rock. A roughly-hewn passage leads to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of heavy iron doors seal the Clean Room off from the staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, sing" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:59 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SING
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look into vent" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               5:00 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK INTO VENT
Floyd |
Floyd | The small vent is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I hate you adventurer."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf15" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:03 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:04 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | This staircase seems rather incongruous—the steps are barely two
Floyd | feet
Floyd | wide, and the handrails are almost rusted through. Presumably it leads
Floyd | down to the more dangerous parts of the Spell Research Area, but you
Floyd | aren't inclined to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives from the south.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give red sphere to adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:05 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE RED SPHERE TO ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer turns to listen to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | (first trying to take the small red sphere)
Floyd | That seems to belong to the Adventurer.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, down" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:06 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer ceases to pursue you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer goes down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, open door" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:07 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:06 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, open doors" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:07 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, OPEN DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer opens the heavy iron doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, up" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:08 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives from below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, give me sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:08 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GIVE ME SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) small red sphere, the 2) small blue sphere,
Floyd | or the 3) small transparent sphere?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:09 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small red sphere)
Floyd | The Adventurer looks at the small red sphere once, then hands it to
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf17" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:09 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, stay right here" 		
jenrexrode disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:10 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, STAY RIGHT HERE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't respond in any way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, good girl" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:11 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GOOD GIRL
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't respond in any way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:12 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          4:13 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "The Main Stacks are to the west.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Returns Room                 4:14 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Returns Room
Floyd | This is the room where book returns are processed. It's one of the few
Floyd | areas of the library you've been in before, but you vividly remember
Floyd | the Frobozz Magic Reshelving Device. You placed your book on the
Floyd | mahogany input tray, then watched as it was drawn up a conveyor belt
Floyd | and slid over a series of differently-shaped slots until it fell
Floyd | through the right one.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          4:13 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:14 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Disused Closet
Floyd | Dust, cobwebs, and not much else. Markings on the floor show that this
Floyd | room once contained some large boxes or trunks, but right now it is
Floyd | empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Nope."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, sing" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:15 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SING
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer turns to listen to you.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer sustains an impressively high note for a few seconds.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, shout" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:16 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | "AAARRRGGGHHH!!!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "brb technical difficulty"
Stew makes several stilted attempts at a goodbye, then opens a window and climbs out of sight down a ladder. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          4:17 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "This mosaic was
Floyd | enchanted by H. Ondricek and M. T. Winter of the Class of 925.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:18 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:19 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | This staircase seems rather incongruous—the steps are barely two
Floyd | feet
Floyd | wide, and the handrails are almost rusted through. Presumably it leads
Floyd | down to the more dangerous parts of the Spell Research Area, but you
Floyd | aren't inclined to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer is standing here, awaiting a command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give blue sphere to adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:20 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE BLUE SPHERE TO ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first trying to take the small blue sphere)
Floyd | That seems to belong to the Adventurer.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, down" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:21 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer goes down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, point sphere at room" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:22 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, POINT SPHERE AT ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, point sphere into room" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:23 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, POINT SPHERE INTO ROOM
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, point sphere into sw" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:24 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, POINT SPHERE INTO SW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, point sphere sw" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:25 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, POINT SPHERE SW
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, point sphere through doors" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:26 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, POINT SPHERE THROUGH DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You look into the small red sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the small red sphere seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Clean Room
Floyd | This is the most dangerous part of the Spell Research Area, located
Floyd | below the rest of the Library. It was painstakingly constructed so
Floyd | that in case of trouble it can be hermetically sealed from either
Floyd | side, and any explosion or serious damage here will collapse the
Floyd | tunnel and keep the rest of the building safe. If there were any
Floyd | powerful magic in the Library, it would be here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of heavy iron doors seal the Clean Room off from the staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | A narrow chimney leads upwards, allowing some ventilation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clamped to one wall is a perfectly ordinary spell scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nestled among the equipment is a shiny golden box.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer points the small blue sphere at the heavy iron doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I don't see how we're supposed to be able to know about the vent without losing her."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf18" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:26 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, up" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:27 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives from below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, give me the sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:28 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GIVE ME THE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small blue sphere)
Floyd | The Adventurer looks at the small blue sphere once, then hands it to
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:29 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   two palantiri:
Floyd |     a the small blue sphere
Floyd |     a the small red sphere
Floyd |   the Tome of Psychological Incantations
Floyd |   seven library books:
Floyd |     Total Control by A. Schultz
Floyd |     Field Guide to the Creatures of Frobozz by S. Meretzky
Floyd |     On Metamagic by Marc Blank
Floyd |     Exothermic Spellcasting by J. Lautzenheiser
Floyd |     A Brief History of Magic by Gustar Woomax
Floyd | The Enchanter Never Rings Twice: 101 Uses for Rezrov by
Floyd | Wilbar Memboob
Floyd |     Legends by P. D. Lebling
Floyd |   a glass aquarium
Floyd |     a the small transparent sphere
Floyd |   De Evocatio
Floyd |   a bluish parchment
Floyd |   a reddish parchment (blank)
Floyd |   your spell book
Floyd |   a quill pen
Floyd |   a magical compass
Floyd |   your identification ring (providing light and being worn)
Floyd |   your journal
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, down" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:30 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer goes down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, sw" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:31 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't move. Perhaps there was a problem with your
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:30 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:29 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:30 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | This staircase seems rather incongruous—the steps are barely two
Floyd | feet
Floyd | wide, and the handrails are almost rusted through. Presumably it leads
Floyd | down to the more dangerous parts of the Spell Research Area, but you
Floyd | aren't inclined to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer is standing here, awaiting a command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I am so confused."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, down" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:31 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer goes down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, x vent" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:32 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, X VENT
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Welcome, Olly!
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:33 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   two palantiri:
Floyd |     a the small blue sphere
Floyd |     a the small red sphere
Floyd |   the Tome of Psychological Incantations
Floyd |   seven library books:
Floyd |     Total Control by A. Schultz
Floyd |     Field Guide to the Creatures of Frobozz by S. Meretzky
Floyd |     On Metamagic by Marc Blank
Floyd |     Exothermic Spellcasting by J. Lautzenheiser
Floyd |     A Brief History of Magic by Gustar Woomax
Floyd | The Enchanter Never Rings Twice: 101 Uses for Rezrov by
Floyd | Wilbar Memboob
Floyd |     Legends by P. D. Lebling
Floyd |   a glass aquarium
Floyd |     a the small transparent sphere
Floyd |   De Evocatio
Floyd |   a bluish parchment
Floyd |   a reddish parchment (blank)
Floyd |   your spell book
Floyd |   a quill pen
Floyd |   a magical compass
Floyd |   your identification ring (providing light and being worn)
Floyd |   your journal
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look down" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:34 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | You see the bottom of the staircase that way.
Floyd | The Adventurer is standing here, awaiting a command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf19" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:34 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer drop sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:34 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER DROP SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, up" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:35 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives from below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:34 am                   25/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, sw" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:35 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't move. Perhaps there was a problem with your
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "But she's not holding a sphere."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, up" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:36 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives from below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give red sphere to adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:37 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE RED SPHERE TO ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | She takes the small red sphere automatically.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, down" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:38 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer goes down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, sw" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:39 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SW
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't move. Perhaps there was a problem with your
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "look through sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:40 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small blue sphere)
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the small blue sphere seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of the Staircase (carried by the Adventurer)
Floyd | This is the bottom of the corroded iron staircase, which winds upwards
Floyd | through the rock. A roughly-hewn passage leads to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of heavy iron doors seal the Clean Room off from the staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also carried by the Adventurer are a carbide lantern (providing
Floyd | light), a plaited rope, a broken rope, and a map.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "SE."
		genericgeekgirl cries.
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Why can't there be a more useful error message?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer se" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:40 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER SE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, se" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:41 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SE
Floyd |
Floyd | The heavy iron doors prevent the Adventurer from passing. A recorded
Floyd | voice announces that magical objects may not be brought into or out of
Floyd | the Clean Room until the alarms are reset.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't move. Perhaps there was a problem with your
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer drop sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:41 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER DROP SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, drop sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:42 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, DROP SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer puts down the small red sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, se" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:43 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives at the Clean Room from the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A strange light shines from an inconspicuous metal grating near the
Floyd | floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer, unable to hear your commands, attempts to come back
Floyd | into range.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** [Your score has gone up by five points for discovering a boring
Floyd | vent.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, nw" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:43 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, up" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:43 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Right, so I definitely lose her when she enters the room."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf17" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:09 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oops"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf19" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:34 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:35 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   two palantiri:
Floyd |     a the small blue sphere
Floyd |     a the small red sphere
Floyd |   the Tome of Psychological Incantations
Floyd |   seven library books:
Floyd |     Total Control by A. Schultz
Floyd |     Field Guide to the Creatures of Frobozz by S. Meretzky
Floyd |     On Metamagic by Marc Blank
Floyd |     Exothermic Spellcasting by J. Lautzenheiser
Floyd |     A Brief History of Magic by Gustar Woomax
Floyd | The Enchanter Never Rings Twice: 101 Uses for Rezrov by
Floyd | Wilbar Memboob
Floyd |     Legends by P. D. Lebling
Floyd |   a glass aquarium
Floyd |     a the small transparent sphere
Floyd |   De Evocatio
Floyd |   a bluish parchment
Floyd |   a reddish parchment (blank)
Floyd |   your spell book
Floyd |   a quill pen
Floyd |   a magical compass
Floyd |   your identification ring (providing light and being worn)
Floyd |   your journal
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, shout" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:36 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | "AAARRRGGGHHH!!!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, wait" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:37 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer waits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:38 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | From here, you can go south and down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:39 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          4:40 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "Library hours: 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Floyd | today.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:41 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Disused Closet
Floyd | Dust, cobwebs, and not much else. Markings on the floor show that this
Floyd | room once contained some large boxes or trunks, but right now it is
Floyd | empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, shout" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:41 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x blue" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:41 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUE
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) small blue sphere, 2) De Evocatio,
Floyd | the 3) bluish parchment, or the 4) blue cable?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:42 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   two palantiri:
Floyd |     a the small blue sphere
Floyd |     a the small red sphere
Floyd |   the Tome of Psychological Incantations
Floyd |   seven library books:
Floyd |     Total Control by A. Schultz
Floyd |     Field Guide to the Creatures of Frobozz by S. Meretzky
Floyd |     On Metamagic by Marc Blank
Floyd |     Exothermic Spellcasting by J. Lautzenheiser
Floyd |     A Brief History of Magic by Gustar Woomax
Floyd | The Enchanter Never Rings Twice: 101 Uses for Rezrov by
Floyd | Wilbar Memboob
Floyd |     Legends by P. D. Lebling
Floyd |   a glass aquarium
Floyd |     a the small transparent sphere
Floyd |   De Evocatio
Floyd |   a bluish parchment
Floyd |   a reddish parchment (blank)
Floyd |   your spell book
Floyd |   a quill pen
Floyd |   a magical compass
Floyd |   your identification ring (providing light and being worn)
Floyd |   your journal
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh, right"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Maybe the spheres help communication."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "nw" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:43 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NW
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | The only way to go is southwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          4:44 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "The Spell Research Area
Floyd | is to the north.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:45 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:46 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | This staircase seems rather incongruous—the steps are barely two
Floyd | feet
Floyd | wide, and the handrails are almost rusted through. Presumably it leads
Floyd | down to the more dangerous parts of the Spell Research Area, but you
Floyd | aren't inclined to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, up" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:47 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives from below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give red sphere to adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:48 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GIVE RED SPHERE TO ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | She takes the small red sphere automatically.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, down" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         4:49 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer goes down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:50 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          4:51 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Storage areas lie to the northeast and
Floyd | southeast.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:52 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Disused Closet
Floyd | Dust, cobwebs, and not much else. Markings on the floor show that this
Floyd | room once contained some large boxes or trunks, but right now it is
Floyd | empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, shout" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:53 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You hear a sound from somewhere near the floor. You try to pinpoint
Floyd | it, but it's gone now.
Floyd |
Floyd | "AAARRRGGGHHH!!!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:54 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Disused Closet
Floyd | Dust, cobwebs, and not much else. Markings on the floor show that this
Floyd | room once contained some large boxes or trunks, but right now it is
Floyd | empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "search floor" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:55 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SEARCH FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Storage Area.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x floor" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               4:56 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FLOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Built by the FROBOZZ MAGIC FLOOR WAX COMPANY
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          4:57 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "To the east is the
Floyd | Basic Spells Collection.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, shout" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          4:58 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | "AAARRRGGGHHH!!!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Returns are processed to the southwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          4:59 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:00 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | This staircase seems rather incongruous—the steps are barely two
Floyd | feet
Floyd | wide, and the handrails are almost rusted through. Presumably it leads
Floyd | down to the more dangerous parts of the Spell Research Area, but you
Floyd | aren't inclined to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, aim sphere through doors" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:01 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, AIM SPHERE THROUGH DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, point sphere through doors" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:02 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, POINT SPHERE THROUGH DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:03 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a small blue sphere
Floyd |   the Tome of Psychological Incantations
Floyd |   seven library books:
Floyd |     Total Control by A. Schultz
Floyd |     Field Guide to the Creatures of Frobozz by S. Meretzky
Floyd |     On Metamagic by Marc Blank
Floyd |     Exothermic Spellcasting by J. Lautzenheiser
Floyd |     A Brief History of Magic by Gustar Woomax
Floyd | The Enchanter Never Rings Twice: 101 Uses for Rezrov by
Floyd | Wilbar Memboob
Floyd |     Legends by P. D. Lebling
Floyd |   a glass aquarium
Floyd |     a small transparent sphere
Floyd |   De Evocatio
Floyd |   a bluish parchment
Floyd |   a reddish parchment (blank)
Floyd |   your spell book
Floyd |   a quill pen
Floyd |   a magical compass
Floyd |   your identification ring (providing light and being worn)
Floyd |   your journal
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, up" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:04 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives from below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, down" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:05 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer goes down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, point sphere through door" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:06 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, POINT SPHERE THROUGH DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, point sphere through doors" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:07 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, POINT SPHERE THROUGH DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "It worked earlier, no?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:08 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small blue sphere)
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the small blue sphere seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Bottom of the Staircase (carried by the Adventurer)
Floyd | This is the bottom of the corroded iron staircase, which winds upwards
Floyd | through the rock. A roughly-hewn passage leads to the southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of heavy iron doors seal the Clean Room off from the staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | Also carried by the Adventurer are a carbide lantern (providing
Floyd | light), a plaited rope, a broken rope, and a map.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "They're closed?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, open doors" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:09 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, OPEN DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't move. Perhaps there was a problem with your
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, open door" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:10 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, point sphere at doors" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:11 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, POINT SPHERE AT DOORS
Floyd |
Floyd | You look into the small blue sphere.
Floyd |
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the small blue sphere seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Clean Room
Floyd | This is the most dangerous part of the Spell Research Area, located
Floyd | below the rest of the Library. It was painstakingly constructed so
Floyd | that in case of trouble it can be hermetically sealed from either
Floyd | side, and any explosion or serious damage here will collapse the
Floyd | tunnel and keep the rest of the building safe. If there were any
Floyd | powerful magic in the Library, it would be here.
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of heavy iron doors seal the Clean Room off from the staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | A narrow chimney leads upwards, allowing some ventilation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clamped to one wall is a perfectly ordinary spell scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | Nestled among the equipment is a shiny golden box.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer points the small red sphere at the heavy iron doors.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, point sphere at chimney" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:12 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, POINT SPHERE AT CHIMNEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "If she's not holding the sphere when she enters the room, how do we know she found a vent?"
		Zach says, "Sorry, I got distracted"
		genericgeekgirl says, "No worries. Nothing has happened."
		genericgeekgirl says, "Where we're at: if she drops the ball and enters the room--inexplicably discovering the vent, which lets us see the vent in the other room--we lose contact with her, presumably forever. If we use our knowledge of the vent and go to where the other one is and ask her to shout, it tells us we hear her extra loudly, but.. no vent."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I do not know what to do here."
		genericgeekgirl says, "She can't hear us through the damn vent."
		Zach asks, "Hmm, and we can't open the vent?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "We opened it."
		Zach asks, "And go down that way?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Didn't seemto be able to. It's too small, I guess."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          5:13 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:14 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Scrying crystals are
Floyd | available to the northwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               5:15 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Disused Closet
Floyd | Dust, cobwebs, and not much else. Markings on the floor show that this
Floyd | room once contained some large boxes or trunks, but right now it is
Floyd | empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, shout" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               5:16 am                   25/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | There's that sound again—you listen carefully, and you have the
Floyd | general direction now.
Floyd |
Floyd | "AAARRRGGGHHH!!!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh. Maybe multiple times."
		Zach says, "heh"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Dumb."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, shout" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               5:17 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SHOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You finally figure out the source of the sounds: a small vent in one
Floyd | wall.
Floyd |
Floyd | "AAARRRGGGHHH!!!"
Floyd |
Floyd | ** [Your score has gone up by five points for discovering a boring
Floyd | vent.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl stabs.
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "rezrov vent" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               5:18 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > REZROV VENT
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing rezrov)
Floyd | The small vent clicks open.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, come here" 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               5:19 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, COME HERE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Bottom of the Staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf20" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Disused Closet               5:19 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop sphere in vent" 		
Roger goes home. 		
Roger has disconnected. 		

Floyd ] Disused Closet               5:20 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > DROP SPHERE IN VENT
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small blue sphere in the small vent)
Floyd | You slide the small blue sphere into the vent, and it quickly rolls
Floyd | out of sight into the darkness. A moment later, there is an enormous
Floyd | CLANG! from somewhere below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sw" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:21 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SW
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "The Main Stacks are to the west.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          5:22 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:23 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | This staircase seems rather incongruous—the steps are barely two
Floyd | feet
Floyd | wide, and the handrails are almost rusted through. Presumably it leads
Floyd | down to the more dangerous parts of the Spell Research Area, but you
Floyd | aren't inclined to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, up" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:24 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, UP
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives from below.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, give me blue sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:25 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GIVE ME BLUE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't respond in any way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, give me red sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:26 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GIVE ME RED SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer looks at the small red sphere once, then hands it to
Floyd | you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, down" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:27 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, DOWN
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer goes down.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, get blue sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:28 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GET BLUE SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't move. Perhaps there was a problem with your
Floyd | command.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf21" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:28 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, se" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:29 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives at the Clean Room from the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, get sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:30 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GET SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer suddenly twitches spasmodically and spins around, for
Floyd | no reason you can determine. Without you ordering her to, she reaches
Floyd | out and grabs the golden box. That shouldn't have been able to happen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Wat."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:31 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the Adventurer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer looks at you strangely through the palantir, as though
Floyd | trying to make sense of something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:32 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small red sphere)
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the small red sphere seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Clean Room
Floyd | This is the most dangerous part of the Spell Research Area, located
Floyd | below the rest of the Library. It was painstakingly constructed so
Floyd | that in case of trouble it can be hermetically sealed from either
Floyd | side, and any explosion or serious damage here will collapse the
Floyd | tunnel and keep the rest of the building safe. If there were any
Floyd | powerful magic in the Library, it would be here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dislodged by the motion of the golden box, a strange dark scroll
Floyd | covered in white writing lies in the middle of the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | .
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of heavy iron doors seal the Clean Room off from the staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | A narrow chimney leads upwards, allowing some ventilation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clamped to one wall is a perfectly ordinary spell scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer shakes her head in confusion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "huuh"
Zach says (to Floyd), "Adventurer, spaz" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:33 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SPAZ
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Clean Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer looks at you again, and doesn't seem to like what she
Floyd | sees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x dark" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:34 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DARK
Floyd |
Floyd | The scroll reads "lleps: reverse the effect of a spell".
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer glances at you with growing suspicion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Apparently we can do this through the sphere?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x ordinary" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:35 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ORDINARY
Floyd |
Floyd | The scroll reads "yonk: augment the power of spells". The spell seems
Floyd | very long and extremely complicated.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer blinks rapidly, seeming to see you for the first time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto lleps" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:36 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO LLEPS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing gnusto)
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the lleps spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the
Floyd | book itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains!
Floyd | However, the dark scroll on which it was written vanishes as the last
Floyd | word is copied.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer tries to sneak the box through the doors, without
Floyd | success.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto yonk" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:37 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO YONK
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing gnusto)
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. In a spectacular effort of
Floyd | magic, the powers of the gnusto spell attempt to copy the yonk spell
Floyd | into your book, but the spell is too long, too complicated, and too
Floyd | powerful. The glow fades, but fortunately the ordinary scroll remains
Floyd | intact.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer says something indistinct.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:38 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer holds the palantir close enough to her mouth that you
Floyd | can read her lips: "SEND ME BACK!" This isn't good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Fine, fine."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "lleps" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:39 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LLEPS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing lleps)
Floyd | Your mind wrenches as your spells reverse themselves.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer glares at you with open hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "zifmia adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:40 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ZIFMIA ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing zifmia)
Floyd | The image of the Adventurer seems to waver and flicker for a moment,
Floyd | then disappears with a loud snap.
Floyd | You breathe a sigh of relief. Now that problem is taken care of...but
Floyd | you still have no way to get the other scroll out of the Clean Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** [Your score has gone up by ten points for reversing your summoning
Floyd | spell.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "copy yonk" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:40 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY YONK
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to copy the ordinary scroll on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "copy yonk to parchment" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:40 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY YONK TO PARCHMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) bluish parchment or the 2) reddish
Floyd | parchment?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:41 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bluish parchment)
Floyd | You meticulously copy the writing from the ordinary scroll to the
Floyd | bluish parchment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yonk" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:42 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > YONK
Floyd |
Floyd | You hesitate for a moment before casting the spell. Using the scroll
Floyd | will destroy it, and this is the most powerful magic you have found so
Floyd | far.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto yonk" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:43 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO YONK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bluish parchment)
Floyd | (first memorizing gnusto)
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. In a spectacular effort of
Floyd | magic, the powers of the gnusto spell attempt to copy the yonk spell
Floyd | into your book, but the spell is too long, too complicated, and too
Floyd | powerful. The glow fades, but fortunately the bluish parchment remains
Floyd | intact.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "copy yonk" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:43 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY YONK
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to copy the bluish parchment on?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "copy yonk to parchment" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:43 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY YONK TO PARCHMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) bluish parchment or the 2) reddish
Floyd | parchment?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "2" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:44 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 2
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bluish parchment to the reddish parchment)
Floyd | You meticulously copy the writing from the bluish parchment to the
Floyd | reddish parchment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto yonk" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:44 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO YONK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) bluish parchment, the 2) reddish parchment,
Floyd | or the 3) ordinary scroll?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:45 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bluish parchment)
Floyd | (first memorizing gnusto)
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. In a spectacular effort of
Floyd | magic, the powers of the gnusto spell attempt to copy the yonk spell
Floyd | into your book, but the spell is too long, too complicated, and too
Floyd | powerful. The glow fades, but fortunately the bluish parchment remains
Floyd | intact.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Nooooo."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "copy ordinary to reddist" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:45 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY ORDINARY TO REDDIST
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "copy ordinary to reddish" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:46 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY ORDINARY TO REDDISH
Floyd |
Floyd | The reddish parchment already has something written on it!
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:45 am                   40/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:45 am                   40/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:44 am                   40/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:44 am                   40/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x parchment" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:44 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X PARCHMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) bluish parchment or the 2) reddish
Floyd | parchment?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "1" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:45 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 1
Floyd |
Floyd | (the bluish parchment)
Floyd | The scroll reads "yonk: augment the power of spells". The spell seems
Floyd | very long and extremely complicated.
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x reddish parchment" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:46 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REDDISH PARCHMENT
Floyd |
Floyd | The scroll reads "yonk: augment the power of spells". The spell seems
Floyd | very long and extremely complicated.
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:45 am                   40/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:44 am                   40/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:44 am                   40/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:43 am                   40/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "Why is there no erase parchment spell?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x reddish" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:44 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X REDDISH
Floyd |
Floyd | The scroll has nothing written on it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bluish" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:45 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X BLUISH
Floyd |
Floyd | The scroll reads "yonk: augment the power of spells". The spell seems
Floyd | very long and extremely complicated.
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "copy ordinary to reddish" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:46 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY ORDINARY TO REDDISH
Floyd |
Floyd | You meticulously copy the writing from the ordinary scroll to the
Floyd | reddish parchment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto yonk" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:46 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO YONK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) bluish parchment, the 2) reddish parchment,
Floyd | or the 3) ordinary scroll?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yonk" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:46 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > YONK
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the 1) bluish parchment, the 2) reddish parchment,
Floyd | or the 3) ordinary scroll?
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "3" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:47 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > 3
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing gnusto)
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. In a spectacular effort of
Floyd | magic, the powers of the gnusto spell attempt to copy the yonk spell
Floyd | into your book, but the spell is too long, too complicated, and too
Floyd | powerful. The glow fades, but fortunately the ordinary scroll remains
Floyd | intact.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yonk 1" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:48 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > YONK 1
Floyd |
Floyd | That enchantment cannot be cast at anything.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yonk" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:49 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > YONK
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cast the spell, the bluish parchment vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel a surge of magical power.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto reddish" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:50 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO REDDISH
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing gnusto)
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the yonk spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the book
Floyd | itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains! However,
Floyd | the reddish parchment on which it was written vanishes as the last
Floyd | word is copied.
Floyd |
Floyd | You suddenly hear the voice of the alarm system again: "Hello again,
Floyd | footpad! The Frobozz Magic Alarm Company would like to inform you that
Floyd | the alarm has been noticed. The proper authorities have responded to
Floyd | the summons and will arrive shortly. Thank you for choosing a Frobozz
Floyd | Magic Alarm Company security system!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn. You had started to think you were home free. You might still
Floyd | have time to escape, though...
Floyd |
Floyd | ** [Your score has gone up by five points for almost getting away with
Floyd | burglary.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Oh thank god."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Escape?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          5:51 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:51 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Almost there—you can see the door you rezroved to get in—and then
Floyd | a
Floyd | sharp crack near the display case diverts your attention. A
Floyd | short man wearing the robes of a Senior Enchanter is sprinting towards
Floyd | you, casting a spell from a parchment scroll. He shouts the word
Floyd | "Foblub!" and your feet seem to glue themselves to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are more strange noises, and two more Enchanters appear behind
Floyd | him. Wonderful. Escape was within your grasp, your spell book filled
Floyd | with powerful magic, and you failed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you the one who set off the alarm?" the short Enchanter asks
Floyd | roughly.

		genericgeekgirl says, "Gah."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:51 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | roughly.
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:51 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:52 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good, I appreciate honesty. But why did you break in?"
Floyd | At this, one of the others notices your spell book. "Look, Frobar. He
Floyd | has a student spell book. I bet he was trying to steal some spells
Floyd | from the Library." You do your best to look shocked at the very idea,
Floyd | but the Enchanters don't seem convinced.
Floyd |
Floyd | The one who took your spell book starts to flip through it. "Yes, I
Floyd | knew it. Rezrov, gnusto, frotz—a
Floyd | second-year student wouldn't have any of these in a spell book ye—"
Floyd | She stops suddenly and her face goes white. Frobar runs over.
Floyd | "Helistar, what is—wait—that's not possible—"
Floyd |
Floyd | They look at you in shock. "How can he have yonk in his spell
Floyd | book? It's too powerful for gnusto to copy..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Helistar sets her own spell book down. "Perhaps it's a simpler spell
Floyd | that one of the Spellwriting students misnamed. Let's see." She
Floyd | concentrates on your book for a minute, then waves her hand. There is
Floyd | a faint hum, then a flash of brilliant light that leaves all of you
Floyd | momentarily blinded. "No...that frotz responded just as it
Floyd | should..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Frobar turns to you. "Will you explain how you ended up with a
Floyd | yonk spell inscribed in a student spell book?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "This mosaic was enchanted by H.
Floyd | Ondricek and M. T. Winter of the Class of 925.
Floyd | "
Floyd | You have nothing specific in mind to discuss with Frobar just now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x frobar" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:53 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FROBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about Frobar.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Welcome, Olly!
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:52 am                   45/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          5:51 am                   45/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:50 am                   45/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:51 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | This staircase seems rather incongruous—the steps are barely two
Floyd | feet
Floyd | wide, and the handrails are almost rusted through. Presumably it leads
Floyd | down to the more dangerous parts of the Spell Research Area, but you
Floyd | aren't inclined to try it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x spellbook" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:52 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPELLBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Olly's Spell Book
Floyd |
Floyd |     GNUSTO: write a magic spell into a spellbook
Floyd |     FROTZ: cause something to give off light
Floyd |     BLORB: safely protect a small object as though in a strongbox
Floyd |     NITFOL: converse with beasts in their own tongue
Floyd |     REZROV: open even locked or enchanted objects
Floyd |     YONK: augment the power of spells
Floyd |     LESOCH: cause a gust of wind
Floyd |     LLEPS: reverse the effect of a spell
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          5:53 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:53 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Almost there—you can see the door you rezroved to get in—and then
Floyd | a
Floyd | sharp crack near the display case diverts your attention. A
Floyd | short man wearing the robes of a Senior Enchanter is sprinting towards
Floyd | you, casting a spell from a parchment scroll. He shouts the word
Floyd | "Foblub!" and your feet seem to glue themselves to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are more strange noises, and two more Enchanters appear behind
Floyd | him. Wonderful. Escape was within your grasp, your spell book filled
Floyd | with powerful magic, and you failed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you the one who set off the alarm?" the short Enchanter asks
Floyd | roughly.

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:54 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | roughly.
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good, I appreciate honesty. But why did you break in?"
Floyd | At this, one of the others notices your spell book. "Look, Frobar. He
Floyd | has a student spell book. I bet he was trying to steal some spells
Floyd | from the Library." You do your best to look shocked at the very idea,
Floyd | but the Enchanters don't seem convinced.
Floyd |
Floyd | The one who took your spell book starts to flip through it. "Yes, I
Floyd | knew it. Rezrov, gnusto, frotz—a
Floyd | second-year student wouldn't have any of these in a spell book ye—"
Floyd | She stops suddenly and her face goes white. Frobar runs over.
Floyd | "Helistar, what is—wait—that's not possible—"
Floyd |
Floyd | They look at you in shock. "How can he have yonk in his spell
Floyd | book? It's too powerful for gnusto to copy..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Helistar sets her own spell book down. "Perhaps it's a simpler spell
Floyd | that one of the Spellwriting students misnamed. Let's see." She
Floyd | concentrates on your book for a minute, then waves her hand. There is
Floyd | a faint hum, then a flash of brilliant light that leaves all of you
Floyd | momentarily blinded. "No...that frotz responded just as it
Floyd | should..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Frobar turns to you. "Will you explain how you ended up with a
Floyd | yonk spell inscribed in a student spell book?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "This mosaic was
Floyd | enchanted by H. Ondricek and M. T. Winter of the Class of 925.
Floyd | "
Floyd | You have nothing specific in mind to discuss with Frobar just now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          5:53 am                   45/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:52 am                   45/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:51 am                   45/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:50 am                   45/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:49 am                   40/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x spellbook" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:50 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPELLBOOK
Floyd |
Floyd | Olly's Spell Book
Floyd |
Floyd |     GNUSTO: write a magic spell into a spellbook
Floyd |     FROTZ: cause something to give off light
Floyd |     BLORB: safely protect a small object as though in a strongbox
Floyd |     NITFOL: converse with beasts in their own tongue
Floyd |     REZROV: open even locked or enchanted objects
Floyd |     LESOCH: cause a gust of wind
Floyd |     LLEPS: reverse the effect of a spell
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          5:51 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:52 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "This mosaic was enchanted by H.
Floyd | Ondricek and M. T. Winter of the Class of 925.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto yonk" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:53 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO YONK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the reddish parchment)
Floyd | (first memorizing gnusto)
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the yonk spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the book
Floyd | itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains! However,
Floyd | the reddish parchment on which it was written vanishes as the last
Floyd | word is copied.
Floyd |
Floyd | You suddenly hear the voice of the alarm system again: "Hello again,
Floyd | footpad! The Frobozz Magic Alarm Company would like to inform you that
Floyd | the alarm has been noticed. The proper authorities have responded to
Floyd | the summons and will arrive shortly. Thank you for choosing a Frobozz
Floyd | Magic Alarm Company security system!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn. You had started to think you were home free. You might still
Floyd | have time to escape, though...
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Welcome, Olly!
Floyd | "
Floyd | ** [Your score has gone up by five points for almost getting away with
Floyd | burglary.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:54 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to leave until you have collected at least 12 spells.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Library hours: 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM today.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Wait, what."
Stew arrives, ready to play with the toys. 		
Stew says, "sorry about the technical difficulteees!" 		genericgeekgirl asks, "Maybe we have to get caught?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf22" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:54 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:55 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "The Spell Research Area is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:56 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Storage areas lie to
Floyd | the northeast and southeast.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:57 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "To the east is the Basic Spells
Floyd | Collection.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:58 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | Running at this point might prove a very bad idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Returns are processed to the southwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:59 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | You don't want to leave until you have collected at least 12 spells.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "Scrying crystals are available to
Floyd | the northwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          6:00 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Running at this point might prove a very bad idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "The Main Stacks are to
Floyd | the west.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          6:01 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "This mosaic was enchanted by H.
Floyd | Ondricek and M. T. Winter of the Class of 925.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		Stew asks, "you're still on that mosaic?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "e" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          6:02 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > E
Floyd |
Floyd | Running at this point might prove a very bad idea.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Welcome, Olly!
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "So I can't run, and I can't get the people to show up."
		Stew says, "you're in library limbo"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "c21" 		

Floyd | %% Critical error.
Floyd | %% Message: stream_open_file: unable to open file.
Floyd ] Library Antechamber          6:02 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | > RESTORERestore failed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf21" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:28 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "at this point I would feel like doing something rash like breaking the display case"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, se" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:29 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives at the Clean Room from the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, get sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:30 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GET SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer suddenly twitches spasmodically and spins around, for
Floyd | no reason you can determine. Without you ordering her to, she reaches
Floyd | out and grabs the golden box. That shouldn't have been able to happen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:31 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer looks at you strangely through the palantir, as though
Floyd | trying to make sense of something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:32 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the Adventurer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer shakes her head in confusion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:33 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | (the small red sphere)
Floyd | Instead of a reflection, the small red sphere seems to show a
Floyd | different view, as if it were a window to another world...
Floyd |
Floyd | Clean Room
Floyd | This is the most dangerous part of the Spell Research Area, located
Floyd | below the rest of the Library. It was painstakingly constructed so
Floyd | that in case of trouble it can be hermetically sealed from either
Floyd | side, and any explosion or serious damage here will collapse the
Floyd | tunnel and keep the rest of the building safe. If there were any
Floyd | powerful magic in the Library, it would be here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Dislodged by the motion of the golden box, a strange dark scroll
Floyd | covered in white writing lies in the middle of the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | .
Floyd |
Floyd | A pair of heavy iron doors seal the Clean Room off from the staircase.
Floyd |
Floyd | A narrow chimney leads upwards, allowing some ventilation.
Floyd |
Floyd | Clamped to one wall is a perfectly ordinary spell scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | ...you step back from the mirror, and take a moment to regain your
Floyd | bearings.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer looks at you again, and doesn't seem to like what she
Floyd | sees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x ordinary" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:34 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ORDINARY
Floyd |
Floyd | The scroll reads "yonk: augment the power of spells". The spell seems
Floyd | very long and extremely complicated.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer glances at you with growing suspicion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x dark" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:35 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DARK
Floyd |
Floyd | The scroll reads "lleps: reverse the effect of a spell".
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer blinks rapidly, seeming to see you for the first time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "maybe you could make the adventurer run"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnust lleps" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:35 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUST LLEPS
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto lleps" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:36 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO LLEPS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing gnusto)
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the lleps spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the
Floyd | book itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains!
Floyd | However, the dark scroll on which it was written vanishes as the last
Floyd | word is copied.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer tries to sneak the box through the doors, without
Floyd | success.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "lleps" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:37 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LLEPS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing lleps)
Floyd | Your mind wrenches as your spells reverse themselves.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer says something indistinct.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "zifmia adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:38 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ZIFMIA ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing zifmia)
Floyd | The image of the Adventurer seems to waver and flicker for a moment,
Floyd | then disappears with a loud snap.
Floyd | You breathe a sigh of relief. Now that problem is taken care of...but
Floyd | you still have no way to get the other scroll out of the Clean Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** [Your score has gone up by ten points for reversing your summoning
Floyd | spell.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "copy yonk to reddish" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:39 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY YONK TO REDDISH
Floyd |
Floyd | You meticulously copy the writing from the ordinary scroll to the
Floyd | reddish parchment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "copy yonk to bluish" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:40 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY YONK TO BLUISH
Floyd |
Floyd | (the reddish parchment to the bluish parchment)
Floyd | You meticulously copy the writing from the reddish parchment to the
Floyd | bluish parchment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yonk" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:41 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > YONK
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cast the spell, the bluish parchment vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel a surge of magical power.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto yonk" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:42 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO YONK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the reddish parchment)
Floyd | (first memorizing gnusto)
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the yonk spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the book
Floyd | itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains! However,
Floyd | the reddish parchment on which it was written vanishes as the last
Floyd | word is copied.
Floyd |
Floyd | You suddenly hear the voice of the alarm system again: "Hello again,
Floyd | footpad! The Frobozz Magic Alarm Company would like to inform you that
Floyd | the alarm has been noticed. The proper authorities have responded to
Floyd | the summons and will arrive shortly. Thank you for choosing a Frobozz
Floyd | Magic Alarm Company security system!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn. You had started to think you were home free. You might still
Floyd | have time to escape, though...
Floyd |
Floyd | ** [Your score has gone up by five points for almost getting away with
Floyd | burglary.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:41 am                   40/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Top of the Staircase
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf23" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:41 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto yonk" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:42 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO YONK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the reddish parchment)
Floyd | (first memorizing gnusto)
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the yonk spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the book
Floyd | itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains! However,
Floyd | the reddish parchment on which it was written vanishes as the last
Floyd | word is copied.
Floyd |
Floyd | You suddenly hear the voice of the alarm system again: "Hello again,
Floyd | footpad! The Frobozz Magic Alarm Company would like to inform you that
Floyd | the alarm has been noticed. The proper authorities have responded to
Floyd | the summons and will arrive shortly. Thank you for choosing a Frobozz
Floyd | Magic Alarm Company security system!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn. You had started to think you were home free. You might still
Floyd | have time to escape, though...
Floyd |
Floyd | ** [Your score has gone up by five points for almost getting away with
Floyd | burglary.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          5:43 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:43 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Almost there—you can see the door you rezroved to get in—and then
Floyd | a
Floyd | sharp crack near the display case diverts your attention. A
Floyd | short man wearing the robes of a Senior Enchanter is sprinting towards
Floyd | you, casting a spell from a parchment scroll. He shouts the word
Floyd | "Foblub!" and your feet seem to glue themselves to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are more strange noises, and two more Enchanters appear behind
Floyd | him. Wonderful. Escape was within your grasp, your spell book filled
Floyd | with powerful magic, and you failed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you the one who set off the alarm?" the short Enchanter asks
Floyd | roughly.

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:44 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | roughly.
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "Good, I appreciate honesty. But why did you break in?"
Floyd | At this, one of the others notices your spell book. "Look, Frobar. He
Floyd | has a student spell book. I bet he was trying to steal some spells
Floyd | from the Library." You do your best to look shocked at the very idea,
Floyd | but the Enchanters don't seem convinced.
Floyd |
Floyd | The one who took your spell book starts to flip through it. "Yes, I
Floyd | knew it. Rezrov, gnusto, frotz—a
Floyd | second-year student wouldn't have any of these in a spell book ye—"
Floyd | She stops suddenly and her face goes white. Frobar runs over.
Floyd | "Helistar, what is—wait—that's not possible—"
Floyd |
Floyd | They look at you in shock. "How can he have yonk in his spell
Floyd | book? It's too powerful for gnusto to copy..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Helistar sets her own spell book down. "Perhaps it's a simpler spell
Floyd | that one of the Spellwriting students misnamed. Let's see." She
Floyd | concentrates on your book for a minute, then waves her hand. There is
Floyd | a faint hum, then a flash of brilliant light that leaves all of you
Floyd | momentarily blinded. "No...that frotz responded just as it
Floyd | should..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Frobar turns to you. "Will you explain how you ended up with a
Floyd | yonk spell inscribed in a student spell book?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "This mosaic was
Floyd | enchanted by H. Ondricek and M. T. Winter of the Class of 925.
Floyd | "
Floyd | You have nothing specific in mind to discuss with Frobar just now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Entrance to the Library      5:45 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Entrance to the Library
Floyd | It was surprisingly easy to get in here—you saw nobody on your way
Floyd | over, and the outer doors recognized your student ring. The hardest
Floyd | part was not talking yourself out of it. So many things could go
Floyd | wrong. What if there is an alarm? What if someone is still in the
Floyd | Library? What if someone comes in and finds you?
Floyd |
Floyd | No. You have come this far. Only the inner door to the library is
Floyd | keeping you away from the magic you seek. You aren't going to turn
Floyd | back now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:44 am                   45/200 points
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to frobar" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:45 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > TALK TO FROBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You are already talking to Frobar.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "Welcome, Olly!
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x frobar" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:46 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X FROBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about Frobar.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Library hours: 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM today.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "explain" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:46 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > EXPLAIN
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yes" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | Impressing them certainly can't hurt your situation.
Floyd |
Floyd | "I found a yonk scroll in the Clean Room," you explain, "and
Floyd | made a copy of it."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sensible of you," Frobar remarks, "those scrolls are hard to come
Floyd | by." He seems to have forgotten that you stole it.
Floyd |
Floyd | "But I wanted the spell in my spell book, so I could cast it over and
Floyd | over," you stammer. How are you going to explain your being in the
Floyd | Clean Room at all? But they don't seem to have noticed. "And I
Floyd | thought, you know, if I can't gnusto it because the gnusto spell isn't
Floyd | powerful enough, well then, what if I augmented its power?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "That doesn't make sense." Helistar interrupts. "You can't use
Floyd | metamagic on gnusto, it's fixed in your memory before your third year
Floyd | of study...oh. Of course. You would probably be the first person to
Floyd | encounter a metamagic scroll before learning your first spell by
Floyd | heart."
Floyd |
Floyd | ** End of Act I
Floyd |
Floyd | This is officially the end of the IntroComp version of the game. Some
Floyd | parts of the second act are implemented (e.g. getting into the Storage
Floyd | Room, opening the aquarium, getting the kulcad spell) if you
Floyd | want to continue, but they have not been rigorously tested and will
Floyd | certainly have bugs.
Floyd |
Floyd | At this point Frobar and Helistar debate for a while, but decide to
Floyd | trust you for the moment—the yonk spell in your spell book
Floyd | is
Floyd | of more immediate importance than your attempted burglary. They
Floyd | explain how magic is starting to fail, and how the Guildmaster has
Floyd | disappeared (along with every Enchanter who attended the meeting in
Floyd | Borphee). Frobar gives you a copy of the blorple spell, which
Floyd | had suddenly appeared in various spell books that night. Your task is
Floyd | now the same as it was in Spellbreaker: figure out what's
Floyd | happening, and if there is any way to stop it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thank you for playing!
Floyd |
Floyd |     - Daniel M. Stelzer

		genericgeekgirl says, "Woo."
		genericgeekgirl says, "I want to like it, I do, but holy shit, the implementation."
		Stew says, "very what's-the-what"
		Stew says, "very what's-the-whatsit syndrome"
		Stew says, "lots of disambiguation complaints"
		Stew says, "apparently they don't know it is likely"
		Zach says, "Woohoo!"
		Stew says, "it is not likely"
		Stew says, "it is very likely, or things like that"
		Zach says (to 3g), "Yeah"
		Zach says, "Especially with the adventurer, it seemed"
Zach pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:47 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Helistar and Frobar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "The Spell Research Area is to the
Floyd | north.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		Zach says, "Oh, *now* we get to see the bugs"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Just gonna chill in the lobby late at night with these people."
		Stew says, "oh brother"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x helistar" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:48 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X HELISTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about Helistar.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Storage areas lie to
Floyd | the northeast and southeast.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cast serage on helistar" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:49 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST SERAGE ON HELISTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing serage)
Floyd | You cast the spell, but nothing obvious happens.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "To the east is the Basic Spells Collection.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cast yomin on helistar" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:50 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST YOMIN ON HELISTAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing yomin)
Floyd | You sense a whirling jumble of thoughts, none standing out in
Floyd | particular.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "Returns are processed
Floyd | to the southwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cast yomin on frobar" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:51 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST YOMIN ON FROBAR
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing yomin)
Floyd | You sense a whirling jumble of thoughts, none standing out in
Floyd | particular.
Floyd |
Floyd | The pattern of the mosaic changes: "Scrying crystals are available to
Floyd | the northwest.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cast yomin on me" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:52 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > CAST YOMIN ON ME
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing yomin)
Floyd | You sense a mind concentrating hard on casting the yomin spell. The
Floyd | recursion gives you a headache.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "The Main Stacks are to
Floyd | the west.
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          5:53 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl asks, "I presume we're done?"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "endings" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          5:53 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ENDINGS
Floyd |
Floyd | The endings you have encountered so far include:
Floyd |
Floyd |   Newtralized by a trap
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "achievements" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          5:53 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ACHIEVEMENTS
Floyd |
Floyd | You haven't unlocked any achievements so far.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "I do wonder what happens if we don't release her"
		genericgeekgirl asks, "no achievements???"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "full score" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          5:53 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > FULL SCORE
Floyd |
Floyd | You have earned...
Floyd | 20 points for gaining the gnusto spell without damaging
Floyd | historical artifacts at 12:02 am
Floyd |      5 points for discovering a boring vent at 5:16 am
Floyd |      10 points for reversing your summoning spell at 5:37 am
Floyd |      5 points for almost getting away with burglary at 5:41 am
Floyd |      5 points for casting your first real spell at 11:40 pm
Floyd | ...for a total of 45. This gives you the rank of Student.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf24" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ] Spell Research Room          5:53 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore cf21" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          5:53 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE CF21
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to restore.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "restore" 		

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

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf21" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:28 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, se" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:29 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, SE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer arrives at the Clean Room from the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, get sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:30 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GET SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer suddenly twitches spasmodically and spins around, for
Floyd | no reason you can determine. Without you ordering her to, she reaches
Floyd | out and grabs the golden box. That shouldn't have been able to happen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:31 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the Adventurer.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer looks at you strangely through the palantir, as though
Floyd | trying to make sense of something.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x golden box" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:32 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X GOLDEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You see nothing special about the golden box.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer shakes her head in confusion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:33 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer looks at you again, and doesn't seem to like what she
Floyd | sees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:34 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer glances at you with growing suspicion.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:35 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer blinks rapidly, seeming to see you for the first time.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:36 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer tries to sneak the box through the doors, without
Floyd | success.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:37 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer says something indistinct.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:38 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer holds the palantir close enough to her mouth that you
Floyd | can read her lips: "SEND ME BACK!" This isn't good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:39 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer glares at you with open hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:40 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer glares at you with open hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:41 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer glares at you with open hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:42 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer glares at you with open hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		genericgeekgirl says, "Bah. Not exciting."
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, get sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:43 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GET SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | "No."
Floyd |
Floyd | What? The serage spell is supposed to force complete
Floyd | obedience.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer glares at you with open hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, get sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:44 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GET SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | "No, I won't."
Floyd |
Floyd | Something's clearly gone horribly wrong here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer glares at you with open hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, get sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:45 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GET SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer laughs angrily. "Do you think your spell still binds
Floyd | me?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The spell has worn off? That quickly?
Floyd |
Floyd | "I'm done here. I have what I need. Now send me back."
Floyd | .
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer glares at you with open hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, get sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:46 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GET SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't seem likely to listen to you at this point.
Floyd | .
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer glares at you with open hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, get sphere" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:47 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, GET SPHERE
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer doesn't seem likely to listen to you at this point.
Floyd | .
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer glares at you with open hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "adventurer, I love you" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:48 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ADVENTURER, I LOVE YOU
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach into the Clean Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer glares at you with open hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
inky arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "llaps" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:48 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LLAPS
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnust llaps" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:48 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUST LLAPS
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto llaps" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:48 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO LLAPS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x dark" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:49 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > X DARK
Floyd |
Floyd | The scroll reads "lleps: reverse the effect of a spell".
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer glares at you with open hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto llaps" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:49 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO LLAPS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto lleps" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:50 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO LLEPS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing gnusto)
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the lleps spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the
Floyd | book itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains!
Floyd | However, the dark scroll on which it was written vanishes as the last
Floyd | word is copied.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer glares at you with open hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "zifmia adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:51 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ZIFMIA ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | Now that your serage spell has worn off, she is likely to be
Floyd | rather upset. The best thing to do at this point would be to send her
Floyd | back to the other side of the mirror.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer glares at you with open hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Limax arrives, full of funk, but no fun. 		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "lleps" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:52 am                   30/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > LLEPS
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing lleps)
Floyd | Your mind wrenches as your spells reverse themselves.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Adventurer glares at you with open hostility.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "zifmia adventurer" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:53 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > ZIFMIA ADVENTURER
Floyd |
Floyd | (first memorizing zifmia)
Floyd | The image of the Adventurer seems to waver and flicker for a moment,
Floyd | then disappears with a loud snap.
Floyd | You breathe a sigh of relief. Now that problem is taken care of...but
Floyd | you still have no way to get the other scroll out of the Clean Room.
Floyd |
Floyd | ** [Your score has gone up by ten points for reversing your summoning
Floyd | spell.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "copy yonk to reddish" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:54 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY YONK TO REDDISH
Floyd |
Floyd | You meticulously copy the writing from the ordinary scroll to the
Floyd | reddish parchment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "copy yonk to bluish" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:55 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > COPY YONK TO BLUISH
Floyd |
Floyd | (the reddish parchment to the bluish parchment)
Floyd | You meticulously copy the writing from the reddish parchment to the
Floyd | bluish parchment.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yonk" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:56 am                   40/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > YONK
Floyd |
Floyd | As you cast the spell, the bluish parchment vanishes.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel a surge of magical power.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "gnusto yonk" 		

Floyd ] Top of the Staircase         5:57 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > GNUSTO YONK
Floyd |
Floyd | (the reddish parchment)
Floyd | (first memorizing gnusto)
Floyd | Your spell book begins to glow softly. Slowly, ornately, the words of
Floyd | the yonk spell are inscribed, glowing even more brightly than the book
Floyd | itself. The book's brightness fades, but the spell remains! However,
Floyd | the reddish parchment on which it was written vanishes as the last
Floyd | word is copied.
Floyd |
Floyd | You suddenly hear the voice of the alarm system again: "Hello again,
Floyd | footpad! The Frobozz Magic Alarm Company would like to inform you that
Floyd | the alarm has been noticed. The proper authorities have responded to
Floyd | the summons and will arrive shortly. Thank you for choosing a Frobozz
Floyd | Magic Alarm Company security system!"
Floyd |
Floyd | Damn. You had started to think you were home free. You might still
Floyd | have time to escape, though...
Floyd |
Floyd | ** [Your score has gone up by five points for almost getting away with
Floyd | burglary.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Spell Research Room          5:58 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Spell Research Room
Floyd | This is the area where advanced students can work out variations on
Floyd | old spells or attempt (with close supervision) to create simple
Floyd | enchantments from scratch.
Floyd |
Floyd | A long workbench lines one of the walls. Judging from the amount of
Floyd | strange machinery around it, the alarm recording wasn't lying about
Floyd | the traps—magic-users have a tendency to make things overly
Floyd | complicated in case of unlikely eventualities. It might not be a good
Floyd | idea to touch anything until the trap can be deactivated.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:58 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | Almost there—you can see the door you rezroved to get in—and then
Floyd | a
Floyd | sharp crack near the display case diverts your attention. A
Floyd | short man wearing the robes of a Senior Enchanter is sprinting towards
Floyd | you, casting a spell from a parchment scroll. He shouts the word
Floyd | "Foblub!" and your feet seem to glue themselves to the floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are more strange noises, and two more Enchanters appear behind
Floyd | him. Wonderful. Escape was within your grasp, your spell book filled
Floyd | with powerful magic, and you failed.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Are you the one who set off the alarm?" the short Enchanter asks
Floyd | roughly.

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          5:59 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | roughly.
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you didn't break in, what are you doing here?"
Floyd | At this, one of the others notices your spell book. "Look, Frobar. He
Floyd | has a student spell book. I bet he was trying to steal some spells
Floyd | from the Library." You do your best to look shocked at the very idea,
Floyd | but the Enchanters don't seem convinced.
Floyd |
Floyd | The one who took your spell book starts to flip through it. "Yes, I
Floyd | knew it. Rezrov, gnusto, frotz—a
Floyd | second-year student wouldn't have any of these in a spell book ye—"
Floyd | She stops suddenly and her face goes white. Frobar runs over.
Floyd | "Helistar, what is—wait—that's not possible—"
Floyd |
Floyd | They look at you in shock. "How can he have yonk in his spell
Floyd | book? It's too powerful for gnusto to copy..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Helistar sets her own spell book down. "Perhaps it's a simpler spell
Floyd | that one of the Spellwriting students misnamed. Let's see." She
Floyd | concentrates on your book for a minute, then waves her hand. There is
Floyd | a faint hum, then a flash of brilliant light that leaves all of you
Floyd | momentarily blinded. "No...that frotz responded just as it
Floyd | should..."
Floyd |
Floyd | Frobar turns to you. "Will you explain how you ended up with a
Floyd | yonk spell inscribed in a student spell book?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The tiles in the mosaic create a new message: "This mosaic was
Floyd | enchanted by H. Ondricek and M. T. Winter of the Class of 925.
Floyd | "
Floyd | You have nothing specific in mind to discuss with Frobar just now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Limax asks, "Sorcerer?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Scroll Theif"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Thief, even"
		Limax says, "Oh"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "no" 		

Floyd | >
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sorry, that's my secret."
Floyd |
Floyd | Helistar glares at you angrily...
Floyd |
Floyd | ** End of Act I
Floyd |
Floyd | This is officially the end of the IntroComp version of the game. Some
Floyd | parts of the second act are implemented (e.g. getting into the Storage
Floyd | Room, opening the aquarium, getting the kulcad spell) if you
Floyd | want to continue, but they have not been rigorously tested and will
Floyd | certainly have bugs.
Floyd |
Floyd | At this point Frobar and Helistar debate for a while, but decide to
Floyd | trust you for the moment—the yonk spell in your spell book
Floyd | is
Floyd | of more immediate importance than your attempted burglary. They
Floyd | explain how magic is starting to fail, and how the Guildmaster has
Floyd | disappeared (along with every Enchanter who attended the meeting in
Floyd | Borphee). Frobar gives you a copy of the blorple spell, which
Floyd | had suddenly appeared in various spell books that night. Your task is
Floyd | now the same as it was in Spellbreaker: figure out what's
Floyd | happening, and if there is any way to stop it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Thank you for playing!
Floyd |
Floyd |     - Daniel M. Stelzer

		genericgeekgirl says, "Lack of bad endings other than the one."
		genericgeekgirl asks, "Done here?"
		genericgeekgirl says, "Stew, Zach"
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          6:00 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | Library Antechamber
Floyd | You've visited the library many times, and this room has never failed
Floyd | to impress you. Sunlight shone in through the circular window in the
Floyd | great domed ceiling, reflecting off the mosaic floor and filling the
Floyd | area with patterns of red and gold. The din of innumerable Enchanters
Floyd | and students made it feel alive.
Floyd |
Floyd | Now, however, it is dark and silent. A few shafts of moonlight give
Floyd | everything an ethereal silvery glow.
Floyd |
Floyd | Standing in the middle of the floor is a glass display case, showing
Floyd | off an illuminated scroll.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can also see Helistar and Frobar here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The mosaic shifts again: "Welcome, Olly!
Floyd | "
Floyd | >

		
genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "quit" 		

Floyd ] Library Antechamber          6:00 am                   45/200 points
Floyd | >
Floyd | > QUIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit?

		
genericgeekgirl 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:
Tales of the Soul Thief by David Whyld
As played on ifMUD on August 3, 2014

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 Tales of the Soul Thief written by David Whyld. It was an entry in the 2014 IntroComp. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting the 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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		Stew says, "Soul Thief or Terrible Doubt"
		Stew says, "both sound dark"
		Stew says, "in fact they all do, even the cuckolds and hornets"
		DavidW says, "I think I'd go with Soul Thief. 'A cursed city' sounds like somewhere we can explore, and I love exploring."
		Stew says, "yeah, Terrible Doubt sounds like one of those philosophical ones. They can be good, but I'm not in the mood for that today."
		Stew says, "so Soul Thief it is"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask ic14soulthief" 		

Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Foreshadowing.
Floyd |
Floyd | You've travelled a long way to reach this place. A cursed city, some
Floyd | call it, others a city of the unliving. A city where the Fallen One
Floyd | holds sway and certainly not a place visited lightly by those without
Floyd | great need to come here. But you have a need, and a great one at that.
Floyd | Somewhere in Foreshadowing lives (or, more accurately, hides) a man
Floyd | known as Taktaal, once a torturer from Galamenkaris, City of the
Floyd | Imperium, now a fugitive with a price on his head and the Steel Eyes
Floyd | of the Imperium on his trail. A hunted man.
Floyd |
Floyd | Just as you, in your own way, are hunted, though for entirely
Floyd | different reasons.
Floyd |
Floyd | So you have come to Foreshadowing to find the one man in the world who
Floyd | might be able to save you.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press any key to continue...

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        1
Floyd |
Floyd | Tales of the Soul Thief
Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by David Whyld
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 140720 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib
Floyd | 6/12N)
Floyd |
Floyd | At the Gates of Foreshadowing
Floyd | Exits: North (into Foreshadowing); South (away from
Floyd | Foreshadowing)
Floyd |
Floyd | Before you rise the rusted gates of Foreshadowing, its towers and
Floyd | fortresses hidden by thick walls. A long line of people, most dressed
Floyd | in little more than rags and bearing signs of the Wasting Sickness,
Floyd | are here to seek access to the city; an access given grudgingly it
Floyd | seems, for the hulking guards at the gate appear to turn away far more
Floyd | people than they admit. At this rate, it will take many hours to gain
Floyd | admittance - if, indeed, you are allowed inside at all, which is
Floyd | hardly a guarantee.
Floyd |
Floyd | But this is the only way into the city. The other gates are kept
Floyd | permanently locked and warded with the kind of spells you don't have a
Floyd | hope of bypassing - only here, at the southern most gate, might you
Floyd | find a way inside Foreshadowing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "hey look it's by another guy named David W."
		Stew says, "Whyld instead of Welbourn"
		Stew asks, "he's the guy you get mistaken for sometimes right?"
		DavidW says, "Very rarely, these days."
		DavidW says, "It only happens when new ADRIFTers visit the mud."
		DavidW says, "But he's davidwhyld here and I'm dswxyz there to make it easier to tell us apart."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        2
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You're younger than you look, but feel much older than you really are.
Floyd | Being on the run, hunted by the inhuman Steel Eyes, ages you more and
Floyd | more each day, and the strain of Soul Theft doesn't help. So far
Floyd | you've managed to stay ahead of your pursuers, but you're sure it'll
Floyd | only be a matter of time before they catch you. You, after all, have
Floyd | to sleep; they don't.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        3
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   an amulet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x amulet" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        4
Floyd |
Floyd | > X AMULET
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like an ordinary amulet, which is a relief because it's
Floyd | anything but. This was given to you as a gift by your mother on the
Floyd | day you achieved your first SoulSteal, and now it's bonded to you by a
Floyd | magic you don't fully understand, but which you're eternally grateful
Floyd | for. This is all that keeps the Steel Eyes from finding you each time
Floyd | you steal a soul, and all that stops their magic from tracking your
Floyd | every movement. Drop it and it will return to you whether you want it
Floyd | to or not. Damaging it is possible, although not easy, and you believe
Floyd | that if it is ever destroyed you will die with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | For more information, type "SoulSteal".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SoulSteal" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        4
Floyd |
Floyd | > SOULSTEAL
Floyd |
Floyd | SoulSteal: this is the ability by which a Soul Thief can steal the
Floyd | soul from another person. Possession of this ability is punishable by
Floyd | death, whether you use it or not.
Floyd |
Floyd | Assuming you're willing to take the risk, you can attempt to steal the
Floyd | soul of another human being (SoulSteal does not work on animals or
Floyd | inanimate objects) in the format:
Floyd |
Floyd |           steal soul from {target}.
Floyd |
Floyd | For more information, type "soul".
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder what one does with a stolen soul."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "soul" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        4
Floyd |
Floyd | > SOUL
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no souls equipped right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder if they're like magic spells or usable like coins or what."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x gate" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GATE
Floyd |
Floyd | Thirty feet tall, build from thick lengths of steel welded together
Floyd | with massive iron gates, the gates are as forbidding as they are
Floyd | large. There are spikes protruding from them at intervals, and on each
Floyd | is mounted a head, one a man, another a woman, the third a creature
Floyd | with a fanged mouth and slits for eyes, the fourth nothing more than a
Floyd | skull with tufts of hair.
Floyd |
Floyd | A clear warning, in other words, of what happens to people who try to
Floyd | sneak into Foreshadowing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "You were saying the *other* games sounded too dark?"
		DavidW says, "And is this town really Foreshadowing? Looks more like Foreboding to me."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x line" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        5
Floyd |
Floyd | > X LINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x people" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        6
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | All have the hungry look of people who have eaten only infrequently as
Floyd | of late, and many bear the disfiguring marks of the Wasting Sickness.
Floyd | None one of them looks healthy or in good spirits.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x guards" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        7
Floyd |
Floyd | > X GUARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Massive and brutish, and maybe not entirely human. One has tusks
Floyd | protruding from his face, the other only one eye. Both wear heavy
Floyd | armour and carry halberds and seem ill-inclined to let people inside
Floyd | the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wall" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        8
Floyd |
Floyd | > X WALL
Floyd |
Floyd | Thirty feet tall, built from huge blocks of weathered stone, and
Floyd | dented and pitted with age. A pair of massive gates are set into them,
Floyd | the only way into Foreshadowing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x head" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        9
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HEAD
Floyd |
Floyd | Human and non-human, all in various stages of decomposition. A grisly
Floyd | reminder of the fate that awaits anyone who tries to sneak into the
Floyd | city.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter line" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        9
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER LINE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        10
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd | "Back up and wait yer damn turn!" one guard snarls, and the other
Floyd | brandishes his halberd, as if considering crushing your skull with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        11
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | One man says, "Welcome to the City of the Damned!" and cackles like a
Floyd | madman. Others back away hesitantly from him, but he says nothing
Floyd | else.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        12
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO GUARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | "Back up and wait yer damn turn!" one guard snarls, and the other
Floyd | brandishes his halberd, as if considering crushing your skull with it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait my turn" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        12
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT MY TURN
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wait" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        13
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT
Floyd |
Floyd | Time passes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "join people" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        13
Floyd |
Floyd | > JOIN PEOPLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        14
Floyd |
Floyd | > S
Floyd |
Floyd | No, you came here with a purpose. Until you've achieved that purpose,
Floyd | you're not leaving.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        15
Floyd |
Floyd | > W
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "about" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        15
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not a verb I recognise.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "steal soul from guards" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        16
Floyd |
Floyd | > STEAL SOUL FROM GUARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You focus your mind on the nearest of the guards, the biggest one, a
Floyd | hulking brute with ferocity in abundance but lacking in wit (so you
Floyd | hope), and then strike!
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no physical effect of using SoulSteal, but it can greatly
Floyd | weaken the target, and the guard is no exception. He staggers to one
Floyd | side, clutching his head, then seizes onto the wall to steady himself.
Floyd | The other guard looks at him with concern - not, you imagine, due to
Floyd | the guard being ill, but perhaps worrying that whatever he has is
Floyd | contagious - and grunts, "What's up?"
Floyd |
Floyd | The first guard shrugs and seems to regain some of his strength, but
Floyd | looks around suspiciously, peering at the people closest to him in
Floyd | case one of them might have attacked him. He doesn't notice you at
Floyd | all.
Floyd |
Floyd | You have gained the Intimidate soul.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x intimidate" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        16
Floyd |
Floyd | > X INTIMIDATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        17
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   some clothes (being worn)
Floyd |   an amulet
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "boy that's a bad thing"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "soul" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        17
Floyd |
Floyd | > SOUL
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no souls equipped right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can equip the Intimidate Soul.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "there we go"
		Stew says, "still"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "equip intimidate" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        17
Floyd |
Floyd | > EQUIP INTIMIDATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You bring forth the Intimidate soul.
Floyd |
Floyd | You feel an almighty temper building inside you.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "nice to be able to look at it"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x intimidate" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        17
Floyd |
Floyd | > X INTIMIDATE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x soul" 		

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        17
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOUL
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  At the Gates of Foreshadowing                        17
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO GUARDS
Floyd |
Floyd | You push your way to the front of the line of people and make eye
Floyd | contact with the guards. You don't say anything, simply make it clear,
Floyd | without words, that very bad things will happen to them if they don't
Floyd | stand aside and let you pass.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the guards starts to raise his halberd, as if to strike you,
Floyd | but the other, the one whose soul you stole a portion of, puts a hand
Floyd | on his shoulder and shakes his head.
Floyd |
Floyd | The first guard frowns at his fellow, then at you, then slowly lowers
Floyd | the halberd.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Get out of here," mutters the second guard nervously, and watches as
Floyd | you hurry quickly into the city.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you do, the Intimidate soul fades away, its power expended.
Floyd |
Floyd | Press any key to continue...

		
DavidW pushes the green 'space' button. 		

Floyd ]  Square of Heretics                                   18
Floyd | Square of Heretics
Floyd | Exits: North, South, East, Northeast, Southwest
Floyd |
Floyd | Situated by the southern gates of Foreshadowing, the Square of
Floyd | Heretics is the first sight most visitors to the city see,
Floyd | purposefully so. Here there is a circle of spikes driven into the
Floyd | muddy ground; impaled on each are people with the word
Floyd | 'heretic' branded on their foreheads - traitors to
Floyd | Foreshadowing, or perhaps just people who spoke out too openly against
Floyd | the Fallen One.
Floyd |
Floyd | A bewildering array of streets lead away from here, some little more
Floyd | than muddy paths, other wide thoroughfares. Looming over everything,
Floyd | visible (so you have heard) from everywhere in the city, is Hell's
Floyd | Reach, the floating citadel fortress of the Fallen One.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I wonder if we should have stolen a soul from the crowd as well."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x circle" 		

Floyd ]  Square of Heretics                                   19
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CIRCLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Grisly ill describes this spectacle. You have heard of such things
Floyd | occurring, but never thought to witness it yourself. In the flesh,
Floyd | this is enough to make you despair at the evils perpetrated by your
Floyd | fellow humans.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x citadel" 		

Floyd ]  Square of Heretics                                   20
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CITADEL
Floyd |
Floyd | You've heard of this place, but the reality is even more awe-inspiring
Floyd | than you expected. A citadel, fully as large as a town in its own
Floyd | right, floating several hundred feet above the streets of
Floyd | Foreshadowing, casting everything below it into shadow. This is the
Floyd | home of the Fallen One, the ruler of Foreshadowing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW asks, "Is the 'Fallen One' Lucifer, I wonder?"
		DavidW asks, "Which direction should we go?"
		DavidW says, "(this is also testing to see if anyone else is actually playing)"
		Stew says, "umm"
		Stew says, "sorry, got internal affairs"
		Stew says, "someone gave a copy of a file to someone in a way that might not have been good"
		Stew says, "this is on a website I admin on"
		Stew says, "but hmm"
		Stew says, "try north"
		DavidW says, "There's no obvious indicators of where to go, really. N, E, NE, or SW."
		DavidW says, "okay"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Street of Seven Heroes                               21
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Street of Seven Heroes
Floyd | Exits: North, South, Northeast, Northwest
Floyd |
Floyd | This is a wide street, but with a single, narrow passage through the
Floyd | middle for people to walk. Lining one side of the street are seven
Floyd | massive statues (badly worn by time and the elements) said to depict
Floyd | the adventuring band who founded the city many hundreds of years ago.
Floyd | At the base of one is a collection dish which people can place coins
Floyd | into, and such donations will go towards the upkeep of the statues.
Floyd | The dish is, currently, empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x statues" 		

Floyd ]  Street of Seven Heroes                               22
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STATUES
Floyd |
Floyd | Heroes all, though you don't know the names of any of them, and if
Floyd | they once had name plaques bearing those names they don't any longer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dish" 		

Floyd ]  Street of Seven Heroes                               23
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DISH
Floyd |
Floyd | A dish for donations to pay for the upkeep of the statues. Currently
Floyd | it is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "I don't want to steal the dish so early, and maybe we're supposed to drop a coin here. Could go either way."
		DavidW says, "I say ignore the dish for now and explore more."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search statues" 		

Floyd ]  Street of Seven Heroes                               24
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH STATUES
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "Anyway, NW or NE? Unless there's something we ought to do here that I missed."
		DavidW says, "Don't everyone speak at once."
		DavidW asks (of Lassie), "What's that, girl? Tommy is stuck in the well of souls?"
		Stew says, "back"
perwil goes home. 		Stew says, "the person I was talking to about the issue had to go to town"
		Stew says, "temporarily releasing me from my admin duties"
Stew says (to floyd), "soul" 		

Floyd ]  Street of Seven Heroes                               24
Floyd |
Floyd | > SOUL
Floyd |
Floyd | You have no souls equipped right now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "NW or NE, I think is the question."
		Stew says, "why you makin' me work so hard, that you give me no, that you give me no, that you give me no, that you give me no souuuuullllll"
		Stew asks, "i'm singing A Little Respect at an IF game, what am I doing?"
		Stew says, "not to be confused with Respect, with versions by Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin et al."
		Stew says, "I feel northeasterly"
		DavidW says, "If the seven heroes suddenly burst into song doing backup vocals, ..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" 		

Floyd ]  Cemetery of the Hallowed                             25
Floyd |
Floyd | > NE
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Cemetery of the Hallowed
Floyd | Exits: North, Southwest
Floyd |
Floyd | You stand amidst ancient gravestones in a cemetery which looks long
Floyd | abandoned. Looming over you is a large church, though one which
Floyd | appears as long abandoned as the cemetery itself. Spindly trees are
Floyd | dotted about the cemetery, their branches shaking in the cool breeze,
Floyd | their leaves lying scattered about.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
Stew says (to floyd), "x stones" 		

Floyd ]  Cemetery of the Hallowed                             26
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STONES
Floyd |
Floyd | The inscriptions on most have been rendered illegible due to the
Floyd | passage of time and the elements, but even the ones you can still read
Floyd | cast Foreshadowing in a poor light:
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Here lyes Markel Smythe; born 1314, died 1319 of the
Floyd | Wasting'
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Here lyes Timony Rudgutter; born 1334, died 1342 of the
Floyd | Bloat'
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Here lyes Mordrun Lasbetter; born 1340, died 1352 of the
Floyd | Strain'
Floyd |
Floyd | Life in Foreshadowing is short indeed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x church" 		

Floyd ]  Cemetery of the Hallowed                             27
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHURCH
Floyd |
Floyd | Long since abandoned and now fallen into ruin. Worship of other
Floyd | deities is frowned upon after the coming of the Fallen One.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x trees" 		

Floyd ]  Cemetery of the Hallowed                             28
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | The branches appear like clutching hands and you even fancy, though
Floyd | surely it's your imagination, that you see a face in the bark.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x face" 		

Floyd ]  Cemetery of the Hallowed                             28
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FACE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Cemetery of the Hallowed                             28
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO TREES
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

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

Floyd ]  Cemetery of the Hallowed                             28
Floyd |
Floyd | > TALK TO TREE
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bark" 		

Floyd ]  Cemetery of the Hallowed                             29
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BARK
Floyd |
Floyd | No, it's definitely your imagination. There's no face in the bark of
Floyd | the trees.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		DavidW says, "whew"
		Stew says, "nice touch btw"
		Stew says, "no face"
		DavidW says, "North (into the church ruins, I assume)"
		Stew says, "ok, I was a bit disappointed there were no really weird gravestones"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stones" 		

Floyd ]  Cemetery of the Hallowed                             30
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STONES
Floyd |
Floyd | The inscriptions on most have been rendered illegible due to the
Floyd | passage of time and the elements, but even the ones you can still read
Floyd | cast Foreshadowing in a poor light:
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Here lyes Markel Smythe; born 1314, died 1319 of the
Floyd | Wasting'
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Here lyes Timony Rudgutter; born 1334, died 1342 of the
Floyd | Bloat'
Floyd |
Floyd | 'Here lyes Mordrun Lasbetter; born 1340, died 1352 of the
Floyd | Strain'
Floyd |
Floyd | Life in Foreshadowing is short indeed.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "like ones where people died years before they were born or anything"
		Stew says, "maybe I'm the only one that does that"
		Stew says, "whenever I came up with gravestones in a story as a kid, one of them would have been born years after they died"
		DavidW asks, "Well, if we saw a gravestone with our own name on it, would that suit you?"
		Stew says, "oh I mean there were no poems"
		Stew says, "I guess it's ok"
		Stew says, "I just like really bizarre gravestones that talk about people dying three times"
		DavidW says, "Perhaps there's poetry elsewhere in the game."
		Stew says, "yeah, and our own name would be cool too, I'll have to remember that for cemeteries I create in the future"
		DavidW says, "Maybe you want a really long poem that continues onto the next stone."
		Stew says, "blank gravestones are good too"
		DavidW asks, "Shall we head north?"
		Stew says, "yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Abandoned Church                             31
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Ancient Abandoned Church
Floyd | Exits: South
Floyd |
Floyd | In the years before the coming of the Fallen One, this was likely a
Floyd | place of popular worship to a God long since forgotten; now it is a
Floyd | ruin, abandoned and desolate, with the walls on the verge of collapse,
Floyd | the ceiling sagging and the floor uneven beneath your feet. Near the
Floyd | back of the church, an old font can still be seen, though it is
Floyd | cracked down one side. The pews where worshippers once sat lie broken
Floyd | on the floor. A cool wind blows through the ancient church, chilling
Floyd | you to the very bone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		Stew says, "sorry, I'm just weird about gravestones"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x font" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Abandoned Church                             32
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FONT
Floyd |
Floyd | Used to baptise children in the days before the coming of the Fallen
Floyd | One. One side is cracked and any holy water it once contained is long
Floyd | gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pews" 		

Floyd ]  Ancient Abandoned Church                             33
Floyd |
Floyd | > X PEWS
Floyd |
Floyd | A row of pews now lying broken on the floor of the church. Dust covers
Floyd | them.
Floyd |
Floyd | >

		
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean pews"